I Am the Crown Prince in France

Chapter 470 The Golden Cicada Escapes (please vote for me at the end of the month!)

Under the desperate shouts of senior French and Austrian officers, the soldiers on both sides did not dare to use weapons, but the group fight was extremely fierce.

Finally, after the French Guards Corps arrived at the scene, more than 1,600 people who were almost losing their minds were finally forcibly separated.

At noon that day, Perna looked at the hundreds of wounded outside the field hospital and she felt like crying.

I was beaten for no reason, and as a result, my workload increased significantly.

She looked at the sky with panda eyes and made a cross on her chest:

"God, what did I do wrong?"

…

Paris.

Second floor of the Tuileries Palace.

Joseph was discussing the details of tax reform with Brian, Bai and others when he heard Eman knocking on the door and whispering:

"Your Highness, there is an urgent report from Vienna."

Joseph signaled the messenger to come in, took the report and read it quickly, and suddenly frowned.

The military discipline of Kellerman's regiment was indeed bad enough. In order to compete for supremacy, it triggered a large group fight with thousands of people, and even injured Perna.

It’s crazy how powerful such an army can be.

He was about to sign the punishment list attached at the back - there were more than 600 people on it, including 27 officers.

The moment the pen was about to fall on the paper, he suddenly thought of something. He couldn't help but paused and narrowed his eyes slightly.

At the moment, because Leopold II was busy with his coronation and the Prussian army, which had just suffered a defeat, had no intention of taking the initiative to attack, the war in Silesia had temporarily stopped.

This gave him an opportunity to gradually transfer the French army back to the country.

But there are still more than 40,000 French soldiers in Silesia. On such a large scale, a slight carelessness in the retreat may cause dissatisfaction in Austria.

Maybe this group fight is a good thing and we can take advantage of it.

Joseph thought for a moment, drew a few big crosses on the punishment list, and then wrote in the blank space left for signature:

For the actions that harmed French field hospital doctors, it is reasonable and reasonable to give the perpetrators a stern lesson. This incident showed the bloody spirit of the French warriors and defended the dignity of France. It is recommended that the punishment be revoked. Joseph. March 22, 1790.

Then, he wrote a letter to Chief of General Staff Berthier and Baron Alphonse, the French Ambassador to Austria. He handed the punishment document and the two letters to the courier, and gave a few brief instructions.

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Silesia.

Liegnitz, the French Kellermann Army camp, Berthier severely reprimanded the three regiments and two battalions that participated in the last group fight in front of General Wilmser and other Austrian officers who were invited to come - It doesn't matter how many people in your army are involved in the fight. As long as someone goes, everyone will be punished.

Then, he publicly announced the punishment decisions for these troops, including demoting officers, deducting salary and even confinement for soldiers, and immediately returning the troops involved to France to undergo severe rectification.

Seeing that Berthier was punished so harshly, General Wilmser immediately affirmed his actions and promised to report to His Majesty the Emperor, stating that the Franco-Austrian friendship had not been affected in the slightest.

A few days later, nearly 4,000 French troops who had been punished began to return to the country.

When they entered the French border of Strasbourg dejectedly, the officer leading the team immediately took out the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and read it in public.

When thousands of French soldiers heard the Crown Prince say that they were "bloody" and "defended their dignity", they were so excited that they couldn't contain themselves:

"Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I will always be loyal to His Highness!"

"His Royal Highness is not afraid of offending the damn Austrians at all. He is the hero of France!"

Later, the officer announced that His Highness had revoked all their sanctions and the withheld salary would be replenished later.

The cheers of the soldiers soared into the sky, and many were even moved to tears and prayed loudly for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

While these French troops were withdrawing from Silesia, the Ambassador to Austria, Baron Alphonse, held cordial talks with the Austrian Foreign Minister, Baron Turgut.

"Those bastards dare to go to the Allied camp to cause trouble," Baron Alphonse waved his hand indignantly, "No matter how severe the punishment is!

"I heard that the troops involved will be examined one by one by the gendarme in Paris. Well, they are going to be in bad luck."

He looked at Baron Turgut and said very sincerely: "Your Highness hopes that you can convey to His Majesty the Emperor that the Franco-Austrian alliance will always be unbreakable."

Baron Turgut nodded repeatedly: "Long live the Franco-Austrian Alliance, I believe your Majesty will understand this matter.

"In addition, are the penalties for the troops too severe? Especially those who did not participate in the fight, they will also be implicated..."

"No, military discipline must be strict!" Alphonse said firmly, "This is the decision of the General Staff. You don't have to plead for them."

He then lowered his voice again: "However, our Crown Prince is very angry this time. As you know, the injured Miss Perna and him... well, are relatively close.

"So, he hopes that you will also severely punish those involved in this matter."

A cautious look appeared on Baron Turgut's face.

He had heard before that the identity of the female doctor who was beaten was not simple, and today he finally got confirmation from the ambassador to Austria.

He nodded hurriedly and said: "I promise Your Highness that I will give a satisfactory explanation to Miss Perna!"

On the other hand, the Austrian pro-French faction headed by Count Kaunitz was in a state of panic.

Recently, because of the fighting among the troops, the political forces in the country who were dissatisfied with France began to make a fuss, especially Baron Walter, who was very happy.

The first batch of Hungarian troops arrived in Silesia last week, and Walter and his people even suggested to His Majesty the Emperor that "France's influence on Austria should be reduced", which actually implied the withdrawal of the French troops from Silesia.

Fortunately, the French side severely punished the soldiers involved, which made Kaunitz relieved and hurried to meet Leopold II to say something good for France.

However, what he didn't know was that at this time, the coalition garrison in Silesia had another incident.

Because Vienna issued a strict order, the Austrian army was severely punished for participating in the fight, and the whole army was full of resentment.

However, a French artillery battalion commander brought people to the Austrian military camp for no reason and said that the Austrians only knew how to beat women. Last time, they didn't dare to fight back when he came to beat them, and they even complained to the French General Staff. Even his 5-year-old child disdained to do so.

Since these people didn't use dirty words, the Austrians couldn't do anything to them.

But the Austrian soldiers couldn't stand it.

Finally, the angry Austrians, represented by several officers, agreed with the French battalion commander that the two sides would compete in the French camp three days later.