The next day, after the sun rose.
Yesterday's results had only just been tallied. The Hechingen Brigade had suffered 256 casualties, including 78 killed and three missing.
The French Fifty-Fourth Brigade had 2,324 men captured last night and 687 killed. The remaining personnel fled into the forest, and by the next day, more than a hundred gradually returned and surrendered to the Hechingen Brigade after getting lost.
Allied, commander of the French Fifty-Fourth Brigade, had been stabbed to death in last night's chaotic battle. He had two knife wounds on his body, and because it had been dark, no one knew who had killed him.
This battle had undoubtedly been a great victory, but the casualties of more than two hundred men still pained Heinrich somewhat. Leopold, who had long grown accustomed to such sights, said, "War is this cruel!"
Prussia and France were fighting to the death. Prussia now held the upper hand, and the Kingdom of Italy could finally no longer hold itself back.
"Your Majesty, our intelligence personnel have already confirmed it. France's last contingent withdrew on July 28. Germany and Prussia have now begun their fierce battle. This is the perfect opportunity for us to retake Rome!"
Emmanuel II still said with some concern, "The situation on the front remains unclear. We do not know whether the French still have the ability to interfere with Italian unification. What if Prussia loses and the French settle accounts after the autumn harvest?"
"This is not something we should worry about. Right now, both Prussia and France must act according to our mood. Whichever side we join, the scales of victory will tip toward that side. Therefore, both countries will only strive to win us over. If we annex the Papal States at this time, they will only