The church in Austria is not a soft persimmon. Although it is now in decline, the church has already colluded with the local nobles.
This is also the reason why Franz was not in a hurry to attack the church. You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to kill enemies one by one. It would be even better if you can turn enemies into friends.
There is no doubt that the members of the Austrian church are not worthy of him to win over. These people are rich and oily, and they hinder the development of Austrian society. They are reactionaries full of gold.
Prime Minister Felix said: "His Royal Highness, it is best to postpone the affairs of the church. Not long ago, there was a change in the Papal State. Pope Pius IX went into exile in Naples and has already rescued us.
The cabinet decided to speed up the suppression of the rebellion, defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia, and send troops to the Papal State to help Pius IX take power! "
Obviously, the cabinet government is not a fool, and knows that the church cannot act rashly. Since the Middle Ages, theocracy began to compete with kingship, and now the secular kingship has prevailed, but theocracy still cannot be underestimated.
It's definitely not a good choice to do it directly with them. However, these clerics are not without their nemesis, and Austrian Catholicism is also under the leadership of the Holy See.
Now the Papal State has changed, and Austria needs to lend a helping hand. After this is done, can Pius IX still not reciprocate
Franz nodded with satisfaction and thought to himself: Sure enough, these old political foxes are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they are accurate when it comes to grasping the timing.
The Pope of Rome is too busy to take care of himself, and he has no hesitation in selling out the Austrian Church for his own benefit. With the Pope's top tank, the pressure they have to bear will be much less.
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With the order of the Vienna government, the Budapest offensive and defensive battle started.
Now Lieutenant General Julius doesn't have to worry. According to the plan of the Vienna government, Budapest is already dispensable in the future division of administrative divisions, so there is no need to worry about the war destroying the city.
Budapest is actually a merger of Buda and Pest. As early as the Middle Ages, Pest became the capital of Hungary, and Buda is just a city separated from Pest by water.
When referring to two cities, they are usually linked together, Budapest or Pestbuda.
After the establishment of the Hungarian Republic, the two cities were merged. Naturally, they would be split after the war, and they would belong to the jurisdiction of two provinces.
"Your Excellency, the Ministry of War has issued an order to siege the city, asking us to take Budapest as soon as possible. What is your opinion?" Lieutenant General Julius asked with concern.
The Bohemian Legion and the Croatian Legion complement each other. This attack on Budapest is only a temporary joint command. Julius must consider the opinions of Governor Josip Jelacic.
"Your Excellency, the Hungarian chaos party is already a turtle in a urn, and conquering Budapest is not a problem, the key is whether the chaos party can be wiped out!
By this time, the Transylvanian regiment had reached the banks of the Tisza, the Austrian regiment was also advancing along the Danube, and a larger circle was being formed outside our circle.
The only way out for these rebels is to flee to the Ottoman Empire. The Sudanese government started major reforms as early as 1839. They have been hostile to the empire for a long time, and there is a high possibility of taking in these chaotic parties.
If they were to merge, it would be very detrimental to the future rule of the Empire in Hungary. Therefore, whether the enemy can be completely wiped out is the key to this war! "
Governor Josip Jelacic is a military politician, and he looks at the problem more from a political point of view. In the long run, it is more meaningful to completely destroy the Hungarian Revolutionary Party than to conquer Budapest.
Lieutenant General Julius said with a wry smile: "It's very difficult to do, the revolutionaries are not as heroic as they boast, and when the momentum is not right, they run faster than rabbits.
It is estimated that now they are ready to go back, we launch the Budapest siege, they will slip away, unless they can be blocked in the city, they cannot be wiped out. "
A loyal member of the Habsburgs, Julius was so hostile to the Revolutionaries that he didn't mind hanging them all if possible.
Franz asked him to be the commander-in-chief, and the main purpose was to let him kill all the criminals who participated or were suspected of participating in the rebellion.
Regardless of whether the rebels could be wiped out, on May 24, 1848, the Austrian army still launched the siege of Budapest. In order to wipe out the heads of the Revolutionary Party, Julius even chose to besiege the city on all sides, which was not militarily desirable.
The contact with the outside world of the Hungarian Republic was completely cut off, and Budapest had become an isolated city. Perhaps it was because the Austrian army let the artillery fire into the city recklessly.
Budapest
Since the sound of the siege cannons, this ancient city has become noisy, the main battle faction and the faction are quarreling, and some people with hands and eyes are looking for a way back, and the pressure on the Kossuth government has increased greatly.
"Count Shemiel, the revolutionaries are still unwilling to compromise, what should we do now?" Gorge asked with a headache
"General Gorge, how many people in the National Guard are under our command?" Shemir asked with concern
"Kossuth has begun to doubt us. He asked Bem to take over the military power in my hands half a month ago, and now he has invited the famous Polish general Henrik Dembinski to preside over the city defense affairs.
If I do it now, I can command thirteen thousand troops, but these people are still scattered in various troops and cannot be concentrated! "Gorge replied in embarrassment.
"waste!"
This was Shamir's first reaction. As the War Minister of the Provisional Government, he did not have a reliable army in his hands.
Thirteen thousand people? This is obviously fooling people. If they still have so many direct-line troops in their hands, they would have turned against the revolutionaries long ago.
You must know that the Hungarian National Guard Gorge was one-handedly involved in the formation. As a member of the bourgeois aristocracy, they could stuff a lot of people into it.
Up to now, it has been trumped up by the revolutionaries. Apart from using "rubbish" to describe it, Shemir can never think of a better word.
"General Gorge, I'm not asking how many people are inclined to us, but how many people can you use without attracting attention from the outside world? It's immediately, not how many troops can be concentrated!" Shemir explained helplessly.
"Under the condition of not attracting the attention of the outside world, only five hundred people can be used at most." Gorge replied with a frown.