War was fought with money and provisions. Given the Kingdom of Sardinia's national strength, it could not sustain the fight for long. John Bull's loans were not easy to obtain, and given the Kingdom of Sardinia's current situation, securing another loan was practically impossible.
The Hungarian Republic was now hanging by a thread. If Austria's civil war ended while the war in Venice was still unresolved, the consequences were obvious enough.
At the Venetian front, inside the Kingdom of Sardinia's army headquarters, Badoglio was spiritedly mapping out the grand strategy—no, commanding the army.
Setting aside the combat strength of either side, at least in terms of troop numbers, the Kingdom of Sardinia held an absolute advantage.
Austria could commit fewer than a hundred thousand men to the Venetian battlefield, while Badoglio commanded two hundred thousand troops. Even with the Lombardy rebellion tying down part of his forces, he still had one hundred sixty thousand men.
"Marshal, word has arrived from home. The Vienna government has dispatched fifty thousand reinforcements to the Venetian region and ordered us to capture Venice before the enemy reinforcements arrive!"
The intelligence officer's words scared Badoglio half to death. He hurriedly asked, "When will the enemy reinforcements reach Venice?"
"The Vienna government has drawn fifty thousand troops from the Austrian Legion. They are coming from Kapfenberg. At the latest, they will arrive within half a month; at the earliest, no sooner than ten days."
Upon hearing this, Badoglio turned his gaze to the map and studied it carefully.
The Venetian offensive had originally been intended to force the Austrian army to return in support, thereby relieving pressure on the Hungarian Republic.
But that depended on the Kingdom of Sardinia capturing Venice. Both sides were still locked in fierce battle. If Austria gained another fifty thousand