Chapter Eighty-Eight, Flooding the Seventh Army

It's not so simple to sell your teammates, and the revolutionaries are not stupid, so how can they not guard against these nobles?

From the very beginning, Kossuth refused to allow the big nobles to participate in the affairs of the Provisional Government, and both Shemir and Gorge, both bourgeois aristocrats, had completed the transformation from aristocrats to capitalists.

From the point of view of interests, the independent Republic of Hungary was more in line with their interests, so the two sides reached a cooperation and jointly formed a provisional government.

The Hungarian aristocracy has degenerated, even those of them who have transformed into capitalists are no exception, they can make money lying down, so why continue to work hard?

On the contrary, most of the revolutionaries led by Kossuth were descendants of the declining aristocracy, and because they were poor and white, they became entrepreneurs, and their abilities did not deteriorate significantly.

In the struggle for power in the provisional government, these salted fish aristocrats naturally lost to entrepreneurs who dared to fight.

Semir is a smart man, but because he is too smart, he does not dare to do anything to the Provisional Government without being sure.

If it were to be replaced by a revolutionary, it would be estimated that the result would be reversed. A coup d'état can be staged with a few hundred men, and as long as the head of the provisional government is controlled, the whole situation is decided.

"Let's wait and see, let's find a way to bring some people over, and then we will do it when the time is right!" Shermir thought for a moment and said

Gorgay naturally won't object, don't look at what he said lightly, in fact, he really has no bottom in his heart.

The people's hearts are unpredictable, who knows if any of these people under his command are inclined to the revolutionary party, and if the news leaks out, the revolutionaries will not strike first?

"No problem, Mr. Shermir, but what are we going to do with the Austrians?" Gorgey asked with concern

Obviously, by this time they had already gotten involved with the Austrian government, making the same move as they did in history – selling out their teammates.

"It doesn't matter, the Austrians just want us to get rid of the leaders of the revolutionary party and discuss all other issues." Shemir said confidently

There are left-wing forces in Hungary and right-wing forces, with left-wing forces, led by Kossuth, advocating the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of an independent Hungarian Republic.

The right-wing forces, led by Shemir and Istfan, advocated moderate reform of the social system and hoped to cooperate closely with the Habsburgs.

There is no doubt that the relations between the Hungarian right-wing forces and the Austrian government are still good, even if the Vienna government abolishes serfdom and moves their land, isn't there still a land ransom money?

Anyway, it's all about price, as long as the money is in place, then there is no problem.

Whether the interests of others can be guaranteed, Shemir does not know, at least he is sure that the interests of those of them who stand with the Vienna government can be guaranteed.

Of course, in order to get more benefits, they must show the Vienna government that they are worth existing.

If they do nothing but get close to the Viennese government politically, then when the Austrian army comes in, it is estimated that there will be no place for them in the spoils 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 Denbinski, and he did not know that the capitulation faction in the government was ready to exchange their heads for merit.

Henrik Dembinski marked all the important locations on the map of the city defense and distributed his forces according to the actual situation.

After all this was done, Henrik Denpinski greeted Kossuth: "Mr. Kossuth, the city defense of Budapest can only go so far, it is unrealistic to keep the enemy out, and the main combat mission next is street fighting."

In street fighting, the combat effectiveness of the regular army will be greatly weakened, and with the help of building bunkers, the National Guard will have an advantage in familiarizing themselves with the terrain.

As long as we can work together, we can stalemate with the enemy for at least two to three months, and the enemy may even withdraw from Budapest because of heavy losses! ”

Kossuth asked expectantly: "General Henrik, you are a famous European general, what can we do now to inflict heavy damage or annihilate the enemy army?" ”

If the Republic of Hungary is to survive, it must defeat the Austrian Empire, and only two or three months of delay will still be of no use to the overall situation.

Henrik Denpinski shook his head and said: "It is a pity, Mr. Kossuth, that such a thing would not have been possible even if Napoleon the Great had been reborn!"

We have to admit that the Hungarian National Guard is still a big step behind the Austrian army in terms of combat effectiveness, and there is a huge gap between us and the enemy in terms of weapons and equipment, and even in terms of strength, we are at a disadvantage.

Aside from the fact that we control Budapest and can defend the city, we don't have any advantage, and it would be very unwise to take the liberty of fighting the enemy in such a situation. ”

Kossuth nodded in disappointment, this conclusion had also been made by the generals of the Provisional Government, even more pessimistic than Henrik Denbinsky's.

The biggest problem was 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 inclined to the Emperor than the Provisional Government.

If there is a referendum as the revolutionary party slogan shouts, it is estimated that they will still be disgraced.

It is easier to destroy than to build, and after the establishment of the Republic of Hungary, it brought everyone a picture of the pie, and the ordinary people did not get any substantial benefits, except for some capitalists who made a fortune in national difficulties.

The people's war could not be launched, and in the short term, the republican government just wanted to buy the hearts and minds of the people, and it 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, if you hold on for a long time, you will lose, and now that Budapest has broken off its ties with the outside world, if we can't break the current situation, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long.

There is a huge amount of grain stored in the city of Budapest, and theoretically we can hold on for a year, but in practice we all know that once the enemy decides to be ruthless, there are ways to conquer the city! General Behm, the military leader of the revolutionary party, questioned

"Do you mean flooding? No, it can't be! Unless the enemy wanted to turn the Hungarian plain into a swamped country, they wouldn't do that.

Judging by the current situation, the enemy has no plans to build a dam upstream. As long as the Vienna government had taken into account the influence of public opinion, they would not have done so! Henrik Denbinski affirmed

Kossuth's face changed drastically, what seemed impossible to the military was different in the eyes of politicians, and if Budapest could not be conquered for a long time, from the position of the Vienna government, it would be impossible to make such a decision?