The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1175 Who will pay the blood debt?
Outside Budapest, after receiving the order for the general attack, artillery and rocket fire never stopped.

Two cities across the river were attacked at the same time, and the sky was dyed red by the flames of war. The city walls had already collapsed, and the chaos caused by several fires in the city had already made the city unrecognizable.

Ancient buildings were razed to the ground, a large number of residential houses were turned into ruins, and the air was filled with the smell of dust and gunpowder.

A stray dog ​​was walking through the ruins looking for any food to fill its stomach, when suddenly it smelled a fresh corpse.

When the stray dog ​​rushed closer, it found that there was a more terrifying predator feasting on the food. It wanted to turn around and run away, but it had no chance.

A man suddenly jumped up and grabbed the stray dog's neck. No matter how the dog struggled, it could not escape the fate of having its neck broken and its organs disemboweled.

Soon a pot of fragrant dog meat soup was cooked. In addition to dog meat, there was also rat meat, cat meat, and some other meat that could not be described.

People began to eat heartily, but no one spoke. There was only occasional scrambling and death, and everyone turned a blind eye.

However, Tiutkal began to cry. As "the bravest man in Hungary", he would certainly not surrender, nor did he think about surrendering, because he had blood on his hands.

He massacred 50,000 Germans in the royal estate alone, and even more people of other nationalities died at his hands, but only he himself knew that he executed the most Hungarians.

Although others didn't know or remember clearly, he knew it very well, because these words lingered in Qiu Tekale's mind every day.

But now Kossuth would not allow him to retreat. Tyutkalai knew how terrifying the Austrian army outside the city was, and he did not want to die.
Debrecen, the eastern capital of Hungary.

Kossuth slammed the table hard. He never expected that Archduke Stephen would die in Budapest, and before the Austrian army attacked the city.

"What on earth is going on? What is that idiot Tiutkalai doing? As long as Archduke Stefan's family is held as hostages, the Austrian army will not dare to act rashly.

He actually let such an important bargaining chip die inexplicably! He is really a sinner of the Hungarian nation!"

According to the Hungarian military's estimate, the reason why the Austrian army surrounded Budapest but did not attack was most likely because they were afraid of accidental injuries. Apart from that, they could not think of any other reason to make the other side afraid.

"Lord Qiutkalai is already doing his best to investigate the truth. Now we can confirm that Grand Duke Stefan and his family were burned to death."

"Burned to death? Isn't that hanging?"

Kossuth's eyes were almost spitting fire. He really wanted to hang the two useless people in front of him and then burn them to death.

"Don't you understand the situation now?"

The conversation between the two confidants almost angered Kossuth to death.

"It could be an accident. The palace where Grand Duke Stefan and his family live is in disrepair. If a fire is lit in winter and left unattended, it is easy for a fire to start."

"No! I think it was a murder. It must have been done by someone who had a grudge against Archduke Stefan."

"Idiot! Block the news now! When the Austrians attack the city, spread the news that Archduke Stefan and his family died in the bombardment of the Austrian army!"

Kossuth's words immediately awakened the two men, and they nodded in agreement, but Kossuth became even more angry.

"Then what are you still standing there for? Go!" "Yes, President, that's a good idea!"

Kossuth sighed as he watched the two men leave.

"Alas, why did these idiots send Archduke Stefan to that dilapidated palace? And why did they neglect to take precautions?"

In fact, he knew the answer very well in his mind. High-ranking government officials and heroes all wanted to live in big houses, and the security in Budapest was very poor. It was natural for everyone to consider their own safety and strengthen the security of their own residences.

Kossuth quickly convinced himself, after all, the palace where he lived in Budapest was originally the palace of Grand Duke Stephen's family.

Of course, at this time in Debrecen, Kossuth was also living in the royal palace and enjoying the best security guards.

But the blood debt of Archduke Stefan's family can be completely blamed on the Austrians, which can also win Hungary the sympathy and support of the great powers morally.

It's just a pity for such an enlightened noble. If all the Austrian nobles could support the Hungarian cause like Archduke Stephen and his family, the situation in Hungary would be very different now.

At this time, Kossuth did not know that Franz had already issued a general mobilization order and issued an order for a full-scale attack on Hungary. He still fantasized that the latter would dismiss Julius von Heinau in anger.

The Austrian army would inevitably fall into a brief chaos if the generals were replaced at the last minute, which was a good opportunity for Hungary to launch a counterattack.
Galicia, Canaan.

The Galician Legion had expanded to 180,000 people at this time, of which 80,000 were composed of Poles, Jews, and Uruks.

This hastily assembled ragtag army will be the main force of this expedition. Many people cannot understand Count Stadion's approach.

Although the Galician Legion had hardly fought any decent wars throughout 1848, this did not mean that this army was not strong in combat.

On the contrary, everyone in the Austrian Empire felt that the Galician Corps was one of the strongest corps in the Austrian Empire.

Count Stadion's talents are indeed extraordinary. He is an expert in commanding troops, training soldiers, and directing battles. He also has excellent political skills. He has long anticipated today's situation and has been preparing for it for many years.

The Galician Legion is superior to most corps in terms of personnel quality, weapons and equipment, and number of troops.

Count Stadion had not stood up for a long time. He felt a little dizzy when he stood up suddenly, and the cold air entering his lungs was like a needle piercing his lungs, but he laughed.

"Warriors of the Empire, citizens, my dear compatriots!
We once lived in a peaceful, prosperous and united empire, but there was always a small group of people who were insatiable and wanted to oppress and enslave us!
To this end they are willing to provoke civil war. They call it freedom, we call it rebellion.

Their so-called beliefs are based entirely on lies and deception, they say they want peace but they send their troops to attack unarmed civilians.

They say they want equality but they treat us as second-class citizens. They say they want freedom but they are the only ones who are free. We don’t even deserve the most basic dignity!

Everything is just an excuse to usurp the throne, just for the sake of fighting for power and profit.

The Austrian Empire once spent hundreds of years liberating Hungarian lands from Ottoman rule, but instead of being grateful, they repaid their kindness with hatred.

These crazy barbarians have already slaughtered nearly three million loyal subjects of the Austrian Empire, and now they are not even going to spare the royal family.

Just imagine, if one day they rule this country, will we still have a chance to survive?"