As soon as he received the threatening letter, Hudson ordered the epidemic prevention plan to be activated, but unfortunately it was too late.

The orcs didn't just warn, they really let the plague out. By the time the letter arrived, the plague had already spread among the coalition forces.

The complex composition of the coalition forces directly made Hudson's epidemic prevention plan unsustainable. After all, he can only restrain the people in the logistics department, and he can't control the army and mercenaries on the front line.

This plague, in particular, was accompanied by an incubation period. Before the outbreak of the virus, there was no trace of it.

A large number of non-combat attrition appeared, which soon attracted the attention of a number of high-ranking coalition forces. Even the investigation of the corruption case has become old news.

"Despicable orcs, unleashing the plague, are trying to force us to withdraw by such filthy means. What do you think about this? ”

Marquis Sunil's question made Hudson stunned.

The expected criticism did not happen, but instead asked the opinions of the people, and it was clear that the Frankish kingdom was not as eager to fight as he had imagined.

If this war is to continue, a plague alone will not be enough to make the First Kingdom of the Continent retreat.

Judging from the current situation, most of the deaths from the plague are ordinary soldiers with weak resistance. Even if a noble officer with successful cultivation is hit, most of them will be able to pick up a life.

The priest's great purification technique also has a certain effect on the plague. The only problem is that the sequelae are so big that they are lost, and the number of priests who can unleash the Great Purification Technique is too small.

"After continuous research by the priests, it can basically be judged that this plague is the black plague that has been rampant on the continent for decades.

In the history of the human race, there is another name - the Black Death.

The lethality shown so far is not as terrifying as the legend, and that's because it's still winter.

For a short time, we were able to barely control the plague, but once winter turned to spring, the situation deteriorated dramatically.

If the war drags on until the summer, then the Black Death, which breaks out in full force, will be a mortal threat to most knights and magicians. ”

Blake said with a serious face.

The Holy See has studied these strange viruses the deepest. It's just that these are usually considered taboo tactics and cannot be used as a last resort.

In the past history of infighting in the human race, everyone also maintained the most basic rationality and never played such a crazy method.

The enemy this time is obviously a master who does not follow the rules. The plague that killed indiscriminately regardless of friend and foe was released.

Listening to everyone's angry scolding and complaining, Hudson silently started to eat melons. Any means are understandable for the continuation of the race.

There is no point in understanding, and when it is time to make a move, Hudson will not be relentless.

"If you can't drag it out, let's do it quickly!

While the winter is not over, try to inflict as many casualties as possible on the orcs, and by the time spring begins, the orc empire may have collapsed. ”

Hudson stiffened his head and suggested.

Now that the war has been going on, there is actually not much point in continuing it.

The orc empire, which has been greatly damaged, will find it difficult to recover to the pre-war level even if it has been cultivated for a hundred years.

Without the loss of fertile orc savannah, with just a barren and rotten land, the development potential of the orcs has been greatly diminished.

Even if one day, the orc race will be unified, and the Alpha Kingdom will no longer be at the forefront of the human race.

According to Hudson's idea, it is the best choice to collect it when it is good and pack up and go back to their respective homes.

It's just that for the sake of the kingdom, he still has to fight hard, and he can't let the war end so quickly.

The corruption case has not yet come to fruition, and if the war ends now, all the pressure will be concentrated on the case itself.

As the commander of the Alpha Kingdom army, Hudson has to jump out and show it at this time anyway to prove that he has worked hard.

"Earl Hudson, you're thinking too well. Due to the plague, the speed of the army has been greatly affected.

Your logistics department, in particular, has been particularly slow. If we continue to fight, I am afraid that we will not even be able to guarantee what the soldiers will eat for the next meal! ”

Hudson's face was very ugly at Blake's merciless sarcasm, but deep down he was extremely happy.

That's right, that's what he wants. In this war, he has obtained everything he wants, and there is no need to stay and waste time.

"Earl Hudson, Blake's words are unpleasant, but they are not unreasonable. The current situation is indeed not suitable for the coalition forces to continue to go deeper.

The plague has been released, and according to the orcs: if the war continues, they will open the passage to hell and lead the powerful of the other plane to descend.

As the overlord of the continent in the previous era, it is not a strange thing for the Orc Empire to hold several spatial portals in its hands.

Once they are allowed to open the passage, it will be a threat to all living beings in the entire continent of Aslanth.

So far, the Orc Empire has been severely damaged, and it can no longer threaten the hegemony of our human race.

It is better to accept it when it is good, accept the mediation of various ethnic groups on the mainland, and then consider other issues after digesting the orc prairie. ”

The Marquis of Olafur said with a smile.

It's just that behind this smile, there is still an undoubted one. The Frankish Kingdom, the Holy See, and the Kingdom of Iblibby didn't want to fight, and the other forces naturally knew what to choose.

In the face of the common will of everyone, Hudson naturally will not die. After the representatives of the coalition forces expressed their attitudes, he also went downhill.

After the military meeting, the pressure on the logistics department suddenly increased. The coalition forces were not ready to continue the offensive, and all eyes were focused on logistics.

The first to bear the brunt is naturally a group of northern nobles who are deeply involved in corruption cases.

The more in-depth the investigation team investigated, the more evidence it found, and many small and medium-sized nobles were directly arrested.

Under the rumor, the five dukes of the Northland were also trembling, lest they would trap themselves at any time.

……

"The Coalition Investigation Team has started to arrest people, we have filed a complaint, but the command has not responded, it is clear that Hudson bastard is ready to betray us!"

Duke Pias roared.

No matter how powerful the Coalition Investigation Team is, it has to abide by the rules of the game. Without the acquiescence of the Alpha Kingdom, they have no right to arrest people directly.

The current situation is obviously that an agreement has been reached above, and the alliance investigation team is deliberately allowed to come and arrest people.

It was not that the Northland aristocracy did not try to resist, but after the investigation team showed evidence that the arrested people were selling military supplies, everyone was instigated.

Including the five dukes, they did not dare to forcibly openly disagree with the alliance investigation team. The kingdom interfered with high hopes, and now there is not even a shadow.

"Pias, calm down. Perhaps the key to this matter is no longer on the front line, but in the political game behind the scenes.

Earl Hudson is not a fool. Even if you have an enmity, you will not retaliate in this way.

Looking at what has happened in the recent period, it is obvious that they are coming for us. Such a large-scale layout is obviously not something Hudson has the ability to plan and implement.

How many people in the kingdom are capable of doing so many things, apart from our good majesty? ”

Duke Kavadia asked rhetorically with a solemn expression.

What the evidence does not need, judging only from the development of the situation, it is very similar to the handwriting of Caesar III.

The only problem is that the flaw is a little too obvious, and a little reasoning can be associated with him, lacking the necessary cover-up.

However, for a conspiracy, whether or not to expose himself does not seem to be so important.

This pit can't be said to bury the nobles of the Northland in one fell swoop, at least it will make them unable to eat and walk around.

As more and more people go to prison, there will always be people who can't resist the pressure and end up selling out a few of them.

Once you fall into it, it is life and death.

With their style in the past, if everyone doesn't fall into the well at this time, it can be regarded as saving face. It is almost impossible to expect the Kingdom to come to the rescue with all its might.

"We can't sit idly by, and with the current situation, it's only a matter of time before we're exposed.

Or that a few of us have been exposed, but the coalition investigation team did not rush to attack us out of political considerations.

But it won't last long. The big battle on the front line has stopped, and now only a group of mercenaries remains, still making their last efforts.

The Orc Empire has nothing to worry about now, the appetite of the alliance is nothing more than the steppes that have been occupied, and the next armistice negotiation process should be relatively smooth.

Once the armistice treaty is signed, the coalition forces do not need to worry about logistical turmoil, and our family will be really dangerous! ”

Duke Pias said worriedly.

The painstakingly planned "fire dragon burning warehouse" only slowed down the progress of the investigation team, and did not erase all the evidence as expected.

As the investigation deepened, there was more and more evidence against them. A large number of Northland aristocrats were imprisoned for corruption cases, and Pias was really panicked.

"Judging from the current situation, we will most likely not be able to escape. Rather than let the alliance investigation team find out, it is better to just confess.

The alliance won't just kill us, will it?

Find someone to do it, maybe you can turn big things into small things. There is also a corruption case left and right, and it is enough to make up for the shortfall. ”

Duke Argiellon said angrily.

Theoretically, there is nothing wrong with "confessing leniently". But the current situation is obviously different, involving the game between the Alpha Kingdom and the Alliance, and it is indispensable to make a fuss about them.

"Stop dreaming, Argilon.

Unless we find out all the reselling of military supplies by the nobles in the country, the alliance will not be able to let us go easily.

Once this kind of betrayal of colleagues is done, how will we mix up in China in the future?

Even those behind us know to play by the rules of the game. It is only a covert plan and push, rather than presenting evidence directly to the investigation team.

Maybe by now, people have already dug the pit, just waiting for a few of us to jump into it. ”

The words of Duke Díaz put all the contradictions on the table.

The dilemma faced by the nobles of the Northland seems to be a case of reselling munitions, but in fact it is a contradiction accumulated in the past, and at this moment there happens to be a general outbreak.

External: The Coalition Investigation Team wants to use them as a breakthrough to find an excuse to kick the Alpha Kingdom out.

Internal: The big forces in the kingdom who have had a holiday with them are waiting to see their jokes, and by the way, they fall into the ground.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong......"

The bell outside the door suddenly rang, interrupting the conspiracy of the five. In order to keep it secret, there was no one left within a radius of 100 meters in the camp tent, and the bell was pulled when something big happened.

"Sith, what's going on outside?"

After rushing out of the tent, Duke Kavadia asked the young man in the distance.

"Duke, the Coalition Inquiry Team is here. This time they brought a lot of people, along with the Grand Duke of Ephiero and Earl Hudson......"

The string of names that came out of Sith's mouth made everyone immediately realize that something was wrong. Just as everyone was thinking about what to do, the team was already in their sight.

Obviously, the guards in the army did not stop the incoming, or did not dare to stop them at all.

Glancing at each other, the five sighed helplessly. What should come will still come after all, and at such a time, no matter what happens, you can only face it calmly.

……

"Duke of Cavadia, Duke of Pias, ...... Will the five confess themselves, or will we interrogate? ”

Marquis Jerome's words gave the five of them an ominous premonition. In the world of aristocracy, everyone usually leaves a line in their work.

Even if everyone is an enemy, in front of outsiders, they will deliberately restrain one or two, and there are rarely such questions that directly overturn the table.

"Your Excellency, Marquis, we don't understand what you're talking about. Explain, what do we need to explain? ”

Duke Cavadia struggled.

It's a pity that the trembling of his body exposes his inner uneasiness. Reason told him that today's episode, there is a high probability that the investigation team has the evidence of their crime of reselling military supplies.

But the last bit of luck made them unwilling to admit their guilt. As the great nobles of the human race, they cannot be convicted unless there is solid evidence.

Now it's a matter of betting on how much evidence the team has in their hands. If the evidence is not sufficient, then throwing a few scapegoats out may be able to calm the turmoil.

"It seems that a few of you are not ready to confess. But it doesn't matter, we already have enough evidence in our hands.

In this box are the confessions of the relevant personnel, in the box on the right is the information before and after the warehouse was burned, and in the back box contains the shipping time and transaction target of your reselling of military supplies......"

Bishop Kavehe's words gave the five a glimmer of hope, followed by a wave of despair.

There is so much evidence thrown out, it is difficult to deny it. Even if they secretly have contact with the Holy See, it is impossible for the Holy See to directly come out to protect them at this time.

Even opening up to intercede will only help more and more. The one who can really pull them with force is the Alpha Kingdom.

After all, the case of reselling military supplies is not only an international case, but also a major corruption case within the Alpha Kingdom.

As a sovereign nation, the Alpha Kingdom has the power to fight to dispose of them alone.

"Archduke Ephiero and Earl Hudson, have you watched them slander the nobles of the kingdom?"

Duke Pias asked in a panic.

As soon as the words landed, he secretly regretted it. At a time like this, it is obviously not the duty of a wise man to provoke his enemies.

"Your Excellency, we focus only on the facts. It can't be fake, and it can't be fake.

Everyone is watching, and I believe that the investigation team will give you an objective and fair result. Until then, I suggest that a few people should cooperate well.

If you confess the evidence yourself, at least you can try to get a light sentence, so as not to make a fuss and make a bad reputation! ”

Hudson said without changing his face.

Nearly half of the evidence in the hands of the investigation team was sponsored by him free of charge, and the remaining half was provided by other parties one after another.

Authenticity, without the slightest doubt, is all able to stand the test. Being able to get it on the table today means that things are in the showdown.

"Alright, several. Don't you dare to do it?

As a member of the nobility, the kingdom will be ashamed of you for doing such a mad thing.

What to do next, I don't think I need to continue prompting. The evidence is all here, if you are not willing, you can look through it yourself.

I hope you can shoulder the responsibility on your shoulders, and don't let your family be disgraced, and don't let the nobles of the kingdom be ashamed of you! ”

Archduke Ephiero said indifferently.

If possible, he didn't mind the Northland nobles mutiniing on the spot. As long as they make a fuss, the royal family can pull out this eye-catching nail in one fell swoop in the name of suppressing the rebellion.