Immediately after the high-level meeting, Hudson took the kingdom's resolution to promote military spending reform in the army.

At this moment, the kingdom's army has not yet been fully mobilized, and it needs to face only a standing army, which is relatively the time when there is least resistance to reform.

The first measure is to check the accounts, not the old accounts, but only the accounts of everyone in recent days, and the implementation of the task of "nourishing fat" the soldiers.

Master Hudson had warned him before, and the guys who could hit the muzzle of the gun were all blindless lords, and they should be sacrificed for reform.

However, just because these people don't have eyes doesn't mean that the people behind them don't have eyes either. Everyone knows very well that this reform is a decision made by a group of bigwigs at the palace meeting, and no one can break it.

Smart people are good at doing things, Hudson only went to arrest people on the front foot, and the people sent the "stolen goods" with a confession on the back foot.

The efficiency of cooperation is so high that it is faster than the speed of the raiding team, so that Hudson is embarrassed to hold on to others.

Self-discipline eliminates the investigation link, saves a lot of social resources, and it is normal to be lightly punished.

Moreover, the wanton slaughter of the aristocracy was also prone to arouse the dissatisfaction of the ruling group, and Hudson naturally did not deliberately make his reforms more difficult.

All parties must give face, and the same must be done to set an example for chickens and monkeys. The principle of punishment becomes: capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes are unforgivable.

Where the circumstances are relatively minor, the offender is guilty of meritorious service, and the circumstances involved in the case are serious, the hereditary title is inherited by the descendants, and the honorary title is directly withdrawn.

In line with the principle of waste utilization, all the people involved in the case will be assigned to the "warrior camp". When the war begins, they will take on the most dangerous tasks on the battlefield.

If you can complete three tasks, the previous old accounts will be written off.

For the sake of the face of the forces behind these people, Hudson allowed everyone to bring escorts to the battlefield, and if he was willing to sacrifice his blood and bring private troops over, he would not object.

If the glory of the nobility is lost, then wash it with blood.

With a group of "chickens" who were killed, and realizing that Master Hudson was not easy to mess with, the follow-up work was carried out much more smoothly.

In just half a month, the barracks have changed dramatically. The soldiers' food standards have risen, and the intensity of their training has gradually increased.

Hudson strictly followed Caesar IV's orders, and he directly copied the king's staple food standards.

The king had two pounds of fine bread a day, and the soldiers ate seventy percent of the vegetable bread of rye; I don't know what kind of meat the king ate, but the soldiers had to have a pound of meat a day.

Fish, rabbit, chicken, goose, pork, beef and mutton are all available, anyway, the total amount must be enough.

The ingredients don't dare to be extravagant, what's the use, anyway, 1 pound of coarse salt per person per month, must be guaranteed.

Fruit doesn't have to be extravagant, that's impossible. But vegetables must not be less than two pounds. Potatoes, soybeans, barley...... These whole grains can also be vegetables.

It seems that there are a lot of quotas, but in fact, Hudson is in the barracks, and he doesn't see any leftovers.

Obviously, this is the sequelae of the lack of oil and water in the stomach, and only when the oil and water are replenished, everyone's food consumption will slowly decrease.

The only one who was hurt was the royal government, which was going crazy in order to raise a lot of meat.

If it weren't for the fact that the soldiers were not picky eaters, they would not have been able to meet the meat needs of any animal alone.

"Your Excellency, you can't go on like this. The depletion of the standing army alone will make us exhausted, and if we are fully mobilized, we will still have it? ”

The Archduke of Newfoundland said indignantly.

After so many years as prime minister, he has never seen such a luxurious army. It's good for an ordinary soldier to be able to drink broth, but what about a pound of meat a day?

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you can rest assured that our military spending has not exceeded the standard.

Now I'm just asking you to use the original purchase of Warcraft meat, spices, and some luxury goods to purchase ordinary meat products.

Of course, I also cut some unnecessary expenses.

For example, in the private kitchens of the officers, it was stipulated that the servants they carried must be cultivators, it was forbidden to carry too many personal items, and some meaningless ornaments were eliminated......

After accurate calculations, the current military budget of the kingdom can fully meet the daily consumption of the standing army, and even add a part of the magic crossbow every month. ”

Hudson said calmly.

It is impossible to save money. Before the military spending reform, it was true that it was in the name of saving military spending, but that was only to gain government support.

Now that the initial reforms have been completed, Hudson will naturally spend the money saved on improving his combat effectiveness.

The elite are fed by money, and Hudson's series of victories in the southern and northern wars are not only based on luck and planning.

Not only in the territory, but also in the food standards of the soldiers. After entering the Duchy of Moxi to fight, the soldiers were even more allowed to eat with their bellies open.

Nutrition keeps up, so you can train at high intensity. Strict training and fighting on the battlefield finally trained an army with good combat effectiveness.

In this era, the material standards of the kingdom's standing army are actually not bad. But if it can be better, why not go up?

Theoretically speaking, through rigorous training, improving physical strength and combat awareness, ordinary soldiers can also compete with low-level knights.

Of course, this set of "heretical" theories is still exclusive to Hudson's personal research, and has not been disseminated to the outside world.

Although it has been done before, the sample is still too small. Among the more than 20,000 private troops in his own house, there are only two or three hundred people who can compete with low-level knights by physical training.

Whether these people are gifted or the theory is really valid, more samples are needed to verify it.

Hudson did everything in the standing army, both to improve the combat effectiveness of the kingdom's army and to test his own theories.

In fact, the fact that the expenditure did not exceed the standard is also related to the current price system of the Alpha Kingdom. The normal market is affected by supply and demand, and prices have already soared to the sky.

However, at present, the means of production of the kingdom are in the hands of the aristocratic group, and in essence it is still a planned economy. The price agreed between the government and the noble lords will not change.

Once transferred to a wartime economy, it was even simpler. All strategic goods are directly levied and distributed by the kingdom.

"Your Excellency, I know that your reforms have achieved great results, but the supplies are not unlimited, and it is difficult to supply the standing army.

Once the kingdom is fully mobilized, it is simply impossible for us to provide so much meat, and the logistics will drag us down! ”

The Archduke of Newfoundland tried to persuade him.

Properly and honestly, the daily consumption of the standing army is itself a terrifying number. If it is multiplied several times, the logistics will have to collapse.

This is determined by the productivity ceiling, which can be reversed by non-human beings.

"Prime Minister, please rest assured that the national mobilization is a last resort. If our strategy had worked out properly, there would have been no need to mobilize so many people at all.

According to the analysis of the news from the steppe, the current orc empire is no longer the orc empire of the past, and the strength they show is less than half of the peak level, at most it is only three or four percent.

As long as the supplies are assembled to the front line in advance, and the training of the standing army is completed, we only need to gather another 250,000 elite noble private troops to fight them.

The number of mobilized troops is reduced, and the consumption of materials is naturally less.

With such an increase and a decrease, you can calculate whether our logistical pressure has become smaller?

The most important thing is that this time we are not simply defending, but to quickly defeat the orc empire, and then transfer the army to the battlefield on the Western Front, the requirements for soldiers are also greatly increased.

With such a high-intensity use of troops, if the supply standard is not raised, I am afraid that the war is not over yet, and people will be wasted first! ”

The perfect reason to leave the Archduke of Newfoundland speechless. His mind was full of "strategic needs", and even Hudson's preconditions were ignored by him.

However, if you can fight at your doorstep, you can do it quickly and rely on the materials you have stockpiled in advance, and you can indeed meet the needs of the army.

After a moment of hesitation, the Archduke of Newfoundland was surprised to find that he had been convinced. Hudson's strategic plan was indeed risky, but the Alpha Kingdom had no choice now.

In addition to this plan is relatively reliable and has a certain degree of implementability, other people's strategic plans are more illusory.

For example: form a 300,000 Warcraft army, directly punch the orc empire, and step on the elven kingdom.

It's a pity that if the Alpha Kingdom wants to gather three thousand demonic beast cavalry, it has to pull the underage demonic beasts in to make up the number, which is a hundred times different from the figure of 300,000.

Another example: a drunken officer proposed to send a hundred Sacred Domain powerhouses to directly destroy the other party's head.

Another example: an officer who is dozing off at work proposes that everyone pray together and let the Lord of the Dawn send down divine punishment to destroy the enemy.

……

There is no unreliability, only more unreliable.

It's not that the officers are incompetent, it's just that the strength of the kingdom is too weak. Forcing everyone to have a plan, we must also come up with different plans, so naturally we can only think differently.

It doesn't matter if it can be achieved or not, the key is to hand over the task first. If it can't be implemented, it's because the kingdom is not strong, not because there's a problem with the plan.

"Your Excellency Marshal, are you sure that with such a small number of troops, you can defeat the Orc Empire?"

The Archduke of Newfoundland asked incredulously.

Living in the shadow of the orcs all the time, it was hard for him to believe that he could defeat the orc empire with just half a million troops.

"Simply calculating military strength, such a small number of troops is naturally insufficient, but war is not simply based on the division of military strength into winners and losers.

How to fight it specifically, you still have to wait for the orcs to come over, and then you can determine the tactics. Don't worry, I know it! ”

Hudson said confidently.

Whether the plan can be carried out or not, as the military commander of the kingdom, he must have faith.

If you can't win, it's better to find objective factors. Anyway, the kingdom and the orcs have fought so many times, and there is no time that they have won on their own.

……

The Kingdom of Frankron, as the only country in the steppes with a large port, had a smooth sail for their development.

Although there is no toll collection from various countries, the consumption brought by the coming and going of people has an immediate effect on local consumption.

Although the development time of Xingang is short, in terms of prosperity, it is no less than the second-rate port on the mainland.

Out of the importance of the port, the Kingdom of Farrant directly placed the capital in the new port, which promoted the great development of the port.

If it weren't for the sudden war, if it had been developing like this, Xingang would have been able to develop into one of the most important ports in the continent of Aslant sooner or later.

"Does the Alpha Kingdom really dare to cut off the route?"

Philip I asked, surprised.

Now is the time of the Continental War, and at the critical moment when the major forces are united to deal with foreign races, it is taboo to stab allies.

According to past practice, even the cheating people are secretly using their means, and no one dares to openly sabotage them on the surface.

"Your Majesty, the Alpha Kingdom has never said that it will cut off the route, but has only sent someone to remind us that there have been strong storms at sea recently, and there are ghost ships haunting.

If we don't accept their terms, maybe pirates will run rampant, plundering our convoys.

According to the information provided by the merchant ships, the Arfa did assemble a large fleet to search the seas for traces of ghost ships.

At the same time, there are also many pirates who were originally active in the coast of the Alpha Kingdom, and their activity trajectory continues to move northward, and the final destination is likely to be the sea off Newport.

Our fleet is too small to be an opponent of these pirates. The lifeblood of the kingdom's sea routes could be cut off at any time. ”

Doni said with a look of embarrassment.

Weak countries have no diplomacy.

Compared with the Alpha Kingdom, the Farrant Wheel Kingdom is a weak chicken, and in terms of comprehensive strength, it is also a large province of the Alpha Kingdom.

Even if there is the support of the first power in the mainland behind it, it is far from quenching the thirst of the near. If they fall out directly, before the Frankish kingdom can free up their hands, they will be destroyed in the hands of the orcs first.

Accepting the Alpha Kingdom's proposal would mean the failure of their strategy to preserve their strength. Even if the main force is withdrawn, it is inevitable that it will continue to fight with the orcs.

"Your Majesty, we must carefully consider the proposal of the Arfa. The continental war has reached a stalemate, and the orcs, who have been stimulated, have increased their offensive intensity.

Judging from the current situation, the flames of war will reach Newport in the second half of the year, and our evacuation plan must be activated as soon as possible.

If possible, we would do well to resolve the current crisis through negotiations. Perhaps the Kingdom of the Franks could be considered for mediation.

The time was too rushed, and we couldn't evacuate all the people, so it was also a good choice to leave those who were going to give up to the Arfa.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can test their appetite and pay some price in exchange for our evacuation is worth it.

What's more, if the kingdom wants to be restored in the future, it is indispensable to enlist their support. This protection fee will have to be paid sooner or later! ”

Gottle said through gritted teeth.

As the Minister of War, he chose to compromise, which was definitely not his intention, and the orcs did not give face.

Even if the two sides communicated secretly, and they agreed to give up most of the territory, the orc empire was unwilling to let them go.

If the delaying tactic fails, then you can only confront the orcs. In order to keep their allies afloat for a few more days, they can only send troops to help.

Don't look at the fact that the Alpha Kingdom wants to intercept them as cannon fodder, in fact, similar operations have already taken place in the prairie.

The Duchy of Shillong and the Duchy of Omega, which were the first to die, were forcibly requisitioned when they passed through neighboring countries.

Nominally, it is temporarily borrowed for use, but in fact, everyone knows that this is a trick of borrowing but not returning.

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't hold it, I was afraid that the refugees from the two countries would also be divided up by everyone, and they wouldn't even be left with a single hair.

The slap was afraid of shattering the table, and the enraged Philip I immediately scolded: "Damn Arfa, it's just a bunch of robbers!"

I've made a note of it!

And let them wait, and we will ...... in the future."

After a period of venting, Philip I, who had calmed down, looked into the distance and said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent people to communicate with the Alpha Kingdom, and we can make partial concessions."

Tell the Alfa that refugees from the Duchy of Shillong and the Duchy of Omega can give them as long as they are willing to secure the route.

Refugees from other countries can also be given to them as long as they enter the kingdom.

However, they have to send their own boats to pick them up, or arrange for the refugees to leave by land, and we don't have the extra capacity to transport them.

If the Arfa is determined to leave us behind and negotiations cannot resolve the issue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must also stabilize them and buy time for the families of the nobles of the kingdom to evacuate. ”

……

A similar scene is constantly being staged in the five countries of the grassland. It's just that everyone is facing a different situation, even if you want to evacuate from the sea, you have to borrow from the Kingdom of Frank Wheel.

Having learned the lessons of the Duchy of Shillong and the Duchy of Omega, everyone is now wary of their allies. I was very worried that I would be stabbed in the back by my allies during the evacuation.

The actions of the Alpha Kingdom made them even more cold. It's just a matter of giving up a few serfs, after all, the orc army is coming too fast, and they can't afford to evacuate them all.

But if you want to keep the noble lord as cannon fodder, this is unbearable. There's nothing to say, this kind of thing must be sued to parents!

The negative teaching materials are in front of us, and we must make things bigger and force the Alpha Kingdom to compromise, otherwise the future will be worrying.

With the departure of one letter after another asking for help, the mainland situation was stirred up again. The prairie, which has been out of everyone's sight for many days, once again gathers the eyes of the whole continent.

(End of chapter)