Chapter 1064: Self-Inflicted Trouble

Ticino River front.

Although the Austrian Empire's airship troops moved slowly, they were unstoppable at this time.

The shadow cast by the huge airship shrouded the French position, and the soldiers looked at the approaching war beast with horror and fear.

The Austrian airship soldiers threw grenades with ignited fuses one by one into the airship, and the explosions brought the French back to reality. They began to flee frantically to avoid these deadly explosives.

Most French soldiers saw the war beast of airship for the first time. Although they did not collapse directly like the Italian coalition forces at the beginning, the fear also made most people lose their combat effectiveness.

The commanders of the French front tried to reorganize the defense line, but their command did not work. Some people screamed in collapse, some kept making futile counterattacks against the sky, and more people ran around like headless flies.

The adjutant beside Marshal Radetzky was obviously not like those ignorant soldiers. He just invited the lady into the Marshal's room according to the standard etiquette among the nobles.

Heavy artillery, rockets, and airships opened the way to tear the Ticino River defense line carefully arranged by the French army to pieces. In fact, the French army also launched several counterattacks, but the effect was not ideal.

Because the French soldiers were powerless to do anything about it, it was meaningless except to fill the front line with flesh and blood.

This was just the first step in the plan. At this time, Benedek was recalled to the army by Marshal Radetzky. The former would serve as the front-line commander to continue to besiege the French army, while the latter would lead an elite force of 50,000 people to Turin.

Before Bellvi could get angry, another bad news came with this bad news, that is, Radetzky's main force had already headed straight for Turin.

If the opponent was just a person, even if it was several times the number of their own troops, these proud French soldiers might not dare to fight.

This smile shocked the officers and soldiers around him, causing some of them to lose focus and fail to catch the goods thrown by their companions, which were knocked over on the spot.

Countess Judith is 36 years old, but she is still one of the most active ladies in the upper class of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Fortunately, it was their own combat unit, and the soldiers did not feel fear. In addition, the boasting of the military chaplains and officers made them more fanatical.

However, he had been busy in Sardinia for so long, and even if he returned to France, he would be responsible for the entire war.

A soldier raised his wine jug, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.

However, Marshal Radetzky did not completely destroy this heavy French army group in one go as the staff imagined, but just drove them into the nearby city.

If he evacuated Turin immediately and left a part of his troops to block the Austrian pursuers, he could indeed escape.

The desperate forces were forced to fight the French army and its vassal army, and the entire Kingdom of Sardinia was in a mess for a while.

Bellevue's theory was still to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia with the Austrian Empire, and at the same time he was willing to pay for peace, and even support Austria in unifying Germany.

When the news of the loss of the Ticino River front came, the Sardinian Republican Army rebelled one after another, and some French troops also lost their will to resist.

In this way, all guerrillas and local armed forces along the way could be wiped out, leaving the enemy nowhere to hide.

Until this time, Bellevue still felt that he was qualified to negotiate with the Austrian Empire. He found his Countess Judith and hoped that she could represent him in secret negotiations with Radetzky.

The soldiers talked to each other, which broke the embarrassment just now.

In fact, these airships shocked the Austrian soldiers no less than the French soldiers, because most of them saw these flying behemoths for the first time.

However, they first faced cold war weapons and ferocious beasts that had never been seen in the sky, and then the Austrian soldiers who came like a tide.

There was no suspense in the battle. The French river beach defense line was completely lost, and the Austrian army advanced across the board.

"Gentlemen, if you can take Turin before tonight, I can promise to buy you a drink on behalf of the Marshal."

Countess Judith purchased more than a dozen carriages of goods, and then rented dozens of carriages, taking the city's socialites and prostitutes to the Austrian Empire's military camp under the escort of the French army.

"Can I use my own cup?"

Countess Judith was once a staunch republican and an Italian nationalist.

At first, she could still attribute the things the French did to the price that had to be paid for the republic. At this moment, she finally understood that the Republic of Sardinia was just a chess piece that could be divided and discarded at will in the game of great powers.

What Bellevue wanted was to attack in a coordinated manner so that the enemy could not take care of the head and tail, but the reality was that his tactics once again put the French army into a quagmire.

Bellvi's first thought was to evacuate immediately, because he knew that he could not beat Radetzky. Although the opponent was just an old man, this was Austria's home court, and the enemy would only become more and more.

Although Countess Judith agreed, her heart was full of resentment and hatred.

However, Countess Judith, who had boarded the pirate ship, had no other choice at this time. She could only try her best to please her new master so that he would take her with him when he left Sardinia, otherwise she would be torn to pieces by angry people and nationalists.

In the end, he did it and went to war with all the guerrillas, volunteers, and local armed forces in the entire Kingdom of Sardinia.

On the other hand, the rear battlefield, which Bellevue was personally responsible for, had become a mess at this time.

In order to completely annihilate the rebels entrenched between Savigliano and Turin, Bellevue decided to let all the cities occupied by the French army march to Savigliano together.

"Really?"

She had been looking forward to the arrival of the French and was full of yearning for the Republic of Sardinia.

When Countess Judith entered the room, the room was filled with mist, and there was a huge sand table in the middle of the house.

If it was during the Orleans Dynasty, he would be forced to resign at most, but now it is the Second French Republic. With such a major failure, he would have to go to the guillotine if he could not become Caesar.

So Bellevue made up his mind and immediately sent an envoy to prepare for a humiliating alliance with Radetzky.

The adjutant who came to contact raised his voice a little unhappily.

"Red, yellow?"

Countess Judith took off her gloves, revealing her slender hands.

Bellvi had a very bad habit. He placed great importance on momentum when commanding a battle, so he often created a situation where several groups of troops came out at the same time.

"Madam, please come this way."

This time, the Austrian army did not shut out the negotiation team. She looked at the soldiers who were carrying goods and stealing glances at the ladies, and couldn't help but smile.

The officers seemed to have just finished a meeting. Few of them would look at her twice, but a few young people snorted with disdain.

In the end, only the adjutant and two tall guards were left, as well as an old man who looked very shrewd and capable.

"Hello, madam. How can I help you?"