Allies are not easy to be, the major European powers are full of contradictions, but Austria can ally with only one, once it is in line, the rest is the enemy.

Perhaps Metternich saw through the essence of the matter very early, and after the war against France, he took the initiative to shrink Austria's sphere of influence, trying to balance the power of European countries, and put Austria in a transcendent position.

In this era, these diplomatic measures were considered successful, and the only failure was that Austria's internal reforms failed, and its own strength did not keep up.

Without sufficient strength, it was naturally impossible to continue the Vienna system, and Austria had to make a new choice.

"Wait and see what the British have to offer. If they were to continue to support the unification of Italy, then the Kingdom of Sardinia could not stay.

It's a big deal that we'll lose a bit, so let's help the French manage their share of the territory first. When the situation in their country is stable, it will be better to sell it to them! Franz said fiercely

On the Italian question, the French can undoubtedly be bought, they have long been eyeing the Italian region, and Austria's strategic center of gravity is not here at all, and there is no core conflict of interest between the two sides.

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In the Kingdom of Sardinia, Charlie Albert has become an ant on a hot pot, and the development of the war is too far from what he expected.

In the era of thermal weapons, it is no longer possible to win a war just by having a large number of people.

Even with an unprecedented outbreak of the Sardinian army, the local warrior spirit +200% still can't change the nature of the rabble.

Coupled with the shortage of weapons and ammunition, the equipment in the hands of many soldiers is stuck in the era of cold weapons, and no matter how high the patriotic enthusiasm is, it cannot stop the bullets from flying.

"Your Majesty, go quickly! The enemy is about to attack the city, and Turin can't hold it! ”

Prime Minister Azelio's loyal attributes broke out, and after the defensive line was lost, Charlie Albert was notified to run away.

There is no way, the Kingdom of Sardinia is not large, Turin is only more than a hundred kilometers away from Milan, and as soon as the troops on the front line collapse, they can only prepare for the defense of Turin.

Charlie Albert said in despair: "No, I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to live and die with Turin!" ”

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the future of the Kingdom of Sardinia, you must leave here at once." War Minister Li Qi said with a sad face

The monarch of continental Europe was also a huge bargaining chip, and if King Charles Albert had been captured by the Austrian army, then the Kingdom of Sardinia would have been about the same.

This is not to blackmail the princes, but to control the monarch and there is much to do, such as forcing Charlie Albert to sign a series of traitorous treaties, or even simply annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Even if the other powers wanted to intervene, they did not have any bargaining chips in righteousness, which was very detrimental to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Charlie Albert roared, "Waste, rice buckets, idiots...... If it weren't for you incompetents, how would we have failed? Until now, you don't think about how to retreat from the enemy, you actually think about running away......"

Time passed minute by minute, and under everyone's persuasion, Charlie Albert still ran away, of course, whether this had anything to do with the arrival of the Austrian vanguard under the city of Turin, no one knows.

When British Foreign Secretary Palmerston arrived in Vienna, news of the Austrian army's capture of Turin arrived.

After sorting out the information in his hand, even Palmerston, who was well stocked, had a headache about the problems of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

According to the British plan, Austria was still fighting with the Kingdom of Sardinia for the Lombardy region at this time, and at most Austria had just regained its lost territory.

But the performance of the Kingdom of Sardinia disappointed them, perhaps the first national mobilization drained their blood, and the second mobilization of the army was completely giving away the heads.

In particular, the "patriots" and "Italian nationalists" thought that they would fight the Austrian army to the end, but the final result told the world that the mouth cannon is still the mouth cannon.

The loudest slogans are often the fastest deserters on the battlefield. As soon as the battle began, people did not know where they went.

Charlie Albert put these people on the front line as cannon fodder, but he didn't expect that these people would backhand and give the position directly to the Austrians.

This made Palmerston feel embarrassed that the price to be paid for negotiating before the Austrian army occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia was very different from negotiating after the occupation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

If it weren't for the internal instability in France, Austria had no allies, and it was difficult to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia, he could have gone home directly.

This fear did not last long, and the welcome banquet prepared for him by the Austrian Foreign Ministry began.

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Berlin

With the diplomatic support of Austria, the bourgeois liberal government was once again emboldened, and in their opinion the Russians were not so terrible, backed by the entire German Confederation.

Don't look at the European countries in solidarity with the Danes, in fact, only the Russians will really take action, and the Swedes only aim to ensure that the Danish kingdom is not destroyed, but they have no plans to help the Danes recover the lost territory.

Especially after the June Uprising broke out in support of the Polish revolution, the determination of the liberals to support Polish independence was strengthened again.

Frederick William IV couldn't help it, let the liberals go down any longer, and the Prussians were about to fight, and now 250,000 Russian troops have arrived at the Prussian-Russian border.

The tsarist government's patience with the Kingdom of Prussia had reached its limit, and any move to provoke the Russians would be unwise.

Before the Crimean War, Russia was a great country on the European continent, and it was not at all comparable to the Kingdom of Prussia, which had not yet unified Germany.

At his behest, the revolution-hating Junker aristocracy formed the "League for the Defense of Property", and at the same time tightened their control over the army, finding every excuse to purge the army of republicans.

A counter-revolutionary coup d'état was brewing within the Kingdom of Prussia. The bourgeois government, which has no experience in struggle, seems to know nothing and continues to implement the idealized unification project.

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The Anglo-Austrian negotiations began, and Palmerston, fearing that the Sardinian government would surrender to Austria if it dragged on, would lead to a wasted investment there.

After the pleasantries, Palmerston went straight to the point: "Monsieur Metternich, for the sake of world peace, we need the Austrian government to deal carefully with the contradictions with the Kingdom of Sardinia. ”

Metternich laughed and said, "Mr. Palmerston, the contradiction between us and the Kingdom of Sardinia will soon be gone, and the Italian region will soon be stabilized, and your country does not need to worry at all." ”