Kuza's anger will not solve any problem, because the situation will deteriorate quickly. When the Russian army approaches the gates of Bucharest, it will be a doomsday scene of earth-shattering.
And this day is really not too far away, because Duke Mikhail, who has concentrated his troops and is fighting steadily, is almost crushing Bucharest in a crushing manner. No matter how stubborn Kuza is, he can only block the car.
It was not only Kuza who tried to practice driving with his hands, but also Kossuth who was far away in Hungary. Of course, his situation was different and it was not the last moment yet. In fact, he felt that his situation was pretty good at the moment.
A series of victories against Croatia made his reputation grow day by day, and the deal with Li Xiao allowed him to arm an army of thirty thousand men.
With these troops, he believed that he would be able to enter Vienna and completely end the rule of the Habsburg family. By then, a brand new Hungary would be born in his hands, and history would also record it in great detail - he will
He is the founding father of the new Hungary!
However, Kossuth's good feeling about himself was immediately shattered, because the herald brought very bad news - the northern border was once again attacked by the Russian army, and some outposts and fortresses had been captured by the Russian army.
"Damn Russians! It's them doing bad things again!"
Kossuth has never liked Russia. Every time he was about to show off his power, the Russians would come and cause trouble. Last time, he was planning to lead all the main forces south, but Paskovich was on the border.
His frequent activities forced him to leave tens of thousands of people behind to monitor the movements of the Russian army. Otherwise, he would definitely be able to wipe out the rebellious Croats in the south. Where would he give these bastards a chance to escape from the encirclement!
Today, just as he was about to put his newly formed 30,000-strong army into the battle in Vienna, the Russians came out again, which meant that no matter what, he had to send more troops to the northern border again.
"Approximately how many Russians are there?" Kossuth asked with suppressed anger.
"The preliminary estimate is around 80,000 people!"
This number shocked Kossuth. This number is so astonishing. In these days, a battle of 30,000 to 50,000 people was considered a battle, and a fight of 100,000 people was considered a big battle. And the one who fought in the Battle of Waterloo back then was
The scale is unprecedented and is almost considered irreproducible.
And the Russians have 80,000 people at once. Are they going to kill him in one fell swoop?
Kossuth instinctively doubted the authenticity of the numbers. He felt that the Russians wanted to counter rebellions in Wallachia and Moldavia and also intervene in the Hungarian revolution. It was impossible to cover everything. How could they invest so many people in the first place?
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Actually, Kossuth's suspicion has no scientific basis, because with Russia's national strength, it is completely capable of investing 500,000 to 600,000 people to fight a super war, but now it only intervenes in Wallachia and Moldavia.
How many people were involved?
To put it bluntly, Kossuth didn't want to believe that the situation was so bad and was still taking chances.
The question is how could Russia, especially the already furious Paskovich, let him get away with it? In fact, the invading troops numbered as many as 100,000, and 80,000 was really less!
"How about adding 10,000 troops to the Northern Army?"
Kossuth actually only wanted to give five thousand, because what he wanted most was to attack Vienna and solve the problem once and for all. He believed that as long as he captured Vienna, he would destroy the Habsburg family, the core of evil, and the Austrians
It will collapse immediately, and then you can enjoy victory.
"not enough!"
Bem was the first to pour cold water on him. The Polish general pointed out unceremoniously: "There are only less than 50,000 troops on the northern border. It is very difficult to face a Russian army twice the size of our own. What's more,
What's more, the Russians may increase their troops. It would be safer to give them at least 20,000 troops. It would be better..."
Bem wanted to say that it would be best to give him thirty thousand, but looking at Kossuth's face he knew it was impossible, so he simply didn't say anything further.
Kossuth pondered for a moment and asked with a hint of luck: "If I order the Northern Army to hold on and hold off the Russians, how long can I probably hold on?"
Bem was stunned for a moment when he was asked. He probably guessed what Kossuth wanted to do, but it was definitely a dangerous situation, so he answered seriously: "No more than three months at most..."
Kossuth asked again with hope: "If we concentrate all our efforts, can we take Vienna within three months?"
Bem sighed. He knew this was the result. Kossuth still wanted to take the risk, but he really wasn't optimistic about this strategy.
So he answered bluntly: "It's difficult, unless there is a miracle! You must consider that once the Northern Army is completely defeated or eliminated, then our isolated heavy troops will be surrounded under the city of Vienna and will probably be completely annihilated.
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Kossuth really wanted to shut Bem's mouth, because he wanted to hear Bem agree with his plan, at least in general, so that the soldiers would have more morale, and with this encouragement, they might be able to defeat Vienna in one fell swoop.
Got it?
But Bem said the words he least wanted to hear, painting the future in such a dark light. Wasn't this destroying his prestige? For a moment, he felt that he had made a mistake in appointing Bem as chief of staff. This Polish bastard had no idea what he wanted to hear.
I don’t understand what it means to use people’s morale.
The same thought also appeared in Bem's mind. He also regretted taking over such a mess. If it were not for Poland's independence, he would not want to deal with the Hungarians! Especially the Kossuth in front of him who does not understand military affairs at all!
At this time, Kossuth spoke: "We Hungarians have always been good at creating miracles. If we can defeat Austria once, we can defeat them a second time! I firmly believe that victory will belong to the great Hungary!"
Bem was a little speechless. If victory could be obtained by shouting slogans, then Poland would have won countless times. The reality is that it is difficult for the enemy to be strong and we are weak to stand firm, let alone take the initiative to attack? Isn't this a way to die!
It's just that Bem knew that he was not the commander-in-chief, but only the chief of staff. He had no right to decide where to fight. He could only formulate a combat plan based on the commander-in-chief's goals.
"Then we must add at least 10,000 troops to the Northern Army! Let them hold on to the danger and delay the Russian army as much as possible, while the main force of our army presses towards Vienna as quickly as possible, striving to eliminate the main force of the Austrian army as soon as possible, and then move northward
Reinforce the Northern Army."
To be honest, Kossuth is still not satisfied. He still doesn't want to give those 10,000 reinforcements. He would rather keep this precious force in Vienna instead of throwing it out to fight with the Russian army. In his opinion, the latter is useless.
Meaningless.
But neither Bem nor the other generals agreed with such a risk, and in the end he had no choice but to reluctantly send more than 10,000 reinforcements...