I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 460: The Allies' Obligations

The expected loud noise did not occur.

Basel and Baron Walter looked at the pistol at the same time, and then realized that it was not fired.

Although the flintlock gun is now quite mature, there is a certain probability that the sparks will fly randomly when the flint hits the spark piece, and the sparks will not fly into the chamber. This also causes the firing rate of the flintlock gun to never exceed 90%.

And Bazel encountered that unlucky 10%.

Walter was stunned for a moment, then he pulled the skilled girl beside him, turned around and fled into the house, shouting at the same time:
"Help! Someone is trying to kill me!"

Bazel angrily pushed away the lighter and pulled up the flint clip again. When he raised his gun again, he saw the frightened Finny blocking the bastard.

He couldn’t bear to accidentally hurt the woman, so he stepped forward and pushed her away, but he saw Walter overturned the table and hid behind it.

At the entrance of the corridor, Walter’s bodyguard heard the cry for help and hurried over here.

When he walked around the door, he immediately saw a man walking towards the overturned wooden table with a gun in hand, and his master's shoes were sticking out from the edge of the table.

The bodyguard moved very skillfully. He took out a dagger from his waist and threw it at Basel.

At the same time, the music teacher finally walked to the wooden table, pointed the gun downward, and pulled the trigger hard.

However, with a light "puff" sound, his body was slightly tilted by something, and at the same time, the pistol spewed out flames. A bullet flew past Walter's thigh and hit the wine cabinet behind him.

Suddenly wood chips flew everywhere, and Walter let out a scream.

A look of joy flashed across Basel's face, but then he felt a sharp pain in his back. Then all the strength seemed to be drained from his body, and he fell to the side with his head tilted.

His vision began to blur, and he could vaguely see that the bastard was covered in blood and screaming.

"Flowers of Vienna, I have killed the devil..." His body convulsed, but he kept a few words in his mouth, "I love you, I hope you can be free..."

The bodyguard rushed in, glanced at the dagger on the assassin's left back, reached out and touched his carotid artery, and confirmed that he was dead. Then he came to the side of Baron Walter who was leaning in the corner:

"Where are you hurt?"

"No, I don't know. It hurts! I was shot! Ah, ah——"

The bodyguard straightened him up and looked him over carefully, confirming that only his waist and legs were pierced by flying wood splinters and his palm was pierced by wood chips, and there were no fatal injuries. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Schönbrunn Palace.

When Joseph II, lying on the hospital bed, heard what his brother Leopold II said in his ear, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and struggled to sit up.

The doctor next to him immediately stepped forward to support him, and heard the emperor, who had not spoken for nearly a week, speak with difficulty:

"Okay! Okay! Lig...nitz, dinner, I..."

Leopold II quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, are you planning to hold a dinner to celebrate the recapture of Liegnitz?"

Joseph II nodded weakly and tried to raise his hand:
"Award... Lacy..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have sent Marshal Lacy's commendation order to the front line." Leopold II said, "Currently, nearly 7 coalition troops are storming the Breslau Fortress."

"Good, good!" Joseph II's pale face was full of smiles, "I want Silesia..."

As he spoke, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and fell asleep leaning against the doctor.

The latter hurriedly checked the emperor's pulse and nodded to Leopold II:
"Your Majesty is just too weak. Perhaps I should perform a bloodletting treatment on him."

"Then I'll leave it all to you."

……

In a suite on the second floor of Schönbrunn Palace, Crown Princess Ludovica of Austria looked at her brother, who was wrapped in gauze, with heartache, especially his left hand, where only two fingers were left as the rest had been amputated by doctors.

Suddenly, cheers came from outside the window. Baron Walter turned around and looked:
"Cousin, what are they doing?"

"It should be a celebration of the victory at Liegnitz," Ludovica said. "It is said that Marshal Lacy won a victory there and annihilated nearly 2 enemy troops. Now he has reached Breslau." Walter covered the wound on his waist and asked in surprise, "How is this possible? Didn't they say last week that the situation in Silesia was not favorable and even the defense line was broken by the Prussians... Why is it happening again?"

"Marshal Lacy's report said that the French suddenly appeared on the Prussian flank of the offensive line and cut off the enemy..."

Walter was startled and asked hurriedly, "Aren't the French troops surrounded in Oberon?"

Ludovica sneered: "Who knows? They just broke through suddenly."

Walter grabbed her arm and said, "So, the French Dauphin was not captured?"

"No," Ludovica curled her lips, "His Majesty even sent someone to write a letter to express his gratitude to him."

Walter suddenly widened his eyes: “It turned out to be him…”

"Who is it? What are you talking about?"

"The assassin mentioned him at the time. I thought he was captured or dead, so I didn't pay much attention to it."

Walter looked a little frightened: "Now it seems that the assassin was sent by him! Yes, that woman must have wanted to take revenge on me, so she asked him to kill me..."

Ludovica looked at him nervously: "Who is that?"

"The Dauphin of France!"

……

The city of Liegnitz.

Joseph was watching the Austrian army coming to relieve the guard with great pleasure, when he saw Berthier walking quickly towards him, saluted and said:

"Your Highness, Marshal Lacy sent a group of people to deliver a batch of supplies to the troops, as well as some women... well, he also requested that we go to Breslau as soon as possible."

He lowered his voice again:
"From what I've heard, his offense there doesn't seem to be going well."

Joseph nodded:
"Please write back for me, thanking Marshal Lacy for the supplies. As for going to Breslau..."

He recalled the time. It was already February. Although he couldn't remember the exact date of Joseph II's death, it should be very close.

"You can just say that our army needs to rest for half a month after a long and fierce battle. Then you can go and reinforce them immediately."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Berthier was about to turn around and leave, but Joseph stopped him again:
"By the way, please give a secret order to General Kellermann, asking him to pack up his baggage and be ready to return to France at any time."

At present, more than half of the 3 French troops under Kellermann were following Marshal Lacy to attack Breslau.

"Ah?" Berthier was a little surprised. "Can you tell me the reason?"

Joseph smiled slightly: "We can't get too deep in Silesia, it's time to leave."

Berthier was shocked: "Your Highness, this will seriously affect the Franco-Austrian alliance."

"Please don't worry, I will handle the diplomatic issues."

……

United Kingdom.

London.

Parliament Hall, St. James's Palace.

James Fox, the leader of the Whig Party, put his hands on the table and said loudly:

"France is already at war! They have over 5 troops in Silesia. Now is the time to fulfill our military obligations to our Prussian allies!"

(End of this chapter)