Chapter 406

On February 15, 1865, the "rebels" who didn't know they had been betrayed launched an armed uprising according to the plan. Milan and Venice were lit at the same time.

Under the leadership of the backbone of the Hungarian independence organization, a group of Italian mercenaries became rebels and launched an attack on the Government of Austria.

In Venice, the insurgents who were attacking the police station were met with a head-on attack by the police. In this era, it was not enough to have a lot of people but also guns.

Unfortunately, the few guns in the hands of the Hungarian independence organization were not enough. On the other hand, there were more than a hundred armed police in the police station.

Taft panicked and said, "Oteko, the situation is not right. The enemy is prepared. The raid has failed. Retreat immediately. "

Looking at the death squad members who had received their lunch boxes, Oteko knew it was over. Although they had a lot of people, their combat power was terrible.

Think about it, a group of rebels with cold weapons facing heavily armed police, the final result was self-evident.

Moreover, these Italian mercenaries were only forced into the battlefield and had no awareness of bleeding and sacrificing for the revolution.

Oteko said with a panicked expression, "The news must have been leaked. Immediately disperse and break out of the encirclement."

From the leaders of the independent organizations to the enthusiastic people who received the letters, they were all betraying them. In just over a month, the Venice police station and the city government had received more than three digits of real-name reports. How could the uprising succeed?

Oteko's decision was not wrong. After realizing that failure, immediately dispersing and breaking out of the encirclement was the best choice. Stubbornly resisting would lead to total annihilation. Dispersing and breaking out of the encirclement might allow a few to escape.

Unfortunately, this was Venice, a city on the water. Their means of transportation was not carriages, but boats.

When Oteko gave the order to break out, the rebels were already in chaos. The siren sounded, mixed with the roar of the steam engine. The marine police came.

What should an ordinary boat do when it encountered a gunboat?

It was impossible to run, and these small gunboats were not something they could deal with. The rebels had no artillery in their hands, and there were very few guns.

The smart people chose to land and dock at the first opportunity, using the surrounding buildings to break out of the encirclement. Some talented people had already dived into the water, ready to break out of the water.

It was all about luck. Don't try it unless you are the protagonist. The marine police who arrived directly killed the people in the water. Anyway, Austria didn't require the rebels to be captured alive.

If they wanted to swim away, it was simply a road to death. Unless he could hide in the water, there was no way he could avoid being hunted down.

Taft was a smart man, and he immediately took the people on his ship to the neighboring building not far away, abandoned the ship, and fled.

Gunshots rang one after another, and the sharpshooters lurking on the surrounding buildings began to attack.

Gunshots rang out one after another. The sharpshooters hiding on the surrounding buildings began to show their might. Taft and the others, who had just landed, immediately suffered a head-on attack.

The gunshots became more intense, and the sound of gunshots proved that it couldn't be heard. After all, the caliber of the Austrian army was unified many years ago.

There was only one explanation for the sound of gunfire. The local residents had shot them in the back.

There was nothing strange about it. From the moment they wanted to reach the shore, the two sides stood on opposite sides. If the rebels entered his house and fought with the police, wouldn't that be terrible?

In any case, the rebel army was at a disadvantage and was destined to fail. If he helped the government suppress the rebellion, he might even be rewarded after the war.

They were taking advantage of the fact that Taft and the others didn't have guns and weren't afraid of them at all. Guns were an essential part of overseas colonization and trade in this era, and it was much easier for them to apply for a gun permit than for ordinary people.

Guns were an indispensable part of overseas colonization and trade in this era. It was much easier for them to apply for a gun permit than for ordinary people. After all, overseas was different from domestically. Fists were often easier to convince people than reason.

Guns were a hero's courage, and many people thought it was time to show off. Even if the reward was small, it wouldn't be a problem to exchange it for a reward after the war.

The bullets received at the police station were numbered and documented. The enthusiastic people weren't worried that the spoils of war would be swallowed.

Taft's face was pale. He had just been hit in the knee by accident, and his right leg had been crippled.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Don't worry about me. You guys run away."

They couldn't understand the revolutionary zeal of the Italians. They had encountered executioners, and they had hoped to escape under the cover of the local people.

Reality told Oteko that the propaganda slogans were all lies. Not everyone wanted a revolution, let alone a revolution led by the Hungarians.

Compared to the prosperous Venice, Hungary was a small rural area. Many Italians looked down on the Hungarians.

How was it possible for them to sacrifice their lives to help the Hungarian independence organization?

Even though most of the rebels were Italians, the mercenaries couldn't represent the will of the people. The local people told them with their actions that they weren't welcome.

As the gunboats approached, the Italian mercenaries surrendered without any integrity. No matter how the commander of the Hungarian independence organization tried to persuade them, it was useless.

Babatov was one of the mercenaries. Now he was gnashing his teeth fiercely against the revolutionaries. They had agreed that they would open up colonies overseas and make a fortune together, but these bastards wanted to rebel against Austria.

If he had known that the mercenaries were from the Hungarian independence organization, he definitely wouldn't have participated. Now that he had been tricked, it would be too difficult to escape.

In order to take revenge on these bastards, Babatov decided to surrender. He also kidnapped the leader of the Hungarian independence organization on the ship as proof of his loyalty.

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In Milan, the Lombard Kingdom's guards had surrounded the rebels. This was the capital of the Lombard Kingdom, after all, and it was heavily guarded.

In order to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible, the Lombard government had made ample preparations. However, the king didn't have the confidence and immediately ordered the guards to suppress it.

The rebels, who were like cornered beasts, obviously couldn't do anything. Even if they wanted to fight with their lives, it was a battle between cold weapons and firearms. There was no way they could fight this battle.

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In Venice, one of the leaders of the Hungarian independence organization, Paul, urged, "Let's go, Stephen. The rebellion has already begun, and it's destined to fail. There's no need to pay so much attention to it. "

Stephen smiled bitterly. "We can't leave now, the time isn't ripe yet. If we leave now, how can we raise our heads for the rest of our lives if word gets out? "

Paul nodded. If they ran away with the outcome of the rebellion uncertain, the reputation of cowardice would follow them for the rest of their lives.