I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 1078 There are countermeasures to chaos
Ney showed no joy at the great victory. Instead, he frowned and said coldly, "This reckless man... why did he act on his own?"

The messenger said nervously, "The Algiers' army has lost the will to fight back. That's why the commander wanted to take advantage of Mittja's lack of vigilance..."

Ney waved him away, then thought for a moment, called him back, and wrote a short order for him to deliver to Jemille.

After the messenger left, Ney immediately summoned several high-ranking officers and instructed them: "The Tunisian Legion has unexpectedly breached Mitijah. This has severely disrupted our plans. We must act quickly."

"Major Aliji, you will lead an infantry regiment and an artillery battery to the Toso Mountains in the northeast to annihilate the remnants of Kuroglu there."

Well, although there were still 13,000 Algiers' troops near Mount Toso, Ney considered them to be nothing more than remnants.

He then looked at a tall officer: "Lieutenant Colonel Suham, you command the 7th Dragoon Regiment and the 4th Hussar Regiment to proceed to the Teneesasi Pass at top speed to set up defenses."

"The other legions began a forced march, preparing to take control of the upper reaches of the Sharif River."

According to Joseph's plan, after Ney's rapid march secured the passage between Algiers and Morocco to the west, the troops remaining in the central region would suddenly occupy Mitijah to cut off the Algiers parliament and their army's escape to Morocco. This would also prevent Moroccan reinforcements from reaching Algiers.

But now, Jemüll has stirred up a hornet's nest for Mitija, and the Algiers leadership has certainly begun to flee. This will bring considerable trouble to the future management of this region.

As the mobile Sharp signal vehicle was erected, the signalmen used Morse code to quickly transmit Ney's orders to each company via towering wooden poles.

In less than half an hour, the nearly 20,000 troops had completed their formation and turn, and began to head towards their three destinations.

Ney then wrote a report himself and had the messenger deliver it to Annaba. The steam paddle steamers in the port of Annaba could deliver his report to the port of Marseille in just four and a half days, and then send it to Paris via the Chap signal.

……

In the swordplay classroom on the second floor of Versailles Palace, Joseph saw Alexandra suddenly take a half step back, her sword noticeably lower than usual, and knew that his brother was in trouble.

Sure enough, Charles's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he swung his sword at the "gap".

The next moment, the Crown Princess turned to the side, avoiding Charles's attack, and then reversed the hilt of her sword, striking him diagonally upwards at his ribs.

Charles groaned, clutching his chest and bending over.

Alexandra hadn't clearly used much force, so he quickly stood up, sheathed his sword, and made a salute: "I lost. Well, this time, just a little bit could have made a completely different outcome."

Alexandra smiled and said, "Do you know the difference between those killed on the battlefield and the victors?"

"Is the latter more courageous?"

"No, his bullet was just a little off, so it missed."

Charles glanced at his brother, who was watching the fight with a smile, then, his face flushed and neck red, drew his sword, ready to challenge again—this second French prince was 11 years old this year, and his strength and speed had caught up with Alexandra, but his skills were still slightly lacking. Also, the boy was somewhat straightforward and often fell for his opponents' tricks. Just then, Emmanuel quickly walked past the two men and said to Joseph with his hand on his chest, "Your Highness, General Berthier and General Lavalette have urgent business with you."

Joseph nodded and waved to the two "swordsmen": "Keep practicing. Charles, I'm waiting for your challenge."

As agreed, after Ciel defeats Alexandra, he will be able to challenge his brother. In his mind, his brother is a great hero who commands thousands of troops, and his swordsmanship must be unparalleled.

Well, the reality is that Joseph only took a few dozen sword lessons at the military academy, and his skill level is just at the beginner level, far inferior to his younger brother who has practiced swordsmanship since childhood. However, it seems unlikely that Charles will have the opportunity to spar with him anytime soon.

In the Crown Prince's reception room, Berthier handed Ney's report to Joseph: "Your Highness, the Jemille Legion has suddenly stormed into Mittigia. I failed to give him clear and repeated orders, which was my oversight."

Joseph glanced at the report and waved his hand, saying, "You don't need to blame yourself. The overall operational plan should not be revealed to him in advance. The General Staff should issue an order to suspend him from his duties temporarily for reflection."

"It seems that the Tunisian Legion should also send honorary representatives as soon as possible. This would reduce such situations considerably."

Honorary representatives are directly commanded by a separate system within the General Staff. One of their regular duties is to supervise military discipline, and they have the power to veto orders from military commanders in major incidents. This is the most effective means of remedying and correcting the relatively lax atmosphere among officers in this era.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Berthier nodded, then continued, “Your Highness, the General Staff’s current plan is to have the Ney Legion launch a dispersed attack to control all the provinces of Algiers. Then, Count Uster will establish a governor’s office in Mittja. If those Algiers councilors do not come to Mittja to accept their appointments, they will be listed as ‘rioters’ and wanted.”

North Africa is of great geostrategic importance to France. Joseph took advantage of the Kabila rebellion to control Algiers, which was also a retaliation for Algiers' collusion with the British to antagonize France several years earlier.

Uster was the governor he sent to Algiers.

Joseph thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "These people in the Algiers Parliament have considerable influence in the area. It is very likely that we will not be able to catch them even after decades if we rely solely on our army to issue warrants."

"If Britain takes the opportunity to intervene again, they may even incite tribal rebellions in the mountains."

Berthier frowned as well: "This is indeed a problem. Should we offer them some of our profits to win them over?"

“Of course not.” Joseph shook his head again. He intended to develop Algiers as a core province of France, and allowing these old Algiers forces to join the bureaucratic system would only do more harm than good.

"We should make good use of the three forces in Algiers. We can certainly let them create chaos first..."

After he finished giving his instructions to Berthier, the security chief, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it's still about Algiers."

"Two weeks ago, the Mzab tribe rejected our offer to cooperate and announced that it would mobilize its army to support the Algiers Parliament."

Joseph was somewhat surprised; "Haven't they heard about Jemilla's attack on Mittja?"

“They know,” Lavalette said. “The Mzab people must have been so frightened by Kuroglu that they dare not betray him.”

(End of this chapter)