Chapter 422 Urgent March

Looking at the alien army appearing on the horizon, and then at his own team, Raquel suddenly frowned.

After all, the time was too short, and I could only barely complete the reorganization of the defeated troops. There was no time to train the troops, let alone to command them freely.

With the supervising team watching, it can be used to defend the city, but it can perform other combat tasks. I'm afraid it will collapse as soon as it leaves the city.

"Send the order, the magic crystal cannon is aimed at the enemy camp and fire a volley!"

Raquel sighed.

His own strength is not good enough to launch a surprise attack while the opponent's footing is unstable. He can only rely on the magic crystal cannon to give the opponent a decisive blow.

The effect is not important, the key is to embolden your own people. Judging from the reactions of the soldiers on the city wall, we can see that even before the enemy attacks, some people's legs are trembling.

The roar of cannons kicked off the war.

The flying shells and the splashed mud after the explosion sprayed all over the giant general's face, which angered the commander of the army.

The 18-meter-tall behemoth picked up a huge stone with a diameter of 1.5 meters and smashed it towards the city wall, roaring: "Counterattack!"

The giants in the team became busy one after another. Some people lifted up huge rocks, some uprooted big trees... and went directly to the city wall to greet them.

A huge boulder fell from the sky and hit the three defenders, instantly creating a puddle of flesh.

As if awakening the memory of panic in their bones, many of the soldiers defending the city dropped their weapons and tried to escape from the battlefield. In anger, Raquel pulled out his knight's sword on the spot and killed two deserters himself.

The supervising team also took action and stopped the farce with the help of human heads hanging on the tower.

Without saying anything, Raquel was deeply shocked. Fighting against magical technology with flesh and blood, it is no wonder that the Eastern Warhammer Kingdom collapsed so quickly.

If the number of giants increases, the pattern of the Aslant continent may change accordingly.

As far as he knew, the giants in front of him, who were more than ten meters tall, could only be regarded as average among the giants.

Judging from the intelligence collected by the principality, the largest giant currently on the battlefield is more than thirty meters tall.

When a player of this level appears on the battlefield, he is a real killer.

"As expected of a race that can contend with a giant dragon!"

Raquel couldn't help but sigh.

This statement is an exaggeration. Giants who can compete with dragons do exist, but they are the legendary Titans.

They are casually fifty or sixty meters tall, and their bodies can even exceed a hundred meters. These perverts are players of the same level as the giant dragons.

As if cursed, the powerful Titans had become extinct in ancient times.

The remaining bloodline is passed down among the giant clan. Occasionally, if luck comes, it may be able to awaken, but these are all short-lived.

Compared with the human race, ordinary giants are still powerful, but their numbers have made them withdraw from the mainland stage.

Seeing the decline of the Warhammer Kingdom, and having rested and recuperated for hundreds of years, the giant clan, whose territory resources could no longer meet the needs of racial development, joined forces with a group of ancient relics to fight back.

"Catum, calm down and don't forget our mission!"

The eight-clawed monster scolded.

Holt was helpless when he met this impulsive partner. But there is no way. The multi-clawed tribe and the giant tribe have been hugging each other for warmth for many years.

If the giant family typically only grows muscles and no brains, then their multi-clawed family is the other extreme.

Under the pressure of survival, two races with complementary talents naturally came together.

In fact, the giant family is not completely brainless. It's just that there are only a few giants with brains, and most of them are impulsive.

The Polyclaws are not just weaklings, but compared to the ancient remnants of the ice and snow world, the overall strength of the race is relatively weak. For example, Holt is a strong person.

It's very easy to judge their strength, just count their claws. One claw represents the first level, and eight claws represents the eighth level.

As the vanguard, their mission was not to attack the city, but to draw out the human army in the city, or to intimidate them into leaving.

There is no doubt that this mission must have failed. Thinking of this, Holt was very angry. Since he partnered with Catmull, except for successfully scaring off the enemy twice, all the remaining missions ended in failure.

The Ancient Relics Alliance was able to unite, so it naturally formulated corresponding regulations to restrict everyone's behavior.

For example, the distribution of territory after the war that everyone is most concerned about is linked to the achievements on the battlefield.

After Catmull's troubles, it was naturally impossible for the defenders in the city to leave the city for a sneak attack. There is no escape now, which means that the next step will most likely be a bloody battle.

For the Alliance of Ancient Relics, if they want to land a siege with low returns, it is best not to fight.

Who allowed the number of Dingkou of each race in the alliance to be limited?

If they don't prepare in advance, they can fight easily now, but when the human race launches a counterattack later, they won't be able to withstand it.

"Holt, this is none of my business. The humans started the attack first, I just let my men fight back.

What's more, wasn't it smooth ahead? Just intimidating the defenders made them run around in fear.

Let me try again. Maybe the defenders in the city will be scared away, and we won't even be able to attack the city. "

Catmull shouted.

If it weren't for the sound of artillery fire, the defenders on the opposite side might be able to hear it.

Rolling his eyes helplessly, Holt wanted to let the big man in front of him continue. Anyway, the person who died was not a member of his multi-clawed tribe.

But in the end, reason prevailed, and the clan had already analyzed it: It would be okay to take advantage of this war while the human clan has no time to take care of the Northern Continent; if the appetite is too big, there will definitely be a heavy price to pay in the future.

In the Alliance of Ancient Relics, the Multi-Claw Clan is a typical group that quits when they see good things. Unexpectedly, the progress in the early stage was smooth, giving the main combatant the absolute upper hand.

If you can't change the overall situation, you can only preserve your strength. Not only must you preserve your own, but you must also take good care of your allies.

After all, the giants are a little impulsive, but the advantage is that they don't have much care, and they don't need to worry about being betrayed by their allies all the time!

"That's enough, Catmull!

This is the Principality of Moxi, and the defenders are not the Warhammers who were frightened by us. Without fighting a few hard battles. How can the enemy be intimidated by us?

There is no need to make meaningless sacrifices, let your people retreat beyond the range of the enemy's magic crystal cannon, and wait for the large force to come over before launching an attack.

Don’t forget, your giant clan only has a population of tens of thousands. If you suffer heavy losses here, how will you go back and explain? "

Holt said angrily.

There is a price to pay for flesh and blood against magical technology. In the brief confrontation, more than a dozen giants paid the price with their lives, and dozens more were injured.

The defenders suffered greater casualties, but they couldn't handle the large number of humans!

In the alien alliance, except for the orcs who can accumulate numbers unscrupulously, the fertility of other races cannot keep up with the humans.

In order to reduce the losses of his soldiers, Holt would rather be less efficient and wait for the main force to arrive.

With the elves acting as wet nurses, the magical weapons and equipment of the Ancient Relics Alliance are not weak. What's more, there is also the accompanying magician group, which is a weapon for attacking difficulties.

Of course, in addition to the lack of siege weapons, the most critical reason for showing such cowardice is the lack of troops.

Several races combined could not form an army of 3,000. If there weren't five hundred giants among them, he wouldn't have dared to lead his team here.

…

"The enemy has retreated!"

"The enemy has retreated!"

…

Hearing the cheers of the garrison soldiers, the solemn look on Raquel's face softened slightly, and then darkened again.

This disaster has been overcome today, but what should we do next?

Influenced by the Alphas, the Principality of Mossi also deployed multiple lines of defense on its borders. The Fort Augustus Line was the first and strongest line of defense in the Principality.

There is no problem in retreating, but it must inflict a certain amount of damage on the enemy and buy a certain amount of time for the principality.

Unless the enemy is beaten painfully, there is no hope of peace. Even if there is an ally like the Alpha Kingdom, we cannot place all our hopes on others.

"Second order, the entire army will be on alert to guard against enemy sneak attacks!

In addition, we sent someone to send a message to the royal capital that the battle to defend Fort Augustus has begun, and we need the strength of our allies.

If reinforcements from the Alpha Kingdom can't arrive for a while, please invite Marshal Hudson over first to help us command the army! "

Such cowardly words should not come from a frontline worker. If it falls into the hands of political opponents, it will be a ready source of leverage.

But Raquel doesn't care. Even if some minor problems cause trouble, the old man in the royal capital will take care of the aftermath for him.

Now that he is the heir to the family, the political power he can wield is far beyond that of the playboy back then.

Anyway, there is precedent for this kind of thing. The last time the orcs invaded, in the middle and late stages of the war, the duchy's army was left under the command of Hudson. It wouldn't be a big deal if they did it again.

Raquel was not worried at all about any objections. In the last war, almost all the best nobles in the Principality of Moxi were killed on the battlefield.

The characteristic of the current military is that there is no successor. Just look at his own appointment. If there is a better choice, the King will never appoint him as the frontline coach.

The character of the playboy has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for more than ten years. How can it be changed by one or two wars?

After catching up and being pushed to the position of frontline governor, the biggest problem is that the principality is short of generals!

Including the fact that George spent a lot of money to poach employees from the Alpha Kingdom, he was also forced out by reality.

It is a pity that although the small and medium-sized nobles have inherited the fine tradition of martial arts in the Alpha Kingdom, their own abilities are still very limited.

As an officer at the level of a corps commander, the elite among them are barely competent. Serving as the head coach of an army of hundreds of thousands is simply forcing someone to do something difficult.

…

At the expeditionary force camp, looking at the problems compiled by the various units, Hudson did not rush to solve them. Instead, he delegated power to the officers below to deal with them.

The rush march training itself is preparing for the attack. The problems encountered were actually the test questions that Hudson gave to the officers below.

Those with high scores will be given important responsibilities, those with poor performance should be transferred to other posts, and those who should be dismissed should be dismissed.

Time was so tight that there was no time to conduct systematic training for the officers, so they could only play with screening.

Compared with the current test, what will be encountered on the battlefield in the future will be the real challenge.

Hudson cannot guarantee that he will personally lead the team in every subsequent battle. More often, everyone still has to play freely.

"Marshal, I just received news from the territory that the great nobles of the coastal provinces have signed peace treaties with the ghost ship.

I just don’t know what happened, the news suddenly leaked out, and Jacob is worried that this matter will cause a storm of public opinion..."

The military has its own rules. Since the formation of the expeditionary force, there is only one title left for Hudson here - Marshal.

After hearing what Jose said, Hudson smiled slightly. Leaking secrets is inevitable. If the news is not leaked, how can businessmen dare to go to sea?

If something like this happens, a storm of public opinion is bound to happen. It would be abnormal for the Holy See, which had suffered such a big loss, not to take the opportunity to express the evil in its chest.

It was anticipated in advance that the people who signed the contract with the Ghost King were a group of great nobles, not the Alpha Kingdom.

It is indeed unjustifiable for a kingdom to compromise with heretics. But when it comes to a group of nobles, things are completely different.

The evil reputation of the "Three Kings of the Netherworld" resounded throughout the continent. The local nobles could not afford to offend them, so they were forced to sign unequal treaties. This was completely logically reasonable!

If nothing else happens, due to the pressure of public opinion, everyone will jointly invest and set up a task in the mercenary guild to wipe out the three kings of the Netherworld.

It doesn’t matter whether anyone takes the order or not. The key is to have a sufficient attitude to prove that everyone and the ghost ship are incompatible.

"Tell Jacob, don't worry about these small things. If the public opinion gets out of hand, go to the Mercenary Guild with everyone to hang up the mission.

In addition to resettling refugees, his next task is to store more food.

There will be no fallow next season, soybeans will be planted directly, and fallow will be resumed after the war is over. "

Hudson said expressionlessly.

Continuous tillage can easily damage the fertility of the land. However, the situation in the mountainous areas is special. In addition to using farmyard manure, they are also using Marsh brand chemical fertilizers.

With these external supplements, even if the land fertility is damaged, it will not be too serious. At most, the production will be slightly reduced, but to the outside world, it will still be a bumper harvest.

At the expense of slightly sacrificing land fertility, it is completely worth it in exchange for the sudden increase in the territory's food production capacity in a short period of time.

Who caused the number of refugees in the Principality of Moxi to increase again?

The local nobles tried their best to save him, but they still couldn't get relief. Sending them to neighboring countries has become the best solution to the refugee crisis.

Hudson, who took the initiative to deliver it to his door, naturally received the first wave of dividends. The first batch of 200,000 refugees are now on the road.

The second batch of 300,000 refugees is currently beginning to gather, and it is estimated that they will be able to leave by the end of the month.

Even for the third batch of refugees, the Mossi people had plans. I guess it will be implemented once Hudson's army crosses the border.

With such a large number of people, it is naturally impossible for them to be just right. The first batch of 200,000 refugees was actually an imaginary number.

Thick crowds of people were running around in all directions. People continued to join along the way, and some fell down halfway. The officials of the Principality of Moxi did not know exactly how many people there were.

If nothing else, the subsequent immigration work will be like this.

If the number of refugees entering the Principality of Moxi remains high and the final total number of immigrants exceeds 1.5 million, it is very possible.

If you don’t want to choke to death on stuffed cakes, you can only prepare food in advance. The storage beforehand may not be enough, and the market is controlled by the kingdom. Next, we can only tap our own grain production potential.

"Okay, Marshal. I'll write back to Jacob later.

In addition, there is another request for help from the Principality of Moxi. I hope you can go over first and help them command the army.

Judging from the intelligence collected by the kingdom, the Mossi people's preparations for war are still going very well, but they themselves don't seem to have the confidence.

Just as the officers on the front line had no confidence in themselves, all the princes and ministers in the principality also had doubts about the ability of their commander. "

Frankly speaking, Jose didn't believe it when he first received the news. If you are not confident, then change someone!

But after learning about the actual situation in the Principality of Moxi, he understood.

Those who are capable are loyal to the principality. The rest are short generals who have been selected. If you can make do with it, just have fun!

The ability to control more defeated troops than their own army without being demoralized proves that the Mossi people still have a brave spirit.

"How far is our location from Fort Augustus?"

Hudson asked concerned.

"Eight hundred and seventy miles. According to our current marching speed, we can reach it in ten days at most."

Jose answered directly without thinking.

As the chief staff officer in Hudson's army, he was familiar with all kinds of data. Distance, marching speed, these basic data are naturally available at your fingertips.

After wandering a few steps inside the tent, Hudson looked at the map on the wall and said slowly: "At this point in time, the defense of Fort Augustus should have begun.

Guard Raquel, I know this person. It's okay to let him defend the city, but it's almost impossible to expect him to use his troops flexibly to fight back the alien army.

The Mossi army stationed at Fort Augustus suffered too many defeats. The morale of the defenders must be low, and they may not be able to hold on for long.

I have a feeling that fighter planes will appear soon. Perhaps the day Augustburg fell would be the time for us to take action.

Send the order and the march will be doubled starting tomorrow. If the horses carrying supplies cannot keep up with their physical strength, use magic potions on them. "