Chapter 175

Home » Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne SIJIDT » Vol 3 Chapter 153: Prime Minister Luigi steps down

Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne Vol 3 Chapter 153: Prime Minister Luigi steps down

« PrevNext »

≡ Table of Contents

Settings

All countries are feeling sad for Italy, because at this time, Italy is absolutely in a dilemma, and investing more troops seems to be just maintaining a stalemate, but this will weaken the defense of Italy in disguise.

Moreover, Libya seems to have been inspired by Ethiopia's resistance to the invasion, and it has also begun to fight against Italian rule in a constant battle.

Europe is watching, how Italy will deal with this terrible situation next.

Giuseppe Garibaldi brought the army together.

On the day of May 12, the cannons were used to launch shelling on Addis Abel, and after a round of shelling, the shooting began in turns.

When the day passed and the ammunition was almost used up by more than half, and seeing that it had no effect, Giuseppe Garibaldi resolutely chose to retreat.

And Twodros II seems to have long estimated that there will be such a scene.

There was no attack. Instead, a 50,000-strong army was sent to follow up slowly, just like saying goodbye to a friend.

The distance from Giuseppe Garibaldi's army is always within a safe range of 10 kilometers. This distance can supervise the opponent's retreat and even prevent the opponent from setting up an ambush.

On May 20, Giuseppe Garibaldi joined the garrisoned Italian army in Harar and continued to retreat, and finally returned to Ali Sabieh within the range of Kipti.

At this time, he had more than 80,000 people in his hands.

After sending 20,000 defensive Dikil to completely consolidate the Jeepti defense, Giuseppe received information, and Ethiopia was also stationing 50,000 troops in Harar, which was obviously to prevent their Italian army from invading south again. At the same time, Ethiopia also Apparently trying to get rid of the Italian army and get the jeeps back.

"The result of this Italian attack on Ethiopia has finally come out. In total, Italy dispatched more than 350,000 troops. In the end, 80,000 troops led by Giuseppe Garibaldi from Giusepti and 10,000 troops from Eritrea survived. military.

In addition to the 50,000 of Crown Prince Merle Umberto, only 140,000 survived, and the loss exceeded 240,000.

This overloaded the Italian local army, and it has suddenly exceeded half of its military strength.

Your Majesty, it seems that after this battle is over, Italy will have to quietly cultivate for a while. "

Dutch Foreign Minister Heisbet Feng said with a smile.

"Cultivation is naturally necessary, but do you think that others will give them peace of mind?" William IV said calmly.

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

Everyone else looked at William IV, but William IV smiled and looked at Prime Minister Tolbeck.

Tolbeck explained: "Austria is not a good stubble, and the United Kingdom is even less. Our intelligence analysis shows that the sao chaos that began to rise in Libya came from the hands of the United Kingdom. The British generals in the colonies of Sudan and Egypt have long been unwilling to be lonely. It's just that because of the war in southern Africa, they were suppressed by London and did not dare to move. With the thawing of the situation in South Africa, the pressure given by London is no longer, and their overseas colonial generals and Egyptian governors are naturally unwilling to be lonely. , all want to take great credit and win the favor of the Queen and the Parliament."

Seeing everyone's understanding, he followed: "Britain is a vicious wolf waiting for an opportunity to find its prey, and originally wanted to take Ethiopia for a long time, but I saw that King Tewodros II was not easy to provoke, so he did not move.

Italy's Emmanuel II volunteered to take down Ethiopia, and Britain was naturally happy to see Italy take the lead.

In the end, everyone saw that Italy retreated with blood and blood, and the United Kingdom smelled blood, so they wanted to take the opportunity to win the victory, so they formulated the Libya crisis, so that Italy was withdrawn from Ethiopia, and then it was easy to enter. . "

With Tolbeck's remarks, all members of the Privy Council could not help but understand the details of the evolution of the situation in East Africa.

However, the international situation is changing rapidly, will it really be what they say?

It turned out that on May 15, outside the city of Kufra in southeastern Libya, many indigenous people began to harass the ruling local government in Italy and protested against it.

In the end, the local government of Kuraf sent a small army to suppress it.

However, in addition to issuing normal reports to the Italian mainland, the local government is working normally, and it does not take it seriously. On May 19, more than 1,000 indigenous people in the area expressed dissatisfaction with the local government and asked the Italian rulers there to ask for food supplements, but the Italian rulers refused and claimed the life and death of the indigenous people. Nothing to do with them.

It's worth it.

On May 22, the indigenous people of eastern Libya in southern Libya gathered 5,000 people and suddenly occupied the southeastern part of Libya, near the city of Kufra in Sudan and Egypt, killing several officials stationed there by Le Italy, and accompanying them in the city of Kufra. Small-scale troops there engaged in gun battles, and in the end the several hundred Italians sent here were defeated, and word soon reached the Libyan governor's palace - Tripoli.

The Governor's Palace in Tripoli then sent a thousand troops to go south, trying to take back the rule there.

However, when they got there, they discovered that the indigenous army not only captured Kuraf City, but also captured Kuraf Oasis and Jigan Oasis in just a few days.

And from south to north, it is separated by the Raibyanai Desert, the Tazirb Desert, the Libyan Desert, and the vertical Kalanshu Desert.

The nearly 1,000 Italian troops managed to climb across the deserts with great difficulty, but they got this result. Before they could react arrogantly, their heads had already fallen to the ground and were hung on the city wall of the central city of Sabha.

Tripoli can endure it, how can it be endured in Italy.

But before they could react, a big mess happened again.

On May 25, eastern Libya seemed to be infected, and the indigenous people there began to be restless.

Tobrugg, Beda and even Sahabi Fort, Desert City, Zilta, these places have a huge tide of indigenous resistance.

[Recommendation, Mimi reading and chasing books is really easy to use, download it here and you can try it. ]

Italy in these places, with a total army of only 10,000 men, is too large to rule, Your Majesty."

Italian Prime Minister Luigi has been very busy recently. Ethiopia's defeat has made him almost engulfed in domestic scolding, and the voices calling for his resignation have become increasingly fierce.

However, before he could figure out a way to get up from where he failed, the damned Libyan natives actually started to cause trouble at this time.

It made him want to die.

"Continue." Emmanuel II closed his eyes and frowned. During this time, his energy was also exhausted, and he was obviously much older.

He probably guessed what Luigi was thinking, but this thing still needs Luigi to say.

Luigi has been in Italian politics for many years and is also a servant of the dragon following Emmanuel II.

Gritting his teeth, he said resentfully, "Your Majesty, we can withdraw our troops from Kipti and bring these 80,000 people back to Libya to quickly pacify the chaos."

"Why do you do this?" Emmanuel II still didn't open his eyes.

"Because, Italy's international prestige has been hit by Ethiopia's failure, and there is not much left. If we are overthrown by the indigenous army in Libya, our domestic situation will be unstable, and at the same time internationally, we will lose the last point. The majesty of a great country"

"The majesty of a big country? Humph." Aunt Niuer II opened her eyes and shot out a compelling light, and Luigi lowered her head.

"Just do as you say. Who do you think will accept your position?"

Prime Minister Luigi was shocked. Although he knew that it would come soon, he was still a little unwilling when this moment came. However, there was always someone to blame, and this person could not be Emmanuel II. , then it could only be him.

"Home Secretary Marco Mingotti"

On May 31, 1863, the world was watching.

Italian Prime Minister Luigi announced the official withdrawal of the Italian army in Ethiopia before June 10, and announced that 40,000 of the 80,000 troops will be stationed in Tobrugg, Bayda, Benghazi and Jaloo Oasis.

Another 40,000 troops will go to the Kuras Oasis to counter the rebellion~www.mtlnovel.com~ Ethiopia finally ended in Italy's defeat, which made all countries show a dignified color.

Because in history, this is the first time in these years that a European power has been defeated in Africa, but it was defeated head-on, and Italy lost more than 200,000.

Although Ethiopian casualties have not yet been calculated, data from the Netherlands and Prussia earlier revealed that the Ethiopian army lost more than 250,000.

Watching Italy lose less than Ethiopia seems to have the upper hand.

However, in the eyes of proud white Europeans, this is a kind of humiliation, and Italy has thrown all the faces of noble white people.

It is for this reason that while countries hate Ethiopia, they also show fear.

However, countries have not yet come out of the surprise of Italy's withdrawal from Ethiopia. Italian Prime Minister Luigi announced his resignation on June 1 and was replaced by the party's cabinet minister Marco Mingetti as the prime minister for the remainder of his term.

For a time, Europe was wowed again.

The Italian prime minister is clearly shouldering the blame for the failure.

Countries can also see that this is a move that is taking the blame for Emmanuel II.

At the same time, I am also curious about Marco Mingotti, who will succeed him later.

Because this person was the close secretary of Cavour, the most popular former prime minister in Italy, and also a representative of the hard-liners. He had rejected the invitation of the cleric to protect Jiu, and he did not want to become the president of the Romagna Provincial Assembly. figure.

What kind of changes will such a character bring to Italy at a time of constant storms in Italy?