Along the way, Bruno accumulated a belly of fire, to be exact, the entire orc army held a belly of fire.

There are traps everywhere, and it can be said that they have stepped on more pits in the past few days than they have stepped on in the first half of their lives.

The most infuriating thing is that according to the intelligence from the Eagle Man's reconnaissance, there is still a team ahead that continues to wreak havoc.

Although the expeditionary force went to the front to fight, several engineer regiments were left behind to wreak havoc. The more difficult the road section, the more it will be destroyed.

In particular, some sections of the road near the water source are not only potholes, but also led into muddy roads due to the flow of water.

If it weren't for the Eagle Man in charge of reconnaissance, it was estimated that the Seventh Army would be able to be arranged to dam the river and flood the Seventh Army.

The flooding of the Seventh Army did not happen, but the flood flooded the roads, and it still did not escape.

Bad roads, which greatly slowed down the speed at which the orc armies advanced. Originally, the expeditionary force walked for five and a half days, but it took them four days to cover less than a third of the way.

The biggest reason why the speed is so slow is to build roads.

It can't be done without repair, as the nearest support army, they are also shouldering the heavy responsibility of escorting logistics materials.

So far, the Duchy of Moxi has either passively or actively, and has completed the clearing of the warring area.

Even the noble castles along the way were empty, either running to participate in the defense of Dapest City, or joining the armies of all walks of life.

The fact that a lord has the responsibility to defend his territory does not mean that he cannot be flexible. The king issued a conscription order, and the original duty constraints were no longer a problem.

The flexibility of the Moxies directly pitted the orc army. When the nobles evacuated, they devastated the materials that could not be taken away.

Either poison the grain and grass, or just put it on fire. Even if there was a slip through the net, it was robbed by the army in front.

In order to get more supplies, the orc army had to go farther away to loot.

The orc army besieging Dapest is more than 300,000, and the consumption of grain and grass for so many troops can be imagined.

The nearby area has long been wiped out by the scourge. With Dapest as the center, you don't want to see people for a hundred miles.

Even if the range was expanded to three hundred miles, there would only be a few military fortresses left. Ordinary serfs and free people have either been reduced to the ghosts of the sword, or they have fled and run away.

In the occupied territories, if you can't get enough supplies, you have to raise food from the rear.

After all, not all orcs are able to make a living by gnawing on leaves and eating turf. Without adequate nutritional supplements, it simply cannot support high-intensity operations.

I thought that the Bear Court was the closest to Dapest, and asked them to transport a batch of grain and grass over for emergency purposes, but the team that should have arrived first now fell behind.

Several times Bruno wanted to order the army to take a detour, but considering the practical problems, he finally gave up.

People can take a detour, but war beasts and convoys cannot. Moreover, the additional time for detours is not necessarily much less than that for road construction.

Who made them all outsiders?

The plague is gone, and there is not even a guide. It's okay to walk along the avenue, but if you get lost in the middle of the trail, it will be embarrassing.

Looking at the strange eagle man falling from the sky, Bruno's mood became even worse. His instinct told him that it was coming again to urge him to speed up.

He also wants to hurry over and seek revenge on the expeditionary force, but the problem is that the road must be built first!

……

The army marched all the way, and when they approached Dapest about thirty miles, the Beamon cavalry finally encountered the fleeing orc soldiers.

At the forefront, Officer Beamon is a clever man who knows what his prince wants now. Seeing the rout, he arrested him without saying a word and sent him to Prince Butzweig.

"Tell me, what's going on in Dapest?"

Facing Prince Butzweig's sharp eyes, several unlucky people were stunned for a while.

"Idiot, don't you hear me asking?"

Prince Butzweig grabbed an unlucky guy and angrily reprimanded.

As the high-ranking Prince of Beamon, it is already a great gift to be able to speak to these lowly races. These guys dare to be stunned, it's simply an unforgivable sin.

"Dear...... Prince...... Your Highness, I ...... What are we...... I don't know!

It was pitch black, and then the army was defeated, and we really don't know what happened. ”

Getting a vague answer, Prince Butzweig directly threw the foolish egg in his hand and directly came out of the flying beast.

I only heard a "plop" sound, and it fell seven or eight meters away, and the body instinctively struggled for a while, and then completely fell silent.

There is no such thing, and no one dares to anger Prince Butzweig now. It's just a lowly boar man, and he can't get on the stage at all.

"What about you? Also like this stupid pig, don't know anything? ”

From Prince Butzweig's murderous eyes, several boar men smelled danger, and one of the people who was targeted could only reply tremblingly: "No...... His Royal Highness the Prince.

I remember that yesterday at dusk, the expeditionary force appeared on the battlefield and immediately after that, it attacked.

The commander ordered half of the army to intercept the expeditionary force, and then the defenders of the city also came out and attacked us in front and rear.

Immediately after that it was dark, the enemy made a headlight on the castle tower to illuminate the battlefield as if it were day.

Then came the magic crystal cannon, the fighting, the cavalry ......"

The boar man recalled all his memories, perhaps because he was too nervous, and the content was a bit incoherent and incoherent.

However, with superhuman intelligence, Prince Butzweig was able to get a rough idea of what was going on - the expeditionary force and the defenders of the city joined forces to defeat the besieging army.

And then there was no then. The army of 300,000 orcs died and fled, and the general trend had already been lost.

"The order went down, and the whole army stopped advancing and camped on the spot to rest."

Prince Butzweig ordered decisively.

The goal of the rescue is gone, and it is meaningless to continue to rush over the long distance.

No matter how "wastewood" the besieging army is, it is still an army of 300,000 after all. Without this army, with only one Beamon legion, Prince Butzweig would not dare to run to a decisive battle with the Terrans.

The failure to send troops to collect the rout was not that Prince Butzweig was not interested in increasing his troops, but he really couldn't do it.

The orc army is of many races, and it is very difficult to coordinate internally. They are usually organized on a tribal and ethnic basis, and if you want to restore the system, you must first find their tribal leader.

The "upright orcs" admit to death, and only recognize their own tribal leaders, and it is also possible that outsiders who have just met can't remember it.

After all, the orcs at the bottom have no cultural heritage. In the orc empire, a race is all illiterate, and it is nothing new.

For the sake of their own rule, the five imperial courts not only blocked the downward transmission of knowledge, but also deliberately suppressed the cultural development of the vassal races.

Many races have been developed for countless years and are still in the most primitive stage of production. At least in the military-related field, it has not been a step forward for many years.

The civilization of the younger brothers stopped in place, and it is not surprising that the productivity of the five royal families of the orcs lagged behind that of the human race just because of the population tossed by the five royal families of the orcs.

Now is the time to pay for this, and under the most primitive mobilization system, nothing can be done without the tribal leader.

Soldiers of the same race may be able to reluctantly command.

Now this kind of rout is everywhere, and it will not be possible to restore the system if it is reorganized and reorganized. If you want to form an army again, you can only mix multiple races.

Putting the contradictory ethnic groups into one army is equivalent to putting "sheep and wolves" in a circle. You don't have to think about what will happen next.

……

The palace of the Duke of Moxi, the first time he came to attend a high-level meeting, Hudson learned the news of Chriss IX's illness.

I don't know if it was deliberate, or if it was really happy, Chris IX still attended the military meeting with illness.

With his keen sense, Hudson could see at a glance that this was not an illness, but a sign that his body had been hollowed out and that he was about to reach the end of his life.

has been able to support it until now, in addition to its extraordinary willpower, it is estimated that it is also a treasure that nourishes vitality.

As an ally, Hudson sincerely hoped that Chris IX would live a few more years, at least until the end of the war.

The Principality of Moxi cannot withstand any turmoil now, and even if the change of royal power is smooth sailing, it will inevitably cause internal turmoil.

This is not something that can be avoided by personal will.

Chris IX obviously saw this, so he gritted his teeth and propped it up. At this moment, he came out to attend a military meeting, and there was no lack of courtship to Hudson, or to make a stand to the Alpha Kingdom.

If nothing else, the marriage between the two countries is already underway. Hudson knew very well how obsessed his crown prince was with Princess Anne.

Judging from the current situation, this marriage is the best choice for both parties, and the common enemy has brought the two countries together.

The situation in the Principality of Moxi is critical and needs the support of a large force; The Alpha Kingdom also needs to stabilize the Western Front, and supporting the Principality of Moxi is supporting itself.

What's more, Crown Prince Caesar's previous performance in the Duchy of Moxi was a big loss of points, and the reputation on the mainland can be said to have taken a sharp turn.

If your reputation is bad, it will inevitably be greatly affected when you get married. Not everyone is willing to choose a future king's son-in-law who does not have much real power to marry.

There is no point in struggling, and the general perception is that after the strong king of Caesar III, the next Caesar IV must be a weak king.

Unless Crown Prince Caesar turns the tables against the wind and proves his ability again, he will be able to wash away the shame caused by his previous defeat.

There is no doubt that this is impossible. No one will be reassured that he will come out again to command the army.

It is difficult to make great achievements militarily, and it is even more difficult to earn performance politically.

The princes and ministers below are all old foxes, how can a crown prince be able to handle it?

An An played according to the rules of the game, and everyone gave him a little face, if he crossed the line, he would suffer a lot.

"Prime Minister, you will preside over this meeting!"

Chris IX said with a slightly trembling voice.

Looking at that expression, it was as if he could go to see the Lord of the Dawn at any moment.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Prime Minister Hurcheg replied cautiously, lest he speak too loudly and accidentally take the king away.

"The results of last night's battle, we have already made preliminary statistics. Defeated more than 300,000 orc armies and killed more than 60,000 orc soldiers......

The first hero is, of course, our Earl Hudson.

In last night's battle, the expeditionary force commanded by Earl Hudson seized the opportunity in time to tear through the orc formation, laying the foundation for victory in the war.

I ask Your Excellency the Earl to accept that I pay you the highest respect on behalf of the Principality of Moxi! I wish the friendship between our two countries will last forever! ”

As he spoke, Prime Minister Hurcheg bowed directly to Hudson.

This time Hudson didn't back down. If it's just for himself, he can still be humble, but when it comes to the Alpha Kingdom, he can't refuse.

Courtesy, it seems that the specifications are very high, but in the end it is still virtual.

Nothing but being able to take it out and brag about it.

Hudson is not in the Duchy of Moxie, no matter how much of this kind of honorable thing is, it will not involve substantial interests, and everyone naturally does not mind exalting him a little.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister is polite, our two countries are originally allies, and the friendship between the two countries is even more visible to the Lord of the Dawn, I just fulfilled my duty.

Last night's battle was mainly due to the cooperation of the two countries, which led to a brilliant victory. ”

Hudson replied solemnly.

Since he wants to act, he doesn't mind accompanying him to the end. What is false is empty after all, and those things that have not been fulfilled in promises still have to be taken out and fulfilled after all.

"Last night's glorious victory, now the tense is over. The Principality faces even more serious challenges ahead, and we must look forward.

Earl Hudson, the Beamon cavalry stopped thirty miles from us. The reinforcements of the five royal families of the orcs are also halfway at this moment.

In the face of such a complex situation, I wonder what you can do? ”

Listening to the Prime Minister's words, Hudson was also secretly shocked in his heart. The top brass of the Principality of Moxi, which seems to be united, also has internal struggles.

has been caught by him for touting, and it is clear that he wants to use the influence of him, the first hero, to suppress the limelight of Count Martins.

However, this kind of struggle is not fierce at present. The starting point is not necessarily to do anything to Count Martins, but more to maintain the current political balance.

"The orc army is menacing, but they are coming separately, and this is the opportunity left for us to strike.

Concentrate superior forces, destroy one of them first, hit the enemy's morale, and then slowly wear down the orc army.

But before that, it's better to get rid of the Beamon cavalry thirty miles away, lest they attack our back in the middle of a big battle.

It mainly depends on the speed of the arrival of reinforcements from all walks of life in your country to be able to formulate the most suitable plan. ”

Hudson said with a smile.

……

(End of chapter)