Chapter 369

In Sicily, Gapoli and the local revolutionaries have joined forces within a manor.

"Mr. Gabriel, our strength has been severely damaged after the last uprising, and we are unable to launch an armed uprising again in the short term."

Local revolutionary leader Drakes raised objections. Revolutionary organizations in Sicily have a long history. The January uprising in Sicily started in 1848.

However, its influence in Europe was limited, and it was suppressed after a short period of time. The outside world tacitly believed that the February Revolution in France was the beginning of the Great Revolution.

In 1860, the Sicilian revolutionaries launched an armed uprising again. After Gapoli heard the news in history, he formed the famous Red Shirt Army to enter Sicily and opened the curtain of the revolution of the two Sicilies kingdom.

This time and space have changed, and the Sardinian kingdom in 1860 has fallen into the hands of the French. Naturally, it is impossible for Gabriel to organize the Red Shirt Army.

Without a single capable force, the armed uprising in Sicily was suppressed again, and the local revolutionary organization suffered heavy losses.

Drex's opposition to launching an uprising now is also a last resort. In recent years, the government of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies has been closely watching, and the revolutionaries have to dive in and have no ability to expand their ranks.

Gabriel calmly said: "Mr. Drakes, this opportunity is very rare. Revolutionary organizations in various European countries will launch an uprising in January, and we can minimize the chance of foreign powers intervening.

If we miss this opportunity, we will face not only the government of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, but also the interference of the Three Kingdoms of Austria and the West.

To put it mildly, in the face of the intervention of the three great powers, even if our strength grows ten or a hundred times, I don't think there is any hope of victory.

No matter how good the risk of launching an uprising is now, it is still lower when faced with the intervention of the three major powers. If this opportunity is missed, we may not see the success of the revolution in our lifetime. "

It is true that everyone started an uprising together, and it is hard to say how effective it will be. Whether the three major powers will intervene is completely unknown.

Gabriel didn't know what to do, so he chose Sicily as the first stop of the revolution. The foreign powers are not philanthropists, and they will not help in vain without huge benefits.

Unless it is determined that there is no way to suppress the rebellion, the government of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies will do its best to suppress it by itself, and will not easily ask for help from the outside world.

This is an opportunity. As long as the most difficult period is passed, the later powers will intervene, and they will gather a certain amount of strength, so that they will not be shot to death as soon as they appear.

Drakes was hesitant, and the intervention of the great powers had always been their greatest concern. There are even proposals to keep the king in order to reduce this risk.

"Mr. Gabriel, we can cooperate with you, but I can only organize more than a hundred people to participate in the uprising."

This meant that Drex gave up revolutionary leadership. It's not that he doesn't want to fight, but there is no way. There are many revolutionaries in Sicily, but not many can participate in the uprising.

Not everyone can throw their heads and blood for the revolution. Most people support the revolution, and they are limited to doing revolutionary propaganda and supporting a part of their financial resources, even if they work hard.

No matter in terms of strength or prestige, Drex couldn't compare with Gabriel, and it was inevitable to give up dominance.

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On January 5, 1865, the Italian National Salvation Army led by Gabriel launched an armed uprising in Colleone. Because the uprising army wore a red shirt as a symbol, it was called the "Red Shirt Army".

The revolution began, and three days later the Spanish Revolutionary Party launched an uprising in Elda.

Isabel II had a lot of love affairs in his life, and the folk customs were very bad. Because his father went early, the monarch's education was lacking, and his political performance was also clumsy.

In the face of endless revolutions and court conspiracies, she only knows how to change the government frequently to deal with it. During her 25-year ruling career, Spain has changed 34 governments and promulgated 7 constitutions.

If it weren't for Spain's solid foundation, it would have been tossed over long ago. In this context, favorable conditions have been created for revolutionary activities.

However, as the stronghold of conservatives, Spain's traditional forces are very strong. Although these people don't like the ignorant Isabel II, they hate the revolutionaries who break the rules even more.

With the help of conservatives, Isabel II barely managed to stay in power. This kind of support is not unlimited. In the later period, the conservatives could not bear it. When the Glorious Revolution broke out in 1868, Isabel II was forced to go into exile in France.

In Venice, after some deceit, Stephen and others finally organized a revolutionary team. Of course, most people did not know that they had joined the revolutionary party.

Hungary's independent organization was broken into pieces, and under the banner of the British, French, and Austrian Colonial Company, a large number of Italians were recruited in the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Papal State, Lombardy, and Venice, and they were given simple military training.

Acting and acting as a whole, these colonial companies are real, and Stephen and others used the power of the Americans to register them in Britain and France.

They were good at acting and quickly adapted to their roles. Colonial companies hired armed men to open up overseas colonies, and it was also commonplace in Austria.

It's just that the Austrian colonial team rarely hired Italians, and even if they did, they were mostly sailors and laborers, and seldom used them on the battlefield.

Italians full of romanticism are not suitable for fighting, this is the experience that everyone has accumulated over the years.

Of course, there will never be a shortage of unbelievers. Although the combat effectiveness of the Italians has been questioned, they can't be cheap!

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The power is low, and occasionally there are a few alternatives? If you are lucky and carefully screened, it is still possible to hire Italians with strong combat power.

Looking at the large army gathered in his hands, Stephen fell into hesitation. He even wanted to try to launch an armed uprising. Maybe it was successful?

He quickly dismissed this idea. Thousands of armed men gathered in the Venetian region. How could it not attract the attention of the local government?

If it hadn't been connected to the Austrian intelligence organization in advance, it is estimated that they would have been suppressed long ago. In fact, it is not much better now. If Vienna did not intend to eliminate dissidents, they would have no room to play.

Lombardy-Venecia has always been the most unstable region in Austria, although this instability does not mean that there are uprisings every day. In fact, since the Great Revolution, there has never been an uprising of more than 100 people here.

The main reason is the awakening of nationalism in the Italian region. Many Italian intellectuals, some capitalists, and declining aristocrats are still thinking of independence.

These people have been secretly connecting stages without taking substantial action. As a country under the rule of law, it is naturally impossible for Austria to convict them because they may have independent tendencies.

The role of Stephen and others is reflected, and now they are constantly visiting the big men here as businessmen of the colonial company.

In the manor outside Milan, members of the Hungarian Independent Organization gathered in twos and threes, and Prudence complained: "I am exhausted, I finally completed the task, and I don't know whether it is right or wrong to do so."

Mariut sneered: "Since the decision has been made, we cannot regret it. After this play, we are free men."

Once a person gives up the bottom line, there is nothing that cannot be done. In order to disappear from the list of Austrian political prisoners, they had to choose to cooperate.

Stephen said cautiously: "Well, since these people are being targeted, other revolutionary organizations will find them even without us.

Anyway, they will be unlucky sooner or later, it is better to use the waste to get rid of us.

Now we have all visited people from Lombardy and Venice. The next step is the Hungarian area, but in order to avoid extravagance, we will not go there in person.

Give the list to the people below, and let them join these members to launch an armed uprising. Let's make arrangements individually!

Be careful not to let them lose the list. There's a lot at stake here, and it's the result of years of operating as an independent organization. "

Looking at Stephen with a serious face, everyone was too lazy to complain. It is indeed the result of many years of operation. The list is provided by the Austrian intelligence organization. They are only responsible for the connection.

No, it can't be said to be a series, to be precise, it should be dragging these people into the water.

Now that the domestic situation in Austria is stable, there is no future for rebellion at this time. Those who are deeply influenced by nationalism and want independence do not dare to make trouble.

But they secretly promote nationalism, which Franz cannot tolerate. The enemy on the surface is not terrible, the most difficult thing is always the enemy in the dark.

Based on the principle of first strike first, since these people want to be independent, give them a chance. Just as the Hungarian Independence Organization came to the door, Franz decided to let them join the Hungarian Independence Organization.

Even if you are not Hungarian, you can collude with the Hungarian Independence Organization. In short, Franz will not give these people the opportunity to grow and develop.

Stephen and others now have a family and a business, and do not want to continue the revolution. He also needs someone who can give the Americans an explanation to prove that they have not taken money in vain over the years, and that both parties can take what they need.

These thousands of Italian mercenaries are a bunch of unlucky bastards. Originally it had nothing to do with them at all, but now the confused ones are involved.

A large number of rebels were involved at one time, how could it be possible without a major case? And they are the initiators of this major case. Thousands of armed people launched a rebellion, which is enough to pull all those involved in.

Mariut echoed: "Mr. Stephen is right. Both the Spanish Revolutionary Party and the Italian Revolutionary Party launched an uprising, and now it is our turn to revolutionize."

There is indeed a revolution, but the life of the revolutionist has changed. For the show and the whole set, they can fabricate a lot of letters from big people.

It's just a matter of time now. According to the script, they encountered an accident, leaked the news, and were forced to revolt early, and then were brutally suppressed, and finally went into exile.

Since it was an accident, naturally there was no time to destroy these letters. At that time, these letters, and the secret meeting before the outbreak of the rebellion, were the evidence that these people supported the rebellion.

Stephen said seriously: "Now everyone go to prepare! According to the agreed time, we will launch an armed uprising on time at 4:30 am on February 15, 1865, and everyone must inform everyone of the news."

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