Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Arthur's worries were not unfounded. The bearded man's order to Malinovsky was to occupy the entire Budapest, and Buda was naturally included.

The Battle of Budapest has now come to an end. During the entire battle, the Russian side lost approximately 350,000 people, 1,766 tanks and self-propelled artillery, 4,127 artillery pieces, and 293 aircraft.

The Germans suffered approximately 150,000 losses, including nearly half of the German armored divisions on the Eastern Front.

Although the weapons and equipment were almost completely dominant, the casualty rate of the Russian army remained high, and they only captured Pest. This is what the bearded man really cares about.

Big Beard doesn't care how many people he loses. Even if the losses are doubled, Russia still has enough troops to fill the attack line.

Buda is now like a thorn in Malinovsky's throat, making it difficult to sleep or eat.

During the Battle of Buda, the Southern African Expeditionary Force lost less than 15,000 people, most of whom were injured, and less than 1,000 people were killed.

In sharp contrast, more than 65,000 Axis officers and soldiers surrendered to the Southern African Expeditionary Force, including 13,000 German troops. In addition, the Southern African Expeditionary Force also seized a large number of weapons and equipment.

The Germans were not so generous to the Russians.

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

When Chen Cang and Black received the order, they were inspecting the defense line of the Sixth Tank Army. Now, in addition to the "Leopard" and "Tiger" tanks, the Sixth Tank Army also had a batch of Type 5A produced in Germany. This

It was just captured from the Buda defenders.

"This tank is not bad, with decent attack and defense, and good power. The only drawback is that the output is too low. It is said that only 300 tanks can be produced per month-" Blake put down the telescope in his hand and frowned.

In front of Chen Cang and Blake was one of the five bombed chain bridges. These bridges were blown up by the Germans on their own initiative to prevent Pest citizens from escaping to Buda.

However, this also became the biggest obstacle for the Pest 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 Type 5A vehicles. Two were placed on both sides of the iron bridge, one on each side. Tankers in Southern Africa reported that the performance of the Type 5A was quite good.

Germany's industrial level is indeed strong. The No. 5 with a combat weight of more than 40 tons uses the same 700-horsepower engine as the Russian IS-2. The difference is that the No. 5 can reach a maximum speed of 55 kilometers. The IS-

The top speed of 2 is only 35 kilometers.

This is probably the difference in adjustment.

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

Three full days have passed since Malinovsky announced the end of the Battle of Pest. The city of Pest is still filled with smoke, gunshots continue to ring out, and the Danube River has become a natural execution ground. From time to time, German officers and soldiers wearing gray or camouflage uniforms are dragged away.

Go to the river to be executed.

Malinovsky was also utilitarian enough. Although the siege battle had ended, the liquidation of the remaining German troops was still in progress. Every night in the past few days, Pest citizens took great risks to cross the Danube. Some people were lucky.

Some people are more unlucky.

Anyone who crosses the Danube River illegally, regardless of their identity, will be shot on the spot once discovered by the Russian army.

"Probably not yet. Wounded soldiers have been arriving in a steady stream in the past few days -" Blake returned to the armored command vehicle. It was still a bit windy on the Danube River in January.

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

It is true that the Russians did not pay, but they sent a lot of things to pay off their debts, and some of them were urgently needed by the Southern African Expeditionary Force, so everyone took what they needed.

Although Southern Africa is very wealthy, some things cannot be solved with money, such as the huge need for plasma in field hospitals.

There is no fresh blood supply mechanism these days. Most of the time, expeditionary officers and soldiers are mobilized to actively donate the plasma needed by field hospitals. However, relying solely on donations 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 to purchase plasma every year.

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

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

For the sake of plasma, even if the Russian wounded occasionally go out of their way, the field hospital will admit it. After all, the plasma of the Budapest field hospital is not only self-sufficient, but can also be fed back to Cyprus.

"Where did the Russians get so much plasma?" Chen Cang was curious and did not trust the consciousness of the Russians.

"It's not a free donation anyway -" Blake chuckled. He knew some things, but he couldn't say them.

Chen Cang didn't ask further. Even if there was any beginning or end to this matter, it had nothing to do with the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Returning to 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 polite and directly chose Castle Mountain as his headquarters, which was a luxury.

Castle Hill may be the earliest building in Budapest. It is a large palace complex and one of the most splendid palaces in Europe. The famous Princess Sissi once lived here.

During the Battle of Buda, fighting also broke out on Castle Hill. However, the Hungarian defenders were obviously in no mood to fight. They only put up weak resistance and handed over Castle Hill almost completely to the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Unlike Buda, after the Battle of Pest, 80% 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 people's lives were relatively stable. The surrendered Axis officers and soldiers were clearing the ruins under the supervision 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, Chen Cang would not have agreed to this request.

"Colonel Antonov, there is no need for us to waste each other's time. There is absolutely no way Buda will be handed over to you. Just like you, our Southern African Expeditionary Force will not give away the spoils we have gained at countless costs!" Chen

Cang is direct, the bearded man wants to save face, shouldn’t the federal government of Southern Africa do the same?

"Compared with the price we paid, the price you paid is negligible -" Antonov was very dissatisfied. Simply measuring the price paid and gained, Southern Africa really cannot compare with Russia.

However, this is not how the accounts were settled. Hungarian officers and soldiers were willing to surrender to the Southern African Expeditionary Force, and the Southern African Expeditionary Force had no reason to refuse. They could not force the Hungarians to take up arms to fight against them.

In that case, the 6th Tank Corps' credit record will probably be thicker.

"You can't blame us for this. You have to find the reason within yourself." Blake said cheerfully, saying how long will it take for an injustice to be repaid.

"It is unwise to confront Russia!" Antonov's expression was gloomy. He seemed not to realize how excessive his demands were.

That's right, we can't expect Russians to reflect on themselves. The Communist Party is so wise and powerful, and yet it still has so many illusions about Western countries.

It’s also because Russia brings too much fear to Europe, so European countries dare not accept Russia. Unless Russia is split into countless small and medium-sized countries, that may give Europe some peace of mind.

It is impossible to be completely reassured, and it is impossible for the United States to agree, because the United States needs an opponent that 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 fight against southern Africa?" Chen Cang also said cheerfully. Who wouldn't be able to speak harshly? The key is whether he can do it.

Without the help of southern Africa, it is unknown how long the Battle of Budapest would have been delayed.

At first, Russia's losses were too great, 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 they are going to pick all the peaches. They really just treat the Southern African Expeditionary Force as mercenaries, coming and leaving as soon as they are called.

"We never wanted to confront southern Africa. What I brought was the resolution of the interim government. The interim government is the only legal government of Hungary. Budapest is the capital of Hungary. We should respect the needs of the Hungarians." Antonov threatened.

If we don't change our ways, southern Africa has always claimed to respect the needs of people in all countries. Now is the time to fulfill its promise.

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

Like Pest, a fierce battle broke out between the Russian army and the German army in Debrecen. Debrecen was almost completely destroyed, with 70% of the buildings damaged and 50% completely collapsed.

"The interim government is currently only recognized by Russia, not by the federal government of Southern Africa -" Black questioned the legitimacy of the interim government.

It is not up to the Russians to decide whether it is the only legitimate government or not. It must be collectively recognized by a free society.

The "free society" here mainly refers to Britain, America and South America.

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

"It doesn't matter whether the federal government of Southern Africa recognizes it or not, as long as the Hungarians recognize it." Antonov said proudly, it was good to have the first move.

However, the advantage of being first is not great. If the federal government of Southern Africa wants to, it can set up an interim government at any time.

This kind of thing didn't even need Rock's personal intervention, Arthur just took care of it.

Arthur is quite experienced in this regard. During the Tehran Conference, Arthur easily established the Ottoman Republic.

Then we can easily establish 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 major reforms after the war.

The regent of the Kingdom of Hungary was Horthy Miklós, Marshal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the last world war.

After the First World War, Hungary declared its separation from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and established the Republic of Hungary. Horthy Miklós launched a mutiny and used force to force the parliament to elect him as regent and establish political power, thus creating the Kingdom of Hungary.

Now Horthy Miklós has been taken away to Germany by the German army. The Kingdom of Hungary is in crumbling. It is easy for Arthur to find someone to support him. There are many Hungarians living in Cyprus, including many descendants of Hungarian aristocrats from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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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, Hungary may fall into division and cause endless consequences.

"Don't worry, no matter what, this is the choice of the Hungarians themselves." Arthur has now become a qualified politician, and he does this kind of thing without any psychological burden.

Let alone secession, even the civil war has nothing to do with Arthur. If you want to gain true independence without paying any price, there is no such thing as such a good thing.

Even when the United States broke away from the British Empire, it still had to fight with Britain. All countries in the world probably fought without blood in the process of gaining independence in southern Africa.

Southern Africa had a special situation and was regarded as a financial burden by the British Empire, so it first became autonomous and then became independent. The separation 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 cannot think about being independent and can only survive in the cracks of big countries.

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

Manipulating things behind the scenes sounds very enjoyable, but it doesn't sound good to say, so Arthur can't come forward directly to avoid leaving a stain.

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

If Arthur prefers a republic.

"There were so many Hungarian generals who surrendered in the Battle of Buda, just pick an obedient one." Arthur didn't care, it didn't matter even if he wasn't obedient, just change him.

This is a good idea.

Those who are qualified to hold senior positions in the Hungarian army must have social status, let alone ability.

Don't worry about the good or the bad, it's all capital.