Chapter 597

In the situation where the FAO and Italy were digging holes for each other, the Italian rebels achieved brilliant results. They ambushed the French army one day and ambushed the Austrian army the next. The Red Shirts became famous all over the world.

This was just what the newspapers said. In reality, the Red Shirts had been beaten to the point of disarray. The temporarily recruited motley crew was no match for the regular army at all when they lacked guns and bullets.

Losing the battle did not mean that they had no achievements. Even if they had no achievements, they could not stop people from giving them away!

After the two armies of the FAO arrived at the front line, Naples was recovered in less than a week. Within half a month, all the cities of the rebels on the Italian peninsula fell, and the main force was almost wiped out.

It was at this time that the Red Shirts' achievements soared, and the casualties of the FAO army broke through four digits.

Gallipoli, who was running around, did not know that he was famous and suddenly became an Italian hero. Now he was ready to go into exile again.

It was not that they did not work hard, but the enemy was too strong. Even if Italy was really unified, it was impossible to face the two countries of the FAO at the same time. This was a war that could not be won.

Francesco II was afraid. At first, the two armies of the FAO were just digging holes and setting traps, but now it had developed to the point of a large-scale battle.

Of course, for the sake of the friendship between the two countries of the FAO, the armies of the two countries naturally could not directly start a war.

Soon, both sides thought of a solution. They took off their uniforms and fought. All the casualties were attributed to the Italian rebels, and the Red Shirts' outstanding achievements were born.

It was not known if this was the power of historical revision. Originally, the Red Shirts became famous by stepping on the Spanish army, but now it was sent up by the two countries of the FAO.

In fact, whether it was in the original time and space or now, this army was very weak. In the Austrian war, it showed its true colors. With more than half of the total strength of the Austrian army, it was almost completely wiped out.

Needless to say, it was worse than the original time and space. There was no time for Gallipoli to train at all, and he was flattened.

Francesco II was a gentle, kind, and weak person. He received strict moral and religious education, but lacked sufficient political and military education.

This was the fault of his family. His mother died half a month after he was born, and Ferdinand II married the Austrian Archduchess Maria Teresa Isabella as his second wife.

In this context, the education of the unlucky child Francesco II was undoubtedly neglected. In this context, the education of the unlucky child Francesco II was undoubtedly ignored.

Ferdinand II and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa Isabella had eight sons and four daughters. Having too many children made them worthless. Under his father's neglect, Francesco II was raised to be an obedient child.

An obedient child would occasionally rebel. Francesco II didn't want to see the Austrian government dominate the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, so he was tricked into sending a telegram to the French for help.

After sending the telegram, Francesco II regretted it. As a member of the House of Bourbon, asking for help from the Napoleons was simply not taking the family's honor seriously.

Francesco II had returned to the capital. Of asking for Francesco II was that he the Napoleon of Napoleon.

Francesco II had already returned to the capital, Naples. Now that the rebels were almost wiped out, the tragedy had begun.

Francesco II had now returned to the capital, Naples. Now that the rebels were almost wiped out, the tragedy began. It was one thing for the war to break out on their own soil, but the key was the casualties on both sides. In the end, they still had to pay the price.

In the palace of Naples, Prime Minister Carlo Ferrangeli said seriously, "Your Majesty, the conflict between the Fao and France is likely to continue to escalate. We must find a way to stop it. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Carlo Ferrangeli was against letting the French intervene from the beginning. As a political veteran, he was very clear about the nature of the great powers.

Even if Spain could not do it, there was still Austria, which was enough to solve the current problem. If France was brought in, it would be an additional exploiter.

Facts had proven this point. France's intervention to balance Austria had indeed succeeded, but the price paid was too painful.

The military expenditure for asking for help had increased by at least three times, and perhaps even more in the end. Due to the military conflict between the Fao and France, the economy of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was greatly affected, and the rebels in Sicily had been ignored.

This was just the current problem. Sandwiched between the Fao and France, the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was destined to have a hard time in the future.

Although Francesco II's political ability was low, he was still from the royal family, and he still had the basic ability to judge.

The current situation was very dangerous. Once the conflict between the Fao and France escalated or even broke out into war, the Kingdom of Two Sicilies would be in big trouble.

This was not a good choice. Once he made the wrong choice, he would abdicate the throne, and at worst, he would lose the country.

The best way was not to let the conflict escalate and avoid this life-and-death choice. As for bringing in other countries to intervene, Francesco II had learned his lesson and did not dare to act rashly again.

Francesco II asked helplessly, "How can we stop it? I have already summoned the envoys of the two countries. The current military conflict between the Fao and France is not recognized by the two countries.

Even if we want to mediate the conflict between the two countries, we are not qualified. "

The game in the dark, of course, could not be brought to the surface. Unless one side could not take it anymore and wanted to flip the table. Otherwise, these conflicts would not exist. The casualties of the troops were caused by "eliminating the rebels."

To stop the two sides, unless a winner was decided and one side admitted defeat, or if the losses were so heavy that both sides could not bear it and were forced to stop.

There was no doubt that the two armies of the Fao and France had suffered thousands of casualties, and there was still no sign of victory or defeat, let alone to the point where they could not bear it.

Prime Minister Carlo Ferrangeli replied, "Your Majesty, we can start from the international reputation and remind the generals of the two armies of the Fao and France.

They have not been able to defeat the rebels after such a long time, and their casualties are increasing day by day. If they continue to play like this, their reputation will be ruined.

Secondly, create evidence that someone deliberately mentioned the conflict between the two countries of the Fao and France to give them a way out.

I remember that the Americans once supported the rebels, so we can let the Americans take the blame. "

This was the best solution. As long as the two countries of the Fao and France still wanted to save face, they would not let the casualties continue to increase.

Otherwise, it would not take long for the European continent to spread the news of the incompetence of the Fao army. If they could not even deal with the Italian rebels, the generals at the frontline would not be able to explain it to the people at home.

In fact, the best target to create a scapegoat was the British. They had the suspicion and the strength to make a move. Paris and Vienna wouldn't suspect anything if he did it.

However, Prime Minister Carlo Ferrangeli was a coward and did not dare to provoke the British. He was afraid that if the matter was exposed, he would be in trouble.

It did not matter if they framed the Americans. Anyway, at this time, the American losers could only show off their power in the American continent. If they dared to show up in Europe, they would have to experience what it was like to be beaten by society.

The European countries had not yet settled the score with the Lincoln government for supporting the revolutionaries. Do not think that the matter was over just because the federal government paid a certain amount of benefits. Once there was a chance, the countries would still retaliate.

After pondering for a moment, Francesco II made a decision. "Do it discreetly. Don't get us involved."

Society was the best teacher, and the cruel reality was the best way to make people grow. In the past, Francesco II would never have done such a thing.

Now, his moral integrity had inevitably declined. The person who taught him was not someone else, but the revolutionaries.

After Francesco II succeeded the throne, he also carried out social reforms, such as: delegating more autonomy to local areas, promoting the process of liberalization, amnesty for political prisoners, reducing taxes …

It was worth mentioning that shortly after the amnesty for political prisoners, the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was in flames of war. This part of the people who swore to be loyal to the king raised the flag and rebelled when they were released from prison.

The 1860 rebellion could be said to have been single-handedly created by Francesco II. Because of the appearance of these people, the revolutionary party, which was originally leaderless, opened the prelude to the revolution.

There were not so many reasons. It was all caused by interests. Any reform would inevitably harm the interests of some people. The social reform led by Francesco II was no exception. Some of the losers became supporters of the revolution.

The political prisoners who promised to turn over a new leaf saw the opportunity and became the leader of the revolution again, lighting the first fire.

Without external intervention, with the support of Austria, the 1860 revolution was suppressed by the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. The one who led the suppression of the rebellion was the current Prime Minister Carlo Ferrangeli.

The matter was not over yet. Francesco II's old soft-heartedness came back, and he did not execute all the rebels.

Later, no one knew what he was thinking, but his brain had a stroke and he actually used judicial means.

The final result was: because there was insufficient evidence, a large number of rebels were acquitted, and these fish that escaped the net once again went into hiding.

The development of the rebellion this time was due to these fish that escaped the net. Without the cooperation of these local bullies, the rebellion would not have been so smooth.

After receiving a lot of lessons, Francesco II's outlook on life was also impacted, and his moral bottom line was constantly moving closer to that of a politician.