The Sun Never Sets In Spain

The rebellion against the Pope caused considerable losses to the Vatican, especially the physical and mental safety of Pius IX.

Pius IX has experienced many winds and waves, once went into exile and returned, but at night, he was almost rushed into the door and kidnapped. It was still too exciting for an old man.

Needless to say, the punishment of patrolling soldiers and sheriffs needless to say. After the pope vented his vent, he deeply felt that it was not safe to be on the front lines.

The joint defense patrol soldiers provided by Spain and the Pope State rarely get permission to enter the Vatican, and can only patrol in Rome, and the number is not particularly large.

There are only about 100 Swiss Guards in the Vatican Headquarters. Faced with such a large-scale raid launched at night, the protection ability is worrying.

Alfonso, who was as far away as Spain, also knew about this. In addition to ordering the strengthening of security in Rome, he once again invited the Pope to Spain as a guest.

Pius IX was quite excited about this, but considering that the opponent could not organize another raid in a short time, and that the opponent had just launched an attack and fleeing would be bad for morale, so he declined Alfonso's invitation.

However, the Pope did not continue to live in St. Peter's Basilica. Instead, he moved to an unknown villa in Rome outside the Vatican on the grounds that the conflict caused damage to the church and needed repairs. It is said that he would move it from time to time.

This incident almost became an opportunity for Italy to comeback, but after all, it failed. The Italian people not only did not appreciate it, but began to criticize Garibaldi, the attempted kidnapping.

In the official Italian caliber, this raid was the spontaneous behavior of the veterans, but it is an indisputable fact that Garibaldi attacked at the same time, and he happened to be the former leader of this group of veterans. How could it be such a coincidence?

At any time, trying to resolve the war by kidnapping the monarch is a shameful tactic and completely violates the moral standards of this era.

What's more, Pius IX is not only the secular monarch of the Pope, but also the spiritual leader of the church, and Italy is also a Catholic country.

It is conceivable how big a storm of public opinion will be for Garibaldi.

Fortunately, the Italian government knew that everything would be over if it changed to Garibaldi, so it withstood the pressure forcibly, and instead hyped the recent victory in an attempt to divert the public's attention.

This time, the second battle of Rome is 800:1400 in Spain, but it is 1000:1000 in Italy, and the two are the same.

This time it was much better than last time, plus Italy was able to get the same damage as the offensive party, and once broke into the outer city of Rome... Undoubtedly, this is a big victory!

Coupled with Garibaldi’s outstanding prestige, Italy soon praised this victory, and many young people came to sign up for the army.

It's easy to spend at home, but it's not like that abroad.

France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire severely condemned Italy's military actions against the Pope, and they all stated that such crimes are unforgivable, both for the king and for the Pope, and are the most despicable behavior in the world. .

Especially in France, perhaps Italy’s actions reminded them of what they used to be. Civilians and government officials agreed to demand severe punishments from Italy.

On October 1, 1870, taking this as an opportunity, France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire cut off the export of coal, wheat, nitrate powder, struvite, iron ore and other resources to Italy, covering all aspects of military and civilian life. .

Among them, wheat is Italy's most imported agricultural product from France, while nitropowder and struvite are necessary for the manufacture of gunpowder and fertilizer.

The food is okay. Italy can produce a large part of it. It’s a big deal to live a frugal life, but without gunpowder and steel, the Italian war machine will be shut down immediately!

Especially during this period of time Garibaldi fired at Rome day and night, and the consumption of gunpowder and artillery reached an astonishing number.

There is also coal. This month is fine. After November, the weather will get colder. I am afraid that all of Italy can only burn wood for heating.

In addition, the coal in Italian ships and factories is also indispensable for a moment.

Sifao’s embargo would have to import all these resources from the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire, and the cost would at least double. Italy’s shipping capacity could not afford such a consumption.

Not to mention that the Spanish fleet is eyeing it. Almost all commodities in Britain's trade with Italy have to pass through the coast of Spain. Isn't it just a matter of Spain?

The embargo against Italy is undoubtedly a lore, and it makes Italy feel even more uncomfortable than 19:3200.

Moreover, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would actually make such a naked hostile behavior, which was regarded by Italy as a precursor to the declaration of war by Austria-Hungary, which made them feel a deep threat.

After repeated protests to no avail, on October 3, Italy, Prussia, Bavaria, and a group of small German countries formed the "North-South Alliance", determined to defend Europe's free trade, and opposed Sifao's use of his size and influence to interfere in Europe at will The imperialist act in the affairs of other countries.

However, the Allies did not make clear provisions on the obligations of the countries during the war. It seems that Italy still has the illusion of a peaceful settlement of this dispute, because once the current situation goes to war, Italy will have to deal with severely limited resources. Enemies in three directions.

Unless the British end the battle personally and there is still a fight, or the whole territory of Italy will fall within two months of the war.

It is a pity that things did not develop in the direction that Italy expected. The previous Battle of Volta ended in France's failure, but France also succeeded in stabilizing the line and is currently gathering in the defense of Metz.

Alfonso has promised that once the Italian-French war starts, Spain will send no less than 80,000 people to the Italian-French border to assist in defense. Not only will it not reduce the troops on the French-Prussian border, but will increase the available troops of France.

Under such circumstances, France was suddenly enthusiastic about the war with Italy. They didn't want to do anything against Italy, but wanted to drag Austria-Hungary into the water through Italian affairs.

Once Austria-Hungary expressed its intention to join the war, Prussia would have to increase the garrison on the border between Prussia and Austria, and the pressure on France would be relieved.

Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, the three countries of Sifao and Austria formed the "Solidarity Agreement" on October 5, which aims to protect the inherent European order from being violated.

Similarly, the "Solidarity Agreement" did not make any provisions on the war obligations of countries. Therefore, no new wars have been added to the Franco-Prussian War and the Spanish-Italian War.

But everyone can feel that another European war is on the way...