Chapter 453 The Simplest Duel (Please Vote for Me)

"Marshal, reinforcements have arrived now. When will we fight the enemy?"

Earl Oran asked anxiously.

To come over and ask at this time is obviously a suspicion of forced pregnancy. If possible, he didn't want to do this.

Keren can't help himself in the aristocratic circle.

As one of the nobles of Northern Xinjiang, if you want to mix in this circle, you must stand with everyone.

Due to Hudson's intimidation, the emerging nobles did not dare to make mistakes, and the Earl of Oran, who had a special relationship with him, was pushed to the forefront.

Count Oran had no choice, he had to do this to stand out. If someone else comes over and the conversation accidentally breaks down, they might accidentally die on the battlefield.

Members of the Koslow family can also become "representatives", but the status of those small nobles is too low, and their words have no weight at all. The most suitable candidate is only the Earl of Oran.

"Your Excellency, you are so impatient!"

Hudson said angrily.

As soon as the reinforcements arrived, they rushed over to urge him to send troops to fight the enemy. Who is the commander-in-chief?

Since ancient times, those who violate the authority of the commander will not end well.

After so many years of fighting in the north and south, Hudson is used to life and death, and his mentality has long been developed. The nobles of Northern Xinjiang just need to be content and obedient. If they do something wrong, he will not be lenient.

"Marshal, it's not that everyone is impatient, it's just that we can't hold it any longer!

In our hasty evacuation, we were forced to give up most of our property, and the northern lords suffered heavy losses.

It's okay now that it's summer, you can just put up a straw shed. In a few months, what will happen to these millions of people? "

Count Oran explained with a sad face.

Being a noble lord is not easy either. While enjoying wealth, you must also assume corresponding obligations.

Organizing the people in the territory to evacuate is just the beginning of the trouble; after the evacuation is completed, you must also be responsible for the livelihood of the people in the territory.

In fact, everyone has already paid a heavy price during the evacuation process.

In the process of hurriedly escaping, not only a lot of property was lost, but also many lives were lost. Nearly one-fifth of the people fell on the road.

This is because the seven provinces in northern Xinjiang are all immigrants, and the proportion of old and weak people is relatively low, otherwise the losses will be even greater.

There is no choice. No matter how heavy the loss is, it is better than being wiped out. In order to cover the people's retreat, the kingdom's army also paid a heavy price.

In the continent of Aslant, serfs were also the private property of nobles. According to the prevailing principle, whose wealth is protected by whoever, it is basically impossible to expect rescue from the kingdom.

Except for the kingdom's army providing them with assistance during the evacuation process, the rest was basically handled by these noble lords themselves.

Hudson understood the mentality of the northern Xinjiang nobles very well. Every day when he woke up, he thought of countless mouths waiting for food. No one could stand it.

Especially for some small nobles with limited family resources, if the kingdom cannot recover the lost land in time, they will have no choice but to sell off their serfs.

It was easy to sell serfs, but difficult to replenish them. Territory without a population has no value even if it is taken back.

"Your Excellency, if the Hollister family is in difficulty, the Koslow family can provide you with certain help, but this cannot be a factor that affects war decisions.

The pain now is only for a short time. It may be a bit cruel, but there is always a way to solve it.

If the kingdom is defeated, everyone's territory will really be lost. Don't imagine that the Human Alliance will take care of us, times have changed! "

Hudson said calmly.

Having received venture capital from investors, and now that the business has been successful, it is natural to reward others.

But this is limited to the Hollister family, and other nobles in the northern Xinjiang land have nothing to do with him.

Hudson is not afraid of criticism. The Koslow family is also a victim, and the family's branches in northern Xinjiang have also suffered heavy losses.

If the collateral branches are unable to bear the losses, they can seek help from the family, and presumably other nobles can follow suit.

Except for a few families who risked their lives to develop in northern Xinjiang, there were only a few grassroots nobles with no family to support them.

Compared with the entire Northern Xinjiang noble system, the proportion of these nobles is less than one-tenth of the total.

If we really count the losses, the royal family should be the one suffering the biggest loss at present. In one fell swoop, the territory of three provinces was lost, and hundreds of thousands more refugees were asked to eat.

Caesar IV was not in a hurry, which proved that these losses were still within the tolerance of everyone.

After all, the Kingdom's rich experience of being beaten can really train a person's mentality. The royal capital has fallen more than once, not to mention only losing a few border provinces.

After opening his mouth, Earl Oran said nothing. It's good to get this promise, but to continue this topic is to be annoying.

For the benefit of a group of colleagues, it is obviously not worth it to affect the relationship with his own son-in-law.

After hesitating for a while, Earl Oran, who seemed to have thought of something, said awkwardly: "Hudson, I really need your help with something.

All other issues are easy to answer. The key is that prices in the North are inflating too fast. A pound of rye can be sold for eighteen copper coins, which is almost catching up with the price of beef! "

The change of title also means that public matters have become private matters. The originally tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

The influx of a large number of refugees directly led to skyrocketing prices in the North, especially food prices.

It is not an exaggeration to say that rye prices are catching up with beef prices. The price of rye in the Northland is indeed close to the price of beef in the southeastern provinces. You can buy three pounds of fish directly.

"Well, this is indeed a problem. I will interview the five Northland Dukes later and try my best to persuade them to come forward to suppress prices.

However, this may not be effective. The most important problem at present is the destruction of the port, resulting in a serious decline in shipping capacity.

The situation on the battlefield is unclear, and no one can tell when the war will end.

Keeping the refugees in the North is also a heavy financial burden. It is better to send them back to their hometowns first and then let them come over after the war.

Your Excellency, you can convey this suggestion to the lords. It's up to them to listen or not. Anyway, I can't guarantee that the war will be ended in a short time.

Even if the orcs take the initiative to retreat and give up the land, I will not regain the lost land until the logistical problems of the army are solved! "

Hudson said firmly.

In order not to cause a farce, I simply broke everyone's illusions. The current battlefield in northern Xinjiang seems to be a military problem, but it is actually a logistical problem.

Only by staying in its current position can the kingdom meet the material consumption of the army. Once it is played out, there is no guarantee.

Even if the battle is won, there is no way to expand the results. In this case, just waste it with the orc army.

The kingdom's army consumes a lot of money, and the orc army consumes a lot as well. The productivity of the Alpha Kingdom is stronger than that of the Orc Empire.

At this moment, the kingdom has blocked the Orc Empire on both sea and land lines, almost eliminating the smuggling trade. It is difficult for the Orcs to continue to obtain supplies from the outside world.

Of course, if they can pass through the Forest of Despair, they can also go to the ice and snow world to do business with the tribe of the ancient survivors.

But forget about buying food. If there were excess food to sell, there wouldn't be so many ancient survivors that would evolve into omnivorous creatures and eat fresh grass and leaves instead.

Unless all the orcs switch to eating dirt, as long as it takes a year or two, there will be no need for the kingdom's army to attack, and the orc army itself will be overwhelmed by logistics.

If you can drag the enemy to death, there is no need to attack. Hudson, who had made great achievements in battle long ago, was no less successful than he was in defeating the orcs.

Not taking the initiative to initiate a decisive battle does not mean doing nothing. If it were to be consumed directly, the kingdom would also suffer heavy losses.

The finances were finally saved from the brink of bankruptcy. If the war drags on for a year or two, the Kingdom's finances will go bankrupt.

In fact, what Hudson was waiting for was not the collapse of the orc army, but the completion of the expeditionary force's rest and replenishment.

To deal with the orcs in the nomadic era, an elite cavalry is really important. Hudson did not want to use infantry against cavalry on the vast prairie.

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The years of suffering are always long. Two months passed in a flash, and the kingdom's army was still huddled in the city, ignoring the orc army's provocations.

At the beginning, under the propaganda of the officers, the morale of the orc soldiers was high, thinking that the humans were afraid of them.

But gradually the situation changed. No matter how high the morale was, there was a time when it would leak. Duke Daniel's pressure was increasing day by day.

At the military conference, the dissatisfaction among officers of all ethnic groups continued to rise, and more and more people criticized the strategies he adopted.

Several emperors who originally supported him gradually wavered in their positions under internal pressure.

"Marshal Daniel, we have retreated five hundred miles, but the enemy still has not made any movement. There is no way to retreat like this!"

The Yingren Emperor said helplessly.

If the enemy doesn't take the bait, no matter how many arrangements they make, it will all be in vain.

The heavy logistical pressure has left all races breathless. Even if the five royal families uniformly ration supplies, they will not be able to meet the needs of the army.

However, the orc army did not dare to disband.

Today is different from the past. Only the combined efforts of the five royal families can barely suppress the enemy. Once dispersed, that's the beginning of disaster.

They didn't want to be defeated one by one by the Alpha Kingdom, so they had no choice but to hold on.

If there were no threats to their survival, after regaining their lost territory, they would have disbanded their troops and gone home to have babies.

There is no real benefit in fighting against the Alpha Kingdom. To dominate the continent, this dream has long been awakened.

"There is no way. The internal pressure cannot shake Hudson's determination, and the defense of the Alpha Kingdom is too tight. I sent troops several times to test, but no loopholes were found.

There is almost no hope for a frontal attack and breakthrough. If we borrow the road from the Principality of Moxi and attack the Kingdom of Alpha in a roundabout way, there is some hope.

But with the current military strength of the empire, it would be too dangerous to divide the troops. If the roundabout attack fails to break through quickly, it is very likely that the remaining army will suffer a major rout.

If everyone is willing to take risks, we can devise a plan to pretend to divide our troops and take detours to see if we can draw the enemy's main force out of the city wall. "

Daniel explained with a solemn expression.

In a duel between strong players, the simpler the tactics, the better. Flashy tricks will only make the situation worse.

Allowing the refugees to evacuate was originally a psychological attack tactic he had prepared. Unfortunately, the northern nobles were not as "combatant" as he had expected.

Under normal circumstances, the "nobles of the seven provinces" would work together to exert pressure, and any commander would be affected.

The attack on the heart failed, and the auxiliary tactics of luring the enemy failed again. When he proposed luring the enemy again, Duke Daniel no longer had much confidence.

On the seemingly calm battlefield, the two sides have played many games. He saw through Hudson's plan, and Hudson saw through his deployment.

When no one can fool anyone, what the two sides are competing for is comprehensive national strength. Whoever cannot afford to make the first move will be in a passive position strategically.

This kind of failure not only did not defeat Daniel, but instead inspired his fighting spirit. However, it affected the confidence of the top brass of the Orc Empire to win.

Hudson's title of "No. 1 General" was promoted by them for political needs. If they tell too many lies, they will inevitably be affected.

The "praising and killing" of the enemy finally became a reality. Is there anything more cruel than this?

"Then give it a try. As long as you can draw the enemy out for a decisive battle, it will be worth paying a certain price.

If we don’t severely damage the Alpha Kingdom, we will have trouble sleeping and eating!

Marshal Daniel, don’t be too burdened. The war situation on our side is unfavorable, but the progress of our allies is very good.

In the central continent, the coalition composed of the elves and the ancient surviving tribes has defeated the human coalition and is about to complete the rendezvous with the stone people.

If things go well, the spheres of influence of the Stoneman Clan, Troll Clan, and Three-Eyed Clan will be connected with the Alliance of Elves and Ancient Relics.

According to the elves' plan, they will also open up channels with the dwarves and cannibals in the future. As long as we defeat the Alpha Kingdom, the entire alliance will be connected together in the future, completely changing the passive strategic situation of the alliance. "

Behemoth Emperor Alex encouraged.

People who play politics are different. Even though everyone knows that the elf army is making good progress, after he exaggerated it, everyone's emotions still became excited.

If the territories of the alien alliance could be connected together and everyone could communicate with each other and develop together, the situation would be completely different from now.

Not to mention immediately pulling down the human race from its position as the continent's hegemon, at least everyone is no longer in danger of genocide.

The Frankish Kingdom's bloody massacre in the Orc Kingdom frightened all the tribes, and no one wanted to follow in the footsteps of the Orcs one day.

The biggest reason why the coalition composed of elves and ancient relics can progress smoothly is that the stone people, three-eyed tribe and troll tribe are all trying their best to hold back the main enemy force at any cost.

"Report!"

While all the orcs were rejoicing, the urgent battle report outside the camp interrupted everyone's good mood.

“Five Your Majesties, something bad has happened!

An urgent report came from the rear. Three days ago, an enemy army landed at Beamon Port (Newport) and entered the prairie..."

Before the messenger could finish speaking, Daniel grabbed the military report and started checking it immediately.

The more he read the content above, the more surprised he became. After recapturing Beamon Port, they did not destroy the waterway for the future economic development of the Orc Empire.

Just such a small mistake, I didn't expect that it would lead to big trouble. Tens of thousands of human cavalry landed from Beamon Port and started a crazy massacre on the prairie.

Not only was the garrison stationed at Port Behemoth wiped out, but the orc tribes nearby also suffered bad luck.

The young and the strong are all fighting at the front, and the old and weak who stay behind are no match for the enemy at all.

What makes Daniel most angry is that the enemy landed two days ago, and they only received the news now, missing three days.

On the battlefield, three days are enough to change a lot of things. If an uncontrolled enemy army rushes in, the damage it can cause is unimaginable.

The losses mentioned in the battle report were vague, but Daniel knew that the actual losses were far greater than what was described in the battle report. After all, this game was lagging behind.

There was trouble in the rear, and the impact on the frontline army was huge. Daniel was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "Hudson!"

At this moment, he already regarded Hudson as the biggest enemy in the wolf's life. He had not planned in advance that the enemy would launch an attack from the sea, which became his biggest mistake since joining the army.

"Five Your Majesties, the current situation is critical. In order not to shake the morale of the troops on the front line, the news must be blocked immediately!"

After Daniel reminded them, the five emperors also realized the seriousness of the problem. Who is still in the mood to fight when their old nest has been taken over?

But war is a thing where family members are not allowed. Even if the nomadic races can bring their livestock, the farming races among the orcs cannot carry their fields.

Even if they are forced to take their families with them, water and food are still big problems. After all, there are too few orcs who can eat dirt.

"Marshal Daniel, give the order! What to do next, just implement it according to your idea."

The Bear King was the first to express his stance.

This is not a good time to fight for command. He has the deepest feeling of how difficult Hudson is. Encountering such an enemy, the Bear King thought he was powerless.

If you can't handle it yourself, let someone else do it. Daniel and Hudson faced off for three or four months. Although they did not achieve any outstanding results, at least they did not suffer any losses.

Of course, the urgent battle report just received does not count. Otherwise, it is not a matter of suffering a loss, but a matter of blood loss.