Franz was somewhat helpless as well. He had originally intended to keep Jelacic on as the governor of Vojvodina, but Jelacic's standing among the Croatians was simply too high.
Croatia's terrain was highly suited to regional separatism. Franz had no choice but to prepare for the worst, so he could only bring Jelacic and his family to Vienna.
Fortunately, none of the parties objected to Franz's maneuver, and the officials posted to the colonies or transferred laterally did not stir up any trouble either.
Of course, the ultimate results of this military reform would not be known for several more years.
North America—the Americans had never given up on expanding westward.
But to reach California, they had to cross the Nevada Desert, and then pass through the supposedly impassable Sierra Nevada.
At this time, the so-called California Trail was heavily guarded by Austrian Empire troops. Forget immigrant stowaways—even the United States Army could do nothing about it.
Yet as the saying went, great rewards brought forth brave men. This era's West had indeed bred countless legends, along with the so-called ruthless families.
They were genuine villains. Murder and arson were as commonplace to them as daily meals.
Franz did not welcome this bunch. To keep them from entering California, the Austrian Empire's colonial government had done a great deal of work.
For instance, the hunting squads stationed along the border. The prey of these so-called hunting squads was not small animals in the desolate wastelands, but true beasts.
When the Austrian Empire first arrived in California, the Apache tribe led by Sleepy Man chose to surrender, because only days earlier, the most ferocious tribe on the entire wilderness had just been slaughtered like lambs.
(Sleepy Man was the original name of Geronimo, the legendary Apache leader of North America.)
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