Chapter 54: The Marshal’s Title
Chapter 54 The marshal’s title that he picked up
Thinking that he has been deceived President Kazati, naturally, will not pay attention to the Sardinians’ insolence to make trouble, now even if he is willing to give, but also can’t get the food to ah?
The ordinary people have only a little ration in their hands, and it won’t be long before they have to reach out to the provisional government. The only people who have food in their hands are the nobles and capitalists, and they don’t have much food at home.
We are not in the grain business, who has nothing to do with hoarding a bunch of grain at home?
If they did, the Austrian army would have come to their door to collect food. In any case, Austria is not popular here, and there is no need to worry about the adverse effects.
In short, these food Cazati the president is no way to get his hands on, the provisional government is frankly a grass-roots team, people recognize are two different things.
Not seen after the Sardinian army into the city, these senior generals and local nobles, capitalists hooked up together, can not put them in the eyes of the provisional government.
Sardinia’s desire to annex Lombardy is not a secret amongst the top brass, and once agreement has been reached with the local powerhouses, this provisional government will be able to live out its days.
Delayed in seeing the food, Manstu had no choice but to pacify the military while sending another person to find the leaders attending the banquet to make the decision.
The joy that had just entered the city was now gone, and if it had not been supported by patriotic fervor, the Sardinian army would now have given a lesson in what is meant by soldier’s fury.
Hungry on hungry, anyway, a dinner and can not starve, this era of soldiers are able to suffer, many places are still popular two meals a day, the night hungry is not what is strange.
The first night passed, and early the next morning, the officers returned from the banquet to the Provisional Government.
Originally they wanted to find an excuse to dissolve the provisional government, in order to realize the strategic purpose of annexation of Lombardy, this time the good excuse delivered to the door.
History took a turn for the worse, as Marshal Radetzky had prepared for it, and Cazzati and the others were taken to prison early, too late for them to reach an agreement with the Kingdom of Sardinia.
By the time they were released from prison, the Sardinian army had already arrived outside Milan, and the negotiations between the two sides had just begun.
Now that this had happened, the Sardinian Kingdom naturally wouldn’t give up, and directly negotiated with a gun on Kazati’s neck.
People under the roof, have to bow their heads.
There is no doubt that at this time, Kazati did not have the courage to refuse, and had to accept all the conditions of the Sardinian Kingdom.
If it wasn’t for the fact that everyone had cooperated before, and that the Sardinian Kingdom wanted to stabilize the Lombardy region, and also needed the cooperation of the Groundhogs, it was estimated that there wouldn’t even be any negotiations.
After negotiating the terms, General Badorio took over the provisional government’s armed forces, that is, the locally formed militia.
Everything went very smoothly, the local aristocrats, capitalists have also contributed to contribute a portion of the food to solve the urgent need.
However, Badorio was not happy at all, the city of Milan is out of food, and even the entire Lombardy region is short of food.
The local people also said with vigor that they burned down the granaries and drove away the Austrian army, and now waited for the Kingdom of Sardinia to provide food.
Bardolio dared to guarantee, in the name of God, that he had definitely not sent anyone to burn down these granaries, but unfortunately this was something he himself did not believe.
Two armies fighting, burn the enemy’s food, originally is a good strategy to break the enemy, to be able to take the city of Milan without bloodshed, can still say that he did not do the right thing?
Gritting his teeth, for the sake of his own future, Badorio will be this war credit to receive. After all, the Austrians said they sent people to burn, the people of Milan city also swore to guarantee, also not afraid to wear help.
If it is said that the Austrian army gave up the Lombardy region, he led the troops to take over these places, but there is no war credit to speak of.
Now change the rhetoric, he sent spies to burn the Austrian army granary, bloodless defeated Marshal Radetzky, this is a proper famous general ah!
Bardolio together with several generals in the army a discussion, everyone divided the war credit, this thing is solid, the European continent, another general rise.
Benefits are in hand, the aftermath of the problem is troublesome. If it is not the Austrian government in the local reputation is not good, the people do not trust them, in the Austrian army to collect food, most of the time to find a way to hide a part of the food, and now immediately out of food.
Although the capitalists have promised that they will buy food from the outside world as soon as possible, but distant water can not quench the thirst of the near ah!
Worried about Badorio is actually not too worried, he has a paper report will report the situation to the domestic, now as long as the situation is stabilized, the back of the food problem naturally have someone else to worry about.
People sitting at home, disaster from the sky.
This is the feeling of King Charles Albert, the Kingdom of Sardinia is not prepared, if not the pressure of public opinion in the country, he would not attack Austria at this time?
The family knows its own business, Sardinia Kingdom has how much family background he is still not clear? It is now while Austria is not in the state, he dared to send troops to test.
I didn’t expect that General Badorio would be so fierce, and let the Austrian army roll away with a poisonous plan. Occupying the city of Milan is a good thing, but to solve the problem of hundreds of thousands of people in the city to eat, it will be a big trouble.
Sardinia Kingdom is not rich, itself is not much food production, on the contrary, Milan Plain is the main food production area in Italy.
Since we have to do, naturally, to do absolutely, the Austrian army forcibly took over the local capitalists of the grain stores, warehouses, even the corresponding grain processing plant has not spared, and now all in the fire destroyed.
The city of Milan has been occupied, but there is no return, and they can not give up Milan, the unification of Italy is the highest pursuit of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
“Castanto, immediately raise a batch of grain to be shipped to Milan City, the more the better, be quick!”
Charles Albert was still capable of making the right choice at the first time, now that the wood has been turned, no matter what, he had to feed the local populace first.
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty, the issue of commendations for the frontline generals, what do you think should be done?”
Castanto’s words instantly put King Charles in a much better mood, this time, he had defeated the famous Austrian general, Marshal Radetzky.
Whether there was a fight or not, but a win is a win, and it was also a very beautiful win, which gave him a great face.
The media in Sardinia had touted Badolio as if he was the world’s best general, so Charlie naturally couldn’t shortchange the winner.
“All the meritorious officials are promoted one level after all, General Badorio is appointed as the Marshal of Sardinia Kingdom, after the war is over, I will personally give him the title!”
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(Remarks: Marshal Radetzky became famous in the war against France, stepping on Napoleon’s shoulders to rise to power in the Battle of Aspern-Eisling, and later orchestrating the Battle of Leipzig. Only his status as chief of staff instead of commander-in-chief is not well known in the history books.)
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