Chapter 635

After receiving the report of the battle in Venice, Charles Albert seemed to have lost his soul. His spirit was gone, and he kept muttering, "It's over! It's over! It's all over! "

Minister of War Li Qi hurriedly comforted him, "Your Majesty, it's not the worst yet. We still have a chance to turn the tables!"

Charles Albert rolled his eyes and asked with a bitter smile, "What chance? That good-for-nothing Bartolio has thrown away everything we have accumulated for so many years in one battle! "

In the battle in Venice that had just ended, the Kingdom of Sardinia had not only lost close to 100,000 soldiers, but they had also lost the spirit that they had painstakingly gathered.

It took courage for a small country to challenge a big country. In order to challenge Austria, the Kingdom of Sardinia had been promoting Austria's decadence and weakness for more than a decade. The morale that they had gathered was lost in a day.

How could an army without morale fight a war?

Charles Albert was a smart man. He knew that the Kingdom of Sardinia was not well-prepared to challenge Austria.

If it wasn't for the situation in the country and the fact that Austria seemed to be declining, he would not have taken the risk.

Li Qi explained with a reason that he thought was reasonable, "Your Majesty, we still have Lombardy in our hands. We can mobilize the local people to fight against the Austrians. Even if we can't defeat the enemy, we can still delay them for some time!

As long as the situation is in a stalemate, we can ask the British to mediate. We still owe the British a huge loan. The Austrians will not recognize the money. For their own interests, the British must support us! "

In order to support the Kingdom of Sardinia to unify the Regions of Italy, John Bull had invested tens of millions of pounds in loans. If they were to disappear all of a sudden, they would not be able to bear it no matter how rich they were.

Charles Albert shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. The Austrians are not pushovers, and the British are not doing charity either.

Unless we can stop the Austrian army in Lombardy, it will be difficult for us to pass this time! "

It had always been the strong countries bullying the small countries. This time, the Kingdom of Sardinia broke the rules and challenged Austria as a small country, but they lost badly. This was a tragedy.

Historically, the Austrians had let the Kingdom of Sardinia off because of the Hungarian rebellion. They did not have the energy to settle the score.

Now, the Hungarians could not be counted on. Even if the Austrians did not send more troops, the army in Venice was enough to turn the Kingdom of Sardinia into history.

"This is bad, Your Majesty. We have to seal the news immediately. If the news of our defeat in Venice gets out, there will be chaos in the country! "Prime Minister Azeglio said.

Everyone immediately reacted. They were all in the same boat. If something happened, no one would be able to escape.

It could be said that the political propaganda of the Kingdom of Sardinia against Austria for a long time had already planted hidden dangers.

Impatient nationalism was the easiest to get out of control. They would not consider the actual situation, and they could not tolerate failure.

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"The government immediately came out to refute the rumor, and at the same time, released false information, saying that we are in a decisive battle with the Austrians, and that we are currently in a stalemate.

At the same time, mobilize all the young men into the army, especially the young students, and send them to the battlefield.

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Charles Albert was lost in thought. If possible, he really hoped that a hero could come out of the Kingdom of Sardinia to turn the tide.

"Forget it. It's a taboo to replace Badolio. Let him be punished!" Li Qi, the Minister of War, asked.

Charles Albert was lost in thought. If possible, he really hoped that a hero could come out of the Kingdom of Sardinia to turn the tide.

"Forget it. It's a taboo to change generals. Let's let him take the blame!" At this time, no matter who went up, the outcome would not be much better, and it might even make the situation worse. It was better to let Bartolio take all the responsibility.

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Budapest.

As the capital of the Hungarian interim government and one of the few cities that the revolutionaries could control, it was already a sea of crime.

Pedofei could not stand it anymore. He felt that his ideals were getting further and further away from reality. Apart from the so-called freedom that the revolution had brought to Hungary, there was only disaster left.

"Mr. Kossuth, we must enforce military discipline. The National Guards have become a group of bandits. If this goes on, the revolution will be over!"

Kossuth, who used to be full of energy, was sitting there with a gloomy face. His sharp eyes were bloodshot, but he was still full of energy.

Hearing Pedofei's words, Kossuth nodded, then said with a bitter smile, "It's too depressing to fight with the enemy for a long time. Soldiers are also human, and they need to vent. If we restrain military discipline at this time, I'm afraid it will cause even more unpredictable consequences!"

How could he not know about the chaos in the city? However, they had no other choice now. Instead of talking about their lives and ideals, it was more meaningful to talk about military pay.

Up until now, the Hungarian republican government had been hollowed out. They had no money to pay the soldiers, so they could only let the soldiers rob.

"But Mr. Kossuth, if this goes on, we will lose our morale!" Pedofei said unwillingly.

As an idealist, compassion was only a small part of him. If he could win, Pedofei did not mind sacrificing himself.

But now there was a voice telling him that it could not go on like this. He hoped that Kossuth could come forward to stop the rebels from doing evil.

Kossuth said without changing his expression, "Revolutions always need sacrifices. This sacrifice can be you, me, the National Guards, or the ordinary Hungarian people!

History will remember their sacrifices. We will settle this account with the Austrians sooner or later!

Budapest can't be defended. Everything left here will be given to the enemy. It's better to destroy it! "

"You want to destroy this city? You're crazy!" Pedofei said agitatedly.

Kossuth said agitatedly, "It's not me who wants to destroy this city, but the Austrians!

Now the enemy has built a dam upstream. As long as we hold on, they will flood the city!

Think about it. Once the Austrians attack the city, how much damage will it cause to the downstream?

At that time, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people will be homeless. These people will become our comrades, and we will join forces to bury this decadent empire! "