Chapter 406: Unlucky Child
In the situation where France and Austria dug holes in each other, the Italian rebels achieved brilliant results for a while. Today they attacked the French army, and tomorrow they ambushed the Austrian army. The red shirts made their name in the world.
This is just a statement in the newspaper, in fact, the red shirts have been beaten all over the place. The rabble recruited temporarily, in the absence of guns and ammunition, is not the opponent of the regular army at all.
Having lost a battle does not mean that there is no record. Even if there is no record, it is impossible for someone to give it away!
After the Fao and Austrian armies arrived at the front line, Naples was recaptured in less than a week. Within half a month, all the cities on the Italian peninsula were occupied by the rebels, and the main force was almost wiped out.
It was at this time that the record of the Red Shirts suddenly increased sharply, and the casualties of the Fao army broke through four figures.
Before he knew he was famous, Gapoli, who was running around, suddenly became an Italian hero, and now he is ready to go into exile again.
It's not that they don't work hard, it's just that the enemy is too powerful. Even if Italy is truly unified, it is impossible to face France and Austria at the same time. This is a war that cannot be won.
Francesco II was afraid. At first, the Fao and Austrian armies just dug pits and set up traps in each other. Now they have developed to the point of large-scale firefighting.
Of course, for the sake of the friendship between France and Austria, the armies of the two countries cannot directly fight.
Soon both sides thought of a way to take off their military uniforms to fight, and all the casualties were recorded on the Italian rebels.
I don't know if this is a correction of history. Originally, the Red Shirt Army became famous by stepping on the Spanish army, but now it was sent up by France and Austria.
In fact, no matter in the original time and space, or now, the moisture of this army is very heavy. In the Austro-Prussian War, it was revealed, with more than half the total strength of the Austrian army being beaten and almost completely wiped out.
Not to mention now, it was even worse than the original time and space. There was no time for Gabriel to train his troops at all, and he was pushed flat.
Francesco II was a gentle, kind, and weak person who received strict moral and religious education, but lacked sufficient political and military education.
This is the family's pot. The mother died just half a month after birth, and Ferdinando II married the Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa Isabel as his second wife.
In this context, the education of the hapless child Francesco II was undoubtedly neglected. The stepmother didn't play with conspiracy methods and killed him, that's because she had a good moral cultivation.
You must know that Ferdinando II and the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa Isabel have eight sons and four daughters. If there are more children, they will be worthless. Francesco II was raised under the neglect of his father. good boy.
Good children are sometimes rebellious, and Francesco II did not want to see Austria dominate the government of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
After sending the telegram, Francesco II regretted it. As a member of the Bourbon dynasty, to actually ask the Napoleon family for help is simply not taking family glory seriously.
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world.
Francesco II has now returned to the capital Naples, and now that the rebels are almost wiped out, the tragedy has begun.
In the game between France and Austria, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies became the biggest victim. It doesn't matter if the war breaks out on their homeland, the key is the casualties on both sides, and they have to pay in the end.
At the Royal Palace of Naples, Prime Minister Carlo Ferrangeli said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the conflict between France and Austria may continue to escalate. We must find a way to prevent it, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Carlo Ferrangeli was opposed to letting the French intervene from the very beginning. As a political veteran, he is very aware of the nature of the powers.
Even if Spain is dead, and Austria is still there, it is enough to solve the current problem. If France is introduced, it is an additional exploiter.
Facts have proved this. France's intervention to check and balance Austria has indeed done it, but the price paid is too painful.
The cost of the military to hire help has at least tripled, and probably more in the end. Due to the military conflict between France and Austria, the economy of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies has been greatly affected, and the rebels in Sicily have been ignored so far.
This is just the trouble at the moment, sandwiched between the two countries of France and Austria, the two Sicilian kingdoms are destined to have no good life in the future.
Although Francesco II's political ability is low, he is still from the royal family, and he still has the basic ability to discriminate.
The current situation is very dangerous. Once the conflict between France and Austria escalates, or even a war breaks out, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies will be in big trouble.
This team is not easy to stand, once the choice is wrong - abdication at light, loss of the country at worst.
The best way is to not let the conflict escalate and avoid this life-and-death stand-up. As for the introduction of other countries to intervene, Francesco II would never dare to mess around again.
Francesco II asked helplessly: "How to stop it? I have already summoned the envoys of the two countries. The military conflict that is taking place now is not recognized by both France and Austria.
Even if we want to reconcile the contradictions between the two countries, we are not qualified. "
Of course, the game in the dark cannot be said on the surface. Unless one party can't stand it, they want to overturn the table. Otherwise, these conflicts do not exist, and the casualties of troops are caused by "destroying the rebels".
If you want to stop both sides, unless it is a winner and one side admits defeat; or the loss is so heavy that neither side can bear it and is forced to stop.
There is no doubt that both the Fao and Austrian armies have suffered thousands of casualties, and there is still no sign of victory or defeat, let alone to the point of being unbearable.
Prime Minister Carlo Ferangeri replied: "Your Majesty, we can start with international reputation and remind the generals of the Fao and Austrian armies.
The rebels cannot be dealt with for so long, and their casualties are increasing day by day. If they keep playing like this, they will lose their reputation.
Second, to create evidence that someone deliberately brought up the conflict between France and Austria, giving them a step down.
I remember that the Americans once supported the rebels and allowed the Americans to take the blame. "
This and the best solution, as long as France and Austria still have face, it is impossible to let casualties continue to increase.
Otherwise, it will not be long before the European continent will spread the news that the Fao army is incompetent, and even the mere Italian rebels will not be able to handle it. These front-line generals have no way to explain to the domestic people.
In fact, the British are the best at making people who take the blame. They have the suspicion and strength to do it. Play around with it, and neither Paris nor Vienna will doubt it.
It's just that Prime Minister Carlo Ferrangeli was a coward and didn't dare to provoke the British, for fear that if the matter was exposed, he would get burned.
It doesn't matter if you frame the Americans, anyway, the American diaosi at this time can only show their prestige on the American continent, and if they dare to appear in Europe, they must realize what social beating is.
Lincoln's government supported the Revolutionary Party's account, why haven't the European countries sought them out? Don't think that the federal government has paid a certain amount of interest, and the matter is over. Once there is a chance, the countries will still retaliate.
After pondering for a while, Francesco II made a decision: "Be a little secretive and don't involve us in it."
The society is the best teacher, and the cruel reality is the most able to make people grow up. If it was before this, Francesco II would never have done these things.
Now his morals have inevitably declined, and he is taught that he is not someone else, but happens to be a revolutionary.
After Francesco II succeeded to the throne, he also carried out social reforms, such as: delegating more autonomy to local governments, promoting the liberalization process, amnesty for political prisoners, tax reduction...
It is worth mentioning that not long after the amnesty for political prisoners, the kingdom of the Two Sicilies was in chaos.
The rebellion of 1860 can be said to have been created by Francesco II. The revolutionary party, which was originally a leaderless party, opened the prelude to the revolution because of the appearance of these people.
There are not so many reasons, it is all about interests. Any reform will inevitably damage the interests of some people, and the social reform led by Francesco II is no exception, and some of the frustrated become supporters of the revolution.
The political prisoner who promised to change his mind and become a new man again saw the opportunity and became the leader of the revolution again, igniting the first fire.
Without external intervention, with the support of Austria, the revolution in 1860 was suppressed by the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the current Prime Minister Carlo Ferangeri was the one who led the suppression of the rebellion.
The matter is not over, Francesco II's soft-hearted old habit committed, and did not execute all the rebels.
Later, I didn't know what I was thinking, and when my head was convulsed, I actually played with judicial means.
The final result is: because of insufficient evidence, a large number of chaotic parties were acquitted, and these fish that slipped through the net were lurking again.
The rebellion was able to develop, but the fish that slipped through the net made a great contribution. Without the cooperation of these local snakes, the uprising would not have been so smooth at all.
There are many lessons learned, and Francesco II's outlook on life has also been impacted, and the moral bottom line is constantly moving closer to the politicians.