Chapter 152: Orc Invasion
When it was time for the feast, the aristocratic group returned to harmony, as if the events of the day had not happened.
Accepting the reality so quickly, it is naturally not easy for the big nobles to speak.
Everyone upholds the rules, not only to safeguard the royal power, but also to limit the royal power, and its essence is to protect its own interests.
As is customary, the king behaves too much, and everyone will come to the door to persuade him to get him back on track.
There is harmony now, and there is only one explanation for that - the situation in the north is tense, and the kingdom needs to strengthen its centralization.
There is a precedent for this, and when major wars break out, the power of the central government of the Alpha Kingdom will be strengthened in order to better resist the orc invasion.
The only exception was the last war.
Because the king was too weak, the central government was not prestige enough, and it was unable to coordinate the joint efforts of the major forces, which led to the loss of the city and land of the Alpha Kingdom and heavy losses.
Eat a trench, grow a wisdom.
At this juncture, even if you don't want to see Caesar III continue to strengthen the royal power, in order to better resist the orc invasion, the major forces can only pinch their noses and admit it.
If nothing else, there will be various temptations and games to determine each other's bottom line.
As a member of the new middle aristocracy, Hudson is not yet qualified to participate in the high-level game, and all he can do is wait quietly.
The welcome banquet of the new nobles is still very high.
A large number of nobles gathered in the royal capital, and Caesar III also came in person and gave a passionate speech.
In the royal capital, where there are many geniuses, the most eye-catching thing is no longer the young talents like Hudson, but Princess Madelena.
The real proud daughter of the sky detonated the banquet scene as soon as she appeared.
Hudson had seen many beautiful women, but none of them could compare with Princess Madelena.
It's not a matter of appearance, purely from the perspective of appearance and figure, Princess Madelena is not the top, but there is one thing that makes up for all these shortcomings.
The innate nobility of temperament, even if it is just a glance from a distance, can make a deep impression.
"Look, you're a fiancée."
The familiar voice in his ears pulled the intoxicated Hudson back.
When I saw the person clearly, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought that I was caught by my fiancée, and I was going to be unlucky, but I didn't expect that it was Yin Sabel who was imitating Melissa's voice.
"Miss Yin Sabel, you're going to scare people to death if you play like this!"
Hudson said angrily.
The singer takes the artistic route, versatility is the basic quality, and it is not surprising that she can be modeled.
It's just that he can't figure out which force is full of food and support, sending such a stunner to stare at him.
Hudson also had deep suspicions about the kingdom's security system, and actually let a singer disguise himself as a man to sneak in.
If it was an assassin, wouldn't Caesar III be dangerous?
Of course, it won't be a problem for ordinary killers to get in. The nobles present basically have so many strokes, and the escort should not be a big problem.
"What are you talking about, Viscount Hudson? I'm Lord Yoon Sabel, not a young lady! ”
Even if you change into men's clothes, you can't hide the charm that fills your body.
Hudson rolled his eyes directly. If it weren't for Princess Madelena who attracted everyone's attention, I'm afraid Yin Sabel would have been recognized a long time ago.
However, this explanation also explains why Yin Sabel was able to mix in.
"Lord" in the Alpha Kingdom is an honorific title for noble men, not a specific title.
Singer, with aristocratic status?
It seems to make sense. When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and when there are many nobles, there will be any strange things.
The probability of a nobleman becoming a singer is very low, but it is not uncommon for a singer to get a noble status.
Some guys with sperm brains often do things without going through their brains, and when they are happy, they directly canonize the singer as a nobleman.
This kind of canonization is usually just a joke, and the mainstream circle will definitely not admit it.
"Well, then, my honorable Lord Yin Sabel. Did you go to great lengths to get in, but also to win the favor of Princess Madelena? ”
Hudson said with a slight mockery.
Although the favor of the beauty is good, but the beauty with ulterior motives is another story.
As if she had touched a sore foot, Yin Shabel's face suddenly became ugly. The rivalry between women is more serious than that between men.
In the face of Princess Madelena, even if her figure and appearance were fully superior, she was still turned into scum in seconds.
It can only be said that beauty and figure are worthless in the face of temperament.
Of course, if Yin Sabel also has a mother who is the king's father and queen, then everything is different.
"Viscount Hudson, don't you want to be angry with me? I want to ......"
While speaking, Yin Shabel also deliberately narrowed the distance. The pungent aroma spread, distraught Hudson.
The sanity is very sober, but the body is a little overwhelmed, and the hormones secreted have risen sharply.
"I'm sorry, Lord Yoon Sabel. I'm only interested in women, especially pretty women.
I'm very busy right now, this is not the place to talk about things, if there is anything we have to talk about after the banquet. ”
With that, Hudson quickly turned and left.
Acknowledging that there is no shame in desire, but being dominated by desire is a disaster.
This is a public place, and any inappropriate behavior may be noticed by someone who cares.
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"Urgent military report!"
The griffin cavalry descended from the sky and landed in the square in front of the palace, and a sealed military report was passed to Caesar III by the guards as quickly as possible.
"There is an urgent report from the northern frontier, the orcs are gathering a large army to the front line, and the war has come!
The banquet ended early, and the ministers went with me to an emergency meeting.
All fiefdom nobles, immediately return to the territory to recruit troops and wait for the kingdom's call! ”
Caesar III's words brought the banquet to an unsatisfactory end.
The military newspaper on the front line is the best sobering soup, which instantly wakes everyone up from the drunken gold fan.
Compared to the big news of the orc invasion, no kind of woman is worth mentioning.
Going back!
Hudson was very dissatisfied with the hastily ended trip to the royal capital. You must know that many of his plans have not yet had time to be implemented.
There are people in the DPRK and China who are good officials, and an opportunity to make contacts and build a network of relationships is just given to die early.
This kind of thing can't be rushed, and making friends too deliberately will only make people feel disgusted.
Early the next morning, Hudson and the nobles of the southeastern provinces set off for their return, and did not even have time to say goodbye to Melissa.
The big war is coming, everything has to serve the war, and everyone has no time to be hypocritical.
Hudson could only entrust the affairs of the royal capital to his clansmen. At this time, you can only believe in the power of the family.
The Coslow family has been in decline for many years, but the connections left by the ancestors have not all been broken.
It turned out that I didn't have much contact, but I was embarrassed to come to the door as a down-and-out relative.
After all, the world of nobility is realistic. Everyone will only play with the same kind of people who have a strong relationship with the same grade.
If the little nobles insist on squeezing into the upper circles, they will only be disgusted. Even if it is an in-law relationship, it will be impatient after a long time.
The status is not equal, with the death of the older generation, there is naturally less direct movement, but the etiquette has not been broken.
Now that the Coslow family is back, Hudson, who lacks connections, naturally wants to pick up this family inheritance.
Don't expect to get much help, at least someone will lead the way, and you can avoid a blind collision.
There are no accidents, and the relationships that can be maintained so far are basically the original close in-laws.
A hundred years is enough to change many people and things, even if it is the most recent, it is the third generation.
If it is a little later, it is estimated that this last connection will slowly fade into the years.
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The Orc Empire, Crown Prince Alex's tent has arrived at the front.
Emperor Beamon's position was too resolute, and Alex, whose arms could not reach his thighs, could only go to the front line to command the army.
After all, it has been abandoned for decades, even if it is just acting, it can become a habit of life and imprint it on the body.
Leaving the Yingying Yanyan in the house, Alex felt uncomfortable. Especially entering the barracks to command the army, it made him feel physically and mentally exhausted.
"Butzweig, the pre-formation meeting of the five royal families is about to be held, and I will be exhausted by then. Things in the army, you have to worry more. ”
Rather than leading his troops to fight, Alex felt that it was more appropriate for him to play politics in his current state.
The political game on the front line is nothing more than a struggle for the right to speak in the war.
As the head of the five imperial courts, no matter what the final outcome of the game is, the Beamon Imperial Court can take the biggest piece of cake.
There is no unified standard for the division of political interests, and ordinary people can't see anything if they make or lose.
But leading troops to fight is different, it is necessary to do it with real swords and guns, and if you lose the battle, it is clear at a glance.
As the crown prince of the Beamon clan, Alex, who lacks prestige, cannot afford to risk defeat.
In this context, no matter how jealous he was of the ability of the nephew in front of him, he could only entrust the affairs of the military to him.
"Don't worry, Your Highness the Crown Prince. I will take care of the affairs of the army.
The 20,000-strong army of the Bimon clan will arrive at the front in ten days.
The army of 300,000 vassal races has now assembled 50,000, and the rest will be assembled in three months.
Coupled with the 100,000 Imperial Court troops stationed on the border, even our family is enough to launch a large-scale war against the Terrans. ”
Prince Butzweig said slowly.
As a favorable contender for the throne of the Bimon Imperial Court, Prince Butzweig came to the front early to serve as governor in order to accumulate military merits.
It's a pity that Emperor Bimeng obviously likes his son more, and would rather push Alex, a waste recognized by the outside world, to the throne than give him a chance.
Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he understood what Emperor Bimeng was doing. The orc empire does not have so many moral and ceremonial constraints, and the change of imperial power is never peaceful.
Emperor Bimeng is so able to survive, and if he is replaced by a capable crown prince, it is very likely that he will take the throne because he can't wait to launch a coup d'état in advance.
In contrast, it is easier to control a waste snack like Alex in the upper position.
It doesn't matter if he is lustful, I didn't expect him to be promising.
What Prince Butzweig couldn't understand was why his shrewd grandfather had sent this waste crown prince to command the three armies.
Fortunately, this rumored waste uncle is not really only playing with women. Although the ability to command troops is not up to standard, it is better to know how to delegate power.
"Butweig, this war is no more tentative than before, and once it begins, it will never end in a year and a half.
I am a thinner than the Mong clan, and every soldier is precious, and must not be easily consumed on the battlefield.
The joint action of the five royal families seems to be like a family, but in fact they are still fighting on their own.
Our enemies on the battlefield are not only the Terrans, but also the knives from within.
Now your responsibility is great, and any negligence may cause my Beamon clan to suffer heavy losses. ”
Crown Prince Alex reminded in earnest.
originally wanted to hide it all the time, but he was pushed to the forefront, and he had to show some ability.
If you continue to play stupid, you will become really stupid. In case of problems at the front, he, the crown prince, will directly become a tragedy.
As for whether it will arouse the fear of the outside world, it has come to this point, how can we look forward and backward.
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Running all the way down the road, when Hudson and his party arrived in the southeastern provinces, the royal capital's conscription order had already arrived one step ahead.
Even if the war horse has the blood of a demonic beast, it is a creature running on the ground after all, and it is not as fast as flying in the sky.
Before he could return to the territory, Hudson was intercepted by the governor's palace and invited to the city of Beda for a military meeting.
Different from the previous exclusion, at this critical moment, Viscount Sith, as the representative of the nobles of the Northlands, also appeared in the conference room.
"Just waiting for a few of you. Now that all the important people are in place, I won't waste any time.
As you must have heard, the Orc Empire has begun to mobilize, and the kingdom can only follow suit.
According to the information gathered by the kingdom, the total number of troops mobilized by the orc empire this time will exceed one million, and may even reach two million.
Even with Warhammer Kingdom and the Duchy of Moxi to help share the pressure, it's an existential battle for us.
The kingdom must go all out, and any negligence will bring a bloody lesson.
According to His Majesty's conscription order, the southeastern provinces will mobilize 30,000 troops in a month and send them to the front to reinforce the northern defense line.
The list of the first batch of mobilized personnel must be known by everyone.
Those boys have nothing to do, and they have nowhere to release their energy all day long, so give them a chance to serve the country.
I calculated that in addition to these people, there was a shortage of fifteen thousand.
The gap is not very large, so I don't bother to subdivide it. Fifteen counties were present, and a thousand men were present from each county.
The requirements are simple and can be handled. You can't send everyone to the front line, the reinforcements are to guard the frontier, not to send heads to the orcs for thousands of miles.
How to distribute it, you go back and discuss it behind closed doors. Anyway, it must be done in accordance with the rules, and if there is a mess, it will be severely punished.
As the rear of the kingdom, our southeastern province is at the bottom of the mobilization sequence, and that is because we have always shouldered the heavy responsibility of the granary of the kingdom.
When a full-scale war breaks out, we must arrange the follow-up work before we lead the troops to the battle.
From now on, we will provide the front line with fifteen million pounds of rye, eight million pounds of potatoes, five million pounds of ...... every month
The specific tasks will be carried out to each county, and then you will implement them to each lord.
Don't try to play tricks, the governor's palace will send someone to supervise, and the kingdom will also send an inspection team to conduct random inspections.
Whoever dares to do something on this will be punished as a human rebellion.
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