Chapter 524: This Is My City!
But things didn't go as Blücher had expected, and just as Blücher had completed his massacre of the refugees who had swarmed out of Krakow, Blucher received a top-secret letter from the Ministry of War.
In this letter, the Military Ministry delegated authority to Blucher, after all, the plague was a big matter, and Blucher was the supreme commander of the Prussian army in the Polish theater of operations, and no one knew the situation on the battlefield better than him, so the Military Department allowed Blucher to use some extreme measures at some necessary moments.
At the same time, the military department also demanded that Blucher should take supporting the Silesian war situation as the first priority no matter what method he tried to do, even if he killed all the hundreds of thousands of Poles, as long as Blucher could achieve his goal, then he would be a qualified commander.
In the authorization column at the end of the letter, William's name is prominently signed.
This order, signed by William himself, can be described as extremely golden, and it can even be said that Blucher is holding a Shang Fang sword in his hand at the moment.
After witnessing the Prussian army's killing of Polish refugees, there was a sense of despair among the Austrian soldiers in Krakow.
The Prussians spared not even the civilians, let alone the Austrian soldiers in the city.
At this moment, the security in Krakow has also reached an extremely serious level, and Fernando tried his best to rectify the law and order in the city, but his efforts were doomed to be in vain.
For the Austrians, who were already somewhat desperate, they longed for one last madness before they died, and this is precisely the root of human inferiority, and under the influence of this thinking, the city of Krakow was constantly staged frenzied burning and looting.
Fernando did not suppress this trend even with great effort, and even intensified, with countless Poles and Austrians dying in Krakow, leaving Fernando helpless even if he wanted to.
Under these circumstances, Blucher, noticing that there was no longer a force in Krakow capable of defeating the Prussian army, again transferred the 15th Prussian Division to Silesia.
The 13th Division had already been sent to Silesia by Blucher, and the departure of the 15th Division left the 8th Division as the only Prussian army to guard the perimeter of Krakow.
Although he only had a division of more than 10,000 troops, Blucher did not panic at all.
It is important to know that on the sides of the ditches dug by the Prussian army there were Prussian guard towers at regular intervals, and a certain number of guards were placed in several of the closest positions to the Krakow gates.
This means that if there is any disturbance in the city, then Blucher outside the city will be the first to know.
And this early warning mechanism also made it possible to encircle Krakow with more than 10,000 troops of the 8th Division.
"It can't go on like this!
More than seven hundred of our soldiers have died, and more than five thousand have been infected, so that there are less than five thousand soldiers still able to fight.
The Prussian army outside the city has a scale of tens of thousands.
If this continues, we will either all die inside Krakow or be completely torn to pieces by the Prussians outside the city!
” An Austrian general roared in the room, and at his roar, the governor frowned and covered his mouth with a handkerchief.
And after this general finished speaking, another Austrian general stood up again and said: "Midins, you have some truth in what you say, but what can be done in the current situation, there is a serious shortage of medicine in the city, and although the Prussians helped us to exterminate tens of thousands of Polish untouchables last time, there are still nearly 100,000 Poles in Krakow at the moment, and these days, serious conflicts have broken out between those Poles and our soldiers, and I even doubt that maybe the Prussian army should not attack, and if the current situation continues, we will even die in Krakow with the Poles, Thus the Prussians were fulfilled!
” After the general finished speaking, he couldn't help but look at the governor.
But what good can the Governor do, you must know that the current situation has completely escaped the control of the Governor, which also means that the current situation has become a dead end, whether it is defended or not, Krakow will become a grave, a grave where everyone is buried!
At this time, Fernando changed his previous silence, and said to Fernando: "Actually, I thought of a suggestion, but I don't know whether to say it or not!"
"Fernando, you are less pretentious, where is there anything that should not be said in the current situation, you can just say it, the worst result is nothing more than death in Krakow!"
Middins's words made many of the Austrian generals and officials present look angry, but horror could also be seen on the faces of these people in the anger.
No one is not afraid of death, the so-called people who are not afraid of death are nothing more than nothing more than nothing to worry about in the world, but even most of the people in this part are humble to live for life, if they are not afraid of death, then they can find a place to commit suicide at will, so why bother the world to shout that they want to commit suicide!
"Excellencies, I think you will remember that a few days ago tens of thousands of Polish refugees fled from Krakow, and the end result of these refugees was all killed by the Prussians, but I noticed a few days ago that not all soldiers in the Prussian army could bear to kill civilians, so we had our chance!"
Fernando's gaze scanned the crowd and finally landed on the Doge's face, and in the face of Fernando's gaze, the Doge nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"I remember that there are still tens of thousands of Polish refugees in the city, so I think we can actually drive this part of the Poles out of Krakow and rush to the Prussian positions outside the city, and at the same time our soldiers can hide among these refugees, and when someone in the Prussian army shows signs of unbearable, our army can quickly dispatch soldiers to launch an assault immediately, I think there may be a glimmer of life in this way!"
Originally, Fernando didn't want to talk about this plan.
First of all, the plan required the use of tens of thousands of Polish refugees as cover for Austrian soldiers, and the experience of a few days ago had made it clear to everyone that even these refugees would not be allowed to leave Krakow.
On the other hand, Fernando spoke of hiding Austrian soldiers in the midst of the refugee flow, but this is also very risky.
It is important to know that the Austrian soldiers were able to fight at the moment, and even with the addition of those who had contracted a mild dose of plague, there were still less than seven thousand, and among the refugees there were many more infected with the plague ().
In this way, even if one of the Austrian soldiers or refugees was able to escape, no one could say whether that person was carrying plague germs or not.
At the moment, thanks to the efforts of the Prussians, the plague was confined to the city of Krakow.
But once someone escaped, the spread of the plague became an irresistible fact.
By that time, no one can say how many people will be infected with this damned plague, and how many will die from this plague.
After listening to Fernando's words, everyone present looked at each other, and then saw a hint of joy on everyone's faces.
A few days ago, the Prussian army slaughtered Polish refugees in everyone's eyes, and many Polish refugees were killed by the Prussians before they rushed to the ditch, and even so, there were still some refugees who rushed into the ditch.
And this is only a Polish refugee, with the weak physical strength of the refugee can still accomplish such a feat, then in the exchange of Austrian elite soldiers, presumably this situation is not a problem.
"Well done, Fernando, I really didn't misunderstand you!"
Before everyone could speak, including the governor, it was Middins who was the first to cry out, and after listening to Middins's praise, Fernando only had a wry smile on his face.
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"Your Excellency Fernando's words do have some truth, but I think the Prussian army should be very strict about the ditches, plus our soldiers and refugees are very different in spirit and size, and a group of soldiers with weapons is actually easy to be seen................."
At this moment, the governor spoke, and when he heard the first half of the governor's words, everyone present was a little depressed, and finally someone had a small idea, but in the blink of an eye, it was about to be vetoed by the governor.
"However, Your Excellency Fernando's plan is still very feasible, so the staff of the command must supplement Your Excellency Fernando's plan and strive to come up with the most suitable plan in the shortest possible time, which is related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people in the city!"
Well, the Doge's last big turn made everyone happy again.
In any case, it is better to have a plan than to spin around like a fly without a head, after all, having a plan means that everyone has the same purpose and is fighting for that goal.
After the room was gone, the Doge left Fernando alone.
"Fernando, the difficult task that is going to be given to you next, I think you have to complete it!"
As he spoke, there was an abnormal flush on the governor's face, and Fernando gasped at the sight of this flush.
Seeing the surprised expression on Fernando's face, the governor was not surprised, and even said with some self-deprecation: "Fernando, I won't hide it from you, in fact, I also have the plague!"
The news shook Fernando's head, and Fernando felt a fainting sensation ().
You must know that the governor is the backbone of the city of Krakow at this time, and if there is no governor, then no one can form a joint force of the Austrians in the city.
And if you can't form a joint force, how can you break through!
"Hehe, Fernando, I didn't deliberately hide this news, but you don't have to be afraid, I had people smoke the room with medicinal herbs long before you arrived, and even I had medicine in my mouth!"
Fernando then understood why he smelled a faint smell when he came to this room, and before Fernando could think about it, the governor continued: "Actually, I've thought for a long time, if I'm not there, then Fernando, you will undoubtedly be the best support for the Austrians in the city.
You are a kind and sincere person, you have also been loved by everyone, and I am relieved to put everyone's future in your hands!
” "But Your Excellency the Governor!!"
"Fernando, you don't need to say it anymore, I have made up my mind, your plan is still up to you, and I, as the governor of Austrian Poland, then I need to be responsible for my jurisdiction, the Polish region has become the current situation, I have an unshirkable responsibility, so I have decided to live and die with the city of Krakow!
It's a Polish city, it's an Austrian city, but most importantly, it's my city!
” The Governor's words seemed arrogant, and looking at the slightly stubborn Governor in front of him, Fernando knew that this might be the last time he had such a heart-to-heart conversation with the Governor!