Chapter 801 Louis Philippe Catastrophe
Chapter 801 The Louis-Philippe Catastrophe
In addition, there is even more tragic news for the Free State, that is, the Orthodox Alliance has seized the St. Geda Pass, which means that Joseph Loy's blockade plan has completely failed.
Ticeno connects the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Lombardy region of Austria, which means that the two countries can directly send troops to intervene forcefully.
However, the expected situation did not happen. Both Austria and Sardinia behaved very cautiously, even indifferently.
Austrian officials in the Lombardy region said they needed to report for instructions, while the Kingdom of Sardinia needed the Swiss to prove that they were Swiss.
In fact, Joseph Loy's previous rebellion work was very successful, and the rebellion in Ticeno caused great damage to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The Kingdom of Sardinia's aid to the Orthodox Alliance directly turned into funding the enemy, and this material was Carlo Alberto's biggest bargaining chip.
In fact, he knew very well that his country could not be compared with Austria and France at all, so Carlo Alberto had previously signed secret agreements with Swiss State Representative Constantin Sigwalt and France.
That is, Carlo Alberto will fully support the Orthodox Alliance, and will also send a batch of supplies and bribes to Constantin Sigwalt before the war begins.
After the victory in the war, the Orthodox Alliance promised to use the state of Ticeno as reward. At the same time, the Kingdom of Sardinia's request would be supported by France, at the cost of opposing Austria's over-expansion.
In fact, there is a shadow of the British behind this, because Austria has been making small moves in recent years, and the latter has vaguely begun to dominate the European continent.
Therefore, the United Kingdom is uniting other countries to oppose Austria's small-scale expansion. However, each country has its own small ideas, and generally speaking, they should be taking advantage of each other.
Sardinia and France both wanted to expand, but were afraid that their neighbors would be too strong. The British hoped that the three families would fight as fiercely as possible, so that he could win over them and suppress them.
However, Constantin Sigvot did not receive this batch of weapons and supplies at this time, nor did he receive the bribe promised by Carlo Alberto, and the former expressed dissatisfaction with the Kingdom of Sardinia for not directly attacking Ticeno.
Constantine Sigvot, who had received no actual benefits, would naturally not recognize the previous transaction unless the Kingdom of Sardinia provided another batch of supplies and bribes of the same amount.
It's not that Carlo Alberto couldn't take it out, he just felt that it was a loss. Of course, it was also a loss to stop it, which put him in a dilemma.
But the biggest loss was that he once asked the French general who occupied Ticeno State about the whereabouts of the weapons and funds.
The answer was as expected, that is, I don’t know. But now, no matter whether the other party knows it or not, I am afraid that the supplies no longer belong to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
After suffering a dull loss, Carlo Alberto began to carefully consider the gains and losses of this war.
On the other hand, the French's actions were much more direct. Louis Philippe and his July Dynasty could already feel the restless mood of the domestic people.
Agricultural harvests have failed year after year, industry has stagnated, and colonial uprisings have continued. Only the financial industry has maintained false prosperity.
The acquisition of Alaska development rights did not satisfy the people. On the contrary, under the propaganda of the orthodox faction, the "King's Freezer" has become the biggest joke in France.
In addition, the majestic palaces and Louis-Philippe's simple personal life failed to impress the people. Folk banquets continued, and a storm was about to come.
At the same time, there were also differences within the Orleans faction. Part of them was the liberals headed by Odilon Barrot who hoped to further align themselves with the British and use the representative system to weaken the king's power, thereby achieving the ideal state of "rule without rule."
Another group of people are conservatives represented by Guizot. They feel that the situation in France at this time was caused by the king. Louis Philippe is not a qualified monarch, so just change the king.
Although the two factions have differences, their interests are consistent in some aspects. For example, Louis Philippe at this time, his existence has affected the interests of all parties.
This is still within the Orleanists. Outside the Orthodox, Bonapartist, and unrecognized democrats and republicans, their ideas are much more radical.
The orthodox faction here refers to the faction that supports the Bourbon dynasty. They hope that Henry V or Count Chambord can be crowned king of France and reestablish the orthodox dynasty.
Although the Orthodox faction has been liquidated to a certain extent, they still have considerable influence in southwestern France, especially those backward provinces, and they will also be the main force supporting Count Chambord in the future.
The Bonapartist faction was relatively chaotic. Some supported Napoleon's brothers, while others supported his nephew. Some even felt that they were Napoleon's successor.
Most of them have military backgrounds, so Louis Philippe has no good way to deal with them.
But these people are not of the same mind as the Orleans Dynasty. The Bonapartists are very willing to see Louis Philippe's rule unstable and the Orleans Dynasty collapse internally, so that their emperor can more easily come to power.
As for the Republicans and liberals who were outside the government, they were even more radical. They were ready for another French Revolution.
However, regardless of the faction, it has almost become a consensus to send King Yali (Louis Philippe) to the "guillotine".
Louis Philippe naturally felt the crisis. In fact, the French were more direct than the Austrians. In 1846 alone, Louis Philippe suffered 18 assassinations.
But the most dangerous incident was in the second week of 1847, when Louis Philippe's motorcade passed through Avon Garden, and several gunmen took the opportunity to launch an attack.
The accompanying team fell into chaos. If the queen hadn't shouted and drove her guards back, Louis Philippe would have died.
In the end, the guards fought off the attackers, but two bullets still hit the king's car directly.
One of the bullets landed five centimeters away from Louis-Philippe's forehead, but this time he did not look embarrassed. On the contrary, he actually participated in the dance like nothing happened.
The assassins come from a variety of sources, including domestic factions, religious fanatics from Spain, killers hired by Algeria and Morocco, people who cannot survive, businessmen whose businesses have failed, and even retired military officers. .
At this time, strife was serious among the French army, especially senior officers who could easily make life worse than death for junior officers.
Among them was an officer named Pierre Leconte. He was born in 1798. He enlisted in the Royal Guards in 1814 and participated in the Spanish Campaign of 1823. He was later promoted to non-commissioned officer and was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his outstanding performance. medal.
Pierre Lecomte rose through the ranks while serving as a volunteer in the Greek War of Independence, starting as a second lieutenant, then a lieutenant, and then a captain.
In 1829, he successfully entered the forest management team of the Duke of Orleans as a civilian by virtue of his own merit, where he continued to serve as the chief forest ranger of Fontainebleau.