Chapter 762 The new pattern of the lowlands (asking for double monthly tickets)
The two of them walked and talked, and soon came to the officer's tent.
After entering the tent, Joseph motioned to Emang to bring tea and said to Tyne:
"Please take a seat.
"As for the nation-building plan we just mentioned, after you convene the members of the first parliamentary election, France will sign a formal agreement with your parliament."
Tyne excitedly took the tea cup and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you for your help, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! I will contact the MPs as quickly as possible."
"Very good. Then leave and return to Brussels as soon as possible."
Joseph paused and then said: "As I just said, my army is enough to defeat the Austrians, as well as the British and Prussian troops that may come here.
"However, the Flemish people must do something for their own independent cause, otherwise your descendants will only be able to say when introducing their country in the future, 'Our ancestors did nothing when the country was founded.'"< br>
Tyne hurriedly said: "You are right, Your Highness, I will try my best to call on Flemish soldiers to resist the Austrian army.
"Oh, I also have to advise you, that guy Sihaike is a shameless bastard, you can't trust him."
Joseph smiled and said: "Thank you for your suggestion. But right now, one more person means more strength. I think he is willing to do something for the founding of the Flemish nation. As the speaker, you should tolerate anyone who has the same mind."
"Well, okay, I listen to you." Tyne could only nod, "Then give the soldiers you captured to him. I will return to Brussels tonight."
"Okay. You can also choose some soldiers to escort you." Joseph said.
He was not afraid that Tyne would lie to him at all.
After all, it’s hard for anyone to resist the temptation to become one of the founding fathers of our country. This can not only fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Flemish people for centuries, but also win huge power for themselves for very noble and great reasons, and at the same time, it can be praised by people for generations.
And even if Tyne really escapes, won't there still be Sihaike as backup?
Joseph believed that among the more than 2,600 prisoners in the military camp alone, at least ten people could be found who were willing to become the father of the Flemish nation.
At 6 p.m., Tyne rushed to Brussels with three more politically influential officers and 80 soldiers.
He was not worried that the French would not keep their words or that the French army would be defeated.
Because as long as he can use this war to unite the Flemish parliamentarians, he can form a political force that can bargain with Austria.
Of course, if France wins, he will make a lot of money.
And Siheike's efficiency is also very high.
Just three days later, he summoned 2,000 Flemish Austrian prisoners and surrendered to the French army "anyway."
Of course, Siheike did not have such great appeal, mainly because Tyne greeted the Flemish prisoners before leaving.
Soon after, the rangers sent by Joseph also returned to Wavre and reported that there was no sign that the Prince of Coburg had sent troops to rescue Count Radeski.
In fact, the Prince of Coburg had only gathered a defeated army of less than 7,000 men at this time. He was still worried that the French would come to Leuven to destroy him, and desperately tried to challenge the British commander in Utrecht, the Duke of York, who was the son of George III. The second son, Frederick, asked for help but had no intention of taking the initiative.
Joseph waited for another two days, and after the old armies such as the Artois Army and the Lethere Army also arrived at Wavre, he ordered an attack on the town of Mafunni. There was no suspense in the battle. The newly-conquered Flemish people also participated in the battle. In just one day, Count Radeski surrendered.
Subsequently, more than 4,000 Austrian soldiers entered the prisoner camp, most of them Flemish.
Siheik immediately got busy and began to "recruit" the Flemish Army for Joseph.
Joseph asked Lefebvre to extract some middle and lower-level officers from the old French army and organize them with the Flemish people to form two Flemish infantry regiments, a Flemish skirmisher battalion and a Flemish cavalry. camp.
Well, the members of this cavalry battalion are the Austrian cavalry that was tricked by the Dutch cavalry before.
The entire Flemish Army has a total of more than 4,700 people. Although their morale and loyalty are not very high, they are still better than nothing.
Anyway, the Walloon region is relatively wealthy, and there is no logistical pressure at all to bear the burden of thousands more troops.
Without much rest, Joseph led nearly 30,000 troops and began to march towards Brussels.
As the capital of the Southern Netherlands, this is the political center of Austria's rule over the Southern Netherlands. As long as this is captured, the situation in the entire Southern Netherlands will immediately be turned upside down.
At this time, Brussels was defended by only more than 20,000 weak Dutch troops, which was the best time to capture it.
At the same time, the Walloon Chamber of Commerce also held a massive committee meeting in Namur.
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Major General Gayar, wearing a crisp white military uniform, straightened his collar and strode onto the podium at the front of the conference hall.
Yes, he has officially served as the commander-in-chief of the newly formed Walloon District Defense Force-after the "demilitarized zone" agreement was torn up, the formation of an army in the Walloon District became a natural thing.
Nearly 4,000 former Walloon policemen voluntarily joined the Defense Forces, put on military uniforms customized from France, and immediately became soldiers on the spot.
Gayard waved his fists vigorously and said loudly: "Everyone should know that if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not led the army to rescue me, I would have been killed by the Austrian army in Wavre!"
He did not say that he was captured, so as to arouse the common hatred among the committee members.
"Without the strong support of France, sooner or later we will be re-ruled by the Austrians. The blood shed by our soldiers in Wavre will all become meaningless!"
His words immediately won the approval of more than a dozen committee members who were military officers in the audience.
A member of the Chamber of Commerce in his sixties stood up and said: "General Gaillard, the current high degree of autonomy in Wallonia can bring us the greatest benefits. Joining France will cause us to lose a lot. I don't If I remember correctly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not even accept the establishment of a parliament in the Wallonia region. ”
Joseph did demand the dissolution of the Walloon Chamber of Commerce and did not agree with the Chamber of Commerce being transformed into a parliament.
This kind of local council may be a good model in other countries, but he believes that, at least in his lifetime, no local council can develop the local area better than himself.
Chevenemand, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, coughed lightly, stood up and said: "Speaking of the interests of Wallonia, in fact, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has promised me that hundreds of kilometers of wooden tracks will be invested here. Oh, the tracks will be all Paved with steel ”
The conference hall suddenly fell silent.
Most of the committee members sitting here have coal mining or iron-making industries. They know very well that laying hundreds of kilometers of railway tracks will bring them huge benefits!
(End of chapter)