Rise of Empires: Spain.

Chapter 9 The war is over
The Austro-Prussian War was a war that had been prepared in advance, and the entire German Empire took a very clear stand.

The conflict had already begun in April, but due to the hesitation of the Prussian king, Prussia did not begin preparations for war until May.

However, for this war, Prussia was obviously the one that was more fully prepared. The Prussians had already made preparations to unify Germany, while the Austrians were still immersed in the dream of the empire, and did not know that the situation of the Austrian Empire was already very dangerous.

As time entered June 1866, the flames on the Prussian-Austrian border were further ignited.

The Kingdom of Bavaria in southern Germany attempted to initiate a federal referendum as an opportunity to get both Prussia and Austria to stop preparing for war.

But the war preparations between the two countries have reached such a stage that it cannot be stopped by a small Bavaria.

After the Iron Chancellor Bismarck declared the parliament’s decision invalid and demanded the dissolution of the Confederation Conference, the whole of Germany began a vigorous campaign to take sides.

In addition to determining the outcome of this upcoming war, it will also determine the final ruler of the German region.

On the side of Prussia were Meulenburg, Oldenburg and other northern German states, as well as the three free cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck.

On the Austrian side stood Saxony, Hanover, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Hesse-Gassel, Hesse-Darmstadt and other member states of the German Confederation.

In terms of the number of states, population, and area, Austria has an advantage. However, in terms of military strength, Prussia is clearly stronger than the other side.

With the official arrival of June 6, the war that both sides had been preparing for for a long time broke out.

Carlo was not worried about this war at all. Even if it was just a one-on-one fight between Prussia and Austria, Austria would never be a match for Prussia.

Although the Italian army could not play a big role, it was able to tie down part of the Austrian army in the early stages of the war.

Moreover, Garibaldi had already prepared an army of more than 10,000 people in advance, so at least this army would not be a drag.

If the Austrians had really underestimated the enemy, perhaps Italy could not only recover the Venice region, but also lay claim to the long-desired South Tyrol region.

It is worth mentioning that because he was worried about Garibaldi leading the troops alone, Vittorio Emanuele II also agreed to Carlo’s request, which was to invite Garibaldi’s second son, Giotti, to be Carlo’s military attaché in the ducal court.

This position does not have any real power. After all, Carlo is not qualified to have a guard team.

Jyoti's daily task is to accompany Carlo to the military academy to study, and to take care of some chores for Carlo.

While Carlo was studying military affairs day after day, the war between Prussia and Austria was raging.

Although the entire battlefield was divided into three parts, the battlefield in Bohemia played a decisive role.

This was not only the place where the main forces of the Prussian and Austrian armies exchanged fire, but also the most essential part of the Austrian Empire.

The good news is that Carlo can easily get the latest battle reports from the front line with his connections and then publish them in his own 24 Hours Sun.

By the way, it occasionally publishes some news about Garibaldi, which has completely secured the position of the Italian 24-hour Sun in the Italian public opinion circle. With the help of the outbreak of the war, the daily sales of the Italian Sun have exceeded 1.5 copies, and are rapidly moving towards 2 copies per day.

If the printing and communication technologies of the era had not restricted the expansion of newspapers, I am afraid that Le Sole would have taken this opportunity to become the largest newspaper in Italy.

The entire war did not last long. Because Prussia was worried that France would interfere, the war started with great fanfare but ended in a hasty manner.

The good news is that Italy managed to get its share of the reward for joining the war, the intact Venetian region and part of South Tyrol.

The bad news was that both the Italian army and Victor Emmanuel II performed extremely poorly in the war, with the performance of more than 100,000 Italian troops not as good as that of Garibaldi's army of more than 10,000.

However, as the saying goes, a flaw does not outweigh the merits. Compared with the national celebration brought about by the recovery of Venice and the annexation of half of South Tyrol, the poor military command of Victor Emmanuele II could be actively ignored by the Italian people.

At least in this matter, Vittorio Emanuele II and Garibaldi reached a compromise.

Garibaldi hoped to see a unified and powerful Italy during his lifetime, while Victor Emmanuel II hoped to accomplish the great goal of unifying Italy during his term of office. The two hit it off immediately.

It was good for Carlo, too.

It was Carlo who suggested that Garibaldi recruit soldiers and prepare for war, and it turned out to be very effective.

If Garibaldi's army had not played a vital role on the southern battlefield, it would have been very difficult for Italy to recapture Venice, let alone annex part of the South Tyrol region.

The biggest factor was Prussia's fear of French intervention.

In the original history, after the Italian army was defeated, Garibaldi was appointed to take charge of the situation. He used only a hastily assembled army of 3.8 people to defeat the Austrian army many times and almost reached the Tyrol region.

But at that time, Prussia was worried about French intervention and demanded that the Italian government withdraw its troops immediately in an extremely tough manner.

Garibaldi had no choice but to withdraw from South Tyrol, which meant that Italy only gained the Venice region that the Austrians had voluntarily given up in this war.

And now, because of Garibaldi's proactive attack, most of South Tyrol had been conquered before the Prussians asked to withdraw.

This also became the confidence for the Italian diplomatic department to ask for South Tyrol. Although in the end they only got less than half of South Tyrol, it was still more than what they would have gained originally.

Compared to Italy, the Kingdom of Prussia was definitely the country that gained the most from this war.

After the war, the German Confederation was dissolved and Austria lost control of the German region.

Prussia suddenly became the leader of all the states in the entire German region, and annexed the Kingdom of Hanover, becoming the new overlord of the German region.

This is still very friendly to a country like Italy. With Prussia attracting the attention of Britain and France, Italy can develop in a low-key manner for a period of time, and Carlo does not have to worry that some of his operations will cause greater surprises.

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