Chapter 89: Flooding Seven Armies
Chapter 89: Flooding Seven Armies
Wanting to sell teammates is not that simple, the revolutionaries are not stupid, how can they not defend against these nobles?
From the beginning Kosut rejected the participation of the great nobles in the affairs of the provisional government, Shemir and Golgai are bourgeois nobles, has completed the transition from nobility to capitalists.
From the point of view of their interests, an independent Hungarian Republic was more in line with their interests, and that is why the two sides agreed to cooperate in the formation of the provisional government.
The Hungarian aristocracy had already degenerated, even those of them who had made the transition to capitalists, so why should they continue to work hard when they could make money lying down?
On the contrary, the revolutionaries led by Kossuth, mostly descended from fallen nobles, became entrepreneurs because they were penniless and their abilities did not deteriorate drastically.
In the struggle for power in the Provisional Government, these salty aristocrats, naturally, lost out to the entrepreneurs who dared to fight.
Shemir was smart, but because he was too smart, he would not dare to make a move against the Provisional Government without certainty.
If the revolutionaries were replaced by the revolutionaries, it is estimated that this result is the whole opposite. There are hundreds of people can start a coup d’état, as long as the control of the head of the provisional government, the situation has been finalized.
“Let’s wait and see, we’ll find a way to pull in some more people, and then do it when the time is right!” Shemir thought about it and said
Golgai naturally wouldn’t object anymore, don’t look at the ease with which he said it, but in reality, he really didn’t have a clue in his heart.
People’s hearts are unpredictable, who knows if there are any people under their hands who are inclined to the revolutionaries, in case the news leaks out, the revolutionaries will not make the first move?
“No problem, Mr. Shemir, but how do we explain the Austrian side?” Golgai asked with concern
Obviously, by this time they had already gotten mixed up with the Austrian government and made the same move as in history – selling out their teammates.
“It doesn’t matter, the Austrians are only asking us to wipe out the head of the Revolutionary Party, everything else is negotiable.” Semir said confidently
In Hungary, there existed a left-jihadi force and a right-wing force, the left-wing force, led by Kossuth, advocated the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of an independent Hungarian Republic.
The right-wing forces, led by Szemir and Istvan, advocated a moderate improvement of the social system and hoped for close cooperation with the Habsburg dynasty.
There is no doubt that the Hungarian right-wing forces and the Austrian government were still on good terms. Even if the Vienna government abolished serfdom and touched their land, didn’t they still have land redemption money?
Anyway, it’s all a matter of price, as long as the money is given in place, then all problems are gone.
Whether the interests of others can be safeguarded or not, Shemir does not know, at least it is certain that the interests of those of them who stand with the Vienna government can be safeguarded.
Of course, if they wanted to get more benefits, they had to show the Vienna government the value of their existence.
If they did nothing, and were only close to the Vienna government in terms of political inclination, then when the Austrian army fought their way in, it was expected that there would be no place for them in the spoils sharing conference.
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On the other hand, Führer Kossuth was busy discussing the defense of the city with the veteran Polish general Henrik Dembinski, and he didn’t know that the capitulationists in the government were all ready to take their heads for merit.
Henrik Dembinski marked all the important positions on the map of the city’s defense and distributed the troops according to the actual situation.
After all this work was done, Henrik Dembinski greeted Kosut, “Mr. Kosut, Budapest’s city defense can only go so far, it’s unrealistic to want to keep the enemy out, the next major combat task is the street battle.
In a street battle, the combat power of the regular army will be weakened a lot, with the help of buildings and bunkers to do fortifications, the National Self-Defense Army familiar with the terrain is more advantageous.
As long as everyone can be united as one, we can at least stalemate with the enemy for two to three months, and it is even possible that the enemy will withdraw from Budapest due to heavy losses!”
Kosut asked expectantly, “General Henrique, you are a famous European general, what are the ways we can heavily damage, or completely annihilate the enemy now?”
If the Republic of Hungary wanted to survive, it had to defeat the Austrian Empire, and merely delaying it for two or three months would still not help in the grand scheme of things.
Henrik Dembinski shook his head and said, “Unfortunately, Mr. Kosut, such a thing is impossible even if Napoleon the Great regenerates!
We have to admit, the Hungarian National Self-Defense Army in terms of combat power, from the Austrian army is still a big gap, in terms of weapons and equipment on both sides of the enemy is even a huge gap, and even in terms of troop strength, we are at a disadvantage.
Apart from the fact that we still control Budapest and can defend it from the city, we don’t have any advantage, and it would be very unwise to risk a duel with the enemy under such circumstances.”
Kosut nodded in disappointment, a conclusion which the generals in the Provisional Government had also come to, even more pessimistically than Henrik Dembinski’s view.
The biggest problem was still that the Hungarians did not regard the Austrian army as a foreign invasion, and between the Emperor and the Provisional Government, there were more people who favored the Emperor than the Provisional Government.
If there was a referendum, as the revolutionaries’ slogans said, they would still have to step down in disgrace.
It is always easier to destroy than to build. After the establishment of the Hungarian Republic, what was brought to everyone was just a cake, and except for some of the capitalists who made a fortune from the national tragedy, the ordinary people did not get any substantial benefits.
The people’s war could not be waged, and in the short term the republican government just wanted to buy the hearts and minds of the people, and the time was too late, and at the same time they did not have so much money to buy the hearts and minds of the people.
“General Henrik Dembinski, a long defense is bound to be lost, now that the connection between Budapest and the outside world has been broken, I’m afraid that we won’t be able to hold out for long if we can’t break the current situation.
The city of Budapest has a large amount of food stored in it, theoretically we just have no problem holding out for a year, but in reality we all know very well that once the enemy decides to come down hard, there are plenty of ways to take the city!” Revolutionary military leader General Behm questioned
“Do you mean flooding? No, that’s not possible! Unless the enemy wants to turn the Hungarian plains into a swamp, they won’t do it.
As things stand, the enemy has no plans to dam the upper reaches. They won’t do it as long as the Vienna government takes into account the influence of public opinion!” Henrik Dembinski said with certainty
Kosut blushed, what seemed impossible to a soldier was not the same to a politician, if Budapest was delayed, in the position of the government of Vienna, it would not be wrong to make this move?
Spit: another sunny day, watching the recommended rankings fall bit by bit, the sea moon’s heart fluttering. The first thing I want to say is that I’m not going to say much, but I’m going to say that I’m not going to say much!
(End of chapter)