Chapter 1330 The Spanish Throne (Part 2)

Ferdinando II's son was the future Francesco II. It seemed that the former had misunderstood something.

Francesco II was born in 1836, and Franz's sister was born in 1835.

This beast! Franz finally knew why Guan Yu scolded Sun Quan back then.

But from the perspective of Ferdinand II, Habsburg liked to engage in this kind of marriage. His son happened to be about the same age as the Habsburg princess. He took it for granted that Franz wanted to use this method to control Live in his country.

This was in line with Austria's strategic layout and the consistent tradition of the Habsburg family, but Franz did not think this was a good idea.

Both Ferdinando II and Francesco II had very problematic governance levels, but they were also very ambitious.

However, Spain in the 19th century was really not suitable for the industrial age. The distribution of resources in Spain was quite irrational, and the infrastructure was in a mess. Ferdinand II and Francesco II would probably make people angry in Spain. .

Franz didn't want to end up stealing the chicken but losing the rice.

The reason why Franz was so confident in handing Spain over to Ferdinand II's hands was precisely because of this. Showing goodwill to the Spanish people in Spain was not only to win over the hearts of the Spanish people and defeat his opponents, but also to prepare for the Habsburg return to Spain in the future. .

And after acquiring the Two Sicilies, Franz no longer has to worry about backyard fires, and Italy can only be Habsburg Italy.

At this time, Northern Italy was much more prosperous and important than in history. After all, it was the only outlet for the Austrian Empire to the sea.

For Ferdinand II, who was once the freest king on the Italian peninsula, exchanging the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies for Spain was definitely not a loss. After all, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was also a famous bad place.

Although the old man often said that a golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as his own doghouse, for Ferdinando II, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was a cage and a hell. He had long wanted to escape from here.

Ferdinand II suffered a backlash from liberalism. Over the years, he suffered hundreds of assassinations and countless uprisings and rebellions.

In 1848, it almost killed Ferdinando II. He had already had enough of this, so when Franz proposed a deal, he agreed without hesitation.

Although Spain is also a chaotic place, with barren land, poor people's livelihood, constant uprisings, brutal wars, and even revolutions.

But Ferdinand II felt that he had reached rock bottom now, so he would always go up no matter what.

The Two Sicilies may be a bad land to other countries, but to the Austrian Empire, it has an extremely long coastline and many ports.

The narrow coastline is definitely an advantage for defense, but it is a huge disadvantage for the development of economy and trade, and it is not conducive to offense. This is also a huge disadvantage in naval battles that increasingly emphasize active attack.

"Have you thought about it?"

Franz looked into the eyes of Ferdinando II. The latter's eyes were wandering, and it took a long time before he spoke as if he had made up his mind.

"I've thought about it, Your Majesty."

"Okay, let the kid play. I don't need any hostages, you just have to keep your promise."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will never fall to the side of the British, and I will never give up the rights given to me by God."

Ferdinand II placed his left hand on his chest as if taking an oath

"Remember what you said today, it's getting late, let's eat first."

Invitations to the Vienna Peace Conference were sent to every monarchy, except France.

Albert de Raffl felt that he had been greatly humiliated, and he was full of hatred for Lamartine. After all, the British had not taken action until now.

Louis Napoleon didn't react at all. Albert de La Fleur also hated Napoleon because he felt that Louis Napoleon would steal the fruits of the revolution like his uncle, so he was always on guard.

But now, in Albert de Lafre's view, Louis Napoleon was just a young boy with no independent opinions, and he overestimated Napoleon's successor.

"What should we do, Mr. Lafleur? If the Austrians and the rest of Europe come to an agreement, should we continue the attack?"

At this time, Lafleur's men were a little at a loss. After all, most of them had little political experience, let alone from the elite class, and they had no way to deal with the situation at this time.

In fact, Lafleur's own situation is not much better. After all, he is only a critic, and he is at a loss when it comes to actual work.

But Raffl knew very well what he relied on to get to the top, and he had read many novels and stories, and was familiar with the deeds of those heroes. If he wanted to become a hero, he must dare to break the rules.

"Why not? We didn't receive an invitation. We just want to catch the Austrians off guard! We not only want to fight, but also directly attack the Austrian homeland!"

The Republican generals raised a question.

"Mr. Lafleur, where should we attack from? Bellevue used a five-pronged attack strategy before, but each route was severely beaten by the Austrians."

Ravel laughed after hearing this.

"Belvi can only talk on paper. He divided his troops into five groups just like a person opens his palm and separates five fingers. The power of each finger is very limited, so he will be defeated individually.

But I won't make the same mistake as him, we're going to fight all the way to Vienna! "

Lafleur's words sounded exciting, but the reality is that the French Navy is no match for the Austrian Navy. Once the war breaks out, it is easy for the Austrians to cut off their sea supply lines.

"What if the Austrians cut off our sea supply lines?"

Lafleur said without panic.

"It's simple, just like what Napoleon did back then, we just need to rely on the Italians to provide us with supplies."

The Republican general said with some embarrassment at this time.

"Mr. Lafleur, that's what Bellevue did at the time, but you know the result."

Lafleur snorted coldly.

"Hmph, Bellevue was caught by the Austrians because he didn't make progress. I won't be tempted by money and beauty.

Tell the soldiers that all the looted property belongs to them. Go to Vienna and capture those kings. Then whether they want land or princesses, they can decide for themselves?"

To be honest, Laffer's pie was big enough that the republican general himself was tempted, but he was not good at commanding operations, and he knew very well that such words were just to deceive people at the bottom after years of being in the upper echelons.

"Go! My general! Give the Austrians a big gift and tell them not to get carried away! Our France is invincible!"

"For the Second French Republic! Long live!"