In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, the revolutionary atmosphere is extremely strong. People are singing the Internationale everywhere while walking, and people are also promoting revolutionary ideas in various squares.
Hungarians in Budapest believe that things will get better and better in the future. This is because the newly established Soviet government announced that workers will implement an eight-hour working day and that men and women will receive equal pay for equal work. It also announced that banks, mines, large industrial enterprises, transportation vehicles and large
Real estate will be nationalized. All enterprises and factories with more than 20 employees will be nationalized.
In addition, the Hungarian Soviet government promulgated a decree to monopolize foreign trade by the state, and established the Supreme Council of the National Economy to manage the national economic work. Local committees of the national economy were accordingly established in various industrial centers. At the same time, a decree was passed to nationalize land.
, nationalize landowners’ land with an area exceeding 100 hectares and turn it into state-owned farms.
To be honest, the series of measures taken by the new Hungarian government are much better than before, but the world is not divided into good and bad.
Therefore, when the new government was enthusiastic about work, news that surrounding countries were gathering troops to invade Hungary also reached the desks of high-level government officials.
Bella Kun, currently the chairman of the People's Committee of the new Hungarian regime, immediately convened a meeting of various committees to discuss armed intervention from surrounding countries.
As soon as the parliament began, Bellakun took out a telegram and told the people's committee members present: "Comrades, this is a telegram sent back by our comrades working on the secret front. The three countries around us, the Czech Republic, Serbia, and Romania, are
Instigated by the imperial powers, they want to send troops to intervene in our choices and extinguish the fire of revolution. Comrades, can we accept this?"
"No." "Absolutely not."
Bellakun's agitation and propaganda were quite good. The other twelve people's committee members and fifteen people's deputy committee members present all unanimously opposed foreign intervention.
Although we don’t know how many of them are sincere, we can still work together in terms of momentum. This is exactly the result Belakun wants. He knows that the Hungarian Communist Party has been established for too short a time, and it will not be able to achieve all the goals.
Five months.
The members of the Communist Party have grown from the 17 people they brought home to the current 460,000 people. The consequence of the rapid and explosive growth is that many members who joined do not even know who Marx was. And how many of them are speculators for profit?
Even he himself doesn't know.
Different from the original time and space, this time the Hungarian Communist Party did not form a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party, but formed a separate Soviet regime. It only absorbed some highly popular figures to join the government to ensure the authority of the new government.
But even so, Bellakun was still worried about the situation within the Communist Party. For this reason, he even sent a telegram to Comrade Lenin in Russia to inquire. His mentor, who was also troubled by this problem, called him back.
"Comrade Bellakun, this issue is actually bothering us. However, I have a preliminary idea about this. We can calm these unstable elements for observation first, and then make a distinction after the situation becomes clear.
However, it is necessary to control the power of these people to prevent them from doing things that are not conducive to the organization."
Lenin's thoughts on Soviet Russia inspired Bellakun, and he could do the same. However, it is necessary to first identify whether there are such unstable elements among the top leaders of the government.
During the meeting, after Bela Kun finished his opening remarks, Vantush, who also returned from Soviet Russia as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, immediately said: "Chairman Kun is right. The imperialists instigated the three puppet regimes and wanted to
The attempt to kill our revolution will not succeed. We must mobilize the masses and let these imperialists know the fighting spirit of the Hungarian people."
"That's right. We need to show these imperialist bastards how powerful we are."
"No one can force the revolutionary masses of Hungary."
Vantush's words aroused loud approval from the committee members present. These communists, who were still full of passion in their hearts, were full of dissatisfaction with the great powers.
But at this time, a less harmonious voice emerged. "I think we can talk to our neighboring countries. After all, war is not a good thing for us."
When everyone heard this discordant voice, they thought it was Hérico, a former socialist and now a member of the education committee.
Hérico, who was stared at by everyone, explained: "After all, we have been fighting a war for four years, and the domestic economy is already overwhelmed."
Regarding Herrico's remarks, there was an immediate backlash during the meeting. "This is capitulationism. People who are inspired by revolutionary sentiments will not be afraid of these imperialist lackeys."
"Commissioner Herrico, do you know what you are talking about?"
"I think Mr. Herrico is afraid."
Helico was completely unable to continue speaking due to the denunciation, especially the disdainful looks in everyone's eyes, which made him feel ashamed.
At this time, Bella Kun spoke up: "Herico is just expressing his own opinion, you don't need to react like this."
Then he asked Hérico. "Do you still insist on your opinion now?"
Helico, who had been educated by everyone for a long time, shook his head repeatedly to indicate that he had given up.
At this time, the Internal Affairs Commissar, Siedler, who had also returned from Soviet Russia, said: "Since everyone agrees to fight against the bastards of these imperial powers, then we will fully mobilize the revolutionary masses to join the People's Army to defend the Soviet regime.
Make your own contribution.”
Sideller's words made the committee members present nod their heads. At this time, Bellakun opened his mouth and said to a committee member on his right: "Commissioner Landelier, we can complete the work that the government has called on the people to do, and lead them to defeat
The enemy's work depends on you."
Landelier, who was sitting third on the right and one of the few members of the People's Committee who knew military matters, immediately stood up and said: "Chairman and members, please rest assured that I will not let the enemy's intentions come true. The People's Army has the ability to protect
Soviet power.”
After making the guarantee, Landelier then talked about the difficulties: "However, there is currently a shortage of weapons in the People's Army, and there is also a shortage of ammunition and supplies. I wonder if the government can think of a way."
Faced with the difficulties stated by Landelier, Internal Affairs Commissioner Siedler said: "This is not a problem. We will let the comrades in the arsenal work overtime to produce weapons to defend ourselves. In addition, we can also order the collection of weapons and equipment that are scattered among the people.
In terms of weapons, ammunition, and other materials, we can also give priority to ensure the use of the military."
Regarding the guarantee given by Sideler, Landlier's worries were reduced by half. However, there are still some small problems, which he feels need to be mentioned first. "At present, there are some deficiencies in the officers of the People's Army, and this also needs to be considered.
Think of a way. And this time the revolutionary masses are being recruited to join the army. Some of them don’t even know how to use weapons. How about training them individually first?"
Faced with the new difficulties mentioned by Landelier, Bellakun said: "There are insufficient officers. You can promote soldiers who perform well in ordinary times first. As for the problem that many people do not know how to use weapons, I think this
It’s also simple. You can use this time to train them suddenly, and they will be ready when they go to the battlefield. Training alone is too time-consuming, and war may come at any time, so we can’t wait too long.”
"If we do this, the troop casualties will be huge."
Landelier's words made Foreign Affairs Commissioner Vantush a little dissatisfied, and he reprimanded: "Revolution is bound to involve bloodshed and sacrifices. Our experience in Russia has already told this truth. Now it is the Soviets who are facing the dog-leg force intervention of the imperial powers.
, it is a matter of life and death. We do not have enough time to ask for this or that, so we can only mobilize the people and the enemy to fight bloody battles. Only in this way can we lead the Hungarian people to live a happy life."
Feeling that Vantush's words were a little harsh, Bellakun comforted Landelier. "Commissioner Vantush's words were a bit harsh, but it was just out of love for Hungary. Based on our experience in Soviet Russia,
Many revolutionary masses will soon become qualified soldiers after receiving training on the battlefield. Therefore, what Commissar Vantush said makes some sense."
Landelier, who knew the military well, did not agree with the optimism of the people present. The experience of the Russian Civil War was completely inappropriate here. What kind of army was the Soviet Union facing, and what kind of army was Hungary going to face?
There is absolutely no comparison between the two.
The two armies of Russia were both born out of the Russian army, so there is not much difference between them. Moreover, the characteristics of the Russian nation and the structure of the army also allow its people to adapt quickly. Hungary, on the other hand, is inherently different from its neighboring countries. If it is further
Relying on Russia's experience, there is no comparison between the two. However, Landelier could not continue to say these words. Look at who are the people who oppose him. These are basically Communist Party veterans who have returned from Soviet Russia. If he were
If you object again, you probably won’t reap the rewards.
With Landelier's silence, the meeting quickly reached a resolution: to recruit supplies and equipment and allow the revolutionary masses to join the army to defend the Soviet regime.
Subsequently, the government successively issued bills to recruit troops and collect supplies from across the country. In just ten days, the Hungarian government recruited 100,000 people, and some of the weapons and equipment that were scattered among the people were also recovered.
However, the war would not follow the steps of the Hungarian government. When they had just recruited about 100,000 people, the Romanian army, which had been prepared, crossed the Tisza River.
