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It can be said that Garibaldi has an unimpeded road in the Two Sicilies. The people in Sicily were very dissatisfied with the current king of Naples. As for why he caused people's dissatisfaction, you can only say that although Louis XVI is no longer there, it The myth still circulates in the world.

The Bourbon dynasty of the Two Sicilies still rules Naples, and the current monarch is Francesco II. Because his early education made him more favorable to the church, he lacked the necessary military literacy and political acumen. This was the result It was Francesco II who did not have the consciousness and courage to be a king. He was gentle and weak, and the opposition forces of priests, jesters and the court had a great influence on him.

His early policies are still somewhat reasonable. First, he gave more autonomy to local governments, issued amnesties, reduced taxes and lowered tariffs. Then he suppressed the independence movement in Sicily, and then appointed Carlo Fe, who suppressed the rebellion. As prime minister, Franje had a pretty good overall view. He had sensed an opportunity during the war between Sardinia and Austria. The alliance between France and Sardinia looked promising, and he had repeatedly advised Franco. Cesc II asked him to join the Sardinian side.

But he didn't listen, and then there were changes in his Swiss Legion. This foreign legion rebelled. Although it was quickly suppressed, he also lost such an elite force. Later, Cavour reported to He suggested that Sardinia and Naples carve up the Papal States, which he considered heretical. Ferrangeri strongly advocated constitutionalism, but he did not do it.

In general, his political stance was erratic, his alignment was extremely strange, he was caught in the middle between nobles and commoners, and he was extremely weak, failing to choose the right policies or take the right actions.

Subsequently, due to the suppression of the uprising and the fact that his ability was indeed relatively profitable, domestic public sentiment was aroused. Later, he thought of amending the constitution. As a result, it was too late and he had lost the ability to restore the situation.

There was an uprising in Palermo, the capital of Naples, and the people had lost patience with the king. Garibaldi's army wore red clothes, so they were also called the Red Shirts. But in fact, the Naples authorities were not too afraid at first. Because Garibaldi's army was poorly equipped and was a makeshift force, the Naples army was stronger than the Red Shirts in all aspects.

But Garibaldi won the hearts of the people. He was warmly welcomed by the local residents. People risked their lives to send them equipment and gave them a lot of support. The church priests also defected to Garibaldi's team. Soon Garibaldi The Red Shirt Army of Garibaldi fought all the way to the vicinity of Calatafimi. On a hillside, Garibaldi's Red Shirt Army fought a battle with the Bourbon Army.

Before this, the Bourbon officers thought that this war would end easily. They only needed to give a slight kick, and the red shirt army composed of civilians would collapse. As a result, they found that this army composed of civilians The troops seemed a little too aggressive.

The Bourbon Army is on the hillside, and their infantry and artillery cannot have a huge advantage, but after all, they are facing an army of civilians. Even if the venue is not good, in terms of military quality, the Bourbon Army is still better than the Red Shirt Army who have nothing. Stronger, the situation at the beginning of the war was indeed that the Bourbon army had the advantage, but later the Bourbon army made a very serious mistake. They inexplicably thought that Garibaldi was dead, and immediately began to chase down the mountain. At this time, officially, The Red Shirts regrouped and launched another attack on the Bourbon army.

After a fierce battle, the well-trained Bourbon army actually lost to Garibaldi's red shirt army and retreated all the way north. The Bourbon army withdrew from Calatafimi, where they abandoned a large number of injured soldiers. After Garibaldi came in, he did not give them any trouble. Instead, he expressed condolences to them, praised their heroic performance, and promised that they could choose where to go after they recovered.

All the soldiers and ordinary civilians were touched by Garibaldi's behavior. They found that Garibaldi was a kind man and better than the rulers of the Bourbon dynasty, so they spontaneously gathered around Garibaldi and shouted "Garibaldi!" age!"

Garibaldi was not dazzled by this victory, and he continued to advance north. However, the garrison of Palermo numbered [-], and it would be difficult to win with Garibaldi's grassroots team, so Garibaldi used In a trick, he first sent a group of people to the Corleone area and then he went to Palermo.

The Bourbon army intercepted the troops sent by Garibaldi to Corleone halfway. They mistakenly thought that this was Garibaldi's main force. Before confirming it, they opened champagne at halftime and said that Garibaldi had been defeated. His red shirt The army had been routed, and the war was a complete victory for the Bourbon army.

The level of opening champagne during this half was comparable to that of Louis XVI.

Then Garibaldi accepted the Prussian weapon sent by the Kingdom of Sardinia in Sicily. It was Krupp's new cannon. This shot could smash a twenty centimeter city wall in one shot. With this thing, it was necessary to break through Palermo is not out of the question.

The Red Shirt Army began to attack the city. The effect of Krupp's cannon was amazing. The city wall was blown open in two blows. The residents in the city also cooperated in launching an uprising. Just when the Red Shirt Army entered Palermo, the Bourbon Army began It doesn't matter if civilians are accidentally injured when shelling this city, and the Bourbon army is frantically plundering the civilians' wealth. There is little looting along the way, and the surrounding people are already extremely angry with them.

The local people vigorously assisted Garibaldi's Red Shirt Army. Under Garibaldi's fierce offensive, the Naples authorities found that they seemed unable to deal with this old man from Nice. In addition, the Kingdom of Sardinia began to attack the Papal States. The threats at home and abroad made Naples a little panicked, but compared to the Sardinian army far away, Garibaldi's offensive was obviously more fierce.

The Naples authorities decided to stabilize Garibaldi first and invited him to sign the armistice agreement. Garibaldi argued hard and completely took Palermo into his pocket. Later, this treaty was regarded as toilet paper. Garibaldi After the Bourbon army left, they continued to attack and marched directly to Naples. In this timeline, because he received the endorsement of Prussia, Cavour did not hesitate to help Garibaldi. He was very sure that Garibaldi would not rebel. I almost give whatever I can.

Other countries that wanted to intervene in the Italian unification war could only remain silent when they saw the British Imperial Navy wandering around the Mediterranean. Prussia and the United Kingdom were both neutrals, but their neutrality was the neutrality of Switzerland, ready to fall to any will at any time. one party.

In order to gain some goodwill at the end, the British also gave Garibaldi some help, such as helping him cross the Strait of Moses. Although Garibaldi was a little confused as to why the British wanted to help him, the British officer's answer was simple, because Italy is Britain's friend in the Mediterranean.

But obviously this has nothing to do with whether they are friends or not. The most important thing is that the Kingdom of Italy in the north has been recognized by Prussia. Britain just followed Prussia, and the British are sure that Naples will never dare to open fire on the British fleet. They cannot resist the British The wrath of the empire.

Another point is that the British also hope to have one more ally in the Mediterranean against France's disgusting Ottoman Empire.

The result was indeed the same. Garibaldi's army relied on the British fleet to cross the Strait of Moses Naples and headed towards Naples. Along the way, the Bourbon army seemed to have given up resistance. They became bandits, robbing people of their wealth and food. Garibaldi moved quickly, maintaining order and protecting the safety of civilians in the occupied areas.

In front of them was Naples, Francesco II inside had escaped, and Garibaldi was only one step away from Naples.