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

Chapter 1063 Battle of Savigliano

Turin at the same time.

Bellevue slapped the military report he had just received directly on the table, and retreated to the throne in disbelief.

The rebels actually dared to set up an ambush between Turin and Savigliano, which meant that the rebels had already broken through the Savigliano defense line.

So will those rebels and guerrillas attack Turin directly?
This question was deeply rooted in Bellevue's heart at this moment, and he could no longer bear it.

"Bring General Lacy and his Guards back immediately!"

"But your Excellency, Marshal, if we mobilize troops from the front again, the Austrians will definitely launch an attack, and we will definitely face the dilemma of insufficient troops by then."

"Didn't you say whoever moves first loses?"

Bellevue asked sternly, but the experts at Saint-Cyr Military Academy were not ordinary people. They were used to arguing with others, so they said unwillingly.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, one moment, another moment. The Austrian troops have increased by nearly 200,000, while we have successively transferred 60,000 people from the front line. The gap in strength between the two sides is so great that it has deviated from the general tactical concept."

"Don't tell me those unnecessary things. I'm just asking you if you can't beat the old man on the other side of the river!"

Bellevue is engaged in political work. He is not good at technical debates, so turning technical issues into issues of confidence is what he is good at.

Provoking generals is his usual method. After all, European soldiers in this era are more face-conscious, and they can shift the responsibility to the other party in their words.

But Bellevue forgot that this was a battlefield, and he was facing a group of so-called experts, not the officers he usually faced.

Officers are held accountable for their subordinates, whereas experts aren't even held accountable for what they say.

"The old man on the other side of the river is a famous European general. Napoleon also failed."

The words of several experts made Bellvi speechless for a moment. The experts looked at each other and said.

"Those of us are incompetent. We should apply to return home immediately so as not to continue to affect the layout of the Marshal."

"Are you trying to escape from the battlefield?"

Although Bellvi wanted to say this, for now he still had to rely on these nerds to defend the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The news that Cavaignac had begun negotiating with Austria had reached Belleville's ears. Although he didn't know what Cavaignac had discussed with the Austrians, he could accuse Cavaignac of treason after returning home. Government overthrow.

But to complete these things, Bellevue must have an army in his hands. Without an army, he can only be a defeated general. Once he returns home with an army, he will be Caesar, Napoleon, and Augustus!
For this reason, he cannot lose these troops, let alone these lands. These are bargaining chips for negotiations with the Austrians and the cornerstone of his control of France.

"Everyone, you may have some misunderstandings about me. We have shared weal and woe for a long time. In this time of crisis, you and I should work together to fight the national crisis.

To show my sincerity, I now appoint you as the Supreme Executive Committee of the Ticino River Front.

I hope you can protect the hard-won land for our great France."

Bellevue coaxed the staff of the Saint-Cyr Military Academy to the front line, and at the same time sent envoys to prepare a secret agreement with Austria. Bellevue's bargaining chip was naturally the land of the Kingdom of Sardinia, as well as the gold, silver, jewelry and works of art he had collected.

More importantly, Bellevue felt that he could promise something that Cavaignac could not give. The latter liked to think of himself as a patriot all day long, while the former had no such burden at all.

Besides, Alsace-Lorraine is no longer under the complete control of France. Bellevue really doesn't think that he should go to war with the entire German Confederation for this bit of land.

Then he was willing to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia equally with the Austrian Empire. Austria had no reason to disagree with such generous conditions.

Of course Bellevue would not bear these infamy, so Cavaignac must die as a traitor and usurper.

In the future, France will return to the top of Europe under his leadership, but before that, Bellevue must eliminate the rebels within the Kingdom of Sardinia. Otherwise, how can he have the leverage to negotiate with the Austrians?
In fact, the most important thing is that Bellevue is afraid that those guerrillas will attack Turin.
Under the command of Bellvi, reinforcements from all directions rushed to Savigliano, and the French troops defending the city also believed that they would come to a center to bloom.

The defense facilities outside the city of Savigliano were almost completely destroyed, and the corpses of French troops and Sardinian guerrillas could be seen stacked on top of the ruins.

To be honest, Garibaldi is indeed a famous Italian general, but what he is good at is not this kind of offensive battle.

Of the 12000 rockets supported by the Austrian Imperial Navy, more than 10000 had been used at this time, and the main attack direction of the city was almost reduced to rubble.

After every bombing, the soldiers of the Volunteer Army would rush forward immediately before the smoke dissipated, but the results were not ideal.

Every attack was fought fiercely, but the battle line failed to advance a step.

In fact, these guerrillas have no experience in attacking cities, let alone how to attack cities.

On the other hand, the French army defending the city gained momentum because they were in a desperate situation, and they had to admit that the quality of their individual soldiers was much better than the guerrillas in Garibaldi's hands.

Especially when it comes to fighting with bayonets, the guerrillas are completely vulnerable to the real army and can only rely on black guns and numerical superiority to exchange heads.

As a result, some staff suggested organizing elite troops to focus on attacking weak areas. As long as a hole can be opened, the guerrillas can use their numbers to pile up the French to death.

The problem is that there are no elites in Garibaldi's hands. Most of those who dare to fight have died in the previous attacks.

Then someone turned their attention to the Austrian regular army playing cards with cold guns on the side.

The Austrian Imperial Marine Corps is an elite force, but how can these elites do the work of cannon fodder?

The most important thing is that without the orders of Archduke Friedrich and the General Staff, no officer would dare to kill all these people.

The training and selection of these elites not only consumes a lot of time, but also a corresponding amount of money and effort.

It took the Austrian Empire ten years to train more than 10,000 qualified marines, which shows how rigorous the selection and training is.

The total number of casualties in all their battles before 1848 did not exceed , but using them as cannon fodder would cost at least half of the battle, and it may not be possible to achieve the strategic goal.

The most important thing is that this group of marines mainly comes from Venice. They have always looked down on Italians outside Venice, especially the Genoese and Sardinians who were conquered by the Spanish.

Garibaldi looked at Savigliano, which had been turned into ruins, and sighed. It seemed that he could only continue to do his job.