Chapter 102: Recover Lombard

After the battle in Venice, Marshal Radsky did not stop, but just allowed the troops to repair for two days before marching into Lombardy.
The Sardinian government has overestimated their place in the eyes of the local people. After deception, the people of Lombardy have loathed the Sardinian government.
At this time Marshal Bardolio's famous halo was broken again, and the battle of Venice destroyed the backbone of the Sardinian army. After losing faith, the destructive force of the military collapse was terrifying.
Everywhere they go, they harm a place, and before the government mobilizes the masses, they pull hatred to full value.
There is no harm without comparison. The ordinary people suddenly found that the days under the rule of the Sardinian kingdom were not as good as those under the Austrian government.
At least the decaying Austrian government has established a social order. Although it is subject to oppression from the government, aristocracy, and capitalists, the social order is generally stable, and everyone's life can be made.
However, after the Kingdom of Sardinia came, there were successive wars. The high war tax was even harsher than the Austrian government. The oppression of the nobles and capitalists remained and they were harassed by the chaos.
On June 1, a tragedy of bread erupted in Milan. In order to survive, workers in Milan besieged the bakery, attracting suppression of the Sardinian army, and hundreds of people were killed on the spot.
On June 3rd, a peasant uprising broke out in Pavia. The insurgent army once grew to more than 3,000 people, and flagged to welcome the Austrian army.
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The Sardinian government envisioned that the People's War did not strike Austria, and they themselves fell into the waves of the People's War.
Lombard was too easy to reach. Except for a group of Republicans being cleansed, the Sardinian government did not move much, and now the aftermath has broken out.
Austria has ruled here for so many years, how can there be no supporters?
If the Kingdom of Sardinia has been strong, the loyalty of these people is estimated to be greatly reduced, but now that Austria clearly has the advantage, they can't help it.
Coupled with a large group of speculators who want to change jobs, the industrial and peasant revolutionary movement in Lombardy is in full swing. Marshal Bardolio can only fight the Austrians and send people to fight fires.
Before the reinforcements of the Kingdom of Sardinia arrived, the Austrian army descended on Milan.
In just a few days, Marshal Bardolio seemed to be twenty years old, and at this time he had only regrets.
I had known that this step would be reached now, and he would not have been greedy for this credit. By now he had seen that Marshal Radsky was giving up Lombardy simply to lure the enemy deeper.
Unfortunately, they were all deceived by political propaganda, wishful thinking that the Austrian Empire had decayed, and their armies were vulnerable.
"Marshal, the enemy is already in Milan, order to retreat!" Lieutenant General Mercer said anxiously.
"Retreat? Where else can we go?" Bardario sneered.
Looking at the general who made him make a wrong decision in front of him, Bardolio could not wait to kill him directly.
However, this is only the previous idea. Now that his heart is dead, as the supreme commander of this military operation, he must be responsible for the failure of this war.
Bardolio couldn't bear the pain of his disgrace. He would rather die on the battlefield than go back to trial in a military court.
"Of course, I have returned to my country, Milan can't keep it, and most of Lombardy can't keep it. The Austrians won't give up. We have to fight the homeland defense.
At this time, we must preserve our strength as much as possible, or who will the Sardinian Kingdom rely on to guard? Lieutenant General Massey took it for granted
Bardario shook his head and said, "Just because we want to preserve our strength as much as possible, we can't retreat. If we don't hold back Austria's main force, will other troops withdraw?
We are running in front and the enemy is chasing in the back. Do you think that if we run back to the Kingdom of Sardinia, how many soldiers can we have left?
Moreover, the domestic defense war requires time to prepare in the country. We must contain the enemy in Milan and give the country time! "
By this time, he had put aside his personal lives and death, and out of the responsibility of a soldier, he was ready to fight for a lifeline for the Kingdom of Sardinia.
If the two sides of the battle in Venice still had a head-to-head fight, then the Lombard defense battle was defeated too quickly, and the Austrian army was sweeping leaves in the autumn wind.
Bardario originally thought that with the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hand and relying on the position fortifications, no matter how long it could take two or three months.
In such a long time, the Kingdom of Sardinia has completed another national mobilization. Fighting in the country, with the support of the people, may still be a struggle.
Unfortunately, the Sardinian army has been destroyed, even if the number of such troops is useless, Bardolio had to pin their hopes on the Milan defense.
After all, the Republic of Hungary relied on Budapest and resisted the Austrian army for more than a month. So far, it has not fallen, and for no reason they cannot do it.
Bardario wanted to stay in Milan, but King Charles-Albert didn't agree, and the troops of the Sardinian kingdom were thrown into the war. If the entire army was destroyed, the kingdom of Sardinia would be dead.
In the end, Bardolio made a decision, leaving behind 10,000 troops to stay in Milan and fight for the retreat of the army.
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On June 10, two days and nights of the Sardinian army fought bitterly, but they did not stop the Austrian front. With the cooperation of the people in the city, Milan returned to the hands of Austria again.
At the same time that Milan fell, Marshal Bardolio committed suicide in the Governor's Palace, retaining his final dignity as a soldier.
On June 12, the Austrian army recaptured the Lombard region, and the soldiers pointed directly at the Kingdom of Sardinia. The Osa War entered a new stage.
Turin
The rapid failure of the Lombard Defence War stunned the Sardinian government. They did not expect to lose so quickly.
After all, Marshal Radkis relied on his position to block the attack of 200,000 Sardinian troops with less than 100,000 troops.
In their view, the Sardinian army in the Lombardy region still has 120,000 to 330,000 troops, which is almost the same as Austria ’s offensive force. Even if the combat effectiveness is a little worse, the defending side can pass the geographical advantage. make up.
Charlie Albert asked anxiously: "Li Qi, how many troops have we withdrawn from the front, can we block the enemy's attack?"
Secretary of the Army Li Qi answered with a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, a total of 70,000 troops were withdrawn, and we mobilized another 150,000 troops in the country, but these people who were mobilized in the later period did not undergo formal training. I am afraid that the combat effectiveness ..."
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