On June 1, 1849, on the outskirts of Rome, the capital of the Papal States/Roman Republic.

The outskirts of Rome, covered in heavy rain overnight, smelled of fishy and musty.

This was the fourteenth day after the siege of Rome, and the war had been fought around the outskirts of Rome since May 17, when the "bandits" of the French Republic [the French Republic's volunteer army's contemptuous name for the French Republic] occupied the countryside on the outskirts of Rome.

Regnio, the commander-in-chief of the Roman expeditionary force, who led more than 14,000 French soldiers, relied on the powerful transport capacity of the navy to transfer nearly 20 heavy guns, and on the other hand, secretly wrote to Mazzini in a fake way, claiming that the purpose of his visit to Rome was to protect the Roman Republic.

The ruling powers of the Roman Republic, headed by Mazzini, were certainly reluctant to believe Reinho's words.

After all, on the 16th, Regnio inflicted a heavy blow on the National Guard, which they had painstakingly managed in the countryside near Rome, and how could there be such a person who declared to protect the other side while inflicting heavy losses on the other side's army.

Although Mazzini did not want to believe Regnio's nonsense, the French soldiers were now in the city, and the army of the Republic was in urgent need of reorganization.

Mazzini could only make a false accusation to Regnio, while reorganizing the army and writing to his comrades in France, hoping that they would prevent the invasion of the Republic.

The republic cannot fight the republic, this is Mazzini's demand.

Of course, this was also the subjective factor that Mazzini subconsciously believed that the army of the Roman Republic was inferior to the French army.

As for Regnio, he also understands Mazzini's intentions, and now he also needs time to transfer some of the team that is stranded in Civitavecchia.

During the first round of the battle for Rome's suburbs, Regnio found that his 14,000-odd advance army could not completely destroy the Roman Republic, and that he had to summon the remaining troops who remained in Civitavecchia.

May 28, Jérôme. Bonaparte's envelope was delivered to General Regnio.

General Regino, who was well prepared, decided to follow the president's orders and fight a beautiful war of annihilation.

On the evening of May 28, with the order of General Reinho, the French war machine, which had been resting for nearly ten days, was turned on again.

A cannon with solid shells was formed overnight and was completely completed at about 3 a.m.

During this period, the Roman Republic also discovered Regino's actions, and under the leadership of Garibaldi, the last remaining commander of the Roman Republic, they formed a death squad in a vain attempt to destroy the cannon in a vain position.

This was stopped by the French army, and the two sides fought in the streets on the outskirts of the city, with blood splattered on the streets and walls.

Originally, a pair of two sides who did not know each other, or even had no deep hatred, became life-and-death opponents under the guidance of the government.

The French army, the owner of the first in continental Europe, soon forced the armies of the Roman Republic into several strategic points inherent to them.

At the command of General Regnio, all the guns were pointed at several strategic points and walls of the Roman city.

The inhabitants of the Roman Republic were woken up with a loud roar from a cannon, and the first round of uncalibrated guns was ejected, and some solid shells that deviated from their trajectory "just happened" to crash over the inner city walls and crash into their apartments.

Before the owner of the room could react, the cannon with the huge impact of the carrier smashed next to him, leaving only "Where am I?" Who am I?" the body of the owner of the room was instantly smashed by a solid cannonball, leaving only a cloud of blood mist and a blur of blood-red flesh on the wall.

Such a situation was common in Rome on the night of the 28th, and under the salvo of nearly 20 cannons, not to mention them, even Mazzini, the ruler of the Roman Republic, almost lost his life.

Mazzini, who climbed the walls of the Roman Republic, ordered the soldiers on the wall to counterattack, and the soldiers on the walls could only respond in a sloppy manner, their artillery and range could not overwhelm the French Republic, and instead of firing at them now, it was better to preserve their strength and wait for the French Republic to attack after approaching.

Mazzini had no choice but to abandon the intention of counterattacking, and the cannon fire took nearly an hour before stopping.

At this time, the city of Rome was like a goddess with a slashed face, leaving only ruins and occasional wails.

"They're going to pay for it!" Looking at Rome, which was already full of ruins in front of him, Mazzini's expression was full of resentment.

Perhaps it was Heaven that did not want to see the Roman Republic fall so soon.

In the early morning of May 29, under the surprise attack of the soldiers of the French Republic, the barricades near the Villa Corney, the Villa Pampelli, and the Yaniculu Hill, the outposts of the Roman Republic, were lost.

On the evening of the 29th, the artillery emplacement, under the orders of Regnio, moved to the mountain of Yaniculu, and anyone with a little military knowledge knew that General Regnio was about to launch a general attack on the Roman Republic.

Just as General Regnio was about to continue his attack, crushing the outskirts and entering the inner city in one fell swoop, a large dark cloud appeared over Rome, enveloping the outskirts of Rome, and lightning and rumbling thunder appeared in the clouds.

Judging from the thickness of the clouds, a heavy rain is inevitable, and rainy days are obviously not conducive to launching a general offensive.

Regnio had no choice but to abandon the attack on the city of Rome and ordered the cannons to be guarded.

It rained for almost two days, and finally cleared up on the night of June 1.

A bright moon hung in the sky in the middle of the night, and a storm from France set off in the desert.

At 8 p.m. on 1 June, General Regnio issued an order to the expeditionary force to march into the city of Rome.

The cannons in the artillery emplacements were activated again, this time not in the inner city of Rome, but in the walls surrounding the city of Rome.

More than 40 cannons loaded with solid shells were fired simultaneously at the city walls.

After a volley, the Roman walls were quickly blown out of the gap.

Edgar, who was in charge of serving as the commander of the raid force. Ney drew his command knife and shouted, "March to Rome and hang Mazzini!" ”

The sharp and cold command knife flashed in the moonlight, and people felt a chill rush into their hearts.

Seeing this, the surrounding commanders also raised their command knives and shouted: "March to the city of Rome and hang Mazzini!" ”

Thousands of soldiers armed with MTL1842 breech guns formed a battle under the leadership of their respective commanders, rushing towards the breach like locusts.

In the city of Rome, the National Guard and the Volunteer Army, dressed in a variety of armies and armed with "Made in All Nations" rifles, gathered at the opening, led by Garibaldi.

Garibaldi was making his final mobilization speech: "Soldiers, you are fighting for the Republic!" Fighting for thousands of Italians, the French have betrayed their faith, and their army has degenerated into a force full of "bandits" and "careerists"!

I see in you the vigor of the new army. Although our weapons are inferior to theirs, I believe that the "bandit army" that has always degenerated cannot fight against an army that only has ideals and vitality! Their defeat is inevitable, and I will be with you in this battle! ”

Garibaldi, who finished his speech, clenched his fists and shouted: "Long live Italy, long live the Roman Republic!" ”

The National Guard and the Volunteers present were a group of energetic troops eager to sacrifice everything for the unification of Italy.

Inspired by Garibaldi, they also shouted: "Long live Italy, long live the Roman Republic!" Down with the French bandits! ”

The loud voice seemed to contain a force that could shake the heavens and the earth, and it reached the ears of the French army through the walls of Rome.

There was a small wave of unrest in the French army on the march, and some of the new recruits could not help but doubt the justice of the war.

However, under the veteran's "kind" leather shoes and the commander's command knife, they didn't dare to think much about attacking the gap.

General Regino, who used the artillery array as a command post, frowned slightly when he saw this, and he pointed to the opening and gave an order to the artillery commander beside him: "All the cannons are fired at me, I want to see how they can defeat our army!" ”

"Yes!" The regimental commander in charge of the command of the artillery position quickly moved into action.

Another salvo, this time the reload was no longer a solid shell, but a shotgun.

The shotgun that entered the inner city through the gap exploded the moment it hit the ground, and countless shrapnel hidden in the shotgun burst out in all directions.

"Be careful!" The soldier next to Garibaldi instantly threw Garibaldi to the ground.

"Ahh

Garibaldi, whose body was close to the ground, heard only a myriad of wails in his ears.

Garibaldi, who reacted, wanted to get the soldiers up, and he wanted to continue the war.

Only then did he realize that the soldier who had pounced on him had died.

The blood fused with the soldier's red uniform, and a grieving Garibaldi gently pushed the dead soldier away and got back to his feet.

As a spearhead soldier against the vanguard of France, he suffered heavy casualties under Reinio's artillery strike.

These were all troops he brought out single-handedly, and some of them fought with the Austrians in Lombardy, and they died at the hands of their fellow "compatriots" who were also republicans.

Thinking of this, Garibaldi's heart felt like blood was dripping.

"Hang Mazzini!"

A hoarse cry pulled Garibaldi out of his grief, and Garibaldi, who adjusted his mentality, wanted to gather the remaining team to block the French troops.

"General, let's go! We can't stop them! The bloodied adjutant grabbed Garibaldi's arm and cried out.

"I'm ......" Garibaldi glanced at the last remaining soldiers beside him, he knew that even if he fought to the death here, he would be more and more able to stop the French soldiers, and the only way to gradually retreat to the inner city and rely on the streets to fight the inhabitants of Rome against France was the most effective way.

"Alas!"

Even though Garibaldi had thousands of unwillingness in his heart, he could only turn into a weak sigh at the moment.

"Withdraw!"

The remnants of the Roman Republic's army, under Garibaldi's orders, had to give up the gap.

The French army is in Edgar like a tidal wave. Ney took the lead and took the gap.

"Tell the Commander that we've opened the way to the inner city and need next instructions!"

Edgar. Ney wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and ordered the soldiers beside him.

"Yes!"

Received Edgar. The soldiers ordered by Ney quickly set off for General Regnio.

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