The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 604 "Assassination"
Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.

In the education hall, all the seals yelled and jumped away when they saw Franz approaching. Several great auks also made ugly sirens.

Maria, who was still playing in the water, ran back to the classroom as fast as she could, and then heard a rustling sound inside, and soon the noise turned into the sound of reading.

Franz could only sigh helplessly, and he could see the disdainful eyes of the second child through the window. Maximilian seemed to have a problem with his elder brother.

Ludwig still had a dumbbell in one hand and a book in the other as usual, but he didn't know if he could understand what was written in the book.

The other companions also showed great efforts. After all, Franz should be regarded as checking the post at this time, and the former also knows that the latter will rule the country. No matter what they do, as long as they are still in Austria, they must deal with him.

In fact, Franz also hopes that these people can be smarter. After all, these guys start from too high a level. Even Franz cannot guarantee that these people will not occupy high positions in the future.

But so far, Franz has not found anything extraordinary about these people, but at the same time, the resources, contacts, and vision they have are almost beyond the reach of ordinary people.

If you want to say who is the most hated person in Vienna, is it Madame Sophie who is tough and demanding feudal etiquette?Is it Count Kororav who has been corrupt and has controlled the internal affairs department for decades?
Is it Lord Somer who claims to command a [-] secret police force to monitor the people's every move?Or Prince Metternich, known as "the first national thief in Austrian history"?Or the student Ludwig von Lens who twice drew Austria into war?

neither!
Governor of the Central Bank of the Austrian Empire - Baron Bruck, probably the most assassinated and vilified man in the Austrian Empire.

During the three years in California, he was attacked by gunmen more than 100 times. Although it was related to the poor local law and order and radical policies, it was too exaggerated.

But there is something even more exaggerated. During the three years when Baron Brooke officially served as the governor of the Central Bank, he suffered 35 assassinations and attacks in Vienna, and the articles criticizing him were stacked two meters high.

You must know that Vienna is the ruling core of the Austrian Empire, and it can be regarded as the safest city in the entire empire.

But even so, there are still people who risk almost 100% death to assassinate and attack Baron Brook. What kind of deep hatred can do this.

In fact, among the members of the royal family, Mrs. Sophie has been assassinated seven times and is already at the top of the list. The second is Archduke Albrecht who has only four assassinations, and the third is Franz Joseph and his father Franz Joseph. Lanz Carr three times.

In the most recent attack, Baron Brook was equipped with 21 entourages, eight of whom died and thirteen were injured. The severity of the incident had already made Franz unbearable.

The baron's mansion was less than 300 meters away from the Imperial Central Bank, and nearly a hundred gunmen were planted within such a short distance.

What's even more outrageous is that the two sides fought for nearly 10 minutes, and the nearby police, gendarmerie, and guards affiliated to the central bank all did not respond.

July 1845, 6, overcast.

Klaus is a very good soldier with an amazing talent in shooting moving targets, so he was selected early on to be trained as a bodyguard.

He was not drafted into the Royal Guards after five years of grueling training, but he still got a good job as Baron Brooke's bodyguard.

Although Klaus didn't know what the central bank and the governor of the central bank did, he knew that this must be a great big shot.

After all, usually a big shot would only bring 2-4 bodyguards, and even the imperial prime minister and the minister of the interior had only eight bodyguards.

And the lord in front of him actually has twenty full-time guards, which shows its importance.

However, what he didn't know was that this lord had a company of guards when he was in California. Of course, this also has something to do with the local folk customs. After all, the western part of North America is still a bit wilder.

"Klaus! Don't be in a daze! Remember what your duty is!"

It was Captain Calvin who spoke. It is said that his experience is definitely considered a legend among the guards. After all, he survived more than [-] attacks in his life.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Captain. It's just a distance of more than 200 meters. We'll be there when you drink coffee. And this is Vienna"

"And what about Vienna?"

"Does anyone really dare to carry out an attack here?"

In fact, almost none of these bodyguards in the school would dare to carry out assassination activities in a bustling urban area, or in an important city like Vienna, because the cost is too high, and it is impossible for local officials to sit idly by.

"Where do you think I encountered those twenty or so attacks? I was just like you when I first came, but I advise you to take it seriously. After all, you only have one life."

Klaus still knocked on the special steel carriage of the carriage in disbelief.

"This thing weighs 1.5 tons and needs four horses to pull it. The bullet doesn't even have a dent in it. It can block the explosion of a [-] kg grenade at close range. I doubt that unless a cannon is used, anyone will take the four centimeters Thick steel plates can't help."

But being a slob, Klaus carefully checked his weapons, two of the latest military revolvers, and a new air rifle.

Although the air rifle needs to be used with a bottle on its back, it looks like a toy, but in the close combat of this era, this thing has unparalleled lethality.

There are only four air rifles, and the rest of them are also two short and one long, but the rifles equipped are all lever-action rifles.

The lever rifle first originated in Italy, but it was not taken seriously. Because Franz asked to develop a breech gun, the Austrian army bought this patent directly.

Then, after a group of experts improved, and the level of Austrian technology at this time was much higher than that of Italy in 1820, a lever-action rifle that could be used in actual combat was still created.

The advantages of this gun are obvious, the number of loaded ammunition is large, the reloading speed is fast, and the shooting speed is also fast. In addition, the rifling is also quite accurate.

But the shortcomings are also obvious, that is, instability, poor power, high mechanical failure rate, and difficulty in prone shooting, but it is very suitable for queuing shooting tactics.

It can be said that the guns designed by the Austrians are quite in line with the characteristics of the times. It seems that they are preparing to queue up and shoot to the end.

Back to the main story, when the time came, Baron Brook boarded the carriage on time, and the team marched mightily towards the Imperial Central Bank.

However, something unexpected happened just after leaving the house. A carriage full of logs suddenly lost control, and the huge logs broke free from the shackles of the ropes and scattered all over the place.
(End of this chapter)