If Cavour was facing the historical Napoleon III, or any member of the Bonaparte family who was not a time-traveler, Cavour was not wrong, and in the eyes of the vast majority of French people, the Austrian Empire was much more of a threat than the Kingdom of Prussia, and the battle of 1851 was enough to illustrate the difference in power between Austria and Prussia.

But unfortunately, Cavour didn't know that he was facing a futuristic man who had opened the perspective hanging, and his plan was destined to be a flash in the pan.

However, Cavour did not know that in the minds of the French emperor, Sardinia was far from being comparable to Austria.

Based on opportunistic diplomacy, Cavour could only try to persuade his own king to join the ranks of the Anglo-French alliance.

As long as Sardinia sided with Britain and France, the Austrian Empire would not dare to act rashly.

Of course, Cavour still hoped that the Austrian Empire would do something irrational, such as an alliance with the Russian Empire and an attack on Sardinia......

If the Austrian Empire did this, the French Empire would inevitably help the Kingdom of Sardinia defeat the Austrian Empire for its own safety!

As long as the Austrian Imperial Army did not appear in the Apennines, Cavour was sure to take the entire region of Northern Italy.

In 1848, Lombardy and Venice welcomed the Sardin dynasty, which could not be replicated.

Given that Cavour's logic of diplomacy is quite self-consistent, Victor, as a military man. Emmanuel had an idea after hearing this,

Victor sitting on a gilded throne. Emmanuel tapped his index finger rhythmically on the armrest as he tilted his head to ponder Cavour's answer.

Cavour stood aside with his head bowed and obediently waited, waiting for Victor. Emmanuel's reply.

After a while, Victor. Emmanuel looked at Cavour and said slowly, "Prime Minister Cavour, can you guarantee that everything you say will be fulfilled?" Will the Emperor of France really make a move against the Austrian Empire? ”

"Your Majesty, I can't guarantee it, because I'm not a prophet!" Prime Minister Cavour rightly responded: "Diplomacy can only anticipate what might happen and thus steer it to an outcome that is good for us." Not even someone like Prince Metternich could have predicted that revolution would come so quickly! So much so that he withdrew from the stage of history at all! ”

"Then tell me, why do we have to ally with Britain and France!!" Victor. Emmanuel frowned, and said with a hint of displeasure in his words: "Why should we go to a war that is not ours in the first place!" ”

"Your Majesty, I said it! Do you want to be the monarch of the Apennine Peninsula or just the monarch of Sardinia! Cavour bowed and repeated what he had just said: "If it is the former, we must seize every slight possibility." If the latter is the case, then we must do everything, quietly follow the Austrian arrangement. ”

"If I want to be the monarch of the Apennines, but I don't want to join this damn war! What should I do? "Victor. Emmanuel asked Cavour.

"That's impossible!" Cavour spread his hands and said categorically: "The last time we tried to unify the Apennine Peninsula on our own, the Austrian Empire was weaker than it is now, but it still suffered an unprecedented defeat. There is no way to defeat the Austrian Empire by the Kingdom of Sardinia by its own strength, we can only rely on the power of Britain and France! ”

"But how can I talk to the military and my subjects!" Victor. Emmanuel asked Cavour impatiently.

Cavour once again to Victor. Emmanuel was silent.

If Cavour had been able to convince the military and the government to agree to his actions, he would not have been present in the royal palace of Turin, to Victor. Emmanuel asked for support.

In fact, the vast majority of the military and government did not agree with Cavour's ideas, and the wounds of the Austro-Saxon War continued to torment them, and Radetzky's leadership of the Austrian army became a lingering nightmare.

In their opinion, Cavour was pushing the Kingdom of Sardinia to the brink of war.

"Humph!" Victor. Emmanuel snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly, "It seems that you can't even handle those colleagues of yours!" ”

"Your Majesty, if you are willing to grant me the right, then I can assure you that the Cabinet and the Government will never see another opponent!" Cavour vs. Victor. Emmanuel replied.

The Sardinian dynasty, which was ostensibly a constitutional monarchy, was in fact still an absolute monarchy.

Victor who mastered the army. Emmanuel remained the dominant player in the political game of Sardinia, not getting Victor. With Emanuel's permission, Cavour was not in a position to remove any of the oppositionists.

"Prime Minister Cavour!" Victor. Emmanuel leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to supervise Cavour: "I'm tired and don't want to hear the noise outside the window anymore!" Can you help me with that? ”

"Yes!" Cavour was overjoyed and immediately bowed to Victor. Emmanuel replied.

"That's it! You can go back! "Victor. Emmanuel waved his hand away from Cavour.

"Your Majesty!"

After Cavour slowly left the royal palace of Turin, Victor. Emmanuel reopened his eyes and muttered to himself, "Alas! I don't know if my choice is right or wrong! ”

All said and done, Victor. Emmanuel II shook his head to himself and got up to leave the throne.

In the afternoon, get Victor. Prime Minister Cavour, who Emanuel tacitly acquiesced, immediately set about dealing with members of the radical opposition within the government.

The radical opposition, led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, was deposed, and the interior of the Royal Palace of Turin was completely silent.

The government and the military immediately realized that the monarch in the palace of Turin was on Cavour's side, and they had no choice but to change their attitude and start catering to Cavour's policies.

The Prime Minister of Cavour with the Commander-in-Chief of the Sardinian Army, Charles. At Albert's beneficial, the Kingdom of Sardinia decided to send 16,000 to 20,000 men to the Crimea to fight in the war.

For a Patinian dynasty with a standing army of less than 60,000, these forces were enough to explain the attitude of the Sardinian dynasty.

After settling the number of troops sent by Cavour, he immediately approached the British ambassador to England and reported to the British ambassador to England the request of the Kingdom of Sardinia to fight with Britain.

Cavour, who was loyal and enthusiastic about British and French imperialism, received a cold attitude from the British ambassador.

"The Kingdom of Britain does not need soldiers from the Kingdom of Sardinia, and we do not think that your soldiers will be able to help the Kingdom of Britain in its battle against the Russian Empire!" The British ambassador did not show Cavour the slightest affection, and bluntly demanded that Cavour refrain from making trouble in the Near East, especially to incite anti-Austrian sentiment in Lombardy and Venice.

Hearing the words of the British ambassador, Cavour's heart immediately cooled, and he knew that in the eyes of Britain, the value of the Sardinian dynasty was far less than that of the Austrian Empire.

There is no greater sorrow for small countries than this.

"Your Excellency, I can assure you! We will definitely not incite actions against the Austrian Empire at this time! The Kingdom of Sardinia just wants to follow in the footsteps of Britain and France and contribute to the maintenance of peace in Europe! Prime Minister Cavour lowered his posture and pleaded with the British ambassador.

"Prime Minister Cavour, I repeat! The Kingdom of Britain does not need the Kingdom of Sardinia to join the war! You just have to do your own thing! The British ambassador frowned, and there was no hint of respect in his words.

"Yes! I understand! Cavour nodded and replied to the British ambassador.

Cavour, who had left the British Embassy, did not have much frustration on his face, and turned around and went back to the French Embassy.

In the French embassy, Cavour was not treated as roughly as the British embassy, and the French ambassador politely asked Cavour about the purpose of his visit to the French embassy.

When Cavour said that he hoped that the French Empire would accept the Kingdom of Sardinia and allow it to participate in the war against the Russian Empire to maintain peace in Europe, there was only a subtle change in the face of the French ambassador.

Then, still maintaining a polite attitude, he replied helplessly to Cavour: "This question is really not something that my little ambassador can decide. However, I can send your request to Paris, and Paris will make a decision! The whole process can take more than a week! ”

"Thank you, Ambassador!" Seeing that the French ambassador did not refuse, Cavour finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his greatest fear was to be rejected by Britain and France at the same time. If things do get to that point, Cavour is afraid that Victor will suffer. Emmanuel attacked at the same time as the opposition.

Now, the French reply is not agreeing, but there is no clear objection, which is a good start.

Immediately afterwards, when the French ambassador asked Cavour about the number of people sent to the Crimea, Cavour solemnly said: "If France agrees, we plan to send 20,000 men to the war against the Russian Empire!" ”

"20,000?" The figures reported by Cavour really made the French ambassador gasp, and reminded: "As far as I know, this is nearly a third of your country's military strength!" If this war is lost, there is a good chance that your country's army will suffer a devastating blow! ”

"That's right!" Cavour said solemnly: "My monarch and I believe that the French Empire will be able to defeat the Russian Empire, and our country is willing to do everything in our power to help the French Empire achieve victory!" ”