The early collapse of the steppe countries directly affected the immigration work of the Alpha Kingdom, and countless refugees were brutally murdered by orcs while they were still on the way.

The number of refugees who successfully arrived in the Alpha Kingdom was less than half of what was expected. In particular, those who migrated by land suffered the most.

There is no doubt that as a result, a group of coastal nobles took advantage of it.

Sitting on the convenience of shipping, he took the lead in getting his share in his hands, and more noble lords could only stare dryly.

In fact, now everyone doesn't care about the trivial matter of "refugees". As soon as the Kingdom of Light collapsed, the military pressure on the provinces in the northern Xinjiang skyrocketed.

Becoming neighbors with the orcs again, with the grudge between the two sides, it is normal for the enemy to kill at any time.

The sudden change in the situation forced the kingdom to convene a military conference again, and even Hudson, the expeditionary general, was recalled to participate in the defense conference.

"The northern defense line has not been completed yet, what are the guys on the front line doing?"

The Chancellor, the Archduke of Newfoundland, erupted angrily.

As early as the beginning of the rehearsal of the Continental War, the kingdom restarted the construction of the northern defense line. The kingdom allocates construction funds and materials, and the lords in the border areas are responsible for implementing them.

In this regard, the Alpha Kingdom is also experienced and has summed up a set of experiences.

The defense line guards their own territory, and they don't worry about the participants not working hard. Even if a few minor nobles are different, there are governors and county guards on them.

The lords in the border area are all entrepreneurs, and their abilities are obviously not bad.

Unfortunately, the construction of the defensive line is still not progressing as expected.

"Prime Minister, everyone has done their best. However, the human resources in the border areas are limited, and there is a lack of sufficient construction materials nearby.

In particular, stone is the most expensive, and there are no quarries in many areas. We can only burn bricks instead, which invisibly increases the process. ”

Count Albert opened his mouth in defense.

These are real problems, and Hudson can testify that there is a real lack of building raw materials in the border areas.

But these are the lords' own pots. Taking advantage of the defeat of the Orc Empire, the kingdom repeatedly moved its borders north.

However, when the fiefdom nobles arrived, they did an even better job.

Hudson is not very clear about how much land was occupied.

Anyway, I heard that a barony in northern Xinjiang is larger than a viscounty in the mainland, and the viscounty directly catches up with the countdom, and the countdom can catch up with some small provinces.

The most direct proof of this is that the unfinished line of defense in Hudson's hands has now become the third line of defense of the kingdom.

The area is already vast and sparsely populated, and after such an expansion, human resources are even more expensive.

Of course, this can't be blamed on greed.

Without the ability of unpredictable prophets, no one knew that the continental war would break out so soon.

If the war starts at night for decades, when the Seven Kingdoms of the Grassland gain a firm foothold, these areas will be the heart of the human race.

Hudson will not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for expansion if he works hard in northern Xinjiang.

"Didn't I send you laborers?

What's more, the influx of refugees is also the first to be picked by you.

Now complaining about the lack of manpower, why did you go earlier?

Building materials are scarce, so build an earthen wall!

Add some magic materials to it, arrange the magic array, and the defense is not low.

Isn't it ridiculous to take so much of the kingdom's budget and now run away and complain? ”

Marquis delgado snorted angrily.

In order to raise money for the front, the Ministry of Finance has tightened its belt. Now the results handed over are not as expected, and he is naturally unhappy.

Facing the accountable eyes of the powerful people in the kingdom, the governors of several borders in northern Xinjiang were like eggplants beaten by frost.

The lack of manpower and raw materials are just excuses to shirk, and in essence, the border nobles are too poor.

We have no courage to deduct funds for the construction of the defense line, but the diversion of funds has not been less.

Blind optimism in the early stage delayed the progress of the project. After the outbreak of the war on the mainland, everyone was active, but the huge construction project could not be completed in a few months.

The core is that the construction period is too tight, especially after the situation becomes increasingly tense, and the kingdom's requirements for the construction period have been repeatedly shortened.

"The problem of the line of defense, let's stop it for today!

Thinking about it, they didn't do it on purpose, and no one thought of the early collapse of the Seven Kingdoms of the Grassland.

Now change the strategy, put together some temporary defense lines for the unfinished parts first, and focus on strengthening the defense of the core strategic nodes.

As a punishment for poor construction, a number of noble lords in charge of construction were all assigned to garrison strategic points along the line. ”

Hudson said indifferently.

What is the truth, he has no time to investigate.

Whether the line of defense is flooded or not, who uses it knows who knows.

Cut corners, then pay back with your life.

Once the flames of war are burned, all the problems will be exposed. Don't look at Hudson's serious face on the surface, but in fact, deep down he is not panicked at all.

Several newly recovered provinces in northern Xinjiang were destroyed, and the five nobles of northern land were on top. From their territory all the way to the royal capital were fortresses.

It's only been a few years, and as long as it's not a tofu scum project, it's definitely going to be usable now.

What's more, after the outbreak of the continental war, the noble lords along the way also spontaneously organized people to maintain and strengthen the fortress castles within their own territory.

When the orc empire in its heyday arrives here, it will have to knock out a few front teeth, not to mention the orcs who are now greatly injured.

In contrast, the situation on the Western Front is more complicated.

"Marshal, the battle on the Northern Front is about to break out, shouldn't you ...... at this moment?"

Before Earl Oran could finish speaking, Hudson interrupted: "The kingdom naturally needs to send reinforcements, but it must be done in an orderly manner.

The same troops, distributed in the provinces and sent to northern Xinjiang, require material consumption that is not at the same level.

The kingdom has only a limited number of strategic materials, only one-third of what it was before the outbreak of the last war.

Now the countries of the continent are busy with their own wars and do not care about us at all. Next, we can only use limited strategic materials to fight an unlimited war. ”

When it comes to the kingdom strategy, the old man's face is not enough.

Everyone can explode troops in a short period of time, but there is no way to explode strategic materials in a short period of time.

In order to win the war, some sacrifices are necessary. It's just that there are things that can be done, but absolutely not spoken.

Deep down, he had the idea of letting the northern frontier be destroyed, but in terms of specific actions, Hudson did not dare to show it at all.

Otherwise, a group of nobles from the north would be able to tear him apart. This kind of hatred-pulling thing is better left to the "last resort".

The unfinished line of defense is just the first of the backstabber. The strategic materials are insufficient, and it belongs to the second person who has the blame.

There will be more back-stabbers in the future, proving that it is not that Master Hudson does not work hard, but that the objective conditions do not allow it.

"Marshal, since there is a shortage of strategic materials, let's fight a quick battle in the northern Xinjiang!

Concentrate your forces first to defeat the orc army, and then ......"

Before Duke Hero could finish speaking, Hudson shook his head.

"Your Excellency, when there is not much difference in strength, a quick victory is never one-sided.

Orcs are not stupid, so why should they fight us?

It will be enough for them to hold back our main forces and create time for the two alien races on the Western Front.

The situation on the grassland is more familiar to you than I am. If the orc army does not fight us, is it possible for the kingdom's army to go deep into the savannah to fight them?

Do not forget how many strategic materials were consumed in the last war for the counteroffensive of the Prairie Alliance.

With this little material reserve in the Kingdom of Light, what can we do to force them to fight a decisive battle?

Not to mention that we do not have time yet, and the situation on the Western Front is in danger of a complete collapse at any time. With the strength of the Principality of Moxi, it will hold out for two months at most under the attack of the two major alien races.

The time left for the kingdom shall not exceed three months.

It took a month for the whole country to mobilize, another month for the army to assemble and rush to the front, and at least 20 days to return to the Western Front after the war.

If all goes well, the time left for the army and the orcs to fight a decisive battle is a total of ten days.

How will this battle be fought? ”

It's not that I don't know, but I'm shocked.

Hudson's sentence "How to fight this battle" directly left everyone speechless.

The real situation will only be more serious than the theoretical deduction.

From the data on paper, it is estimated that the current military strength of the kingdom is not much different from that of the orc empire.

Even if the people present had not led soldiers, they knew a little bit of military affairs after hearing and seeing them, and they knew very well the consequences of a decisive battle with the enemy in a hurry.

Hudson, the coach with the strongest troops, said no, and the others were even less sure.

Duke Hiro threw out the problem at this moment, obviously because the nobles in the Northland couldn't bear the pressure and wanted him to find a way to solve it quickly.

It's just that I didn't expect Hudson not only not to buy it, but after conducting an in-depth analysis, he directly said: "How to fight this battle"?

There is no doubt that this question cannot be answered. If everyone knew how to play, it would not be Hudson's turn to take the position.

At present, the kingdom is mainly supplied with strategic materials from the south-central provinces that have not been affected by the war. From the perspective of the kingdom, the security of these provinces was far more important than that of the northern frontier.

Once something happens in these rear provinces, it will be useless to fight well in northern Xinjiang. Without the support of strategic materials, the kingdom will only be defeated.

In fact, there was always pressure within the kingdom. Had it not been for Hudson's recent victory on the Western Front, the internal controversy would have been even greater.

Now no one criticizes his strategy, which is that the Western Front is too beautiful to fight, and the battle loss ratio is impossible to pick out.

Despite the deteriorating situation, that is not Hudson's pot. The ineffective performance of allies is a non-war crime.

After hastily ending the royal capital meeting, Hudson went straight to the front. Trying to put pressure on him to change the current strategy is simply overthinking.

No matter how many nobles in the northern Xinjiang have opinions, they can't change the fact that the orcs are killed at the doorstep. If you want the main force of the kingdom to gather to the north, you have to face the dilemma of insufficient strategic materials.

The two unchangeable realities are superimposed, and many people have begun to suspect that Hudson's previous "North First and then West strategy" is purely for the sake of being used to fool them.

It is useless to be suspicious, the strategic tilt of the military in the north is obvious to all.

The kingdom threw a lot of money on the defensive line, and it is obviously unconvincing to say that Hudson, the manager, does not support the northern front.

Aside from Hudson, the only person in the know-who was Caesar IV was in the know. It's just that everyone shared the spoils together, and he also played a disgraceful role in the strategic changes of the kingdom.

Now that the situation has deteriorated, then we can only suffer the noble lords in the north first. The risk is directly proportional to the return, and the previous enclosure expansion is more hi, and now it is necessary to take much risk.

If only everyone was steady. If we don't occupy so much land, the current pressure on national defense will not be so great.

On the Great Plains of Warhammer, Hudson led the expeditionary force to swagger forward, and the alien troops along the way fled in despair, lest they lose their lives if they react slowly.

The Battle of Augustburg defeated the arrogance of the Ancients' coalition, and panic had spread among the tribes. Especially those races that were wiped out on the front line, the intelligence was all from gossip, and they were even more affected.

A large number of troops have gathered in the province of Deklaas, and everyone has a sense of security, but the morale of the army is still not high.

The common characteristic of small races is that they are close. It is not a relative or a friend, and if thousands of children die on the battlefield, the whole clan will be shaken.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, kings of all ethnic groups have arrived at the front line. More than 100 races, large and small, gathered, a proper alliance of 100 races.

"The intelligence has been inquired clearly, and the enemy claims to have an army of 100,000 to the outside world, but in fact there are more than 30,000 troops, and no more than 40,000 at most.

The Terrans have such a small number of troops that they dare to run to our territory and shout, and they don't take the alliance to heart at all.

I propose that you immediately raise an army and besiege them on the Great Plains of Warhammer, so that the Terrans will know how powerful we are! ”

The loud-voiced Giant King was the first to shout.

The hatred between his eyebrows, coupled with his huge figure, looks terrifying.

"There is no hurry to take revenge, the enemy has entered the Great Plains of Warhammer, and they will not run away for a while.

We know too much about the enemy, and we know almost nothing but the number of troops and the commander-in-chief.

If you have a decisive battle, who knows if it is an enemy conspiracy, and don't forget that they are all cavalry.

On the plains, most of our races can't outrun the enemy's elite cavalry.

It seemed that 200,000 against more than 30,000 enemy troops, but when it came time to actually fight, the enemy used high mobility to gain a local advantage.

There are many people in the human race, and it doesn't hurt to lose tens of thousands of troops. But we can't, if we suffer another big defeat, I'm afraid most of the races present will not be able to afford it. ”

After listening to the words of the Shadow King, the kings of all clans echoed one after another. Revenge is important, but racial continuation is even more important.

The homo clan forcibly redeemed the child, even if it won the victory, it was a blood loss.

The pain of Augustburg has already hurt the vitality of many races, and no one wants to come a second time.

"You can't wait forever!

The enemy's march was fast, and they were facilitated by resistance forces along the way, and judging from the route of the march, it was obvious that they wanted to penetrate the rear of the Southern Expeditionary Corps.

If it is not blocked, the enemy will directly enter the Duchy of Orton, and the army of the Duchy of Mossi will flank the Southern Expeditionary Corps, and it is very likely that the death of Fort Augs will be repeated! ”

The Giant King said indignantly.

Revenge must be done with the Alliance. Without the help of allies, the thousands of troops of the Giant Clan are not enough for the enemy to fight.

After all, a king with different talents like him is also a very small minority among the giant clan, and the largest number is still ordinary giants.

Purely in terms of strength, an ordinary adult giant is comparable to a low-level knight.

It's a pity that the success is also the size, and the defeat is also the size. The expeditionary force is equipped with a large number of magic crossbows, and these big men, who are several meters high, are live targets on the battlefield.

Only a few giants and powerhouses can rely on their strong defense and ignore the enemy's small magic crossbow attacks.

After a slight hesitation, the kings nodded. The safety of the Southern Expeditionary Corps had to be considered, and in case it was flanked by the enemy, no one dared to guarantee that the defeat of Augsburg would not be repeated.

"The enemy is still nearly a thousand miles away from the Duchy of Orton, and at their current marching speed, it will take more than ten days.

Another 50,000 troops have been gathered from the rear, and it is expected that they will join us in five days, and with the forces gathered from all over the country, our total strength will once again exceed 300,000.

For the sake of safety, after gathering absolute superiority in forces, we will have a decisive battle with the enemy. ”

Seeing that the Shadow King made a concession, he hesitated slightly, and the Giant King also nodded slowly.

"Revenge" is such a thing, and it must be that the more troops there are, the better. The current enemy is a famous general on the mainland, and it is impossible to be too cautious.

It's just that deep down, the Giant King always feels that something is wrong, as if something big is about to happen.

……

As the army moved deeper behind enemy lines, Hudson became more and more cautious. Not only did he arrange a large number of scouts, but he also let Bear Stearns go out and hang around every once in a while to see if the enemy's army was moving in this direction.

It's a pity that the reality is diametrically opposite, Mo said that he couldn't see the enemy's main force, and even arranged for a small force to attack and harass, and the enemy didn't bother to do it.

Do more and make more mistakes, and don't do well.

The enemy did not move, and Hudson was secretly worried. This time he brought cavalry, and he had no interest in attacking the city.

If the enemy does not move, he can really only enter the Duchy of Orton with his army and flank the opponent's southern legions with the Mossi.

But the problem is that the expeditionary force is also in the enemy's encirclement. If you can't make a breakthrough in a short time, you will also be besieged by the enemy from all sides.

……

"Three hundred miles away, the enemy has an army of tens of thousands of men, converging on the province of Deklaas.

Are you sure you read that right? ”

Hudson asked, surprised.

The distance of three hundred miles is already a safe distance for two large armies, but it depends on what army it is for.

Ordinary cavalry can run for 300 miles and directly put the war horse down, but the expeditionary force is different.

With the Hastelloy magic potion, the war horse can run wild for three hundred miles, and it can still be alive and well.

"Hudson, do you suspect that Ben Xiong can't count?"

Hudson smiled awkwardly at Bear Stearns' questioning. The cub has a talent for math and doesn't need to worry about it at all.

Bear Stearns could understand the ledger of "Bear Castle", not to mention only estimating the number of enemy troops.