The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 790 Aid?
Northern Italy, Kingdom of Sardinia.

Carlo Alberto was not a lonely king. He always wanted to use a dynastic war to expand his territory.

The Swiss Civil War at this time was undoubtedly an opportunity, so Carlo Alberto immediately sent a batch of weapons and supplies to the Orthodox Alliance.

After the supplies were delivered to Ticino, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Sardinia left. After all, the Liberty Alliance threatened to blow up the mountain road.

It would not be good for the Kingdom of Sardinia to really drive these guys to the point of jumping over the wall, and Carlo Alberto was even more afraid that the two powerful neighbors around him would take the opportunity to attack.

However, what he didn't know was that all these things had been seized by Ticino State, and he didn't even know that Ticino State had joined the Liberty Alliance at this time.

That's right!In fact, as long as the money is in place, or shameless enough, Catholic states can also join the Protestant League to beat the Catholic League.

In history, Prince Metternich also did such a stupid thing. When the Austrian Empire's economy was on the verge of collapse, he scraped together 3000 million florins and [-] rifles and sent them to Ticeno to support the Orthodox Alliance.

The result is that the Free Alliance uses the money sent by His Excellency the Prince to recruit troops, and then uses Austrian weapons to beat its allies.

But at this time Franz has sent the money and weapons to Galicia, and he can use these things to train another army.

This army is mainly composed of ex-refugees and serfs. They have just been allocated land and have managed to live a new life. They are most enthusiastic about ensuring their own way of life. At the same time, they also have a strong sense of belonging and worship for the country of Austria. psychology.

Coupled with patriotic education and the brainwashing of the church, the future will be an important force in the hands of Franz.

Those responsible for the training were some veterans who had retired from the Royal Dragoons. Most of these people had not participated in the previous Battle of Galicia. They retired because they were too old or because of injuries they had suffered in Hungary.

Although Franz gave each retired veteran a large pension, the skills that these people have honed all their lives must not be willing to be obliterated.

So Franz gave them another chance, and the loyalty of these people was very guaranteed and they would not cultivate a rebel army for Austria.

Closer to home, most of the remaining South German countries are powerless. After all, Baden and Württemberg are really not strong countries.

Of course, there are also those like Bavaria, who not only refuse to provide friendly sponsorship, but also ask for benefits from the Orthodox Alliance. What's even worse is that they don't do anything even after receiving money.

But Frederick William IV, King of Prussia who was far away in the sky, was very concerned about this, because his family territory Nazjatar was in it.

Although this territory often resists taxes, it is also the property of Brandenburg anyway.If these Swiss people take the opportunity to rebel, the loss will be great.

So Frederick William IV sent his younger brother Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, the famous Prince of Shotgun, William I with [-] guards to defend the family property.

The Prince of Shotgun joined the army at the age of 10, and joined the army as a captain at the age of 17 to participate in the anti-Napoleonic war. He fought fiercely with Napoleon's army in Bar-sur-Obe near Frankfurt.

So I don't care about this trip to Switzerland. In fact, there is another reason, that is, the great powers generally believed that the Swiss Confederation did not have as many troops as they boasted.

After all, it is not uncommon for the number of troops to be mixed in this era, especially when small countries exaggerate in order to protect themselves. For example, Belgium previously claimed to have an army of 20, but in fact it is still unknown whether there are [-].

The new State Representative Konstantin Sigwart and Field Marshal Ulrich Salis had high hopes for this help, but Archduke Karl did not care.Because I have discussed the situation of the Swiss Civil War with Franz countless times before. Before the civil war expands, it is impossible for the big powers to intervene.
This is not that the threat from the Free Alliance and Britain is really that great, but the mutual constraints of France and Austria, which have been feuding for centuries.

Theoretically speaking, no country can stop Austria and France from carving up Switzerland, unless Russia and Britain intervene at the same time. However, it is still a question whether the news can reach St. Petersburg before the carving up is completed.

Even so, the centuries-old feud between Kafa and Austria is not so easy to resolve, just like the previous partition of Belgium.

Whenever the French got the chance, they stabbed tentatively.Similarly, the French do not trust the Austrians, so there is no basis for mutual trust, let alone cooperation.

And once the buffer zone of Switzerland is lost, Austria and France will be in direct contact. The direct result of this is war, endless war, and there are too many conflicts of interest between the two sides.

That's why Franz doesn't want to carve up Switzerland with France, and he doesn't want Switzerland, the sixth child, to pretend to be neutral every time, but really sit on the fence, and scold his mother after taking advantage of it.

Either the Legitimacy Alliance defeated the Liberty Alliance, or it gave the Great Powers a reason to intervene.

Grand Duke Karl knew what he should do, and he knew the key to victory in this war.There are too many mountains and mountains in the Swiss Confederation. If you want to win unilaterally, you will fall into the quagmire like the Spanish War.

So from the very beginning, he didn't intend to use force to conquer all areas, and the excessive miscellaneous soldiers naturally had no use other than wasting food.

And Marshal Ulrich Sallis did not lie about one thing, that is, Switzerland's mobilization ability is far beyond the imagination of the great powers. unimaginable.

At first, according to Archduke Karl's estimation, the Swiss Confederation was able to pull out [-] troops at its full capacity, which was already the limit, if it was based on Austrian standards.

But the reality is that the Orthodox Alliance alone can easily pull out [-] troops, which is not yet at full capacity.

According to intelligence, the Liberty Alliance has more troops. He can't imagine how many soldiers this country can recruit if it tries its best.

However, Archduke Karl understood why Franz must intervene in the Swiss Civil War. Such a threat should not exist, let alone be out of Austria's control.

Just as the two sides were in full swing, the Liberal Alliance once again sent an invitation to the Orthodox Alliance, asking for a federal meeting to discuss the country's "tax issues."

Vienna, Hofburg Palace.

Prince Metternich was very depressed because Franz intercepted his relief supplies to Switzerland.

But what annoyed him even more was that the small Swiss state dared to openly challenge the Vienna System and the 1843 Agreement.

This is not the first time that the Swiss Free Alliance has challenged his bottom line. It previously hosted the Carbonari and the Polish Zionist Army and funded rebels in Austria.

If it weren't for Switzerland being the buffer zone between Austria and France, he would definitely let those lunatics know how many guns and soldiers the Austrian Empire has.

(End of this chapter)