Chapter 149, Recruitment Order
The Orc Empire, after listening to the report of the Eagle Man Elder, the five emperors were all angry. If it weren't for the fact that their sanity was still alive, they would have organized a master to slay the dragon.
The Sea Clan was found, and the line was also helped, but it was a pity that Maxim helped pull the hatred line.
After the old man found the location of the Fishman King's Court, he was just about to call the door to visit, but he was chased and killed by the Fishman, and he almost couldn't come back.
Who made him Maxim bring it over?
The eagle fake dragon power seems to scare the shrimp people tribe, but the fishman royal court has a greater deterrent effect on the shrimp people.
Although Maxim's wanted notice did not spread all over the world, the Sea tribe within a radius of thousands of miles was notified.
As soon as the red dragon appeared, the news reached the Fishman King Court as soon as possible. The angry fish-man did not dare to look for Maxim's bad luck, so he could only sprinkle his anger on the old eagleman who came over.
Mo said that it was to show his identity, if it wasn't for the eagle man's old man who reacted quickly enough, the whole eagle would have been fed fish now.
"I'm afraid the path of the Sea Clan will not work. Unless we have chips in our hands that they can't give up and can trade with.
We don't know anything about the situation in the sea. Even if an agreement is really reached, the Fish-Man Kingdom may not have the strength to block the Terran transport ships.
Everyone knows about the affairs of Fengyue Harbor. Obviously, we destroyed the waterway, but the Terran magicians came and cleared the waterway faster than we could destroy.
According to ancient legends, the more creatures that inhabit the depths of the ocean, the more terrifying they become. The Fish-Man Kingdom is entrenched in the shallow sea area, and its own strength is not much stronger! ”
The Eagle Emperor said helplessly.
Although things are messed up, this is Maxim's pot, not his little brother's disadvantage.
If they had known that the Red Dragon had sacked the Fish-Man Tribe and had a vendetta, they would never have let that fool help.
Re-send the envoys?
Just think about it. The Sea Tribes do not deal with the continental races, which is due to many factors. Without a middleman, they didn't even have a chance to meet the Fish-Man King.
The Terrans can navigate the coastal seas, not because of the mercy of the Sea Clan, but because of their strength.
"The Eagle Emperor doesn't need to think about it, it was originally an attempt, and the failure was expected.
Now, in addition to looking forward to the interference of all ethnic groups on the mainland, it is more important to rely on our own efforts.
In the recent battles, everyone has played very well. Without paying heavy casualties, the Terran coalition forces were still blocked.
Next is the strategic stalemate phase, where endurance is contested. As long as we can hold our ground and take advantage of the favorable terrain to slowly grind with the enemy, we will be able to achieve the final victory.
Hold on for another year at most, and the Terran coalition will be forced to withdraw from the front line due to internal contradictions! ”
A pot of chicken soup was poured down, and everyone's faces looked much better. However, Alex, who opened his mouth to comfort everyone, secretly complained in his heart.
I don't know if it can drag down the Terran Alliance, anyway, if it drags down like this, the Bimeng clan, which is sparsely populated, will most likely be finished first.
There are indeed many victories on the front line, but the protagonists of the war are all orcs, which is equivalent to their own family infighting.
With the deterioration of the situation, there are fewer and fewer cannon fodder troops in the hands of the five royal families, but more and more orc tribes have been fooled by the human race.
If this situation continues, it may not be long before it becomes a war between the orcs against the rule of the five royal families.
"It's not enough to delay time, the enemy has a much thicker foundation than we do, and we have to take more aggressive measures to fight back.
With such a long front, it is difficult for the Terran coalition to look at each other, and there are always weak points to exploit.
By the way, it seems that the Terrans are preparing to increase their troops again. The other day, we conducted a soul torture on a captured Terran officer, who confessed that the enemy was preparing to recruit more mercenaries to fight. ”
As soon as the Lion Emperor's words fell, the faces of all the emperors changed.
The mercenaries of the Terrans were never mere mercenaries. In addition to helping people fight wars, they also opened up a lot of side hustles.
For example, before the outbreak of the war, the smuggling team active between the Orc Empire and the Alpha Kingdom, as well as the evil slave traders.
Especially the latter, they hated it and organized armies to clean it up many times.
It's a pity that these slave traders are all slippery. When it encounters a large army, it opens, and as soon as the clean-up operation is over, it pops up again.
No matter how much you kill, it is useless, driven by interests, there will always be a steady stream of slave catchers.
If the Terran Alliance is willing to pay the capital, it is estimated that the Terran mercenary groups of the entire continent will be killed.
These guys are not an army, and they don't have any aristocratic baggage. When fighting a war, it is always how effective it is, and all kinds of means can be used without any burden.
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The plan was discovered by the orcs, and it did not affect the release of the bounty order in the slightest.
On October 10, 99989 A.D., the Terran Coalition Command passed the Mercenary Recruitment Order by an absolute majority of votes after an anonymous vote.
Different from the previous recruitment method, this time it is to pay according to the head. It's completely about killing more and taking more.
Naturally, there are different pricing standards for different orcs.
Adult Beamon Cavalry: 100 gold.
Elderly, infirm, women and children: 20 gold coins.
Adult Hawkman: 50 gold.
Elderly, infirm, women and children: 5 gold coins.
Adult Lionman, Bearman, Silver Moon Werewolf: 30 gold.
Elderly, infirm, women and children: 5 gold coins.
The cannon fodder race is not accepted.
Such a targeted and differentiated pricing is naturally from Hudson's handiwork. All bounty prices stand up to scrutiny.
The price of Bimeng is the highest, in addition to their strongest combat power, and more importantly, because there are fewer people in Bimeng.
So far in the war, the number of their dingkou is estimated to be less than 200,000, and the number of young cavalry is even less.
Even if all of them were cut off and exchanged for bounties, it would be a matter of millions of gold coins.
If you can use a few million gold coins to destroy an orc royal family, no one can refuse.
Setting such a price, from the very beginning, it was aimed at destroying the Bimon clan.
Hawkmen are expensive, and that's because they can't fly and kill.
Of course, there is another reason that cannot be said: several powerful forces in the Air Force are deliberately promoting.
Everywhere is a matter of sophistication, and coalition forces are no exception. When the two major forces of the Frankish Kingdom and the Holy See are on the same page, normal people will not jump out to oppose it.
For eaglemen who can't fly, the bounty price is much more normal, and the price is the same as that of the other royal families.
In order to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, the coalition also promised that the leaders of the top ten mercenary groups with the largest number of kills would receive the title of nobility.
Individual mercenaries who enter the top 500 can also obtain the title of nobility.
The level of the title is determined by the specific achievements.
The opportunity to cross classes arose. For commoners, this was the best chance to become a nobleman.
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In a deserted aristocratic castle in the Northlands, the core members of the July Society reunited. It's just that this time they are much more embarrassed than before.
As it turned out, the Assassin was not so easy to participate in. Even if they deliberately dumped the pot on the nobles of the Northland, they were still affected by the pond fish.
The officials who stayed behind strengthened the control of public security. Countless members of the July Society, because of their idleness, were sent to the front by the army.
It was not because they were lazy, but mainly because of the war, which led to the suspension of their smuggling and slave hunting business.
In order to avoid the pursuit of the five major families in the Northlands, most of the members of the July Society used fake identities when they were outside.
Such an identity guarantees personal safety to a certain extent, and also cuts off their way into the army.
To be exact, it cut off their path to becoming officers. If you just go to be a soldier, the identity review is still not strict.
But that doesn't make any sense. Having lost his aristocratic status, it is too difficult to re-enter the aristocratic circle.
The five major families in the Northland have a very great influence in the army. The remnants of these rival families can't get along in the army at all.
It was mainly Hudson's fault, and they were just being hit by the pond fish.
Before the rise of the Coslow family, the five major families did not pay attention to their declining nobles at all.
This situation lasted until Hudson became the commander of the army, and there was a respite.
However, it is still full of risks, after all, the county officials are not as good as the current management. The commander of the army can't take care of all aspects, with Hudson staring, the people below don't dare to deliberately let them die, but the dirty work will inevitably fall on them.
If you want to avoid this kind of repression, you must go directly to Hudson. In fact, it was also the choice of most of the declining nobles of the Northlands.
But this does not include the leaders of the July Meeting. It's not a matter of being able to bend and stretch, the main thing is that they have ghosts in their hearts, and they are worried that they will be helped when they enter the army, and they don't even have a chance to escape.
"At the head of the meeting, the coalition forces issued a mercenary recruitment order. This is our best chance to switch identities.
There are so many mercenaries, no matter how powerful the five major families in the Northland are, they don't have the ability to investigate them one by one.
Directly as a mercenary, re-enter the ranks of nobles, temporarily dust up the past, and wait for the future to deal with the enemy! ”
A young man said with great interest. It was as if the nobility was already beckoning, and he was just one step away from becoming the new noble lord.
"Mateo, things are not as simple as you think. Looking at the bounty given by the coalition forces, you can see that even you are tempted, I am afraid that it will not be long before mercenaries from all over the continent will pour in.
Whether it is becoming the top ten mercenary groups with the highest combat achievements, or entering the top five hundred of individual records, you will have to face cruel competition.
What's more, the noble lords in the coalition army are really so peaceful that they won't reach inside?
If I don't know if most of these titles have already been booked in advance, and the rest is left for everyone to compete for! ”
The old man at the head shook his head and said.
The nobles' temperament, he really knows too well. There are huge interests in it, if you don't get a hand in it, is it still a nobleman?
Even if you don't play small tricks, everyone will compete fairly. The network resources and strength possessed by nobles are not comparable to ordinary mercenaries.
Like those mercenary groups, if they concentrate on piling up their combat exploits on their heads, they may be able to compete.
If everyone wants to grasp this opportunity to cross classes and compete with each other, the final outcome is likely to fall on the battlefield, and only a few lucky people can go home with the bounty.
This is true for ordinary mercenaries, and the July Guild is no exception. If you concentrate on pushing a few nobles out, it will naturally not be difficult.
But the problem is that most of the members of the July Society are the children of the nobility, and after so many years of silence, everyone wants to return to the noble camp.
Even if the fiefdom may be a little remote, it can't stop everyone's enthusiasm. If these problems are not dealt with, the July Conference will fall apart.
"Chief, the situation is not so serious. I've inquired, and the new nobles born this time have all fiefs in the orc savannah.
If those nobles wanted, with their previous military exploits, it would be enough for them to install the children of the family, and they would not come to fight with us at all.
What's more, it is also an orc prairie, and the fiefdoms are also divided into three, six, nine and so on. They took the best land and will also leave us with a mouthful of soup.
After all, the border still has to be guarded. The orcs have retreated to the northwest, it will be difficult for the coalition forces to wipe out the enemy, and there is still pressure on the border line in the future, this is our chance! ”
Mateo fought hard.
This news was secretly passed on by the members of the July Society who had joined the coalition. There are indeed many great nobles among the coalition forces, and they have no interest in the orc savannah.
At the very least, the coalition command is not very interested in carving up the orc steppe. If the nobles and lords really took a fancy to this place, this war would not have lasted so long.
"Chief, the current situation in the Alpha Kingdom is tense, and it is not appropriate for us to make a move for a long time to come.
Everyone is idle, so let's try it too. Even if there is no hope for earls and viscounts, it is not a loss for the organization to be able to give birth to a few barons and knights.
Once the foundation is laid, we can secretly recruit troops and horses, and continue to accumulate strength for the day!
Judging from the current situation, the Alpha Kingdom is bound to stage a dragon battle after the war. If we provoke a little more from this, a civil war will break out.
At that time, as long as we jump out and stab the five major families in the north at the critical moment of the struggle between all parties, we will be able to let them slowly decline! ”
As soon as Ryuxi's words fell, everyone's emotions rose. It's really not easy, in order to take revenge on the five major families in the Northland, everyone has worked hard for so many years, and now they finally see a glimmer of light.
The old man at the head, although he was smiling, but deep down, he had scolded countless times: stupid! It's all a bunch of idiots!
The chances of success are built when the enemy is stupid. Recruiting troops is easy to say, but if you really implement it, you will find that this is not a game that the small aristocracy has the capital to play at all.
Even if there is an accident within the Alpha Kingdom, it will not be their turn to jump out and pick peaches. At most, it will be a drag on the five major families.
There is no way to explain this kind of thing. For the members of the July Society, who have a deep blood feud with the five major families of the Northland, it is worth doing something that can hold back the enemy.
"That's it! Since you want to try it, go for it!
However, this trip is risky, so you must be cautious and never reveal your identity. Minimize contact with each other.
If you can, by the way, you can also stir up the relationship between the five major families and the other great nobles of the kingdom! ”
After speaking, the old man turned around and left directly, and disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.
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The influence of the recruitment order continues to spread. It's not just organizations like the July Society, which have been impacted, and the impact on the mercenary group is even greater.
Originally, it was a meal that licked blood from the knife edge, and it was a hard work wherever it worked, and now there is an extra future, which is even more attractive.
Since the recruitment order of the coalition forces was issued, the entire mercenary world has been boiling, and mercenaries from all over the continent have been pouring into the orc empire every day.
In the face of the skyrocketing number of mercenaries, Hudson is also under great pressure. Pay according to performance, but you have to take care of the food first!
The most pitiful thing is that the mercenaries who used to assist in transporting grain and grass have also come to ask for their resignation at this moment, and they want to go to the front line to make a fortune.
It can't be stopped, if it weren't for his status in the coalition army, it is estimated that everyone would just pick someone and leave.
As a last resort, Hudson had no choice but to paint them a big pie. Hinted to everyone: As long as the grain and grass at hand are delivered, it will be half of the people in the logistics department.
Next, he will go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions and make a fortune, and in the future, when the war merits are approved and the title is determined, he, the logistics commander, will help everyone fight for it.
relied on coaxing and flickering, and finally temporarily calmed people's hearts, and there was no embarrassment of running away halfway.
However, this will only temporarily relieve the pressure, and someone will have to take over after these people have finished the task at hand and left.
At the military meeting of the logistics department, the faces of all the big nobles were very ugly. Ever since the mercenary recruitment order was issued, everyone has watched the coalition forces eat meat at the front, while they can only carry food in the rear.
It felt like I had lost millions of gold coins.
If you want to send someone to get a piece of the pie, you can't do it, and the heavy logistical pressure forcibly cut off all their careful thoughts.
"Dear Earl Hudson, you can't go on like this!"
Duke Kavadia was the first to speak.
Rolling his eyes secretly, Hudson didn't want to answer. Everyone knows that this will not work, but the problem is that someone has to be responsible for transporting the grain and grass.
"Oh, I wonder what Duke Cavadia thinks?"
Hudson asked, feigning stupidity.
For a moment, it was the turn of Duke Cavadia to be dumbfounded. If there was a solution, he would have said it a long time ago, so why bother playing ball here?
"Everyone is fortunate to have paid everything for this war, but now the benefits have been taken away by the coalition forces.
In any case, the benefits of the front line should have our share! ”
Listening to Duke Cavadia's words, Hudson smiled slightly. It's just that the trace of disdain in his eyes still reveals his true thoughts.
A glance at the Marquis James on the side hinted, and Hudson decisively retreated behind the scenes and quietly watched them perform.
"Since His Excellency the Duke has such an idea, then it is better for Your Excellency to be responsible for this matter!"
Marquis James said with a smile.
In addition to major matters, Hudson, the manager, will intervene. The communication and coordination between the logistics department and the coalition forces was completed by him, the deputy commander.
Now if he wants to go to the tiger's mouth, the drudgery will definitely fall on him. To make matters worse, it's an impossible task.
The coalition forces are not soft persimmons, everyone else has eaten the meat in their stomachs, why should they share a share?
The ball was kicked back again, and the atmosphere in the room was already solemn.
Everyone knows that this meeting is not just about watching the coalition eat meat, but also about a deeper power struggle.
Seeing that the war is coming to an end, it is time for the original solidarity to work together for their own interests.
The Duke of Cavadia's sudden attack was obviously planned for a long time, but Hudson was not easy to provoke, and the two lieutenants did it first.
Everyone really looks at the benefits of the coalition, but it does not mean that all the big nobles are fools and are willing to be used as a spear by the Duke of Khavadia.
After the ball was kicked back and forth, most of the nobles who originally had ideas calmed down.
The cake on the front line is indeed big, and there are many people to share it with. Even if they were to pass, they might not be able to take much.
The simplest example, a Beamon legion in front of them, can they eat it?
Mo said that it is a legion, I am afraid that if a cavalry regiment is placed in front of him, there are not many nobles who can eat it.
However, the reward for destroying a Beamon cavalry regiment is only 100,000 gold coins. For the sake of such a small amount of money, it is obviously not worth risking the family's private army.
The stakes are huge, and that's built on the dispersion of the orcs. When the enemy emerges as a formation, the benefits are equal to the risks.
In contrast, it is more important to maintain the internal balance of power in the kingdom.
The brief temptation failed, and the Duke of Cavadia was silent. Obviously, it's not over yet.
At the moment, this is just an appetizer for the change in the kingdom, and there will be more bad things in the future, which will continue to be staged.
"Alright, that's it!
The situation at the front is very favorable for us. The destruction of the Orc Empire is imminent, this is the common wish of the martyrs of my Alpha Kingdom, and no one will be allowed to destroy it.
I hope that you will not be blinded by some petty profits, and that some fools with a desire for profit will do stupid things that are not in the interests of the Kingdom!
The next task for everyone is to ensure the logistics of the front-line coalition forces.
Considering the practical problems, I will issue an announcement in the name of the logistics department to fix the location where the mercenaries receive grain and grass to reduce the pressure on logistics and transportation. ”
Hudson unceremoniously buttoned up the big hat, and brought out the deployment arrangements that were connected by the way.
Now that it's time to turn around, it's natural to hit the enemy's prestige. No matter what Duke Cavadia thinks, if you want to make Zhizhi faint, you have to put a label on him first.
It's a pity that Duke Kavadia is not stupid and didn't jump out on the spot to refute. Otherwise, with the right seat, this label will be even more dead.
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