Bright Holy Mountain.

"What, Josip and Jelačić are missing with the team?"

Pius VII asked in surprise.

A cardinal and an eighth-order chief paladin are also proper high-ranking in the Holy See. If it weren't for the importance of the task of finding the lost artifact, they wouldn't have been required to lead the team themselves.

"Yes, Your Majesty!

There are many inconveniences in communicating at sea, and from the moment the team goes out to sea, the frequency of our contact is reduced.

According to the agreement, we will contact once every six months, and it just so happens that the fleet will also purchase supplies for replenishment, and our last contact location is in the Kingdom of Hesse.

All kinds of accidents can happen at sea, and it is normal to delay it for a few days. When we arrived at the agreed time and place, we were not able to connect and did not attract our attention.

It wasn't until five days ago that news broke out that ghost ships had appeared in the Misty Seas, and the Dalton family's fleet had suffered heavy losses when they went to sea to encircle and suppress them. The Kingdom of Alpha issued a ban blocking the shipping routes.

The destination of Cardinal Josip and Jelačić's trip happened to be the Poison Dragon Island in the Misty Sea, which attracted the attention of intelligence officers.

After investigation, it was discovered that the fleet of the Dalton family had indeed gone to sea ten days earlier. At present, the fleet is stationed on their private islands overseas to recuperate and has not returned to port.

The Dalton family has very strict supervision of their own island, and our people can't infiltrate it, so we can't understand the situation for a while.

However, judging from the funeral situation in the Dalton family's territory, they really suffered heavy losses this time.

Counting the days, the day when the Dalton family fleet went to sea was exactly the time when our people entered the misty sea.

If the news of the encirclement and suppression of the ghost ship was fabricated by the Arfa person, then it is very likely that the loss of the Dalton family's fleet was caused by our people fighting with them.

The unreasonable thing is that we have kept this trip strictly secret, and the identity on the surface is a pirate. In the event of a battle with pirates, there was no need for the Arfa to try to cover it up.

By the way, in the battle to encircle and suppress the ghost ship, Hudson also participated with the dragon. According to the information released by the Alpha Kingdom, they simply repelled the ghost ship. ”

Ulise explained.

In the team looking for artifacts, there were eight eighth-order powerhouses alone, as well as more than twenty seventh-order powerhouses, as well as a large number of fifth- and sixth-order masters.

With such a lineup, you can go to slay the dragon. If they appear on the battlefield, they can destroy some weak countries.

Theoretically, as long as Josip and Jelačić don't die themselves, they can't die. Even if the team was missing, everyone present did not think of the annihilation of the whole army.

"The pirate leader in charge of this mission is called Brutebeard, and he is a famous pirate king, and his strength can rank among the top three in the pirate world.

With the help of our people, the strength is not much weaker than the fleet of the Dalton family. If you add a dragon knight, you may suffer a small loss, but it will definitely not destroy the whole army.

I didn't get in touch with you, maybe the fleet got lost at sea, or maybe it was a loss with the Dalton family fleet and was forced to retreat into the misty seas.

The Alpha Kingdom ordered the blockade of the shipping routes, and it is likely that it was our people who revealed their identities during the battle, which attracted the attention of the Alpha Person.

If that's the case, then we have to arrange for someone to come and pick it up as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the team will suffer heavy losses and small things, if they find the artifact and let the artifact fall into the hands of the Arfa, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Blake analyzed.

is so familiar with the situation, mainly because the brute-bearded pirates are the pawns that the Knights of Judgment have cultivated in secret.

In order to get some credit, when Bishop Jozepp came to borrow someone, Blake directly pushed the brute beard out.

If the pirate's strength is not strong, resulting in heavy losses or even the destruction of the entire army, he will inevitably be held responsible.

"Blake, you're right. Although the sea power of the Alpha Kingdom is not very good, it is not a paper lake.

Unless we go down in person and send the main fleet over, we won't be able to deter them at all.

Calculating the distance, even if our fleet immediately goes to sea and rushes over as quickly as possible, it will take a month.

Considering the various accidents that can occur at sea, it is not surprising that even if it is two or three months on the road.

There has been such a long delay on the road alone, and when our fleet rushes over, I'm afraid there won't even be a chance to collect the corpses! ”

Gu Lei replied angrily.

It's all a real thing. The sea routes of the transcendent world are not so easy to follow. Along the way, you encounter high-level magical beasts, or the station of the sea tribe, and you have to take a detour.

However, the location of these sea creatures is not fixed, and moving is a common thing. Even the current sea routes are constantly changing.

It's not that no one wants to solve the problem once and for all, it's just that the ending is a little embarrassing. After all, the sea is not a paradise for human beings, and if you go to someone else's territory to do something, you will have to pay the price of blood.

The route cleared by encirclement and suppression by force did not take long for it to fall out again under the counterattack of the Sea Clan.

Anyway, people have the sea to rely on, and if they win, they will fight, and if they can't win, they will run. If you want to pursue, you have to be able to get into the water.

No matter how proficient they are in water warfare, humans are terrestrial creatures, and there is no way to survive in the sea.

Tossed a few times, after paying a terrible price. Everyone has learned to be obedient, and when it's time to take a detour, take a detour.

The relationship between humans and the Sea Clan has always been bad, and even if they know of each other's existence, the two sides rarely contact each other. In the eyes of most humans, the sea tribe is still a mysterious creature.

To be precise, the concept of "sea tribe" was forcibly named by humans. In essence, the various races in the sea are playing with themselves, and they have not really been unified.

Occasionally, a large empire can only rule one sea. Compared to the vast sea, it is like a drop in the barn.

"Humph!"

"It's easy to pick and choose, but you can come up with a solution?"

Blake said angrily.

It doesn't matter if the rescue plan is feasible or not, the key is to take action. In politics, in many cases, it is not only necessary to look at the result, but also to look at the process.

Now the old adversary has found out the loopholes in the rescue plan, and he has been forced into an embarrassing situation all of a sudden. If he had known that something would happen to the team searching for the artifact, he wouldn't have gotten involved.

"This matter is simple, directly send people to the Alpha Kingdom for a showdown, let them withdraw from the blockade, and release our people.

Now in the period of the Continental War, the Alpha Kingdom has a lot of troubles, and there is no leisure to intensify the contradictions between us.

On the one hand, the fleet is going north and must be resolved by force; On the one hand, if the problem is resolved through negotiation and consultation, it is a big deal to provide them with a batch of strategic materials as compensation.

With both soft and hard, as long as the news of the artifact is not leaked, there will be no major problems. ”

Gu Lei said steadily.

……

In the middle of the royal capital, looking at the data in his hand, Hudson suddenly understood why the Ministry of Military Affairs was urging him to come over every day to preside over the overall situation.

The last war emptied the treasury of the Alpha Kingdom. In the last two or three years, most of them have been busy filling the shortfall.

The stocks of all strategic materials are at an extremely low level. If the flames of war ignite, the kingdom can only reach out to the nobles everywhere.

Unfortunately, the nobles did not have a good time. The situation in the newly recovered northern provinces was the worst, and the noble lords were in a situation where they could not make ends meet.

Several provinces affected by the fighting are also recovering. Let them send troops to estimate that it is okay, and there is definitely no hope of asking for money and food.

Those who are able to provide supplies to the kingdom are mainly the south-central provinces of the kingdom. How much supplies will be able to be supplied is still unknown, and it is unlikely that there will be more than the last war anyway.

The Alpha Kingdom can fight fiercely with the orcs, in addition to its own hard work, there are also the countries of the Terran Alliance as nurses behind it.

Now that the countries of the mainland are in the midst of war, there are very few who can provide strategic material support to the Alpha Kingdom.

Even if everyone takes into account the overall situation and can sell some strategic materials, the quantity is unlikely to be too much, and the price will most likely float in the sky.

The war is fought with money and food, and there is neither money nor food in the treasury, and even if the kingdom grits its its teeth, it will not last long.

"It has to be done quickly!"

With this thought in his mind, Hudson secretly accused the Archduke of Ephiero for treachery.

If the Ministry of Military Affairs dares to put forward such a combat plan, it will definitely be sprayed with blood.

Anyone with a little military common sense knows that the style of quick battle and quick victory is obviously more suitable for the strong against the weak.

As a weak party, facing the threat of the three major alien races, what confidence does the Alpha Kingdom have to fight quickly?

If you can't do it, you have to do it, and the situation is so bad that it is not surprising that the Ministry of Military Affairs calls for the centralization of power.

"Your Excellency, you have thrown me a big trouble!"

Hudson said angrily.

They are all people in the same boat, and it is definitely not good to pick and choose. If he doesn't go and someone else presides over the overall situation, I don't know what will happen.

Even if there is no chance of winning, it is better to lose the kingdom's wealth in your own hands than to follow others to lose their lives.

Thinking of this, Hudson felt more and more that the kingdom should sell the "Scepter of Glory". It's a pity that the royal family can't agree, and the nobles in the country are likely to oppose it.

If you dare to make such a suggestion, the religious people can spray him to death. Everyone has been preparing for the establishment of another portal for countless years, how can you say that you will give up?

"Haha......"

"Your Excellency Marshal, those who can work hard! The current situation is indeed very complicated, but with your ability, you will definitely be able to find a way to break the situation! ”

Archduke Ephiero said rather embarrassed.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't give up the lead. Such a choice was made ostensibly to take into account the overall situation, but in fact it did not want to take responsibility for the defeat.

"The Principality of Omega has fallen, the Principality of Shillong is also on the way to fall, and the Kingdom of Light has lost more than half of its territory......

Judging from the current situation, the overall performance of the Seven Grassland Countries is very average, and it can even be said to be collapsed.

Added up, the Principality of Omega lasted more than forty days, less than a strong fortress.

The situation in the Duchy of Shillong is similar, judging from the information gathered, their outer city has been broken, and the fall of the whole country is only a matter of the last few days.

If there is no external force to join, it may not take a year for the Seven Kingdoms of the Grassland to be crippled by the orcs, or even destroyed.

All indications show that the support of the mainland countries for them is not very large. At present, the resistance of the Seven Grassland Countries is only to give an explanation to the alliance.

Looking at the performance of the Principality of Omega, you can see that the nobles not only transferred their family rolls in advance, but even if they evacuated in the end, they took away 5,000 troops, how many troops did they have in total?

The Duchy of Shillong is also preserving its strength, even if their king is about to fall, there are still the most elite main army operating outside, presumably to meet the elite to break through.

The same trick can only be used once, and orcs who have been fooled once will definitely learn a lesson, and there is a high probability that their breakthrough will not be smooth.

The northern front is not optimistic, and the western battlefield is not much better. The performance of the Warhammer Kingdom can only be said to be better than that of the Seven Kingdoms of the Grassland.

It may not be long before they retreat to the mountains and hold out, giving up the Great Plains of Warhammer to the galloping armies of the Ancient Relics.

The elves are still just a rehearsal, if they also go down in person, the principality of Cantru, the principality of Usda, and the principality of Fike, which are close to the elven forest, may not be able to support it for a month.

The other countries of the Northern Continent also can't stop the elven clan's troops, and it may take less than half a year for them to break through a road to the Central Continent.

Of course, this is the ideal state. If the elves are determined to go south, it won't be a big deal to let them go.

I'm afraid that their target is to occupy the entire Northern Continent, and we will be listed as key targets, and we will be attacked from three sides with the orcs and ancient relics, and it will be troublesome.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must show sincerity, and no matter what the cost is, it must fool the elves.

Looking at the battlefields all over the mainland, you can see that the strength of the Interracial Alliance is much stronger than everyone expected. At present, there is no battlefield where the Terrans have won the game.

Among them, the support provided to them by the elves also plays an important role.

The heritage of the ancient overlords should not be underestimated, they are not like the orc empire that has broken off the inheritance halfway, I very much doubt that the elves still have the old antiques of the holy realm level alive in their hands.

According to the records, the last strong man of our human race to break through the sacred domain was three hundred years ago, and other races on the continent estimated that it was similar.

The longevity of ordinary elves is not only three hundred years old, but those old antiques in the holy realm have a thousand-year-old longevity, so it is impossible for them all to die, right?

Heroes are born in troubled times, and killing creates strong people. Maybe it won't be long before a new Sanctuary powerhouse will be born, but I don't know how many kingdoms will be able to produce them! ”

Hudson couldn't help but sigh.

Studying the history of the mainland, he was surprised to find that all the continental wars were times when strong men emerged one after another.

The more fierce the war, the more strong men are born. Although many strong people fell on the battlefield, it was also the era of the strong.

I don't know if it's a matter of probability or luck, but the number of strong people born in the human race in the previous wars is more than that of the alien race.

This kind of treatment has also happened to the hegemons of the mainland in the past, but it is not so obvious.

If it weren't for the fact that there were no rumors in the kingdom, Hudson would have suspected that all the continental wars were launched by old guys who were close to the end of their lives, in order to break through the Sanctuary.

"Your Excellency, you have the final say in military matters. We are only responsible for helping, and the information of the Kingdom is open to you.

The question of the origin of the elves has always been a mystery. There are a few old antiques alive, and there is nothing strange about it.

Even in the Age of Unsainted, our human race still has the four dragon knights to deter the Quartet. The eighth-order powerhouse is armed with an artifact, and he can also compete with ordinary Sanctuary powerhouses.

In recent years, although the Terran Race has lacked the Holy Domain, the strong people with the power of the Holy Domain level have never been cut off.

The situation of the Interracial Alliance is similar, except for the orcs who were robbed of the inheritance artifact by us, several other major alien races have artifact inheritance. ”

Prime Minister Newfoundland explained in a big voice.

Obviously, he mistakenly thought that Hudson was from a humble background and didn't know much about the secrets of the mainland, so he kindly popularized science.

In fact, Hudson had already discovered these problems. Even a cult organization like the Skull and Bones Society can take out the "Blood Moon Horn" to do things, and there is no reason why the Orc Empire, as the overlord of one side, has no background.

Even if they were forced to withdraw from the prairie, they didn't take it out and use it, not because the orcs didn't want to use it, but because they didn't have the goods in their hands at all.

After checking the information provided by the Duchy of Moxi, Hudson learned that the orc empire had broken its inheritance for a time. Even the inheritance artifact was snatched away by the Terrans.

In the hands of which big power, the Moxies only have a rough guess, listening to the meaning of the Archduke of Newfoundland, it seems that the Alpha Kingdom has also received a piece of the pie.

If you don't use it on the surface, either the artifact is limited and the human race can't use it; Either because the kingdom is too close to the orcs, and they are worried about driving the orcs crazy.

"The question of war, don't be in a hurry for now. For now, let's solve the material gap first!

Weapons and armor can still be used in the last war, so let everyone bring their own. However, strategic materials such as grain, cloth, arrows, and forage need to be prepared by the kingdom in a unified manner.

It is estimated that at such a time, strategic materials cannot be procured in the international market, and even if they can buy some prices, they are beyond the kingdom's ability to afford.

The outside world can't count on it, so you can only find a way to raise it yourself. From the analysis of the current situation, the flames of war will burn to the kingdom next year, and there is not much time left for us.

The Prime Minister urged all parties to prepare strategic materials as much as possible, and this is a list of materials that must be raised before the beginning of spring next year.

The pressure is a bit higher, but there is still a lot of potential to be tapped in the kingdom. If the grain production capacity cannot be increased for a while, then find a way from elsewhere.

Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water.

The coastal aristocracy had a natural advantage of being able to go out to sea to fish. The sea is rich in aquatic products and rarely destroyed by humans, making it a rare treasure.

It is not impossible to concentrate the power of the kingdom and raise two or three hundred thousand tons of dried fish in a year as a meat supplement for the soldiers. ”

As he spoke, Hudson had already handed the list of supplies to the Archduke of Newfoundland.

He can train the army, but the money and food must be prepared by the government. Although the numbers on the list are huge, they are also within everyone's ability.

At one point, Hudson wanted to propose: suspend maritime trade and let all warships and merchant ships go out to sea to fish.

Considering the problem of offending people, he simply adopted a roundabout method and directly customized a fishing task for everyone.

He didn't care how everyone went about completing the task, anyway, in the case of insufficient food production capacity in the kingdom, dried fish was included in the military food system.

Under the condition of satisfying their own needs, the mountain lords can store thousands of tons of dried fish a year, and there is no reason why other coastal nobles can't do it.

Thinking of the southeast coastal hegemon like the Dalton family, as long as he is willing to work hard, it is not difficult to raise tens of thousands of tons of dried fish a year.

What's more, he also collects aquatic products, and the fish and meat are not enough for kelp, dried shrimp, crabs and other seafood, but he can also use them to replenish the amount.

Without oil and water, these foods may not taste good. But during the war years, it was the greatest luck to be able to fill the stomach, and ordinary soldiers were not qualified to be picky.

With limited resources, Hudson also tried his best to supplement the nutritional value of the soldiers.

"Your Excellency Marshal, with such a large shortage of materials, I am afraid that there will be no way to make it up for a while. The coastal provinces, in particular, are also required to pay huge amounts of fish, which ......"

Without waiting for the Archduke of Newfoundland to refuse, Hudson directly interrupted: "Your Excellency, no matter how difficult it is, you must gather the supplies, you can't let the soldiers go to the battlefield hungry, right?"

The task of the coastal provinces is heavy, so reduce the number of troops they recruit and leave the labor force for fishing.

This task was only temporary, informing the nobles of the coastal areas, intensifying fishing, and stocking up on as many dried fish as possible.

It is likely that this number will continue to increase if logistical pressures increase in the future. As compensation, their serfs would be the last recruits for the kingdom.

If all goes well, maybe you don't need to go to war. Others shed blood at the front, and they don't sweat too much in the rear, right? ”

Just as he was about to say something, the words came to his lips, and the Archduke of Newfoundland swallowed them back. There is a very good reason why a soldier cannot be allowed to go to war hungry.

No matter who is replaced as the commander-in-chief, the soldiers must be filled.

Hudson's demands seemed harsh, but in fact, after transporting grain and grass to the front, it was not enough for the kingdom's army to consume for ten months.

If the battle is fierce, maybe it will be done in half a year.

Referring to the material reserves of the last war, the material targets on the list are not half of the total material reserves before the kingdom.

Being able to support a larger-scale war with such a small amount of material is hell mode no matter how you look at it.

If we ask for a reduction in the total amount of supplies, the war will not be fought. Without stockpiling supplies in advance, it is simply impossible to meet the needs of the front line by raising them during the war alone.

The only difference is that the proportion of meat is higher, but it is mainly fish.

In the Alpha Kingdom, fish and meat can only be regarded as semi-meat food, and there is no more oil and water than pigs, cattle and mutton, and the status of the people is far inferior to that of pigs, cattle and sheep.

The main thing is that the time is too short, and if there were a few years of preparation time, Hudson would definitely let everyone raise poultry.