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

Chapter 1440 Quagmire
The village of Burgena, Bulgaria.

The elder sat dejectedly on the ground, the men around him were filled with indignation, and the women and children were drowned in sorrow.

The Russians first took away their weapons and then announced the nationalization of the land, but as compensation allowed the villagers to buy the land with debt.

The Tsar gave them freedom but not land, and now they have changed from being the owners of the land to tenants who cultivate the land in debt.

But if that were all, it would not be much different from the Timar system implemented by the Ottoman Empire in the past, and they could still accept it.

However, this was just the beginning. Free citizens also had the obligation to pay taxes. In addition to the necessary monetary taxes, there were also a variety of in-kind taxes, as well as labor and up to 25 years of military service.

In addition, the town’s schools were ordered to rectify their problems, languages ​​and writing other than Russian were banned, and all teachers had to teach in Russian.

Of course, this does not change much for these farmers. After all, most of them are unlikely to be exposed to writing in their lifetime.

But the changes in regional bishops did affect their lives. Nicholas I personally reappointed local bishops, and all the disobedient diehards and heretics were replaced.

Through this war, Nicholas I fully realized the importance of roads, so he began to distribute labor.

The village of Bergna is relatively lucky, after all, the Bulgarian region is mainly plains.

But the situation in southern Serbia and Bosnia was terrible. The mountain roads were rugged and difficult to carve out a road, especially in the 19th century when machinery was not well developed.

Russia's policy is still brutal, but compared with the past when it frequently carried out massacres, genocide, and collective exiles in other regions, it treats the Slavs much more gently.

Other ethnic groups in the Balkans were not so lucky. The Russian government dealt with them by depriving them of their property and land.

At the same time, they were deprived of their status as freemen and turned into serfs, forced to relocate, and required to convert to another religion, and local religious and ethnic leaders and powerful landlords were purged.

The purpose of Russia's combined punch is to completely eliminate the resistance forces in the Balkans, which is also the usual practice of the Russians.

But the Russians overlooked one problem: this is the Balkans.

The Austrian Empire's rescue team was the last group of Austrians to evacuate, but there were still many Russian wounded who had not yet received treatment.

It's not that Franz was reluctant to spend money. In fact, he didn't mind spending money to support medical practices while showing goodwill to Russia.

However, the Russian government's self-esteem prevented them from accepting the goodwill of the Austrian Empire. The reason they asked the Austrian Empire's rescue team to leave was that the Russian government would take over the wounded soldiers' camp.

The rescue team at the front was unaware of the open and covert struggles between the Russian and Austrian governments. They only knew that they could return home and that there shouldn't be any major problems if the Russians took over the wounded.

The wounded soldiers in Russia also thought so. After all, most ordinary people naturally have a sense of belonging to their motherland. However, they will soon be disappointed. Russia's logistics still have that familiar taste.

In the days that followed, a large number of wounded soldiers died due to lack of timely medical treatment.
Of course, even if he gets treatment, he may not survive.
The policies implemented by the Austrian Imperial Rescue Mission were abolished, and the large number of corpses that were not cleaned up in time caused the plague again. That's another story.

Although the war was over, most Russian soldiers did not return home alive. Although the soldier Nikolai did not die on the battlefield, he was sent to the execution ground.

The charge was treason.

Soldier Nicholas had a shriveled little flower in his pocket, which was given to him by a strange girl when he passed by an unknown village.

“It was a beautiful day.”

At this time, the Balkan quagmire was just beginning to take shape, but the Russians were still full of confidence. They felt that their successful experience in Siberia and the Caucasus could certainly be applied to the Balkans.

Athens, Greece.

As the victor of the war, Otto I decided to celebrate. He was standing on the parade car enjoying the cheers of the people, when suddenly a cannon shot drowned out the cheers.

The guards standing around Otto I were blasted into pieces by the iron sand before they could even scream, and Otto I's right arm was also beaten to a bloody mess.

"There's an assassin! Protect the king!"

Otto I's guards immediately realized that someone was trying to assassinate the king during the parade, but fortunately there were hundreds of soldiers returning from the front in the parade.

In the chaos, the officers tried to reorganize their troops and fight back, but artillery fire came from all directions.

The parading team was blown to pieces, the terrified crowd ran around, the officers could no longer control their troops, and everyone ran around like headless flies.

But thanks to the chaotic scene, the attackers found it difficult to determine the exact location of Otto I and could only attack in the general direction.

The attackers used shotgun shells, which were lethal but lacked penetration. The crowds of onlookers at the outermost perimeter withstood most of the firepower. Corpses were piled up, screams were heard, and the scene on the street was extremely bloody.

In the chaos, someone dragged Otto I and fled towards the palace, but Otto I's attendant soon stopped the team.

"This is not an assassination! This is a carefully planned rebellion!"

"Then what should we do?"

At this time, there were less than fifty guards left out of more than three hundred people.

"Let's go to the port! We'll be safe once we're on the ship!"

"But Captain Hubbard has taken his men to the city defense headquarters to ask for help."

"It's useless! The artillery fire was so loud just now. If the city defense headquarters wanted to send troops to help us, they should have arrived by now.

Hubbard can only wish for the best.”

On the other side, the Athens City Defense Command.

"Marshal Ioannis Makrianos, His Majesty's troops have been attacked! There are many assassins! Many!
Please go to the rescue!"

Captain Hubbard simply grabbed the kettle on the table and poured it into his mouth. He no longer cared about the relationship between superiors and subordinates. He had just run three kilometers, fighting and fleeing all the way, and he was almost exhausted now.

Ionis Makrianos said calmly.

"Captain Hubbard, where is the assassin?"

"What do you mean?"

Captain Hubbard's eyes almost popped out of his head.

"I just saw a group of people who were angry about the loss of their family and friends and were rebelling against a tyrant."

Ionis Markorianos explained calmly.

"What tyrant? Your Majesty is for the dream of the Greater Greek Empire! You swore allegiance to your Majesty! Have you forgotten?"

"I am loyal to Greece, not to the German Otto I. My soldiers will not shoot at the people."

Ionis Macorianos said righteously.