The time spent alone is destined to be short. There are still a whole bunch of things in the army waiting for Hudson to arrange.

After saying goodbye to his fiancée, Hudson's action to divide the prisoners of war became more and more rapid.

Not only did he take his share, but the share that his nobles should get was also quickly arranged by him.

Even relatives and friends, the big nobles in the country, and the local snakes who helped the army took a copy.

This quick knife cutting through the mess directly made Earl Lauren angry, but unfortunately Hudson didn't buy it at all.

The king had to abide by the rules of the political game, let alone just a foreign envoy. If someone has a favor, he must have earned it himself, how could Hudson give it to others?

The king's allotted share, he did not move. It looks like they are all "models of loyal ministers", and there is no trace of transgression.

The 600,000 prisoners of war captured in the country have been divided, and the prisoners of war who are being captured are not necessary to be truthfully recorded.

According to the "1 September" principle, only one-tenth of the prisoners of war who have been put into cross-border peace are counted, and they are still the worst one-tenth.

The other ninety percent, Hudson still did not eat alone, and still divided it according to the old rules. It's nothing more than the amount on the accounts, which is so "hundreds of millions of dollars" less.

The camp of the South-Eastern Front soon became lively, and it was clear from the various cries of selling that none of these sellers were qualified slave traders.

The kingdom lacks labor, but that does not mean that all noble realms are short of labor. The aristocratic territories of the Southeast Front were all in the south, and except for a few unlucky ones who were affected by the chaos, the population loss of most of the aristocratic territories was not large.

For the noble lords, the excess population was also a burden. It is also a logical thing to take out and trade.

It's just that judging from the situation on the spot, it doesn't seem to be so optimistic, and the transaction rate is pitifully low.

The price was to blame, and Hudson sent people around the market, where prisoners of war were generally sold for more than twice the normal price of slaves.

Dare to mark such a sky-high price, the seller is obviously not sincere in selling. It is estimated that one by one is still thinking about the problems of the fiefdom, and imagines that if you are lucky enough to get a big fief, you still need a lot of manpower to develop.

Now that they are taking it out and selling it, it is the only reason left to tell them that the kingdom's loss this time is not great, and there are not so many turnips coming out. Leaving behind a large number of prisoners of war would only waste their precious food.

Even if you can get a fief, there is a high probability that it will be the northern frontier that everyone rejects. Whether this kind of dilapidated enclave is going to be like this, and many people don't know the bottom in their hearts.

On the one hand, he dislikes the danger of the northern frontier, and on the other hand, he still has a hint of fantasy that the Terran Alliance really destroys the orcs.

Driven by this complex mind, POW prices were soon pushed to the sky.

After all, there are only a few, and after this war, most of the nobles in the country are not very rich in their pockets and cannot afford this sky-high price.

It is the freedom of all nobles to dispose of their wealth, and it is not for Hudson to interfere with the sale of as much as others like.

As the biggest beneficiary of this war, Hudson received a total of 80,000 prisoners of war, plus 20,000 in the front, and the population of the mountain territory + 100,000.

The doubling of population growth is also a lot of pressure on the territory. The employment problem is easy to solve, just send it directly to open up the wasteland.

The biggest problem is food, if it weren't for Hudson's pocket, he really couldn't afford to feed so many people.

Faced with three times the price of food before the war, it is not something that ordinary people can afford. Don't look at the fact that the nobles have a large number of people in their hands now, and they will definitely flow to the market next.

Theoretically speaking, all the nobles of the Southeast Front Army returned from going to the Duchy of Moxi to make a fortune, but most of them had a pile of war bonds in their hands.

Aside from Hudson, the manager, there were very few nobles in the army who held a lot of cash.

It is true that the bond has a high interest rate, but it can only be officially paid after the settlement period is obtained. Even if it is a year-end interest income, it will take time to go to the Duchy of Moxi to pay it.

If you use war bonds as gold coins, someone has to dare to collect them. Although war bonds are not bearer, they are not always in anyone's hands and can be redeemed.

Hudson is looking for a pick-up man, and the ignorant little nobles below will be even more difficult to monetize.

"Pass the order, let the people below deal with the prisoners of war in their hands as soon as possible, and the army will go north in twenty days."

This time is already the limit of Hudson's ability to drag. If it is delayed for too long, it will be difficult for the king to explain.

Wanting to dispose of so many prisoners of war in such a short period of time is also a test for the small nobles below.

This wave of competition is about connections. If the relationship background is large, as long as someone is sent to escort the prisoners of war, the logistics and supplies will be provided by the nobles along the way.

If the connections can't keep up, it's embarrassing. Not only did they have to send more soldiers to escort them, but they also had to face blackmail from the snakes along the way.

There is no need to deliberately make things difficult, just raising the price of materials is enough to make them bleed.

Undoubtedly, the most unlucky must be the Northland nobles in the army. Other nobles climb relationships, and they can find a few relatives and friends; If they report their home, they will most likely be able to find a group of enemies.

The culprits are the five major families in the north, and those of them who follow the five major families can be regarded as accomplices.

From this point of view, after the day was decided, it was undoubtedly a wise choice for the Sith to run away decisively.

It doesn't matter if you suffer, but if you don't suffer, how do these people know the importance of hugging Hudson's thigh?

……

The Orc Empire, the Northern Expeditionary Army, which was in a hurry, finally collided with the Orc Army that turned back to China.

The two armies faced each other directly on the endless steppe. No one dared to attack, as if it was a contest of breath before the showdown between the strong.

Field Marshal Campbell's face was very ugly, the enemy was coming too quickly, and this place was not a good place to set up camp.

Encountering the enemy on the vast prairie, whether it is to continue to advance or to retreat strategically, is not a good choice.

There was only one day left to reach the battlefield he had planned. It's a pity that the orc cavalry came too fast and blocked the way of the Northern Expeditionary Army in advance.

Commanding a large army to kill the past may seem like a good option, but in fact it is not operable.

The infantry could not catch up with the cavalry, and it was the cavalry that could fight the cavalry. It seems that the number of cavalry on both sides is almost the same, but the innate physical fitness of the Terran cavalry is inferior.

Even if there are more than a dozen knights in their hands, they can't reverse the difference in the strength of the cavalry on both sides. If you can't win, you naturally can't take the initiative.

"Marshal, is it just like this to consume with the enemy?"

Earl Pierce asked reluctantly.

Accompanying the orcs here, other nobles can hold it steady, but he can't. Getting Hudson back to his home country to hide in the snow seemed to be a success, but now it has turned into a failure.

If Hudson continues to be the commander of the coalition forces in the Duchy of Moxie, he can still urge the other side to send troops immediately, so don't think about it now.

The Moxi people also have their own interests, and it is too embarrassing to be able to send troops to rescue them, and they still want to expect speed.

He is the leader of the matter, and the responsibility naturally has to be borne by him. The sneering eyes of his political opponents made Earl Pierce feel a lot of pressure.

If only this battle had been won easily, everything would have passed away with the wind; If everyone suffers heavy losses, he will be the object of everyone's anger.

Even before taking action, the great nobles were all recognized.

"Count, calm down. Do you think we have a better option than to fight the enemy here? ”

Marshal Campbell said angrily.

In this kind of scenario, there is no better choice for the enemy to meet him, and to change anyone to his position.

In essence, what is competing now is hard power, and any strategy and tactics are based on the situation that the opponent makes mistakes.

Now it's just that the enemy's army is still on the way, and it's just the cavalry coming to block the gate, and there is no room for him to be full of strategy.

After some "scolding", Earl Pierce quickly calmed down. I don't know what will happen next, but if you take the initiative to attack, you will definitely lose a lot.

The family of the Alpha Kingdom is here, and once it is defeated, it will all be lost. This kind of risk is not something that everyone can bear.

Perhaps feeling that the tone just now was too heavy and somewhat demoralized, Marshal Campbell immediately added: "Don't worry, Earl Pierce."

The kingdom has already taken action, and the original expeditionary force to aid the Principality of Moxi has been reorganized into the Southeast Front, which will soon be on the front line.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also reached an agreement with the Mossi people, and now it is time for them to return the favor, and they will come together to reinforce the alliance reinforcements after a few days of rest.

When the two reinforcements converged, the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed. We just have to wait now, and after two months at most, it will be our turn to counterattack again. ”

As soon as the words to appease the army's heart came out, the faces of the high-ranking people of the nearby Northern Expeditionary Army looked much better. Only Count Pierce's face became more and more gloomy.

As gloomy as his face was, Duke Pias. The momentary negligence of the year did not expect to make the Coslow family become the climate again.

If it's just in the circle of small and medium-sized nobles, Duke Pias doesn't care. There are still a lot of such unpopular enemies, and the Lockonard family still has a lot of them, and they can't be liquidated at all.

But once you step into the threshold of the great aristocracy, it will be different. This kind of enemy may be able to give them a fatal blow at a critical moment.

Compared to the potential conflict of interest between the Coslow family and the Dalton family, the Loonard family is the real feud between the other side.

No direct action was taken, and that was because no chance of one-shot death was found. In order to interrupt the rise of the Coslow family, he did not hesitate to reconcile with the Dalton family, who had a conflict.

It's a pity that Count Pierce is not a fuel-efficient lamp, even if he suppresses the Coslow family, he stays in political means, and there is no stupid direct encounter.

Without staining each other's blood, the conflict between the two families is still stuck in a potential conflict of interest, and has not yet escalated to the stage of endless blood feud.

Once Hudson had risen to a high position in the military, the Loonards were far more dangerous than the Daltons.

No matter how you toss, within the rules of the game, it is inconvenient for everyone to directly set off a war of extermination. Most of the methods used are to kill people with knives.

The Dalton family is in the southeastern part of the kingdom and has little to worry about foreign enemies; The Lockonard family in the Northland is different, and the orcs are the best sword.