Holy Roman Empire

At this time, it is definitely unwise to take the risk of a decisive battle with the enemy. The most correct choice is to use the fortifications of the position to delay the enemy's offensive pace and wait for reinforcements from the rear.

Otus is a smart man, and the first division of the Kingdom of Sardinia is barely considered an elite, taking the most correct countermeasures, but the No. 13 division of Sardinia next door doesn't think so.

Major General Cobot seems to have a strong spirit of swordsmanship. After the Austrian army launched an offensive, they decisively resorted to volleying gun tactics and played a friendly match with the Austrian army outside Vicenza.

"Get ready, let go!"

"Get ready, let go!"

……

When meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins. Major General Cobot overestimated the courage of his men and fired at each other from a distance of [-] meters. This group of recruits could not bear the pressure.

Seeing their comrades fall one by one beside them, the nerves of many Sardinian soldiers have collapsed.

Suddenly, a soldier couldn't bear the pressure, dropped his gun and turned around and ran away. In an instant, fear spread to the whole army, and the No.13 Division was defeated.

A signal soldier shouted eagerly: "The division commander is not good, our No.13 division on the right wing has been defeated, and the enemy is taking their positions!"

Otus only felt his head sink, the water glass in his hand had fallen to the ground, and the worst thing happened. The No.13 division was defeated, and the flanks of the first division were exposed to the enemy. Their simple line of defense would definitely not be able to defend.

"After the third regiment is ordered to be cut off, the whole army will retreat!" Otus ordered tremblingly

This was a violation of the military order, but none of the people present objected, and they couldn't leave if they didn't leave.

This sentence is common in many places. The No.13 division ran to fight the enemy foolishly, they would not make the same mistake again.

As soon as the first division ran, the defense line of the Sardinian army in Vicenza was completely opened. Seeing the opportunity, the Austrian army naturally rushed up and beat the dog in the water.

After chasing and fleeing, the situation on the battlefield has undergone earth-shaking changes.

On May 5, the Austrian army regained Padua, and the three Sardinian infantry divisions deployed in the Ara area fell into the encirclement of the Austrian army.

On May 5, the Austrian army launched an attack on Bergamo. Lieutenant General Meser, who was stationed here, fled without a fight with the troops retreating from Trento.

On May 5, the Austrian army launched the Battle of Brescia. Marshal Badoglio concentrated the remaining main force of the Sardinian army in an attempt to stop the Austrian offensive here but was forced to withdraw to Milan.

On May 5, Allah's Sardinian army failed in a breakout operation and surrendered to the Austrian army the next day.

So far, the Battle of Venice initiated by the Kingdom of Sardinia ended in total failure in less than a month.

Chapter 96 Politicians are ruthless

After receiving the battle report of the Battle of Venice, Charlie Albert felt as if he had lost his soul. He lost his energy all of a sudden, and kept saying, "It's over! It's over! It's all over!"

Minister of War Li Qi hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty, the situation has not yet reached its worst point, and we still have a chance to turn things around!"

Charlie Albert rolled his eyes, and asked with a wry smile, "What chance? Badorio, this waste, lost all our accumulation for so many years in one battle!"

In the just-concluded Battle of Venice, the Kingdom of Sardinia not only lost nearly [-] troops, but also wiped out the spirit and energy they had gathered with great difficulty.

It takes courage for a small country to challenge a big country. In order to challenge Austria, the Kingdom of Sardinia has been promoting Austria's decay and vulnerability for more than ten years, and only then has the morale of the army been gathered. Now it has been wiped out.

Can an army without morale still fight?

Charles Albert was a wise man, and he knew that the Kingdom of Sardinia was not well prepared for this challenge to Austria.

If it is not forced by the domestic situation, and Austria seems to be dying, he will never take the risk.

Li Qi explained with what he thought was a reasonable reason: "Your Majesty, now we still have Lombardy in our hands, we can mobilize the local people to fight against the Austrians, and even if we cannot defeat the enemy, we can hold them back for a while!

As long as the situation is deadlocked, we can ask the British to mediate.We still owe the British a large loan, and the Austrians will not recognize the money. For their own benefit, the British must also support us! "

In order to support the unification of Italy by the Kingdom of Sardinia, John Bull spent a lot of money. He invested a total of tens of millions of pounds in loans.

Charlie Albert shook his head and said: "Things are not that simple, Austria is not a soft persimmon, and the British are not doing charity.

Unless we can block the Austrian soldiers in Lombardy, otherwise we want to pass this time-difficult! "

Great powers have always bullied small countries. This time the Kingdom of Sardinia broke the rules and challenged Austria as a small country, but it still lost miserably. This is a tragedy.

Historically, the Austrians let go of the Kingdom of Sardinia because of the Hungarian rebellion and did not have the energy to liquidate them.

Now the Hungarians obviously have no hope. Even if Austria does not increase its troops, the army in the Venice area alone can turn the Kingdom of Sardinia into history.

"Not good, Your Majesty. Now we must block the news immediately. If the news of the failure of the Battle of Venice spreads, the country will be in chaos!" Prime Minister Azelio realized later

Everyone immediately realized that they were all grasshoppers on the same rope, and no one could escape if something happened.

It can be said that the long-term political propaganda of the Kingdom of Sardinia against the blackening of Austria has buried hidden dangers for the present.

Impatient nationalism is the easiest to get out of control. They will not consider the actual situation, and they will not tolerate failure.

Charlie Albert has woken up. As a qualified politician, he will make the best choice for himself.

"The government immediately came forward to refute the rumors, and at the same time released false news, saying that we are in a decisive battle with the Austrians and are currently in a stalemate.

At the same time, mobilize the whole people, and incorporate all the young and strong into the army, especially those young students, and send them to the battlefield.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the British as soon as possible and asked them to mediate the war.As long as the conditions proposed by the British are not too excessive, they can be agreed directly! "

Charlie Albert didn't want to be overthrown by radical nationalists, so he had to let these people die first.

"Your Majesty, do you want to replace Bardolio?" Army Secretary Li Qi asked.

Charlie Albert fell into deep thought. If possible, he really hoped that the Kingdom of Sardinia could produce a hero to turn the tide.

"Forget it, it's a big taboo for military strategists to change generals just before the battle, so let him serve his crimes and make meritorious deeds!"

After much hesitation, Charlie Albert gave up his plan to make a substitution.Whoever goes up at this time, the outcome will not be much better, and it may make the situation worse, so it is better to let Bardolio take all the responsibility.

……

Budapest

As the capital of the Hungarian Provisional Government and one of the few remaining cities that the Revolutionaries can control, this place is already a sea of ​​crime.

Petofi couldn't stand it any longer. He only felt that his ideal was getting farther and farther away from reality. Apart from bringing the so-called freedom to Hungary, the revolution was nothing but disaster.

"Mr. Kossuth, we must clean up military discipline. Now the National Guard has become a group of bandits and robbers. If this continues, the revolution will be over!"

Kossuth, who used to be full of energy in the past, was sitting there with a melancholy expression, his sharp eyes were still a little bloodshot, but he was still full of energy.

Hearing Petofi's words, Kosut nodded, and then said with a wry smile: "The long-term battle with the enemy is too depressing, and soldiers are human too, and they need to vent. Restricting military discipline at this time may cause even more unpredictable consequences! "

How could he not know about the chaos in the city?However, now they have no choice. It is more meaningful to talk about life and ideals for the big soldiers than to talk about military pay.

Now that the war has progressed, the Hungarian Republican government has long been hollowed out. If there is no money to pay the military salary, the soldiers can only let the soldiers rob it.

"But Mr. Kossuth, we will lose our hearts if this continues!" Petofi said unwillingly

As an idealist, compassion is only a small part. If he can win, Pei Duofei doesn't mind sacrifices.

But now there is a voice telling him that it is impossible to go on like this, so he expects Kossuth to come forward to stop the rebels from doing evil.

Kossuth said without changing his face: "Revolution always requires sacrifice, and this sacrifice can be you or me, the National Guard, or ordinary Hungarian people!

History will remember their sacrifices, and we will settle this account with the Austrians sooner or later!

Budapest can't hold it anymore, everything left here is for the enemy, it's better to destroy it! "

"You are going to destroy this city, you are crazy!" Pei Duofei said excitedly

Kossuth said excitedly: "It's not that I want to destroy this city, but the Austrians want to destroy this city!

Now the enemy has built a dam upstream, if we persist, they will flood the city!

Think about it, once the Austrians release water to attack the city, how much damage will it cause downstream?

At that time, hundreds of thousands, even millions of people will be homeless. These people will become our comrades-in-arms, and we will join hands to bury this decaying empire! "

Chapter 97 The Age of No Bottom Line

The Hungarian Revolutionary Party in 1848 was not a purely revolutionary party in essence. It grew rapidly from a small party of 80 people to become the leader of the Hungarian Republic, which was full of too many speculators.

Getting on a ship is easy and getting off a ship is difficult. The Austrian Empire, which was dying, has been revived again at this time, and many people's hearts are broken.

If at this time, the Vienna government issued a pardon order, most of the city of Budapest would surrender without a fight.

Obviously, this is impossible. Neither the Austrian cabinet nor the crown prince Franz gave up this opportunity to attack the Hungarian power faction.

To suppress the rebellion, this is the best reason to do it.The wider the scope of this rebellion and the more nobles involved, the better it will be for the future rule of Austria.

In terms of the concentration of wealth, it is estimated that Hungary can top the list.Nominally 5.00% of the ruling class, in fact, less than one thousandth of the population controls 90% of the wealth of the whole society, including serfs and workers, all belong to their property scope.

There is no reason for such a wonderful social order not to be broken.

In fact, this revolution is still a power struggle within the 5.00% of the population, and the remaining 90.00% of the five people are only passively involved.

This is also the reason why Kossuth can ignore the harm caused by the army to the people. His supporters come from this 5.00% group, and the remaining 90.00% of the five people can be sacrificed.

"Are you sure the enemy will release water to attack the city? With our current situation, even if they don't have to do anything, Budapest will become a dead city in a short time!" Pedofi roared

There is no way, the Austrian government will not let them go, the high-ranking revolutionary party, and they don't want to die, so they can only fool the soldiers to desperately.

Kossuth was so successful in deceiving himself that he even deceived himself. For the final victory, he no longer cared about anything.

The Austrian army fought steadily all the way, advancing slowly, which seemed to be very difficult, but in fact this was the best tactic without any risk.

Including building a dam upstream is actually just a cover. Any politician who has ambitions to annex Hungary would rather choose to besiege Budapest all the time than choose the most hate-inducing water attack tactic.

Kossuth said in disbelief: "You mean that the enemy deliberately puts pressure on us, forces us to take extreme paths, and then destroys Budapest? No, no, it's impossible!"

After speaking, Kossuth sat there motionless, as if he had fallen into a magic barrier.

Most of the upper class of Hungarian society is concentrated in Budapest.In this city, more than half of the people are nobles, capitalists and their vassals.

For the Vienna government, it is best for these people to die cleanly. Even if there are supporters of the Habsburg family, Franz does not mind sacrificing them.

We are all politicians, think with the thinking of a politician, whether it is worth sacrificing this city in exchange for a long-term and stable Hungarian Kingdom, everyone will settle the account.

Pei Duofei almost shouted: "Wake up, Mr. Kossuth, this is the enemy's conspiracy!

Now the National Self-Defense Forces have gone crazy, and even some declining nobles, small businessmen, and middle classes have not escaped their poisonous hands.

If it continues, they will become more and more daring, and slowly extend their hands to the upper class. At that time, we just want to control the situation, and it will be too late!

This is exactly what the enemy wants to see the most. Use our hands to eliminate the Hungarian national elite for them, and then put all the charges on us, and they can annex Hungary logically! "

If Franz were here, he would definitely praise their brain power. Yes, he wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents, but he didn't plan to rely on the Revolutionary Party to do it. This is too unreliable.

If some people die in the war, just throw the blame directly to the Revolutionary Party. Is it possible that the dead will come out to make excuses?

At this time, the reputation of the Hungarian Revolutionary Party is notorious. Anything they do that is outrageous is a natural operation.

The sweet dream was shattered, and Kossuth's face was gloomy and terrifying. Just thinking about it, he almost fell into the enemy's trick and destroyed the Hungarian nation with his own hands, and he was terrified.

Regardless of the fact that Hungary has a population of more than 1000 million, only 60 to [-] people he considers to be his own, while Budapest has more than one-third of them.

Without these people, there would be no Hungarian nation, and they are the pillars of this nation.

After a while, Kossuth came to his senses: "Thank you, Petofi! I was only a little short of becoming a sinner in Hungary.

You are right, the enemy is indeed planning a conspiracy. They can capture Budapest faster, but they have been dawdling. It seems that they want to catch us all. "

……

When Kossuth wanted to clean up military discipline, it was too late, and the results of the Battle of Venice had already been passed on.

The strength of the pro-Austrian faction in the provisional government continued to expand, and the speculators were trying to find ways to change the ship, and Kossuth was under even greater pressure.

The temple is small and the wind is strong, and there are more than eight kings in Chiqian.

The Provisional Government of the Hungarian Republic also has all kinds of people, which is caused by the special social environment.

Before the Revolutionary Party grew stronger, it was inevitable that it was suppressed by the government. Many members of the Revolutionary Party became wanted criminals by the government. When they ran away, they had to deal with local gangs and social organizations.

Many Hungarian revolutionaries themselves have another identity-members of gangs and associations.The sophistication of the world is applicable in any place, borrowing this relationship, these gang organizations that have contributed a lot also have a place in the provisional government.

If the Revolutionary Party was strong enough, they could still suppress these people, but not now.

Everyone knows that the Revolutionary Party is doomed, and that the provisional government will end sooner or later. If we don’t take advantage of the last chance to make a fortune, there will be no chance when the Austrian army comes in.

... (Omit [-] words, just taste it)

Are these gang organizations not the only ones taking advantage of the fire?

The capitalists are not idle either. If they don't take advantage of this opportunity to eradicate their competitors, are they still worthy of being called black-hearted capitalists?

Buying murder to kill people is only the most basic operation, and the higher-end ones use their connections in the government to plant a counter-revolutionary charge on them and execute them on the spot.

According to subsequent statistics, the provisional government of the Republic of Hungary, which existed for less than three months, executed more than 3000 people on charges of counter-revolution, most of whom were workers who participated in the strike.

In the most extreme cases, when the National Guard breaks into a house, murders and robs, they can first label the owner as a counter-revolutionary, kill the original owner and take their property.