Chapter 110: Fall of Turin

Allies are not good. The major powers in Europe are in conflict. Austria can only ally with one. Once they stand in the team, the rest is the enemy.
Maybe Metternich saw the essence of the matter very early. After the anti-French war, he actively reduced Austria's sphere of influence, strove to balance the strength of European countries, and put Austria in a transcendental position.
In this era, these diplomatic measures have been considered successful. The only failure is that Austria's internal reforms have failed and its own strength has not kept up.
Without sufficient strength, it is naturally impossible to continue the Vienna system, and Austria has to make a new choice.
"Wait a moment and look at the chips given by the British. If they continue to support the unification of Italy, then the Kingdom of Sardinia cannot stay.
Big deal, let's lose a bit. Let the French manage their land first. When the domestic situation stabilizes, sell them to them! Franz said fiercely
On the Italian issue, the French can undoubtedly buy it. They have long been jealous of the Italian region, and Austria's strategic focus is not here at all. There is no conflict of core interests between the two sides.
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In the Kingdom of Sardinia, Charlie Albert has become an ant on the hot pot, and the development of the war is too far from his expectations.
In the age of hot weapons, it is no longer possible to win wars alone.
Even the unprecedented outbreak of the Sardinian army, the local warrior spirit + 200%, still can not change the essence of the UW.
Coupled with the lack of weapons and ammunition, many soldiers' equipment in the cold weapon era stays, no matter how patriotic enthusiasm can not stop the bullets from flying.
"Your Majesty, let's go! The enemy is going to step under the city and Turin can't keep it!"
Prime Minister Azelio's loyalty attributes erupted, and after the defense fell behind, he immediately notified Charlie Albert to run.
There is no way. The kingdom of Sardinia is not large. Turin is more than one hundred kilometers away from Milan. As soon as the troops on the front line collapse, you can only prepare for the defense of Turin.
Charlie Albert said in despair: "No, I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to live with Turin and die!"
"Your Majesty, for the future of the Kingdom of Sardinia, you must leave here at once." Secretary of the Army Li Qi persuaded with a sad expression.
The monarch is also a huge bargaining chip in continental Europe. If King Charles-Albert was captured by the Austrian army, the Kingdom of Sardinia would be almost the same.
This is not to order the princes, but to control the monarch, there are many articles to do, such as forcing Charlie Albert to sign a series of traitorous treaties, or even the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Even if the other powers wanted to intervene, they did not have the righteous chips, which was very bad for the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Charlie Albert growled: "Waste, rice buckets, stupid ... How could we fail if it were not your incompetent stuff? Until now, you don't think about how to retreat from the enemy, and you just want to run ..."
Time passed by every minute and second. After everyone's turn to persuade, Charlie Albert still ran away. Of course, this has nothing to do with whether the Austrian vanguard arrived under Turin, and no one knew.
When British Foreign Secretary Palmerston arrived in Vienna, news of the Austrian army's conquest of Turin also came.
After sorting out the information in his hands, even Palmerston, who was in his chest, felt headaches for the problems of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The incident was beyond their expectations. According to the British plan, at this time Austria was still competing with the Kingdom of Sardinia for the Lombardy region. At most Austria had just recovered its lost ground.
But the performance of the Kingdom of Sardinia disappointed them. Perhaps it was the first national mobilization and they drained their blood. The second mobilization of the army was just giving away.
Especially the "patriots" and "Italian nationalists" thought that they would fight the Austrian army to the end. As a result, they told the world that the mouth cannon is still a mouth cannon.
The loudest slogans are often the fastest deserters on the battlefield. As soon as the battle began, no one knew where to go.
Charlie Albert put these people on the front line as cannon fodder, but did not expect these people to backhand and pitted them back and gave the positions directly to the Austrians.
This made Palmerston feel embarrassed. The price paid by the Austrian army to negotiate before the occupation of the Kingdom of Sardinia and after the occupation of the Kingdom of Sardinia was very different.
Had it not been for the internal instability of France, Austria had no allies, and had difficulty in swallowing the Kingdom of Sardinia, he would be able to go straight to his home.
This fear did not last long, and the welcome banquet prepared for him by the Austrian Foreign Ministry began.
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Berlin
After gaining Austrian diplomatic support, the bourgeois liberal government's arrogance rose again. In their opinion, the entire German Federation was behind them, and the Russians were not so terrible.
Don't look at the European countries who are supporting the Danes. In fact, only the Russians will really take action. The purpose of the Swedes is to ensure that the Kingdom of Denmark is not destroyed, but there is no plan to help the Danes recover their lost land.
Especially after seeing the French people supporting the Polish Revolution, after the June uprising broke out, the determination of liberals to support Poland's independence was once again strengthened.
Frederick-William IV couldn't bear it. If the liberals were allowed to continue, the Russians would start fighting. Now 250,000 Russian troops have reached the Russian-Prussian border.
The endurance of the Tsarist government to the kingdom of Prussia has reached its limit, and any move that stimulates the Russians is unwise.
Before experiencing the Crimean War, Russia was so famous on the European continent that it was not comparable to the Prussian kingdom that had not yet unified Germany.
Under his instruction, the Junker aristocrats who hated the revolution formed the "Defense Alliance", while tightening control of the army and looking for various excuses to clean up the Republicans in the army.
A counter-revolutionary coup is brewing within the Kingdom of Prussia. It seems that the bourgeois government, who has no experience in struggle, knows nothing and continues to implement the idealized unified plan.
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The British-Olympic talks started, and Palmerston feared that the Sardinian government would surrender to Austria because it continued to drag on, so their investment there would be overwhelmed.
After the greetings, Palmerston went straight to the theme: "Mr. Metternich, for the sake of world peace, we need the Austrian government to handle the contradiction with the Kingdom of Sardinia carefully."
Metnehaha smiled: "Mr. Palmerston, the conflict between us and the Kingdom of Sardinia will soon cease to exist, and the Italian region will soon stabilize, and your country need not worry at all."
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