Venice, where the top leaders of the Hungarian independence organization gathered, made final preparations for the uprising. No, it's a final preparation for the runaway.

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"Leigh" Stephen and the others have almost made a profit, enough for them to spend the rest of their lives comfortably, and the most important thing now is to keep their reputation.

Others can be traitors, but they can't do it at the top of an independent organization, or they can't let people know that they are traitors.

Otherwise, how could the Americans, who contributed money and efforts, let them go? Now their family business is in the United States, and the missionaries can't run the church.

Stephen said, "The boat has been booked. As soon as the uprising failed, we traveled to Albania, then overland into Greece, then from the Persian Gulf to Asia via the Ottoman Empire, and then to San Francisco by boat via Japan. ”

Somla asked suspiciously, "Mr. Stephen, why do you go around in such a big circle?" The Austrians had promised that they would only make a symbolic hunt, and that we could quite well go directly to the United States by boat. ”

Stephen explained: "Yes, the Austrians promised to let us go, but what if something happened?

The matter of letting us go is in a high degree of secrecy, the Mediterranean region is full of the range of activities of the Austrian Navy, what if we are unlucky enough to be caught?

In order to reduce the risk, we had to take a detour. The best option is to enter the Balkans from Venice on an unnoticed fishing boat, and to leave an area that is not covered by Austrian influence. ”

In order to act more realistically, Stephen also fought hard. Can't the younger brothers are all unlucky, these bosses have nothing to do at all, but they have to show that they are fleeing in a hurry.

Paul chimed in: "Mr. Stephen is right, you have to be cautious at this time. Returning to the United States as soon as possible is not necessarily a good thing, and now that the Civil War is coming to an end.

If the federal government wins, that's fine, if they lose the war, they need to intervene to keep power.

In that case, in order to seek help from the countries, the Lincoln government would most likely hand over our revolutionary organizations.

To be on the safe side, it's best to wait until the matter is over before returning to the U.S. ”

The faces of the people changed dramatically, and if the Americans really gave in to the European countries and handed over all the members of the revolutionary organizations in their country, their family business in the United States would be completely lost.

Seeing everyone's worries, Stephen comforted: "Don't worry, as long as we are still on the wanted list, no one will dare to touch everyone's industry." ”

The money of the outlaws, no one dares to rob it. This means that there is a life to take, but no life to spend.

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Otko, a rising star of the Hungarian Independence Organization. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he fought in the Civil War and served as a battalion commander.

On the battlefield, he became famous for daring to fight and kill. The bigwigs of the Hungarian Independence Organization were all moral and noble people who did not want to be honored and profitable, and the responsibility of directing the Venetian uprising fell to him.

Looking at the thousands of soldiers under his command, Otko was in high spirits. The only pity is the lack of weapons, according to Mr. Stephen, for the sake of safety.

After all, it was on the territory of the Austrians, and if there were a few thousand armed men, the local garrison would have killed them a long time ago.

Otke felt that it made perfect sense, because the Austrian system was already very strict. Although there is no total ban on guns, there are a large number of guns in the people, but most of them are hunting rifles.

Serious rifles still need to be filed with the police station and apply for a gun license.

Not everyone can get a license, at least none of them are eligible.

It was very easy to buy guns in Austria, and there were no less than ten gun shops in Venice where artillery was sold. Colonial empire, how can overseas colonial teams mix without weapons and equipment?

However, weapons are easy to buy, but ammunition is not easy to handle.

If it's for overseas colonization, then it doesn't matter how much or how much you want; If you want to use it in your own country, you can only apply for ammunition at the local police station with a gun permit.

The government has cracked down on all illegal manufacturing of weapons and ammunition and the existence of smuggled arms, and the police have the right to shoot all participants who trade arms in the underground black market.

After a long time, everyone will get used to it, and if you want to play with weapons, you can go directly to the hunting grounds, or clubs, as long as you have money and cannons, you have to play.

There is no need to go to the black market with your head in hand, in case you are killed as an arms dealer, there is no place to reason.

Without a market, there is no buying and selling.

It is absolutely impossible to buy weapons and ammunition for the use of thousands of people. So Otko, the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, had only ten guns in his hands, including eight shotguns and two old revolvers.

This was all sponsored by the local Italians, who were inclined to revolution, and there was no choice but to wait for the uprising to break out and take it from the enemy.

On February 1, 1865, in the general headquarters of the rebel army, several high-spirited teenagers were making battle plans.

Don't look at their youth to be dismissive, these people are one of the few military talents in the Hungarian Independent Organization, most of whom fought in the Civil War.

If it weren't for the critical situation, the Federal Army would not have released them, and everyone knows how short of officers the Americans are now.

Otko opened a sketch and said: "This is the information provided by Mr. Amcor, although guns are allowed in Austria, but ammunition is very strictly controlled.

All the weapons and equipment stores, there is no ammunition. Only hunting grounds, gun clubs, police stations, and local garrisons have enough ammunition.

The garrison didn't have to think about it, just the few guns in our hands, it is estimated that they could not touch their gates, and they were suppressed.

The hunting grounds are far from the cities, and it is impossible for us to rush to a distance of dozens of miles to seize weapons and then rush back to start an uprising.

There shouldn't be a lot of ammunition in the gun club, and their ammunition comes from the police station, which is basically replenished every two or three days, which can't meet our needs.

In order for the uprising to succeed, we must first take the police station and seize enough ammunition. ”

Speaking of which, Otko was very depressed. The ammunition depot in Venice was actually next door to the naval base, and it was impossible to take it at all.

Or even if it is captured, it is useless, within the coverage of naval artillery, and before they can remove the ammunition, it will be over.

"Venice is not suitable for an uprising, and it is necessary to go out by boat, and these small boats have no way to give full play to our human superiority.

With these guns in our hands, it is almost impossible to take the police station. Even the Chengbei Branch, which has the smallest number of people, is not something we can take.

Moreover, these Italian mercenaries were not reliable, and if something happened, they would probably scatter and flee. ”

The young man who raised the objection was named Taft, who also fought in the Civil War and had some military knowledge.

It's just that he is too upright and has always been marginalized in the revolutionary organization. If it weren't for the importance of this uprising, and his military capabilities, there would be no place for him in the command.

Otko patiently explained: "Militarily speaking, Venice is really not suitable for an uprising. Even if it was occupied, the city on the water was still under the threat of the Austrian navy.

But politically we have to do that, and the military has to serve politics. To achieve a striking effect, the organization decided to launch an uprising in Milan and Venice at the same time.

Once the revolution succeeded in these two cities, Lombardy and Venetia would be shaken, and the whole of Austrian Italy would become independent.

Taking advantage of the independence of the Italian regions, attracting the attention of the Viennese government, providing cover for the organization of an uprising in the Hungarian region.

The Austrians could not have shelled Venice at the very first moment of the uprising, and this was our chance. As long as this time difference is taken advantage of and a revolutionary army is assembled, the flames of war can be burned to the inland areas.

The more momentum we create in the Italian region, the higher the success rate of our uprising in the Hungarian region. So from the very beginning, this uprising had no strategic goals.

We just need to make more noise, disrupt the Venetian region, and entrap more people in the rebels, and victory or defeat doesn't matter. Even if the uprising failed, it was the Italians who died. ”

Everyone is still very satisfied with this explanation, they have grown up in the United States, and everyone has naturally been influenced to think that politics is higher than the military.

As everyone knows, before the seizure of power, this order was reversed. Only when a military victory is achieved first can there be room for political development.

The last sentence of the failure of the uprising, and the death of the Italians, directly left Taft with nothing to say.

Stephen did not order them to fight to the end, telling them from the very beginning that they were only doing things in Italy to provide cover for the Hungarian uprising.

As long as the momentum is built and attracts the attention of the enemy, the final result of the uprising is within the consideration of the organization.

Almost plainly, telling them that if the uprising fails, they will run away, and this Italian mercenary can be used as an outcast.

Otherwise, Otco would not have been so relaxed. Isn't it a head to expect a rabble to overthrow Austrian rule in the region?

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