Struggle in Russia

This change stunned Leboeuf. Although he knew that Baojiani and his gang would not last long, it was a bit unexpected that they went bankrupt and liquidated so soon. As soon as Grand Duke Stephen ran away, the responsible cabinet of Bajani had to announce the resignation of the head of the government, leaving only Bajani himself as the caretaker prime minister who was a polished commander.

This means that the conservative constitutional monarchy can no longer control the political direction of Hungary, and the fate of the country has completely fallen into the hands of Kossuth.

At this time, Lebouf also heaved a sigh of relief, thankful that he and Baojani and his gang had not reached any agreement, otherwise he would really not be able to cry at this moment. I also admire Li Xiao's foresight. Fortunately, he didn't go to the doctor casually!

After watching a white show in Pressburg, Lebouf did not stay too long, and continued to go north along the road. According to intelligence, Paskovich's vanguard has arrived at the Balka Thousand Pass. firefight.

It's just that when Lebouf arrived at the Balka Thousand Pass, the battle was over. What he could see was that the Hungarians were celebrating their great victory. Apart from the captured Russian officers and soldiers being dragged out to parade in the streets, there were piles of weapons, ammunition and corpses!

"The Russians are defeated!"

Lebouf couldn't believe his eyes, because he traveled all the way northward day and night, and arrived at the scene within a few days. According to the Hungarians, the Russian army has more than 10,000 people. According to the past tradition, it is normal for the "big battle" of more than 10,000 people to fight for a week. In just a few days, the Russians will get lunch?

In fact, not only Lebouf didn't believe it, Paskovic even didn't believe it. In order to extinguish the Hungarian revolution as soon as possible and prevent Duke Mikhail from the east from coming to powder the cake, he organized an elite vanguard to enter Hungary.

In Paskovich's view, it shouldn't be difficult for the Russian elite with tens of thousands of people to beat the Hungarians with one against ten, one against five, or even one against three!

His purpose is very simple, that is to seize the key mountain pass in advance to prevent the Hungarian main force from occupying favorable terrain after going north to prevent him from going south quickly.

To put it bluntly, Paskovich's goal is to open the way. In his opinion, it is impossible for 10,000 people to wipe out the Hungarian Revolutionary Party, but it should be easy to occupy a crossing in the Balka Thousand Mountains, right?

But who would have thought that the Hungarians would rely on a small number of hastily organized National Army to deal a heavy blow to his vanguard troops at the mountain pass. The troops were killed and injured nearly 4,000 people, almost disabled!

Immediately Paskovich was shocked: "Can any of you tell me what's going on? Even 10,000 pigs can lose to the Hungarians so quickly!"

Actually,

Paskovich really looked up to his troops. At this time, the Russian army was still immersed in the glorious victory over Napoleon, and it was a bit contemptuous of others. Especially those guards, whose eyes are on the back of their heads from top to bottom, they don't look down on Hungarians at all.

For them, being the vanguard this time is probably an armed parade. As long as they fight vigorously in front of the Hungarians, the other party will scatter and flee like frightened rabbits.

It's a pity that what is waiting for the Russian army is not a frightened rabbit, but the Hungarian National Army who share the same hatred and occupy a favorable terrain to wait for work. alright.

In this post-queue shooting era, Russian commanders still haven't gotten rid of the line tactics, and the orderly pace of the dense formation must never be violated. Therefore, after being hit by the Hungarian fire attack, the Russians were angry and furious. Put more men into battle.

If you think about it, the mountain roads are already difficult to travel, and Hungary has the advantage of the terrain. What else can the Russian army squeeze in in a dense queue besides sending more heads?

So in just over an hour, the Russian army left thousands of corpses, and then the gray animals collapsed. Because no one can face death calmly, not even a well-tamed gray animal.

As a result, the Russian commander could only temporarily order the troops to stop operations. Of course he didn't give up. In the next few days, he kept trying to break through the Hungarian defense line in the same way, until someone of him suddenly found that more than half of his troops had been killed or killed, and then... naturally there was nothing And then.

In this short and bloody battle, the Russian army had almost nothing worth joining, whether it was tactics or courage, nothing at all. To put it simply, a group of stupid geese used practical actions to explain what it means to be reckless and have no good end.

But the Russians don’t have to be discouraged or feel humiliated, because there are many similar stupid geese, including Britain and France. Even if revolutionary changes have taken place in weapons and equipment, tactics still remain at the beginning of the 19th century , is hopelessly stupid.

Even a bystander like Lebouf, who rushed to the field after the war, could not understand how the Russian army failed and how the Hungarians won. In the end, he attributed this to Hungary's terrain advantages and The cowardice of the Russian army.

There is no way, because the old people who have come from the Napoleon era feel that this is the only reason that can explain the one-sided results.

"...The courage of the Russian army is not as good as that of Napoleon's time. Decades of self-cultivation have turned them from a brave iron army into a group of cowardly cowards..."

It is conceivable that when Li Xiao received Lebouf's letter and saw the old uncle's summary of the reasons for the failure of the Russian army, he couldn't laugh or cry. Of course, fighting a war requires courage, but it also requires correct tactics. If every battle is a stereotyped template, what artistry is there in war?

What is worthy of reflection is not the courage of the soldiers, but whether the commander's brain is online. But now, it is obvious that most of the commanders of various countries are not online, so every time something happens, they will just blame the soldiers for not being brave enough.

But Li Xiao is not such a person. Our ancestors have long said that a thousand troops are easy to get and a general is hard to find. A good and qualified commander is really important. At least for the mid-19th century, it was particularly important for the unified and thoughtless command system of various countries.

However, Li Xiao didn't say much, because veterans who had experienced Napoleon's era would not listen to his reasonable advice. They believed more in their own traditional experience, and it was useless if you persuaded them.

What's more, Li Xiao has more important things to do at this time...