Chapter 756: The Sadness of Hungary (Part 1)

Little Adlerberg left in despair. Compared with the arrogance when he first came, he looked so sad and helpless at this time. Looking at Bucharest in the distance, what he thought in his heart must be unconvinced and unhappy .

It’s just that in this spring of 1849, even if the little Adlerberg was extremely unconvinced, there was nothing he could do. The situation was already done, or the situation was stronger than others. What else could he do but set foot on the road back to St. Petersburg with hatred?

Of course, young Adlerberg is not the only one who is holding grudges this spring. His father in St. Petersburg doesn’t say it, Kossuth in Pest doesn’t say it, and Jan Constantine in Paris doesn’t say it. It seems like this spring There are quite a few unhappy people.

It's just that Li Xiao and Alexei are in a good mood, they can finally let go of their hands and feet, and without little Adlerberg to make trouble, Wallachia is like a shy girl , and they forcibly hugged her onto the bed.

A vigorous revolution started in this backward country, emancipating serfs and equalizing land rights. Although they did not do it completely and perfect, it was a good start after all. When the poor people of Wallachia own their own land for the first time in their lives or in several lifetimes, even if they don't like the polar bear in Russia, they have to admit that the governor Alexei is very good and a good person.

This has special meaning for the native Fontana, because she has never been a girl who doesn't know what is right and what is wrong. Although she chose to help Alexei or help Russia because she was grateful, it didn't mean that she didn't sympathize with her compatriots at all.

If Alexei, like those previous Russian spokesmen, only extorted money from Wallachia, then no matter how grateful she is to Alexei and how much she loves Alexei, there will be a hurdle in her heart that she will never be able to overcome. Maybe she will never forgive what she did in her whole life, and spend the rest of her life in secret remorse.

What makes Fontana a little easier is that Alexei is not a bastard. It is true that he trampled on the independence and dignity of Wallachia wantonly, but he did not only do bad things, he still did some things to Wallachia. Good things for the common people. This made Fontana feel much less guilty.

Fontana put her head on Alexei's shoulder and whispered, "This is just the beginning, right?"

Alexei replied with certainty: "Of course this is just the beginning, we still have a lot to do!"

This answer made Fontana very happy. She felt that she had not followed the wrong person, and felt that her efforts were worthwhile. Even though she would never be able to become Alexei's wife justifiably, she was willing.

Alexei didn't know that Fontana thought so much at this moment, because although he had a good start, there were still many things to come, even more difficult than the beginning.

reform,

In fact, the initial stage is the easiest, and the hardest part is how to proceed afterwards. How many reforms have failed halfway, and all of them have ended without a problem. Didn’t they all start with great vigor and vigor?

Alexei was not the only one who couldn't sleep that night, Li Xiao couldn't sleep either, but what made him insomnia was not the burden of reform, but the news from Pace that Vishniak and Boris had an accident up. These two wretches were imprisoned by Artur!

To be honest, when Li Xiao first got the news, he was a bit baffled, because he had dealt with Artur before, and the relationship between the two sides cannot be said to be good, but it is definitely not in a state of hostility. Why did this self-respecting general suddenly detain him? What about Vishniak and Boris?

Actually, it starts with money. Although the deal between Kossuth and Li Xiao is hidden, it cannot be concealed. The high-level officials in Hungary are more or less aware of the tricks. It's just that if we can get the urgently needed arms from abroad, everyone will be happy to see it.

However, this kind of happiness is definitely unmaintainable as the situation in Hungary takes a turn for the worse. First of all, Kossuth "distributed the spoils unevenly". He kept most of the arms smuggled through special channels for his own people, and outsiders like Artur naturally didn't get much.

This is a bit jealous, especially with the failure of the Vienna uprising, when the Austrian army began to march to Bratislava, the "honeymoon" or tacit understanding between Artur and Kossuth was very fast just disappeared.

Kossuth believed that the reason for the failure of the Vienna Uprising was the failure of Artur's rescue. If Artur could actively reinforce Vienna according to his instructions, the situation would be completely different.

So when the Austrian army approached Bratislava, Kossuth severely criticized Artur and ordered him to defend Bratislava and drive the Austrian army back to Vienna.

But, to be honest, this order is a bit unrealistic, because Altur's strength is actually not enough to face the Austrian army, and Bratislava is not a strong fortress, so it is not easy to defend it.

So Artur meant to give up Bratislava for the time being. He returned to Buda with his troops, and then cooperated with Kossuth's main force to fight the Austrian army in Buda, and concentrated superior forces to defeat the Austrian army in one fell swoop. Also bigger.

So he repeatedly asked Kossuth for instructions to withdraw to Daubuda, and Kossuth was also a stubborn donkey, and he firmly refused to allow Artur to retreat, and insisted that Artur should return to Bratislava. Facing the Austrian army alone, and asked him to defend.

As a result, the conflict between the two became irreconcilable. Artur didn't want to stay in Bratislava at all, and Kossuth insisted on sticking to it. In the end, Kossuth gave Altur a very stern order, threatening to dismiss him and investigate him if he did not carry out the order.

Artur exploded at this moment. He felt that Kossuth was playing the piano indiscriminately. He was obviously not strong enough to fight against the Austrian army, but let him face the Austrian army alone. Obviously withdrawing to Buda can concentrate superior forces and use the fortified city to deal with the Austrian army, but they just don't do it. What kind of tactics are these!

In a rage, Artur also went all out. He did not follow Kossuth's instructions to stick to Bratislava, nor did he lead his troops back to Buda. The approach of Kaqian Mountain is tantamount to directly opening the gate of the Austrian army to Buda.

In this way, Wendisch Gretz naturally would not be polite, and led his troops straight into Buda, so the first Buda defense battle broke out...