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Chapter 26 of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Cavour's long-cherished wish

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May 1861. Cavour, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Admiralty of Italy, has just been proclaimed. In order to fulfill his lifelong wish to completely unify Italy. Accompanied by Garibaldi, the national hero of Italy, he came to Beijing with an illness.

Italy was once the nucleus of the ancient Roman Empire. The origins of the Renaissance movement. It is also the cradle of the birth of European capitalism. But. Since the Middle Ages. However, it has been in a tragic situation of fragmentation and civil strife for a long time.

From the XVI century onwards. Spain, Otili, and France invaded and dismembered Italy.

1805. Napoleon's empire passed the Treaty of Pressburg. Forced Otili to recognize the French occupation of Italy. And only ten years later. With the Napoleonic Empire on the table. Italy, which was under its occupation, was once again divided. Except for the Kingdom of Sardinia. All other districts were once again under the control of the Otiris Empire.

In order to fight for the independence of the nation and the unity of the family. The Italian people after centuries of indomitable and heroic struggle. By the middle of the XIX century. A war of national liberation that swept across the entire territory of Italy finally began.

January 1841. An armed uprising broke out in the Kingdom of Sicily in southern Italy. The Sicilian rebels expelled the Neapolitan army. The government was established at the time. March. From the people of Milan. Defeat the 1 leader. Liberation m

On the 23rd of the same month. The Kingdom of Sardinia declared war on Ottile. King Charles Albert personally led his army to Lombardy.

In April, the Italian states joined the Austrian contest.

However, with the main force of the Otilean army, the Sardinian army suffered a series of heavy defeats since the counteroffensive in June. Within two months, an armistice was signed with Otilli in humiliation. The Otilean Empire was restored to Lombard and Venice again. But. The war against Austria was lost. However, it aroused the strong indignation of the people of all social strata in Italy. The tide of the national liberation war became more and more turbulent.

Just after the Kingdom of Sardinia was forced to sign an armistice with Otile. The bourgeois republicans, led by Mazzini, launched another armed uprising. August 11 and August 23 of the same year. Venice and Tuscany successively established bourgeois republics. And November 15th. A large-scale armed revolt broke out in Rome, and in February of the following year, the state of Rome was proclaimed, and Mazzini, one of the three republics, was proclaimed. Become the de facto head of government.

Driven by the rising tide of national liberation. The Kingdom of Sardinia declared war on Austria again in March 1849. However. Just a dozen days later, as a result of the Battle of Novara, the main force of the Sardinian army was defeated by Joseph Wentzel, Count Radesky, and Field Marshal Radetz (father of the Otilian composer Johann Strauss. Johann Strauss the Elder's immortal "March of the Rades", composed in 1848. It was made in praise of the marshal, who was worshipped as a great idol by the Austrians), and the Sardinian army under the leadership of the Austrians was again defeated.

King Chaabbot of the Kingdom of Sardinia was forced to abdicate and his son Emmanuel II ascended the throne. Peace was negotiated with Austria again.

Soon after, under the counterattack of the reactionary forces in Italy. The Republic of Tuscany was overthrown. In the battle to defend the Roman Republic. The nascent republican ** people were led by Garibaldi, Italy's national hero. He had resisted to the death and thwarted successive attacks from France and the combined attacks of Spain and the King of Naples**. But in the end, they were outnumbered. Fall of Rome. Restoration of papal power.

June 1858. After Mazzini and Gapoti. Praised by the Italian people as one of the three heroes of the founding of Italy, another champion of Italian national liberation, and the prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Cavour. I made my debut.

As early as June 148, he was elected to the House of Representatives and began to get involved in politics. Two years later, in the autumn of 1850, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Transport. Two years later, in 1852, he became Chancellor of the Exchequer. And in November of the same year. Cavour officially became Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmun. Since the beginning of his tenure. He was busy day and night for the prosperity and unification of Italy.

With a big gaze that is beyond ordinary people. At the same time, Cavour was extremely diplomatic. I deeply felt the lessons of the failures of the several battles between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Otilean Empire. Face the mighty Otilean Empire. The weak Kingdom of Sardinia wanted to complete the unification of Italy. On the strength of their own people alone. That's absolutely impossible.

Other words. If you want to unify the big profits. The Kingdom of Sardinia not only had to vigorously build railways in modern industry. Dredging channels. Construction of the merchant fleet. Develop free trade. and actively expand armaments. Increase the number of troops. Equip with new weapons. Curtailment and restriction of the rights of the Church. Repatriation of church property

and other internal affairs issues, and carry out drastic reforms. At the same time as raising the throne of the Sardinian 1 Italian states. It is also necessary to secure strong foreign aid.

For this. With the active efforts of Cavour. The Kingdom of Sardinia successively with. and other countries have signed trade agreements. The positive way of reducing tariffs has not only contributed to the rapid growth of the country's foreign trade volume. It also strengthened the friendly relations between the Kingdom of Sardinia and England and France.

And that's not all. For the sake of the favor of the two European powers, Britain and France. When the Russian-Turkish war broke out in the Crimea. When prompting Britain and France to send a coalition to declare war on Russia. Cavour also rushed to help. Openly declared war on Russia. Engaged in a game that seemed to have nothing to do with him. But it is also in the midst of the war. Despite all the overtures taken by Cavour. Eventually, there was still the cause that would enable the British to unify the Kingdom of Sardinia. Any substantial assistance has been provided. But after all, it was the British who remained neutral in the anti-Austrian war in the Kingdom of Sardinia. to express his deep sympathy and understanding for the great cause of Italian unification.

Particularly important. Cavour's series of large and small political layouts. The great cause of national liberation and unification that was about to be launched in the Kingdom of Sardinia. It has not only won the general sympathy of European countries in public opinion. It was also the strong support of the French Empire. Just as Cavour needed. Exchanges and friendship between France and Sahara. It is also becoming closer and deeper.

That's it. Cavoura: A tough French Empire. The goal of working together against another tough Otirian empire has finally been achieved.

Perhaps it was due to the fact that His Majesty Napoleon III was young to himself. I once had the experience of joining the "charcoal burning party" in Italy, and I never forget it. Therefore, I really believe that "France and Italy are comrades-in-arms for a noble cause". Or perhaps the emperor11 was too fond of the two soils of Nice and Savoy. Therefore. We have decisively adopted the action of supporting the Italian University 1 to complete the great cause of reunification.

July 1858. In Prombière, France, he met with His Majesty Emperor Napoleon III of the French Empire. And a "gentlemen's agreement" was reached. Napoleon III said. As long as there was a war between the Kingdom of Sardinia and Otili. The French Empire will help. Of course. For His Majesty the Emperor of France xià generosity. Cavour can't be thanked with just two mouths. On behalf of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Enuel II, he promised a reward to His Majesty the Emperor of France. It was to cut Nice and Savoy to France.

Cavour is definitely not the kind of person who is willing to sell his family's interests. But. For the best interests of Italy. He didn't grit his teeth and endure the pain.

January 1859. Cavour signed a secret treaty with the French Emperor Napoleon III. The treaty was written in black and white. The French Empire had a duty and an obligation to help the Kingdom of Sardinia defeat Otili. Completely expelled the Otillian forces from Lombardy and Venice. Build a complete King of Northern Italy 1. The treaty also provides: As a reward for a great god like Lancey who is willing to stick a knife in his friend's ribs. The Sardinian kingdom was willing to cede Savoy and Nice to His Majesty, the beloved and respected Great Emperor of France.

The Anti-Austrian League was thus formally proclaimed.

Subsequently. Cavour once again demonstrated his diplomatic excellence and skill. Tempting Otiliri to declare war on the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont on April 26 of that year. Three days later, an army of 170,000 men crossed the Ticino River. Invasion of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Thus forcing France to draw a sword to help. Got into the chariot he was driving.

According to the secret treaty signed between Cavour and Nalon III. Sardinia joined forces with France to declare war on Otile. After two months of desperate fighting. The Otilian army, the Franco-Sastic coalition, expelled Lombardy.

The war of the coalition army against Austria. It gave great impetus and encouragement to the national liberation movement throughout Italy. Once again, the storm of popular uprisings swept through northern and central Italy. During the two months of fierce fighting between the Franco-Sasian forces and the Odislians. Armed uprisings broke out in Tuscany, Palma, Modena, and the Papal States. The regime of one monarch was overthrown one after another. And the volunteer army led by Garibaldi - "Aphs Hunter 1". A large-scale guerrilla war was waged behind Otile's back. Look around for an opportunity to fight the invading Odisian army.

In the face of such a scorching national liberation movement in Italy, the flames were raging. Napoleon III was shocked. I'm starting to get scared again. He genuinely wanted to help his Italian brother free from the clutches of Fortune. However. But now he was starting to get his heart up. Fearing that a strong Italy would hinder the ambitions of territorial expansion that he had been hiding.

In. It had only been two and a half months since the declaration of war was declared. Something happened that Cavour had never expected. His Majesty Napoleon III, the great Emperor of France. Not only betrayed him. Betrayed Italy. France turned its back on its allies. Conclude an armistice with Austria alone.

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