Although the merchant had a good smile, Baujani himself had an indescribable aversion to opium wine.

In fact, because he had been in Vienna for too long, opium wine was almost equated with chronic poison under the propaganda of the Austrian government and the Church.

No one likes to drink to quench their thirst, but in other parts of Austria people really use opium as a "health supplement" because of their limited knowledge of it.

The effect of the opium wine was very obvious, and the two seriously wounded who had been humming incessantly soon fell asleep.

While Baujani was still hesitating, news of opium wine spread throughout the barracks, and the wounded soldiers gathered in front of the general's tent.

"Please, General!" A seriously wounded man on crutches shouted.

"Please, General!" The rest of the wounded soldiers should be reconciled.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him who had their hands and feet rudely sawed off by the doctors, Baugjani felt very guilty, he did not expect that Hungary would suffer such a big loss, and he did not expect that Austria would reject Hungary's peace proposal.

And sure enough, it was exactly what Mr. Kossuth said.

"The Austrians are afraid of the freedom of the Hungarians! Afraid of the strength of the Hungarians! They are jealous of the freedom of the Hungarians, jealous of the strength of the Hungarians, and they want to bind us forever!"

Budapest, Grand Council.

Kossuth's impassioned presentation was met with applause, and delegates from all over the country did not hesitate to praise him.

"What Mr. Kossuth said is so good!"

"Mr. Kossuth! When will we make it to Vienna? ”

This ill-timed question instantly threw the atmosphere in the room to a freezing point, and many of Kossuth's ardent supporters were even eager to tear the newcomer to shreds.

But the reckless newcomer is asking exactly what everyone wants to ask, what is the future of the Republic of Hungary?

The new Hungarian government has proposed a number of reforms, but nothing seems to have changed. The laws of the Austrian Empire were still used as customary law, and the promotion of the new coin, the Krachar, was greatly hindered.

People are reluctant to exchange their old coins for new ones, let alone use real money at home.

The price of old coins remained high in the black market, and the Hungarian government had no choice but to tie taxes to new coins, and all the money received was new coins.

The Hungarian government wanted to buy supplies, but foreign merchants didn't recognize the so-called new currency, they only recognized gold and silver.

Other issues such as land reform, serfdom, and conscription were even more troublesome, and even caused a lot of chaos because of them.

Just when everyone was confused, hesitant, and confused, Kossuth's loud and infectious voice sounded at the right time.

"Gentlemen! Did you know? Our army has reached the city of Pressburg! ”

"Oh!!"

A sound of surprise rang out.

"And Pressburg is only 54 kilometers from Vienna!"

The exclamation rang out again.

"As long as General Baujani advances five kilometers a day, then we will only need 11 days to enter Vienna!"

Immediately after speaking, someone stood up and raised their arms and shouted.

"Long live Hungary!"

"Long live Hungary!"

"Enter Vienna!"

"Enter Vienna!"

"Catch the Dog Emperor alive!"

The atmosphere of the meeting was pushed to the climax between shouts and drinks, and Hungarian delegates from all over the country took the stage one after another to pledge their allegiance to the new Hungarian Republic.

What they didn't know was that tens of thousands of Hungarians had already died on the battlefield less than a kilometre wide in front of Pressburg, and that Pressburg and its defenders had not wavered in the slightest.

The young Hungarian elite in Vienna were less optimistic, and they learned from the pro-Hungarian faction in the city that there had been a major rebellion in the city before.

At least tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians participated in the rebellion, but the uprising was suppressed in one day.

"One day?"

All the Hungarians exclaimed almost simultaneously.

"You didn't lie to us, did you?"

The pro-Hungarian sighed and said with a sad face.

"I wish it was a hoax. My father, brother, son, and son-in-law all disappeared that day. ”

"How is this possible?"

Pei Duofei knew very well that even if there were only a few thousand people in the Prague uprising and riot for more than a month, the team of tens of thousands of people in Paris could directly force the palace.

"But that's the way it is, and I hope you'll kill every Austrian. Avenge us."

The man got up and was about to leave, but Pei Duofei heard the meaning of the other party's words.

"We?"

"Well, I'm going to die too."

The man's mood didn't change much, as if he was saying something very commonplace. Pei Duofei understood, the other party sent information with his life.

He hugged the man tightly.

"Take care, friend."

The Hungarian elites present also hugged and said goodbye to the men one by one.

As soon as the man walked out of the hotel, he was taken into the carriage by two agents in trench coats.

Pei Duofei clenched his fists.

"See?! What an authoritarian, horrible country Austria is."

Pedolfi had wanted to use hatred to boost morale, but what he saw was a herd of frightened lambs, not angry warriors.

In fact, what they saw and heard along the way was torture for these proud Hungarian elites, whose dreams were pulled out and shattered one by one, and the most terrible thing is that now even their lives are no longer guaranteed.

The Austrian government regarded them as traitors, and those spies could kill those who delivered their letters, as well as kill them.

"Mr. Pei Duofei, what shall we do?"

The man's eyes were filled with fear.

"Mr. Pedolfi, let's go back to Budapest. Otherwise we'll be killed."

This person has even forgotten the declaration he made when he came, that he must be loyal to Hungary in life and death, and that he must fulfill the mission entrusted by the country and the nation in life and death.

"No one is allowed to leave! Have you forgotten your oath? We are brave Hungarians! We will never fail! Believe Mr. Kossuth, he must have a way to break through Pressburg! ”

The crowd nodded silently, losing the slightest hint of the ambition they had come.

Franz gave Franz an account of the Hungarians' deflatedness, and in fact he had nothing to talk about with the traitors. He didn't go directly down the river to destroy Hungary, but he just wanted this cancer to be completely cleaned up.

The new states chosen by the Hungarians were very bad from a military point of view, and were well suited to a siege.

Attacking Budapest from any direction did not require a question of supply, as the wide Danube made it easy for the besieging side to resupply and at the same time divide the forces of the defenders.

At this time, almost every Austrian general proposed to Franz that Budapest should be attacked first and then a decisive battle with Britain and France.

In their eyes, a month was enough for Austria to break through Budapest. After the internal troubles were resolved, they were able to devote themselves to the war with Britain and France.

Theoretically, these generals were not wrong, but Franz did not want to gamble on the time when Britain and France would keep their promises.

(End of chapter)