Chapter 884 Fire in the Backyard

"Where are you, Mr. Major?"

"I will live and die with this place! Take my sword, soldier, and tell them how the 2nd Infantry Regiment of Udine fought bravely!"

"Mr. Major, your hands are shaking."

"I drank too much, it's okay."

"But all the wine was drunk the day before yesterday."

".Don't you know there is a place called Jiuquan?"

"Sir, I have never heard of it in the three years I have been here."

"Five years!"

"Eight years!"

The other soldiers talked all over the place.

"Hmph! If I can go back alive, I will take you to see it next time."

"Major, don't do it again, we are all going to die. Look, the Italian coalition has started attacking again."

"You guys leave quickly! I can delay it for a while after I blow up the city gate."

Major Bolining said eagerly, but the others did not respond. The soldiers all picked up their weapons and walked to the top of the city.

"What are you doing? Do you know how many of them there are?"

"I don't know, but I've fought them off many times, so I can do it this time."

A veteran spat out the hard bread in his mouth. The cook ran away, so they had to make their own bread.

These soldiers used to eat porridge (a paste made by mixing edible things into a pot and cooking them).

The other soldiers also looked indifferent.

"If we leave now, there will be no military pay."

"Yes, and if those religious priests rule, the world will become worse. I escaped from the Papal States, and I think my life is pretty good now."

"We are all the same as you, we are all unwanted people. Only this fortress needs us, and now we are willing to live and die with you."

"Brothers"

Before Bolai Ning could finish his words, he was knocked down by a soldier with a rifle butt.

"Carry him and go! A fake nobleman works harder than those real noblemen. We have fought for so many days, and we are worthy of those military salaries."

At this time Sentinel Geno ran back.

"No, no, no, no. It's not good."

"Why are you stuttering again!" Veteran Youzi was very angry.

"I don't have time to fool around with you, my brothers are still busy running for their lives!"

"There are more people behind!"

Sentinel Geno finally finished his sentence.

But as soon as these words came out, the soldiers immediately went into an uproar. They thought they could still escape, but they didn't expect to be outflanked by the other party.

"Damn it! Did it with them!"

At this time, Sentinel Geno spoke again, "I can't do it."

"Why?"

"It's one of our own."

Albrecht was not a general who liked defense. In fact, he was just the opposite of his father. He pursued offensive doctrine, that is, offense is the best defense.

When he learned that the soldiers in the Bereni Valley Fortress were still resisting, Albrecht immediately decided to rush to help.

In fact, no officer would give up this opportunity to block the enemy. He just judged based on previous intelligence and his experience that the Italian coalition forces would get out of the valley before them.

That's why Albrecht built the Po River defense line, but at this time he would not let go of the opportunity to beat the dog.

So this time the Italian coalition forces were completely unable to attack, because all Albrecht brought were Austrian regular troops.

In addition to some elite troops who were already equipped with lever-action rifles, other troops were also equipped with new rifled guns, which greatly improved the accuracy of shooting.

For the first time, the Italian coalition's casualties exceeded four digits in one day. More than two to three hundred corpses were abandoned directly under the walls of Bereni Fortress.

The gap between the equipment's firepower and training was too great. Coupled with the fortress's advantages, the two sides were in a completely unequal position.

If the valley terrain was not inconvenient for pursuit, Albrecht would have even wanted to expand his victory.

It's just that this crazy behavior was stopped by his officers. It wasn't that the officers thought they couldn't win, but that the soldiers who were marching continuously needed a rest.

Moreover, in this kind of valley terrain, once the Austrian army chases out, then our own side will be at a disadvantage, and it is better to waste it here.

Anyway, the Austrian side has a fortress that can protect them from wind and rain, and the Italians can only pitch tents in the mountains.

At this time, Boral was already confused. He did not expect that so many people would die in one day, but fortunately, these were not his direct descendants.

Although the Austrians achieved a great victory, they did not catch up. What does this prove? It proved that the Austrians were incapable of chasing them out.

After figuring this out, Boral no longer panicked. He actually thought this was good. After all, the military power was now in his hands. Anyone who disobeyed him would be sent to death.

As a result, the Italian coalition forces were no longer in a hurry to attack, which made Albrecht very puzzled.

"Do they have enough supplies?"

The mountain road is difficult to travel and there is a disaster year, which is not enough, but these will definitely not short-circuit the officer, so Bolar does not feel too deeply about this.

But a bigger disaster is waiting for them now

Papal States, Rome.

“As long as Italy is unable to defend itself, the Austrian government will commit violence, pillage, and rape, and these barbaric soldiers will act indiscriminately, setting fires, killing people, and leaving everything in ruins.

I saw Radetzky going to war with the cross of Christ, knocking down the monastery doors, desecrating the altar with his horses, violating the remains of our priests

The Holy See has blessed your swords. Join Carlo Alberto's army and march north!

Destroy these enemies of God and Italy, as well as those who insulted Pope Pius IX, desecrated the churches of Mantua, and killed the monks of Lombardy.

Such a civilized war to eliminate barbarians is not only for the country, but also for all Christians. "

The Vatican Secretary of State Jotel has made speeches countless times. People are tired of listening to them. They only care about when their families can come back and when they can have enough food.

No one knows that the Kingdom of Sardinia has declared neutrality at this time and is discussing alliances with the Austrians.

Other countries may think that the Mediterranean naval battle was a masterpiece of the French, but Carlo Alberto knows very well that it was done by the Austrian Navy.

As the saying goes, a man of insight is a hero. Almost at the end of the Mediterranean naval battle, the Kingdom of Sardinia announced again that it would change its position and support the Austrian Empire in the next war.

At this time, Pope Pius IX was still The Papal Government dreamed of unifying Italy with religious victory, but it never thought that the war expenses would be so huge. In fact, they were already in debt from the first day of the expedition.

Now the surplus grain in the treasury has been emptied, so they can only increase the war tax.

It was a disaster year, and ordinary people did not have surplus grain at home. Adding this war tax was tantamount to forcing people to rebel.

And those liberals were even more ridiculous. They still wanted to make money and came up with a bunch of temporary laws.

As a result, under the impetus of this freedom, prices in the Papal States soared and public resentment boiled.

At this time, the liberal government pointed the spearhead at Pius IX himself.