General Regnio with Edgar. Major Ney left the Bonaparte Palace together.

In order to prevent the Prince of Cono, who lived in the Bonaparte Palace, from being unnecessarily disturbed, General Regnio specially sent an additional team around the Bonaparte Palace to protect the safety of the Bonaparte Palace and the Prince of Cono.

Since it was the information from the mouth of Prince Cono, General Regnio naturally chose to believe it without thinking.

General Reginio, who was on his horse, thought for a long time, and then turned his head to look at Edgar, who was also riding a horse beside him. Ney said, "Did you know about Prince Kono early on?" ”

Edgar. Ney shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If I knew that Prince Kono was inside the city, how could I not stop you from firing at the city!" ”

Edgar. Ney looked back at the Bonaparte Palace at sunset, and whispered: "This is the residence of the Queen Mother and two generations of Prince Cono!" The Queen Mother's life's work is in it! I just don't know if His Majesty has ever lived here! ”

After listening to Edgar. Ney's narration, Rao is a strong-willed person like General Regino, and he can't help but feel a little cold, and his body can't help but shiver.

Fortunately, during the bombardment of Rome, Piazza Venezia was not targeted by artillery.

Otherwise, General Regnio really did not know how to explain the Bonaparte Palace to His Excellency the President.

With this in mind, General Regnio made up his mind to expel Garibaldi and the others from the inner city.

If we continue to make trouble, there may be some big mess.

"Deliver my order, and the troops will immediately speed up their contraction! Be sure to force Garibaldi to break through from St. John's Gate! General Regnio gave the order solemnly.

"Yes!" Edgar who received the order. Ney quickly shifted his horse to convey General Regnio's orders.

Just as General Regnio was determined to expel Garibaldi from Rome once and for all, Prince Curno and his son Lucien in Bonaparte's palace were about to engage in a father-son affair.

At this time, Prince Kono Charles. Bonaparte was standing by the window and gazing at the setting sun.

"Knock Knock"

A crisp and rhythmic knock on the door reached Prince Kono's ears, and Prince Kono said flatly, "Come in!" ”

The door to the study slowly opened, and Lucien entered the study.

"Are they gone?" Prince Kono, who had his back to Lucien, said in a flat tone.

"Gone!" Lucien responded, going on to add: "Now the French army has taken the whole inner city!" ”

"yes!" Prince Curnow sighed with emotion, he turned around and patted Lucien on the shoulder, and said in a kind tone: "In the future, you will have to go by yourself!" ”

Prince Curnow's words stunned Lucien, and he didn't understand what his father meant: "Father, I'm talking about the fact that the army of the French Republic has occupied all of Rome!" ”

"I know!" Prince Curnow nodded in response.

"Then why are you leaving?" Puzzled, Lucien asked, "They came to Rome on the orders of Uncle Jérôme, and even if you were a member of the Roman Republic, they would not expel you!" ”

"Alas!" Prince Curnow sighed and sighed: "The French army may not expel me, but the Pope, his bishops and those nobles who fled from Rome will definitely not let me go, and the Pope may not embarrass me for the sake of your uncle's face after he is reinstated, but they are bound to expel me!" At that time, not only will I be expelled, but even you may be at risk of being evicted! ”

"Then let's go together!" Lucien said to Prince Curnow: "We will leave Rome together, and Britain, France, and America will go wherever we want!" ”

"No way!" Prince Curnow said to Lucien in a stern tone: "I will leave Rome with your mother, and you will remain in Rome alone!" As long as I leave, the Pope will not only not embarrass you, but will also let you be promoted quickly for the sake of your uncle's face! Haven't you always dreamed of becoming a cardinal like your uncle and grandfather? ”

"I ......" Lucien, who always thinks about running away from his father on weekdays, is really unwilling to be separated from his parents when they are separated, he stiffens his neck and says: "I don't care!" I'm going to be with you! ”

"What bastards!" Prince Kono blew his beard and glared, and his tone became more and more stern: "What am I doing this for?" It's not for you and your brother's future yet! ”

"You're only doing this for yourself!" Lucien retorted loudly, "You could have gone in without mixing, but you did it anyway!" ”

Lucien's words were like a sharp blade, peeling away Prince Kono's convicted appearance, revealing his unwilling to be lonely.

Since Jerome. After the news of Bonaparte's presidency of the French Republic reached Rome through France, Prince Curno's ambitions also became more common with Jérôme. Bonaparte's success was awakened.

The thirst for politics in Bonaparte's veins was activated, and Prince Curnow began to "stir up" in the Papal States without a pope.

Jérôme. Bonaparte's success led him to blindly believe that he would be able to achieve fame like his cousin.

At that time, my cousin will be the president of the French Republic, and he will become the president of the Roman Republic and even the Italian Republic.

Every time he thought of this, Prince Curnow couldn't stop being excited.

Under the special propaganda of Prince Kono, his popularity gradually increased.

There was even gossip in some parts of Rome that Prince Curnow should be appointed as regent.

The dream of becoming a Roman ruler lasted from December to January, until the arrival of Mazzini and others completely shattered the dream of Prince Curno.

The Roman Republic was established, the ruling trio headed by Mazzini was established, and the prince of Kono, who was in a position to pinch him up and down, was robbed of the fruits of his victory.

In order to appease the mood of Prince Curnow, and also to take care of the relations between the Roman Republic and the French Republic, Mazzini handed over the position of Minister of Education to Prince Curnow.

The huge gap in his heart made Prince Kono depressed all day long, and the Ministry of Education could not see Prince Kono at all, and Mazzini gradually forgot about Prince Kono.

It wasn't until France landed in the port of Civitavecchia and appeared on the outskirts of the Roman Republic that he remembered Prince Cono, who hurriedly invited him over and wanted him to give it to Jérôme. Bonaparte wrote a letter in the hope that the French Republic and the Roman Republic would join hands in the struggle for the cause of national liberation.

Looking at the passionate Mazzini, Prince Kono was even more convinced that the guy in front of him was nothing more than a "magic stick" dressed in the cloak of Italian unity, and he immediately submitted his resignation to Mazzini.

Mazzini was silent for a few seconds, but agreed to Prince Kono's resignation.

Prince Curnow, who had been removed from the Roman Republic, returned to the Bonaparte Palace until the French Republic entered the inner city.

"I ...... I'm an irresponsible father! Prince Kono said in a low tone: "I do my duty as a father!" ”

"Nope! Father, you have paved a path for me and my brother! Lucien comforted Prince Curnow and said, "My brother will inherit the title of Prince of Curnow, and I will become the cardinal of Rome!" Such an arrangement is sufficient! ”

"Really!" Prince Kono looked up, with a hint of earnestness in his eyes, and he hoped to be recognized.

"Hmm!" Lucien nodded in response, "Our life is already the envy of many people, and it's all thanks to you!" ”

Prince Curnow smiled wryly, he certainly understood that this was Lucien's consolation, and that his so-called merit was nothing more than an embellishment under Bonaparte's halo.

"Alas!"

……

When night falls, a round of bright moonlight and stars dot the dark sky.

In the clear moonlight, the small detachment wearing redwoods and tall hats decorated with black feathers quietly walked through the streets of the inner city of Rome, their solemn expressions and neat formations looked like a hundred battle heroes, they were Garibaldi's personal guards, and the bearded middle-aged man at the front of the team was Garibaldi.

The detachment arrived at the church of Saint-Lateran, where the detachment had gathered, without encountering any attack, and Garibaldi took out his pocket watch and waited for the scheduled time to arrive.

The veterans in the detachment with muskets watched the movements around them vigilantly, for fear of a sudden sneak attack, and the recruits, who had only experienced one or two battles just now and had not yet gotten rid of their childishness, trembled with their hands and kept swallowing their saliva to link the tension in their hearts.

As time passed, more than 20 squads arrived one after another, and Garibaldi's strength changed from more than 200 to 4,000.

Garibaldi smelled something unusual about the quiet environment, and the years of war had given Garibaldi a war-alert instinct, and he frowned and thought carefully.

The black wife standing next to him looked at Garibaldi in confusion and asked in Spanish, "What's wrong?" Shouldn't we break through? ”

"I always felt like something was wrong there! Don't you think the environment seems too quiet right now? Garibaldi also responded in French.

"It's quiet!" The black wife nodded and urged, "But we're running out of time!" ”

Oh, yes! Time is running out for Garibaldi right now!

Now that you have come to the Lateran church, you can't continue to change your plans.

You must know that the French "bandits" are in Rome, and they must break through as soon as possible and fight guerrillas with them in the outer city!

"The original plan remains the same!" Garibaldi gave the order.

The troops moved quickly, and it was not long before they came near St. John's Gate.

The men in charge of guarding the Porte de Saint-John had been informed early by General Regnio that after two encounters with Garibaldi's army, the French army had "retreated".

The hasty retreat of the French army once again alarmed Garibaldi, but this alarm was soon interrupted by his wife's urging.

"Quick! Come on! Garibaldi rushed out of the inner city and into the outskirts.

As long as you get here, everything will be fine!

Garibaldi, who rushed out of the inner city, smiled with joy.

However, Garibaldi's smile did not last long, and a cannonball flew to the center of the team and exploded, followed by a murderous voice around him: "Kill! ”

Garibaldi realized that he might have jumped out of the encirclement carefully designed by the French army.

Garibaldi, who didn't have time to think about who would be betrayed, led the crowd to break through.

In the face of the formidable French army, Garibaldi and his volunteers showed a strong will to fight, but the newly formed troops were ultimately outnumbered in terms of combat skills, weapons and strength comparison.

The battle lasted until about three o'clock in the morning, and Edgar, covered in enemy blood. Ney reported to Regnio: "Report to the commander, in this battle we have annihilated a total of 2,700 men, captured 1,000 people, and the remaining 300 people have escaped around the encirclement, and our troops are pursuing!" ”

"What about Garibaldi? He was not captured! General Regnio asked Edgar. Ney Dao.

Edgar. Ney glanced around, and after making sure that there was no one else around, he whispered to General Reño: "I have followed your instructions to open a way for Garibaldi, and it is up to him to succeed in escaping!" ”

General Regnio gave a look of approval, for the French army, which was about to be stationed in Rome for a long time, a living Garibaldi was more useful than a dead Garibaldi.

In layman's terms, France's current behavior is called raising self-respect.

"And I beg you to write at once to tell Your Excellency the President that we have taken Rome!"

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