Arriving at the Flying Bear Fort all the way, looking at the tall city wall in front of him, Hudson's face looked much better.

In addition to the main city, there are more than a dozen castles of all sizes nearby, which are closely connected with the Flying Bear Castle.

Compared to the main city, these castles are clearly lacking in the vicissitudes of time. At a glance, it can be seen that this is a temporary rush to build.

It is clear that the Erwin family has put a lot of thought into the defense of the city. It's a pity that their luck is not very good, and the main force of the family has been lost on the battlefield early.

"Welcome to Earl Hudson, Viscount Raquel!"

A hearty voice came from the welcoming procession.

It's just that judging from the armed dress of the people who came, and the army behind them that is ready to go, it is clear that they are not welcome, but more like they are going to run away.

It seems that they can't wait for this change of defense for a long time, and they don't want to stay on the front line for a moment.

"Your Excellency is gracious! What do you want to do? ”

Hudson asked, pretending not to know.

was picked out on the topic, and the middle-aged officer was slightly embarrassed.

It's normal to change guards and leave, but it's a bit too much to run away in such a hurry.

All were forced out, and the fall of Bethel Fortress had terrified the defenders of the Flying Bear Fortress.

The Lebron family's efforts to eat milk did not stop the pace of the orc army, let alone them.

Now the situation is calm, and that's because the orcs have shrunk their forces and attacked Bethel Fortress with all their might.

Before the Battle of Bethel Fortress began, the defenders of Flying Bear Fort were also beaten. The two legions stationed here have long been tossed by the orcs and want to die.

I finally waited for a change of guard to rest, if I didn't run quickly, and when the orc army was killed, I couldn't leave if I wanted to.

"Your Excellency, you are looking forward to it.

After days of fighting, we were already exhausted, lest there be problems with the fortress.

Now that you're here, we can go back and recuperate and catch up on a good night's sleep.

The Flying Bear Castle is for you!

Earl Hudson, Viscount Raquel, let's go first, and then ...... when we meet after the war."

After the polite words were spoken, the middle-aged officer couldn't wait to set off with the team, not giving him a chance to stay at all.

Seeing this scene, Hudson was also speechless.

But after looking at the team out of the city, I immediately understood what was going on.

Obviously, these guys only knew about the fall of Bethel Fortress, and they didn't know the heavy price paid by the Bear Imperial Court, and mistakenly thought that the enemy would attack immediately, so they reacted so aggressively.

Explanations are impossible, people are in a hurry to leave, and Hudson is too lazy to stay.

The war has just begun, and it's fine now, but I don't know when I'm going to lie down. Making friends at such times is only adding to your troubles.

Seeing the two legions leave, Hudson found that their ranks were much shorter than the normal legions.

During the war, the main battle corps at the front was not reorganized, and there was only one explanation: it was lost on the battlefield.

Seeing the autumn at a glance, it is definitely not only the defenders of the Flying Bear Castle who have suffered heavy losses, I am afraid that the defenders on the entire defense line have been tossed by the orcs.

The foreign garrison is gone, but the Erwin family is still there. Although the death of a head of the family does not mean that the obligation is completed.

Unless you can give up the inheritance of the title and the territory, the lord's obligation to defend the territory still cannot be avoided.

As a member of the aristocratic group, Hudson knew very well how closed this group was, and once he gave up his inheritance, it was almost impossible to get it back.

Staying behind is nine deaths, but starting a new business is ten deaths. Even if you can really let go of it all, the ending is not much better.

Without aristocratic status and not protected by the rules of the game, they are just fat sheep that have just been slaughtered, and whoever sees them will slaughter them.

Taking the initiative to give up is different from the exiled nobles, the family is the fief is lost, the head of the family is killed in battle, and the heir wants to inherit the territory and cannot inherit it, but he is still the legal heir in legal theory.

Theoretically, as long as the Duchy of Moxi regains the lost territory, they can still inherit the territory.

The choice of the Erwin family is also similar to that of these nobles. The new head of the family fully cooperated with the defense of the city, and everyone was happy to keep it.

If you can't hold it, you will arrange for your juniors to leave, pay a new head of the family and the remaining private army of the family, and wait for the day when the principality will regain the lost territory, and regain everything that has been lost again.

After taking over the defense of the city from the immature Viscount William, Hudson took a group of officers with his cronies and patrolled the city. When it comes to his life, he doesn't dare to take it lightly.

……

In the city of Dapest, the arrival of good news made Chris IX's gloomy face slightly better. If he had received such good news before the fall of Bethel Fortress, he would have celebrated with a drink.

But it was too late, and a tactical victory could not make up for a strategic mistake. The greatest significance of "good news" is only to motivate morale.

"Have you verified the results, they really wiped out a Beamon cavalry regiment?"

Chris IX asked with concern.

It has long been the norm to report achievements in an artistic way.

The principality needs to be appeased, and if it is not embellished, no one can stand the kind of war report of losing every day.

However, this time with the exception, the record of annihilating a Beamon cavalry regiment was large enough. Fill it with water and it will look too fake.

"Your Majesty, the results have been verified many times by our Ministry of Military Affairs. The Leythshire Regiment and the newly formed 23rd Regiment were indeed halfway through and annihilated a Beamon cavalry regiment. ”

Martins replied in the affirmative.

This wave of records, that really can't be true. No matter how you pick a thorn, you can't find any problems.

The embellished content on the battle report is nothing more than the concealment of the fact that the Beamon cavalry regiment had fought a bloody battle with the enemy before falling into their encirclement.

Flaws in the details are all minor problems. The process of the battle is not important, the key is to capture the right number of Beamon.

The real record is the most convincing. If they come a few more times, the Beamon clan will definitely not be able to stand it.

"If there is no problem, let's go straight to the publicity! With this good news, it is also a big stimulus to the morale of the military in China. ”

Chris IX said calmly.

"Your Majesty, it's not entirely without problems. I can't find fault with the battle record and battle report, but there is a big problem with the battle damage.

According to the data they reported, the Wrightshire Legion lost more than 2,800 horses, and the newly formed 23rd Legion lost 500 horses.

But according to the information we have, the entire Leyshire Legion does not have two thousand war horses, how can it lose so many war horses!

We sent someone over to communicate with Earl Hudson, but he insisted that the loss was so great, and we should replenish him as soon as possible. ”

Martins said helplessly.

Misreporting war losses is also nothing new.

In the case of a victorious battle, as long as there are not too many false reports, the military affairs department will choose to acquiesce, which can be regarded as a commendation for meritorious soldiers.

If you cross the line, you have to send someone to investigate. Under normal circumstances, everyone abides by the tacit agreement and does not go too far.

The Ministry of Military Affairs is only approved, and it is still the subordinate logistics department that is responsible for the replenishment of materials. If the people below are allowed to lie, the logistics will not be able to be done.

After a long time, the logistics department has also learned well. Usually, according to the information they have, they will first calculate a number, and then use this as a standard to cut the battle damage reported below when replenishing supplies.

For example, the newly formed 23rd Army reported 500 horses in battle, and the final one may only be 300 horses.

The exception to this is the Leyshire Legion, which does not need to follow the unspoken rules as a guest army. If the Ministry of Military Affairs confirms the figures on the battle losses, the Logistics Department can only pay the full amount.

The logistics department, which had suffered a loss, now wanted to hide far away when they saw Hudson, how dare they slash at his supplies.

In case of a fuss, this unspoken rule that cannot be put on the table cannot be used as a reason for them to escape responsibility.

"How many horses did the Leyter Legion lose?"

Chris IX asked with concern.

"According to the information from the officials of the Logistics Department stationed in Fort Flying Bear, the forage received by the Leyte County Regiment has only decreased slightly.

From this, it can be inferred that they will not lose more than two hundred war horses, and may even be less than a hundred. Even with the horses, the battle damage would not exceed five hundred.

From the intelligence we gathered, the Earl Hudson was particularly keen on cavalry. In addition to a standard cavalry regiment, a large number of horses were equipped.

All the soldiers of the Leyshire Regiment had learned to ride horses. This siege of the Beamon cavalry regiment is the transformation of infantry into cavalry. The cavalry they dispatched alone amounted to 3,500 men.

Some of the horses were exchanged for weapons and equipment captured on the battlefield, and they were generally extorted from our logistics department, and the horses they used to accompany the army were still pulling carts.

If this continues, I have a strong suspicion that the Leytheshire Regiment will be turned into a cavalry regiment without waiting for the end of the war. ”

Martins couldn't help but complain.

As Minister of War, he likes all the troops that can fight.

Even though the elite legions needed more supplies, he didn't blink. He has also seen a lot of the various operations of the titans.

But this kind of infantry legion, the transformation of the cavalry corps, into the cavalry corps, is the first time he has encountered it.

Spit and complain, he still did not clearly raise his objections. Although there are some discordant rules, it can't stand the privileges of the strong.

"Give it to him!"

Chris IX rubbed his forehead and said.

After hesitating for a moment, he added, "Tell Earl Hudson that the war horse is only a minor problem.

If he can kill another 5,000 Beamon cavalry, or annihilate 10,000 other royal troops, I'll have no problem changing them all into cavalry! ”

Painted cakes, naked painted cakes.

If we can really kill so many orc elites, it is estimated that there will not be many people left in the Leyter County Legion. People are gone, and the promised change of clothes will naturally not be a problem.

It would be better if there wasn't much loss. Pay some equipment, and you will have an extra elite cavalry corps available, and the Duchy of Moxi will not lose.

As for whether Hudson can turn elite infantry into elite cavalry, there is a case of the total annihilation of the Bimon cavalry regiment, and Chris IX is not worried at all.

"Your Majesty, how do you think the matter of rewarding meritorious heroes should be resolved? Do you want to follow the old practice and accumulate them first and account for them after the war? ”

Prime Minister Hurcheg asked tentatively.

His own son is also on the battlefield, even if he is following the war exploits, it is also a war exploit. As a person with vested interests, it is inevitable to care.

With the death of his eldest son unpredictable, he now has to devote more energy to his second son.

Maybe Raquel's personal ability is very average, but the victory is lucky, and he hit the thigh at the beginning, and just lie down to win.

With his luck, the probability of surviving this troubled world is very high. Coupled with the fact that people are young, there is still a lot of room for plasticity. As a spare tire cultivation for the heir of the family, it is still possible.

"Send someone to ask for their own opinion. With the credit of the last time, many people's credit is enough to upgrade the title once, or in exchange for a fief.

If they want to settle, the Duchy can give them a settlement bonus. Titles, fiefdoms, gold, silver and jewelry, beauties, and cultivation resources are up to them to choose.

If you are not going to settle the account, then according to the old practice, accumulate it and calculate it together after the war.

The Ministry of Military Affairs must do a good job in explaining the relevant work and must not cause chaos.

On the Leyshire Legion's side, the title can't be promoted, so let's reward some physical goods!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to contact them, trying to win over some nobles as much as possible. On the title fiefdom, you can be generous.

Especially the Earl Hudson, if we can win him over and garrison him in the northern region, we can also ......"

Chris IX's words seem to be unintentional, but they are actually deliberately said to everyone. The main thing is that I am worried that my subordinates will not work hard, after all, no one wants to divide their own interests.

Although the Duchy of Moxi is not very attractive to the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom, as long as it promises a lot of profits, it can always fool a few fools to come over.

After such a long period of activity, there is no achievement at all, and if it has nothing to do with the passive slacking off of his subordinates, I am afraid no one will believe it.

Now deliberately stationed in the northern Xinjiang region by name is the best promise to the domestic aristocracy. After this war, I am afraid that there are not many nobles who are still willing to be neighbors with orcs.

According to the past experience of the Alpha Kingdom, every few decades the Orc Empire will launch a full-scale invasion. I wonder if you can meet it a second time in your lifetime.

The border always needs to be guarded, and if you don't want to go, you can only let someone else go.

If the nobles of the principality don't want the northern territory, and finally it falls into the hands of the king, you can't let the royal family go to the top of the tank, right?

Directly under the central government?

Not to mention that there is no such precedent, the problem is that everyone is not at ease! Treat others with oneself, and most of the others are no better.

The rapid fall of the Augsburg Line, although everyone did not say it, knew very well in their hearts that it was absolutely inseparable from the bureaucrats who presided over the construction of the defense line.

There was no accountability, and that was because the guys who presided over the construction of the defense line back then are now in the ground. The last unlucky guy fell on the battlefield along with the defensive line.

This is not something that can be solved by substitutions. The noble lords built their own castles, and once they found a problem, they said to rework it. The cost is not worth mentioning at all in the face of net worth.

But bureaucrats can't do it, no matter how honest they are, it's useless. After all, the budget has a quota and cannot be reworked at will.

Even if they find a problem, they will choose to cover up the past for the sake of their own position. Anyway, as long as the orcs don't invade in full force during their own term, Ray won't explode.

I have suffered a loss once, and I have paid the price of blood for it, and no one wants to come a second time.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. We, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will definitely work hard to complete it! ”

(End of chapter)