Holy Roman Empire

The Pope ’s headquarters, a struggle for power within the Pope ’s kingdom, has spread to the frontline army at this time.

"His commander, the commander of the great pope, ordered us to stop and immediately return to Rome to suppress the chaos!" Said a middle-aged military officer with a frowning expression.

No way, before receiving the order of His Majesty the Pope, the cabinet government also gave them military orders, ordering them to cooperate with the Sardinian army to conquer Venice as soon as possible.

Polkin had a headache. He listened to the pope or the cabinet. This is a terrible multiple-choice question, and the political struggle will never end in one step.

Do n’t look at the fact that the Democrats seem to have the upper hand now. Pope Pius IX exiled Naples, thinking it was a victory. In fact, this struggle for power has just begun.

As the religious leader of Europe, the Pope is also the master of the summoning technique. He can't do the bourgeoisie at home, but he can be called a helper. Historically, France and Austria sent troops to help him regain his rights.

"His commander, what should we do now, who should we listen to?" An officer asked hesitantly

Polkin shook his head helplessly. He really didn't know what to do. Deeply, he was inclined to the pope, but the problem was that he could not guarantee the victory of the pope in this political struggle.

This problem did not last long. A young military officer broke in and broke the tense atmosphere: "My Excellency Commander, the main force of the enemy was ambushed in front of you, asking for support!"

Polkin ordered without hesitation: "Order the second regiment to go to the reinforcements immediately and pass the order to accelerate the third regiment of the rear army."

Now that the enemy has fought, you do n’t have to think about it so much, let ’s talk about it first!

Unfortunately, the army of the Papal State has long since decayed, and the Papal Guards dare not use them, so they know what they are.

What happened in the country has long spread in the military barracks. The Pope Army, which had no much desire to fight, was completely free at this time.

When people's hearts are scattered, it's not easy to bring to Wu.If it is on the battlefield, the consequences are quite touching.

When the second regiment caught up, the striker had already collapsed.In the era of volleyball, everyone fights for courage, but unfortunately the pope army lacks courage.

Seeing that the defeated soldiers ran away, I do n’t know who brought the lead. Everyone ran away with the Sayya. The second regiment that had just come to the reinforcements collapsed without a fight. The war has not started yet. Lost.

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It ran out of twenty miles in one breath, and the sky was getting darker. After confirming that the Austrian army did not chase it, the Pope's army stabilized, and General Polkin was still confused.

Why has the battle just begun, and lost so vaguely?There is no way he can be considered a confused general.

Polkin can rely on noble background and savvy political acumen. As for military capabilities, when will the pope elect a general to test his military capabilities?

Looking at the chaotic barracks, Polkin frowned and asked, "Has Nelson's losses been counted?"

"My Excellency Commander, there are now 3,300 officers and men coming back, and some people should come back one after another. We are helping them rebuild!" Nelson Machinery replied

Don't look at him as Nelson, I think he is a famous European general, in fact, it is just a coincidence of the same name, there are 8,000 people who have this name.

"Ah, God, what kind of battle is this! Call me an officer from the rank of lieutenant colonel and come to the meeting immediately." Polkin growled.

Forgive him. As a N generation, as the first time on the battlefield, he commanded so many people to fight. After a big defeat, he did not immediately collapse even if he had good quality.

In this battle, the loss of the Pope ’s personnel was not great. Except that the forward troops were ambushed by the Austrian army, the troops behind did not engage in fire with the enemy at all.

On the third day, the number of officers and soldiers returning one after another added up, and the total number reached more than 6,300. For a 7,000-strong force, the loss was less than 10%.

After encountering a failure, Polkin became conservative and stayed in place, waiting for logistics supplies while gathering the collapsed soldiers and watching the situation on the battlefield.

A middle-aged military officer whispered: "My Excellency Commander, Marshal Bardolio ordered us to immediately attack the Austrian army to help the Sardinian army complete the flanking outs!"

Polkin sneered."Order us? What is his Bardolio? When will the Marshal of the Kingdom of Sardinia be able to command our Papal forces?

Could it be that I am also the fool of Maherd, and foolishly ran to them as cannon fodder?

Paul, tell the Sardinians that our army is fighting hard with the enemy ’s main force and unable to support the brothers. I believe that the heroic Sardinian army can defeat the enemy and win the war!"

On the issue of combating Austria, the four Italian states have verbally reached agreement, and Marshal Bardolio is nominally the commander of the coalition forces.

However, the actual effectiveness of this coalition commander, who knows who uses it.

Originally everyone was a competitor, this is not a verbal agreement, it can eliminate the gap between each other.

The Sardinian army can sit back and watch the Tuscan defeat, and Polkin can also sit back and watch the Sardinian army and the Austrians fight hard.

"Yes, Commander!" Paul replied

"Order the troops to pack up and we will retreat the day after tomorrow, leaving the battlefield to the Sardinians." Polkin added

Hang teammates, who is afraid of who?

Polkinco never regarded the Kingdom of Sardinia as an ally. In his view, the Kingdom of Sardinia is ambitious to want to unify Italy, and the threat to the Papal State is still far above Austria.

If you don't face each other on the battlefield, this is worthy of "allies".

On the face of it, Polkin fought a defeat this time. If he cannot wash away the shame of the defeat, he will definitely be out of luck.

However, from a political point of view, this defeat was a timely rain, allowing Polkin to overcome the political difficulties.

After a battle with the Austrians, the cabinet government can explain it, and he has executed the order.

It is normal to fail to win. This is completely a "crime of non-war." Enlarging the enemy's strength a little will be done. Anyway, no one thinks that the Pope's army can win Austria.

Of course, the Pope will have to change the argument. For example, because of the large number of wounded people who were attacked by the Austrian army, the speed of retreat will naturally be slow.

After the slow withdrawal, the domestic political struggle should almost be over.

History is always an amazing coincidence, because of the need, Polkin made the same choice, and after a defeat, he quit the war.