Chapter 758: The Death of Hungary (Part 2)

Let's put it this way, Kossuth wanted to kill Artur when the incident happened, but Artur is not stupid and certainly wouldn't wait for Kossuth to mess with him, so this guy also found him A high-sounding excuse is to reinforce the troops in the north that have been attacked by the Russian army.

According to Artur, the pressure on his northern defense line is huge. If reinforcements are not sent as soon as possible, the Austrian army from the west will join forces with the Russian army from the north. Then the northern defense line will collapse immediately, and then the revolution will come to an abrupt end.

Therefore, his reason for Altur's going to the north is very sufficient and very necessary. It is an act of concern for the country and the people. Any statement that does not understand or has objections is untenable.

To be honest, this excuse is very reluctant, because even an idiot can see which is more important, Bratislava or the so-called northern defense line. Bratislava opened the door without the door of Budapest, and the main force of the Austrian army from the west without the Russian army from the north could go straight into Budapest and wipe out the Hungarian Revolutionary Party in one fell swoop.

To put it bluntly, Artur was just an excuse, just to find a reason for him not to carry out Kossuth's order, so that he would not appear so embarrassed. More importantly, plan for the future.

What are you going to do?

Artur figured it out, he knew what would happen if he gave up Bratislava. As long as the Austrian army is not a fool, it will be clear that there is no need to choose whether to continue to chase him, or go straight to Huanglong, it must be straight to Huanglong.

As long as Wendisch Gretz chooses to go straight to Huanglong, then Altur will have an opportunity. He knew that in Budapest at least Kossuth still had 50,000 to 60,000 National Guards. These recruits may be a bit impatient, but they are not lacking in fighting spirit and morale, especially when they are defending the capital and the revolutionary leaders. Anyway, I will definitely try my best.

Relying on Budapest's solid city defenses and the fighting spirit of the National Self-Defense Forces, he believed that it would be impossible for the Austrian army to easily capture Budapest. It is more likely that Budapest will become a meat grinder, which will greatly consume the vital strength and morale of the Austrian army.

As long as it is delayed for a while, and he himself tampers with the supply line of the Austrian army, the Austrian army will inevitably encounter a broken head and blood in Budapest.

Altur was not as ambitious as Kossuth, and was going to wipe out the main force of the Austrian army in one fell swoop. He felt that it was entirely possible to repel the Austrian army's invasion, and maybe he could even deal a heavy blow to the Austrian army. In this way, the crisis will be resolved immediately. At that time, even if Kossuth has an opinion, he cannot but admit that he is a hero.

Objectively speaking, Altur's plan is more likely to be realized, while Kossuth's plan is a bit unrealistic. It is more likely to rely on Budapest to kill the Austrian counterattack and win. But, although the chance of success is greater, the cost is not small.

Bear the brunt of the bad political influence,

Kossuth suffered a lot from it, and Altur set Kossuth on fire. In the end, even if he won, Altur was an empty-handed wolf, and Kossuth was not lightly deceived.

And once it fails, the consequences are naturally needless to say, and the Hungarian revolution will naturally burp. Let's put it this way, Altur's plan is good or bad, but most of the risks belong to other people or the country. He actually didn't pay anything himself. To be honest, this is very dishonest.

Secondly, it is not so simple to consume the vital strength of the Austrian army in Budapest, especially considering that most of Kossuth's hands are improvised mobs, the combat effectiveness of these recruits is really worrying, even with Budapest's solid city defense As a basis, if you want to severely damage the Austrian army, you may have to pay a very heavy price.

This is actually the main reason why Kossuth chose to consume the Austrian army in Bratislava instead of Budapest. After all, the soldiers in Artur's hands are more elite, relying on a group of recruits to fight with the Austrian army like tigers and wolves, no one has a bottom line!

So in fact, neither Artur's plan nor Kossuth's plan is so perfect, and the problems are not small, especially Artur's plan, even if it succeeds in the end, the side effects should not be underestimated. I am afraid it will directly lead to the Hungarian Revolutionary Party. Internal division is actually more terrifying and deadly than failure on the battlefield.

It's just that Altur didn't think so much, he only cared about the solution that was most beneficial to him and the easiest to realize, even if the side effects of this solution were particularly strong, he would not care so much.

The results of it?

The result is naturally not far from the above estimate. Kossuth was devastated by the Austrian army approaching the city. On the one hand, he urgently mobilized the young and old in Budapest to defend their home and country, and on the other hand, he also asked Artur to go south to rescue immediately.

Of course, how could Artur listen to him at this time. He sat on the Diaoyutai in the north and watched Wendisch Gretz and Kossuth die in Budapest so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

A fierce battle lasted for two weeks. Once Buda and most of Pest fell into the hands of Wendisch Gretz. It was not until Altur felt that the Austrian army was almost exhausted that he quickly went south to fight Wendisch. Gretz was caught off guard, and after annihilating more than 10,000 Austrian troops, he drove Wendisch Gretz back to Vienna.

After this battle, Kossuth really suffered unspeakably. The 50,000 recruits that he managed to accumulate were almost consumed, which made him, the chairman of the National Defense Committee, quite embarrassing.

The most frightening thing is not the embarrassment, but the fact that Kossuth basically blamed Kosut for the bad points of this battle, while most of the glory of victory went into Altur's pocket. Because of his "timely" return, he became a hero in the eyes of the people of Budapest and Hungary.

On the other hand, Kossuth is not a human being inside and out, and the anger in his belly can be measured without a thermometer. Anyway, although the Hungarians temporarily won the battle after this battle, they basically exhausted their vitality. The most important thing is that the internal divisions became more obvious. Although Kossuth could not do anything to Artur for the time being, But he also regards him as a thorn in the flesh, trying every means to make trouble with him.

For example, when replenishing after the war, Kossuth used an excuse to delay Altur's troops again and again, neither giving guns and ammunition, nor giving priority to replenishing the source of depleted troops. If it wasn't for the rations, there was really no excuse not to give Kossuth a grain of food.

As a result, Altur, who had just made a big splash, was naturally very unhappy. He felt that he was a savior and a hero. If it wasn't his plan, where would the victory come from now? But Kossuth is jealous of being able to persecute him, so don't blame him for being rude!