Chapter 750 Warning from the Walloon Chamber of Commerce
Count Radeski looked up at the sky, frowned slightly, and said to the staff:
“Order to speed up the march, and you must enter Wallonia before dark. Fur."
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The order he received was to control Namur, the transportation hub of Wallonia, as quickly as possible.
With France likely to intervene in the situation in Wallonia, the sooner he arrived there, the more time he would have to prepare for war.
However, as soon as his order was conveyed, a short horn sound suddenly came from the front of the team. It was a prompt sound that there was a problem in the front and notified the rear to stop advancing.
Count Radesky did not wait long, a cavalry captain rushed over from the front team, saluted him and said:
"General, there is a group of people blocking the road. One of them seems to be There are officials from the Walloon Chamber of Commerce and reporters.”
Radesky frowned and sneered:
"Oh, do these idiots think they can stop us like they stopped the Brussels security team?"
Just one day ago, the security team sent by the Flemish regional government to the Walloon region to "quell the riots" was intercepted by Wallonia. They were intercepted by the regional police and returned to Brussels in disgrace. More than a dozen people were arrested by the Walloon police.
Count Radeski urged his horse along the road to the front of the queue, and saw dozens of Walloon officials blocking the road holding hands, with more than a dozen reporters standing on both sides. .
He turned his head to signal to the attendant.
The latter immediately stepped forward and shouted:
"General Radeski complied with the order of His Majesty the Emperor and came to resolve the chaos in Wallonia. You must get out of the way immediately, otherwise it will be regarded as a provocation to His Majesty the Emperor."
A person blocking the road The official went to Count Radesky's horse and handed a document He handed it to the attendant and said with a serious expression:
"On behalf of the Walloon Chamber of Commerce, I solemnly protest against the Austrian army's violation of the Walloon Demilitarized Zone!"
"Please leave immediately, otherwise the Chamber of Commerce The Walloon Regional Police will be authorized to arrest you. ”
Count Radesky looked at the officers beside him, and suddenly burst into laughter:
"Haha, did you hear what he said? Arrest?"
"He dared to threaten His Majesty the Emperor's army? It really made me laugh."
"I looked at his head There must be something wrong."
Count Radeski tore up the document and threw it on the ground, impatiently waving at the officer beside him: "Disperse them."
"Yes, General!"
The officer quickly issued a series of orders, and hundreds of soldiers immediately surrounded him, pointing their guns diagonally in the air.
The next moment, deafening gunfire erupted, shocking the people of the Walloon Chamber of Commerce to shrink back.
The officer pointed forward again, and the soldier behind him leveled his gun and pointed it at the crowd blocking the road.
“Robbers, you robbers!”
“You will be punished!”
The representatives of the Chamber of Commerce protested angrily and dispersed in all directions to get out of the way.
The reporters were excitedly writing down notes in their notebooks, preparing to go back and break the big news.
The Austrian army was then able to continue its advance. Count Radeski talked to several officers about whether His Majesty the Emperor would order an attack on the French mainland after capturing Namur.
But the Austrian forward army only advanced less than 5 kilometers before stopping again.
“What happened again?” Count Radesky looked forward irritably.
After a moment, the same cavalry officer hurried over, but his expression was not as relaxed as before:
"General, the hussars found a large number of Walloon police 1,500 yards away to the south."
< br>Count Radesky smiled disdainfully. In his subconscious mind, the police are basically gangsters controlled by the government.
"Police? How many people are there?"
The captain said: "There are more than 2,000 people, general." "There are quite a few people." Count Radeski snorted. , turned to look at the staff officer beside him, "Androsch, which unit is responsible for forward security?"
The latter thought for a moment and said: "It's Lieutenant Colonel Busek's Derna Skirmishers."
Count Radeski nodded and ordered: "Let Busek drive Get rid of those annoying guys. He has two hours to complete this task."
"Yes, General!"
A skirmisher regiment with over 1,400 soldiers to deal with. There should be more than enough police officers.
Moreover, the deployment speed of skirmishers is relatively fast and has minimal impact on the march, which is suitable for carrying out this kind of "torture" task.
One hour later.
Lieutenant Colonel Busek looked at the neat gray-white infantry line in front of the trees to the south with his binoculars - to be precise, it should be the police line - and couldn't help but frown slightly.
“Why do those policemen conduct line array training?”
But he soon noticed that the policemen were pulling a straight rope in front of them, and he was relieved.
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It is a tool to help recruits fight in a neat manner, and at the same time, it can also prevent recruits from running around.
Obviously, these police officers were just lining up to bluff.
He put down the telescope, turned his head and asked the regiment staff: "Are you ready?"
"Yes, regimental leader, you can launch an attack at any time."
"Then what are you waiting for? Teach these ignorant guys a lesson."
Soon, rhythmic drums sounded everywhere, and the soldiers of the Derna Skirmisher Regiment spread out into a 1.5-kilometer-wide fan-shaped attack surface and began to head south Oppression passes.
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Northern suburbs of Wavre.
Hearing the intensive sound of drums in the distance, Bourget licked his lips nervously, sweat dripping from his forehead.
Although when he was training at the Paris Police Academy, he listened to the instructor all day long, "You must be ready at any time to deal with all dangerous situations and defeat any enemy."
But the most powerful opponent he faced before was Just over 30 gang members with guns.
But what is attacking here now is an organized army!
"Hey, Alois, we won't die here, will we?"
The round-faced young policeman on his left wiped the sweat from his palms and gritted his teeth and said:
"Have you forgotten? These guys want to take over the entire Wallonia area. We must drive them away!"
A soldier with a broad forehead in the back row nodded vigorously:
"I don't want to Go back to your life 3 years ago. Damn the Austrians."
His words caused the surrounding soldiers to nod in agreement.
Yes, in the past, under the rule of the Austrians, Wallonia had no decent industry at all, and taxes were very heavy, making life poor.
In the eyes of the Flemish people who own the port of Antwerp, they are a group of poor country bumpkins.
It wasn’t until 3 years ago that France and Austria signed the “Demilitarized Zone Agreement” in Wallonia, and a large number of French businessmen began to pour into Wallonia to explore coal mines and invest in factories, and the area quickly became wealthy.
Even people from the Flemish region came to Wallonia to work.
Most of the family members and friends of these police officers relied on the newly built coal mines and iron smelting plants to live a good life.
They knew very well that the Austrians suddenly sent troops not to help build the Wallonia region.
But to steal everything here!
They must keep this new life for the Walloons.
(End of this chapter)