"Are you sure you're not taking the wrong path?"

Hudson asked with a pretended sternness.

Everything was planned, and in the case of the loss of air supremacy, it was very difficult to constantly monitor the team dozens of miles away.

It can be said that every interrogation is exchanged for the life of the scout. If you are not careful, before you can reach the place, you will be killed by the eagle people in the sky.

At this time, even the Warcraft Knight does not dare to come out and make wanton waves.

The number of masters in the Kingdom's border guards was limited, and all of them were very promising, and Hudson could not afford to use them as small soldiers.

The news of the loss of the alliance of nobles in the southeastern province was completely expected. As long as the Earl of Pierce did not stick to his place, this was bound to happen.

Calculating the time, from the time the notice was issued to the present, the interval between them was only three or four hours, and even if they fled, they would have to go out thirty or forty miles at most.

If you send someone to find them now, you can find them quickly. He didn't send someone out to look for it at the first time, but asked his subordinates if they were taking the wrong way.

Obviously, Hudson's desire to rescue the coalition of nobles in the southeastern provinces was not as strong as it seemed.

"Count, we're sure it's here! If you look at the footprints by the lake, you can prove that a large army has just stopped.

It's just that I don't know why, we clearly notified them to stay in place and wait for help, but now the people are suddenly gone. ”

The reconnaissance captain who led the way hurriedly explained.

The grievances and grievances between the big nobles are not clear to many members of the noble group, let alone their small soldiers.

If you look through the history books, you will know how many times in history when the whole army was wiped out, it was caused by stubbornly waiting for help.

Reinforcements, whether that thing can be reliable or not depends on whose hands it is.

It would be too idealistic to expect the enemy to come with reinforcements and be able to rescue in time. According to normal thinking, there was nothing wrong with Earl Pierce's approach.

Unfortunately, reality is always full of surprises. Hudson led his team to the predetermined location as agreed, but the noble coalition of the southeastern provinces was not in position.

Symbolically checking the footprints by the lake, Hudson waved his hand and said, "Okay, you've worked hard all the way, go down and rest first!"

The order was given, and the whole army set up camp on the spot, and continued to operate after the situation was clarified. ”

Decent order, nothing new. Rescue, that must also find the target first.

Theoretically speaking, the army's actions must be huge, and if you follow the footprints left behind, there is a high probability that you will be able to catch up.

But that was only theoretical, and the soldiers were exhausted after a hurried march all the way. If you want to preserve your combat effectiveness, you must take a break.

The aristocratic coalition of the southeastern provinces went astray on their own, and this wave was not Hudson's death. Even if the news spreads, everyone will only say that they deserve it.

This is the price of misjudgment, and the consequences of this can only be borne by themselves.

After running away in vain, Hudson didn't say anything, but the noble officers below couldn't stand it first.

All kinds of complaints, that is endless. The high-ranking aristocracy knew that this was a political game between the managers, and the middle- and lower-class nobles could not understand it so much.

Hudson chose not to hear all this. Let's make trouble, it's better to make it known to everyone.

With the heart of a villain, the belly of a gentleman is very discredited.

The best way for a behemoth like the Dalton family to let them decline is to boil frogs in warm water, rather than directly pulling hatred head-on.

It is better for the officers below to complain, and only when there is resentment in their hearts will everyone be passive and slack off in the matter of searching for the noble coalition army of the southeastern province.

A little slower in action, a little slower in reporting, today should almost be over, and the rescue will become tomorrow's business.

If other troops are found nearby and need to be rescued, it will drag on even longer.

So far, Hudson has gathered more than 30,000 soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and no matter how you look at it, it cannot be regarded as a failure.

There are more and more troops in hand, and the speed of action is becoming more and more slow. In this case, an encounter with the main force of the orcs will definitely not end well.

But to his surprise, the orc army not only did not come to the door, but deliberately avoided him.

Of course, there are factors that are intimidating to his prestige, but more importantly, the situation within the Orc Empire is more complicated than he expected.

Avoiding without fighting is not fear, but the five royal families want to preserve their strength, and they are unwilling or dare not consume too many troops on him.

If the enemy does not come, Hudson is happy to see it. This time, the mission is to "rescue", not to fight the orcs.

Even if it was a few beautiful fights, it didn't mean anything to him. On the contrary, it is more practical to rescue some nobles who broke through.

With the added "life-saving grace" bond, and then you want to make friends, things become simpler.

It can be said that coming out to the rescue this time is Hudson's best opportunity to establish a network of contacts in a short period of time and integrate into the circle of the great nobles of the kingdom.

……

In the army of the Silver Moon Wolf Clan.

"You said that the Beamon cavalry, which was closest to the enemy's reinforcements, was deliberately avoiding the enemy?"

Duke Daniel asked in a cold tone. The cold air that came out of it seemed to freeze the air.

"Yes, Duke. The Beamon cavalry had to meet the enemy several times, but at the last moment they all reversed course. ”

Listening to the werewolf officer's words, Duke Daniel waved his hand arrogantly: "Okay, I know the matter!" ”

The tone of the light description could not change the uneasiness in his heart. The situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for the Orc Empire, and Duke Daniel has sensed the danger of danger.

In particular, the performance of his allies made him feel even more uneasy.

Hudson's reinforcements had been miscalculated, and with limited troops, it was not surprising to avoid the enemy's advances.

But now, everyone has gathered a lot of mobile forces in their hands, and they have the strength to fight with the enemy, and the Beamon clan still chooses to avoid the war, and the problems exposed behind this are not a little bit.

Glancing at the group of wolf clan officers, Duke Daniel asked indifferently, "What do you think the empire will have to pay to defeat or completely annihilate this Terran reinforcement army?" ”

As soon as the words landed, it immediately caused an uproar among the wolves. Duke Daniel, who has always been arbitrary, would actually ask for their opinions.

However, such an honor, they would rather not. Even the things that don't know the bottom of their own god of war are even more panicked in everyone's hearts.

"Duke, referring to the past records of that Earl Hudson, if you want to annihilate them, I am afraid that you will have to sacrifice a full Bimon legion.

However, if it were a battle and you were in command, this loss should be able to drop significantly. ”

Thomas's words immediately caused discomfort among the werewolf officers at the scene. When did the Beamon Legion also become a unit of measurement?

"Don't mess around, whoever is in command will pay a terrible price if you want to eat the enemy.

Don't forget that the current Earl Hudson's troops are no longer the original 30,000 cavalry, and the elite of the Alpha Kingdom that is constantly gathering.

When the war broke out, the enemy's forces exceeded 100,000. It was not easy to replace so many enemies with a single Beamon cavalry legion. ”

Arrogance is arrogance, but when it comes to reality, Daniel has always been very sober.

is also the main force of the orcs, and there are also three, six, nine and so on. One Beamon Cavalry Legion is equivalent to two Silver Moon Wolf Clan Cavalry Legions, and its combat effectiveness is very high.

If it is used well, the power it can exert on the battlefield is even better than ten ordinary human cavalry legions.

Of course, this is only a theoretical number. If it was really a head-on encounter, the Beamon cavalry would still not be able to defeat the ten Terran cavalry corps.

Ordinary Beamon cavalry may be able to defeat ten with one, but there are still a large number of noble officers in the Terran cavalry legion, and these people are not weaker in combat than them.

Even the guards around the nobles also have good combat effectiveness, and the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers is not weaker than that of ordinary Bimeng.

In this context, even Duke Daniel, who has always been decisive in killing, is full of hesitation when it comes to sending troops to annihilate the enemy.

Is it really worth sacrificing your own two main legions, or even more troops, in order to annihilate the enemy's rescue army?

"Send someone to ask the Marquis of Ussouch and Prince Butzweig if they are interested in joining forces to make a big deal.

Annihilate the enemy's reinforcements, seize the enemy's defense line, and then bypass the enemy's fortress and drive straight into the destruction of the Alpha Kingdom! ”

As soon as the words landed, they scared the werewolf clan officers behind them enough. The appetite of his own coach is not ordinary.

The whole plan is linked one by one, and any accident in any link may cause heavy losses to the army.

If this gamble is lost, the orc empire will really be finished. Having lost their highly mobile cavalry, they will be completely passive in the ensuing battle.

"Duke, this plan is too involved, do you want to report it to the imperial court first?"

Thomas said apprehensively.

"What are you afraid of, Usuh and Butzweig may not have the courage to agree. If it is reported to the imperial court, it will not be approved!

The situation has deteriorated to such an extent, if you don't dare to bet, the next army of the Terran Alliance will come, and you won't have a chance to gamble.

Do you still think that we can fight the Terrans in a step-by-step war? ”

Duke Daniel said mockingly.

In his opinion, the war was wrong from the beginning. It doesn't matter if you go south on a small scale to grab something and come back. An all-out southern invasion and provocation of the Terrans is the biggest failure.

The human race can become the "overlord of the continent", which is also fought all the way in the southern and northern wars, but it is not what the history books of the orc empire say - picking up cheap.

If it's so easy to pick up, there are so many races on the continent, why don't you pick it up, and you have to leave the opportunity to the human race?

Even if you really want to challenge the hegemon, at least you have to pull a few allies to do it together, what does this look like alone?

……

As night fell, the orcs stopped their pursuit, and the noble coalition of the southeastern provinces also ushered in a brief respite.

As the southern nobles who were the focus of the orc army, they broke through all the way to the present, and the army has grown from the original 80,000 to 70,000, 60,000, and 50,000...... It has dropped to more than 5,000 people now.

You know, in the morning, they still have more than 9,000 people. In just one day, the troops were reduced by more than 4,000 men.

With so many troops, they must not all have died in battle, but they are scattered on the vast prairie, and they are still facing the pursuit of the enemy, and they can't take it back!

With an army of more than 5,000 people, there are more than 1,000 children of the nobility alone. If you fight the enemy a few more times, you may become an officer corps composed of pure nobles.

The rest of the teams are, of course, the elite of the elite. But if you want them to do something, you don't have to fantasize.

The whole army was physically and mentally exhausted, and if it weren't for the fact that everyone had no choice, it would have been even more dangerous to break away from the large army, and I am afraid that it would have collapsed long ago.

Earl Pierce's face was very ugly, he had just received the news that the reinforcements led by Hudson had arrived on the battlefield a few hours earlier as previously agreed.

Because of one of his orders, the distance between the two sides was widened again, and the opportunity to join the reinforcements was missed.

Fortunately, he was clever and replaced the soldier in charge of reconnaissance with his own people, and the news was temporarily concealed.

But the paper can't contain the fire after all, and this "good news" will be known by the nobles in the coalition sooner or later.

It is conceivable that on the day when everyone's emotions explode, how many criticisms will come to him.

The nobles in the province who suffered heavy losses will most likely put this account on his head. In the dead of night, Earl Pierce was still thinking about the aftermath.

Hudson did everything well, and he originally wanted to make a fuss about "seeing death or not saving", but now he has no chance.

This wave not only did not calculate the enemy, but put itself in the position of a "villain", and properly lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot.

After this wave of tossing, the rise of the Coslow family after the war was almost a foregone conclusion. At the thought of a rival in his back garden, Earl Pierce scolded himself for being stupid.

At the beginning, he only thought about suppressing the nobles of the Northlands and not giving those guys a chance to gain a foothold, but he ignored Hudson, the hidden dragon.

At the thought of this, the Earl of Pierce regretted it even more.

Knowing that Hudson is capable, this potential threat, not restraining it under his nose, and sending it out for the family to play freely, isn't it asking for hardship?

Under the storm, it is now "Flying Dragon in the Sky", and if you want to suppress it, it will not be as simple as before.

After racking his brains, all kinds of countermeasures went through the mind of Count Pierce, but no good solution was found.

The Dalton family, which has been greatly injured, although its comprehensive strength can still crush the emerging Coslow family, has lost its absolute military advantage.

The fist is not strong enough, and many strategies that could exacerbate the conflict cannot be used now.

Unlike the Coslow family, which is a challenge, the defending Dalton family faces many more enemies.

If you fight with the Coslow family, it is easy to be picked up by a third party.

The only thing that can be relied on is the lack of background of the Coslow family, as a rising star, just joining the circle, you must be cautious. When you do things, you have to leave a line and earn a good name for yourself.

Thinking of this, Count Pierce secretly scolded himself for being stupid. Such an important point was actually ignored by myself.

But there's nothing to be sorry about, if this kind of thing were to happen again, he would probably do it again.

It is too irrational to gamble on the opponent's discipline at the risk of the destruction of the entire army.

The question now is: whether to go over and join Hudson.

released a pigeon on the other side, and then even if people don't save them when they see death, public opinion will not be too harsh.

The current situation is no longer under the control of Earl Pierce.

brought the troops closer to the past, not only lost face, but also offended a lot of people.

Holding on to death is also not a good choice.

Without reinforcements, with only the little remnants in his hands, it is really difficult to get rid of the pursuit of the orcs. If you are unlucky, you may even be in danger of being wiped out.