Chapter 761 It's Over

Artur was like a shooting star, his brilliance quickly faded even more suddenly. Not long after the fall of Pest, he led the remnant army and surrendered to Paskovich voluntarily.

This guy sometimes really feels like something is missing. You can talk about his ability, he is really good, otherwise he would not be the chairman of the National Defense Committee, and he once beat the Austrian to the ground to prove his military talent.

So Altur is not incapable, on the contrary, his ability is stronger than most nobles in this era. So why did he end up like this in the end, being put into a cage by Paskovich as a gift to Franz Karl I who had just ascended the throne as emperor?

The reason may also be found in his character. He is indeed a man of ruthlessness and can explode into a small universe to make a career, but at the same time he is too realistic and does not have a strong insistence on ideals.

Every action and every move of his is based on a philosophy-it must be possible to do it, otherwise he will not do it at all.

This raises the question, is revolution or the independence of the Hungarian nation an easy thing to do in this era?

If you analyze objectively and rationally, you will find that there are many obstacles, and the difficulties are not ordinary. It can almost be said that it is an impossible task.

However, Altur just participated in such an earth-shattering great cause, and became a key figure in it. In this way, the problem becomes bigger. Whenever the critical moment comes, his rationality will tell him that a certain thing cannot be done, so he refuses to do it.

In this way, when the difficulties become more and more serious, there is probably only one way for Artur, and that is to surrender!

In other words, his character is not the kind of person who can change the world and create miracles. He is a mortal who is not persistent enough and easily gives up halfway. He is more suitable to be the second in command. Step by step, his fate may be very different.

It's a pity that there are no such people in Hungary. Bajani and Szechenyi are too conservative, and Kossuth's skills are not big enough and his structure is not wide enough. He was doomed, that's what he looked like at most!

Vishniak sighed: "Paskovich picked up a big gift bag this time!"

Indeed, Altur is the big gift bag. To be honest, Paskovic's performance in quelling the rebellion this time is really not good. It took so long to prepare, and it took almost a year. If Count Radeski hadn't suddenly led 50,000 troops back to Vienna to help in the battle, I'm afraid Artur and Kossuth would not have collapsed so quickly.

Paskovic's performance can only be described as lackluster,

If it weren't for the large number of Russian troops and Duke Mikhail to contain and harass the Hungarians from the flanks, he would not be able to cross the Hungarians' northern defense line.

But as the old saying goes, fools are blessed with fools. The mediocre Paskovich picked up the big gift package of Artur for nothing, it's like pie in the sky, okay?

Vishniak wondered: "Why did Artur decide to surrender to Paskovich? When did that old Qiuba get in touch with Artur?"

In fact, many people have this question, and most people think that Paskovich must have done something, such as negotiating terms with Altur, and then the latter will voluntarily surrender to the Russian army.

But Li Xiao knew that this was not true, and he knew why Artur surrendered to Paskovich. The reason is simple: "Fear of death!"

Li Xiao calmly answered Vishniak's question, but the latter obviously didn't understand and asked in confusion, "Afraid of death? Why?"

Li Xiao sneered and said, "It's not a good thing the Austrians did. They shot Bajani and many other high-level Hungarians!"

Vishniak and Boris, you look at me, I look at you, because their brains are still a little bit unturned. This causal relationship seems to be that Artur took the initiative to ask Paskovich because he was afraid of being executed by Austria. Qi surrendered, but if he didn't make a deal with Paskovic, why did the latter want to save his life? Our Russian army doesn't seem to have the reputation of being a benevolent and righteous teacher, okay?

"Paskovic is the one who cares about face the most," Li Xiao explained calmly, "this time his performance in countering the rebellion was not to mention a mess, and it was also lackluster. If he still thinks about the title of prince, he must have a bright spot, and then Al Tur took the initiative to send a bright spot, and with his personality, it is very possible to save Altur's life!"

Looking at Vishniak, Li Xiao said again: "As for Artur, he probably thinks that as long as he doesn't fall into the hands of the Austrians, his chances of survival will be much higher. If he falls into the hands of the Austrians , I am afraid that he will be shot immediately, and if he can live another day, it will be a day!"

Vishniak and Boris suddenly realized, because the possibility is really not small, for example, Baojani, whether he died unjustly or not, it should be said that he was a little bit unjustly. First of all, he is an earl, and the title of earl was given by the Habsburg family. Generally speaking, he cannot be punished as a doctor. Nobles, especially high-ranking nobles, still have the privilege of retaining dignity.

Generally speaking, like Baojani, depriving all titles and titles and exiling them to the wilderness to survive in the wilderness will be the end of the matter, so that people will not be killed directly.

Especially considering that there is still a big difference between this and Kossuth. From the beginning to the end, he is only fighting for the right of Hungarian national self-determination, not seeking to completely get rid of Austrian independence, and has always served as a channel for communication and negotiation between Austria and Hungary.

People like this have been executed in Austria, which is really a bit too much. Considering that after being captured, Baujani was publicly executed after he attempted suicide on his own initiative. This is simply an accusation of Austria's brutality.

If Baojani didn't know that he must die, why did he ask for death?

In this way, Austria and the Habsburg family were simply nailed to the shame of the nobles, and considering that on the same day, Austria also executed twelve other leaders of the Hungarian uprising, most of them were not Aristocrats are social celebrities, this method is too bloody!

So much so that even a second pole like Altur was frightened, and would rather surrender to the Russians than bow to the Austrians. Tell me how bad the impact is.

"The Austrians seem to be ready to make an example!" Boris exclaimed.

Vishniak snorted contemptuously: "It's too stupid, the Austrians are not worth the candle!"