"Emissary of the Austrian Empire?"

Angelo Nebuti was overjoyed at this time by the de facto rulers of the Fourth Roman Republic.

Although the Austrian army had already arrived in the city at this time, since the other side had sent envoys, there was still room for relaxation.

In fact, Angelo Nebuti has been busy arranging the defenses of the city of Rome these days, and he feels that his own efforts must have worked.

In fact, Angelo Nebuti's defenses are full of holes, although there is no shortage of literati in history who have devoted their pen to the pen and made immortal achievements, and there is no lack of that kind of all-in-one amazing talent.

But Angelo Nebuti obviously doesn't have that ability, and the defenses he has laid out are full of holes, so it's no wonder that the layman doesn't have a problem commanding the insider.

Angelo Nebuti's biggest problem was that he had all his forces on the perimeter and didn't have enough reserves.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that there are not enough reserves left, and it should be that there are no reserves at all.

In the event of an internal rebellion in this defensive configuration, all lines of defense will fall apart. The city of Rome was filled with a large number of followers of Pius IX and Austria.

However, as a last resort, Franz did not want to attack, so there was a visit from the envoy at this time.

But unlike Angelo Nebuti's imagination, the Austrian emissaries did not come to negotiate, but to make final declarations.

In fact, Franz did not think that the so-called Fourth Roman Republic had any negotiating capital, but even if they did, Franz would not let that happen.

The so-called final declaration is also very simple, and it is still the most commonly used trick in history, "only punish the evil, and never ask about it".

A great man once said, "Unite the majority against a minority." ”

This is the best way to divide and disintegrate the enemy, and it is also an eternal truth.

So Franz initially changed the target of the attack from the entire city of Rome to the Fourth Roman Republic, and then targeted the so-called chief evil on the high-ranking officials and backbones.

The main thing was that the Austrian side still had the excommunication decree issued by Pius IX, so Angelo Nebutina lost from the moment the Austrian envoy entered the door.

Because the Austrian envoy only had to show his intentions, then the people of Rome would naturally weigh the stakes.

Soon it will be discovered that there is no need for them to fight at all, because they are only being coerced, and Pius IX has forgiven them.

Of course, if this were all there to be, if the top brass of the Fourth Roman Republic had some loyal supporters, the battle of Rome might still be inevitable.

But Franz naturally won't let go of this group of people who manipulate public opinion, in fact, it's nothing, it's just to announce the rewards of these people.

As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. The high echelons of the Fourth Roman Republic were not low, at least ordinary peasants and small townspeople could not spend it for a few lifetimes.

The battle royale mode was turned on in the city of Rome, where the hungry, angry, greedy, and fanatical populace screamed and slaughtered the elite of the Fourth Republic.

Everything happened so quickly, so suddenly, Angelo Nebuti was rubbing his hands together in his heart one second, but the next second the accompanying Roman official was already lying in a pool of blood.

Angelo Nebuti had no time to stop this from happening, and as soon as he saw the Austrian emissary throw the scroll in his hand, the Roman citizens and soldiers roared and rushed to the Hall of the Congress of the Fourth Republic (formerly the Roman City Hall of the Papal States).

While the members of the Fourth Roman Republic were busy running for their lives, two people were very depressed. One of them was Mazzini, and to be honest, he had just arrived in Rome on his second day, and his ass was not yet hot.

However, at this time, Austria's official bounty list was second only to Angelo Nebuti, Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic of Rome.

But fortunately, Mazzini had just arrived, and no one knew him, and those who knew him were all wanted, so Mazzini could escape the center of the storm with his mistress and adopted daughter safely.

In addition to the owner of the small hotel where he stayed, when Mazzini and his party returned to the hotel to pack their things, the small shopkeeper took out a sharp knife and blocked the door of the room.

"Hey, hey! Giuseppe Mazzini, I recognized you at first sight! Hey, hey, it's time for me to get rich today. ”

The fat shopkeeper wiped the greasy corners of his mouth and the uncontrollable saliva.

"Friend, we're all Italians, you can let me go."

Ma Zhini was not panicked, and his composure made the two women beside him feel a lot more relieved, but the bright knife was really scary.

"Hey, hey, hey! Spare you? Yes, let your wife and daughter play with me, and I can talk about it when I'm in a good mood. ”

The lewd shopkeeper swept the knife in his hand and continued.

This time, Mazzini straightened his face and said solemnly.

"This Mrs. San is not my wife, and you must apologize to my friend and my adopted daughter."

"Humph! What if I don't apologize?."

"Bang!"

Mazzini raised his hand and shot the other man's skull, and the latter's eyes widened in disbelief, as if to say, "You have a gun, don't say it sooner." ”

"You didn't ask!"

Ma Zhini has been hiding in Tibet overseas for so many years, and there are many enemies, if he really doesn't have any strength, how can he survive until now.

Garibaldi, on the other hand, was even more depressed, because his bounty was higher than Angelo Nebuti's, and it was as high as a million florins.

Garibaldi and Riberio don't understand why they are so hated, did they inadvertently offend some big guy?

And they and their Redwoods are not as inconspicuous as Mazzini. So they had to take off the Redwoods' most iconic red scarf.

Although the Redwood Army was strong in combat, the Roman citizens and city guards who were not afraid of death were even more terrifying at this time.

The most important thing is that the members of the Sequoia Army have also changed their hearts, what are they born and died for?

For the Italians? The Italians are going to kill themselves? All this was Garibaldi's fault, he should not have returned to Italy, let alone been blacklisted by the Austrians.

So what if you can kill Garibaldi? If the Papal States and the Austrians did not want themselves, would they not have become heroes.

the heroes of the two worlds, Lao Tzu just needs to be his own hero!

Many members of the Redwoods had completely changed their minds at this time, because they felt that it was not worth their lives for those people.

However, when they tried to kill their leader, they couldn't find Garibaldi and Riberio.

In fact, due to her origin, Riberio has never trusted a white man other than her husband.

So since coming to Rome, Riberio and his people have secretly dug a tunnel.

But Garibal, who was hiding in the tunnels, had no happiness for the rest of his life, all he had was betrayal, anger at being fooled, and anger with nowhere to vent.

On the second day, the citizens of Rome sprinkled water to clean the streets to welcome the king.

Pius IX looked at the open gates and the welcoming crowd with some bewilderment, as if he had returned to the time when people affectionately called him "Pionono".

But Pius IX knew very well that all of this was just an illusion, and that these people could turn into demons at any time, and perhaps it would be more feasible to find mercenaries from Switzerland and Austria.

In fact, the top management of the Umbrella Company had already consulted with Pius IX on national security issues, and the latter was willing to hire the Umbrella Company as a national strategic adviser to the military and security issues of the Papal States.

In addition, Pius IX was prepared to hire the Royal Overseas Development Corporation of the Austrian Empire as an economic adviser to the Papal States, responsible for the economic development strategy of the Papal States.

The Imperial Austrian army entered the city without any obstacles, and the piles of corpses on both sides of the road silently recounted the horrors of yesterday.

Franz did not spend a single soldier in this battle, but Albrecht came up with several battle plans, which made the latter very unhappy.

So Franz was going to entertain his uncle in the Eternal City.

In fact, Albrecht was not the kind of stingy person, and he was unhappy, but he agreed with Franz's approach very much, after all, he was prepared.

In case Franz's plan failed, there was also a remedy.

However, in Franz's eyes, his own plan could not fail, and human nature was the most unbearable thing to scrutinize.

Most people are mortals, and only a very small number of people have noble ideas and can put them into practice, and it is not easy to overcome the survival instinct of human beings to seek advantages and avoid harms.

In addition, Prime Minister Metternich has not worked in vain for so many years, and the city of Rome is full of Austrian internal relations, and even within the Fourth Roman Republic, there are many Austrians.

So Franz knew that his plan would succeed.

Although the city of Rome has just been baptized by war, it is mainly modern buildings and residential areas that have been destroyed.

The magnificent ruins are still alive, and Albrecht loved the city in front of him, believing it to be as the origin of Western civilization as Constantinople.

Franz was equally struck by the grandeur of the city of Rome, which was completely different from Vienna. The ancient grandeur of the city of Rome, especially standing in the center of the ancient Colosseum, really has a sense of dominance.

It was such a good feeling that it almost carried Franz a little carried away. You must know that Franz has endured it for so many years, and it is the first time that he has made a gesture of contemplating the world in front of others.

But it made Pius IX make a decision, one he didn't regret.

Day 3, the Pantheon in Rome.

Although Vienna is theoretically at stake, Rome is such a magical city that no conqueror would want to leave.

Franz received a letter from Archduke Friedrich, who was working on a big plan.

That's right, he had already learned the news of the airship unit's victory in the first battle.

In fact, there was also an air boat unit in Friedrich's navy, so he had another bold idea.

Capture of Gibraltar.

This has been the dream of all Mediterranean countries for centuries, but no country has ever been able to accomplish this feat because of its precarious terrain.

The main thing is that the fleet is not functional, and it is very difficult for the army to land on the island.

However, the situation was changed by the advent of the airboat force, because the airboat could directly strike at it completely without the influence of the shore defense artillery.

As long as the shore defense guns are destroyed, then the fleet can provide cover for the landing troops at close range.

In addition, the appearance of the Austrian marines was also one of the sources of Friedrich's confidence, and the role of the marines in Egypt and Crete was extremely prominent.

Without the presence of these special forces, both battles would have turned into protracted battles, and in the end, even if they won the Austrian side, they would not have much to gain.

Friedrich's plan of operations was feasible and a good opportunity to capture Gibraltar.

Because the technological revolution of artillery had not yet begun at this time, those feared huge coastal defense guns still fired solid shells and early flowering shells.

But if military technology continues to develop, and the British hide 300-mm cannons in the mountains, plus anti-slope fortification groups, it is not a problem that airship airdrops can solve.

Even the giant aerial bombs used in World War II aircraft were not necessarily very effective, unless they had ground-penetrating bombs to solve these troublesome fortifications.

However, it was not yet time, and the impact of Gibraltar on the situation in Europe would be too great. When the time comes, not only the British will not let themselves go, but the French, Russians, and Prussians will draw their swords and point their swords at Austria.

Therefore, the delicacy can only give up at present, otherwise it will not be good to be propped up and break the stomach.

The Pantheon is a relatively well-preserved ancient building of the Roman Empire, which was built in the first century BC by Agrippa, the first emperor of the Roman Empire and the son-in-law of Augustus Octavian.

Franz arrived at the Pantheon, and although it has been a thousand years, the magnificent architecture is still fascinating.

At this time, Franz suddenly found that it seemed that not only Patron IX was in the Pantheon, but also the celebrities of the city of Rome and most of the officers in the Austrian army were also present at the scene.

Franz was a little confused, but Colonel Bordeaux had dispersed the guards.

At this time, Pius IX approached in full robes.

"Archduke Franz, I want to give you a gift."

"Your Majesty, what does this mean? Why is there such a big battle? ”

Pius IX's personal presence here proves that this could not have been a conspiracy, but the situation was indeed unexpected by Franz.

Since Pius IX had already agreed to his deal, he had no reason to waste any more money or energy on himself.

"Grand Duke Franz, Brother Rauscher has always said that you are a saint."

"That's the case with Archbishop Rauscher, who always likes to use exaggerated words."

"No, Archduke Franz. I feel that you deserve better, as an emperor who wants to serve the world. I feel like you need this. ”

Pius IX pierced the ground with his cane, and random cardinals began to tap the ground with their canes.

A choir boy approached with a tray and a small crown in it. This is nothing compared to the Habsburg collection, let alone the Austrian crown, or the St. Stephen's crown.

But this crown is very old, and it may be the first crown in the world.

"Grand Duke Franz, please kneel, I will crown you."

Pius IX took the crown from the tray and placed it on Franz's head.

"From now on, you are the king of Rome."

(End of chapter)