It wasn't easy to sell out their teammates. The Revolutionaries weren't fools. How could they not guard against these nobles?
From the beginning, Kossuth refused the participation of the great nobles in the affairs of the interim government. Both Semir and Gorgay were bourgeois nobles who had completed the transition from nobles to capitalists.
From the perspective of interests, an independent Republic of Hungary was more in line with their interests. Therefore, the two sides reached an agreement and jointly formed the interim government.
The Hungarian nobles had fallen, and even those who had transformed into capitalists were no exception. If they could make money while lying down, why should they continue to work hard?
On the contrary, the Revolutionaries led by Kossuth were mostly descendants of the fallen nobles. Because they were poor, they became entrepreneurs, and their abilities didn't decline significantly.
In the power struggle of the interim government, these idle nobles naturally lost to the entrepreneurs who dared to fight.
Semir was a smart man, but because he was too smart, he didn't dare to make a move against the interim government without confidence.
If it were the Revolutionaries, the result would probably be the opposite. A few hundred people could launch a coup. As long as the head of the interim government was under control, the situation would be set.
"Let's wait and see. We'll find a way to get more people over. When the time is right, we'll make a move!" Semir said after some thought.
Gorgay naturally wouldn't object. Although he sounded relaxed, he really didn't have much confidence.
It was hard to predict people's minds. Who knew if any of these people were inclined to the Revolutionaries? If the news leaked, wouldn't the Revolutionaries have the upper hand?
"No problem, Mr. Semir, but how do we explain to the Austrians?" Gorgay asked with concern.
Obviously, at this time, they had already mixed with the Government of Austria and made the same move as in history — selling out their teammates.
"It doesn't matter. The Austrians only asked us to catch all the leaders of the Revolutionaries. Everything else can be discussed," Semir said confidently.
There were left-wing forces and right-wing forces in Hungary. The left-wing forces, led by Kossuth, advocated the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of an independent Republic of Hungary.
The right-wing forces, led by Semir and István, advocated the moderate improvement of the social system and hoped to cooperate closely with the House of Habsburg.
There was no doubt that the relationship between the Hungarian right-wing forces and the Government of Austria was good. Even if the Government of Vienna abolished serfdom and moved their land, wasn't there still a land ransom?
Anyway, it was a matter of price. As long as the money was in place, there would be no problems.
Semir didn't know if the interests of others could be guaranteed, but he was sure that the interests of those who stood with the Government of Vienna could be guaranteed.
Of course, if they wanted to get more benefits, they had to show the Government of Vienna 'existence.
If they didn't do anything and were only close to the Vienna government, then when the Austrian army invaded, they probably wouldn't have a place in the loot distribution conference.
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On the other side, Head of State Kossuth was busy discussing the issue of city defense with the veteran Polish general, Henrik Dembinski. He still didn't know that the capitulators in the government were ready to exchange their heads for merit.
Henrik Dembinski marked all the important positions on the city defense map and allocated the troops according to the actual situation.
After all this work was done, Henrik Dembinski greeted Kossuth. "Mr. Kossuth, Budapest's city defense can only do this much. It is unrealistic to keep the enemy out. The next most important combat task is to fight in the streets.
In street fighting, the combat effectiveness of the regular army will be weakened. With the help of buildings, the National Guard is familiar with the terrain and has an advantage.
As long as everyone is united, we can at least be in a stalemate with the enemy for two to three months. The enemy may even retreat from Budapest because of heavy losses! "
Kossuth asked expectantly, "General Henrik, you are a famous European general. What can we do now to severely damage or destroy the enemy?"
If the Republic of Hungary wanted to survive, it must defeat the Austrian Empire. Just delaying for two to three months would not help the overall situation.
Henrik Demir shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, Mr. Kossuth, even if Napoleon the Great was reborn, it would be impossible to do this!
We have to admit that the Hungarian National Guard is far behind the Austrian army in terms of combat effectiveness. In terms of weapons and equipment, the gap between the enemy and us is even greater. Even in terms of strength, we are at a disadvantage.
Apart from the fact that we still control Budapest and can defend the city, we have no advantage. It is very unwise to fight the enemy in this case. "
Kossuth nodded in disappointment. The generals in the provisional government had also come up with this conclusion. They were even more pessimistic than Henrik Demir.
The biggest problem was that the Hungarians did not regard the Austrian army as a foreign enemy invasion. Between the emperor and the provisional government, there were more people inclined to the emperor than the provisional government.
If there was a referendum, as the revolutionary party had called for, they would probably still have to step down.
Destruction was always easier than construction. After the establishment of the Republic of Hungary, it was only a painted cake for everyone. Except for some capitalists who made a fortune from the national disaster, ordinary people did not get any real benefits.
The people's war could not be launched. In the short term, even if the republican government wanted to buy the people's hearts, it would be too late. At the same time, they did not have that much money to buy the people's hearts.
"General Henrik Demir, if we defend for too long, we will lose. Now that Budapest has been cut off from the outside world, if we can't break the current situation, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long.
There is a lot of food stored in the city of Budapest. In theory, we can hold on for a year. But in fact, we all know that once the enemy decides to be ruthless, there are ways to conquer the city! "General Bem, the military leader of the revolutionary party, questioned.
"Do you mean to say that the city will be flooded? No, that's impossible! Unless the enemy wants to turn the Hungarian plains into a swamp, they will not do so.
Judging from the current situation, the enemy has no plans to build a dam upstream. As long as the Government of Vienna takes into account the impact of public opinion, they will not do so! "Henrik Demir said with certainty.
Kossuth's face changed. What was impossible in the eyes of a soldier was different in the eyes of a politician. If Budapest could not be conquered, standing in the position of the Government of Vienna, it was not impossible to do so.
