"The southeastern provinces, the provinces of Illyricum, and Laos are experiencing an invasion of the geocentric race at the same time."

Looking at the information in his hand, Hudson didn't know how to complain, he didn't want to settle down for a moment!

I thought that the kingdom had been transferred this time, and the local land would be able to avoid the rebellion of the demons in the center of the earth.

I never thought that it was not the Alpha Kingdom that was lucky, but that the time had not yet come.

If you don't come, it's just that, and if you come, the three places will break out together.

Just seeing the names of these three provinces, Hudson always felt awkward.

The southeastern province is in the southeastern part of the kingdom, Illyricum is in the southwestern part of the kingdom, and Laos province belongs to the seven northern provinces.

Geographically, the locations of these three provinces are a little remote, as if the geocentric race deliberately ran to remote areas.

Of course, strategically speaking, after mastering the internal situation of the Alpha Kingdom, there is definitely no problem in choosing to start with a remote province.

These provinces were not only geographically remote, but they were also important military defenses for the kingdom, which was very advantageous to invaders in the early stages of the war.

However, the location of the entrance to the center of the earth is uncontrollable, and the race in the center of the earth cannot determine where the exit falls, so it is a bit too much of a coincidence that it happens to fall in these three places.

After a brief period of distraction, Hudson quickly came back to his senses.

There is no point in dwelling on these "coincidences".

The enemy is coming, and they are definitely going to fight back.

This change has happened, and the most depressed is undoubtedly the royal family. The entrance to the center of the earth, which was originally a strange commodity to live in, suddenly rotted the street.

It is obviously impossible to use the forces of all parties to expand the inner world and enjoy its success.

With more options, the major forces will definitely give priority to developing the entrance to the Inner World at their own doorstep.

Even if things happen in the future, the risks are relatively manageable.

If you run to the royal territory thousands of miles away, once you encounter an accident, the investment will be directly wasted.

Carefully looking through the information, Hudson was surprised to find that the three major entrances to the center of the earth had all had a relationship with him.

At the entrance to the center of the Illari Kum province, Hudson also wiped out a group of rebels when he returned from the aid of the Duchy of Moxi.

The province of Laos was recovered by Hudson with his troops, and it is his father-in-law who is now the governor.

The situation in the southeastern province is the most peculiar, the entrance to the center of the earth is only close to this place, not within the legal territory of the kingdom, and the real location is in the Blackstone Mountains.

If you go a little deeper, it's at the junction of the Alpha Kingdom and the Hessian Kingdom.

Around that hundred-mile corridor, the kingdom also had a lot of conflicts with the Hessian kingdom.

Before the outbreak of the last continental war, the weak nature of the Hessian kingdom had not yet been exposed, and seeing that the kingdom was in decline due to the orc invasion, it ambitiously devised a northward strategy.

In order to prevent the Hessian invasion, with the support of the royal government, the southeastern province also built a blood moon defense line in the border area.

It was only halfway through the project that the continental war broke out, and the original continental pattern was directly subverted.

As a buffer zone between the two countries, the "100-mile corridor" has ushered in a turning point of fate.

This time, it was no longer the Hesses who wanted to open the passage, but a group of nobles in the southeastern region of the kingdom.

As a representative figure, Hudson also participated in several conspiracy meetings.

It's just that the war had just ended, and everyone's pockets were dry, and they just made a set of plans.

Later, the alliance of the five countries was established, and the relationship between the kingdom and the Hesseians improved, and everyone was embarrassed to continue to shout for "opening up trade routes".

The sudden entrance to the center of the earth undoubtedly provided an opportunity for the nobles of the southeastern provinces.

As long as you hold the half-finished Blood Moon defense over there, the Inner Race will help clear the forest corridor.

Even if the geocentric rebellion is pacified in the future, the strategic buffer between the two countries will be gone.

As a result, the Hessians could not find sufficient reasons for refusing to open a "trade route" in the future.

After all, the entrance to the center of the earth needs to be guarded by a large army.

The Inner Race can be defeated, but there is no way to kill them all. For a long time to come, the entrance to the center of the earth will be a confrontation zone between the two sides.

No matter how close an ally is, it also needs to be "settled".

Whoever can defeat this Inner Earth race and bear the burden of their counterattack will be able to control this hundred-mile corridor.

……

"Duke, Your Majesty has sent an envoy over to invite you to the royal capital for tomorrow's court meeting!"

Hearing the news in deep thought, Hudson nodded helplessly.

With the improvement of status, the time taken up by meetings is also increasing.

Especially in the past two years, every time a major event has happened in the kingdom, he is indispensable.

In addition to court meetings, there were no fewer meetings of the military.

Meetings and discussions are indispensable for the annual military budget, the transfer and change of guard lines of various units, the specific allocation of military expenditures, and the construction of national defense facilities.

After the official meetings, there are also meetings in the territory.

Even though Hudson repeatedly reduced the number of meetings, he still had to preside over at least one monthly meeting every month, and the annual meeting would be held for several days in a row.

This predictably ended the meeting, and there was a private gathering of the nobles.

For example, the nobles of the southeast secretly twitched to open up a trade route to the Kingdom of Hesse to lay the foundation for future expansion.

Another example: the aristocracy of the northern Xinjiang and the Near East is privately connected to promote a certain border policy.

……

On average, Hudson traveled to the royal capital once a month for at least two meetings.

Combined with the other messy meetings, I attend at least 50 meetings a year, and I spend almost a month of my year in meetings.

Compared with others, Hudson was the most eager for continental peace. This means that he can cut the amount of time he spends in meetings each year by at least half.

Just think about it, the continent of Aslant has never been peaceful. Wants to reduce the number of meetings unless Hudson steps down as Commander of the Kingdom.

Now all he can do is compress the meeting time and solve the problem in as little time as possible.

Fortunately, in the Alpha Kingdom, if it were left in some inefficient countries, the meeting time would have increased several times.

"Got it, tell someone I'll be there on time."

If you are not happy, you will not be happy, and the meeting that the king himself sent someone to invite still has to attend.

Hudson must personally lead the next military deployment, which is the duty of power.

……

It's not just the Alpha Kingdom that is in trouble, as soon as the elves make a move, many Terran countries are in trouble.

There was no warning in advance, and suddenly the entrance to the center of the earth appeared, which directly caught everyone off guard.

The original law of the geocentric seal is no longer applicable.

Perhaps the ancestors of the various races that sealed the inner world did build an artificial lake on it, but it could not withstand the changes in geography.

Tens of thousands of years are enough to change a lot of things. Lakes have become farmland, mountains, and grasslands...... The world has long since gone through the vicissitudes of life.

A few Terran powers are okay, and there are still some mobile troops in the country.

When the geocentric race found an exit, it didn't come out of the nest all at once, and the situation was under control overall.

Other human nations are miserable!

A moment ago, everyone was still discussing the topic of whether to provoke a full-scale war, but now it was immediately replaced by "how to survive in troubled times"!

Although the countries were suspicious of the geocentric seal in advance, and left some backhands in advance, when the crisis really came, they were still a little exhausted.

Kingdom of Avalat.

As the vanguard of this wave of reform, the Avalat government is relatively self-motivated, and the first time to respond to the invasion of the geocentric race.

It's a pity that the plan is good, and in the process of implementing it below, it was artificially discounted.

Even so, in the last round of the invasion of the Inner Race, they still relied on their own strength to steadily suppress the enemy.

In fact, the performance of several Terran kingdoms is okay.

Except for the special situation of the three countries in the Central Continent, where a large number of troops were restrained by foreign races, the rest of the families did not open their mouths to ask for help.

After all, it was in a chaotic continent, and there was a continental war a few years ago, even if it was followed by soy sauce, it also trained the team.

No matter how much military strength is pulled, there is a lower limit. The elite troops of various countries are pulled out to fight, and they still have some combat effectiveness.

But it's just "some", and more is not enough.

Originally, there were only two entrances to the center of the earth in the country, and the Kingdom of Avalat could easily cope with it, but now it suddenly became four, and the situation was not so optimistic.

"Didn't you say that it has been checked, and there are no other entrances to the center of the earth in the country, why are there two more coming out now?"

Elton VIII asked with a gloomy face.

Two more geocentric entrances have been added, which does not equal +2 military pressure.

A lot of troubles are caused by quantitative changes that cause qualitative changes. The addition of two enemies is not only a test for the military, but also a challenge for logistics scheduling.

With such a big change, someone must be held responsible.

The official in charge of investigating the entrance to the center of the earth in front of him was very unfortunate enough to become this unlucky guy.

"Your Majesty, history is constantly changing, and a lot of information has been disconnected, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions in the investigation.

Now the two new entrances to the center of the earth, there are no lakes within a radius of 100 miles, which is obviously caused by geographical changes.

The investigation team is to blame for this, but their real fault is not great! ”

After the Prime Minister, Duke Greinervan, finished speaking, Duke Van Ojan on the side immediately became angry.

It seems to be defending the investigation team, but in fact, it is sitting on the responsibility of the investigation team.

Duke Grenavan is a reformist, and the person in charge of the investigation is a conservative, and now this wave of classic dumping is obviously aimed at conservatives.

Knowing and knowing, Duke Van Ojan is still powerless.

Because although the prime minister has fulfilled the responsibility of the investigation team, when it comes to specific responsibility, the intensity is quite light.

Handle it lightly, and then spray others to deliberately retaliate, then it can't be said.

If the parties find out, they will thank Duke Grenavan for his mercy.

As for the abonement of responsibility, those who play politics are not so naïve.

Since something happened, someone had to be responsible. Whatever the Mission's interpretation, it is the first person responsible.

"Prime Minister, what's the use of talking about this now. The top priority is to deal with the next changes, and accountability can be discussed when the situation stabilizes.

With the addition of two entrances to the center of the earth at once, the pressure on the military will be great, and the only way to do this is to carry out a national mobilization.

If it still can't reverse the situation, then you can only ask the Libyans for help! ”

Duke Van Ojan decisively changed the subject.

Procrastination doesn't solve the problem, but there are some problems that don't need to be solved by themselves.

Conservatives are a foregone conclusion, but punishment can be postponed.

Now that the kingdom is at a critical juncture, the people are very resentful about the sudden entrance to the center of the earth.

Punishment at this moment, even if the crime is light, will have a very large political impact.

If we can drag things out until we exterminate the Inner Race, everyone will forget about them.

Even if the reformers hold on to it and want to punish it, it can be turned into a penalty of three glasses of wine.

"Duke Van Ojan, there can be a national mobilization, but don't mention it again when you ask for help from the Libyans.

They had been eyeing the kingdom for a long time, and if it weren't for the constraints of the Terran Alliance, they would have invaded the kingdom long ago.

To ask them for help is to lure the wolf into the house.

If the situation is really critical, it is much better to call directly to the Alliance for help, or to ask the Franks further afield.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario, and the current situation is not bad enough to be that bad.

Integrate the private armies of the nobles everywhere, and this battle still needs to be fought.

In the last two years, although the military reform of the kingdom has not been fully completed, the military reform of some nobles has seen results.

They are all the military power of the kingdom, and they will not lag behind at critical moments! ”

Prince Peter said with a smirk.

After leading a team to inspect the three major countries, he ambitiously returned to China to promote military reform, but was poured cold water on the conservatives.

The failure of the military reform in the kingdom did not mean that Prince Peter had stopped.

Instead of continuing to entangle with the conservatives, he turned around and went to the reformers to promote military reform.

Under the feudal system, the lords had a high degree of autonomy, and the conservatives did not participate in the reformers, so they simply acted on their own.

The effect is also very obvious, they are all tossed in their own territory, there is not so much resistance, and the military reform is advancing relatively smoothly.

Even if it only scratches the surface, it is better than the original army.

Military strength determines the right to speak!

Even though the reforms were blocked one after another, they benefited from the success of the military reforms within the reformists, and they were able to suppress the conservatives' counterattack.

The current geocentric invasion is a crisis in the eyes of conservatives, but it is an opportunity in the eyes of reformers.

Only after being severely beaten by society and suffering a great loss will people learn a lesson.

In Prince Peter's view, it is only with the help of the geocentric race that the conservatives are beaten that these old stubborns will change their minds.

In the face of the heart-wrenching words, Duke Van Ajan was very annoyed, but he had no way to refute it.

Conservatives can drag their feet on all occasions, but they have no right to interfere with the fact that they are tossed in their own territory first.

Seeing the fruits of military reform, the royal family has fully introduced the national reserve system, and some conservative aristocrats are secretly following suit.

Deep down, Duke Van Ojan even believed that it was necessary for the kingdom to carry out military reforms, but people could not help themselves in the political arena.

It is true that military reform can improve military strength, but it can't afford to spend money!

Once a comprehensive military reform is carried out, it is inevitable to carry out financial reform, otherwise there will be no way to bring up the increased military spending.

It is not enough to have fiscal reforms, but also to carry out supporting logistical reforms, as well as reform of the government system.

If any link drags on and retreats, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the army.

After a big mess is tossed, most of the great cause of reform will be completed, and the rest can't be stopped.

(End of chapter)