"Your Majesty the King!"

The Austrian ambassador also smiled at Victor. Emmanuel II threatened, "I advise your country to think carefully, for time is running out for you!

If you do not give us an answer within 48 hours, the Austrian Empire will consider that you have no intention of entering into peace negotiations with our country at the negotiating table!

Our army will automatically be in a state of war after 48 hours!"

"You ......" Victor. Emmanuel II angrily replied to the Austrian ambassador, "You are deceiving people too much, and the international community will never agree to your reckless behavior, and your actions are sabotaging the Vienna Conference that you created in the first place!"

Face Victor. Emmanuel II's angry threats, the Austrian ambassador fully demonstrated what it means to be imperial.

At this moment, he still looked at Victor with a smile on his face. Emmanuel II said politely, "Your Majesty, I think you may have forgotten!

The main purpose of the Vienna Conference was to prevent conflicts between the great powers and to maintain the balance of power on the European continent.

It was on the basis of this principle that Prime Minister Metternich chose to reinstate you.

And your recent attempts to assassinate the monarchs of the Duchy of Tuscany, the Duchy of Modena, and the Empire of France by the Charcoal Burning Party have seriously violated the original purpose of the Congress of Vienna.

It was precisely in order to preserve the Congress of Vienna that the Austrian Empire made this choice!

However, as long as your country is willing to accede to the conditions put forward by us, we are willing to keep peace with the Kingdom of Sardinia!"

Although the Austrian Imperial Ambassador did not utter a single dirty word throughout the text, the contempt revealed in his words still made Vidocq . Emmanuel II felt a great deal of resentment and sorrow.

To be sure, the Kingdom of Sardinia is second only to the first tier in Europe (Britain, France, Austria and Russia), but they are still unimaginably far behind the first tier.

In terms of the army alone, the current number of troops in the Kingdom of Sardinia is only about 50,000, and even if you add the total militia and volunteers, it is only 80,000.

[The 120,000 troops of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 184 relied entirely on the figures obtained by the states put together and then poured water. 】

The standing army of the Austrian Empire will be about 460,000, and the army that can be put into one front is almost 8-100,000 troops, which means that the Kingdom of Sardinia cannot compete with the Austrian Empire in terms of the number of troops.

As for the quality of the army's individual soldiers...... Well! Let's take a look at Prussia next door! Family!

In addition to the army, there was a large economic gap between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The richest land in the entire Apennine Peninsula was in the hands of the Austrian Empire.

The Austrian Empire could have relied on the finances of Lombardy and Venice to hang the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Of course, the talents of Lombardy and Venice could not be used only at home, but more on subsidies to other regions (military subsidies).

In short, Victor. The Kingdom of Sardinia under the leadership of Emmanuel II could hardly defeat the Austrian Empire on its own after losing the golden opportunity of 1848.

The atmosphere fell into a state of anxiety after the Austrian ambassador said that sentence, and after a while, Victor . Emmanuel II said to the Austrian ambassador with a straight face and a stiff tone, "Your Excellency, I now ask you to leave in my capacity as the monarch of Sardinia!"

"I'm waiting for your reply at the Ambassador! Your Majesty!" The Austrian ambassador once again addressed Victor Victor in a courteous manner. Emmanuel II bowed, then turned to leave.

Shortly after the departure of the Austrian ambassador, Victor . Emmanuel II burst out, and in a fit of rage, he grabbed a bench and threw it directly in the direction of the Austrian ambassador's departure.

I heard a "pop", and the round stool slammed into the wall.

Subsequently, Victor

Emmanuel II picked up another round stool and threw it at the wall, breaking the legs and feet made of solid wood into two sections.

After throwing two round stools in a row, Victor. Emmanuel II's mood finally calmed down, and he walked slowly to the door, opened the door to the reception room, and said stiffly to the servants outside the room, "Come in and clean up!"

After hearing this, the servant subconsciously shrunk his neck, and then resignedly responded, "Obey!"

The servant entered the room, and Victor. Emmanuel II left the reception room.

Victor walking in the corridor. Emmanuel II saw the adjutant who was about to go upstairs around the corner, and he immediately stopped the adjutant and said to the adjutant, "You now go to the War Department and call the War Secretary Ramamour!"

Remember to be fast!"

The adjutant heard Victor. Impatient with Emanuel II's words, he hurriedly replied "yes", then turned and ran downstairs.

Before the adjutant could take two steps forward, he suddenly turned around and asked Victor again. Emmanuel II will meet with Ramamor somewhere later.

"Study!" Victor. Emmanuel II replied briefly.

"Yes!" The adjutant turned around again and ran downstairs, while Victor. Emmanuel II hurried upstairs to his study.

When Victor. When Emmanuel II arrived at the door of the study, it occurred to him that he should telegraph the matter to Cavour, who was far away in Paris.

If Cavour can convince Jérôme. If Bonaparte had given support to the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Austrian Empire would not have dared to act rashly.

So, Victor. Emmanuel II summoned a servant and told him to go to the telegraph room of the Royal Palace of Turin and deliver the ultimatum of the Austrian Empire to the Kingdom of Sardinia to the Sardinian Embassy in France.

Finally, Victor. Emmanuel II also added a sentence, "Come and report to me as soon as you send the telegram!"

After receiving the order, the servant turned around and went to the telegraph room, Victor. Emmanuel II pushed the door open and entered the study.

After about 10 minutes, it was taken by Victor. Emmanuel II summoned servants to the telegraph room to appear in his study.

"Your Majesty, I've sent the message!" Servant Victor. Emmanuel II reported.

Victor. After hearing this, Emmanuel II nodded and said, "I see! You can go out!"

"Yes!" The servant respectfully left the study.

A few more minutes passed, and the knock on the door rang again. Emmanuel II said in a majestic tone, "Please come in!"

The door slowly opened, and Field Marshal Ramamor, Minister of War and Interim Prime Minister of Sardinia, appeared in Victor. In front of Emmanuel II.

Victor. When Emmanuel II saw Ramamoor, he "whoosh", got up and said to the minister, "You're back!"

"Your Majesty, I don't know what you're looking for me?" Ramamour spoke respectfully to Victor. Emmanuel II asked.

"That's right, ...... just now" Victor. Emmanuel II retold to Ramamour what the Austrian ambassador had just said.

After hearing this, Ramamor also showed an indignant expression, "Those Austrian empires are really hateful!"

"So, I'd like to ask you, a war hero, what should we do now!" Victor. Emmanuel II gave Ramamour a small compliment.

Ramamor thought for a moment and then cautiously addressed Victor. Emmanuel II responded, "Your Majesty, I think it is most important now to clear up the misunderstanding with the Austrian Empire!"

Victor. Emmanuel II listened to Ramamore's speech with a stunned expression.

Ramammore's statement was completely different from what he wanted to hear from Ramammore's mouth.

So, Victor. Emmanuel II asked Ramamour bluntly, "If the Austrian Empire is bent on going its own way and wants to make a statement against Sardinia

How sure are you that you will be able to withstand the Austrian Empire's attack if you take military action?"

After pondering for a long time, Ramamor reluctantly said to Victor. Emmanuel II replied, "Your Majesty, with all due respect!

If the Austrian Empire were to wage war against us, our army would only be able to sustain it for 72 hours!"

"72 hours!" Victor. Emmanuel II looked at Ramamour in shock, "So you can only hold out for three days?"

"If we break it down, we might be able to hold on a little longer!" Ramamour tactfully said to Victor. Emmanuel II said.

"Is our army so vulnerable?" Victor. Emmanuel II asked in a slightly agitated tone.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cavour cut the army's military spending by 30% some time ago!!" Ramamor tactfully addressed Victor. Emmanuel II expressed his displeasure with Cavour.

Victor. Emmanuel II had a look of embarrassment on his face, and the 30 percent cut in military spending had been imposed by Cavour after seeking his consent.

After all, no one would have thought before that Austria would do something to them.

Maintaining a full standing army of 50,000 men is still somewhat difficult for a medium-sized country to finance.

"The matter of military spending is indeed ill-considered!" Victor. Emmanuel II said to Ramamore, "But can we really only last three days?"

"5 days!" Ramamor opened his hand to Victor. Emmanuel II said, "Our army will be able to hold out for a maximum of five days under the attack of Austria!

Your Majesty, if the Austrian Empire really wants to do anything to us, we only have 5 days to ask for help from the outside world!

In five days, the armies of the Austrian Empire will have completely occupied all of our territory except Sardinia!

When the time comes, we can only pin our hopes on coordination among the great powers!"