Piedmont.

There is not a single cloud in the blue sky, and it is as clear and bright as the reflection of the sea.

But no one stopped to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the blue sea and blue sky, and the scorching breath filled the air and made people breathless.

The blazing sun shines unhindered on the earth, and the dry riverbeds, dry wells, cracked land, and yellowing plants all speak of the mercilessness of the heavens.

In the palace, Bellevue paced back and forth in the empty hall like an ant on a hot pot, and he vaguely remembered how he had sat on the throne of the King of Sardinia more than a month ago.

At that time, the entire hall was crowded with his supporters, and there were countless generals under him. Bellevue swore to the east, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.

The people of Sardinia won the food and the people who signed up were able to crowd the conscription office, and every household in the city was overjoyed.

However, only a month later, Belvi felt the powerlessness of Constantine XI.

There is no food and grass inside, no reinforcements outside, the overwhelming barbarian army is approaching step by step, the sea and land passages are all blocked, and there is no one around to use.

With all land and sea passages blocked, it had been a long time since the Bellevue Regiment had received supplies and men from within France.

The Kingdom of Sardinia had already run out of supplies in the war with the Austrian Empire, so no matter how much Bellevue collected, it was impossible to collect enough supplies for the army.

Then the question arises, whether it is the army before the people, or the people before the army.

In the occupied areas, the first army and then the people will inevitably lead to the intensification of contradictions, and the slightest carelessness will lead to guerrillas everywhere.

But if the people come first and then the army, I don't know if the rear can be stable, anyway, the morale of the front line is broken, and the soldiers can't eat enough, so what can they do to fight.

However, at this time, there was no option to put the people before the army, so Bellevue and his Italian regiment were destined to break with the land.

It would have been a long process that could have taken months, if not years.

However, after Franz sent a large number of volunteers to the Piedmont region, the whole fermentation process became extremely rapid.

Garibaldi is the "number one thug of both worlds", and his iconic red shirt is once again on the bounty list.

The bounty reads: "Cripple Joseph", one-eyed, lame, bearded, Sicilian accent, likes to wear a red shirt, has a large pipe, and is often accompanied by an extremely dangerous black bodyguard.

He is suspected of murdering government officials and legitimate businessmen, setting fires, kidnapping, intimidating and inciting rebellion, attempting to subvert the order of the State and openly confronting the authority of the French and Sardinian Republics, and is an enemy of the State.

The Government will award a reward of 100,000 francs to individuals or groups who can provide precise information on Garibaldi's whereabouts, or to capture him directly.

Those who provide information should go to the nearest local gendarmerie, and in order to protect the safety of the information provider, the government will ensure strict anonymity and confidentiality. ”

(Giuseppe's translation into French was Joseph, and from French to Italian it became Joseph, and the level of translation at that time was similar to that of Google Translate today.) ）

Riberio was very unhappy to tear the bounty to shreds, and the reason for her displeasure Garibaldi knew very well that the French had not only mistaken Ribellio's gender but also his bloodline.

But Garibaldi thought it was good, and with these bounties posted by the French, he didn't want to catch himself in his life.

But how can a true hero keep hiding in Tibet? Or maybe Garibaldi never thought of hiding.

In the first encirclement and suppression of the French army, Bellevue gathered 38,000 troops and was led by the puppet president of the Republic of Sardinia, Nicolas Sacko.

While other volunteers and guerrillas were hiding in the mountains to take refuge from the limelight, Garibaldi led a force of less than 200 men to directly attack the French headquarters in the city of Cuneo.

Garibaldi, who killed the French overseer Killian and killed and wounded countless commanders of the Sardinian puppet army, did not flee immediately, but fought another wave of ambushes.

When the French gendarmes were swarming like a tide, Garibaldi detonated the arsenal next to him, and the skyrocketing flames accompanied by a huge explosion directly stunned the French gendarmes present.

Garibaldi led his men away under the cover of raging fire, and the puppet President Nicolas Sacco fled back to Turin overnight.

Since ancient times, people have always liked to tell the stories of heroes, especially in the face of aggression, oppression, and the inability to change reality, the legends of heroes can always inspire people, like a light to illuminate people's hearts, and give people hope.

Joseph the Cripple was the light in the hearts of the Sardinians at this time, and the French knew that it had to be extinguished.

Within a few weeks, the French launched several encirclement campaigns against Joseph the Cripple and his gang, but all of them failed, and the assassination of him also ended in failure.

When everyone thought that Garibaldi would hide from the limelight for a while, or that he should hide, he chose to attack Asti with a bang.

The guerrillas attacked the city, this is simply an unheard joke. At least that's what Belvi thinks, Asti is not only a fortified city, but also garrisoned by tens of thousands of Sardinian Republican troops.

Five days later, Belvi, in Turin, received news of the head of the governor of Asti and the fall of the city.

Belvey was incredulous at what was happening in front of him, but even more incredulous was that he had received a warning of the attack from Cripple Joseph.

José the Cripple's next target was Savillano, a city just fifty kilometers from Turin.

Savillano in 1848, like Asti, was an important city in the Kingdom of Sardinia, not the unknown town it is today.

Even more important was its strategic position, as once Savillano fell, then Turin lost its defensive barrier to the south.

Belvig's staff knew the importance of Savigliano, so the city was not handed over to the Sardinian army, and it was the elite French army brought by Belvi to garrison the place.

"Damn cripple! I'm going to kill all the lame people in Italy! ”

Belvie's angry roar echoed through the palace, and his mistress, Countess Judith, sighed slightly and turned to leave the palace.

The staff officers in the main hall did not think that the lame Joseph dared to attack Savillano.

"Your Excellency, we don't think those guerrillas dare to attack Savillano, and we shouldn't have diverted precious forces to deal with those bandits."

"The water level of the Ticeno River is declining, and the Austrians will not let go of this opportunity."

"That Italian cripple is just bluffing!"

"That's right! He may be misleading us! ”

"His target is likely to be Torre Pelice, and here we have only two battalions of troops."

The staff officers of these schools of thought have many ideas, but they often cannot form a unified opinion.

Bellevue is not used to being a decision-maker, preferring his subordinates to come up with a whole set of plans and sign them off for approval.

After much deliberation, Belvi decided to send 10,000 men each to Savigliano and Torrepelice, and then 20,000 from the front to supplement Turin's defenses.

Thus, the offensive and defensive battle of Savillano, which completely changed the situation on the Italian battlefield, officially began.