Chapter 325

The Bronx, one of the main gathering places for Italians in the United States, was also the stronghold of the Italian independence group.

Compared to other revolutionary groups, the Italian independence group was really lively. Originally, they had a leader. The most influential Charcoal Burners in the revolutionary group was the main force, and their power spread throughout the Regions of Italy.

With the outbreak of the assassination of the king, the Charcoal Burners became the most famous terrorist organization in the world, and even the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was regarded as a land of hope, was destroyed.

There was also a split in the Italian Revolutionary Group. Originally, the Charcoal Burners were the leaders because they were powerful and influential. It did not mean that everyone would really follow their orders.

Now that something had happened, of course, they had to cut ties with the Charcoal Burners. With the name of the Charcoal Burners, even if the revolution succeeded, they would be killed by the coalition forces that would interfere.

Even overseas, the members of the Charcoal Burners did not dare to reveal their identities. They were not wanted by one or two countries, but by all the monarchies in Europe. Even in the United States, they had to hide their identities.

After the exile overseas, the Charcoal Burners broke out in a fierce internal strife. Everyone blamed the other party for putting the blame on them and attacking them for acting recklessly and ruining the good situation for Italy.

Anyway, the assassination of the king was planned by others and had nothing to do with them. Even if they were related, they had now distanced themselves, for fear of being accused of this.

With external attacks and internal strife, the glorious Charcoal Burners naturally split. Now: Italian National Salvation Army, Italian National Salvation Society, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Mafia …

Don't get me wrong, the Italian Mafia of this era was not the gangster organization of later generations. It played a very important role in the process of Italy's independence.

(Note: The Italian name for "Mafia" is "Morto Alla Francia, Italia Anela." The acronym is "Mafia." It means: the destruction of France is Italy's desire.)

After the Kingdom of Sardinia was occupied by France, anti-French became the biggest enemy in the hearts of the Italians. "Italian Mafia" was the slogan used by the Sicilian people against the French invaders 600 years ago.

After the split, the Charcoal Burners were far less influential and powerful than before. Because of their different ideas, different revolutionary organizations also had different styles of doing things.

At the beginning, the Italian revolutionaries were mostly active on the European continent, especially in Paris. In order to cause trouble for Austria, France had always been their biggest sponsor.

Things would always change. After the outbreak of the assassination of the king, their days were not easy. At that time, the Government of France decided to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Had it not been for the enthusiasm of the Parisians, who had tipped them off in advance, most of these revolutionary organizations would have fallen into the hands of the French government.

As the influence of the assassination of the king spread, many people realized that something was wrong and fled the European continent.

As the assassination of the king spread, many found the situation and fled. Starting a revolution also required capital. Originally, the British were a good financial backer, but the matter had become too big. The diplomatic pressure exerted by France and Austria was too great, and the London government could not withstand it.

After all, this kind of thing could be done in secret, but if it went too far, both sides would suffer. The English could support the Italian Revolutionaries, and the French could support the Irish Independents.

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Italy's revolutionary organizations used local gangs as cover. The federal government pretended not to see them. The Joint Investigation Team's arrest warrant was useless.

Goulart, one of the leaders of Italian immigrants, asked, "Everyone, what do you think of the Americans' proposal?"

There was strength in numbers. Although Italians were discriminated against in America, there were millions of them. Their social influence was not something the Poles or Hungarians could compare to.

Naturally, the federal government could not threaten them. Instead, they cooperated, which was to provide them with funds, weapons, and ammunition in exchange for an uprising in the Regions of Italy.

The leader of the Italian National Salvation Army, Gápoli, suggested, "We're going to start an uprising sooner or later anyway. With the Americans' funding, it can reduce everyone's burden. We can agree to it."

After France occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia, Gápoli and his supporters did not want to admit defeat and started an armed uprising.

Without a doubt, the French army took care of the rebels in a few moves. They would have been captured if not for the fact that they had fled in time.

After the uprising failed, they became wanted criminals by France. They could not stay in the Regions of Italy. On the issue of attacking the Italian revolutionary organizations, the Fao and Italy had reached an agreement. The European continent was not safe.

After the Polish uprising broke out, the Italian independence organizations were provoked. The armed revolutionaries led by Gápoli could not sit still and wanted to continue the armed uprising.

The leader of the Italian Liberal Party, Antonio, objected, "But now the Fao is powerful. Even if the uprising succeeds, it will not be able to stop their counterattack.

Before the situation on the European continent changes, we should not act rashly, lest we waste our precious revolutionary forces. "

This was the opinion of most people. Looking at the revolutionary organizations in various countries, except for Poland, the situation in Italy was the worst.

Although Poland was occupied by Russia, Prussia, and Austria, as long as the revolutionaries calmed down and only declared independence in Russia, with the support of European countries, there was only one enemy in the short term.

If Italy wanted to declare independence, it would be a tragedy. The Fao and Austria could not avoid it, and even Spain was in the way. Many European countries sympathized with them, but few dared to support them.

Even the British, who had originally supported them, had suspended their support. There was no doubt that John Bull did not think that they could overthrow the Fao and unify the Regions of Italy.

Under such circumstances, the success rate of launching an uprising was low, and it was easy to get into trouble. Do not think that they were safe in the United States. If they were provoked, the Fao and Austria's allied forces would directly land in New York to find trouble with them.

In this era, the great powers were so domineering. They did not go to war before because they did not take them seriously, and it was not worth it to go to war.

But if they were provoked, Paris and Vienna would kill them at all costs. The current federal government of the United States did not have the ability to protect them.

If the Fao intended to compromise with the federal government now, perhaps they would be repatriated as wanted criminals tomorrow. The promises of politicians were only effective within the scope of their own interests.

Gápoli explained, "We only promised to launch an uprising in the Regions of Italy, but we did not promise where we would launch the uprising.

In Sardinia, Lombardy, and Venetia, the enemy is strong, and we have no chance of success.

But what about another way of thinking? Why must it be difficult first and then easy later? Can't we go to the areas where the enemy is weak?

History has taught us that the road to Italian unification from the Northern Regions of Italy will not be successful.

Why did the Kingdom of Sardinia fail? Didn't they find the wrong target from the beginning?

What if we did not attack Lombardy and Venetia in 1848, but attacked Central and Southern Regions of Italy first?

At that time, the Fao and Austria were deeply involved in the revolution and could not interfere. We first unified the Central and Southern Regions of Italy, and finally only Lombardy and Venetia were left. Could the French still swallow us? "

People would reflect. Although it was somewhat like hindsight, everyone had to admit that the strategic thinking from the beginning was wrong.

Many of the people present contributed to the strategic mistake of the Kingdom of Sardinia. They took it for granted that Austria could not withstand a single blow and could easily defeat them, and then unify the Regions of Italy.

Under this misconception, everyone manipulated the public opinion to force the government to launch the Austrian War, and then ruined the fate of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

What was even worse was the assassination of the king planned by an unknown genius, which directly buried the Kingdom of Sardinia and made the road to Italian unification even more distant.

Valgis, the leader of the Italian Mafia, asked doubtfully, "It's not that easy. The Central and Southern Regions of Italy are also controlled by the Great Powers. Once we launch an uprising, Austria, Spain, and France may all send troops to intervene.

The current chaos in Europe is not enough to keep them from coming out. It will be difficult for us to deal with any one of them. "

Gápoli smiled coldly and said, "What's there to be afraid of? We're not the only ones in this uprising.

If the Americans want to relieve the pressure they are facing, we can't be the only ones supporting them. The French Revolutionary Party, the Spanish Revolutionary Party, the Hungarian Independence Organization, and so on are all our allies.

If we launch an attack together, the enemy will also have priorities. As long as we defeat those rotten Italian states, we will have succeeded in the first step.

After unifying the Central and Southern Regions of Italy, we will also be a medium-sized country. Even the Fao and Austria will not be able to swallow us. We can survive by taking advantage of the contradictions between the European countries.

With the capital, we will slowly accumulate strength and find a suitable opportunity to unify the entire Regions of Italy. "

This was to boost morale. There were many revolutionary organizations in Europe, but there were only a few that had real strength.

The Polish Independence Organization was already on the move. They were already fighting to the death with the Russians, so they could not be counted on at all.

The revolutionary enthusiasm of the French Revolutionary Party had been greatly reduced recently. Stimulated by the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, many people turned to fans and began to support the rule of Napoleon Iii.

The Irish Independence Organization had nothing to do with them. Britain was not an obstacle to Italian independence. There was no basis for cooperation between the two sides.

The Spanish Revolutionary Party had always been fighting, and it was common for them to launch an uprising. Their headquarters was in Spain, and they only had a small branch in the United States.

It was estimated that only the Spanish Revolutionary Party could complete the task of restraining them. The problem was, why would they help? Don't think that the revolutionary organizations in the world were really one family. There were many conflicts in the face of interests.

The most typical was the conflict between the French Revolutionary Party and the Italian Revolutionary Party. In the radical concept of Greater France, it included the Regions of Italy. The French Revolutionary Party also mostly supported Napoleon Iii's annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Contradictions arose, and they were the kind that could not be reconciled. Moreover, the French Revolution was almost always very dramatic and did not need much leadership.

As long as the monarch made the people angry, or suddenly angered them, as long as someone started an uprising, the people of Paris would spontaneously participate.

The specific example could be seen in the February Revolution, where after a demonstration, a few angry people beat up a few policemen and declared a revolution. From the beginning of the uprising to the success of the revolution, the casualties were less than 10.

This kind of jaw-dropping revolutionary movement was unique to the national conditions of France. Other countries could not learn at all. If they really did learn, they would be covered with corpses.

The bloodshed and sacrifices of the French Revolution usually happened after the revolution.

Before that, or in the process of the revolution, the death of thousands of people was considered heavy casualties; but in the later struggle, if not tens of thousands of people died, it would be embarrassing to call it a revolution.

Gallipoli had long wanted to revolt in Sicily, but unfortunately, he was not strong enough and had too few supporters, so he was not sure.

After all, the Kingdom of Sardinia was gone. Even if he wanted to gather a thousand red shirts, it would not be an easy task.

Putting military expenses and manpower aside, how to send the people to their destination was a huge problem. If no one cooperated, they might be sent into the sea to feed the fish halfway.

Even if they landed in batches, without the cooperation of the local revolutionary organizations, such a big move could not be hidden from the eyes of the rulers.

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After a fierce argument, everyone finally decided to do it. They agreed to launch an armed uprising in the central and southern Regions of Italy. As for Sardinia, Lombardy, and Venetia, these tough bones could go.

Even if they did not unify the entire Regions of Italy, many people would be satisfied to be able to unify the central and southern regions. After all, they only used this slogan to fool the ordinary people. If they took it seriously, they would be stupid.

The Regions of Italy had never been unified. Now it was just the capitalists pushing for profit. Do not think that the Italian people would agree with the Grand Unification.

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During this period of time, the United States was not peaceful. Many revolutionary organizations in exile here were holding meetings to discuss. Some decided to take action, some watched coldly, but most of them were fishing in troubled waters.