The next day, after the sun rises.

Yesterday's results were counted, and the Hexingen Brigade suffered 256 casualties, of which 78 were killed and three were missing.

The French 54th Brigade had lost 2,324 captured last night, 687 killed, and the rest fled into the forest, and by the next day more than 100 had returned to surrender to the Heshingen Brigade because they had lost their way.

The commander of the 54th Brigade of the French Army, Alaide was stabbed to death in the chaotic battle last night, with two stab wounds on his body, and because of the dark sky, it is not known who killed him.

This battle was tantamount to a big victory, but the casualties of more than 200 people still made Heinrich feel a little distressed, but Leopold, who was used to it, said: "War is so cruel!" ”

……

Prussia has now gained the upper hand, and the Kingdom of Italy has finally been unable to hold back.

"Your Majesty, our intelligence officers have ascertained that the last of the French troops had withdrawn on July 28, and now that the fighting between Germany and Prussia has begun, it is a good time for us to regain Rome!"

Emmanuel II was still a little worried and said: "At present, the state of the war on the front line is unknown, we don't know whether the French are capable of interfering with the unification of Italy, and what if Prussia fails, what will happen to the French after the fall." ”

"This kind of thing is not something we should worry about, now both Franco-Prussian countries have to act according to our faces, and whichever side we join, the balance of victory will be tilted in favor, so both Franco-Prussian countries will only try their best to win us over, so they will only remain silent when we annex the Papal State at this time." This was stated by the Italian Foreign Minister.

"If you don't take the initiative at this time, there will be no such good opportunities in the future, now France and Prussia are deadlocked in Alsace and Lorraine, and the Austro-Hungarian army is also involved in Prussia and Tsarist Russia, and all obstacles to the cause of Italian unification have disappeared!" Garibaldi, one of the three founding fathers of Italy, also spoke: "Last time, if it weren't for Napoleon III's treachery, we Italy would have completed its unification a long time ago, and now that Napoleon III is a stumbling block that has been dragged by the Prussians, we can't hesitate any longer, Your Majesty!" ”

Garibaldi's long-cherished wish to unify Italy gave Garibaldi an opportunity after France declared war on Prussia, which is why he appeared at the Italian royal palace.

Emmanuel II was a more cautious man, but after the persuasion of his men, he was a little shaken and was about to speak.

"Your Majesty, it's not good!" An intelligence agent barged in with a telegram.

"What's going on?"

"Just yesterday, His Majesty the Pope of Rome issued a joint declaration with Austria-Hungary, in which Austria-Hungary declared Rome to be the common holy place of the Catholic nations, and that its sovereignty was sacrosanct, and that the Pope had placed the Papal States under the protection of Austria-Hungary."

……

Time goes back to the day before.

Rome.

The French GIs withdrew, and if you want to ask who is most panicked, it is tantamount to the Catholic Church in Rome, and despite the repeated pleas of Pope Pius IX, the French still withdrew.

Without the patronage of the French, Pius IX knew that no one could curb the ambitions of the Kingdom of Italy anymore.

Pius IX, of course, did not want to be a prisoner, the question was that as soon as the French withdrew, what would his crooked melons and cracked dates do to resist the army of the Kingdom of Italy.

I don't believe that the Kingdom of Italy will open up because of his status as pope, and the last time the guy named Garibaldi almost captured Rome.

Just when Pius IX was flustered and overwhelmed, the Austro-Hung envoy arrived.

"Your Majesty, we, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, are willing to provide refuge to your country, but as a condition, the Papal States must stand firmly on the side of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the future against the atrocities of the Kingdom of Italy."

This condition was not at all a condition for the desperate Pius IX, and whoever was most resistant to the unification of Italy would be himself.

Subsequently, under the guidance of the Austro-Hungarian envoy, the Papal States signed a number of agreements with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including the right to garrison troops.

Then the two sides summarized the contents of these agreements and published them, which was tantamount to telling the Kingdom of Italy that the Papal State was covered.

……

"Too much deception!" Even if Emmanuel II could endure it, he could not bear this humiliation, although the last war between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire was not very good, but after all, it was his own side that won.

Now that the Austrian Empire is in the past tense, what is the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire today, Emmanuel II, as a neighbor, knows best, and it is not at the same level as the former Austrian Empire.

And this time, Austria-Hungary is threatened by the Tsarist Russian army in the east, and Prussia is strictly defended in the north.

The main thing is that the French walk on the front foot, and on the back foot what bullshit statements with the Pope, don't you ask your own opinion?

Emmanuel II was more inclined that this time Franz wanted to blackmail himself with the tiger skin of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Rome is now gone with the French, which is basically equivalent to the state of being slaughtered by the Kingdom of Italy.

The Austrians picked this time and came out to defend the Papal State in fact they were afraid that Italy would annex the Papal States to complete the unification, and after the unification of Italy, Emmanuel II himself felt that it would challenge the current Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"Your Majesty, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is just trying to exert diplomatic pressure to make us retreat, which is also in line with the Habsburg style, but this time Franz made a mistake, now Rome is isolated, and it is impossible for the Austrians to fly across the Adriatic Sea to personally support the Papal State." said the Foreign Secretary.

"The only thing Austria-Hungary can do is to make some small moves in the Venice area, and their main forces now have to watch out for Tsarist Russia and Prussia, so as long as we strengthen the defense of the Venice area, they have no choice but to watch us annex the Papal States." Garibaldi also said.

Garibaldi naturally has the capital to say so, the last time Garibaldi led a volunteer army of more than 1,000 people to annihilate an Austrian battalion, and captured more than 400 people at the same time, causing great trouble to Marshal Radetzky of the Austrian Empire through guerrilla warfare, Garibaldi also fought with the French army several times, so he did not have much fear of these so-called powers.

Although Garibaldi and the foreign secretary were very reasonable, Emmanuel II was still undecided, and he always felt that this was not a good time for Italy to act.

So he asked: "Will Austria-Hungary dare to target us like this, as France did last ......time?"

Last time, France dragged Austria and Spain under the banner of Catholic countries to prevent Italy's unification of Rome.

"No, France has no time to take care of anything else now, Spain has just gone through turmoil, and now the king of Spain is our own people, so Austria-Hungary can't win over any country this time."

Now King Amedeo I of Spain is Prince Amedeo, the second prince of the Kingdom of Italy, so it is possible that Spain will support Italy, and of course the king himself may support Italy.

After repeatedly confirming the existence of Austria-Hungary, Emmanuel II was finally reassured.

"In that case, let's march on Rome! However, in order to prevent Austria-Hungary from interfering, we still need to put more troops in Venice, and send the elite of the kingdom to guard against Austria-Hungary, and as for Rome, Mr. Garibaldi will conquer it together with the rest of the kingdom's army! ”

(End of chapter)