Chapter 91: Politics is king

The Papal Army Command, a power struggle that took place within the Papal States, has now reached the frontline army.
"His Majesty, your Majesty the Pope has ordered us to stop and immediately return to Rome to suppress the rebellion!" Said a middle-aged military officer with a sad expression.
There was no way, before receiving the order of His Majesty the Pope, the Cabinet Government also issued them military orders, ordering them to cooperate with the Sardinian army to capture Venice as soon as possible.
Polkin had a headache. Hearing the Pope or the Cabinet was a terrible multiple choice question, and one step in the political struggle would make it impossible.
Don't look at the democrats that seem to have the upper hand now. The Pope Pius IX in exile in Naples thinks that there is a victory. In fact, the struggle for rights has just begun.
As the European religious leader, the Pope is also the master of the summons. He can't do bourgeoisie in the country, but he can be a helper. Historically, France and Austria sent troops to help him regain his rights.
"Her commander, what shall we do now, who should we listen to?" An officer asked hesitantly.
Polkin shook his head helplessly. He really did not know what to do. From the bottom of his heart, he was inclined to the Pope, but the problem was that he could not guarantee the Pope's victory in this political struggle.
This problem did not last long. A young military officer broke in and broke the tense atmosphere: "Her commander, the enemy's main force was ambushed in front and asked for support!"
Polgin ordered without hesitation: "Order the second regiment to go immediately to reinforcements, and pass the order to speed up the third regiment of the rear army."
Now that the enemy has already come, don't worry about it so much, let's fight first and then say it!
It is a pity that the army of the Papal State has long been decayed, and the Pope Guards did not dare to use them, and knew what the goods were.
What happened in the country had already spread in the barracks. The Pope Army, which had not much desire to fight, had completely liberated itself at this time.
People's hearts are scattered, so it's not easy to bring them together. If it is on the battlefield, the consequences are quite touching.
By the time the Second Regiment had caught up, the striker had already been defeated. In the era of volleyball, everyone fights for courage, but unfortunately it is also courage that the Pope lacks.
I saw that the soldiers ran away. I do n’t know who brought a head. Everyone followed the run. The second regiment that just came to the reinforcements collapsed without a fight. A battle has not yet begun. It is so confused. Lost.
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He ran out twenty miles in one breath, and the sky gradually darkened. After confirming that the Austrian army had not chased it, the Pope's army stabilized, and General Polkin was still confused.
Why did the battle just start, and he lost so foolishly? There is no way, he can be considered a confused general.
Polkin can rely on his noble origin and savvy political mind. As for military capabilities, when does the Pope elect generals to test their military capabilities?
Looking at the noisy barracks, Polkin frowned and asked, "Is Nelson's loss counted out?"
"His Excellency Commander, there are 3,300 officers and soldiers back now. There should be others coming back in the future. We are helping them to rebuild!" Nelson Machinery replied.
Don't look at him also named Nelson, think he is a European star, in fact, it is just a very coincident double name, there are no more than 10,000 and 8,000 people who call this name.
"Ah, God, what battle is this fought! Call me a lieutenant colonel or above, and come over to the meeting." Polking growled.
Forgive him. As an expensive N generation, he commanded so many people to fight on the battlefield for the first time. After a major defeat, he did not immediately collapse and was considered to be of good quality.
In this battle, the loss of the Pope's personnel was not great. Except that the forward troops were ambushed by the Austrian army, the latter troops did not engage in fire with the enemy at all.
On the third day, the officers and men returning one after another added up, and the total number reached more than 6,300. For a 7,000-person army, the loss was less than 10%.
After a failure, Polkin became conservative and stayed in place. While waiting for logistics supplies, he collapsed and watched the situation on the battlefield.
A middle-aged officer whispered, "His Commander, Marshal Bardolio has ordered us to immediately attack the Austrian army and help the Sardinian army complete its flanking!"
Polkin sneered. "Order us? What is he Bardolio? When will the Marshal of the Kingdom of Sardinia be able to command our troops in the Papal States?
Could it be that I am also the idiot of Maherd, stupidly ran to be a cannon fodder for them?
Paul, tell the Sardinians that our army is fighting hard against the enemy's main force and cannot support the fraternal forces. I believe that the heroic Sardinian army can defeat the enemy and win the war! "
On the issue of combating Austria, the four Italian states have reached an oral agreement, and Marshal Bardario is nominally the commander of the coalition.
However, the actual effectiveness of this coalition commander is who knows who uses it.
Everyone is a competitor. This is not a verbal agreement. It can eliminate the gap between each other.
The Sardinian army can watch the Tuscan defeat, and Polkin can also watch the Sardinian army and the Austrians fight hard.
"Yes, Commander!" Paul answered.
"Order the troops to pack their luggage, and we will retreat the day after tomorrow, leaving the battlefield to the Sardinians," added Polkin.
Hang teammates, who is afraid of who?
Polkin never considered the Kingdom of Sardinia to be an ally. In his opinion, the Kingdom of Sardinia was ambitious and wanted to unite Italy. The threat to the Papal State was far above Austria.
Without confrontation on the battlefield, this is worthy of "ally."
On the surface, Polkin had defeated this time. If he can't wash the shame of defeat, he will definitely be unlucky to go back.
However, politically speaking, this defeat was a timely rain, allowing Polkin to weather the political crisis.
Fighting against the Austrians, the Cabinet Government can explain to him, he has executed the order.
It is normal to not win. This is a "non-war crime." Enlarging the enemy's strength a bit is done. Anyway, no one thinks that the Pope can win Austria, and the expectations are not high.
Of course, the Pope will have to change his name. For example, due to the attack by the Austrian army, a large number of wounded people were added, and the retreat rate was naturally slow.
After the slow withdrawal, the domestic political struggle is almost over.
History is always an amazing coincidence. Because of necessity, Polkin made the same choice. After a defeat, he withdrew from the war.
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