Chapter 1191 The End of the Road (Part 1)
Kossuth's heart suddenly went cold. He thought he could put on a good show of flooding the Seventh Army, but now it seems that
Kossuth adjusted his mood briefly, and then asked.
"What about the Austrian losses?"
"Twenty-seven hundred and twelve were killed, nineteen thousand and thirty-three were wounded, and four thousand one hundred were missing."
"How come there are so few?"
Kossuth reacted immediately.
"How do you know so well?"
"The Austrians put all this in the newspapers."
Luojia explained helplessly, Kossuth's heart became even colder, and this time there was no chance to make amends. It's not difficult to block people's access to information, at least Kossuth thinks so.
However, the capitulationists and wallflowers in Hungary are different. If this information can reach them, it proves that they have also obtained this information.
If those people fall to the Austrian side, then the government of the Hungarian Empire will be paralyzed.
In fact, Kossuth thought too much. Due to Franz's liquidation policy, the Hungarian leaders did not dare to surrender. Even if they surrendered, liquidation would not be avoided.
After all, there is an old saying that "blocking someone's way of making money is like killing one's parents", and another saying that "impeding the interests of a vested group is like killing one's life for money."
There is no doubt that Franz took these two things to the extreme. Not only would he confiscate most of their property, he would also make them bear the debt of liberating the serfs, and he might even send them to work in Africa to repay the money.
In addition to property liquidation, the consequences of surrender may also be physical liquidation. For example, Tyutkale and a group of senior Budapest officials were almost all executed.
Therefore, all the top leaders of the Hungarian Empire, as well as those officials who participated in the Hungarian Empire's government, had a sworn hatred against Franz. They would rather die than surrender to the Austrian Empire.
"Did the plan to blow up Busen Dam fail?"
Kossuth has used his last strength in Austria, and also has the help of the British. In theory, this plan will be absolutely foolproof.
In fact the plan did succeed.
With the cooperation of traitors within the Austrian Empire and the British, they found a gap that should not have existed and successfully blasted a tiny gap in the dam.
However, it was this seemingly insignificant scar that caused more than a year of efforts by tens of thousands of people to be wiped out in a few hours.
The diversion of the river that Kossuth imagined did not happen, only the devastating impact of the cold floods around Budapest.
"have no idea."
It is a pity that after the explosion of the Busen Dam, the Austrian Empire began full martial law, and the news of the Hungarian spies could not spread at all.
They knew only what Franz wanted them to know.
Kossuth slumped down on the chair and whispered.
"As long as Baujani opens up the passage to Transylvania, we will still have hope."
"His Majesty the President, Marshal Baojani, he."
"Did he succeed? I knew it! Those Transylvanians were vulnerable! Even that coward Artur came close to victory.
Great, let's break out to the west now! As long as we hide in the mountains of Transylvania, the Austrians will never be able to do anything to us again!
If that doesn't work, we can go to Moldavia, Wallachia, or the Ottomans! We have a lot to do in the future! "
Kossuth clenched his fists and roared loudly.
"Marshal Baojani, he escaped from the battle"
The room instantly became quiet and depressing. Kossuth put his hands on the table without saying a word. Everyone looked at each other. Some people even loosened their collars in the winter. I don't know if it was because the charcoal stove in the room was burning too hot or something else. reason.
"Close the door."
Kossuth's guards immediately closed the door with a heavy muffled sound.
"Damn Baojani! Without my support, he is nothing!
I should have killed him, Baniyat, and those duplicitous nobles long ago! They have been intermarrying with the Austrians for a long time and have long since lost the blood of the Huns!
What a bunch of damn cowards! I'm so angry! "
(Borrowed from the movie "Downfall")
After drinking a full glass of laudanum, Kossuth regained his strength.
"The news is blocked and the public cannot know about this. Do you understand?"
"As you command!"
However, as soon as the door opened, Debrecen's police chief burst in.
"No! No! The Austrians are coming!"
This time Kossuth was really frightened.
Budapest is only 230 kilometers away from Debrecen. If Hainau desperately marches in a hurry, he can reach it within ten days.
If they are besieged again, it is difficult to say whether the Austrians will still be lenient.
"Go out and take a look!"
Kossuth rushed out of the room in one quick step.
Then he saw leaflets like snowflakes all over the sky, as well as huge airships.
Kossuth grabbed a leaflet, which read clearly:
"The Huns provoked provocations, invaded our territory, and massacred our people. Some members of the royal family also sacrificed their lives for the country. The empire was furious and vowed to quell the Huns' rebellion and return our mountains and rivers.
In order to avoid catastrophe, the imperial subjects in the city were asked to leave Debrecen within three days. The imperial army will launch a general offensive in three days, and everything will be destroyed by then.
This is a country that refuses to surrender. "
Kossuth tore the leaflet into pieces, then pointed to the sky and shouted.
"Get those damn things down!"
Kossuth's order spread throughout the city immediately, and soldiers raised their guns and fired. Some even raised their guns on a whim.
However, these actions were of no use at all. Instead, the sound of gunfire and artillery attracted more people to watch.
What was even more terrifying was that the falling bullets and shells caused a great catastrophe in Debrecen. Many people and buildings were hit by bullets, and some areas were bombarded, and even several fires were caused.
The people, who were already frightened by the airship, became more and more frightened under the stimulation of leaflets and guns, and the city was in chaos.
Those leaflets were not declarations of war. They also wrote about the recent situation of the Hun Empire. In particular, Bautjanni's desertion from the battlefield dealt a heavy blow to Kossuth, so he was so afraid of those leaflets.
But now, he doesn't need to be afraid of those leaflets, because they are everywhere in the city.
Kossuth's chief of staff suggested closing the city gates immediately and not allowing anyone to leave the city, so that when the Austrians arrived, they would have to face 200,000 real "Huns" who would fight to the death.
But what was the point? How many 200,000 people had the Austrians defeated? Kossuth shook his head and couldn't remember clearly.
"Your Majesty! This is our only chance!"
Kossuth patted his staff on the shoulder and pointed to the platform.
"Look, the city is finished. This is the real purpose of the Austrians."