Chapter 427 The Elf Queen’s Fighting Will
At Fort Augustus, after the expeditionary force took a brief rest, Hudson continued to lead the team to expand the results.
Compared with the hard battle on the battlefield, beating a drowned dog is the easiest way to achieve results.
In just two or three days, the expeditionary force had an additional 15,000 beheaded and 40,000 prisoners. This number is still increasing, and Hudson has no time to report his success domestically.
The consequences of the inconsistent command of the Ancient Relics Alliance were completely exposed at this moment. After the army was defeated, each tribe could only fight on its own without organizing effective resistance at all.
Otherwise, if hundreds of thousands of troops are integrated together, even if the morale of the army is frustrated, they can still choose a dangerous terrain to hold on and wait for reinforcements.
No matter how powerful the expeditionary force is, its total strength is only a small amount, not to mention that they are all cavalry, so it is impossible to fight a tough battle.
The enemy gave the opportunity, and Hudson naturally wanted to seize it. The benefits of taking in prisoners were reflected at this moment. When nothing could be done, many coalition soldiers chose to surrender.
The number of prisoners in his hands was so large that Hudson had to mobilize a regiment from the country to guard these prisoners of war together with the Mossi people.
In an era of poor information transmission, everyone relies on "credibility" to make a living. If you don't send people to keep an eye on them, who knows how many prisoners of war will be left in the hands of the Mossi people.
The coach must also take responsibility for what his subordinates do. It is not easy to accumulate "credibility and reputation", and Hudson is not willing to put his "golden sign" of being true to his word here.
Being able to fight continuously, in addition to the elite expeditionary force, the "Ha's Magic Potion" also contributed.
Under normal circumstances, when the cavalry travels long distances and fights continuously, the most injured ones are the horses.
But this time it was different. The war horse that had taken the magic potion was still in high spirits after completing the long-distance run.
Only when the physical strength of the war horse can keep up can the follow-up expansion of the victory be smooth. If the expeditionary force had not been short of troops, its achievements would have been even more impressive.
As for the garrison of Fort Augustus, they naturally stayed to dispose of the corpses. After a hard battle, the remaining officers and soldiers were severely damaged physically and mentally and were in urgent need of recovery and adjustment.
Five days later, standing under the former steel defense line of the Warhammer Kingdom, Hudson helplessly complained: If you don't seek death, you won't die.
This was once the forefront of the Warhammer Kingdom's defense against the invasion of the orcs. It once prevented hundreds of thousands of orc troops from advancing, but now only weeds and rubble are left on the ground.
In the war years, if you unfortunately meet a prodigal king, it can really kill a country.
The main reason is that we have lived a comfortable and comfortable life for too long, and we have forgotten that the nature of the world is that of the weak and the strong.
In order to maintain the royal power, there is no problem in playing with balance, but the prerequisite is that both parties can balance it.
In a sense, Hudson was also a beneficiary of the failure of Joseph II's balancing policy.
With the lessons learned there, everyone was frightened, so much so that after the continental war broke out, all the major forces in the kingdom pushed him to take charge of the overall situation.
balance?
Anyone with a little bit of military knowledge can see that if the Alpha Kingdom concentrates all its forces, the probability of victory is very low; if the force is divided into two, the battle will be impossible to fight.
"Send the order and the whole army will stop pursuing!"
Hudson ordered decisively.
In yesterday's pursuit, only two hundred enemy troops were killed and only more than three hundred prisoners were taken.
From the five-digit record every day at the beginning to the three-digit record now, the results are becoming more and more unremarkable.
It's not that the soldiers didn't work hard, it's mainly that after several days of fleeing, the defeated soldiers had already fled to nowhere.
The best time to expand the results has passed, and there will be little gain in continuing the hunt. On the contrary, it is possible that because the troops were dispersed, they were ambushed by the enemy.
Instead of dealing with them one by one, Hudson would rather wait for the alien races to gather together before sending out troops to attack.
"1+1" may be greater than 2, but "1+1+1" will be less than 3. The more races that gather together, the more internal problems there will be.
Internal friction will always be the number one enemy of the "League", and Hudson believes in the destructive power brought by his pig teammates.
This war has sown the seeds of disagreement. In the same sneak attack, some races were completely wiped out, some races were seriously injured, and some races escaped unscathed.
The races that escaped unscathed were the first to run away; the races whose entire army was wiped out reacted a step slower and passively blocked their allies.
Don't worry about scarcity but inequality. Seeing that one's own family has suffered heavy losses, but the allies are unscathed, anyone's heart will be unbalanced!
Just as Hudson guessed, the alliance of ancient survivors thousands of miles away was now in chaos.
From the moment the news was received, all parties have been quarreling. When you lose a battle, someone has to take responsibility. Especially since the elven magicians were left on the battlefield with their lives and deaths unknown, the elves needed to be given an explanation.
"enough!
It's so obvious, what's the point? If there is a big defeat on the front line, someone must have become a deserter. If everyone fights to the end like my giant family, the ending will definitely be different!
In order to prevent similar things from happening in the future, those who escaped first must be arrested and military law will be used to shock the entire army! "
The Giant King took the lead in making trouble.
As a race of giants, their size is a guiding light on the battlefield. Other races can escape secretly, but they can't!
The population was already sparse, but now the entire army of a thousand giants on the front line had been wiped out, which made the giant family even worse.
All of his clan members were killed in the battle, but some of his allies organized the troops to withdraw. A quick guess revealed that they had been betrayed by their teammates.
"Giant King, please calm down. We can't draw any conclusions before the matter is investigated clearly.
Whether there are any deserters from various tribes in the alliance will be discussed after we find the person involved. No one is here. If we make a mistake, it will be chilling for the tribe! "
The Macaque King advised.
From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to be the one who stood out. After all, the Giant King's fists and violent temper were famous in the Ancient Relics Alliance.
Unexpectedly, news came from the front line that the macaque race was also the first race to evacuate. It is still unknown whether it was the first one to escape, or one of the first races to escape.
If the Giant King's proposal is followed, the Macaque Clan's army will definitely be held accountable, and there is a high probability that they will be listed as negative examples and severely punished.
After finally withdrawing from the front line and preserving the strength of the race, how could we let these little brothers die in the hands of "our own people".
If you can't object directly, then just delay it. Anyway, the army is on the front line, and the Alliance will not be able to reach it for a while.
Just find an opportunity later, let them sneak back to the clan area secretly, and announce their death in battle.
"Hanxin, what's so cold about it?
Even if the battle situation is unfavorable and a strategic shift must be made, at least the magicians must be brought along!
This is the first time I have encountered such a strange story, abandoning the magician group and escaping alone.
Could it be that some people think that since the elf magicians are not our own, it doesn’t matter if they are lost, right? "
The Giant King said mockingly.
To confront the human race, the ancient alliance must rely on the power of the elves. If it weren't for the addition of the Elf Magician Group, they might still be entangled with the Eastern and Western Warhammer Kingdoms.
In order to escape for his own life, he lost the magician group assisted by his allies, and he obviously couldn't explain it.
The dead do not need to take responsibility and are not capable of taking responsibility, so the blame can only be shouldered by the living.
The elves are not easy to mess with. We rely on the power of the alliance to be qualified to talk to the elves, but it does not mean that we are all of the same level of race.
After offending the humans, and then offending the elves, it was obvious that he was not going to hang out on the Aslant continent.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was becoming more and more tense, the multi-clawed king on the side spoke to smooth things over: "Okay, you two.
The front line is too chaotic, and the information we receive may not be accurate.
The group of elven magicians broke out, but they were temporarily out of contact with us, which may not be impossible. We might as well wait to discuss these issues after the defeated troops are gathered.
The top priority is still the battle situation on the front line. The Eastern Expedition army was defeated, and the coalition forces of the Alpha and Mossi people may march in at any time.
At present, the Western Warhammer Kingdom is still relying on the mountainous terrain to carry out its final desperate resistance; there are also several large and small resistance forces in the Eastern Warhammer Kingdom.
Once the human army comes back and joins forces with these armed forces, it will definitely pose a serious threat to our local rule. "
This is an embarrassing question. In the lands of the Eastern and Western Warhammer Kingdoms, all ethnic groups have divided their respective spheres of influence.
According to the prior agreement, whoever has trouble will solve it. The advance was so smooth that no one took the scattered resistance forces seriously.
Now that the human army is coming to kill, everything will be different. If the enemy cannot be kept out, there will be endless troubles.
There was turmoil in the East and West Warhammer Kingdoms, and the army sent out to attack the Principality of Alton was in danger. If the retreat was cut off by the human army, it might be another big rout.
Confidence is so mysterious. When they were making great progress before, everyone didn't take the human race to heart at all.
Having just experienced a huge defeat, they immediately recalled that the human race was the overlord of the Aslant continent.
"If there is anything to discuss, quickly organize troops to reinforce the front line. We have worked hard to conquer the East and West Warhammer Kingdoms, and we must not fall into the hands of the humans again.
Anyway, I have had enough of the days of ice and snow. If we are driven back this time, I'm afraid we will have to continue migrating deeper into the ice and snow world.
If the human race becomes ruthless and directly exterminates us, it is not impossible.
Everyone chose this moment to gamble on their family's luck, presumably because they saw the current situation in the mainland.
If the alliance wins, we still have a chance to breathe; if the human race wins again, all races on the mainland will face a life and death test.
As for the elves, let's get their posture right first. Now is the time to use troops. For the sake of the overall situation, they should give us a chance to perform. "
The Shadow King's words brought everyone back to reality. Things have already happened, and passing the buck will not solve any problems.
No matter what, you have to get through this hurdle first. As for the further intensification of conflicts within the alliance, everyone has seen it, but there is nothing they can do about it.
Under the multi-ethnic alliance system, it is okay to fight against the odds. If there is a big rout, what happened in Augustburg will happen again and again.
It makes no sense to talk about the overall situation. For small races, the first thing that needs to be considered is to continue the racial heritage.
Driven by this kind of thinking, they have to choose to give priority to preserving their own strength when making decisions.
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In the Principality of Canterlot, after experiencing a series of defeats, the elven army has laid siege to the city.
He was about to capture the royal city and let the world know how powerful the elf army was, but at this moment he received the bad news of the defeat of his allies.
"What happened on the Eastern Front? What kind of battle were those idiots from the Ancient Relic Alliance fighting?"
The Forest Elf Queen asked confused.
Just a few days ago, the news she received was that the coalition forces of the ancient survivors had the absolute upper hand, and the defense line of Fort Augustus was about to come down.
I never expected that the turning point would come so quickly. If you're not careful, a big victory can turn into a big defeat.
"Queen, the Alpha Kingdom has sent troops. According to the news from the front line, Marshal Hudson of the Alpha Kingdom personally led an army of 100,000 people and ran two hundred miles to launch a night attack on the coalition forces of the ancient survivors.
At that time, the allied forces of the ancient survivors had just invaded the Fort Augustus Fortress, and the main force was fighting fiercely in the city.
By the time they reacted, the camp had fallen into enemy hands. He could only withdraw from the city in a hurry to meet the enemy, but he was defeated miserably!
The magician group we sent to support the Alliance of Ancient Relics also ran out of magic power in the previous battle and fell into the hands of the enemy. Their lives and deaths are currently unknown. "
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the Elf Queen's face turned green with anger. It was enough for the allies to suffer defeat, but even the reinforcements sent by themselves were trapped.
That was a magician group, with more than twenty eighth-level great magicians in it, and even the weakest one was a fifth-level magician.
Sending this carefully selected team not only provides support to allies, but also means to show off force.
I thought that the magician group was protected by a large army, so there was not much danger, and this trip was just a tour at public expense. Unfortunately, the reality was too disappointing.
"Are all the Ancient Relics Alliance fools? They don't know how to retreat after being defeated?
No, Remo Priest is mature and prudent. When encountering danger, he will definitely retreat with his team. Something must have happened in the meantime! "
The Elf Queen said angrily.
"The Alliance of Ancient Relics is too chaotic. Each race only reports to itself. The reports we collected were incomplete and we couldn't figure out the details for a while.
However, our people failed to evacuate and were probably intercepted by human masters.
The commander-in-chief Hudson who led the army this time was himself one of the top powerhouses in the mainland. His own strength has always been a mystery. What is certain is that this person is followed by a giant dragon suspected of being a dragon king and a bear from the sacred earth.
This man became famous during the last war between the orcs and the humans. He turned the tide several times and helped the Principality of Moxi and the Kingdom of Alpha stabilize the war situation.
Since his debut, Hudson has experienced countless battles and has never lost a single one.
It is said that this person's military tactics are very strange and impossible to figure out, and he is especially good at defeating the strong with the weak. "
After hearing the old man's explanation, the forest elf queen also hesitated. The top powerhouses in the mainland are good at using troops and can command in all aspects.
When encountering such an enemy, many methods are useless. For example: there is no way to cast the most shocking forbidden spell of the Elf Magician Group.
If you really want to use the forbidden spell, you have to let the strong men from the holy realm pass. Only these strong people who understand the rules will not suffer backlash due to interference in their spellcasting.
Of course, this is limited to ordinary forbidden spells. If you use certain ultimate moves that are beyond your own strength, once they are interfered with, the backlash will be immediate.
"I have heard about the fourth dragon knight in the mainland for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the chance to see him.
If I have a chance to meet him on the battlefield, I really want to see who is more powerful, this Dragon Bear Knight, or mine..."
As she spoke, a fighting spirit emanated from the Elf Queen, and the strong pressure caused the nearby Elf maids to retreat.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long before the Elf Queen restrained herself and returned to her usual elegance, as if nothing had happened.