Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

All countries are feeling sad for Italy, because Italy is definitely in a difficult situation at this time.

Investing more troops seems to be just a stalemate, but this will weaken Italy's defense in disguise.

Moreover, the Libyan natives seemed to be inspired by Ethiopia's resistance to the invasion, and began to resist Italian rule in large and small battles.

Europe is watching to see how Italy will respond to this terrible situation.

Giuseppe Garibaldi gathered all the troops together.

On May 12, artillery began to be used to bombard Addis Abel. After rounds of shelling, rounds of gunfire began.

When the day passed and more than half of the ammunition was used up, seeing that there was no effect, Giuseppe Garibaldi decisively chose to retreat.

And Tewodros II seemed to have expected this scene a long time ago.

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

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

On May 20, after Giuseppe Garibaldi joined the Italian troops stationed in Harar, he continued to retreat, and finally retreated to Ali Sabih within the Gypti range.

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

After sending 20,000 troops to defend Dikile and completely consolidating the defense of Djibouti, Giuseppe received intelligence that Ethiopia also stationed 50,000 troops in Harar. This was obviously to prevent the Italian army from invading south again. At the same time, Ethiopia also obviously They want to drive away the Italian army, want to take back the port of Djibouti, and once again let Ethiopia have a sea port.

"The results of this Italian attack on Ethiopia are finally out. All in all, Italy dispatched more than 350,000 troops. In the end, the survivors include 80,000 troops led by Giuseppe Garibaldi in Djibouti, and 10,000 troops in Eritrea. military.

Including Crown Prince Umberto's 50,000 men stationed in Mekele, only 140,000 survived in total, and the losses exceeded 210,000.

This overloaded the Italian mainland army, causing it to lose more than half of its military strength.

Your Majesty, it seems that with this battle over, Italy will have to quietly recuperate for a while. "

Dutch Foreign Minister Hesbert von said with a smile.

"Cultivation is naturally needed, but do you think others will give them peace of mind in cultivating themselves?" 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 enemy, and Britain is even less so. According to our intelligence analysis, the rising chaos in Libya came from the British. In fact, Britain has long been unwilling to be lonely in its colonies in Sudan and Egypt. .

But because of the war in southern Africa, they were suppressed by London and did not dare to attack.

As the situation in South Africa thaws, the pressure from London is no longer there.

These overseas colonial generals and Egyptian governors were naturally unwilling to be left alone. Especially after a war in South Africa, the situation in non-Europe had changed drastically. All European countries actually participated in British colonization.

This made all the major governors in Africa want to gain great credit and gain the favor of the Queen and Parliament. "

Seeing everyone's understanding, he followed: "Britain is a wolf waiting for prey. It originally wanted to take over Ethiopia for a long time, but it had seen that Tewodros II was not easy to mess with, so it stayed put.

Italy's Emmanuel II took the initiative to take over Ethiopia, and Britain was naturally happy to see Italy take the lead.

As everyone has seen, Italy is now retreating with a bloody head. The British smell the smell of blood, so they want to seize the opportunity to win the victory. They plan a Libyan crisis to allow Italy to completely withdraw from Ethiopia, and then Good entry. "

Following Tolbeck's narration, all members of the Privy Council understood the evolution of the situation in East Africa in more detail.

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 Italian ruling local government and held dissatisfied demonstrations.

The Italians in the local government of Kuraf sent a small army to suppress it.

However, apart from sending normal reports to mainland Italy, the local government was working normally, eating and drinking as it should, without taking it seriously.

On May 19, more than a thousand indigenous people once again appeared in the area to express their dissatisfaction to the local government and asked the Italian rulers there to provide food supplements.

However, the Italian rulers rejected it again and claimed that the life and death of the indigenous people had nothing to do with them.

That’s okay!

On May 22, indigenous people from southeastern Libya gathered 5,000 people and suddenly occupied the city of Kufra in southeastern Libya, close to Sudan and Egypt. They killed several Italian officials stationed there and followed them there. The small-scale troops engaged in a gun battle, and eventually the hundreds of Italian troops stationed here were defeated. The news soon spread to the Libyan Governor's Palace, Tripoli.

The Governor-General of Tripoli then sent a thousand troops southward, hoping to regain control there.

But when they arrived there, they discovered that this indigenous army not only captured the city of Kuraf, but also captured both the Kuraf Oasis and the 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.

Nearly a thousand Italian troops finally climbed through the deserts, but they achieved this result. Before the proud people could react, their heads had already fallen to the ground and were hanging on the wall of the central city of Sabha.

Tripoli can tolerate it, but Italy itself can tolerate it.

But before they could react, another big mess occurred.

On May 25, other parts of eastern Libya seemed to be infected, and the indigenous people there also became restless.

Tobruk, Beida and even Sahabi Fort, Desert City, Zalta, these places have witnessed huge waves of indigenous resistance.

"The Italian garrisons in these places only have a total of 10,000 troops. The place is too big and obviously difficult to rule, Your Majesty."

Italian Prime Minister Luigi has been very busy recently. Ethiopia's failure has almost caused him to be engulfed in scoldings at home, and calls for his resignation have become increasingly fierce.

However, before he could figure out how to recover from failure, the damn Libyan natives actually got up to cause trouble at this time.

This made him want to die.

"Continue talking." Emmanuel II closed his eyes and frowned. During this period, he also consumed a lot of energy and was obviously much older.

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

Luigi had been involved in Italian politics for many years and was also a minister of Emmanuel II. He understood a lot of Emmanuel II's thoughts.

He gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, we can withdraw our troops from Djibouti, bring these 80,000 people back to Libya, and quickly quell the chaos in Libya."

"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 again, it will destabilize our domestic situation, and at the same time, we may lose the last bit of prestige as a great power internationally."

"The prestige of a great country? Huh?" Emmanuel II opened his eyes, emitting a compelling light, and Luigi lowered his head.

"Just do as you say, who do you think will accept your position as appropriate?"

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

"Marco Minghetti"

On May 31, 1863, the world watched.

Italian Prime Minister Luigi announced that the Ethiopian Italian troops will officially withdraw from the Eastern Front before June 10. He also announced that the 80,000 troops on the Eastern Front, of which 40,000 will be stationed in Tobruk, Beida, Benghazi and Djalu oasis.

Another 40,000 troops will go to the Kuras Oasis to counter the rebellion.

Ethiopia finally ended up losing to Italy, which made all countries look solemn.

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

Although Ethiopia's casualties have not yet been calculated, according to data revealed earlier by the Netherlands and Prussia, the losses of the Ethiopian army reached more than 250,000.

Seeing as Italy lost less than Ethiopia, it seemed to have the upper hand.

However, in the eyes of the proud white Europeans, this is a humiliation. Italy actually disgraced the noble white people's face in Africa.

For this reason, while countries hate Ethiopia, they are also wary of Ethiopia.

However, countries have not yet recovered from the surprise of Italy's withdrawal from Ethiopia. Italian Prime Minister Luigi announced his resignation on June 1, and was succeeded by the country's Interior Minister Marco Minghetti for the remainder of his term.

For a time, Europe was stunned again.

The Italian prime minister is clearly taking responsibility for the failure.

Countries also saw that this was a move to take the blame for Emmanuel II.

At the same time, I am also curious about Marco Minghetti, who succeeded him later.

Because before, this man had served as Italy’s most popular late former Prime Minister Cavour, his close secretary for a long time, and he was also a representative of the hardliners. He had originally rejected the invitation of the church to seek asylum and was unwilling to die. The figure who became the Speaker of the Romagna Provincial Council attracted the attention of Europe.

What kind of changes will such a figure bring to Italy at a time when Italy is experiencing constant storms?

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