Struggle in Russia

The political situation in Austria is very treacherous, and Wendisch Gretz's troops are just fighting hard, looking like they want to bloodbath Vienna. The main aristocrats in Vienna were very puzzled by this, because no one wanted to see the bloody scene with corpses strewn all over the field, and no one wanted their home to become a Shura field.

Quite a few enlightened aristocrats felt that the Revolutionary Party did not say that they would fight to the end, and they were willing to negotiate, so why not solve the problem in a more peaceful way?

To take a step back, even if you, Wendisch Gretz, have a deep hatred with the revolutionaries and must pay blood, then you can't do it recklessly! It is absolutely possible to communicate with the Russian allies and wait for Paskovich's army to work together to solve the problem!

Quite a few nobles believe that the army controlled by Wendisch Gretz is already the only mobile and effective force that Austria can use. If this army loses too much in the counter-insurgency, how can it deter those restless and kind people around? ?

"Even if he doesn't wait for the Russians, he should wait for Josip Jelachic!"

Yes, for the Austrian nobles, the only military power that Austria can count on now is the Croatian Jeracic, apart from his own Wendisch Gretz. For this Croatian who does not cooperate with the Hungarians The governor and the Austrian nobles still have goodwill and respect, and feel that if Wendisch Gretz waits for Jerachich's troops to arrive in Vienna and fights together, the chances of winning should be greater.

Objectively speaking, this is indeed the case. Although Jelacic’s troops are not as large as Wendisch Gretz’s, only 40,000 to 50,000, they have rich experience in fighting the Hungarian rebels, and they have made the Hungarians suffer a lot before.

But what a proud man Wendisch Gretz is! As a high-ranking Austrian nobleman, how could he see a Croatian bastard? He even thought that it would be a disgrace to Austria if the Croatian bastards were allowed to help solve the rebellion in Vienna.

On the other hand, Wendisch Gretz also wanted to take all the credit for this day. Anyway, in his eyes, the rebels in Vienna were nothing more than a mob. Can these stop him?

With these thoughts in mind, before Jelacic's reinforcements arrived, Wendisch Gretz couldn't wait to start. The battle started smoothly. On the outskirts of Vienna, the insurgents were not opponents of the regular army and were soon forced to Shrink to the city center.

This naturally boosted Wendisch Gretz's confidence, and he couldn't wait to invest all the main force, even pressing some of the reserve team up, which meant a quick victory.

It's just that when the battle turned into a fierce street battle, the situation was completely different. The dense buildings and barricades provided good protection for the rebel army, which greatly reduced the power of Wendisch Gretz's street-sweeping weapon and cannon. There is no scene where grape bullets sweep across a large area.

Grape bullets, which are very good for dense formations, are really ineffective when they encounter strong houses and barricades. After switching to solid bullets, although they can destroy some buildings, their efficiency is too low. Plowing a building clean, and advancing at this speed, Wendisch Gretz will not be able to recover the capital in half a year.

In desperation, Wendisch Gretz could only press his own strength, and invested a large number of infantry to start sweeping up the rebels from street to street. It's just that you know, without the advantage of firepower, and the insurgents have the advantage of terrain, which directly caused the casualties of Wendisch Gretz's troops to soar.

In just one week, thousands of people have been lost, and the progress has been meager, and they no longer have the courage to act immediately.

"Wendisch Gretz is going to have a headache!"

Prince Alexander Gorchakov put down his binoculars. Just now, a new round of Austrian charge ended without incident. The insurgents relied on solid barricades to beat the Austrian army and fled in embarrassment.

Prince Alexander Gorchakov is a little comfortable and relaxed about this, because when the periphery of Wendisch Gretz went well before,

The situation is indeed very unfavorable to him. Once the Austrians succeed in countering the rebellion quickly, he will inevitably be attacked by Nesselrode, which is a bit difficult to explain.

But now, looking at the bear of the Austrian, he can shrug his shoulders and watch the joke happily. He really wants to know if Wendisch Gretz is still so arrogant at this time.

Wendisch Gretz's condition is indeed very bad, the buttons of the military uniform are wide open, the shirt is full of stains, his face is unshaven, as if he hasn't shaved for a while, his eyes are bloodshot, His brows were furrowed, and he looked exhausted.

Schwarzenberg asked in a low voice, "It's not going well?"

Wendisch Gretz really wanted to say that everything was under control, but after taking a look at his uncle, he swallowed his words back. There is no need to engage in such nonsense with his own people. The current situation is really not good.

After a long while, Wendisch Gretz thumped the table, and replied sullenly: "These damned bedbugs don't dare to fight head-on like a man, but hide in the ground hole like a mouse, and keep getting into it." Get out of the soldiers who are harassing me! Annoy them!"

This is a new scene that Wendisch Gretz has not encountered before, because when the Prague rebellion was put down, because of the sudden incident, he immediately withdrew his troops outside the city, and then concentrated his superior forces and firepower to push back , There is not much time left for the insurgents to build fortifications.

So in Prague, he did not encounter this kind of street fighting that needed to be cleared from street to street, let alone particularly strong fortifications and barricades, so that it could go smoothly. The situation in Vienna was completely different. The rebel army was more fully prepared, built a large number of barricades and fortifications, and used the advantage of familiar terrain to keep dealing with him, which made him a little tired.

In fact, this kind of combat mode will be a headache even if it takes another hundred years. The famous Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Berlin in World War II, even if they have superior firepower, they will suffer heavy casualties in this kind of street fighting. Not to mention 1848, an era when firepower was even weaker.

"What are you going to do? Do you want the troops to rest first!"

Wendisch Gretz immediately refused: "Never stop! My boys are very tired and have suffered a lot of casualties, but those rebels are even more tired and have suffered more casualties. As long as you put more pressure on them, they will soon die. It's over!"

As he said that, Wendisch Gretz thumped the table again, and then resolutely threw all the reserves into it. He believed that this would be the last straw that broke the camel's back!