Chapter 365

On April 1, 1848, after the Austrian army abandoned Lombardy, the Kingdom of Sardinia quickly filled the vacancy.

Amid the cheers of the people, the Kingdom of Sardinia entered Lombardy without bloodshed, as if the good days they had been waiting for were coming.

Before Marshal Radski left, he helped them spread the word. In everyone's mind, it was as if the Kingdom of Sardinia could meet the needs of everyone, including the Republican Party.

The tricolor flag fluttered in the wind, and the people in the streets and alleys congratulated each other.

"Long live the Republic!"

The news spread throughout Lombardy, and a provisional government headed by Kazati was established.

The Austrian army seemed to have left in a hurry, and even the political prisoners in the prison did not have time to be taken away. These people became members of the provisional government.

If anyone paid attention, they would find that the granary in Milan was empty. After the Kingdom of Sardinia and Austria declared war, Marshal Radski collected the food in Lombardy on the grounds of unified distribution of food.

Due to the lack of time, the rural areas did not have time to implement it, but the food in Milan was indeed gathered.

The Austrian army secretly transported some of the food out of the city, and the rest was naturally poured with oil and fire.

The people did not panic at all when the food was gone. Hadn't the Kingdom of Sardinia's army already entered the city?

What?

Before the Austrian army withdrew, there were rumors that King Charles wanted everyone to burn the food in the city to force the Austrians to withdraw, lest Milan be destroyed in the war.

Therefore, Marshal Radski sent people to burn most of the food two days in advance, and the Austrian soldiers also called on the people to fight the fire.

The people of Milan, who longed for independence, naturally would not give in. Everyone very bravely chose to refuse, even if they were beaten up, they still did not give in.

In the end, they won, successfully burning the granary, forcing the Austrian army to retreat, and protecting Milan.

The proud President Kazati had just had a not very friendly meeting with General Bartolio of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which directly ruined his good mood.

The timid Kingdom of Sardinia did not dare to pursue the Austrian army, which was a disgrace to the great Italian nation.

This time was different from history. The Austrian army withdrew on their own, not driven out by them. The rebels in the city had long been wiped out.

The army in the hands of Kazati's provisional government was still being formed, and even he himself had just come out of prison.

The people under the eaves had to lower their heads.

The provisional government did not have the capital to negotiate with the Kingdom of Sardinia. Since they did not pursue the enemy, there was nothing they could do. Anyway, the provisional government could not send troops to pursue the enemy.

The new Minister of the Interior, Zilaya, ran over in a hurry and said, "Your Excellency, there is no food in the city. We do not have the ability to provide food to our allies!"

This was an awkward problem. They should have discovered these problems a long time ago, but unfortunately, they were when the food was burned.

In addition, they had no experience in governing. Everyone was celebrating their hard-won victory. Who would care about the food problem?

Kingdom, and Tolio said.., and years, and, and Kingdom, and Sar, God I just promised them that I would provide rations to the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Can you gather a batch of rations from the people for emergencies? "

Zilaya explained, "Your Excellency, that's impossible. In order to defend the city of Milan, the Austrians have gathered all the food in the city. Everyone has to follow the ration system, and they can only distribute food for two days at a time.

"In order to defeat the Austrians, the Kingdom of Sardinia sent spies to burn the food in Milan. Our men even cooperated with them.

In fact, it's not that the Austrian army in Milan did not have the power to fight, but because we burned the granaries, they fled in panic! "

Feeling that he had been tricked, Kazati could no longer suppress his anger. He cursed, "Damn it! The Sardinians did it on purpose. They did not mention anything about burning the food at all. That's why I agreed to provide food to the army in the city!

They are deliberately making fun of us! No, it's not that simple. From the conversation just now, the Sardinians intend to annex Lombardy. This is their conspiracy! "

Hearing this, Zilaya's face turned pale. The provisional government did not have any bargaining chips now. If the Sardinians threatened them with food, they would have no choice but to agree.

He quickly said, "Your Excellency, we must take action. When they burned the food, they promised to provide us with food. Otherwise, our men would not cooperate with them!"

Kazati also reacted. This was not the time to solve the problem by scolding people. Even if they wanted to annex Sardinia, they had to sell it for a good price. They could not let Sardinia take advantage of them so easily.

"You're right. Spread this news immediately and tell our men to be careful. I'm worried that the Sardinians will fly into a rage and attack us!"

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At this moment, King Charlie Albert of Sardinia was still immersed in the joy of conquering Lombardy without bloodshed.

The higher-ups of the Kingdom of Sardinia were also celebrating or thinking of ways to annex Lombardy. In short, everyone was very optimistic.

They did not notice that a blame had fallen from the sky. They were all politicians, so they naturally had different ways of looking at problems.

Deliberately giving up Lombardy was not something a politician could come up with. After all, the current situation in Austria was not good. The normal way to deal with it was to focus on suppressing the rebellion and kill one to warn the others.

In the Sardinian military camp in Milan, it was already time for dinner, but the food promised by President Kazati had still not arrived.

The high-ranking military officers did not care. They had already been invited to a banquet by the socialites in the city. No matter how much food was lacking, these big shots would not go hungry.

There was nothing wrong with the saying that the nobles of Europe were a nest. The nobles of the Milan region and the nobles of the Kingdom of Sardinia were also separated by a strip of water. The blood ties between them could not be severed.

Even if Colonel Mansit, who stayed behind to guard the camp, had a headache, what about the soldiers looking at him when it was time for dinner? If not for the fact that everyone was starving together, the soldiers might have gone crazy.

Even so, Colonel Mansit was not having an easy time. While he comforted the soldiers and asked them to calm down, he sent someone to urge the provisional government to send food over quickly.

The Austrians had retreated too quickly. They entered the city in advance without much preparation. The supplies were left in the camp 20 miles outside the city. At this time, they naturally had to reach out to the provisional government.