On February 15, 1865, the "uprising forces," unaware that they had been betrayed, launched their armed revolt according to plan. Milan and Venice simultaneously lit the beacons of war.
Led by the core members of the Hungarian Independence Organization, a group of Italian mercenaries were muddleheadedly turned into rebels and launched an attack on the Austrian Government.
In Venice, the insurgents attacking the police station were met with a head-on blow from the police. In this era, rebellion took more than sheer numbers—you needed guns too.
Unfortunately, the few guns in the Hungarian Independence Organization's hands were nowhere near enough, while more than a hundred armed police inside the station had long been waiting in full battle readiness.
Taft said in a panic, "Otko, something's wrong. The enemy was prepared. The surprise attack has failed—retreat immediately."
Looking at the death-squad members who had received their boxed lunches, Otko knew they were finished. They might have had plenty of people, but their fighting strength was utter trash.
Just imagine it: insurgents armed with cold weapons facing fully equipped police. The outcome spoke for itself.
Besides, these Italian mercenaries had merely been swept onto the battlefield. They had no awareness whatsoever of shedding blood and sacrificing themselves for the revolution.
Otko said with a frightened expression, "The news must have leaked. Split up and break through immediately. Whoever can escape, escapes."
From the leaders of the independence organization down to enthusiastic citizens who had received letters, everyone had been selling them out. In barely over a month, the Venice police station and city government had received more than a hundred real-name reports. How could the uprising possibly succeed?
Otko's decision was not wrong. Once they realized they had failed, immediately splitting up to break through was the best choice. Holding out stubbornly