Chapter 134: Transfer Station
After successfully completing the killing of chickens and monkeys, Hudson clearly felt the change in the way everyone looked at him. More awe, less intimacy.
In order to establish the prestige of the general, this step cannot be bypassed. If it weren't for the fact that there were many nobles in the army and the situation was too complicated, he would not have endured it for more than half a year.
It seems that it is just a momentary gaffe of Duke Pias, but in fact, this plan against him has been going on for half a year.
Ever since Hudson became the commander of the kingdom's army, he has been sending a signal to Duke Pias that he wants revenge.
Waiting in the unknown is always the most anxious. was ready to greet him, but he didn't move for a long time, and Duke Pias's heart was already tormented.
No matter how strong the will is, after being tossed for more than half a year, the mentality has collapsed. It's just that this kind of collapse, Duke Pias did not perceive.
That's where the gaffe happens.
If there was no foreshadowing, Duke Pias, as a veteran politician, would not be stupid to turn his face with the boss in the army.
Frankly, Duke Pias did quite well. Originally, Hudson wanted to create pressure and force him to do it first, but unfortunately he was not fooled.
If you don't make a mistake of principle, the hat of "colluding with orcs" naturally can't be sent.
In addition to the big crime of betraying the race, the few small tricks left can't shake the foundation of a big nobleman at all.
Sighing to himself, Hudson was busy again. Duke Pias has jumped into the pit, but the final outcome is still unknown.
As the commander in chief, Hudson was not the little nobleman who led the charge. If he really wants to go into battle to kill the enemy himself, then it will be time for the army to fall like a mountain.
He sincerely hoped that this military deployment would be successful. Not to mention the destruction of the orc empire, as long as they are expelled from the rich orc savannah, it will be a great strategic victory.
Without the loss of fertile savannahs, even if the remaining land of the orc empire is still vast, it cannot support an empire.
Even if there is no suppression by the five royal families, all the remaining races with strong combat power will rise due to lack of resources.
When the threat of northern Xinjiang is gone, it makes sense to go north to recover the ancestral land. If you are harassed by orcs for three days, what is the use of such rotten land?
In the Emerald Palace, the news of the coalition army came to the war, and Caesar III was a double heaven of joy and sorrow.
The war was fought according to his will, but what happened at the coalition meeting made him feel humiliated.
When did the Alpha Kingdom become unavailable and could only transport grain and grass to the army?
But he can't blame anything, Hudson has no reason to argue, it is forced by the lack of strength of the kingdom.
Slapping a swollen face and making a fat person is to die to save face and suffer from sin. With the current military strength of the Alpha Kingdom, it has no confidence to fight for face at all.
If you really run to compete with the major forces for the main attack task, I am afraid that the last family business of the kingdom will have to be compensated.
"Is there enough supplies at the front?"
Caesar III asked with concern.
War is all about logistics, and compared with the devastated Orc Empire, the Terran Alliance has an absolute advantage. The only shortcoming that restricts the performance of the Terran Alliance is the logistics of the army.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. For the past six months, we have been focusing on logistics. ”
On the front line of Bauhinia Pass alone, we have hoarded enough supplies for the army to use for half a year, and the supplies in the rear are still being sent to the front line.
As long as we have planned in advance, we will be able to secure logistics even if the war is deadlocked in the heart of the orc savannah.
"If there's a logistical problem, it's after driving the orcs out of the savannah. If they can do this, the orcs won't have to worry about it!"
The Prime Minister of Newfoundland said confidently.
From the founding of the country to the present, this is the first time that the Terran Alliance has made up its mind to give the Orc Empire a ruthless blow.
If the Alliance's plan goes well, the operation against the orcs is just the beginning, and similar means will be used to defeat the other surrounding clans one by one.
After being the overlord of the continent for so many years, the major forces of the human race are no longer satisfied with being a nominal continental overlord, but are preparing to unify the continent of Aslant.
They were all forced out, and after countless years of development, many areas of the Terran were overcrowded. If you don't want to cause internal contradictions, you can only expand externally and grab more survival resources back.
Coupled with the legendary 100,000-year catastrophe, it stimulated the determination of the high-level of the human race.
This kind of top secret of the human race, except for a few of the most powerful people in the continent, the rest of the people are pawns in the chessboard.
"Most of the previous wars with the orcs were forced to withdraw because the logistics problem could not be solved, and I hope this time can be an exception."
From now on, all strategic materials in the kingdom will be given priority to the front line, and if they are not enough, they will be purchased overseas.
Let's take the lead together, and spend a few days of hard life together in the recent period, and ...... the sugar and meat products used on weekdays and other important materials are let out.
"Let me set an example first, from today onwards, sugar, wine, and cloth will not be served in the palace, and the supply of meat products will be reduced by 90%."
Caesar III said ruthlessly.
It's easy to cut other people's food standards, but it's really ruthless to take the lead in cutting living standards yourself.
However, kings and nobles took the lead in living a hard life, and there were many precedents in the Alpha Kingdom. Whenever the war enters a critical moment, in order to ensure the supply of materials on the front line, such a wave will come.
Half a year ago, Caesar III played like this. continued to be a vegetarian, and almost starved him to death.
Later, when the war zone eased and supplies became abundant, normal life resumed.
This time Caesar III learned wisely, and did not foolishly announce a complete cut off of the supply of meat, but only reduced the supply.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. For the sake of the future of the kingdom, it is nothing for me to wait for a little hardship!"
As if it had been rehearsed, everyone replied in unison.
There's nothing to resist, the ancestors all came over like this. From the outbreak of the Great War to the present, except for a few celebration feasts, the banquets in the kingdom have disappeared.
It seems to be just advocating, but in fact it is also enforced. It's just that this kind of coercion is not a legal means, but an unspoken rule that prevails in the aristocratic world.
When the social ethos is frugal, extravagance and waste are sins and should be despised by the world.
The nobles and lords have taken the lead in saving, and the other classes naturally need to be said. Whoever dares to commit a crime against the wind is looking for excitement for himself.
Everything that serves the war and any act that contradicts this article will pay a terrible price for it.
On the shore of Xueyue Lake, looking at the clear water, Hudson, who revisited the old place, was in a very different mood.
"Pass the order, set up a temporary camp here, build a granary on the spot and stock up on supplies, and wait for the enemy in front to be cleaned, and then pull out the camp and advance!"
When an army of millions goes on an expedition, it is naturally impossible to transport grain and grass at one time, and that kind of large-scale material transportation is not economical at all.
The rational choice is to build temporary transit stations along the way, hoard strategic materials along the way, and constantly reload materials according to actual needs.
Snow Moon Lake is one of Hudson's chosen transit stations.
For no other reason than to look at the location, there are three natural rivers available.
Although the water flow is not large, small boats of about ten tons can still be navigated freely. It is not enough to meet the needs of the army, but the transportation pressure can reduce one point for one point.
They were all scouted in advance, and even the ships were brought with the army. The only regret: now the army is heading upstream.
Fortunately, the water flow along the way is mostly gentle, and the river that can be rowed forward and needs to be pulled and pulled by manpower is not very long.
Originally, the shore of Xueyue Lake, which was rich in water and grass, was also a gathering area for orc tribes, with a unique grassland market, which was a rare prosperous area of the orc empire, but it was patronized by the Northern Expeditionary Army half a year ago.
Even if he was lucky enough to escape, he did not escape the fate of being forcibly recruited by the five royal families and being cannon fodder.
The orc tribes that now live in this area were all migrated by the five royal families after the war.
This kind of fertile land is obviously not something that everyone can have. If virtue is not worthy, it will suffer misfortune.
A group of unlucky tribes who migrated from the north and west had just lived a few good days, and then ushered in the blow of the Terran coalition.
Hudson did not have the opportunity to witness the specific battle scene. Anyway, when he arrived with his team, even the corpses on the ground were fed to the beasts.