Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 81 The Battle of Venice

The war is all about food and money. It is impossible for the national power of the Sardinian kingdom to fight for a long time. The loan of John Bull is not easy to take. The status quo of the kingdom of the Sardinian kingdom is almost impossible to borrow.

Now the Republic of Hungary is at stake. If the Austrian civil war is over and the Venice War is not over, the consequences will be known by thinking about it.

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On the front line of Venice, the general headquarters of the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Bardolio was pointing the river with enthusiasm, not the command of the army.

Whatever the fighting power of the two sides, regardless of the number of troops, at least the number of troops, the Kingdom of Sardinia has an absolute advantage.

The total strength that Austria can put into the battlefield of Venice is less than one hundred thousand, and Bardolio can have 200,000 troops. Even if it is partly suppressed by the Lombard rebellion, there are still 160,000.

"Marshal, there is news from the country that the Vienna government sent 50,000 reinforcements to the Venice area and ordered us to conquer Venice before the enemy reinforcements arrived!"

The intelligence chief scared Bardario a half to death and hurriedly asked: "When will the enemy's reinforcements arrive in Venice?"

"The Government of Vienna has transferred 50,000 troops from the Austrian Legion and is coming from Copburg. It will not exceed half a month at the latest, and it will take ten days at the earliest."

Hearing the news, Bardolio put his eyes on the map and looked carefully.

The launch of the Venice offensive meant that the Austrian army was forced to return, and the pressure on the Republic of Hungary was reduced.

But this is based on the premise that the Kingdom of Sardinia conquered Venice. Now the two sides are still fighting. If Austria has more than 50,000 troops at this time, he still farts?

If the Republic of Hungary is saved, doing nothing in the battlefield of Venice is also strategically feasible.

Badorio is not optimistic about the Republic of Hungary, even if Austria has lost 50,000 troops, it still cannot change the outcome of the war.

Without hesitation, Bardolio ordered decisively: "We are running out of time, order the troops, be prepared, and start in at 9:30 tomorrow morning!

General Messer, you lead the second and eighth divisions, you must conquer Trento within 3 days, and then intersect the enemy's rear to cut off the enemy's back path.

General Fake Squid ... "

The Austrian Army Command, Marshal Radkis, also received news of the reinforcements, even earlier than the Italians received.

The advancement on the Hungarian battlefield was too smooth. The Bohemian Legion had crossed the Danube and surrounded Budapest. The Croatian Legion was less than one hundred kilometers from Budapest.

By this time, the importance of the Austrian legion had declined, and it didn't require that much force. Franz naturally chose to reinforce the battlefield in Venice.

The heart that Marshal Radkis dangled has fallen. If there is no reinforcements, relying on the strength of his hands to fight the enemy, even if he can win, he can't expand the results.

"Marshal, shall we change the military deployment and wait for the reinforcements to fight against the enemy?" General Victor suggested

Marshal Radkis shook his head and said: "No, now the frontline troops are estimated to have exchanged fire, and it is too late to change the military deployment.

I have ordered the reinforcements to abandon the heavy goods and speed up the march. Under normal circumstances, they can still catch up with this war."

Undoubtedly, the Kingdom of Sardinia made a mistake in their judgment, and they did not expect that the Austrian reinforcements would play lightly.

This is the advantage of local operations, where it is necessary to carry only light weapons at all times, food can be provided by local governments along the way, and ammunition can be replenished in Venice.

The turning point of the Osa war appeared, and now it is focused on time.

If Bardolio can defeat the Austrian army before the arrival of the Austrian reinforcements, the Kingdom of Sardinia will temporarily gain a military advantage, then this war may also end decently.

Conversely, if Marshal Radkis of the Austrian army wins, then the Kingdom of Sardinia is preparing for a homeland defense.

On May 9, 1848, the Battle of Venice broke out. The first luck was the fastest running Tuscan army.

Well, Leopoldo II, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, was also supported by Austria, and he didn't want to fight Austria at all, so he sent troops because of public opinion.

Leopold II's ability to conspiracy was still qualified. At least he did a good job of borrowing a knife to kill people. For example, this time he flicked nationalists into the expeditionary army.

Not everyone has self-knowledge. For example, Mr. Mahder, the leader of Tuscan nationalism, thinks that using troops as gods has taken over the position of coach and is ready to rely on this war to obtain political capital.

"Master, Yu'er has been online so soon, will there be any problems?" Chief of Staff Feslav asked uncertainly

"Has a problem? According to intelligence, this enemy is acting alone, and the other enemy units closest to them are also 30 kilometers away.

When their reinforcements arrived, the battle was over.Could these 5,000 enemy troops be able to block our sixth division from being able to succeed in one day?"Sixth Division Commander Moores analyzed

"But the enemy's performance is too stupid, right? Even at this point, people dare to go alone, do they think they are Napoleon?" Chief of Staff Feslav said with a frown.

"Why do we do so much? Anyway, our task is to destroy this enemy enemy. No matter what the enemy's conspiracy, we will eat the bait first.

This time the enemies came from four states. They have many internal contradictions. Maybe this Tuscan army was sold!"Morkes guessed

After thinking about it, Feslav found no problem, so he said: "Well, I will fight first and then talk about it, but send more spies and be careful that the enemy has reinforcements!"

Time passed by one minute and one second. With the order of Moorex and the crackling of the guns, the battle of Venice started.

The sudden enemy attack killed the Tuscan army while marching.

Maherd is an excellent speaker and may also be an excellent writer, but he is definitely not a strategist.

Maher despised the decaying Tuscan noble officers. The officers in this expeditionary army were appointed by him personally, and most of them were patriotic youths.

Everyone was bloody, and they were dissatisfied with the marching speed of their teammates, so they all ran a little faster and accidentally ran to the front.

Thanks to the usual propaganda, in their minds, the Austrian Empire is decaying, the army is invulnerable, and the soldiers of the Sardinian kingdom do not take the blood to occupy Lombardy, which makes them firmly believe this.

So after encountering the enemy, their first reaction was not panic, but surprise, and then ordered the counterattack without hesitation, and the young officers rushed to the forefront by example.