Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth IX does not admit the account
What this person is most afraid of is being drifting off. Take Artur for example. If he wasn't drifting off, he would feel that he was really a hero and Kossuth was nothing. If he could calm down and think about it, he would find out.
The little victory before was not worth mentioning at all!
Because the situation in Hungary has not fundamentally improved, the Russian army in the north is still pressing hard, and although the main force of the Austrian army in the west has been severely damaged, it has not completely lost its offensive power. Once Radeski is in Italy
The situation has been opened up. Once the new and more elite Austrian army arrives on the battlefield, what will Hungary be able to do with it?
After all, Hungary's losses in this battle were not light! The 50,000 defenders of Kossuth were basically half disabled. Although Artur's troops reaped the fruits of victory, they also sacrificed a lot when they annihilated the last 10,000 Austrian troops.
The price of Fei, to put it bluntly, is in urgent need of replenishment.
As for Bem, who has been fighting with Paskovich in the north, although he has many soldiers, he can't draw out any of them. Let's put it this way, after this battle, the hinterland of Hungary has actually been emptied, and there are no new soldiers.
With the replenishment of arms, Kossuth could no longer produce more recruits. What did this leave them with for the final decisive battle with the Austrian army?
There is a saying that Hungary has actually run out of oil at this time. If it can find a way to negotiate an agreement with Austria, there is still a glimmer of hope. But if the agreement cannot be reached and the war continues, then there is really only a dead end.
It is a pity that, with the support of the glorious victory in Budapest, not only Artur was drifting, but the Hungarians were also drifting. After a hasty contact with the Austrian side and more conditions that Austria could not accept, the negotiations broke down.
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Then what? Kossuth and Artur started fighting for power and profit within the National Defense Committee again, which was called a chaos.
Time was wasted in this way, and time is actually the most valuable asset of the Hungarians, because every minute delayed, the situation becomes more unfavorable to them.
At the end of March, just when Vishnyak and Boris finally settled all their business and were about to collect the last payment, something big happened!
Bem, who had been holding on for more than half a year, finally failed to withstand the joint attack of Paskovich and Duke Mikhail. The Transylvanian defense line collapsed, and the front line of the Balkha Mountains was also opened. Five hundred thousand Russians
The army rushed over in darkness from the north and east!
This news was a huge blow to Kossuth. His reputation had already hit rock bottom during the Battle of Budapest. This time, Bem, whom he trusted, suffered another disastrous defeat, which directly led to the parliament launching a no-confidence motion against him.
Kossuth resigned voluntarily before the parliament could vote, probably because he realized that the situation was over. After resigning as chairman of the National Defense Committee, he immediately left Budapest. He first met up with the defeated Behm, and then began to contact Turkey and France.
, prepared to go into exile abroad.
Kossuth's resignation naturally meant that Artur came to power. Artur was overjoyed to become the chairman of the National Defense Committee. He felt that he finally had the opportunity to give full play to his talents and finally show off his talents.
It’s just that there’s really nothing much that can be done about this situation. Look, the Hungarian Communists only have a hundred thousand soldiers left, but the Russian army alone has 500,000 soldiers, plus the Austrians in the west
Army, unless the Hungarians can defeat ten of them one by one, there is no chance of victory at all!
However, Artur felt that his motherland could still be saved. On the one hand, he actively expanded his military and prepared for war. On the other hand, he also sent goodwill signals to Austria through Baujani and other conservatives, hoping to solve the problem through peace talks.
But the situation really left no room for peace talks. With Schwarzenberg humiliatingly bowing to Nicholas I and agreeing to bear one-third of military expenditures and borrowing money from Russia, Russia and Austria had reached a high level.
Consistent, this means that Schwarzenberg must have an explanation for Nicholas I.
What kind of explanation? That is zero tolerance for the revolution and the revolutionary party. Therefore, it is impossible to negotiate anything, or even continue negotiations. The goodwill released by Baujani and others to Austria from various channels has simply been blocked.
Ignoring it, the Austrian army was actively recovering its blood and preparing for the final decisive battle, while on the other hand it was waiting for Count Radeski to solve the Italian problem as soon as possible.
But Artur didn't know this. This man actually knew little about politics, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to disobey Kossuth's order and cause such an incident. He felt that things were not that bad, and he still had illusions about the future.
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Under the control of such illusions, some of his actions are very questionable. For example, the issue of arms transactions. Vishniak has repeatedly urged the National Defense Committee to pay the balance as soon as possible, but Kossuth has been delaying for many reasons.
It's as simple as having no money.
Now that Kossuth has stepped down, Vishniak naturally has no choice but to ask for money from the trustworthy chairman Artur. Naturally, it is impossible for Artur to generate money, but he is a little different from Kossuth, that is, he is more rogue.
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"The balance? Of course we will pay the balance, but I think we should update our cooperation methods and conduct transactions in a more fair and reasonable way!"
Facing Vishnyak who wanted the account, Artur said shamelessly: "Only after completing a new transaction should we pay the balance of the previous transaction... These payments are not deliberately withheld by us, but
As a quality deposit, because quite a few of the weapons you sold to us have quality problems, our soldiers have responded to them many times. We can only pay the balance if you promise to replace or repair the damaged weapons or parts.
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Vishnyak was not stupid. He knew that Artur was playing hooligans as soon as he heard it. The agreement they had reached with Kossuth was clearly written in black and white. The weapons and ammunition were purchased and sold. Once the transaction was inspected, it would be regarded as Hungary.
By default, the weapons and ammunition received are all qualified, so there are no quality issues.
In other words, as long as the Hungarian side signs to receive the goods, they will have to consider themselves unlucky even if they receive a pair of scrap metal. There is no such thing as the balance payment as a quality deposit.
"Then I don't care!" Artur was shameless enough to act like a hooligan. He waved his hand and said: "I am the chairman of the National Defense Committee and must be responsible for the quality of weapons and equipment... I don't recognize the practices of the Kossuth era at all.
, either you start a new transaction and we pay the balance, or the balance is withheld as a quality deposit, it’s your choice!”