I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 762: A New Pattern in the Lowlands (Requesting Double Monthly Tickets)
The two men talked as they walked, and soon arrived in front of the officers' tent.

After entering the tent, Joseph signaled Emmanuel to bring tea and said to Tyne:

"Please take a seat.

"Regarding the nation-building plan we just talked about, France will sign a formal agreement with your parliament after you have convened the members for the first parliamentary elections."

Tyne took the teacup excitedly and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you for your help, Your Highness! I will contact the parliamentarians as quickly as possible."

"Very good. Then you should return to Brussels as soon as possible."

Joseph paused, then continued: “As I said just now, my army is enough to defeat the Austrians, as well as the British and Prussian armies that may come here.

"However, Flemish people must do something for their independence. Otherwise, your descendants will have to say when introducing their country that 'our ancestors did nothing when the country was founded'."

Tain said hurriedly: “You are right, Your Highness, I will call on the Flemish soldiers to resist the Austrian army as much as possible.

"Oh, I have to advise you that Sihaike is a shameless bastard. You can't trust him."

Joseph smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice. But at the moment, one more person means one more force. I think he is willing to do something for the establishment of the Flemish nation. As the Speaker, you should be tolerant and accept any like-minded people."

"Well, okay, I'll listen to you." Tyne had no choice but to nod, "Then hand over the soldiers you captured to him. I'll go back to Brussels tonight."

"Okay. You can also choose some soldiers to escort you." Joseph said.

He was not afraid that Tyne would deceive him.

After all, it is hard for anyone to resist the temptation of becoming the founding father of a country. Not only can this fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Flemish people for centuries, but it can also win great power for oneself 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, doesn't he still have Sihaik as a backup?
Joseph believed that among the more than 2600 prisoners in the barracks alone, he could find at least ten people who were willing to become the father of the Flemish nation.

At 6 p.m., Tayné rushed to Brussels with three politically influential officers and 3 soldiers.

He was not worried that the French would go back on their word or that the French army would be defeated.

Because if he could use this war to unite the Flemish parliamentarians, he would be able to form a political force to bargain with Austria.

Of course, if France wins, he will make even more money.

And Sihek's efficiency is also very high.

Just three days later, he gathered 2 Flemish prisoners from Austria and "joined the French army anyway".

Of course, Sihak did not have such a strong appeal, mainly because Tyne greeted the Flemish prisoners before leaving.

Soon after, the rangers sent by Joseph also returned to Wavre and reported that they had found no signs that Prince Coburg had sent troops to rescue Count Radetzky.

In fact, Prince Coburg had only gathered less than 7 defeated troops at this time. He was still worried that the French would come to Leuven to destroy him. He desperately asked for help from the British commander in Utrecht, the Duke of York, Frederick, the second son of George III, and had no intention of taking the initiative to attack.

Joseph waited for two more days, and after the old army, including the Artois Army and the Rethel Army, arrived in Wavre, he ordered an attack on the town of Mavrgne. The battle was without any suspense, and the newly surrendered Flemish also participated in the battle. In just one day, Count Radetzky surrendered.

Subsequently, more than 4 Austrian soldiers entered the prisoner-of-war camp, most of whom were Flemish.

Scheik immediately got busy and began to "recruit" the Flemish Legion for Joseph.

Joseph asked Lefebvre to select some middle and lower-level officers from the old French army and combine them with the Flemish to form two Flemish infantry regiments, a Flemish skirmisher battalion and a Flemish cavalry battalion.

Well, the members of this cavalry battalion are the Austrian cavalry that were previously tricked by the Dutch cavalry.

The entire Flemish Legion has a total of more than 4 people. Although their morale and loyalty are not very high, it is better than nothing.

Anyway, the Wallonia region is relatively wealthy, so there is no pressure at all to bear the logistics of several thousand more troops.

Without much rest, Joseph led an army of nearly 3 and began to march towards Brussels.

As the capital of the Southern Netherlands, this place is the political center of Austria's rule over the Southern Netherlands. As long as this place is conquered, the situation in the entire Southern Netherlands will immediately turn upside down.

At this time, Brussels was defended by only more than 2 weak Dutch troops, which was the best time to capture it.

At the same time, the Wallonia Chamber of Commerce also held a high-profile plenary meeting in Namur.

Major General Gayal, dressed in a neat white military uniform, straightened his collar and strode to the podium at the front of the conference hall.

Yes, he has officially taken up the post of commander-in-chief of the newly formed Wallonia Defense Force - after the "demilitarized zone" agreement was torn up, it became a natural thing for the Wallonia region to form an army.

Nearly 4 former Walloon police officers voluntarily joined the defense force, put on custom-made uniforms from France, and immediately became soldiers on the spot.

Gaillard pumped his fists vigorously and shouted, "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 mention being captured, so as to arouse the committee members' hatred of the enemy.

"Without the support of a strong France, we will sooner or later be ruled by the Austrians again. The blood shed by our soldiers in Wavre will become meaningless!"

His words immediately won the approval of more than a dozen military officers in the audience.

A Chamber of Commerce member in his sixties stood up and said, "General Gaillard, the current high degree of autonomy in Wallonia can bring us the greatest benefits. If we join France, we will lose a lot. If I remember correctly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not even accept the establishment of a parliament in Wallonia."

Joseph did call for the dissolution of the Walloon Chamber of Commerce and did not agree with the chamber's transformation 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 other local council will be able to develop the local area better than himself.

Chamber of Commerce President Chevennemang coughed lightly, stood up and said, "Speaking of the interests of the Wallonia region, in fact, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has promised me that he will invest hundreds of kilometers of wooden tracks here. Oh, the tracks will all be paved with steel."

The conference hall suddenly fell silent.

The vast majority of the members present here are involved in coal mining or iron smelting industries. They know very well how huge profits laying hundreds of kilometers of railway tracks will bring them!
(End of this chapter)