Flooded Budapest, if it is in the future, is not a big deal at all, at least Franz has seen news of flooding Budapest several times.
However, if people build a dam on the upper Danube and use the power of the flood to attack Budapest, then the consequences will be serious. Budapest is finished, but so are the farmlands and cities downstream.
If the local Hungarian people were all supporters of the Revolutionaries, then no need to think about it, the Austrian army would have done this long ago.
However, now the supporters of the Habsburg dynasty are obviously more than the supporters of the Hungarian republican government.
Franz's thoughts Kossuth did not know, and when he heard the news that the city might be flooded, he knew that Budapest could not be held.
Thinking from another perspective, if he stood in the position of the Vienna government, no matter how serious the consequences and the heavy price paid, he would choose to destroy the Hungarian Republic. This is the perspective of the politicians.
"No, General Henrik Dembinski. Politicians are far less moral than you think, and what can't the rotten Austrian government do
The displacement of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian people is not a big deal in the eyes of Austrians! " Kossuth said solemnly.
At least in his mind, the lives of hundreds of thousands of Hungarians is a bargaining chip that can be discarded. If the final victory can be obtained, it is acceptable for this sacrifice to be several times larger.
This can be seen in the repression of the workers' and peasants' movements by the republican government. Since the establishment of the Hungarian Republic in 1848, more people have been killed in the suppression of the workers' and peasants' movement than in the Kingdom of Hungary in the past decade.
This is almost the commonality of bourgeois governments in this era. While shouting for freedom and liberating productive forces, they raised the butcher's knife to the working people.
"Mr. Kossuth, if the enemy wants to flood Budapest, everything we do will be in vain, and our personal strength is insignificant in the face of the monstrous flood.
I suggest that you immediately prepare for the future, save the fire of the revolution as much as possible, and continue this sacred cause. ' said Henrik Dembinski, frowning.
This is also the experience of the Poles, but what kind of setbacks have been experienced, the fire of the revolution has not been quenched. Of course, in the wave that was killed by the Soviets, they were unlucky to encounter a ruthless character.
"Let's not take the initiative to attack, concentrate our strength to fight a bloody path, so as not to implicate the people in the city and suffer from the war!" Pei Duofei couldn't help but suggested.
As a hot-blooded young man, he couldn't let the whole city's people be buried with him, but unfortunately he didn't care about these issues.
Kossuth shook his head and said: "To take the initiative to attack is undoubtedly hitting the stone with an egg, and now the enemy is hoping that we will take the initiative to send it to the door.
Even if the enemy wants to flood Budapest, the Vienna government cannot make up its mind immediately after the attack is setback, and this is our chance.
The Venetian War has reached a critical moment, the Austrians are still fighting the Italian state, and as long as our allies win this war, the situation will change.
The decadent Austrian government does not have the courage to fight. When the time comes, the enemy will be troubled inside and outside. We will ask the French to mediate, and the revolutionary cause will be successful! "
Obviously, due to the long-term failure, Kossuth no longer believes that the Hungarians can achieve national independence alone, but pinned their hopes on the intervention of international forces.
Henrik-Dempinski warned: "Mr Kossuth, from a military point of view, I have to remind you that the chances of the Italian state winning this war are very slim.
Of the four Italian states, only the Kingdom of Sardinia is investing in the bloody battle with Austria. Even if they conquered Venice by chance, they did not have the strength to support Hungary. "
The allies in the Italian region are unreliable, and the French are even more unreliable. They are still making revolutions themselves, and they still want to interfere in the Hungarian revolution
"No, we still have allies. The Ottoman Empire, the feud of the Habsburg dynasty, has just completed its institutional reform. We can also ask them to intervene in this war!" Kossuth said fiercely
He has already made up his mind that the big deal is to cede Transylvania to the Ottoman Empire. As long as Hungary can become independent, it is acceptable to pay part of the price.
Since 1792, the Ottoman Empire has been undergoing reforms, from the initial military reform, to the introduction of technology, to economic reform, and finally to political reform.
In this era, the Ottoman Empire was still progressive. They followed the systems of European countries to reform, although they had not yet achieved the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the army.
"No, the Ottoman Empire and Hungary have a blood feud for a hundred years, and cooperating with them will undoubtedly lead the wolf into the house!" Petofi hurriedly objected.
Open the Hungarian history book, and the battle with the Ottoman Empire occupies nearly half of the content. Both sides have been fighting for hundreds of years. Now cooperating with the Ottoman Empire is completely scheming with tigers.
Moreover, the hatred accumulated by the people is not something they can control. Religious belief is a hurdle that cannot be overcome. If the Hungarian soldiers and the Ottoman army are allowed to fight together, it is estimated that infighting will begin before the battle begins.
Kossuth said firmly: "For the great cause of revolution, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed. The Ottoman Empire is indeed our enemy, but on the issue of dealing with Austria, our position is the same.
As long as Hungary can gain independence, other issues can be resolved in the future. At that time, the British, the French and even the whole of Europe will be our allies! "
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The plan can't keep up with the changes. Just when Kossuth was preparing to unite with the Ottoman Empire, another change took place on the Venice battlefield.
"Three minutes of heat" is a very apt term to describe the Italians, whose fighting spirit has been sapped by several days of fighting.
The battle of Trento, a key point on the battlefield, was even more the focus. Marshal Bardorio ordered three days to capture Trento. As a result, three days later, Trento was still Austria's Trento.
The artillery had reached the front, and still nothing. Even during this period, Marshal Bardorio sent reinforcements from another division, but no progress was made.
After the officers and soldiers exchanged their life-saving experience, the casualty rate of the Sardinian Kingdom's army dropped sharply, and the daily casualties were controlled within three digits.
Originally, the number of casualties decreased, which should be a good thing, but the problem is that the decrease in casualties is based on the premise that the soldiers are passively avoiding the war, which is not wonderful.