The mountain territory, accompanied by a burst of wah-wow screams, the people in the territory immediately boiled.

The lord has a queen, which is a sign of the maturity of a power. If it weren't for the wrong time, everyone would have to celebrate immediately.

Public celebrations have been canceled, but private celebrations are not uncommon.

This is not the royal capital, so naturally no one pays attention to the "loss of etiquette", such a small problem.

Seeing his son land safely, Hudson didn't stop long, and immediately stepped on the back of the dragon and went straight to the royal capital.

The advantages of the dragon knight are reflected here.

Ordinary knights have to go back and forth to the royal capital, and it takes a month to gallop on horseback, and Maxim can do it in one day.

The situation in the royal capital is tense, and an important person like Hudson naturally cannot be absent, but he can still do it by taking a day off.

In a good mood, as soon as he arrived in the royal capital, he found that the atmosphere was not right, and before he could enter the house, he was invited to the palace to discuss matters.

Looking at the nervous crowd, Hudson was puzzled. I've only been away for a day, and this is another accident.

Could it be that another important guest has been assassinated?

If that's the case, the security officer can go home and farm.

"When everyone is there, then the meeting begins.

Count Calis, Count Martinez, tell us what happened over there! ”

Caesar IV said with a serious expression.

Hudson was embarrassed to see this.

It can be seen from the atmosphere at the scene that everyone else knows what happened except for him, the guy who left.

His intuition told him that it must have something to do with the military aspect, otherwise everyone would not have been waiting for him here.

"I have just received news from the border that the troops of the Kingdom of Hesse are massing in the provinces of Kovacia and Obra.

The exact target is not known for the time being, but Count Martinez and I have analyzed it and agreed that the Hesses are coming for the kingdom.

Before leaving, we also arranged an emergency plan. At present, the nobles who remained in the provinces of Kovacia and Obra have already begun to mobilize for war.

However, the aristocratic private armies of our two provinces alone are afraid that they are unable to resist the enemy's troops. ”

Hearing the words of the Earl of Callais, Hudson was taken aback, and his heart was unscientific.

According to the practice of the Aslant continent, if a war breaks out between Terran countries, they must first find a reasonable excuse to do so, and then send someone to issue a war letter.

This is not the end, after the war is written, it is necessary to wait for the opponent's army to gather at the border before the war can be launched.

If you pay more attention to the rules, the first battle between the two sides will also agree on a time and place.

When they arrived at the locality, they did not immediately start fighting, but the high-level leaders of the two sides held one last consultation, or rather, quarreled with each other, and the fight officially began when they could not reach a good talk.

If you can successfully convince the other party, or if one party gives in, it is common for you to directly collect troops and go home.

"The kingdom's standing army has been deployed and will reach the front in the shortest possible time.

Now I invite you to come and discuss whether the Hesses want to provoke a war.

If war breaks out, how will the kingdom respond?

Several powerful countries in the central part of the country are eyeing our northern continent, will they take advantage of the fire to rob us?

If the war expands, what enemies do we need to face, and what allies can we win over? ”

Caesar IV threw out a series of questions that completely confused Hudson. This is a discussion about how to deal with it, and it is clear that it has already begun to deal with it.

The border provinces began to mobilize in full force, and the kingdom's standing army was launched.

But this is very Alpha Kingdom, in the past, the orc army moved slightly, and this is how everyone coped.

Centuries-old habits have become natural, and now everyone is driven by subconscious instinct, and this good habit will definitely not be changed for a while.

Hudson was very suspicious that the army of the Alpha Kingdom had completed its build-up, and the Hesses were still debating whether to start a war.

"Your Majesty, maybe it's not that bad. The standing army of the Hesses was no more than 230,000 men, and at most half of them could be committed to the battlefield.

No matter how elite they were, with such a small number of troops, the nobles everywhere held on to the castle fortress, and they were afraid that they would not even be able to take the provinces of Kovacia and Obera.

If you really want to invade the kingdom, you will definitely have to mobilize the whole country.

It is advisable to look at their follow-up actions before deciding whether to mobilize nationwide.

The kingdom is in a period of recovery and is not suitable for a large-scale war, and it is better not to fight if it can be done. ”

Hudson opened his mouth to persuade him.

It's just that the more he talks, the more he feels that something is wrong, who is the hawk representative of the kingdom!

How did he, the biggest main fighting faction, become the leader of the anti-war faction?

"Your Majesty, Earl Hudson is right. The Hesses are no more belligerent than the Orcs, and they have not fought a war of more than 200,000 men in the last eighty years.

Perhaps the current troop movement is just a temptation, and their envoys have not evacuated! ”

Marquis Delgado hurriedly echoed.

The Ministry of Finance is the biggest anti-war faction in the Alpha Kingdom. It's just that limited by his military talents, the Marquis of Delgado did not dare to draw conclusions easily.

Now that Hudson, the military master of the kingdom, has spoken, the Marquis of Delgado's heart immediately has a bottom in his heart.

If you can not fight, then you must not fight. If the kingdom reacts too aggressively and ignites the flames of war all at once, the finances will really be ruined.

Of course, if the war is won, it will be a different story.

However, considering the strength of the two sides on the surface, everyone's hearts are still uncertain.

It seems that the number of standing armies of the two countries is almost the same, but the Warcraft cavalry in the army of the Kingdom of Hesse has become a formation, and the weapons and equipment are more advanced.

The gap in the strength of the aristocratic private armies of the two countries is even more huge, and most of the elite of the noble private armies of the Alpha Kingdom have been buried on the orc battlefield, and it has only been more than a year since the establishment was replenished.

How much combat effectiveness there is, I'm afraid no one can say clearly. Anyway, the nobles and lords present have no confidence in these troops.

On the other hand, the noble private army of the Hessian Kingdom is stronger in both quantity and quality.

The disparity in strength between the extraordinary services is even greater. In the Hessian Kingdom, if there are no hundreds of Warcraft cavalry, they are embarrassed to say that they are great nobles.

There are also large and small mage groups, the specific strength is not clear, anyway, the worst mage group is stronger than Hudson's pocket mage group.

Of course, the Alpha Kingdom is not without advantages. The speed of mobilization is one thing, the key is that the nobles on the kingdom's side, ninety percent of them have come down from the battlefield.

The strength of the various armies in the country is not as good as that of the Kingdom of Hesse as a whole, but these people are all veterans who have just come down from the battlefield.

This is why Hudson dared to assert that in the case of defending the city, the little mobile force of the Kingdom of Hesse could not take the confidence of the two provinces.

If a phased victory cannot be achieved in a short period of time, then it will fall into a strategic stalemate. As soon as the crowd tactics opened, the elite advantage of the Hessian Kingdom was not obvious.

The continent of Aslant is not peaceful, and the strength of the human race cannot be consumed indefinitely in the civil war, and when the time comes, some countries will come out to persuade them.

If it weren't for the need for a period of peaceful development to stabilize his own foundation, Hudson really wouldn't mind going down the river and fighting with the Kingdom of Hesse.

After all, a foreign war can really divert domestic contradictions. Instead of letting the nobles of the kingdom fight endlessly, it is better to bring everyone out of the fight.

It doesn't matter if you win or lose, according to the current way of playing, the expansion in the Terran internal struggle is mainly based on cannibalization, and there is no battle to destroy the country.

"Marquis Delgado, the Kingdom of Hesse has summoned the great nobles from all over the world to the royal capital for a meeting, and this is a sign of war.

As the saying goes, the kingdom must prepare for war in advance, and cannot be attacked by the enemy because of momentary negligence......"

It was almost time before Count Martinez realized something was wrong. It seems that there is no precedent for direct sneak attacks in wars between Terran countries.

However, on the surface, he still maintained his composure. Precedent, it's not that this thing can't be opened.

Before the war really broke out, no one knew whether the enemy would follow the rules or not. Predictions of things that have not yet happened cannot be defined as right or wrong.

Even if he knows that his judgment is too subjective, he must insist, this is the way of survival of the border nobles.

Whoever is in his position will ask the kingdom to prepare for war with all its might, so as not to suffer losses when war breaks out.

It is better to engage in a big reversal as soon as the war breaks out, placing the battlefield within the enemy's borders.

"Count Martinez, things are not so bad. Now that you are all defending the city, it will be difficult for the enemy to achieve much success even if it is a sneak attack.

For the sake of a few castles, the reputation of the country is lost, and the Hesse are not so crazy.

Don't forget, our relationship with the Kingdom of Hesse has only deteriorated in the last year, and there is no inextricable hatred between the two sides.

Even if they really can't bear it and want to start a war with the outside world, we can bring disaster to the outside world.

It's a big deal to acquiesce to the Kingdom of Hesse invading one or two small Northland countries, then the wall grass is a good choice. Since they want to move closer to the big countries in the central region, it would be good for them. ”

Listening to the words of the Prime Minister Archduke of Newfoundland, Hudson shouted in his heart: Good guy, isn't this a copy of the Sui *** policy?

If the Alpha Kingdom plays like this, it will be the source of trouble. When the ambitions of the Hessians are aroused, a full-scale war between the two countries is really inevitable.

Knowing that he knew it, Hudson did not jump out to oppose it. What does it matter to him whether he lives or dies in a few small northern countries?

According to the gameplay of the Aslant continent, even if the Hessian Kingdom is allowed to expand to the northern continent, their pace will not be fast.

If you want to successfully annex a country, even the smallest country, you have to go through all the political, military, and diplomatic means, and you have to face the interference of many powerful countries

If the means are a little too radical, you will be surrounded by someone and beaten so that your parents don't know each other.

"The Prime Minister is right, the current international situation has changed, and our foreign policy should also change with it.

At present, several major powers in the central part of the country want to advance north, and it is too difficult to stop them in the current state of the kingdom.

It is better to make certain concessions appropriately, sacrifice the interests of those wall grasses, and stabilize them temporarily. Buy enough time for the kingdom to recover. ”

The words of the Marquis de Zuel further clarified the policy of Sui***. Everything is based on interests, and several southeastern provinces have national defense pressure, and the southwestern provinces are also not easy.

Everyone is busy recovering their strength, and now all the nobles in the kingdom don't want to start a war at this moment.

The Count of Calis and Count Martinez, who had been clamoring, also fell silent at this moment. It is clear that they also do not want war with the Kingdom of Hesse at this time.

If you have the opportunity to lure the enemy away, who wants to turn your own territory into a battlefield?

"Marquis de Zuel, the ambitions of the enemy are not fed by a small profit. The more we indulge them, the greater their ambitions will become, and sooner or later they will come back to us.

Perhaps our enemy will not only be the kingdom of Hesse, but the kingdoms of the central part ruled by desire.

The best option is to fight now and extinguish the enemy's ambitions with iron and fire, rather than lure them into annexing other small nations! ”

Duke Hiro hurriedly objected.

The speed of the rout of the main battle faction was so fast that he didn't even bother to struggle, forcing him to come out.

If the policy is passed, the war will definitely not be able to be fought for a while and a half.

As long as the Hessians don't have water in their brains, they know to bully the neighboring small countries to eat meat, instead of running to fight with the iron plate of the Alpha Kingdom.

The situation has developed like this, and all the nobles in the country have fulfilled their wishes, but they are the only ones who have tragedy in the north.

The years of peace slowly developed, and the military superiority that originally belonged to the nobles of the Northland would soon be wiped out by everyone catching up.

Some wealthy nobles may even surpass them militarily with their own deep financial resources.

"Duke Hiro, if you can solve the financial problems of the kingdom and find a way to bridge the gap in military strength between the two sides, I think this is a very good suggestion.

If not, I don't think your suggestion is actionable.

Don't forget, wars are fought logistically. With the Kingdom's current financial resources, I am afraid that the war has just begun, and we will have no money.

This time, the enemy is not an alien race, and we hope that the Terran Alliance can give us a cover.

If Your Excellency can guarantee that the Kingdom military can continue to fight for the Kingdom when the logistics and materials are not available, then I didn't say it! ”

Marquis Delgado's words directly choked Duke Hiro to death, and the other four dukes were also so angry that their faces turned blue.

The problem of inferior combat effectiveness of the armed forces can still be overcome by finding a way. It's a big deal to take veterans to pile up elite soldiers, with everyone's rich combat experience, there may not be no chance of victory on the battlefield.

However, the reason that "there is no money, and the supply of strategic materials cannot be supplied" is really an unsolvable problem.

With the financial situation of the Alpha Kingdom, it is not said that he went out to borrow money and was not collected in advance, which can be regarded as a face-saving result for the creditors.

"Count Francis, according to what you just proposed, is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs capable of leveling the Kingdom of Hesse?"

Caesar IV asked with concern.