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

Chapter 1189 The end of the journey
The city of Budapest was in chaos. Fortunately, most of the legion's troops had already left the empty Budapest, otherwise it would have been even more chaotic.

However, the auxiliary soldiers and civilians in the city did not have the discipline of regular troops, and due to the rush of time, a large amount of supplies and prisoners were abandoned in the city.

The chaos in the city also disturbed the prisoners in the prison. They didn't know why the Austrians suddenly began to retreat, but they would never believe that Kossuth had sent people to rescue them.

However, panic was contagious. The unattended prisoners began to riot. These makeshift prisons were obviously not very sturdy and were quickly broken open by the prisoners' brute force.

The prisoners who regained their freedom were somewhat overwhelmed when they looked at the devastated city. They only knew one thing: they were free and had hope of life.

The prisoners immediately began to scramble for the supplies left behind by the Austrians. Several of the strongest prisoners rushed to the supplies first, trying to take the spoils for themselves.

However, the other prisoners did not show weakness and rushed towards the supplies. Soon, several groups of people started a big melee.

Fists, feet, teeth, sticks, glass, and stones all became weapons. The battle continued to escalate. Finally, someone found a saber and a musket, and the intensity of the battle reached a new level.

Thor had no interest in the supplies, nor did he care why the Austrians fled. He just wanted to find the recruiting officer who brought him to this hell.

Of the children who came to Budapest from the village of Kaunos, only Thor is still alive. Angela may be alive or dead.

After all, if this place is hell for men, then it is purgatory for women.

Suddenly the ground began to tremble and a rumbling sound was heard in the distance, but the sound was boundless and seemed even larger than the Austrians' steam tanks.

Thor didn't care at all. He just wanted to find the recruiting officer and end it all himself.

Thor picked up a knife from the ground. He knew where the recruiting officer's hiding place was. He did not find the recruiting officer among the captives, so he was sure that the guy must still be hiding in the hiding place.

Thor dug aside a pile of rubble, found the ring and lifted the heavy wooden board. Below was a dark cellar. He jumped in without hesitation. He could already imagine the recruiting officer's shocked expression and the ugly sight of him kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.

However, when Thor lit the oil lamp, he found that the entire cellar was empty and the recruiting officer had disappeared.

"Hold!."

Thor repeatedly repeated that the biggest motivation for him to live was to seek revenge on the recruiting officer, but his enemy was nowhere to be found. Budapest was so big and chaotic that it was almost impossible to find someone.

The ground was shaking more and more violently, and Thor could already hear the faint sound of water. As a Hungarian, how could he not know what this was?
Ice flood!

The sound of the flowing water became louder and louder, so much so that the fighting and snatching in the city stopped, and fear quickly spread among the crowd.

Finally, someone put down the supplies he had snatched and started running wildly for his life. Others made the same choice. For a while, the city was in chaos, the prisoners trampled on each other, and countless people were killed and injured.

On the other side, the surging water level pushed huge ice blocks, and the already dilapidated city walls were squeezed and crushed like tofu.

Wherever the ice flood passed, no matter if it was houses or trees, they were all swept away and pushed forward. Those who did not have time to escape were swallowed up by this unstoppable torrent in an instant.

Some people tried to hide in high places to avoid the ice flood, but under the impact of the ice flood, houses collapsed one after another, wooden beams were easily broken, bricks and tiles were shattered, making people feel like they were in doomsday.

Roaring in despair, crying helplessly, struggling in vain, in the face of the mighty power of nature, human beings seem so fragile and insignificant.

But is this really the will of nature?
No! This is a man-made disaster! Everyone knows it! Everyone knows this is a conspiracy, even the entire Budapest is a discarded pawn!

"Kossuth, you are so cruel!"

"Cruel enough! Interesting!" On the high ground outside the city, Hainao did not feel relieved after surviving the disaster. Instead, his eyes were full of fighting spirit.

To be honest, there is not much he can do given that he is completely overwhelmed in terms of equipment, troop quality, troop numbers, supplies, and strategy.

Those so-called elite soldiers and generals of the Hungarians were completely inadequate, but at this time Heinau finally felt a sense of crisis.

This was a fight where both sides risked their lives, not a one-sided massacre. In addition to the madman like Heinau, other commanders of the Austrian army also played their cards very carefully.

Looking at the ice flood that was engulfing the city unhindered, how tragic would the situation be if this happened when the Austrian army was launching a massive attack on the city, or if the army was not stationed outside the city, or if they did not receive any advance warning?

Budapest had already been reduced to a wasteland, and countless rats survived in the ruins. It was impossible for the army to enter the city and station there anyway.

Therefore, the ice flood could only delay the Austrian army's attack at most, but this alone was enough to amaze people. After all, in the eyes of most people with military knowledge, Hungary was already in a dead end at this time.

In the basement, with the vibration before the arrival of the ice flood, the shelves that were not very strong to begin with collapsed, revealing the secret door that was originally hidden at the back.

Thor's eyes lit up, and he knew that the damn guy would not die so easily.

Thor's eyes were bloodshot with excitement, and he chopped the wooden door frantically with the knife in his hand, not knowing whether it was because he had a chance to take revenge or because he had a chance to survive.

Thor split the wooden door open and rushed in, only to find a secret passage. He ran quickly in the passage with an oil lamp in hand, but was soon caught up by the cold river water.

The river water that was madly pouring into the tunnel pushed Thor forward. After an unknown amount of time, there was finally a ray of light coming from the front. The light came through the gaps in the wooden boards and shone on his body, making him feel warm.

When Thor was rushed out of the secret passage, the fresh air and clean sunshine made him feel like he was reborn.

Thor took a quick look and found the bodies of the recruiting officer and his men, four in total, three men and one woman.

"Bah! Disgusting! You deserve this day!"

Thor spat and cursed loudly, but Yu was still not satisfied, so he kicked him twice and stabbed him twice more.

Only then did he realize that each of these people had a cross nailed to their chest and their heads had been pierced by rifles, they were deader than dead.

"Who did this?"

Thor couldn't help but think of this in his heart, but before he had time to think about it, a gunshot rang out and a bullet pierced his forehead.

Thor fell to the ground and his vision immediately became blurred. He only knew that two people wearing Dalaris (Roman Catholic uniform) were walking towards him.

They all wore masks on their faces and took out an iron cross and a hammer from behind.

After a few dull knocks, the two men made the sign of the cross and muttered something that seemed to be the "Requiem".

A young nun said harshly in a pitch-black carriage nearby.

"Just kill someone, why go through so much trouble?"

Thor slowly exhaled his last breath, closed his eyes, and smiled slightly.