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.' "Morris brought his head back, still scowling."All right.It'll be up to you and Jan, then.Wallensteindidn't leave more than a thousand soldiers here.Good thing he didn't take your Brethren volunteers withhim, too."Red smiled lopsidedly."Pappenheim still doesn't trust us.Not our loyalty, just how much use we'd be in a battle.He's more set in his ways than Wallenstein, you know and with Wallenstein in the shapehe's in, Pappenheim will have to do the actual commanding on the battlefield."Morris' smile was even more lopsided than Red's."I never thought I'd say this, but I really wishreally wish Wallenstein had stayed behind.What a world! To think I'd ever find Wallenstein's presencea comfort." He shook his head."But.there it is.I surely would."He glanced up at the Hradcany."What about the soldiers he did leave behind?""Oh, I think we can count on them, well enough," Billek assured him."Pappenheim left one of hisprotégés in charge young Kastner, I do not think you know him.His unit is one of the best, actually.Wallenstein and Pappenheim want something to return to, assuming they win their battle.There are stillplenty of Habsburg loyalists in the population, especially among the Catholics.""Why'd they take almost everybody with them, then?""Morris, be realistic," said Sybolt."If you were Wallenstein, you'd do the same thing.If he loses thisupcoming battle against the Austrians, he's finished.He's burned all his bridges behind him, now.It's notas if he figured on Holk running wild, after all and even if he did consider the possibility, so what? IfWallenstein whips the Austrians and comes back to a wrecked and plundered Prague, he's still the kingof Bohemia.Cities can be rebuilt, too, you know.Look at Magdeburg."Morris took a deep breath and let it out slowly."True.Tough on the people living in the city,though.""Yup.Unless they protect themselves.Speaking of which, what are your orders?""My orders?" Morris stared at him."I'm not in charge here."Red chuckled."Morris, sometimes you're a real babe in the woods.What does 'in charge' have todo with anything? Nobody put Holk 'in charge' either but he's still on his way."Sybolt stepped up to the window and studied the Hradcany for a moment."Kastner's just ayoungster, Morris.He hasn't got the confidence to take charge of the whole city.What he'll do is fort upin the castle and the key buildings in the Malá Strana below the hill including Wallenstein's palace, ofcourse and just be satisfied with fending Holk off.""He is right," said Billek."And Holk will make no real effort to take the Hradcany.He and his menare looking for loot, not a protracted siege." He came forward and joined Sybolt at the window,examining the city."From the direction they are coming, they will strike Prague on the west bank of theVltava first.Then, they will recoil from Kastner's men in the Hradcany and the Malá Strana and head forStone Bridge.Most of Prague is on this side of the river.Not the richest part, to be sure, but Holk andhis men are not fussy looters.And this is the soft part of the city."Billek glanced at the two rabbis standing not far away.The faces of both Spira and Gans were calmenough, but tight with worry."Especially the Josefov.Jews are not armed and everyone knows it.Theywill begin their plunder and ravages in Old Town and move north to the ghetto."Morris was no military man, but, as he studied the layout of the city, he decided that Red and Janwere right.Given the nature of Holk and his army, that was exactly what they'd do."We should try to trap them on the Stone Bridge," he said abruptly."Never let them get across atall."Then a bit startled by the sureness with which he'd spoken, Morris added: "I think.""Well, so do I," said Red."So does Jan we talked about it on our way over here.Good thingwe've got a smart boss.""Who made me the 'boss'?" Morris demanded."I still don't understand "Billek interrupted him.That was unusual, for the normally reserved and polite leader of the Brethren."Do not be stupid, Morris," he said forcefully."Don Morris, rather."Billek nodded toward the two rabbis."The only way this plan will work is if the Jews hold theeastern side of the bridge and keep Holk pinned on it.While we Brethren and Red's CoC volunteershammer them from fortified positions in the Malá Strana.We have most of the guns and will do most ofthe killing.But the eastern end of the bridge must be held and firmly." Spira and Gans looked startled.Billek shook his head."As Red says, we must be realistic here.Who else except the Jews will hold the eastern end of the bridge from Holk hold it at all, much lessfirmly? Except for the Brethren, the Christian population on the east side of the river is still confused anduncertain.They won't fight not most of them not against such as Holk.They will simply flee the city."Morris felt his jaws tighten."Whereas the Jews don't have any place to run to.If they try to leavethe city, in this chaos, they'd likely be plundered by" he almost said the stinking goyishe villagers onthe way, but didn't "you know, everybody.Just about."Billek said nothing.After a moment, to Morris' surprise, Red grinned cheerfully."Hey, Morris, look at it this way it happened once before, didn't it? Well, in a manner ofspeaking."Morris couldn't help but smile himself.Talk about a topsy-turvy world! In the universe they'dcome from, in the year 1648, a Swedish army had marched into Prague and taken the Hradcany and theMalá Strana on the west bank of the river.Convinced that they'd do better even under the heavy hand ofthe Habsburgs than at the hands of a conquering Swedish army by the end of the Thirty Years War,Swedish armies were no more disciplined than anybody's the Jews of Prague's ghetto had joined withCatholic students and burghers to fight off the Swedes when they tried to cross the Stone Bridge andpillage the eastern half of the city.It had been the last major battle of the Thirty Years War, in fact.Itdidn't end until nine days after the Peace of Westphalia was signed and the Swedes never did make itacross the bridge [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]
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.' "Morris brought his head back, still scowling."All right.It'll be up to you and Jan, then.Wallensteindidn't leave more than a thousand soldiers here.Good thing he didn't take your Brethren volunteers withhim, too."Red smiled lopsidedly."Pappenheim still doesn't trust us.Not our loyalty, just how much use we'd be in a battle.He's more set in his ways than Wallenstein, you know and with Wallenstein in the shapehe's in, Pappenheim will have to do the actual commanding on the battlefield."Morris' smile was even more lopsided than Red's."I never thought I'd say this, but I really wishreally wish Wallenstein had stayed behind.What a world! To think I'd ever find Wallenstein's presencea comfort." He shook his head."But.there it is.I surely would."He glanced up at the Hradcany."What about the soldiers he did leave behind?""Oh, I think we can count on them, well enough," Billek assured him."Pappenheim left one of hisprotégés in charge young Kastner, I do not think you know him.His unit is one of the best, actually.Wallenstein and Pappenheim want something to return to, assuming they win their battle.There are stillplenty of Habsburg loyalists in the population, especially among the Catholics.""Why'd they take almost everybody with them, then?""Morris, be realistic," said Sybolt."If you were Wallenstein, you'd do the same thing.If he loses thisupcoming battle against the Austrians, he's finished.He's burned all his bridges behind him, now.It's notas if he figured on Holk running wild, after all and even if he did consider the possibility, so what? IfWallenstein whips the Austrians and comes back to a wrecked and plundered Prague, he's still the kingof Bohemia.Cities can be rebuilt, too, you know.Look at Magdeburg."Morris took a deep breath and let it out slowly."True.Tough on the people living in the city,though.""Yup.Unless they protect themselves.Speaking of which, what are your orders?""My orders?" Morris stared at him."I'm not in charge here."Red chuckled."Morris, sometimes you're a real babe in the woods.What does 'in charge' have todo with anything? Nobody put Holk 'in charge' either but he's still on his way."Sybolt stepped up to the window and studied the Hradcany for a moment."Kastner's just ayoungster, Morris.He hasn't got the confidence to take charge of the whole city.What he'll do is fort upin the castle and the key buildings in the Malá Strana below the hill including Wallenstein's palace, ofcourse and just be satisfied with fending Holk off.""He is right," said Billek."And Holk will make no real effort to take the Hradcany.He and his menare looking for loot, not a protracted siege." He came forward and joined Sybolt at the window,examining the city."From the direction they are coming, they will strike Prague on the west bank of theVltava first.Then, they will recoil from Kastner's men in the Hradcany and the Malá Strana and head forStone Bridge.Most of Prague is on this side of the river.Not the richest part, to be sure, but Holk andhis men are not fussy looters.And this is the soft part of the city."Billek glanced at the two rabbis standing not far away.The faces of both Spira and Gans were calmenough, but tight with worry."Especially the Josefov.Jews are not armed and everyone knows it.Theywill begin their plunder and ravages in Old Town and move north to the ghetto."Morris was no military man, but, as he studied the layout of the city, he decided that Red and Janwere right.Given the nature of Holk and his army, that was exactly what they'd do."We should try to trap them on the Stone Bridge," he said abruptly."Never let them get across atall."Then a bit startled by the sureness with which he'd spoken, Morris added: "I think.""Well, so do I," said Red."So does Jan we talked about it on our way over here.Good thingwe've got a smart boss.""Who made me the 'boss'?" Morris demanded."I still don't understand "Billek interrupted him.That was unusual, for the normally reserved and polite leader of the Brethren."Do not be stupid, Morris," he said forcefully."Don Morris, rather."Billek nodded toward the two rabbis."The only way this plan will work is if the Jews hold theeastern side of the bridge and keep Holk pinned on it.While we Brethren and Red's CoC volunteershammer them from fortified positions in the Malá Strana.We have most of the guns and will do most ofthe killing.But the eastern end of the bridge must be held and firmly." Spira and Gans looked startled.Billek shook his head."As Red says, we must be realistic here.Who else except the Jews will hold the eastern end of the bridge from Holk hold it at all, much lessfirmly? Except for the Brethren, the Christian population on the east side of the river is still confused anduncertain.They won't fight not most of them not against such as Holk.They will simply flee the city."Morris felt his jaws tighten."Whereas the Jews don't have any place to run to.If they try to leavethe city, in this chaos, they'd likely be plundered by" he almost said the stinking goyishe villagers onthe way, but didn't "you know, everybody.Just about."Billek said nothing.After a moment, to Morris' surprise, Red grinned cheerfully."Hey, Morris, look at it this way it happened once before, didn't it? Well, in a manner ofspeaking."Morris couldn't help but smile himself.Talk about a topsy-turvy world! In the universe they'dcome from, in the year 1648, a Swedish army had marched into Prague and taken the Hradcany and theMalá Strana on the west bank of the river.Convinced that they'd do better even under the heavy hand ofthe Habsburgs than at the hands of a conquering Swedish army by the end of the Thirty Years War,Swedish armies were no more disciplined than anybody's the Jews of Prague's ghetto had joined withCatholic students and burghers to fight off the Swedes when they tried to cross the Stone Bridge andpillage the eastern half of the city.It had been the last major battle of the Thirty Years War, in fact.Itdidn't end until nine days after the Peace of Westphalia was signed and the Swedes never did make itacross the bridge [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]