Chapter 757: The Death of Hungary (Part 2)

When the first Battle of Buda broke out, the situation was extremely unfavorable for Kossuth. As mentioned earlier, Kossuth's plan was to let Altur block the Austrian army in Bratislava, so he didn't plan for the decisive battle with Wendisch Gretz in Buda at all.

It can be said that when Bratislava fell and the Austrian army approached the city, Kossuth was a little caught off guard, and he was not mentally prepared at all.

Because according to Kossuth's original plan, Altur will hold back the Austrian army on the front line of Bratislava, using strong barricades and fortifications to consume the vital strength of the Austrian army, while he is actively training recruits and letting Poland Xiao prepares Bem for battle.

Once Bem recovers from the battle against Paskovich at the eastern foot of the Southern Balka Thousand Mountains, these heroes who have been tempered by the war will go to Bratislava with his newly trained recruits to encircle and Eliminate the main force of the Austrian army.

According to Kossuth's plan and estimation, as long as Altur is strong enough, once the main Austrian army of Wendischgretz is eliminated in Bratislava, it will mean recapturing the opportunity to go straight to the Yellow Dragon in Vienna.

As long as Vienna can be recaptured, this will deal a heavy blow to the Austrian army, and it may force the Austrians to return to the negotiating table, and even force Austria to recognize the possibility of Hungarian independence.

This is Kossuth's total plan. He thinks there are still possibilities. The main thing is that Artur consumes the Austrian army according to his orders, and the main force of Bem is rested and actively returns to the army. He believes that this is the only way for Hungary to win. hoped.

Was there something wrong with Kossuth's calculations?

As if that was the case, as if Artur and Bem really had a chance if they were strong enough. But this is not the case, or this is just the best result when everything goes well, which is theoretically possible.

But in practice this is very difficult to do. Because there are too many necessary conditions in Kossuth's plan, one of the conditions is that Altur can rely on weak forces in Bratislava to hold back and greatly consume Wendisch Gretz's effective strength. And to be honest, this is a bit difficult. If Altur could do it easily, would he give up Bratislava so simply?

Obviously Altur found it very difficult, to the extent that he would rather bear the responsibility of disobeying the order of the Chairman of the National Defense Commission.

Although Artur is not what should be a famous general, he still has the most basic military literacy. He is even better than a layman like Kossuth in military affairs. What he thinks cannot be done, the difficulty is naturally not necessary. Said.

This is still the first necessary condition, Kossuth's plan also has the second necessary condition, that is, Bem must also keep up. It is true that Bem played brilliantly against Paskovic in the north, even a bit outstanding, and gave Paskovic a heavy blow.

The latest fight was another repulsion of Paskovich,

Let Lao Qiu Ba's head is full of bags. But this does not mean that Bem has the spare power to mobilize the main force to leave Balka Thousand Mountains and return to Bratislava or even attack Vienna.

Because Paskovich and the Russian army are really not vegetarians, they are unlikely to be defeated by one or two battles with their absolute superiority in strength. Let's put it this way, the troops in Paskovich's hands are enough to consume Bem in a wheel-to-wheel battle, and Bem's desire to transfer the main force to other battlefields is really wishful thinking.

Unless Bem can fight a battle of siege and annihilate tens of thousands of Russian troops in one fell swoop, then it is possible to stop Paskovich. But the problem is that Bem's defense against Paskovich on the northern line relied on the favorable terrain conditions in the mountains, and he was fighting a blocking war. He didn't have the conditions to fight an annihilation war at all. If he wanted to take the initiative to attack the Russian army, it would be more likely The dumplings made by the Russian army were eaten in one bite.

So Kossuth expects Bem to get enough rest time after repelling Paskovich for the time being, and he can take the main force to Bratislava to fight the annihilation battle, which is really a bit of a dream.

It is more likely that Bem has no time to rest, nor can he spare enough troops to go to Bratislava. Kovic seized the opportunity to penetrate the defence.

In other words, the two necessary conditions that Kossuth relies on are actually insufficient, and the risk is very high. This kind of formation in a purely ideal state is completely divorced from reality. In fact, there is no room for manipulation at all.

It’s just that Kossuth didn’t think so at the time. He was full of confidence in his plan and wishful thinking that he would be able to succeed.

So when he suddenly heard that Altur had lost the gate of Bratislava "without a fight", and that the main force of the Austrian army had already flocked to Buda, he was stunned.

After a brief absence, Kossuth was furious endlessly: "This bastard! Coward! Coward! I want to shoot him! I want to shoot him immediately!"

Needless to say, the person shot must have been Artur. It’s just that it’s not easy for Kossuth to do this, because Artur is not a fool, he naturally knows the consequences of disobeying the order of the chairman of the National Defense Committee, so he cut off all ties with Budapest, and there is no Tell the defense commissioner where he retreated, and a person disappeared, so that Kossuth could not find him at all.

Of course, it would be useless even if Kossuth could find him, because Kossuth would first have to face the menacing Austrian army, and before defeating the Austrian army, he would have nothing to do with Altur.

As a result, Kossuth's life was very difficult, because he had no preparations at all, and Wendisch Gretz was very ruthless in seizing the opportunity, and his action speed was not ordinary fast. Marching to Buda did not give Kossuth much time to prepare. In addition, Bratislava is not far from Buda's true heart, so it can be said that the day and night are coming, anyway, Kossuth has been trapped, and he is completely in a hurry, okay?

It's not just a matter of hassle, but more importantly, the political influence is extremely bad. Because Kossuth has always announced to the outside world that he will stick to Bratislava and turn it into an insurmountable moat for the Austrians, so that the Austrians will not want to move forward.

The results of it? Bratislava fell before the words fell, and his face was slapped. Both the Hungarian people and the Hungarian national councilors should greet Kossuth from the bottom of their hearts: "What a mess, your uncle!"

It can be said that the sudden fall of Bratislava dealt a huge blow to Kossuth's political reputation, making him extremely passive!