Chapter 1672 Strategy 2
"Hungary is very chaotic. Even now, some people in the Hungarian parliament are still unable to unify their opinions. Among the Hungarian Big Three, Andrássy the Younger and the spokesperson of the capitalists, Count Albany, are not friendly to us. Prime Minister Tisza’s attitude is a bit vague. I don’t know if he has illusions about the Austrian government or is deeply hostile to us. The bourgeois radicals are very friendly to us.”
"From the perspective of social strata, the capitalists and the middle class are more inclined to us. They want to establish a bourgeois republic. Kings and nobles are no longer needed. And when necessary, they may take the initiative to the land. The Hungarians are among the civilians Part of it is indifferent. They just want to end the war quickly, so that their lives can have the lowest guarantee. They don't care who rules them, as long as they can meet their food and clothing needs."
"In addition, there are some Hungarian Bolsheviks who also want to seize power and have a certain mass base, especially in some armed forces. They are a very big threat to our plan. They are needed when necessary. Eliminate." Lloyd George paused and continued. "Of course, all of this is just Hungarians, as well as Romanians, Slovaks, etc."
"Hehe, this is really like a big plate of salad, all kinds of vegetables are forcibly mixed together, but cabbage is still cabbage, cucumber or cucumber. It is just coated with a salad dressing called Hungary." Prime Minister Asquis was helpless. Said.
"This is the sad part of Hungary, a large country with a population of 20 million, and the number of Hungarians is less than 10 million. Complex ethnic and class issues make it difficult for us to carry out our work, because no matter what you do, there will always be one The critics are dissatisfied with you and even hostile." Lloyd George also complained and continued his reporting work.
"Everyone outside of Hungary is not worthy of trust. The Slovaks seem to have reached an agreement with the Austrian government. The Austrian army entered Slovakia, and the Hungarians unexpectedly withdrew their troops. The Croatian and Slovenians did the same. There have been some similar tendencies. They began to exclude Hungary’s influence in these places, and the main cargo we are currently shipping to Hungary is to land and then be transported through this area. If they fall to Vienna, then our plan will come Said it would be a disaster."
"Of course, the worst is the Romanians! They are like crazy bulls against the Hungarians! Some of our people have contacted the Romanian guerrillas to try to persuade them to temporarily give up their hostilities against Hungary, but It was rejected, and Hungary is also very hostile to the Romanians. By the way, one thing needs to be explained. We also found a large number of Russians and a small group of French in the Romanian guerrillas. Because of their existence, the Romanian guerrillas have greatly increased their combat effectiveness." Lloyd George said.
"This.... This is really a nuisance." General Haig couldn't help but said. The so-called plan cannot keep up with the changes. The idea is good, but the implementation is troublesome. Apart from other things, just from the hatred between Romania and Hungary, it is really not easy to temporarily stop the two nations that have already hit the real fire and can use blood and blood between the two nations.
Romanians have their own "Greater Romania" obsession, and the Transylvania region of Hungary seems to be determined by Romanians! And Hungary also has 10,000 reasons to kill Romania! In addition, in the past two years, the two sides played out their brains on the battlefield, and after Hungary occupied Romania, they adopted harsh suppression and military control. Now that Hungary may fail, how can Romanians not fall into trouble? This kind of contradiction and opposition cannot be resolved by the British in a word!
"This is not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing is that the Hungarians asked us for a large amount of food and daily necessities. But the most important thing is that they have no way to pay!" Lloyd George said angrily.
"Food? Daily necessities? We don't have enough of ourselves. How can we have extra things for the Hungarians? And even if we provide help, we cannot support a country with a population of 20 million." Prime Minister Asquis said.
If you want guns and cannons, with the industrial capabilities of the Allies, it’s not a problem to draw a little to Hungary. Don’t you see, in the first war in history, many American troops arrived in France empty-handed, and the French were responsible. Armed them.... But for food, there is really no. Now Britain and France still need to import a large amount of food, and as a neutral Italy, its own food production is not enough for even half a year! And Hungary’s food gap is too big. How could it be possible for the Allied Powers to take over for Hungary?
"As a middle European country, how can Hungary have no food reserves? Even in the war, before the Hungarian army collapsed on the battlefield, they were not short of food." General Haig asked In the past, although Hungary's food production did decline due to the war, it was not a problem to rely on Austria and the support of imported food. But now, because the country is in chaos and the negotiations with Vienna have reached a deadlock, there is no free food, and the domestic food production is controlled by the big landlords, coupled with the hoarding of merchants, in this case, who Will easily let go of the food in hand? And the government is not acting. Under internal and external troubles, the food problem of the civilian class in Hungary has become more and more prominent. "Lloyd George explained.
"Haha. Such a regime will inevitably perish." General Haig said mercilessly ironically. At the juncture of life and death, the Hungarians are still not cheering up. What is it not to die? After the so-called revolution, no matter how bad the situation is in a short time, the most important factor is that the shortage of living materials in the society is not caused by nothing but the unreasonable distribution method. A small number of people holding a lot of things and not letting go has exacerbated this shortage. Therefore, once the decision is made to "divide the land among local tyrants", the social situation will always be better in a short time. Of course, a long period of time will certainly not be able to continue, because in the future, the limit on the total amount of materials cannot be changed.
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