Chapter 1175 Who will pay the blood debt?

Chapter 1175 Who will pay the blood debt?

Outside Budapest, after receiving the order for a general attack, artillery and rockets never stopped.

Two cities across the river were attacked at the same time, and the whole sky was dyed red by the flames of war. The city walls had already collapsed, and the chaos caused by several fires in the city had already made the city unrecognizable.

The ancient buildings were razed to the ground, and a large number of residential houses were turned into ruins. The air was filled with the smell of dust and gunpowder.

A stray dog ​​walked through the ruins looking for any food to fill its stomach, and suddenly it smelled a fresh corpse.

When the stray dog ​​rushed forward, it found that there were more terrible predators feasting here. It wanted to turn around and run away, but it had no chance.

A man suddenly jumped up and hugged the stray dog's neck. No matter how the dog struggled, it could not escape the fate of having its neck twisted and its internal organs cut open.

Soon a pot of fragrant dog meat soup was cooked. In addition to dog meat, there were also rat meat, cat meat, and some unclear meat in the pot.

People began to eat heartily, but no one spoke. There were only fights and deaths from time to time, and everyone turned a blind eye.

But Qiutkalai began to cry. As the "bravest man in Hungary", he certainly would not surrender, nor did he think of surrendering, because he had a lot of blood on his hands.

He slaughtered 50,000 Germans in the royal estate alone, and more people of other nationalities died in his hands, but only he knew that he had executed the most Hungarians.

Although others did not know or remember it, he knew it very well, because these words lingered in Qiutkalai's mind every day.

But now Kossuth actually did not allow him to retreat. Qiutkalai knew how terrifying the Austrian army outside the city was, and he did not want to die.

Debrecen, the eastern capital of Hungary.

Kossuth slammed the table hard. He never expected that Archduke Stephen would die in Budapest, and before the Austrian army attacked the city.

"What on earth is going on? What is that idiot Tyutkalai doing! As long as Archduke Stefan's family is held as hostage, the Austrian army will not dare to act rashly.

He actually let such an important bargaining chip die inexplicably! He is really a sinner of the Hungarian nation!"

According to the estimation of the Hungarian military, the reason why the Austrian army surrounded Budapest but did not attack it before was most likely because they were afraid of accidental injuries. Apart from that, they could not think of any other reason to make the other party afraid.

"Your Excellency Tyutkalai is already investigating the truth with all his strength. Now we can be sure that Archduke Stefan's family was burned to death."

"Burned to death? Isn't it hanging?"

Kossuth's eyes were almost spitting fire. He really wanted to hang the two rubbish in front of him and then burn them with fire.

"Don't you understand the situation now?"

The conversation between the two confidants almost angered Kossuth to death.

"It may be an accident. The palace where Grand Duke Stefan and his family live now has been in disrepair for a long time. If there is no one to watch over the fire in winter, it is easy to catch fire."

"No! I think it was a murder. It must have been done by someone who had a grudge against Grand Duke Stefan."

"Idiot! Block the news now! When the Austrians attack the city, spread the news that Grand Duke Stefan and his family died in the bombardment of the Austrian army!"

Kossuth's words immediately woke up the dreamer. The two nodded in agreement, but Kossuth became even more angry.

"Then what are you still standing there for? Go quickly!"

"Yes, President, that's a good idea!"

Kossuth sighed as he watched the two people leave.

"Alas, why did these idiots send Grand Duke Stefan to that dilapidated palace? Why did they neglect to take precautions?"

In fact, he knew the answer very well in his heart. Senior government officials and heroes all wanted to live in big houses, and the security in Budapest was very poor. It was natural for everyone to consider their own safety and strengthen the security of their own residences.

Kossuth quickly convinced himself. After all, he lived in the palace of Grand Duke Stefan's family in Budapest.

Of course, at this time in Debrecen, Kossuth also lived in the royal palace and enjoyed the best security guards.

But the blood debt of Grand Duke Stefan's family can be completely attributed to the Austrians, which can also win the sympathy and support of the great powers for Hungary morally.

It's a pity for such an enlightened nobleman. If the Austrian nobles can support Hungary's cause like Grand Duke Stefan's family, the situation in Hungary will be very different at this time.

At this time, Kossuth didn't know that Franz had launched a general mobilization order and issued an order for a full-scale attack on Hungary. He also fantasized that the latter would dismiss Julius von Heinau in anger.

Changing generals on the battlefield will inevitably cause the Austrian army to fall into a short period of chaos, which is a good time for Hungary to counterattack in one fell swoop.

Galicia, Canaan.

The Galician Corps has expanded to 180,000 people at this time, of which 80,000 are composed of Poles, Jews, and Uruks.

This ragtag army will be the main force of this expedition. Many people cannot understand Count Stadion's approach.

Although the Galician Corps had hardly fought any decent wars throughout 1848, this does not mean that the army's combat effectiveness is not strong.

On the contrary, the Austrian Empire from top to bottom believes that the Galician Corps is one of the strongest corps in the Austrian Empire.

Count Stadion's talent is indeed extraordinary. He is a good hand at commanding troops, training troops, and commanding operations. He also has excellent political skills. He has long anticipated today's situation and has been preparing for it for many years.

The Galician Legion is stronger than most legions in terms of personnel quality, weapons and equipment, and number of troops.

Count Stadion had not stood up for a long time. He felt a little dizzy when he stood up suddenly. The cold air entering his lungs was like a needle, but he laughed.

"Warriors of the Empire, citizens, my dear compatriots!

We once lived in a peaceful, prosperous, and united empire, but there is always a small group of people who are greedy and want to oppress and enslave us!

For this, they did not hesitate to provoke a civil war. They called it freedom, and we called it rebellion.

Their so-called beliefs are completely based on lies and deceptions. They said they wanted peace, but they sent troops to attack unarmed civilians.

They said they wanted equality, but they regarded us as second-class citizens. They said they wanted freedom, but they were the only ones who were free. We don't even deserve the most basic dignity!

All of this is just an excuse to usurp the throne, just for the sake of power and profit.

The Austrian Empire once spent hundreds of years to liberate the land of Hungary from the rule of the Ottomans, but they were not grateful, but instead repaid kindness with hatred.

These crazy barbarians have slaughtered nearly three million loyal people of the Austrian Empire, and now they don't even intend to let the royal family go.

Just imagine, if one day they rule this country, will we still have a chance to survive?"