"Count, the orcs have withdrawn!"

As soon as the day dawned, Hudson received the good news, and Hudson was refreshed.

If there is no sure victory in a battle, it is naturally better not to fight if it can be fought. I just don't know how the nobles of the southeastern province who have just come to converge feel after hearing this "good news".

"Tom, send someone to tell me the good news."

Hudson said with a smile.

"Good news" must be shared with everyone. Originally, I wanted to summon a group of high-ranking nobles to come over to discuss the matter, but now it seems that it is unnecessary.

There is no orc army to make trouble, and this time the mission can basically be declared a successful completion.

It doesn't matter if the losses are heavy, at least the core of many families in the kingdom is preserved, so that the political system will not collapse completely.

Unlike previous wars, this defeat was a complete accident. Placed by the Terran Alliance, the Alpha Kingdom could only pinch its nose and admit it.

Marshal Campbell is at most half responsible, but he died on the battlefield, and it is naturally impossible to talk about accountability.

Without the responsibility of defeat, then the nobles who suffered heavy losses are the heroes of the kingdom. Treat the heroes preferentially.

The law of the jungle also has a warm side. At least on the surface, everyone still has to do a good job.

Except for those families that are directly extinct, which will be carved up immediately, the rest of the nobles will continue for the time being.

If you have a strong foundation, a strong network of contacts, and a strong ability to inherit, it is not a problem to keep the family foundation.

Otherwise, it will slowly decline. In the years to come, the peeps will slowly divide it up.

The easiest to shuffle out is the small aristocracy. Its ability to resist risks is weak, and it is difficult to recover once it is injured.

The great aristocracy is deeply rooted, and even if it declines, it will be difficult to be uprooted for a while. As long as you don't die, you can last for many years by eating your old book.

Now that the war has progressed, Hudson's attention has turned more and more to the post-war period.

Secretly took stock of the kingdom's family background, and Hudson also had a count in his heart. These troops on the front line accounted for at least seventy percent of the kingdom's military strength.

The Northern Expeditionary Army, which managed to break through, did not survive one of the five.

The total number of troops receiving it now is only 80,000 or 90,000. Even if some of the defeated troops can be collected later, at most there will be only 30,000 or 20,000.

These troops are considered the elite of the first class in the kingdom. The 30,000 cavalry led by Hudson, plus several legions of the original expeditionary force, can be regarded as the elite of the second echelon.

The gap between the two is mainly among the surviving soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the proportion of cultivators is higher.

Of course, in a short period of time, the gap in combat effectiveness between the two has not been distanced.

The tens of thousands of elites in Hudson's hands are indeed slightly inferior in individual combat effectiveness, but they are winning battles all the way, and their morale is even higher.

The surviving soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, of course, are all elites, but they have just suffered a big loss, and the morale of the army is almost completely lost.

In addition to these more than 200,000 troops that can fight, there are also hundreds of thousands of cannon fodder troops on the defense line, but unfortunately the combat effectiveness is really low.

Then there is the military strength left behind, which cannot be fully counted, and can only roughly estimate the strength.

The Alpha Kingdom is tired and tired. In the next war, it's okay to follow the Terran Alliance, but it's no longer enough to be the main force.

The most important thing for a person is to know where he is. Auxiliary naturally has to have an auxiliary style of play, and then use yourself as the main force, then you will be brain-dead.

A war report, quickly written in Hudson's pen. As soon as the ink dries, it is quickly bagged and sealed, and the whole process is done in one go.

In his position, seek his government.

All the suggestions were written by Hudson in the secret letter, and as for what the kingdom decides, it is not up to him to influence.

……

In the camp, Earl Pierce, who received the news of the orc's retreat, directly spurted out a mouthful of blood.

The previous misjudgment caused the aristocratic coalition army of the southeastern province to suffer heavy losses and be embarrassed. finally made up his mind to save face and not come to the meeting, but the orcs retreated again.

After every choice, he happened to be empty, and the whole world was targeting him.

"Pastor!"

"Pastor!"

"Lord Count is injured!"

……

The guards' panicked shouts caused a lot of panic in the camp.

There is no way, there are dozens of counts in the entire camp, and who can tell the difference without mentioning the name!

After the panic, all kinds of gossip flew all over the sky.

Gossip will always be a human favorite, especially when it comes to learning of the orcs withdrawing. All of a sudden, there is no pressure to survive, and everyone urgently needs a relaxing activity.

Poor Earl Pierce, unfortunately reduced to the "protagonist" of gossip.

When he woke up from his coma, he was wounded, poisoned, assassinated, cursed...... All kinds of possibilities have been arranged by everyone.

……

"Pastor Debon, how is Governor Pierce's health? When will I be able to wake up? ”

In front of the hospital bed, Hudson asked as if he didn't know.

With his strength, it was too simple to distinguish whether he was really unconscious or in disguise.

Relying on the compass "disguised magician", that is also a magician. Ordinary healing magic, Hudson also understood.

It's just that he has always been cautious and has never shown it to the outside world.

In the eyes of the outside world, he is a genius knight with good strength, and he became a magician by sharing the magical talent of the Earth Bear.

If they are misunderstood, then let them continue to misunderstand. The cautious Hudson will not blow himself up.

"Rest assured, Lord Hudson, Your Excellency the Governor is just sick from overwork, and will wake up after a short rest. It's not for too many people to bother right now, you see......"

Pastor Debang said with a slight blush.

Lying is not a problem, but lying in front of the elders makes him a little nervous.

If an elder sees the problem and doesn't care about it and pokes it out on the spot, he, the priest, will be a tragedy.

As it turned out, he was simply overthinking. There are not a few nobles who can see that Count Pierce has woken up, but their emotional intelligence does not allow them to point out the problem so stupidly.

"In that case, let's take our leave. For the safety of Governor Pierce, Reverend Debon, I'm going to bother you with the rest. ”

With that, Hudson took the lead out of the tent. It's enough to do this job. If you are too deliberately striving for perfection, it is easier to leave flaws.

is just an honorary earl, his status in the army is not the highest, but the real power at the moment is indeed the greatest.

Without Field Marshal Campbell, and without a new commander-in-chief in the kingdom, Hudson, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, was the most powerful man on the front.

It's a pity that this power is empty. It all started with the appointment of the Kingdom.

Because of an appointment, he was able to command the kingdom's army at the front; It is also possible to lose all power because of the revocation of an appointment.

Hudson shook his head to himself. Originally, the two families could get along in harmony, but now they have come to opposite sides because of interests.

Something similar happened often among the aristocracy. Don't say that the two families have nothing to do with each other, even if they are relatives and friends, there are not a few who have become enemies in the blink of an eye.

With one more heavyweight "sick number", the army was forced to stay in place. Anyway, the orc army has run away, and they dare not chase after it, and Hudson is not in a hurry.

As soon as they returned to the barracks, the two brothers hurried over, and from their happy expressions, it could be seen that the two were in a particularly comfortable mood now.

"Hudson, is Earl Pierce going to die?"

Listening to Evora's words, Hudson almost squirted out a mouthful of water. What is this, it's clear that people are fine, how can they say that the other party is going to die?

"Where did you hear the rumors? People are still alive and well. Remember this kind of nonsense, and don't say it in the future! ”

Hudson reprimanded with a dark face.

Rumors kill people. The Earl of Pierce was nothing more than angry for a while, and he fainted in a hurry, and it was rumored that it was like this, obviously someone deliberately did it.

The mastermind behind the scenes is not so easy to find out. The main thing is that there are too many people who can do this kind of thing.

the Dalton family's former political enemies; Nobles hidden in the shadows who want to replace the Dalton family; nobles whose interests in the southeastern provinces have been damaged; Even Hudson himself is the prime suspect.

The whole relationship is complicated like a mess. Hudson didn't have the time to help investigate this kind of thankless thing.

"Hudson, sometimes rumors can come true!"

Nelson deliberately lowered his voice.

It's a pity that no matter how much he hides it, that excited expression still betrays his mood at the moment.

The son of Earl Pierce was still a teenager, and he couldn't support a big nobleman at all. Once his leader is gone, the Dalton family will immediately fall into a leaderless state.

There is no guarantee that the Coslow family can replace them, at least for a long time to come, and they will not be able to cause problems for the Coslow family.

"Rumors can indeed become reality, but they are more likely to lead to fire. As the patriarch of the Dalton family, you shouldn't be naïve enough to think that Pierce will lack a protective master, right?

Well, don't mix these things. The conflict between us and the Dalton family will be slowly grinded when the war is over.

Don't fantasize about a snake swallowing an elephant, that will only kill you. With this spare time, you might as well put away the aristocratic information of the absolute heirs of the southeast province first, which will be of great use in the future. ”

It's too urgent!

The succession of victories has made many people in the Coslow family lose themselves and cannot give their own sober position.

Hudson knew very well that the two of them were not only representing himself, but also a large part of the family.

The two were able to become representatives because they were close enough to Hudson that it was convenient to say anything.

This kind of impatient and unhealthy tendencies must be suppressed. Hudson didn't want the family he led to fall before he had time to grow and grow.

After a moment's hesitation, Hudson continued: "Sometimes the eyes and ears deceive, and what you see and hear is only what people want you to see and hear.

There is only one Sworn Enemy of the Coslow family, and that is the Lokhnard family, who occupy our ancestral land.

As for the Dalton family, it can only be regarded as a competitor with a potential conflict of interest, and it is far from the point of not dying.

You have to learn to prioritize. Don't rely on your own feelings to act rashly and provoke a big enemy for the family in vain! ”