Enough bad news lately, the most elite Monster Legion is gone, and the Seventh of Astous almost didn't come up in one breath.

So far, the war against France has not suffered any losses on all sides, except for the Holy See family.

Although the Holy See has been declining over the years, it is also one of the two top forces of the human race, but the gap between the two on the battlefield is too great.

The fall of the port of Saint-Tesse can also be inferred that the main force was not in the country and was taken by surprise by the Franks.

After all, they held the holy mountain, although the defense was a little more difficult, and the losses were a little bigger, but they finally held it.

Now it's different, the terrain dragon legion, known as the most elite of the human race, was directly scrapped by the enemy in a battle.

It would be too much to justify it.

Being ambushed on their own turf, even if they say it, only proves that they are stupid.

"Pass the order, immediately arrange for someone to collect the remnants of the defeated army, and keep the seeds as much as possible!

The troops who returned to the reinforcements were instructed to heighten their vigilance and strictly prevent the enemy from repeating his old tricks. Coming to his senses, the Protector VII hurriedly ordered.

The defeat has been eaten, so it is necessary to minimize the losses as much as possible. The prudence of the pope, no one disagreed.

Now, unlike in the past, after a series of defeats, the confidence of the Holy See's top brass in their own army is seriously lacking.

Theoretically, they still have hundreds of thousands of main forces, enough to leave all the Frankish army behind, but everyone dare not bet.

If there is another big defeat, not only will the status of the top forces in the human race be lost, but I am afraid that even the positions of the second and third will be robbed.

At least in terms of military strength, neither the Kingdom of Ilibynor the Kingdom of Alpha will take them seriously, and even some of the kingdoms below can compete with them.

As for the advantage of high-end forces, they are deterrent forces that cannot be used easily.

Especially in the Terran civil war, the restrictions are even greater.

Even if you dare to break the rules, at most, you will sneak into the black hands.

If someone catches the evidence and takes it to the Terran Alliance Council for discussion, it will have to pay a heavy price.

This is completely different from Hudson's previous efforts to lead people to do things in the orc prairie.

When it comes to the outside world, the strong of the Terran race are the protectors of the calves, and these regulations are mainly set to protect the living force of the Terran race.

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Bad news always spreads quickly, and within a few days of the end of the war, the news has spread across the continent.

There are those who are happy, there are those who are angry, and there are those who don't care, and the reactions of all parties are varied.

However, under these reactions, there is also a consensus reached by all parties: the Holy See is a parallel import!

There is no way, the collision of the two top forces, I thought it was a peak showdown, but I didn't expect it to be a one-sided torture.

Even a partial division of other people can't beat it, and then it will be a joke to divide the Holy See and the Frankish Kingdom into one gear.

The most irritated by this turn of events was naturally the anti-French coalition.

The absolute main force with high hopes was not able to lose both with the Franks, and the pressure was on them.

It's too late to regret it, there is no child's play in politics.

Now that he has joined the anti-French alliance, even if there is a sea of swords and fires ahead, he must go on the road hard.

There are many big forces in the anti-French alliance, and without the Holy See, there are several other kingdoms on top, and if they can't fight alone, they will fight in groups.

As the backbone of the Alliance, Bordeaux VIII was a mixed bag.

Without the Holy See to add to the chaos, the anti-French alliance was much smoother, at the cost of needing to act as the main force.

This is not a prevarication on the part of all parties, but there is really no way.

All countries sent troops in accordance with the Covenant, but this was limited to the quantity and quantity, and the quality was still worrying.

Frankly speaking, there are actually quite a few elite soldiers sent by all sides this time, and they are quite capable of fighting on local battlefields alone.

When brought together, the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces is -1-1-1......

The generals of various countries can only command their own troops, and cooperating with each other is only a political slogan.

The most pitiful thing is that there are still people in the alliance who are interested in the Frankish Empire, and it is professional to drag them back when they infiltrate the alliance.

was suddenly promoted to the position of the leader of the alliance, and what he inherited was a mess, and Bordeaux VIII was already difficult to ride a tiger.

If it weren't for the superiority of the alliance's forces, and Libya's desire to dismount the Franks too much, he would have stopped doing it a long time ago.

"How is the coordination on the coalition side, and when will the general offensive be launched?"

Bordeaux VIII asked with concern.

In a multi-party joint military operation, military command is the most unsolvable problem. Although the Terrans have the experience of uniting against foreign races, in the case of a racial civil war, many rules still have to be overturned.

What complicates command is essentially human nature.

When facing aliens, everyone should think twice about pitting teammates, and if you play too high, you will be charged with colluding with aliens, and you will accompany yourself when the battle collapses.

In contrast, the crime of colluding with the Franks is much less, at least it will not be condemned in conscience, and it does not matter if it loses the battle.

Referring to previous Terran civil wars, losing the battle is usually settled by paying a ransom. This time I suffered a loss, and it was a big deal to wait for the last few years to recover my strength and fight again.

The confrontation between the Franks and the Holy See was already the most tragic civil war in the history of the Terrans, and it was still a large number of prisoners.

Privately, the two families have negotiated the ransom price. In addition to the tragedies of ordinary soldiers, the noble officers waited for the end of the war to pay the ransom and go home.

It's also quite funny to say, if you are a deserter, you will be held accountable, and if you are a prisoner, you will not do anything.

"Your Majesty, things are a little troublesome!

Under the full coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all parties have now set up a joint command center, and we have successfully obtained the greatest right to speak.

The main problem now is that the Franks will not be able to withstand the pressure and will withdraw their troops from the Papal States after we attack with all our might.

We also communicated with the Holy See, and they promised that they would definitely hold back the Frankish army in the territory and prevent them from coming back to cause chaos for the coalition forces.

However, the credibility of the Holy See has collapsed in recent years, and the more powerful they promise, the more people will not believe it.

Some countries even proposed: first contain the main force of the Franks, and wait for the end of the Papal War to fight a decisive battle with the enemy, so as to avoid being taken advantage of! ”

Count Midoford replied helplessly. These are the after-effects of the Battle of the Holy Mountain!

The Kingdom of Ruthenia, which was originally infiltrated by the Holy See and almost completely controlled, found that it was still able to struggle after perceiving the weakness of the boss, and decisively gave them a wave of backstabs.

The effect was very obvious, and with the efforts of the Ruthenians, the time for the alliance to attack the Frankish Empire was dragged down.

"Let's launch a general attack as soon as possible, after suffering such a big loss, the Holy See should not dare to mess around this time!"

Bordeaux VIII thought for a moment and said.

The fisherman's profit also needs the support of strength. With the performance of the Holy See army on the battlefield, it does not have the strength to be a fisherman at all.

Compared with the Holy See, it is actually the alien race that deserves more vigilance. It's just that at this moment, the world of the alien race is no worse than the human race.

Because of productivity, this wave of epic natural disasters will have a greater impact on alien races.

The autumn harvest was less than expected, and after the winter, many people of different races fell into a food crisis, but the elites of different races did not take the suffering of the people at the bottom as a thing.

The accumulated social contradictions have created opportunities for the development of cult organizations, and all of them are busy suppressing internal rebellions at the moment.

In contrast, the Terrans fared much better. While restricting the development of productive forces, serfdom also increased the ability to resist risks.

There is really not enough food to eat, and the serfs can be sold, and now there are several big forces in the market that are openly buying serfs.

The desire of the serfs was very low, and as long as they could eat, they had no incentive to make a fuss.

Follow the cult to make trouble, mainly bankrupt free people.

This did not stump the clever nobles, as long as they reacted quickly enough to turn them into serfs and sell them in advance, and the problem would be solved.

As soon as the thinking pattern is opened, there are financial routes everywhere. The crisis of suppressing the cult rebellion was turned into a business.

An interesting scene appeared, the refugees who were coerced by the cult in the southern continent basically went to the Frankish Empire and the Ibliban Kingdom, and less than one-tenth went to the Alpha Kingdom.

The refugees from the Middle Continent were diverted to the Alpha Kingdom and the Principality of Moxi.

When the person who caused the problem is gone, the problem is solved. The huge cult rebellion has gradually entered a low period as the reserve forces have been reduced.

Even if the evil gods work hard to output, it is a pity that the power they can feedback is still limited.

After experiencing a large number of killings, many believers who have been forcibly promoted have been unable to control their power and have directly become insane.

There are naturally advantages and disadvantages, and the biggest problem with the influx of a large number of foreign populations is the large increase in food consumption.

Combined with the war that has just broken out, several countries that have bought serfs on a large scale are not having a good time now.

As the front-line commander, Hudson has protested to the royal government many times over the food issue.

The military rations on the front line are naturally guaranteed, but they are still far from the million tons of military rations reserves required by Hudson.

The nobles of the kingdom have done their best, because of the large amount of support for the development of the Near East, the reserves of grain in everyone's treasury are not so abundant.

After leaving what they need, the amount they could provide to the front line was far less than the previous two wars.

Four logistics chargers, three were busy with the civil war, and one also purchased a large number of serfs, and the food consumption was very large.

In this context, in addition to the promise of the Principality of Moxi: to provide 300,000 tons of grain to the Alpha Kingdom within a year, it is more up to the Alpha Kingdom to find a way to solve it.

300,000 tons of grain, which sounds like a big number, can really be transported to the front in the Near East, and there are 50,000 tons left, and that is because the logistics department has performed well.

Land transportation, the consumption has always been high. This is also the core reason why countries have abandoned the tactics of crowds and changed to the quality route.

Hudson calculated that the current strategic material reserves of the front line were okay to fight a defensive battle, and if he wanted to go all the way into the depths of the prairie, he was looking for death.

The current situation is that for every 300 miles of advance on the front, the logistical consumption of the army increases by 20 or 30 percent.

This is still the result of a flat river, and if it is replaced by a mountainous area with tortuous roads, the consumption of materials is even more unimaginable.

The current Hudson nominally commands an army of two million, but in reality there are less than 600,000 combatable soldiers.

If it weren't for the blessing of sea freight, this proportion would be even more disparity.

After defeating the Orc Empire in history, the Alpha Kingdom has never expanded to the prairie, not because the high-level of the kingdom has no ambitions, but it is really unable to support the national strength.

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"Marshal, according to the information coming from the front, the main force of the orc army has gathered in the area above Snow Moon Lake.

They are currently testing the border in a vain attempt to find weak points in our defensive line, and the day is not far off when a full-scale offensive will be launched.

Considering that there is a buffer of the Cursed Lands below Snow Moon Lake, and it is unlikely that the enemy will be able to station a large army in it for a long time, the plan of the staff is to focus the defense above Snow Moon Lake.

This area is flat, but the battle line is only more than 400 miles, and beyond it is the ice and snow world with lofty mountains and mountains, and the roads are not suitable for the development of large armies.

Orcs who lack cold equipment should not be stupid enough to get cold. The focus of this war is most likely to be the front of more than 400 miles.

Compared with the forces invested by both the enemy and us, the battle line is not very long. Even if a full-scale attack is launched, the enemy will not be able to commit too many troops at one time.

The kingdom has built a number of fortresses, and it is not too difficult to defend. It can be said that it is very unwise for the orcs to attack at this moment.

If we wait until the beginning of spring next year, after the ice and snow melt, the number of offensive fronts that can be selected will be greatly increased.

Combined with the current state of the Orc Empire, it is likely that the enemy's motive for launching this war is to engage in a war of attrition.

Cut down the surplus population through wars to ensure that each clan has enough food to survive the winter, and by the way, consume the kingdom's strength.

As the defensive side, we also have one of the biggest advantages.

There are millions of orcs, and drinking water is a big problem. This area can provide them with sufficient water, and it is Xueyue Lake.

It's just that the orcs don't have a water army, and the frogmen, an amphibian race that can conduct water battles, have poor combat effectiveness.

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In the headquarters, Jose, who served as a staff officer with the army, pointed to the position of the small flag on the sand table and continued to analyze.

The onlookers listened very carefully, and everyone knew the situation of the enemy and us, but not everyone could do it systematically.

After all, before Hudson established the military academy, the military knowledge of the Aslant continent was passed down from generation to generation by his ancestors.

How much of a dry experience inheritance can absorb depends entirely on one's understanding. Many things are rote memorization, and it is difficult to use them flexibly without going through the grind of the battlefield.

Compared with the generals, Hudson was obviously distracted. If there is a shortage of food and supplies, it will inevitably kill each other.

Although the orcs are a little dirty, and the virus in their bodies is a little bit more, if people are extremely hungry, they can make do with food.

Especially when it comes to amphibian races, Hudson's mind conjures up images of "boiled frogs, steamed frogs, braised frogs, ...... braised frogs".

In fact, fighting orcs is not the most exaggerated. The invasion of the sea tribe in the history books is the seafood meeting.

It's just that marine life is more poisonous, and the slightest carelessness can send people away. No one would have the idea of beating these corpses until they had to.

"There is nothing big about the big strategic approach. However, the details still need to be optimized, especially the serious shortage of reserves in force.

The soldiers on the battlefield are very fast, and we cannot expect reinforcements from the kingdom. It is quite possible that by the time they arrived, the fighters would have been gone long ago.

Since the enemy wants to fight a war of attrition, then we will fulfill them and slowly wear them down with the help of defensive fortifications.

They have the final say when the war starts, and when the war will end, then they can't listen to them.

Mage Marek, you're going to need your mage division next.

Necromancers, wizards, and poisoners that will be cultivated...... Scattered in various fortresses, they don't need to kill the enemy, just let the corpses under the walls be stained with poison.

It doesn't even need to be poisonous for all the corpses, as long as some of them are poisonous. The more stealthy it is, the better, and it's better not to let the enemy know at a glance that it's poisonous.

Except for these mages who are proficient in the use of poison and curses, and need to be busy, no one else can be idle.

I'll call the Academy of Magic and the Arcane Academy to make a batch of poison, and the Wizards will be responsible for delivering it.

For example: let the wind mage blow the poison powder to the enemy camp; Or let the water mage rain the enemy with poison......"

A series of commotion operations, everyone who listened was dumbfounded, it turned out that magic can still be played like this.

It seems to be an inconspicuous small operation, but if you really get it, you will definitely suffer a big loss if you are caught off guard.

Some people died, but not completely......