War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

As the second son of a minor nobleman who was born with epilepsy, Maste Ferretti (later Pius IX), his mother's greatest hope for him was to become a priest in the Papal States.

The priest has said before that he is a key link in the political system of the Papal State, but seven out of ten of them are scum.

The year 1792 when Maste Ferretti was born happened to be one of the most chaotic periods in Europe. Louis XVI was guillotined and the French Revolution reached its climax.

In 1809, Napoleon swept across Italy, and the Roman seminary where Maste Ferre was located was subsequently closed. What was even more unfortunate was that he was taken to France by the French while studying under Pius VII.

Fortunately, the French soon ran into bad luck. Finally, in 1814, Napoleon abdicated, Pius VII returned to his hometown, and Maste Ferretti was able to continue his imperial studies.

In fact, Maste Ferretti has no interest in studying. His time in France is like a vacation for him. After all, he does not have to go to school.

Mustai Ferretti never felt that his theological and cultural knowledge was of a high level. This was also the case. When he was living in a foreign country, he could not even argue with the soldiers who guarded him. When he returned to his hometown, he was often dumbfounded by the questions from tourists. Speechless.

Maste Ferretti's colleagues often joke.

"The best way to get a man out of religion is to have him listen to Brother Ferretti's sermons."

In 1818, Mustai Ferretti still became an "honorable" priest, but considering his occasional epilepsy, poor theological knowledge, and low adaptability, he could only serve under the guidance of other clergy. Celebrate Mass with assistance.

Later, his poor performance in the Bologna Uprising did not allow him to be hidden. Instead, he was promoted step by step due to unknown reasons.

He soon became a bishop, and it was here that Maste Ferretti first displayed his talents and successfully isolated himself from the local church.

No priest liked him, and no clergy admired him. However, Maste Ferretti's opposition to the local church earned him a good reputation, and his liberal remarks were even more praised.

The Young Italian Party in Switzerland called it the "conscience of Italy".

But at this time, no one could have imagined that this somewhat funny little man would stir up troubles in the future and plunge the whole of Italy into war.

One day in November 1845, the British government made a decision that surprised the outside world.

That was to give in to the Americans on the Oregon issue, and the latter also gained access to the Pacific Ocean.

But why did the British choose to give in when the Austrian Empire occupied California and France occupied Texas and the surrounding vast areas?

Is it because the mysterious "potato epidemic" on the island of Ireland has reappeared? Is the war at a stalemate because of the invasion of southern Brazil? Is it because the transaction with the Qing Dynasty did not obtain satisfactory results? Because of cholera in London?

No, it's because India is in chaos.

At this time, the South Asian subcontinent is really full of heroes, flowers are blooming, gongs and drums are noisy, and firecrackers are blasting.

The British, Sikhs, Afghans, Nepalis, various princely states, various religions, opium traders, and smugglers all rose up.

Sir Henry Harding was desperate. Forget about the invasion of foreign enemies, there were still a huge number of rebels. If it weren't for the Indian Ocean Fleet, the war would have been over at this time.

But even so, the intensity and destructive power of the war were far greater than previously imagined. Although Akbar Khan's people were poorly equipped, they were brave and good at fighting, and had a certain psychological advantage because they had massacred tens of thousands of "British troops".

Although the Sikh Empire has declined and its soldiers have no fighting spirit, they will have no desire to fight, but they are well-equipped and occupy advantageous terrain.

But Sir Henry Harding had to win quickly if he wanted to end the turmoil quickly, and whether he was storming towns in the Sikh Empire or going to the mountains to fight guerrillas with the Afghans, it was not something that could end quickly.

The previous strategy of forming a stronghold and fighting a stupid war completely failed. What is even more frightening is that if the Afghans and Sikhs really join forces, it will be a super big trouble where 1+1 is greater than 2.

In addition, the rebels all over the land were something Sir Henry Harding did not expect. He no longer knew how many letters he had written to the country asking for help.

The troops in the Nanyang region are also not surplus, and can only support 1,500 people. The Far East had to be on guard against the Qing Dynasty, and could only send up to 500 people to support it.

Sir Henry Harding's best hope at this time was the Cape Colony's five thousand men and the twenty ships of the West African Fleet.

The participation of the Nepalese in the war was also unexpected by the British. After all, the British had defeated Nepal many times before and ceded a large amount of land. It was already a puppet state in the hands of the British.

But in fact, a coup occurred within Nepal at this time, and the prime minister supported by the British was assassinated by the royal family. This was originally an internal power struggle, but the prime minister's faction was quite powerful. The royal family had no choice but to launch this war in order to stabilize the situation and divert conflicts.

6,000 Nepali soldiers, known as one hundred thousand, launched an attack against the British who had been threatening their country.

However, there are only more than 500 British troops and a battalion of Gurkhas stationed there. The so-called Gurkhas are Nepalese.

The British commander immediately decided to retreat to the Patna area and wait for reinforcements, because it was impossible for them alone to stop the Nepalese army.

The British commander was actually very courageous, but he could not trust his Gurkha mercenaries.

However, at that time, Nepal had no concept of a country, and people were divided more according to tribes. The Gurkhas who were hired by the British happened to belong to the prime minister's faction.

These people have been working as mercenaries for generations, and they still have certain ethics. In addition, the tribal leader was killed. They and the Nepalese army that are now attacking are simply incompatible with each other. They are unwilling to leave regardless of emotion or reason.

The British didn't want to deal with these lunatics, and left as if they were running away after paying off this month's wages.

Perhaps because Great Britain's strength was really not exhausted, this mercenary group repelled the "hundred-thousand-thousand-strong army" of the Kingdom of Nepal at the cost of almost total destruction.

When the British reconnaissance team arrived, they found corpses inside and outside the fort. Only a small group of Gurkha mercenaries remained waving the flag of British India to greet them.

In fact, Nepalese people live in mountainous areas with harsh natural environment and barren land. Coupled with their nation's martial tradition, even fights between the same ethnic groups will be so bloody.

When the news reached Derry, Sir Henry Harding breathed a sigh of relief. It was the best news he had heard in recent times.

But soon Sir Henry Harding received bad news. According to informants, the Sassoon family seemed to be planning to establish their own Jewish state on the Indian subcontinent.

Sir Henry Harding's head was buzzing. He even felt that he should send someone to negotiate with the Sassoon family, and then ask London to give them a promise to hold them back. After all, the Sassoon family was too rich.

It would be disgusting if these damn opium dealers continue to provide financial assistance to those princes.

But at this time, Sir Henry Harding received another good news. The Austrians in Tranquiba said that they could help him solve this trouble. As for the reward, he only needed a little land in the Calaika area.

(Kalaika is now the region of Tamil Nadu)