Diego apparently miscalculated, and the incessant bombardment continued until the next morning.

When the amount of ammunition reaches a certain level, Catalonia no longer thinks about the cost, even if it is to make the other party listen to it and interfere with the quality of sleep.

The next day, Garcia woke up early at 5 a.m., when it was still dark and he needed to prepare for war before his soldiers.

The real offensive would begin at 7 o'clock, and after a night of exploratory shelling, they would advance within range of the enemy for a real exchange of fire.

Garcia was not a military genius, and neither was Alfonso, although he came from later generations, he could not give any reliable military advice at all.

They can only adopt the rules of war of this era, fight steadily, and as long as they are superior to their opponents in every link, they can win the war without risk.

While the traditional war of attrition was being waged in the Aragon region,

There was also a conversation about the Spanish Civil War in Florence, Italy, which had not yet been regained and was now the temporary capital of the royal nobility.

At this time, the founding king of Italy, Vittorio Emmanuel II, looked at his son Amedeo de Savoy with some helplessness.

Some time ago, during the Primus period, the liberal government had a close relationship with them, and there were signs that they wanted to make his son a candidate for the king of Spain, but recently after Francisco came to power, the two sides gradually weakened.

Amedeo was not happy with this, and the Italian throne was to be handed over to his brother, and he did not have the slightest chance.

Suddenly there was a Spanish throne in front of him, he was naturally looking forward to it day and night, but he didn't expect that the throne that was about to arrive would fly away, so he hurried to beg his father to think of a way.

"Didn't Prime Minister Francisco support me a while ago? Father, please discuss with him again and see if there is any misunderstanding in the middle. Amedeo pleaded.

Vittorio did not answer, he hesitated, he knew the reason for the weakening of the contact, before Francesco asked Italy to send volunteers to support Spain, but he refused.

Then he asked for a loan, but the amount was so large that he only agreed to a small part of it.

In this way, of course, Francisco will be unhappy, there is only one throne, there are so many princes to be elected, if you don't want to pay the price, then choose someone else

Vittorio didn't care about it originally, the family's basic plate was in Italy, Spain had better, and it didn't matter if it didn't have it.

If you invest too much and end up failing, it will be a big blow to the nascent kingdom of Italy.

But Amedeo was so annoyed that he could come twice a day these days, which forced him to think about the possibility of supporting Francisco.

"Please, this is also for the sake of the Savoy family, the current chaotic situation in Spain is a good opportunity to intervene!"

"......" Vittorio still didn't speak, he thought about it carefully, and said, "I'll discuss it with the ministers first." ”

………

The next day, Vittorio summoned Amedeo and told him, "Italy will give you its full support on the throne of Spain." ”

The reason is not all Amedeo's request, of course, but the fact that the Pope has once again expressed his support for Alfonso in public two days ago, and he and many other ministers fear that Catalonia will unite with the Papal States, which will deal a serious blow to Italy's fundamental interests.

In addition to this, the relationship between the royal family of Savoy and the royal family of Bourbon was not good.

Eight years ago, Garibaldi led his army to destroy the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the largest in Italy, and this Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the country of Bourbon.

Originally, this was nothing, the Spanish Bourbon and the Italian Bourbon had little to do with it, and the Bourbon ruled more territories, and it was not bad for this one.

But by coincidence, Alfonso's sister Isabella married Gaetano, the younger brother of the King of the Two Sicilies, and they exiled Alfonso's sister's family, which was a bit of a personal vendetta.

Therefore, under Amedeo's repeated pleas, Vittorio consulted with many ministers, determined to intervene in the Spanish Civil War and not let Alfonso live so comfortably.

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On October 9, Francisco suddenly heard that the Italian ambassador had asked for a meeting, and he was surprised to see him.

In addition to Italy's refusal to pay, he took into account the strength of the Italian army, which was undoubtedly revealed in the Battle of Prussia, and of course he had to hug his thighs roughly, and he preferred the relative of the King of Prussia, Prince Leopold.

As soon as the ambassador came in, he got straight to the point: "We agreed to all the conditions you made some time ago, including a loan of 1 million pounds sterling and help Spain issue a national debt in Italy.

In addition, we will send no less than 20,000 volunteers to assist in the battle, of course, you will have to pay the military salary.

In exchange, you want to publicly declare your support for Prince Amedeo to become King of Spain. ”

Francisco was taken aback, how could Vittorio suddenly change his mind, which somewhat ruined his plan, and he had written a speech in support of Prince Leopold.

But Prussia's support was still far away, and Italy had already offered such favorable conditions......

Of course, Prussia's strength is far stronger than Italy's, but it is difficult to say how much the other side is willing to pay.

And once Prussia was destroyed in the upcoming Franco-Prussian War, their support was of no longer any effect, and Italy could not see who it was going to fight with in a short time, and the position of the great powers was secure.

Francisco is not an indecisive person, and immediately gritted his teeth and agreed: "I will publish it tomorrow, and I hope that your support will arrive as soon as possible." ”