The first joint military meeting ended without a hitch, not because the two sides did not cooperate, but because they really couldn't find an opportunity to do anything before the enemy made a mistake.

The Beamon cavalry was thirty miles away, and Hudson did not have the courage to lead the infantry in pursuit.

What's more, the enemy also has long legs. If you can't beat it, can't you run?

Even if all the cavalry of the Principality of Moxi is in place, everyone will have three cavalry legions + several knights in one place.

It's okay to have a hard encounter with the Beamon Legion, and if you want to encircle and annihilate the other party, you don't even think about it. With such a little cavalry, they can't pull the encirclement at all.

The orcs are not stupid, since they are divided into troops, then there is a high probability that they are all prepared. Unless you first deal with the eagle people flying all over the sky, it will be difficult to complete the true heart one by one.

It's not impossible to take a risk, but in the current situation, the Principality of Moxi simply can't afford a big defeat.

Hudson, who had just stepped into the upper echelons, was also reluctant to take military adventures on the basis of his hard-won position.

If you can't find a fighter, you can only wait. 300,000 troops were wiped out at one time, even if they were all cannon fodder troops, it was not something that could be replenished for a while.

According to the information provided by the Moxies, among the five reinforcements of the Orc Empire, the army of the Bearman Imperial Court is the most powerful.

Now Hudson was not afraid that the orcs would come quickly, but that they would deliberately slow down the march and control the arrival time on the same day.

The gathering of the five-way army, coupled with the Beamon cavalry corps, was another large-scale battle.

I don't know why, when it comes to the "conference battle" now, Hudson feels a headache.

With the strength of the expeditionary force, coupled with the large army gathered by the Moses, it was not much of a problem to hold Dapest, and there was really little hope of a complete victory.

The military plan has not been worked out, but several sets of contingency plans have been prepared. But none of that had much to do with Hudson, and if the situation deteriorated out of control, the expeditionary force would not have as many concerns as the Moshees.

Refused to be retained by the Moshees, and returned to the camp, where the final casualty report of last night's battle reached Hudson.

There were almost more than 10,000 dead and wounded as he expected, but fortunately, most of the wounded were rescued, and they rested for a few days and replenished their nutrition.

The final attrition was 6,376 people, of which 5,827 were determined to have died in battle, and the remaining unlucky ones did not know whether they ran away or got on the orc's barbecue.

"Pass the order, let the cavalry clear the rout nearby, and search for the missing people by the way!

If you encounter Beamon's cavalry on the road, do not entangle them and return to the camp immediately. ”

Hudson ordered with a blank face.

After a success, he led the troops to fight for more than half a year, and he was used to seeing life and death, and now he has also trained a "heart of stone".

Soft-heartedness won't solve any problems, and the most important thing now is to find a way to get rid of the orcs so that he can go back to be his noble lord.

The losses of the expeditionary force were not small, but the gains were even greater. The immature recruits, after the baptism of last night's battle, can now be regarded as seeing a "big scene".

Compared with the past, the soldiers have obviously increased a bad spirit, and the temperament of the whole person has changed.

Hudson was most familiar with this change. It's just that in the past, it would only appear after several fights, and this one-night war was born.

Sure enough, it is still a brutal battle, and it is the most capable of forging strong soldiers.

The total strength of the expeditionary force has decreased, but the new recruits have transformed into veterans, and the combat effectiveness has increased slightly.

……

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

A deafening shout of slaughter resounded through the heavens and the earth, and the assembled army of the Warhammer Kingdom launched an attack on the orc infantry camp.

For a time, arrows rained all over the sky, and flying stones rolled down.

I don't know when, the magic crystal cannon also came out to join in the fun.

However, the sporadic magic crystal cannons, only the Terran army is equipped, and the orc army that has come from the light car all the way can't bring these big things.

The siege of the orc infantry was so easy that Joseph was a little incredulous.

It's like a dream, as if the orcs suddenly have water in their heads, and they are left to fiddle with them.

"Your Majesty, the orc cavalry did not rush over to reinforce it, but became more and more unscrupulous and sabotage.

Judging from the news coming from all over the place, it seems that the enemy wants to bypass us and go all the way north to cooperate with the orc army in the north to open the gap! ”

The words of the War Minister Thiago poured cold water on the joyful Joseph II.

That's not how the script is prepared. Originally, it was planned to besiege the orc infantry, attract the orc cavalry to help, and then fight them in a decisive battle.

I didn't expect the siege plan to be completed quickly, but the orc cavalry played their cards out of common sense and played "you fight yours, I fight mine".

The loss of 30,000 infantry orcs can not afford to lose the defensive line in the north.

Once the orc army is allowed to break through, the present of the Duchy of Moxi is the future of the Warhammer Kingdom.

Even their situation will be even worse, the Orc Empire's attention to the Warhammer Kingdom is obviously more than one level higher than that of the Principality of Moxi.

A strong line of defense, that is only against the enemy from the outside. If an enemy comes out from behind, it's a different story.

"If we first annihilate the orc army in the encirclement, and then return to the northern defense line, will we be able to have time?"

Joseph II asked with concern.

The Minister of War did not speak, but the Prime Minister took the first step and said, "Your Majesty, it is not just a question of whether it is too late, but what exactly the orcs want to do.

It was true that the orc cavalry had been on their way north, but they had not forgotten to wreak havoc along the way, burning houses, destroying farmland, and expelling people......

All the places they passed were in ruins.

The provinces along the way can basically be declared abolished, and if this situation continues, not an inch of pure land will be found in the entire Warhammer Great Plains.

The foundations of the kingdom have been shaken.

And the millions of refugees who are wandering around are now a new threat. In some areas, there have even been farces of refugees storming aristocratic castles to grab food. ”

The actual situation is more serious than what Prime Minister Guy said. The destruction of the local economy will directly weaken the Warhammer Kingdom's war potential.

The most direct consequence is that the logistics of the army will not be guaranteed.

Without the fertile Warhammer Plains, the mountainous provinces of the western part of the kingdom could not afford the huge material consumption of the army.

Even if all the accumulation of the nobles is emptied, it will be a drop in the bucket.

Allies can't be counted on for assistance, and even if everyone is willing to donate generously, it will be difficult to get supplies over.

As the most remote kingdom of the Terrans, although the Warhammer Kingdom has avoided countless internal strife, it is difficult to obtain help from various countries in times of crisis.

If you really want to send supplies over, you will inevitably borrow from the Duchy of Orton or the Duchy of Moxi. Not to mention the long distance, the current situation of the two countries simply does not have the spare energy to help them organize transportation.

You can still eat inventory for a short time, but once this kind of sitting and eating empty days continues, it is a matter of time before the Warhammer Kingdom collapses.

Turning from a military problem to an economic one, Joseph II's head grew bigger and bigger.

Suddenly, he suddenly understood why the orc infantry was able to make it easy for them to besiege them.

With the problems in the rear one after another, the logistics of the 700,000 troops gathered are slowly being eaten away by the orc army.

This kind of devastating destruction is much more effective than simply looting the grain.

As long as the besieged orc infantry can drag on for a while, the 700,000-strong army will collapse by itself because of the problem of food and grass.

Believing that he had insight into the enemy's schemes, Joseph II was not at all happy.

In order to gather this 700,000-strong army, the military forces of several provinces in the rear have been evacuated. In the face of the long drive of the orc cavalry, there was almost no power to fight back.

Even if the nobles who stayed behind held on to the castle, they couldn't stop the orc army. Just because cavalry was not suitable for siege did not mean that they could not drive serfs to attack the city.

You can't expect everyone to be hard bones, with the knife on the neck, there will always be someone willing to cooperate with the orc army.

Ever since Duke Daniel forbade massacres and used refugees to cause trouble for the Warhammer Kingdom, the war had never been the same.

Now the Warhammer Kingdom not only has to provide food and grass for the army, but also find ways to relieve the refugees. If any of these links are not done well, they will become earth-shattering thunder and blow this ancient kingdom to pieces.

If I had known, the orcs would have played like this. Joseph II would never have gathered a large army and ran over to fight them.

The troops were scattered all over the place, and although they could not hold back the orcs, it was absolutely impossible for the enemy's cavalry to move so smoothly.

At least a dozen cavalrymen drove thousands of serfs around to destroy and even besiege the nobles' castles, it would not have happened.

Not being able to divide forces arbitrarily means that the enemy's destruction rate will be greatly reduced, and they will be able to buy more time for emergency preparation.

Unfortunately, there is no what if, and if he did it all over again, Joseph II might not be able to withstand the pressure.

It seems that he initiated the battle of the provincial capital of Atrus, but in fact, it was a joint effort of multiple interest groups in the kingdom.

Who made everyone's roots on the Great Plains of Warhammer?

If you don't work hard and struggle, you can directly abandon your family business and evacuate to the west to resist, who can be willing?

The same is true for the nobility. Without the support of the foundation, even with the strategic transfer of the army, their voice in the kingdom will be greatly weakened.

War is full of variables, no matter how strong the strength in the hand is, if it loses the follow-up strength replenishment, it will only get weaker and weaker.

After the war to regain the lost territory, the original inheritance will have nothing to do with them who are disappointed. If you're lucky, you can get a certain amount of compensation and appeasement, but if you're unlucky, you're not even qualified to live to that day.

Interests determine the position, and Marshal Borg was able to strongly advocate abandoning the Great Plains of Warhammer and retreating to the western mountains, because he was the spokesman for the interests of the nobles of the western provinces.

Joseph II could not, the foundation of the royal family was in the Great Plains of Warhammer, and the core supporters were also in the Great Plains of Warhammer.

Dare to give up the foundation land directly, maybe before the orcs come, the people under his command will make trouble first.

Individuals can't go against the general trend, even if they know that the road ahead is huge, they can only bite the bullet.

Now the question is raised, and it is because their foundations are being destroyed by the orc cavalry, and they are in dire need of a rescue method.

"If We Give Up ......"

Halfway through his words, Joseph II forcibly swallowed back the rest of the words.

It's easy to let go of the encirclement, but these tens of thousands of orc infantry will turn into kraft candy and follow their ass all the way.

As soon as the army shows a slight flaw, these enemies will bite at the first time. Everyone is elite, and once they start, the losses to the army will definitely not be small.

It is even more difficult to divide troops to the north for reinforcements, and the mobility of infantry is far inferior to that of cavalry. It was estimated that it had only been a few days since they had divided their forces, and the orc cavalry turned their guns and killed them again.

Under the combination of the inside and the outside, most of the remaining armies will be cold.

is busy with a loss of troops, and also puts himself into strategic passivity, which is a proper blood loss.

What's more, after the war, the balance of strength between the two sides will also change, and the situation will deteriorate even more.

"Isn't there any good news?"

Joseph II asked helplessly.

"Your Majesty, I just received news from the Duchy of Moxi that they have defeated the orc army besieging Dapest.

As long as he can withstand the counterattack of orc reinforcements in the next big battle, the situation in the Duchy of Moxi can be stabilized.

There was also good news from the Alpha Kingdom, the orc army was finally blocked by them after breaking through three lines of defense in a row.

It is said that he also launched a counterattack operation, which successively defeated the three main orc legions, and annihilated the orc army of more than 200,000.

The first reinforcements supported by the Terran Alliance have now all set off. A total of 300,000 elite troops will arrive in the Duchy of Moxi within two months at the earliest.

In addition, the alliance meeting also approved the previous proposal of the Alpha Kingdom, and the major forces will send experts to reinforce the front line first.

This time the support is very strong, and all the forces that have seats in the council will send at least one earth knight or magister.

One vote represents a master, and the top powers have also pledged to send Sky Knights into battle. These masters will arrive in a month's time.

Once these forces are in place, we will completely suppress the Orc Empire in terms of high-end forces. ”

Foreign Secretary Cassidy unhurriedly let go of a big thunder.

The people who were originally worried that the situation was out of control suddenly found that they could still save it. As long as we hold out until reinforcements arrive, there is a chance that the deteriorating situation will be reversed.

The only problem lies in the distribution of reinforcements.

The 300,000 elite army is not a small number, and it has exceeded the entire military strength of many countries.

Before the outbreak of the war, among the many forces of the human race, there were only five standing armies with more than 300,000, and there was only one single seedling in the north, the Alpha Kingdom.

However, there are many reinforcements, and there are many countries that cannot support the need for reinforcements. After everyone divides it, there is not much.

"How many reinforcements has the kingdom received?"

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(End of chapter)