But things did not continue as Blücher had expected. Just as Blücher completed the massacre of refugees flocking out of Krakow, Blücher received the highest secret letter from the military.
In this letter, the military delegated authority to Blüchel. After all, the plague is very important. In addition, Blüchel is the highest commander of the Prussian army in the Polish theater, and no one knows the situation on the battlefield better than him. Therefore, the military allowed Blüchel to use some extreme means at some necessary moments.
At the same time, the Military Department also required that Blüchel, no matter what method he wanted, should support the war situation in Silesia as the top priority. Even if he killed hundreds of thousands of Poles, as long as Blüchel could achieve his goal, he would be a qualified commander.
In the authorization column at the end of the letter, William's name is clearly signed.
This order signed by William himself is extremely valuable. It can even be said that Blüchel is completely holding a Shangfang sword in his hand at this moment.
After watching the Prussian army kill Polish refugees, a sense of despair filled the Austrian soldiers in Krakow. The Prussians did not even let go of the civilians, let alone let go of the Austrian soldiers in the city. At this moment, the public security in Krakow was also extremely severe. Fernando tried his best to rectify the public security in the city, but his efforts were destined to be futile.
For the Austrians who are already somewhat desperate, they yearn for a last madness before death, and this is the role of human bad nature. Influenced by this idea, crazy burning, killing and looting are being staged in Krakow all the time.
Even though Fernando tried his best, he did not suppress the trend, and even had a tendency to intensify. Countless Poles and Austrians died in the city of Krakow, which made Fernando unable to do anything even if he wanted to do it.
In this case, after Blüchel noticed that there was no force in Krakow that could defeat the Prussian army, he once again drew the Prussian army's 15th Division to Silesia.
Previously, the 13th Division had been sent to Silesia by Blüchel. The departure of the 15th Division made the 8th Division the only Prussian army guarding the periphery of Krakow.
Although he only had a division of more than 10,000 troops, Blüchel was not panicked at all. You should know that there were Prussian sentry towers on every section on the edge of the ditches dug by the Prussian army. A certain guardian force was arranged at several locations closest to the Krakow gate.
This means that as long as there is any movement in the city, Blücher outside the city will be able to learn it at the first time. This early warning mechanism also makes it possible to encircle Krakow with more than 10,000 troops from the Eighth Division.
"We can't continue like this! More than 700 people have died in our soldiers, and even more than 5,000 infected. In this way, there are less than 5,000 soldiers who can still fight. The Prussians outside the city have a scale of tens of thousands. If this continues, we will either die in Krakow or be completely torn to pieces by the Prussians outside the city!"
On the other hand, Fernando said that he had hidden Austrian soldiers in the refugee wave, but this was also a great risk. You should know that Austrian soldiers can fight at present even if they were infected with mild plague, and there were still less than 7,000 soldiers, and more people were infected with plague among those refugees.
In this way, even if one of the Austrian soldiers or refugees can escape, no one can tell whether the person carries plague bacteria.
At present, due to the efforts of the Prussians, the plague is only limited to the scope of the city of Krakow. But once someone escapes, the spread of the plague becomes an irresistible fact. By that time, no one can say how many people will be infected with the damn plague, and how many people will die in this plague.
After hearing Fernando's words, everyone present looked at each other, and then they saw a hint of joy on their faces.
A few days ago, everyone saw the massacre of Polish refugees by the Prussian army. Many Polish refugees were killed by the Prussians before they rushed to the ditches. Even in this case, some refugees still rushed into the ditches. If the Prussian officers had not escorted the Prussian soldiers in the end, someone might have broken through.
And this is just a refugee from Poland. With the weak physical strength of the refugees, this is a feat. If it were the elite Austrian soldiers, this situation would be even more difficult.
"Good, Fernando. I did not read you wrong!"
Just before everyone, including the Governor, spoke, Midins was the first to scream again. After hearing Midins' praise, Fernando only had a bitter smile on his face.
"Hisser Fernando's words do make some sense, but I think the Prussian army should be very strict with the ditch. In addition, our soldiers and refugees have very different mentally and physically, and a group of soldiers carrying weapons are actually easy to see.........."
At this moment, the Governor spoke. When the Governor heard the Governor's words, everyone present became a little depressed. Finally, someone had a small idea, but in a blink of an eye, they were about to be rejected by the Governor.
"However, the plan of Your Excellency Fernando is still very feasible, so the General Staff of the Command must then supplement His Excellency Fernando's plan and strive to come up with the most suitable plan in the shortest time. This is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of people in the city!"
Well, the Governor's last big turn made everyone happy again.
In any case, having a plan is better than having a random plan like a headless fly. After all, having a plan means that everyone has the same purpose and strives for this purpose.
After everyone in the room left, the Governor left Fernando alone.
"Fernando, the next difficult task is to be handed over to you, I think you have to complete it!"
As he said that, there was an abnormal flush on the Governor's face, and seeing this flush, Fernando took a breath.
Seeing the surprised expression on Fernando's face, the Governor was not surprised, and even said with some self-deprecating words:
"I don't hide it from Fernando, I'm actually suffering from plague!"
This news immediately shocked Fernando, and then Fernando felt a sense of fainting as the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed. You should know that the Governor was the backbone of the city of Krakow at this time. If there was no Governor, no one could form a joint force for the Austrians in the city.
And if we cannot form a joint force, how can we break through!
"Haha, Fernando, I didn't hide this news on purpose, but you don't have to be afraid. I had someone smoked the room with herbs before you arrived, and even my mouth was filled with medicine!"
Then Fernando understood why he smelled a faint smell after coming to this room. Before Fernando could think, the governor continued:
"Actually, I have thought about it for a long time. If I were not here, then Fernando, you will undoubtedly be the best support for Austrians in the city. You are a kind and sincere person, and you have also been loved by everyone. I feel relieved to hand over everyone's future to your hands!"
"But Your Excellency the Governor!!"
"Fernando, you don't need to say anything more. I have made up my mind that your plan will still be yours. As the governor of the Austrian Poland region, I need to be responsible for my jurisdiction. The Polish region has become the current situation and I have an unshirkable responsibility, so I decided to live and die with the city of Krakow! This is a Polish city, and an Austrian city, but most importantly, this is my city!"
The governor's words seemed so bold, and looking at the slightly stubborn governor in front of him, Fernando knew that this might be the last time he had such a heart-to-heart talk with the governor!