Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2541 Legal or not, that's the thing

Arthur's worries were not unfounded. The bearded man gave Malinowski an order to occupy the entire Budapest, including Buda.

Now the Battle of Budapest has come to an end. During the entire battle, the Russian side lost about 35 people, 1766 tanks and self-propelled artillery, 4127 artillery pieces, and 293 aircraft.

The German side lost about 15 people, including nearly half of the German armored divisions on the Eastern Front.

In the case of almost all-round superiority in weapons and equipment, the casualty rate of the Russian army remains high, and only Pez was taken down. This is what the bearded man really cares about.

The bearded man doesn't care how many people are lost. Even if the loss is doubled, Russia still has enough troops to fill the attack line.

Buda is now like a thorn in Malinovsky's throat, and he cannot sleep or eat.

During the Battle of Buda, the Southern African Expeditionary Force lost less than 1.5 people, most of them were injured, and less than 1000 were killed.

In sharp contrast, more than 6.5 Axis officers and soldiers surrendered to the Southern African Expeditionary Force, including 1.3 German troops. In addition, the Southern African Expeditionary Force also seized a large number of weapons and equipment.

The Germans are less generous to the Russians.

In the last offensive last month, the Germans would rather blow up all the tanks than leave them to the Russians after the armored forces ran out of fuel.

When Chen Cang and Black received the order, they were inspecting the defense line of the Sixth Tank Army. Now the Sixth Tank Army has added a batch of No. [-] A-type tanks produced in Germany in addition to the "Leopard" and "Tiger" tanks. It was just captured from the Buda defenders.

"This tank is not bad, its attack and defense are decent, and its power is good. The only drawback is that the output is too low. It is said that only 300 vehicles can be produced per month—" Black put down the binoculars in his hand, frowning.

In front of Chen Cang and Blake was one of the five chain bridges that were blown up. These bridges were blown up by the German army to prevent the citizens of Pest from fleeing to Buda.

However, this also became the biggest obstacle for the Pace defenders to escape during the final battle. From this perspective, the German army was also trapped in a cocoon.

Now there are only two piers left on the bridge, and it should be possible to repair it in the future, but this depends on the relationship between the Southern African Expeditionary Force and the Russian army.

During the Battle of Buda, the Southern African Expeditionary Force captured 14 No. [-] Type A vehicles, two of which were placed on both sides of the iron bridge, one on each side. The tankers in Southern Africa reported that the performance of the No. [-] Type A was quite good.

Germany's industrial level is indeed strong. The No. 40, which has a total combat weight of more than 2 tons, uses the same engine as the Russian IS-700 with 55 horsepower. The difference is that the No. 2 can reach a maximum speed of 35 kilometers, while the IS-[-] The fastest speed is only [-] kilometers.

This is probably the adjustment gap.

"Isn't it over with the Russians?" Chen Cang held a telescope and kept observing the situation on the other side of the river.

It has been three days since Malinowski announced the end of the Battle of Pest. The city of Pest is still full of gunpowder and gunshots are constantly ringing out. The Danube River has become a natural execution ground. Go to the river to execute the execution.

Malinovsky is also utilitarian enough. Although the siege battle has ended, the settlement of the remaining German troops is still in progress. Every night these days, citizens of Pest cross the Danube at great risk. Some people are lucky. Some people are more unlucky.

For people who sneak across the Danube, regardless of their identity, once they are discovered by the Russian army, they will be shot on the spot.

"Probably not yet, there are still a steady stream of wounded soldiers coming over these days—" Black returned to the armored command vehicle, the wind was still a bit strong on the banks of the Danube in January.

Despite the unpleasantness, the field hospitals of the Southern African Expeditionary Force did not stop receiving Russian wounded.

The Russians did not pay, but they sent a lot of things to pay off their debts, some of which were urgently needed by the Southern African Expeditionary Force, so everyone took what they needed.

Although southern Africa is rich, some things cannot be solved with money, such as the blood plasma that is in great demand in field hospitals.

These days there is no fresh blood supply mechanism. The plasma needed by field hospitals is mostly mobilized to donate by the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, but donations alone cannot meet the needs of field hospitals.

In order to solve the blood supply problem, the Federal Government of Southern Africa allocates a large amount of funds for the purchase of plasma every year.

This problem has been greatly alleviated after the Fifth Army cooperated with Russia.

Russians have plasma, as much as they want, and it is said that the cost is low, much lower than the cost of obtaining plasma in southern Africa.

For the sake of blood plasma, even if the Russian wounded occasionally go out of line, the field hospital will recognize it. After all, the blood plasma of the Budapest field hospital is not only self-sufficient, but can also feed back Cyprus.

"Where did the Russians get so much plasma?" Chen Cang was very curious, and didn't quite trust the Russians' awareness.

"Anyway, it's not a free donation—" Black laughed, knowing some things, but he couldn't say them.

Chen Cang didn't ask any further questions, even if there was something wrong with this matter, it had nothing to do with the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Back at the temporary headquarters of the 6th Tank Army, Marshal Malinovsky's personal envoy Antonov was waiting.

As an occupying force, Chen Cang has the right to choose any location in Buda City as his headquarters.

Chen Cang was not too polite, and directly chose Castle Hill as his headquarters, which can be called extravagant.

Castle Hill may be the earliest building in Budapest. This is a large-scale palace complex, one of the most glorious palaces in Europe, and the famous Princess Sissi once lived here.

During the Battle of Buda, battles also broke out on Castle Hill, but the Hungarian defenders obviously had no fighting spirit, and with only weak resistance, Castle Hill was almost completely handed over to the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Unlike Buda, after the Battle of Pest, 80.00% of the buildings in the entire city were destroyed, and reconstruction may take more than ten years.

The losses in Buda were much smaller, and the lives of the people were fairly stable. Those Axis officers and soldiers who surrendered were cleaning up the ruins under the surveillance of the southern African servants. It won’t take long for the city to return to normal.

Antonov came to Buda three days ago and made Malinovsky's request to Chen Cang and Black. Malinovsky hoped that the Southern African Expeditionary Force would hand over Buda to the Russian army.

Even without Arthur's order, it is impossible for Chen Cang to agree to this request.

"Colonel Antonov, we don't need to waste each other's time. It is absolutely impossible for Buda to be handed over to you. Just like you, our Southern African Expeditionary Force will not give up the spoils that we have paid so much for!" Chen Chen Cang is straightforward, and a beard wants face. Doesn't the Southern African Federal Government do it?

"Compared to the price we paid, the price you paid is insignificant—" Antonov was very dissatisfied. Measured simply by the price paid and harvested, Southern Africa really cannot be compared with Russia.

But that’s not how the accounts are calculated. The Hungarian officers and soldiers are willing to surrender to the Southern African Expeditionary Force, and the Southern African Expeditionary Force has no reason to refuse. They cannot force the Hungarians to take up arms and fight against themselves.

In that case, the credit book of the 6th Tank Army is estimated to be thicker.

"We can't blame us for this, you have to find the reason on yourself." Black said cheerfully, saying that it was time to repay the grievance.

"It's unwise to confront Russia!" Antonov's expression was gloomy. He didn't seem to realize how much his request was.

That's right, you can't expect the Russians to reflect on themselves, the Communist Party is so wise and mighty, and they have so many fantasies about Western countries.

It is also blamed for the fact that Russia has brought too much fear to Europe, so European countries dare not accept Russia, unless Russia is split into countless small and medium-sized countries, which may reassure Europe a little.

It is impossible to be completely at ease, and it is impossible for the United States to agree, because the United States needs an opponent who can pose a threat to Europe at any time, so that the United States can maintain its influence in Europe.

In fact, it is an enlarged version of the continental equilibrium policy.

"Is it wise to confront Southern Africa?" Chen Cang was also cheerful. Who wouldn't say harsh words, the key is whether it can be done.

Without the help of Southern Africa, it is not known how long the Battle of Budapest would be delayed.

At the beginning, Russia suffered too much loss, so it requested the cooperation of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Now that the battle is not completely over, Russia is going to pick peaches and pick them all up. It really treats the Southern African Expeditionary Force as mercenaries, and they come and go as soon as they are called.

"We never thought of confronting southern Africa. What I brought was the resolution of the interim government. The interim government is the only legal government in Hungary. Budapest is the capital of Hungary. We should respect the demands of the Hungarians," Antonov threatened. If it is not possible to change routines, Southern Africa has always claimed to respect the needs of the people of all countries. Now is the time to fulfill the promise.

The provisional government mentioned by Antonov was established not long ago in Debrecen, the second largest city in Hungary and the current capital of the provisional government.

Like Pest, fierce fighting broke out between Russian and German forces at Debrecen, which was almost completely destroyed, with 70% of the buildings damaged and 50% completely collapsed.

"The interim government is currently only recognized by your Russia, and the Southern African Federal Government has not recognized it—" Black questioned the legitimacy of the interim government.

Whether it is the only legitimate government is not up to the Russians, it has to be recognized collectively by a free society.

The "free society" here mainly refers to the Anglo-American South.

At the beginning, even Free France was not recognized by Britain and the United States, so it was almost impossible for Antonov's so-called provisional government to be recognized by a free society.

"It's useless whether the federal government of Southern Africa admits it or not, as long as the Hungarians admit it." Antonov was proud, and it was good to have the first move.

However, the advantage brought by the first move is not great. If the Southern African Federal Government wants to, it can also create a provisional government at any time.

This kind of thing doesn't even need Roque to ask personally, Arthur will do it easily.

In this regard, Arthur is still very experienced. During the Tehran Conference, Arthur successfully established the Ottoman Republic.

Then set up another one. Before Hungary was invaded by Germany, the only legal government was the Kingdom of Hungary. Since the Kingdom of Hungary joined the Axis camp, it will definitely undergo a major transformation after the war.

The Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary is Horthy Miklos, Admiral of the Austro-Hungarian Navy during the last World War.

After the end of the First World War, Hungary announced its separation from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and established the Hungarian Republic. Horthy Miklos launched a mutiny and forced the parliament to elect him as regent by force to establish a political power, so the Kingdom of Hungary came into existence.

Now Horthy Miklos was taken to Germany by the German army. The Kingdom of Hungary was crumbling. It was easy for Arthur to find someone to support the table. There are many Hungarians living in Cyprus, and many of them are descendants of Hungarian nobles during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. .

It is easy to form a government. The only problem is that Hungary now has a "legitimate government" recognized by the Russians. If Arthur builds another team, then Hungary may fall into division and cause endless troubles.

"Don't worry, in any case, this is the choice of the Hungarians themselves." Arthur has now become a qualified politician, and he does not have the slightest psychological burden to do this kind of thing.

Not to mention splitting, even the civil war has nothing to do with Arthur. If you want to get a real independent status without paying any price, there is no such thing as such a good thing.

Even the United States had to fight the United Kingdom when it broke away from the British Empire. All countries in the world, it is estimated that the process of gaining independence in southern Africa was bloodless.

The situation in southern Africa is special. It was regarded as a financial burden by the British Empire, so it first became self-governing and then became independent. The separation of hands was clear.

A small country like Hungary, sandwiched between several powerful countries, is most likely to become a buffer zone between the two camps in the future, and its own division is inevitable.

Therefore, Arthur has no psychological burden. A small country with few people should not think about independence, and can only survive in the cracks of a big country.

"Then who should we choose?" Arthur's personal assistant, Brooke, was mainly responsible for handling some work for Arthur that was inconvenient for Arthur to come forward directly.

Manipulating this kind of thing behind the scenes sounds very enjoyable, but it is not pleasant to say, so Arthur can't directly come forward to avoid leaving a stain.

It didn't matter to Brooke. He was not a Viscount of Cyprus conferred by the British Empire. He had Arthur's support. If Brooke wanted to, he could go directly to Hungary to become the president.

If Arthur prefers a republic.

"There are so many Hungarian generals who surrendered in the Battle of Buda, just pick any obedient one." Arthur didn't care, even if he wasn't obedient, he just changed.

This is a good idea.

Those who are qualified to hold high positions in the Hungarian army must have social status, not to mention ability.

Never mind the good and the bad, it's all capital.

(End of this chapter)