"Merciful God, please accept the warriors who have sacrificed their lives fighting against evil atheism. Guide their souls into your garden … "In a cemetery on a hillside, the priest of the French advisory group was praying. Behind him stood a row of French and Russians.
Russians were Orthodox Christians, so they didn't quite understand why the French Republican thugs, who were also atheist, prayed so piously. Even if they had faith, French Catholicism was almost heretical.
However, the French's attitude was very upright. They worked hard to dig up the bodies, identify the faces, and then buried the members of the French observer group in a cemetery in Russia. After completing such a task, the desire for revenge in their hearts was even stronger. France was also one of the great powers. When they learned that their military observer group was killed by the Hungarian Red Army in the Russian army, the French did not blame them. If you want to be a great power, you have to abide by the rules. France was very clear about this. However, the rules of the great powers never said not to take revenge after suffering a loss, so France sent more than a thousand people to Russia.
After the prayer, the head of the French advisory group immediately said to the commander of the southern front of Russia, "Your Excellency, we hope you can carry out the plan we suggested."
The commander of Russia was a general, and the head of the French advisory group was only a major general. A major general was not qualified to order a general, even if it was an army of a different country. But this time, France put a lot of pressure on Russia, especially on the financial side. More importantly, Russia lost every battle against Hungary, and 300,000 Russian troops were killed or captured. Russia had 1.5 million standing troops, one-fifth of which were lost in the hands of Hungary. Russia was very angry about this, but there was nothing they could do. The French were willing to participate in the battle, and Russia was very welcome.
"What's the plan, please tell me." A Russian major general stepped forward and stood in front of the general. At this time, the emotional French major general remembered that he was a little rude, so he began to talk to the major general about the battle.
At this time, Budapest, the capital of Hungary, was a scene of jubilation. The streets were decorated with lanterns and streamers, and the crowds were in high spirits and satisfied. In the past 500 years, Hungary had not won any victories against foreign invaders. It could even be said that aside from the fact that Hungary converted to Catholicism in 1000 AD, Hungary had been struggling to resist foreign invaders and be ravaged by them for the past 900 years.
In the war against Russia and Rumania, Hungary had killed more enemies than it had killed in the past 900 years. More importantly, Hungary saw the possibility of victory for the first time in the face of a strong opponent. It was easy to understand why the Hungarians were so excited.
Zhou Shuren could completely understand this. It was precisely because he had understood the feelings of the Hungarians during his more than ten years in Hungary that Zhou Shuren finally understood why there was a great poet like Pedofi in Hungary. He could write a poem that said, "Life is precious, but love is more valuable; if it is for freedom, both can be thrown away." The source of this poem is the sufferings of the Hungarian people. The national anthem of Hungary also wrote straightforwardly, "The people have gone through hell, and no one can compare to them. All the sins of the past and the future have been atoned for."
Therefore, there was not the slightest excitement on Zhou Shuren's face. As a member of the great Liberation Army, Zhou Shuren knew that the Liberation Army had killed tens of millions of enemies. The number of enemies killed by 300,000 was nothing more than a small battle for the Liberation Army. After crossing the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, the Liberation Army could look at the war calmly. The performance of the Hungarian Red Army was like that of a child.
The Hungarian Foreign Minister was also able to look at the problem calmly. There was considerable regret in the voice of this young man in his early thirties. "We tried to make peace with Russia, but Russia immediately refused us."
"We probably need to prepare to fight to the death with Russia." Zhou Shuren also felt regret. He did not want the war to be so protracted. However, His Majesty Vézé said that after the first shot of the war was fired, the rest of the war would be out of control. Not to mention that they were facing Russia, which belonged to the category of barbarians.
"The British had said that if we joined them, the British would be willing to mediate. Now the British have disappeared. Only the Osman Empire has expressed its willingness to support our actions. Haha! "After explaining the current situation, the Hungarian Foreign Minister could not help but smile bitterly.
"If we stick to the Carpathian Mountains, do you think we can convince our comrades?" Zhou Shuren asked.
Hearing this, the Foreign Minister's beautiful lips tightened. A moment later, the Foreign Minister asked, "Vice President, what do you think the reaction of other countries will be if we completely defeat Russia?"
"They will probably join the battle," Zhou Shuren answered without hesitation.
The Foreign Minister continued to ask without hesitation, "If we can win in such a situation, do you think Hungary can achieve true peace?"
Zhou Shuren was stunned. This was a good question. And the answer to this question was very clear. However, to really implement such a strategy meant a great sacrifice. Based on the customs and state of Hungary, Zhou Shuren doubted that Hungary could really implement such a strategy to the end. His Majesty Vézé of the Min Dynasty was an extremely determined man. He was never rigid in the implementation of strategy, nor would he give up halfway or be attracted by other things. Could the Hungarians do this?
Just when Zhou Shuren was about to appear and ask, he had a thought. No one was born a genius, and it was the same for countries. Without experiencing cruel struggles, it was impossible to know one's own strength. If Hungary stopped this time and retreated back to the Carpathian Mountains to implement defense, then Hungary would always be a 'chess piece.' Only by defeating Russia to prove its true strength, Hungary would be able to exist as a great power. At that time, people would really listen to what Hungary said.
"Which countries in Europe do you think we can go to? I mean to promote the Hungarian people's pursuit of peace, "Zhou Shuren asked the Hungarian Foreign Minister.
"I want to go to France. There are too many direct conflicts of interest between other countries and Hungary. The only country that might choose to be neutral is probably France, "the Foreign Minister replied.
"You go to France. I will have a good talk with my comrades in the Military Commission, "Zhou Shuren replied.
The Foreign Minister quickly left Hungary, and Zhou Shuren also held a Military Commission meeting. "If we want to become a great power in Europe, we can only rely on defeating Russia. But to defeat Russia, we probably have to win several victories on the battlefield. We have to annihilate more than two million Russian troops. Everyone should know that Russia has a standing army of 1.5 million. Under the circumstances of a general mobilization, they can form a huge army of 4.5 million people. In fact, even if we annihilate two million Russian troops. Will Russia give in, or will they become even more furious? I can't make a judgment. In addition, if we beat Russia so badly, will the other great powers participate in the war? This is also a question. Comrades, I want to know what you all think. "
Thinking of the difficulties they would face in the future, Zhou Shuren's voice inevitably became low. When he finished speaking, he heard a loud shout, "Deputy Chairman Zhou, do you think we Hungarians are cowards?"
The person who spoke was the Red Army Commander. This young man in his thirties was so excited that his face was red. Following this shout, other comrades also spoke. "For the motherland, we are willing to die!" "Kill all the Russians!"
Some people in the Military Commission did not say anything, but no one stood up to discuss the war itself. Hearing the possibility that Zhou Shuren talked about, everyone was excited. At first, Zhou Shuren still had some expectations for the result of the war, but after seeing the performance of this group of people, he had lost confidence. These Hungarians were not cheering for victory. They were only cheering that they were finally qualified to enter the Colosseum with a great power like Russia.
Zhou Shuren wrote a report on the current situation in Hungary and sent it to the Military Commission. At this time, he was not even in the mood to hang up his hat and beg to leave. In a sense, hanging up his hat and begging to leave was a kind of pride. Those who left believed that without him, the group they belonged to would not have been destroyed. But Hungary was not. Forgetting war leads to danger, and belligerence leads to death. The leaders of the Hungarian people were in a state of belligerence. Zhou Shuren doubted whether Hungary could survive a year if he and the comrades of the Min dynasty quit.
He had thought that after a long discussion at home, they would guess a conclusion. He did not expect the Military Commission to reply to Zhou Shuren the next night. "If you think Hungary is hopeless, we allow you to come back with your comrades. If you think Hungary still has the possibility to grow, then stay in Hungary and do your best to help them. In addition, your analysis of the current situation in Hungary is very good. Just a little pessimistic. Comrade Zhou Shuren, the comrades of Hungary have not suffered, and neither have you. "
After reading the reply, Zhou Shuren was stunned. Indeed, he had not experienced a painful experience. Even if Zhou Shuren could make the correct judgment, these judgments came from history, not Zhou Shuren's own experience. It could be seen that the organization attached great importance to Zhou Shuren.
At this point, Zhou Shuren thought about it all night and finally decided to stay in Hungary.
When Zhou Shuren convened another meeting, he said bluntly, "From today on, Hungary will switch to a wartime system. The primary goal of the entire Hungarian national operation is to win the war. The basic strategy of our army is to determine the control of the northern part of Paul Mania. If we lose the sea access, our oil supply will be interrupted. This is our chance, and also an opportunity for Russia to attack us. Everyone, be mentally prepared for a large-scale field battle … "
The Hungarian Central Committee members in their thirties and forties all looked excited and tired. It was obvious that after two days of continuous excitement, their mental state was somewhat unable to bear it. However, someone still shouted, "For the motherland, we will not hesitate to die ten thousand times!"
Zhou Shuren sneered, "This slogan is wrong. There is only one slogan for the overall war, everything for the frontline, everything for victory! This is not a slogan, this is a description of the truth! "
Even if they did not understand the deeper meaning of this sentence, the Central Committee members shouted, "Everything for the frontline, everything for victory!"
"Everything for the frontline, everything for victory!" The British Ambassador to Hungary saw the headline in the newspaper and could not help but be shocked. If it were any other country, it would be inevitable to shout nonsense such as "God guides", "Down with the evil XXXX", "Justice is with us", and so on. However, this sentence of the Hungarians was very emotional, the feeling of an industrial country. This sentence was indeed a declaration, a call to arms. In addition to these effects, this sentence undoubtedly pointed out the only way to victory.
For a moment, the British Ambassador suddenly remembered the battle declaration of the late German Prime Minister Bismarck, "The major problems of our time can not be solved by speeches and majority decisions, but by iron and blood."
It turned out that the Hungarians were not playing around. In the next few days, the British Ambassador to Hungary saw the latest changes written in the newspaper. First, Hungary entered a state of war, all production activities were under the management of the state, and the state carried out universal conscription. These were all methods that Western European countries were familiar with.
The British Ambassador did not want to comment on this. After he observed the situation in Hungary in the next ten days, he sent a report to Victoria on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. "According to the situation, Hungary, like Russia, entered the war without any mobilization. In order to deal with the strong pressure from Russia, Hungary has carried out a national mobilization. Based on Hungary's population of 30 million, they can probably recruit an army of 3 million. Purely in terms of numbers, they are not much worse than Russia. But once this army enters the war, Hungary can only seek a decisive province in the short term. Otherwise, their production capacity is not enough to support Hungary in a long-term war … "
There was an oil field near Bucharest, the capital of Romania. If they wanted to fight a long-term war, they needed to occupy this important area. The Hungarian troops were very clear about this when they attacked Bucharest. More importantly, Romania was the main culprit of this war. In the past ten years, Russia did not wage war against Hungary in Russia's own name. The excuse for the war was always Romania. They took Bucharest and forced Romania to surrender. This was also a result of the war.
Not long ago, they annihilated about 180,000 Romanian troops and captured a number of high-ranking prisoners. According to the prisoners, the King of Romania could only mobilize about 200,000 troops. Other than the King of Romania's Imperial Guards, Romania did not have any decent troops.
The facts proved that Hungary's judgment was correct. They did not encounter any effective resistance when they took over the oil-producing area of Bucharest. The troops charged straight into the city of Bucharest and encountered some decent resistance. Romania was located on the plains of the lower reaches of the Danube River. Although the ground was undulating, it could not even be considered a hill. The scene of the armored division crossing the fields and charging out of the city was beautiful.
The division chief of staff could not help but ask, "Division commander, let's let the infantry attack. Why do we need to join in the fun? "
The division commander glanced at the chief of staff. "I'm afraid those Romanians are scared out of their wits. Defeating the Romanian army is not a problem. Capturing the King of Romania is the problem. If the old man runs away, who do we look for to sign the surrender agreement? "
As they spoke, they suddenly heard the sound of artillery in front of them. Unlike the loose and messy artillery fire of Russia or the Romanians, the artillery fire this time sounded like machine gun fire. A moment later, news came back from the front line. "Our vanguard was attacked by the enemy's artillery ambush. We lost four IFVs. "
Outside the city of Bucharest, more than 30,000 Russian troops and 1,000 French advisers were ambushed. They arrived in Romania by sea and persuaded the King of Romania to take refuge in Russia. Then they took command of the city of Bucharest.
When the Russian troops saw the French use of artillery, they were dumbfounded. The French had suffered a great loss against the German artillery during the Franco-Prussian War, so they put a lot of effort into researching artillery. When the artillery, known as Miss 75, appeared, the French felt that they had found a weapon they could rely on. The French developed many tactics around this light and powerful artillery.
Ambushing the Hungarian armored troops was one of the many tricks the French army used. It was a very clever camouflage to determine the firing pattern. When the cunning Hungarian armored troops cautiously approached, the artillery suddenly removed the camouflage and began to fire. The Russian troops had always thought that the Hungarian armored troops were indestructible. No matter how the French said, "It is impossible for such a fast vehicle to have thick armor," the Russian troops did not believe it. Many of them saw with their own eyes that rifles and machine guns were useless against these armored vehicles.
When the French Miss 75 easily broke through the outer shell of the armored vehicles, these rampant vehicles were unable to move and even exploded from the inside. The Russians recovered from the shock and jumped up and cheered loudly. However, the French did not relax because of the excitement of the Russians. Miss 75's trick was played to the end. Relying on continuous fire, the Hungarian armored troops were driven out of Miss 75's range.
Without the slightest pause, the French troops followed behind the French troops and surrounded an armored vehicle that was not on fire. The Russian troops were always so bold at times like this. They rushed to the front. They hoped to capture alive the Iron Bastard that Russia hated.
When they got close, the vehicle did not respond. The Russians looked through a few big holes and did not find anything. The armored vehicle was tightly sealed from the inside. They pulled and kicked, and even stabbed with bayonets, but there was no way to pry open this guy.
"Why don't we use the artillery to completely blow this Iron Bastard into the sky?" The Russian suggested.
This suggestion was only met with a supercilious look from the French troops. The European powers all hoped to understand the structure of this armored vehicle. Four armored vehicles were destroyed, three of which exploded internally, which made the French feel very distressed. It was not easy to get a relatively intact vehicle, and the French did not want to further damage it.
"Do you have a steel pipe or a crowbar?" The French technician couldn't help but shout after trying to pry it open.
"The Hungarians are up again!" Someone in the distance seemed to respond.
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