Karl's troops stationed in the Vienna area reached 25,000 men, not including the 10,000 troops under Alexander's other brother Ferdinand, while the Hungarian army loyal to Alexander in Vienna was only 20,000, of which 10,000 troops were taken by Alexander outside Vienna in order to maintain order at the execution ground, and the Hungarian army stationed in Vienna was less than 3,000 men, and the rest of the army was all in the Hungarian army camp outside Vienna.
At this moment, outside the city of Vienna, Alexander not only had more than 10,000 Austrian troops led by Karl, but also tens of thousands of Viennese people spontaneously organized armed forces.
And because what had just happened was so sudden and unexpected, that even the 10,000 Hungarian troops near the execution site could not be echoed, and now Alexander could only command the thousands of Hungarian soldiers around him.
"Your Highness, we can't hesitate, now that the situation is out of control, it is imperative that we find a safe place, and now it is impossible to return to Vienna, this is not far from Wagram, we can go there first!"
Daniel said to Alexander with an eager expression, and it wasn't until he heard Daniel's shouting beside him that Alexander seemed to wake up, and he glanced at Daniel gratefully "Daniel, you have not disappointed me, and today when my brothers have betrayed me, you are still the only one who thinks about me wholeheartedly!
Then let's do what you want!
” Alexander did not hesitate to trust Daniel.
But this is also a helpless move, after all, the only one who can take his attention away from Daniel at the moment is Daniel.
And with this shocking upheaval, Alexander also knew that it was impossible to return to Vienna now.
Besides, even if he returns to Vienna, what can he do?
Karl had already reversed, although Alexander's other brother Ferdinand had not made any movement so far, the army under Ferdinand was only 8,000 men, and of these 5,000, only 3,000 were Ferdinand's soldiers from Tuscany, and the rest of the soldiers were also Austrians.
Originally, the capital of a country did not need to be stationed so many troops, you know, before.
It is simply unbelievable that all the armies in the Vienna area combined even amounted to 55,000 men.
At present, the total number of Austrian troops is only a little over 100,000.
But the reason why so many troops were gathered was precisely to consolidate Alexander's own rule over Austria.
Although Alexander had been in Vienna for several months, Vienna had never really welcomed the ruler, and it was this sense of crisis that led Alexander to deploy heavy troops around Vienna.
But who would have thought.
Alexander's previous efforts to secure his rule are now his greatest threat.
"Your Highness.
Without further ado, come with me!
” Daniel shouted and dragged Alexander down the platform, and at the bottom of the steps, more than 3,000 Hungarian troops were assembled.
As soon as Alexander stepped on the horse, Daniel ordered: "The whole army marched eastward, but it was blocked along the way, and all of them were killed!"
At the same time as giving the military order, Daniel did not forget to send people to the Hungarian military camp outside Vienna to order the troops there to go to Wagram.
As for the garrisons of the Hungarian army and Ferdinand's army in Vienna, Daniel also sent heralds.
Of course, Daniel also knew that it was unknown whether these heralds would be able to convey the orders to the two armies.
After arranging, Daniel Centennial rushed to the forefront of the army and commanded the army to fight a bloody way in the chaos of the army!
"Your Highness Karl, Alexander is leading his army to flee eastward, and it seems that it will not be difficult for His Highness Franz to return to Vienna next, and here I thank you on behalf of the Rietberg family and all the Austrian people!"
Dominic stood beside Carl and said, seeing Dominic's face, Carl's heart was full of disgust.
For Franz, Karl's feelings in his heart are actually very light, after all, before that, Franz had never had a good attitude towards his younger brothers when he was the heir.
It was precisely because Karl supported Alexander in his heart that when he learned that Alexander had captured Vienna, Karl directly agreed to support Alexander's rule without much trade-off.
Originally, Karl was not prepared to oppose Alexander, but when he saw Franz being guillotined not far away, the family affection in his heart made it difficult for Carl to express his feelings for a while, and at this time, his army suddenly mutinied and demanded to save Franz.
The torment of family affection in his heart made Karl hesitate, but when Karl hesitated, the others did not hesitate, and when Karl did not speak, several generals immediately thought that Karl had acquiesced, and gave the order for the army to fire on the Hungarian army.
And by the time Karl figured it out in his heart, it was already in the boat, and in the face of Karl's troops who had already launched an attack, those Hungarian troops on the periphery could only choose to fight back, in this case, even if Karl regretted it, it was too late.
And just after Dominic finished speaking to Karl, the second son of Kaunitz left Karl's side triumphantly and walked towards Franz, who responded like a hero in the distance, cheered by the people of Vienna.
"Your Highness, the Kaunitz family is really too much, this situation is completely caused by them, you also know what kind of character His Highness Franz is, after the matter of His Highness Alexander, all you can receive from His Highness Franz is suspicion!"
At Karl's side, a staff officer whispered.
As long as it is a high-ranking person, there will be a group of henchmen, and obviously this staff officer is one of Karl's henchmen.
After hearing the words of his cronies, Karl frowned and said: "But now we're playing against Alexander.
If we regret it now, it will not help at all, and what can we do if we don't lean on Franz!
” After Carl finished speaking, he saw the staff officer look around vigilantly.
When he saw that all of him were covered by Karl's own people, the staff officer immediately said: "Your Highness, in fact, now is our best chance, the situation is so chaotic at the moment, as long as you kill His Highness Franz, then you are the only heir to that throne, after all, His Highness Alexander is unpopular and has now been abandoned by the people.
We could have taken advantage of the situation to declare Alexander a rebel!
Thus, after the death of His Royal Highness Franz, His Highness Alexander was rebellious.
You're the only one who can sit on that throne!
I've just noticed that there are only a handful of generals who have their hearts set on the Rietberg family, and most of the generals loyal to you have been left in the barracks.
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As soon as you raise your banner, you'll instantly gain the allegiance of more than 20,000 troops!
Plus your fame.
When the time comes, you won't have a problem in Vienna!
” This staff officer's words made Carl, who was already very confused, completely confused.
Seeing that Karl was unmoved.
Then the staff officer hurriedly said: "Your Highness, now is not the time to hesitate, if you wait until His Royal Highness Franz really gains the hearts of the army and the people, then you will have no chance to do it again!
And how His Highness Franz used to treat you, have you forgotten?
You don't think that His Highness Franz's personality will change radically, do you?
” Thinking of Franz's cold attitude towards himself when he was a child, and thinking of Franz's jealousy and blackheart behind his back when he showed his prominence in the army.
Karl's teeth were clenched together.
"Your Highness, don't miss the opportunity and never come again.
We don't have time to hesitate!
” Hearing this urging, Carl finally made up his mind "Well, give my order at once, mobilize the troops loyal to me and capture Franz for me at once, and if I can't catch him alive, I will allow the army to open fire!
And now immediately send people to the barracks to mobilize the army, this time I have no room to retreat!
” With Karl's order, the troops loyal to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke immediately began to assemble in the direction of Franz.
The Austrian troops, which had been resisting Alexander's front, also reversed course after receiving Karl's orders, which allowed Alexander to break out of the siege without much cost.
"What's going on, how did those Austrian troops withdraw!"
Seeing this, Alexander rushed to Daniel's side in surprise and asked Daniel.
"Your Highness, I think those Austrians may be in a hurry to defend Franz back to Vienna!"
Daniel replied noncommittally and then said anxiously: "Your Highness, now is not the time to be distracted, it's rare that we have a chance, it's better to rush to Wagram as soon as possible!"
After hearing Daniel's words, Alexander put aside the doubts in his mind and continued to lead his army to flee towards the escape path of the Austrian army. .......................................
"Your Highness, Lord Dominic, no, why are all those soldiers gathered here with us, don't they have to attack Alexander!"
A general loyal to Franz stood beside Franz and asked, and at this moment Franz stood like a hero on a carriage that appeared out of nowhere to greet the cheers of all the Viennese people.
Franz was surrounded by dead soldiers loyal to the Rietberg family and some of Franz's own former cronies, after all, Franz was not completely out of danger at this moment, so although Franz tried his best to put on a pro-people posture, most of the crowd was blocked from more than a hundred meters around Franz.
"I said Anton, don't worry too much, I think it must be that Archduke Karl is afraid of any accident that will happen to His Highness Franz so he sent these soldiers to protect us!"
Dominic stood under the carriage and said to the officer named Anton beside him.
And Franz, who was standing on the top of the carriage, also felt very reasonable after hearing Dominic's words, after all, Karl had already defected to himself before, and if Karl wanted to be unfavorable to himself at this time, then there was no need at all, as long as Karl did not defect before, he Franz would definitely die on the guillotine, even if there were tens of thousands of militias spontaneously formed by the people of Vienna who were agitated.
But where can these rabble arms compete with the regular army?
"Hmm.
Anton, you think too much, Karl has already defected.
We don't have to worry too much, but Carl is a big problem, and I'll deal with it when I'm firmly in the picture!
” As he spoke, a cold color appeared in Franz's eyes.
Franz did not forget that Karl surrendered as soon as Alexander captured Vienna, if it had not been for Karl leading the troops who had just withdrawn from the front line of the Austro-Prussian war to surrender to Alexander.
So how could he Franz be defeated in the later battle of Graz and captured by Alexander.
After saying to Anton, Franz smiled again, and he waved his arms high at the Viennese people who were cheering for his name.
But just when Franz and his party were less than half an hour away from the Vienna city gates.
Franz and Dominique suddenly found themselves separated from the people who supported them, and that they were surrounded by Austrian soldiers under Karl's command.
The speed of travel suddenly stopped "What's going on!"
Franz shouted dissatisfiedly to Anton and Dominic, who were standing in the lower carriage, and Dominique and Anton also had puzzled looks on their faces.
There were Hungarian soldiers in Vienna blocking their march.
That's what they believe.
But it had not yet reached Vienna, and the Hungarian army in Vienna consisted of only 3,000 men, not to mention some of the officers who had been bribed by the Rietbergs.
Just when Franz and Dominique were puzzled, they saw that the Austrian soldier who had turned his back to them had turned around and pointed his gun at Franz and his party at the officer's order.
This scene shocked Franz and his party.
"What do you want to do!
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Do you want to rebel!
Let Carl come and see me!
” Franz jumped out of the carriage with the help of his attendants, and then shouted at the Austrian soldier who was thirty meters away in front of him.
But Franz's roar did not cause any commotion among the soldiers, and even Dominique and Franz's cronies, who wanted to come forward to theorize, were re-pushed back by the bayonets of these soldiers.
This scene made Franz feel bad in his heart, and those popular armed forces who supported Franz were now blocked by layers of Austrian soldiers.
"His Highness Franz.
I am the Chief of Staff of His Highness Karl, and His Highness wants you to make an informed choice.
Otherwise, we can't guarantee your safety!
” Suddenly, a passage opened among the Austrian troops that had surrounded Franz and his party, and an officer with the rank of colonel on his shoulder calmly walked in.
Seeing this colonel officer, everyone who knows Carl knows that this officer is Carl's absolute confidant, and he followed Carl all the way up from a small soldier.
"Andre, I don't want to say anything more to you, you get out of the way at once, and I'm going to return to Vienna at once!"
"Your Highness Franz, I'm afraid you won't be able to return to Vienna, all the soldiers here are loyal to His Highness Karl, and we also agree that in the face of today's chaotic Austria, only a wise and wise person like His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Karl can lead Austria to rise again!"
"What, you .................."
Franz's face had turned the color of a pig's liver, and Andre's words could be said to be all rebellious.
For a long time, amid Dominic's whispers on the side, Franz's face recovered a little and then said: "As the greatest contributor to my rescue, as long as I return to Vienna, then I will retain Karl's position as commander-in-chief of the Austrian army, and at the same time I will appoint Karl as the prime minister of the Austrian government, in this case, you can rest assured!"
Just now, Dominique analyzed in Franz's ear that Andre might have asked him for benefits this time, after all, before Karl's defection, Franz did not promise any benefits to Karl.
So it is very likely that Andre would come now to ask for benefits for Karl.
Hearing Franz's words, Andre smiled dumbly; "My Highness Franz, you don't think I'm here to do something good with you!
Okay, we won't fight any more wars, His Highness Karl doesn't want any casualties, so please ask His Highness Franz to capture him immediately, it's hard for me to save it!
” After Andre explained, Franz and Dominic's faces changed greatly, and they now knew that Karl did not want the position of head of government, he wanted the future crown of Austria!
"I'll count to three, and if His Highness Franz won't let your men lay down their arms, then I'll have to take tough measures!"
As he spoke, Andrew's hands were raised, and the Austrian soldiers standing in the back row immediately began to reload their ammunition.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that today's experience on this day is much more than what I have experienced over the years, I thought Carl was a person without ambition, but until today I didn't know that those who seem to be the least ambitious are often the ones with the most vicious hearts!
Carl is good, he was able to endure until now, I lost, hehe!
” Franz laughed out loud "Come on, Andre, I've lived enough, I don't have any attachment to this bad world anymore, Carl dares to kill his own brother, he will not die well in the future!"
As he spoke, he saw Franz rushing towards the muzzle of the gun aimed at him.
At this time, Andre counted to three, and then saw Andre's arm swing down violently, bursts of gunfire rang out, and Franz's body was almost broken into a sieve by the rifle that was aimed.