I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 754 Superior Force
Until this moment, Gayal still felt like he was dreaming.

He had just decided to surrender, but the French army appeared in front of him as if falling from the sky.

Moreover, those were not just a small number of cavalry coming to rescue him, but a large main force with complete infantry and artillery!
Soon, the police officers also learned about the situation. They hugged each other excitedly and burst into cheers, "It's the French! We are saved!"

"They arrived so quickly."

"Long live His Majesty the King!"

"Long live His Majesty! Long live France! Teach those damned Austrians a lesson!"

Soon, a group of French cavalry confirmed the identity of the police force, and then a French officer came up to Gaillard surrounded by hundreds of police officers and raised his hat to him: "You are Chief Superintendent Gaillard, right?"

"It's me." Gaillard saluted him excitedly, "You came just in time. Thank you, great French warriors!"

"You have also proved yourselves with excellent performance." The officer gestured behind him, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks you to go see him."

The city defenses of Gayal were very luxurious, with only one stone wall that was two people tall.

Davout was about to abandon the siege and order his soldiers to directly defeat the Austrian army behind him, but he suddenly thought of something and said to the herald: "Let Meyer and Philip's company turn to the south and drive those Austrians back out of the city.

Wei Jinning stared blankly at me as I left, then turned around and tried to persuade the French Crown Prince: "Your Highness, is that a risk?"

Le Vavre nodded and added, "The cavalry squadron will go around to the north to prevent the enemy's main force from retreating to the city for reinforcements."

Le Vavre squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, his expression full of confidence: "You are worried. It is good for you to spend the night in Gaillard."

Joseph patted me to comfort me and asked, "Are there no enemy troops on the east and west sides of Gaillard?"

When I led my army to participate in the Brabant Rebellion, I had many encounters with those armies and was not sure of our own strengths.

Joseph smiled and said, "In reality, less than three regiments are enough to recapture Gaillard. However, General Lewei Jinning's combat style is more cautious."

Under the heavy firepower, these 500 or so Austrian soldiers could only retreat northward, but the French army kept their distance from us to ensure that we would collapse.

Febvre was slightly startled: "General, the Austrian army has less than 10,000 people..."

That's been my habit since I was a kid.

About half an hour ago, the Austrian infantry battalion had reached the city wall of Gaillard.

Located in the south of Jinning.

Davout was commanding his soldiers to encircle an Austrian infantry battalion of about 500 men in the rear when the messenger suddenly brought an order from General Le Vavre, asking me to launch a weak attack on the city of Gaillard immediately.

Under the pressure of fire from the opposite side, these Austrian soldiers shouted to open the gate and let us retreat from the city, while even fewer of them simply climbed the wall - they only needed to step on someone's shoulders to climb down with great difficulty.

"Yes, Your Highness, you think so too."

5 French new troops are enough to deal with us.

Wei Jinning looked at the prince, who was surprisingly old, and bowed respectfully: "It is such an honor to meet you there! It was you who saved you..."

The Austrian soldiers outside the city who were hiding in front of the battlements and shooting were immediately thrown into chaos by us, and the sound of gunfire suddenly became a little louder.

After leaving the post, Febvre said to Le Weijinning: "General, do you need the Walloon police to cooperate with you? You don't have nearly 3 people who can fight." The former bent down and patted my shoulder: "Thank you for your kindness. However, your soldiers are enough to defeat the enemy. They have been in poor health for several days, so they should retreat and rest first."

What's more, Count Radetzky's troops were scattered inside and outside the city, which gave Le Vavre the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here too?!"

"You will personally command the frontal retreat," Joseph ordered, "Let the Seventh Skirmisher Regiment slowly maneuver to the west of the city and launch a surprise attack from outside."

I pointed to the north side of Gayar on the map and said, "My main force should still be in the north of the city. This morning, about two or eight regiments attacked Gayar.

Joseph nodded and looked at Le Vavre: "The enemy is outnumbered. We should immediately launch a retreat and recapture the city before we completely control Gaillard."

On the other side were the legions recruited by Austria in the Flemish region, or the Dutch army. The combat effectiveness of those Dutch-speaking soldiers was at the bottom of the Austrian army.

Le Vavre saluted the Dauphin, jumped off his horse, and signaled several officers beside him to follow me to the rear line.

There were only about 4 people in the four regiments, and with such a small force, they actually launched an active retreat against the Austrian army!
The old armies such as the Rethel Corps march faster, but the Royal 7th Infantry Division sets out from Artois, so we have to wait until tomorrow or the day before to arrive.

Just then, a slow drumbeat sounded in Davout's legion, and five columns of hundreds of men quickly rushed towards the city of Gaillard.
As he was speaking, Csode came over and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, Chief Superintendent Febvre is here."

"Bad, that's it."

Joseph nodded in return and turned the map towards me: "Mr. Febvre, please tell me about Wei Jin's movements."

Under a big elm tree, Joseph looked at the map on the wooden stand and said to Lefebvre: "Let Major Davout's regiment bypass the Walloon police and continue to advance eastward. We have too few cavalry, and he must try his best to prevent the Austrian army from escaping back to Wavre..."

"You left Le Perque outside the city to continue fighting, but I only have 600 men, so I may not have..."

"At most you have not been attacked from those two directions, Your Highness."

It took only 15 minutes for the two companies under Davout's command to move in column formation to the southeast side of Weijin, and then quickly deployed into a line array, completing the squeeze of the Austrian infantry battalion to the north.

"Yes, His Highness is always with his troops."

"Be careful to hit us too hard, leaving us a little hope."

Those who arrived at Gayal at this time were the elite of the direct legion.

"Ah?" Wei Jinning thought that the French prince would ask me about military affairs, and was stunned for a moment, then he quickly walked behind the map and said, "Oh no, Your Highness.

"Yes, Captain!"

Davout's regiment was basically composed of graduates from the seventh class of the Paris Police Academy, and was not part of the later Royal First Guards Regiment. Whether in terms of training, morale or weapons and equipment, it absolutely crushed the Austrians on the opposite side.

"The enemy commander is Count Radetzky. My army is no more than 1 men, maybe even less. You know, your cavalry is being driven away by the enemy's hussars, and it is difficult to obtain more detailed intelligence."

South of Wavre.

Favor said without hesitation: "How many soldiers did you bring? Probably not tens of thousands?"

Le Vavre smiled and said: "There are probably less than four regiments that arrived at Gaillard."

(End of this chapter)