Chapter 1213 Besieged City (Part 1) [Happy Mid-Autumn Festival]
This time, like 1830, it was no longer just a traditional European revolution initiated by young aristocratic officers and young students, with the big aristocrats eventually seizing power.
Although the two previous Polish uprisings were brutally suppressed, the Polish nobility and overseas exiles suffered heavy losses, and the upper elite lost almost one-third.
But it also made the Polish elite give up their illusions about the Russians and realize the weakness of those big nobles and big businessmen. They only wanted to compromise and could not lead Poland to real victory.
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In fact, even the great nobles and businessmen of Poland are beginning to wake up, because in the eyes of the Russians, they are not much different from the Polish civilians and even serfs.
It's just that their reputation has become so bad that it's hard for them to have the same influence as before.
Of course, the reputation of the Polish nobles has not been bad for a day or two. Their past misdeeds made the Polish serfs even regard the Russian Czar as their liberator, which shows how profound they are in not being a human being.
This time, there were more people participating, a wider range of classes, and a larger scale. People like Landry Prome would not let power go. He had already planned the riot before it even started.
Of course, this was also thanks to Wembetrovsky's "laziness" which gave him enough planning time. In fact, Landry Promi knew the actions of the tsarist government better than most people.
At the same time, because this time was larger in scale, the level of bloodshed was not comparable to the previous two uprisings.
After all, the logic of action of ordinary people is not as noble as that of aristocratic young people and students. What they want is life and death.
Coupled with the blessing of religious power, the moral standards of the Poles successfully regressed back to the Middle Ages, and they began to slaughter the enemies in their eyes unscrupulously.
Under the deliberate guidance of a few people such as Landrei Promi, the public first directed their anger at the police station, arsenal and Warsaw City Hall.
However, in order to deceive others and divert the tiger away from the mountain, he first had people set fires everywhere, and took the lead in attacking the wealthy areas.
The purpose of setting fires was not to burn down Warsaw, so these places were very particular, and some were even purposely piled firewood, just to create panic.
Not everyone participated in the premeditation, and not everyone wanted to rebel.
Soon the scene got out of control. A large number of angry people rushed into mansions in wealthy areas and beat Russians and spiritual Russians to death.
As for robbery, it is definitely inevitable. In addition to wealthy households, shops are also key targets for looting.
For a time, the city of Warsaw was filled with smoke, and the city's defense forces were also dispersed.
On the other hand, Peterovsky in the Wilanov Palace could hardly believe his ears, and he grabbed the collar of the soldier.
"You're fucking lying! This is impossible! The Polish power has long been uprooted!"
"I didn't. The Poles are really crazy! They are killing people and setting fires in the city. Mr. Volkov's family and Mr. Sokolov's family have sent people to ask for help, but"
"But what?"
Wenbetlovsky interrupted the soldiers. The Volkov family and the Sokolov family are both famous Russian families, and they are also his biggest financial backers in Warsaw.
"The Poles seem to be heading towards the Governor's Palace"
"Damn it! Let Director Vladimir come to see me quickly! Then send someone to notify the garrison outside the city. I will kill all these damn Poles! Just like Paskiewicz!"
(Marshal Paskiewicz of Russia, as introduced earlier, his main achievement was the brutal suppression of the Polish uprising, and the book also adds the suppression of the Chechen rebellion.)
"Someone has been sent."
The soldier replied.
Wenbetrovsky felt uncomfortable for a moment and asked again.
"Where's Captain Ivan?"
"Captain, he didn't come back yesterday."
The soldier answered cautiously.
Wembetrovsky immediately realized the problem. The chaos in the city showed no signs of easing, and the captain of the guard, who had performed his duties faithfully, disappeared inexplicably. This was all too unusual.
"When did the messenger leave?"
"When the riot first broke out, about an hour ago."
Wembetrovsky's mind was buzzing.
"No! Send someone else quickly! Get on the fastest horse!"
"But the Poles are already surrounding us."
The soldier looked embarrassed. He didn't want to die. The problem was that the messengers didn't want to die either. If the messengers were forced to deliver the message, most of them would probably take the opportunity to flee. After all, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the Russian army.
But Wenbetrovsky did not know the lives of these lower-class people. He was born in a noble family and naturally looked down on the common people in front of him, thinking that they were representatives of stupidity and cowardice.
However, this is not the time to be careless, so Wenbetlovsky said.
"Coward! Idiot! If you can't get out on horseback, just use a carrier pigeon!"
At this time, the soldier's face became even more ugly.
"My Lord Governor, you thought meat pigeon was not delicious before and said you wanted to taste homing pigeon."
Wenbetlovsky finally couldn't hold himself any longer and pushed the soldier down.
"I just said taste it, but I didn't say eat it all. You must have colluded with the Poles! Come on! Lock up this traitor!"
"My Lord Governor, I will do whatever you want."
The unlucky soldier was dragged down, and Wembetrovsky finally breathed a sigh of relief. But soon another soldier reported that the Polish team was only two streets away from the Governor's Palace.
Venbetrovsky's heart "stomped" for a moment, but he knew that it was not easy to escape from the chaos in the city.
And he had a strong premonition that this was not a coincidence, but a carefully planned one. Venbetrovsky did not choose to break out, but chose to hold on.
There were hundreds of Russian elites in the Governor's Mansion that he had carefully selected. They were highly consistent with his interests and would never betray him at this time.
The Wilanów Palace was designed with defense issues in mind. The outer layout could be turned into a high wall to block the enemy at any time, and the building could be turned into a fortress.
Moreover, the garrison outside the city was not stupid. When they saw the flames in the city, they would definitely come to rescue. The garrison would arrive in half a day at most. By then, the soldiers would be at the gates of the city, and these stubborn people would naturally not be able to take care of the Governor's Mansion.
When the army entered the city, he killed all these stubborn people. The top priority was to defend the Governor's Mansion.
Venbetrovsky made up his mind and gave an order.
"You must defend the Governor's Mansion at all costs. Our reinforcements will arrive soon! As long as you defend the Governor's Mansion, I will exempt each of you from military service for ten years! I will also give you five hundred rubles each for resettlement! No! One thousand!"
One thousand rubles is not a small number. A Russian soldier may not be able to earn one thousand rubles in ten years, and it is even more unrealistic to want to save such a huge sum of money.
At this time, the price of a working ox is only eighty rubles, and a beautiful serf in the body of a girl is only three hundred rubles.
With this thousand rubles, you can buy dozens of acres of land, two working oxen, and a wife, which is not in vain.
(At that time, the price of land in Russia was generally between 8-16 rubles, and it would be cheaper in southern Russia and the Caucasus.
As for the Siberian region, as long as you are willing to go, the Russian government would be happy to give it to you for free.)
The story of Poland will take two or three chapters, and then it will be the game of great powers.