The city of Terrance, under the attack of the orc army at any cost, is finally on the verge of collapse.

The outer city has long been lost, and the inner city has also collapsed in many places. Marshal Hodge could do nothing but greet the bureaucrats who had built the walls.

After some hard work, I finally got in touch with the outside world. The situation in the principality improved slightly, but reinforcements still did not arrive.

Although there are many troops gathered near Dapest, most of them are temporary recruits, and it is obviously a bit difficult to fight the orc army head-on in the field.

The absolute gap in strength cannot be bridged by hard work alone. The Duchy of Moxi could not afford the consequences of a military adventure now, and the bureaucrats of the royal capital would not agree.

Reinforcements couldn't come, but the bureaucrats in the royal capital still did a personnel job, allowing them to break through after the city was broken.

The main reason is that there are children of the major nobles in the royal capital in the city, and if they are sure that they can't hold it, there is no need to let the "own family" stay and bury with the city.

But when this order came, it had no substance. Breaking through is simple to say, but it is not feasible to implement.

Hold on to the city, and the defenders will be able to fight the orcs. If you leave the protection of the city walls, it will be a different picture.

The two-legged one can't run on four legs, and if he breaks through now, he is giving the enemy a head.

Some of the reinforcements sent by the orcs before have gone south to the Warhammer Kingdom, and some are on their way back.

Even if you can escape from the encirclement of the orcs, there is a high probability that you will collide with these people in the middle of the road.

Mass evacuation does not exist. The only way is to break through and gamble on luck, which dooms most people to be sacrificed.

"Marshal, let's leave together! The chaotic situation in the country is now inseparable from you! ”

Harley tried to persuade.

All sincerely, he really hoped that Marshal Hodge would break through. The situation in the Duchy of Moxe seems to have improved, but with the fall of the Terrance Line, it will soon take a sharp turn for the worse.

It seems that the royal capital has gathered a lot of troops and is ready to fight the orcs, but the principality still lacks a commander with high prestige and rich war experience.

As the only remaining marshal in Moxi's army, Marshal Hodge could indeed become the commander of the army if he could break through and return.

"Harley, go by yourself! The Terence Line has fallen, and someone has to be left to be buried.

I stayed to live and die with the city, not only to give an explanation to the people, but also to the countless dead defenders.

According to the news coming from the country, in another month and a half, reinforcements will arrive. With the current situation in the principality, as long as you don't toss around, it is not difficult to delay for such a little time.

As for the question of commander-in-chief, isn't the Earl Hudson, who has not been defeated since his debut, a ready-made candidate?

Strong ability, great military achievements, and fame have also been blown up by them, and they will leave when the war is over, and they will not crowd out everyone's core interests, but they are much more popular than my bad old man! ”

Marshal Hodge laughed and scolded.

chose to live and die with the city, in addition to these obvious reasons, there is also the fact that his body is on the verge of collapse.

The burden of the long-term high-pressure environment is too heavy for him. The body is honest, and when you are tired and tired, you need to rest.

Marshal Hodge, who was physically and mentally exhausted, really didn't want to continue this high-pressure life. Death has become a relief for him now.

"Boom, boom......"

After a loud bang, the overwhelmed walls finally collapsed. Countless armies of orcs swarmed in from the breach.

Seeing this scene, the officers hurriedly rushed forward with the defenders, trying to plug the gap again, but unfortunately this time the gap was too big, and despite the defenders' best efforts, they still couldn't stop the orcs.

The city is broken!

The noble officers who defended the city still fought hard with the defenders. Every building in the city is their position, which is the last stubbornness of the officers and soldiers defending the city.

……

"Damn orc offal!"

"Moxi, son of a bitch, Lao Tzu remembers you!"

……

Ever since receiving the news that the orc army was heading south and was about to arrive in the Warhammer Kingdom, Joseph II's angry curses had not stopped.

It's too tricky. The last time Dapest was besieged, the orc army took advantage of the detour to intersperse, and it was reasonable that they couldn't stop it.

But this time the situation was clearly different, the siege of Dapest was over, hundreds of thousands of troops were gathered, and the orc cavalry was under their noses.

The traces of water release are too obvious.

Even if you can't stop the orc cavalry, you have to fight a battle to prove that you did your best.

Unfortunately, the Moshees seemed to be procrastinating, and when they received the news that the orc army was passing by, they did not send cavalry to intercept them at the first time, but gathered the army to act together.

The consequence of caution is that by the time the army arrives on the battlefield slowly, the orc cavalry has already entered the Duchy of Orton.

Life was already not easy, but now there are tens of thousands of orc cavalry all of a sudden, which makes the situation in the Warhammer Kingdom even worse.

What you sow, what you reap.

The Warhammer Kingdom promised to send troops and support in the past was just a show, and now it's time to pay off.

"Your Majesty, enemy reinforcements have arrived, and we want to encircle and annihilate this remnant orc army, but I am afraid it will be difficult to make ends meet.

Otherwise, we will shrink our front, retreat to the western part of the kingdom for the time being, and wait for the arrival of allied reinforcements before launching a counteroffensive. ”

War Minister Thiago opened his mouth to persuade.

The real situation in the Warhammer Kingdom is even more serious than he said.

In order not to let the orcs take advantage of the opportunity, they chose to encircle and annihilate the orc infantry in the encirclement first, and then go to find the enemy's cavalry for a decisive battle.

The decision must be correct, even if you want to go to the enemy's cavalry, the infantry will not be able to catch up.

The cavalry had a chance to catch up with the enemy, but the problem was that they couldn't defeat the enemy!

The standing army is all dragged on the front line, and the three and a half cavalry legions + five knight regiments that have been cobbled together in the country have the confidence to find a decisive battle with more orc cavalry?

What is destined to be impossible to do, it is natural to put it back. Even if they knew that the actions of the orc cavalry were destroying the foundations of the Warhammer Kingdom, they could not do anything.

The sacrifice cannot be in vain, and if you can't stop the enemy from sabotage, then destroy the orc infantry in front of you first.

The plan is very plump, and it is only after the fight that I find the skinny feeling of reality. The camp chosen by the orc infantry army was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the terrain limited the number of troops involved in the attack.

With an army of 700,000, it is difficult to give full play to the advantage of sending more troops and a wide range of generals. has been tossing until now, and still has not been able to take the enemy army.

The remnants of the orcs in Tiago's mouth actually had more than 20,000 people, and compared with the original strength, they were only six or seven thousand.

In contrast, it was the Warhammer Kingdom that suffered tens of thousands of casualties, a proper big loser.

If he had not seen any hope of victory, Thiago would not have proposed to retreat to the western part of the kingdom.

Of course, the most important thing is everyone's foundation, which has been almost destroyed by the orcs, and the rest can't be saved. The material damage has been done, and it is time to accept reality.

"Humph!"

After a cold snort, Joseph II said indifferently: "If you want to leave at this time, can the orcs agree?"

I don't know when the Alliance's reinforcements will arrive, anyway, the orc reinforcements have already arrived. We evacuate now, and the kingdom's army on the front line is finished! ”

It's not that he doesn't cry when he doesn't see the coffin, but in the current situation, it is difficult for the army to make a strategic turn.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were transferred, and it is self-evident how long the marching ranks were. The long dragon formation, exposed to the enemy's front, feels terrible to think about.

If you want to successfully complete the strategic turnaround, you will definitely lose no less troops. Even if it is a loss of more than half, it is not impossible.

What's worse is that the main force of the kingdom that is entrenched on the front line will also be reduced to a lonely army, facing the enemy's front and rear attacks.

If you're lucky enough to make it until reinforcements from the Terran Alliance arrive, that's all it takes. But if the battle is defeated in advance, the losses of the Warhammer Kingdom will be really great.

At that point, maybe they can challenge the title of the weakest kingdom on the continent. The principalities with a little strength are stronger than them.

The decline in international status is barely tolerable. The domestic political balance will also be broken, the eastern aristocracy will collectively fall into decline, and the western aristocracy, which was originally at a disadvantage, will inevitably come out to compete for dominance.

Strength determines the right to speak, and with the loss of the royal foundation, Joseph II's control of the kingdom will inevitably decline.

The solution is not nothing, but the consequences are very big. For example, let the western nobles in the army rear to block the enemy's pursuers.

It can be used to kill people with a knife, and the nobles in the western mountains are afraid that they will be separated from the kingdom. Even if the strategic transformation is completed, it is difficult to obtain the full support of the local nobles.

If you don't know those guys, they simply abandoned him, the king, and directly became independent after the war and formed a new country.

Something like this has happened many times in history. The current northern Terran countries are independent from the Bright Empire.

With so many ready-made learning templates, Joseph II did not think that the western aristocracy would not be able to follow.

Anyway, the strength of the Warhammer Kingdom after the war was greatly damaged, and the entire Warhammer Plains was reduced to a ruin, and the problem of post-war reconstruction was difficult to solve, and it was simply unable to send troops to suppress the rebellion.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is no longer so much. The logistics of the army had been interrupted by the enemy, and the food and grass carried by the army was very limited, which could not support long-term operations.

The enemy's reinforcements have arrived, and if they continue to drag, it will be more difficult for the army to move. ”

Prime Minister Gai Yin said bitterly persuaded.

Stop loss in time, this is the necessary survival ability of every excellent nobleman. Previously, everyone had to organize a large army to fight a decisive battle with the orcs, but the family foundation was still there, and they had to work hard to protect it.

Now that they are all emptied, there is no point in holding on to death, so it is natural to consider the aftermath.

Put aside the interests of the kingdom for now, and for now it is better to preserve its strength as much as possible to avoid being eliminated from the competition in the future political turmoil.

……

At the royal palace of Dapest, Hudson was invited to discuss matters early in the morning.

The news of the fall of Terence City has arrived, and there is now only one Flying Bear Fort left in the entire Terence defense line.

Judging from the information received, it seems that the situation of the Flying Bear Fort is also very bad, the outer city and the attached fortress have all fallen, and only the inner city is still in the hands of the defenders.

How long it will last, no one can say. Maybe it's fallen now, but the news hasn't been delivered yet.

Frankly, it's a miracle that Terence City has been able to hold up until now. According to Hudson's judgment, Terence City should have been lost half a month ago.

The reason is very simple, in order to understand the siege of Dapest, the Moses drew troops from the front, which led to a significant reduction in the strength of the defenders.

Secondly, there are small defects in many places in the city defense fortifications, and the quality of the project can only be said to be barely passable.

A variety of unfavorable factors are superimposed, and Hudson is naturally not optimistic. Able to hold out until yesterday, the performance of the defenders is definitely excellent.

It can be seen from everyone's faces that everyone's mood is not very good, and many people's eyes are slightly red and swollen, obviously not less tears.

It is estimated that there are juniors on the front line, and now the defense line has completely collapsed, and a human tragedy has been staged in which the white-haired people send the blonde people.

There is no way to do it, and when the country is in a difficult situation, they, the "major shareholders", must also fulfill their obligations.

As the last being to enter the venue, Hudson did not panic in the slightest. He got up at a moment's notice, and he didn't mean to be late.

Bathed in the desolate atmosphere of the room, Hudson's mood also fell. Under the guidance of the attendants, he sat in his place without saying a word, and accompanied everyone to be sad.

After a moment of silence, Prime Minister Hercheg endured his grief and said: "Now that everyone is here, then the meeting will begin!"

The Terence Line had collapsed, and with the current state of the Duchy, it was difficult to build a new line of defense to stop the orc army from invading.

If nothing else, the orc army has already begun to move south. It won't be long before there is a second battle for Dapest.

Terran Alliance reinforcements are still on the way, and even if we let them speed up now, we will have to hold out for at least forty days.

Defense plan, how to make it, let's talk about it! ”

Being able to recover so quickly, Hudson's evaluation of Prime Minister Hercheg instantly increased a few points.

The eldest son died on the battlefield, and the second son was trapped in the Flying Bear Castle, and his life and death were unknown, and there were really not many people who could keep their composure.

You must know that Prime Minister Hurcheg has a total of two sons, at least these two on the surface. If they all die on the battlefield, the results of his hard work can only be handed over.

When ordinary people encounter this situation, there is a high probability that they will directly turn on the swing mode. This is a model of aristocrats who can still come over and preside over the meeting.

"Before the defense plan is formulated, we have to elect a commander to command the whole army. Otherwise, every military transfer will be decided by our gang, and we will have to make a big mess.

I propose that Earl Hudson be the commander-in-chief of this great battle, and that he be responsible for commanding the armies of both countries. ”

Earl Martins' words took Hudson by surprise.

It is true that there is a lack of prestige commanders in the Moxi army, but it does not mean that they have no candidates. As the Minister of War, Count Martins himself was the best choice.

The previous defense of Dapeth was completed by him. The military quality displayed is a proper outstand among the high-ranking people in the Principality of Moxi.

Coming out to recommend Hudson now not only means that Earl Martins himself gives up, but more importantly, the command of the army is transferred.

Fighting at home and handing over the command of one's army to outsiders is not only courageous, but also bold beyond imagination.

As soon as the words landed, everyone began to talk in a whisper. Hudson estimated that if he hadn't been there, someone might have jumped out and scolded.

did not immediately come out to oppose it, in addition to the high enough emotional intelligence, the more important thing is that now Count Martins has made his position clear, and he is not interested in the commander-in-chief position.

If Hudson is also rejected, they will have to find a new manager.

This is an embarrassing topic, there are a lot of generals in the army of the Principality of Moxi, but there are very few famous generals.

Originally, Count Federis also had some prestige in the army, but it was a pity that this previous leader of the armies of the southern provinces was ravaged by Beamon's army in the middle of the road.

Although he did not suffer a major defeat, the army of more than 100,000 was pressed and beaten by a regiment of the enemy, and such a record was obviously not convincing.

I can't approve of my own family, let alone the expeditionary force. If the expeditionary force does not buy it, there will definitely be problems with the cooperation of the two armies at that time.

Unlike Hudson, who could not win and could turn strategically, the top leaders of the Principality of Moxi did not have the courage to abandon Dapest and embark on the road of exile.

Earl Martins pushed Hudson to the throne, obviously taking this into full consideration, and didn't want to make a fuss about the cooperation in the back.

Even if it is a temporary relinquishment of command of the army, the army is still the army of the Duchy of Moxi. It's just that the face is a little unbearable, and the substantive interests will not be damaged.

"I support the proposal of the Minister of War, Earl Hudson has made great achievements, since the army has been in a hundred battles, has not been defeated, is the best person to be the commander!"

Foreign Minister Renato's words were like pouring water into the boiling oil, and the room was bustling with activity in an instant.

Interestingly, everyone talked about it, but they only expressed their opinions in private, and no one publicly stood up to oppose it.

Others don't object, but Hudson wants to object. Although the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is good, the responsibility is also very heavy. In case of defeat, there is no chance to shirk responsibility.

The most important thing is to have responsibility without seeing the tangible benefits. If you win, you should win, but if you lose, you have to lose the hope you have accumulated so hard.

Hudson was about to open his mouth to object, but Prime Minister Hatcheg preemptively said: "Since everyone is not opposed, then Earl Hudson will be the commander of the army."

Your Excellency, for the sake of the safety of the Terrans, please take over this important responsibility! ”

The righteousness of the human race came out, and everyone who was still talking about it suddenly fell silent and looked at Hudson quietly one by one.

Suddenly, they realized that it seemed that discussing this topic was still their own wishful thinking, and they had not yet obtained the consent of the parties.

In case of rejection, what happens next?

The change in mentality has a direct impact on the attitude of the people. One by one, they are not thinking about how to oppose Hudson's ascension, but how to push him up.