Chapter 1063 Battle of Savigliano

At the same time in Turin.

Bellvi slapped the military report he had just received on the table, and he retreated to the throne in disbelief.

The rebels dared to set up an ambush between Turin and Savigliano, which means that the rebels had already broken through the Savigliano defense line.

Then would the rebels and guerrillas attack Turin directly?

This question was deeply rooted in Bellvi's heart at this moment, and he could no longer bear it.

"Immediately call back General Lacy and his guards!"

"But Marshal, if you call back troops from the front line, the Austrians will definitely launch an attack, and then we will definitely face the dilemma of insufficient troops."

Bellvi is engaged in political work, and he is not good at technical debates, so turning technical problems into confidence problems is what he is good at.

So a staff officer proposed to organize elite troops to focus on attacking weak areas. As long as they can tear open a hole, the guerrillas can use the number of people to pile up the French.

I hope you can defend the hard-won land for my great France."

The news that Cavaignac had started negotiations with Austria had reached Bellevue. Although he didn't know what Cavaignac had talked about with the Austrians, he could overthrow the Cavaignac government on the charge of treason after returning home.

So some people turned their attention to the Austrian regular army playing cards and shooting coldly.

In fact, these guerrillas had no experience in siege, let alone how to siege.

Bellevue coaxed and deceived the Saint-Cyr army into The staff of the school was sent to the front line, and envoys were sent to prepare a secret agreement with Austria.

Bellvi's bargaining chip was naturally the land of the Kingdom of Sardinia, as well as the gold, silver, jewelry and artworks he had looted.

Then he was willing to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia with the Austrian Empire. There was no reason for Austria to disagree with such a generous condition.

The defense facilities outside the city of Savigliano were almost completely destroyed, and the bodies of the French army and the Sardinian guerrillas were stacked everywhere on the ruins.

"The old man on the other side of the river was a famous European general. Napoleon also failed in the past. "

The problem is that Garibaldi doesn't have any elite troops. Most of those who dare to fight have died in the previous attacks.

However, in order to accomplish these, Bellevue must have an army. Without an army, he can only be a defeated general. Once he returns home with a large army, he will be Caesar, Napoleon, and Augustus!

For this reason, he cannot lose these troops, let alone these lands. These are bargaining chips for negotiating with the Austrians and the cornerstone of his own rule over France.

Provoking is his usual method. After all, the European soldiers of this era are more It is better to save face, and the responsibility can be shifted to the other party in words.

However, Bellevue forgot that this is a battlefield, and he is facing a group of so-called experts, not the officers he usually faces.

On the other hand, the French army defending the city has gained momentum because they are in a desperate situation, and it must be admitted that their individual quality is much better than the guerrillas in Garibaldi's hands.

Of course, Bellevue will not bear these bad names, so Cavaignac must die, die as a traitor and usurper.

"You want to escape from the battlefield? "

Especially in bayonet fighting, the guerrillas were completely vulnerable to the real army and could only rely on sniper shots and numerical superiority to win heads.

Each attack was very fierce, but the front line failed to move forward.

To show my sincerity, I will now appoint you as the Supreme Executive Committee of the Ticino River Front.

Besides, Alsace-Lorraine is no longer under the complete control of France. Bellevue really doesn't think that he should go to war with the entire German Confederation for this piece of land.

In the future, France will return to the top of the European continent under his leadership, but there Before that, Bellevue had to eliminate the rebels in the Kingdom of Sardinia, otherwise how could he negotiate with the Austrians?

In fact, the most important thing is that Bellevue is afraid that the guerrillas will attack Turin

Under Bellevue's command, reinforcements from all directions rushed to Savigliano, and the French army defending the city also believed that they would attack the center.

The Austrian Empire spent ten years to train more than 10,000 qualified marines, which shows how harsh the selection and training are.

"We are incompetent, so we apply to return home immediately to avoid affecting the Marshal's layout. "

The training and selection of these elites not only consumed a lot of time, but also a lot of money and effort.

Officers need to be responsible for their subordinates, and experts will not even be responsible for what they say.

Although Belle wanted to say this, he still had to rely on this group of nerds to defend the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Belle asked sternly, but the experts of the Saint-Cyr Military Academy were not ordinary people. They were used to arguing with others, so he said unwillingly.

The words of several experts choked Belle and he was speechless for a while. Several experts looked at each other and said.

The Austrian Imperial Marine Corps is indeed elite, but how could these elites do the work of cannon fodder?

"Didn't you say that whoever moves first will lose?"

"Everyone, you may have some misunderstandings about me. We have been sharing honor and disgrace for a long time. At this critical moment, you and I should work together to overcome the national crisis.

Of the 12,000 rockets supported by the Austrian Imperial Navy, more than 10,000 had been used at this time, and the main attack direction of the city was almost reduced to ruins.

"Marshal, this is a different time. The Austrians have increased their forces by nearly 200,000, while we have withdrawn 60,000 troops from the front line. The gap between the forces of the two sides is too big and has deviated from the general tactical concept."

To be honest, Garibaldi is indeed a famous Italian general, but he is not good at this kind of offensive battle.

The most important thing is that without the order of Archduke Frederick and the General Staff, no officer dared to kill all these people.

After each bombing, the soldiers of the Volunteer Army would rush up before the smoke had dispersed, but the results were not ideal.

"Don't tell me those unnecessary things. I just want to ask if you can't beat the old man on the other side of the river!"

More importantly, Bellevue felt that he could promise what Cavaignac could not give. The latter liked to regard himself as a patriot all day long, while the former had no such burden at all.

All their battles before 1848 added up to no more than 500 people killed, but using them as cannon fodder would probably cost at least half of them in one battle, and it might not necessarily achieve the strategic goal.

The most important thing is that this group of marines mainly come from Venice. They have always looked down on Italians outside Venice, especially Genoese and Sardinians conquered by the Spanish.

Garibaldi sighed as he looked at the ruins of Savigliano. It seemed that he could only continue to do his old job.