Struggle in Russia

You may not believe it, but the ferocious and tough Paskovic suffered a big loss in his first battle in Hungary. Nearly half of the 8,000 people were killed, and the rest retreated in embarrassment. It was a shame.

In fact, this also indirectly shows the combat effectiveness of the Russian army back then. If there is no absolute head advantage, the Russians will not be able to stand up. Cleaning up the Hungarian rebels in the district seemed to be in a mess. Once they encountered a real stubble, it would be really embarrassing.

For example, in the later Crimean War, whether it was Paskovich, Duke Mikhail or the old eunuch Menshikov, their performance was really average. Especially the old eunuch at the end, he really only piles up heads.

Of course, having said that, it is true that the Russians performed badly, but the performance of Britain and France, which won, did not see much better. If it was the Napoleon era decades ago, we could still see a little bit of the art of war. By the time of the Crimean War, the generals of all the European powers had almost become idiots, only worse than worst.

If it weren't for Britain and France being able to beat Russia in terms of national strength and technology, the outcome of the Crimean War is really hard to say, anyway, it is quite eye-catching.

Li Xiao, who is familiar with the Russian army and Paskovich, is naturally calm about Paskovich's movements. If Paskovich is as anxious as in history and despises the Hungarians, this trip will probably be bumped into again. Head full of bags. So there is no need to be too nervous, just observe and observe.

This made Lebouf admire him unceasingly, and felt that Li Xiao was a person who did great things. He was also there when Napoleon took down Moscow. Although he also felt that Kutuzov would only run away to avoid war, but It was remarkable that Kutuzov remained calm under the circumstances.

If it were an ordinary general, all his old lairs would be taken out, it must be a lot of pressure, but Kutuzov still did not change his original intention, he did what he should do, and continued to fortify the wall and clear the field without wavering. From this point of view, although Kutuzov is not a military strategist, he is also a handsome talent.

After all, the most important thing in the way of being a general is not to panic, and to make a calm decision no matter what the situation is. If you do this, even if you suffer failure for a while, you will never fail for a lifetime.

That's why Lebouf admires those people who don't mess up when Mount Tai collapses in front of them. In his opinion, Li Xiao already has a bit of this kind of charm. Considering that the Grand Duke is still very young, the future should be limitless!

Li Xiao didn't feel much about this, because his vision as a traveler is detached, and he can make judgments based on history. Although the history of time and space will change, the nature of the country is easy to change. It's impossible for Kovic to change just because he said that, even if someone stepped on the brakes on a cart traveling through history, isn't that inertia still there!

"I'll go north to see the situation myself, and see what Paskovich is doing!"

It's just that Lebouf disagreed with Li Xiao's approach.

He thought: "Let me go north to see the situation! You are sensitive, so don't take any risks unless you meet the Russians. Once that bastard Nikolai finds out that you are in Hungary, it will be a great fun." , maybe the water will be damaged again!"

Not waiting for Li Xiao to refuse, Lebouf said again: "And it's more appropriate for you to stay in Pace and wait for Kossuth. Once you leave and Kossuth comes back, our business will be delayed again. I really can't afford to wait now. !"

In fact, Li Xiao also knew that it was the right way to ask Lebouf to go to the north to see the situation, but it was not in line with his worldview to let the old uncle, who was almost sixty years old, risk the bumps and run around while he stayed in Perth to enjoy the blessings. I always feel so impersonal to do so!

But Lebouf laughed loudly and said, "Your uncle, I am not that old. What is a mere few steps? When I fled from Paris to Moscow, the road was not less than ten times more dangerous than it is now. I walked all the way. Now, what is this little distance?"

"What's more, I'm a serious French diplomat. No matter how cruel this old bastard Paskovich is, he wouldn't dare to do anything to me!"

In fact, Lebouf was also a little moved, because he didn't expect that Li Xiao would choose to go to the north to find out news because he felt sorry for his age. Because there is no glorious tradition of respecting the old and loving the young in Europe, what is more important is the order of respect and inferiority. As the Grand Duke of Russia and the heir of Lebouf's old benefactor, Li Xiao has the power to dictate to Lebouf.

It is completely normal for Lebouf to do this kind of work, and it is strange not to let him go. But Li Xiao chose to go by himself because of human feelings, which is very different from the general Europeans who only talk about benefits and only talk about the logic of robbers.

At least Lebouf felt that Li Xiao, like his cheap old man, was so humane and worthy of his service, and felt that he was right with the wrong person.

After the two discussed it properly, Lebouf immediately went north, while Li Xiao continued to stay in Pest to wait for Kossuth. Not to mention Li Xiao's waiting, let's talk about Lebouf's journey to the north, which opened his eyes.

Leboeuf first arrived in Bratislava. Of course, in 1848, the city was not called the name that was later convoluted. At that time, it was called Pressburg. Do you think this name is familiar? In 1805, in this city, Napoleon, who had just won a big victory in the Battle of Austerlitz, forced Franz II, the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to sign the "Pressburg contract".

For the Austrians, this ghost place is really humiliating enough, but at this time Pressburg is the seat of the Hungarian Parliament. In other words, Pressburg at this time is more like the capital of Hungary.

It's just that on the day Lebouf arrived in Pressburg, Baugjani, who was the prime minister of the Hungarian cabinet, declared Hungary's independence under the pressure of Kossuth's huge victory, and invited the Hungarian Grand Duke Stephen to serve as the head of state of Hungary.

It's just that it's funny, and what Baojani didn't expect at all was that the Archduke Stephen ran away as soon as he heard the news, and he wasn't the head of the Schlaozzi at all.

So Bajani sat on the wax, because he also had political purposes for inviting Stephen to be the head of state. Bajani always insisted on a constitutional monarchy. If you want a constitutional monarchy, you must first have a legal and reasonable monarch, right? The Grand Duke of Hungary naturally looks very It's like that, and it's decent to say it.

But Stephen is not stupid. How could he be willing to be the head of state who wants power but no power and status? Maybe when the Austrian Homecoming Mission comes back, they will ask him to make a list.

Grand Duke Stephen's escape also directly declared that Bajani's political attempt was completely bankrupt, that is to say, before Kossuth returned from the south, the Hungarian responsible cabinet declared bankruptcy and collapsed...