The centipede army swept all the way, and the small and medium-sized nobles along the way poured blood mold, and the places where the army passed were all white bones.

Even the powerful nobles suffered heavy losses when they were caught off guard, and they could only huddle in the castle and tremble.

The nobles along the way were not unorganized to resist, but most of them ended in failure, and only a few nobles achieved good results.

The deteriorating situation has helped the Hessian government to resolve.

The flames of war have reached the doorstep, and the vested interests have also been instigated.

The most panicked thing is not the nobles who have become in the war zone, but the ones who are close to the war zone, but they have not burned to their own heads.

Under the persuasion of these nobles, the Hessian government soon agreed to Hudson's full terms.

After the completion of the division in the province of Gutland, the coalition was officially formed, with Hudson as the commander-in-chief of the coalition and the Marquis of Simeone and Count Pierce as the lieutenant commanders of the coalition forces.

It is clear who is in the driver's hands, even if the Kingdom of Hesse sends more troops, it still does not have a high voice in the coalition army.

"Marquis Simeone, your army is too chaotic, and the serfs have seriously slowed down the combat effectiveness of the elite troops.

The current war is no longer an era in which a large number of people can be won.

Soldiers are expensive, but not much!

The enemy is constantly raging, and at every moment a large part of your country has fallen, and we have no time to waste.

I'll give you two days to compress the army of fifty to less than 150,000, or even 100,000.

Rather lack than excess! ”

Hudson said without changing his face.

As the pioneer of the tactics of the sea of people, the founder of the national reserve, he said that "soldiers are expensive, but not too expensive".

The practice and the statement are contradictory, and if this spreads, it can instantly cause a sensation on the entire continent.

Especially for a country like Hesse whose military reform is on par with the Alpha Kingdom, the impact is even greater.

"Marshal, isn't this okay?"

Marquis Simeone said hesitantly.

It was obvious that he was confused, and he had no idea what Hudson was trying to do.

"Nothing bad!

Gutland also needed someone to stay behind, and the unsuccessful soldiers happened to stay behind to guard their homes.

If you are afraid that everyone will not be able to save face, then divide into two armies.

The selected elite will follow us in action, and the rest will be incorporated into the rear army, responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of grain routes and taking over the lost territory we have regained. ”

Hudson calmly gave a solution.

Reducing the Hessians' strength by more than 70% as soon as they came up was also a last resort.

If these troops could fight, Hudson didn't want to do that. After all, as a commander-in-chief, no one doesn't want to command more troops.

Hudson was more afraid of his pig teammates than he was of the soldiers.

He was not familiar with the Hessian aristocracy, and it was not known how much role he could play by virtue of his fame alone.

It is obviously impossible to expect that as in the Alpha Kingdom and the Principality of Moxi, people will be demoralized as soon as they stand below in front of the battle.

In order to reduce the probability of being dragged down by his pig teammates, Hudson preferred to bring fewer soldiers.

Anyway, this is fighting in the Kingdom of Hesse, and the home field advantage is on their side. If there is a real shortage of people, the noble private armies along the way can also be temporarily recruited.

With his record of winning 100 battles, it couldn't be easier to pull people in.

If nothing else, the Kingdom of Hesse now has a group of noble children from all over the world, wanting to come over to learn his command ability, and by the way, rub off on his military exploits.

The same conscription order, issued by other generals is drudgery, and if Hudson issues it, it is sending military merit.

This is determined by the arrogance of the continental hegemon!

Even if they suffer losses on the battlefield, the nobles of the Hessian Kingdom will not admit that they are inferior to the geocentric race.

If it's not your own problem that causes the defeat, then it's the commander's problem, and if you change to the first general in the mainland, you will definitely win!

"The marshal is thoughtful, then divide into two armies!"

The Marquis of Simeone immediately agreed.

He didn't want to reduce his troops, mainly because he lacked confidence in his heart, and the previous defeat made him lack confidence in the kingdom's army.

Although he has no confidence in the combat effectiveness of his own army, he is full of confidence in the combat effectiveness of the aristocratic alliance army in the southeastern provinces.

In fact, it was not the first time that he had dealt with the coalition of nobles in the southeastern provinces.

In the cult rebellion a few years ago, Governor Pierce led troops into the Hessian Kingdom to help suppress the evil gods.

There was no particularly eye-catching shocking victory, but compared to the Hessian army that participated in the battle together, it still stood out from the crowd.

In particular, the final decisive battle with the cult made the Hessian nobles who participated in the war remember deeply.

This time in the battle with the Giant Foot Centipede, the performance of the aristocratic coalition army of the southeastern province was even more dazzling.

It is not clear how it was fought, but the picture of hundreds of thousands of centipede armies fleeing frantically was still noticed by the Marquis of Simeone, the head snake.

The most important thing is that after the battle is over, the losses of the aristocratic coalition army in the southeastern provinces are minimal.

At the time of the expedition, the troop structure was still complete, and not a single unit at or above the battalion level was wiped out.

A large war with hundreds of thousands of troops can still control the battle damage so low. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, the Marquis of Simeone wouldn't have believed it was true.

At the very least, they fought against the Giantfoot Centipede, and there were more than five legions that were defeated.

There are countless battalion and regiment-level units that have disappeared.

The Giant Foot Centipede lost the vital passage to the center of the earth, and did not even dare to have the mind of revenge, so it ran away with its troops, which proved the strength of the aristocratic alliance of the southeastern provinces.

A series of materials came together, infinitely raising the strength of the aristocratic alliance of the southeastern provinces, so that the Marquis of Simeone produced:

"The impression of the military strength of the aristocratic coalition army of the southeastern province > the army of giant foot centipedes"!

Knowing that it was misunderstood, Hudson didn't bother to explain. As long as it can boost the morale of the military, it doesn't matter if it's true or not.

Morale is a very mysterious thing, and it may come true when you think about it.

At least when he led a group of rabble to the expedition, Hudson didn't think that he was blowing out, but in the end it came true.

The situation is the same now, the Hessians have confidence in the allied forces of the nobles of the southeastern provinces, and the officers and soldiers of the allied army have confidence in him as the commander-in-chief.

It is estimated that the whole army is walking on thin ice, and he is the only one left.

Perhaps because everyone's confidence was too strong, the reorganization operation went very smoothly after the order was issued.

After learning about the distinction between the front and rear armies, a group of Hessian nobles scrambled to drill into the front army.

If the combat effectiveness of the army under his command is not good, then throw the serf soldiers into the rear army and bring the elite of their own private army to join the front army.

Looking at the war reports, the Marquis of Simeone, who was originally worried about the morale of the army, found for the first time that the nobles of his kingdom were also so warlike.

……

Province of Pofil.

"Dear Venerable Lucill, on behalf of the Demon Crocodile Clan, I welcome you!

The nobles have been helping us for a long time, and the Demon Crocodile Clan has always remembered it, and it is really our honor for you to visit in person!

……”

A series of sycophant words came out of the mouth of the rough Demon Crocodile King, without the slightest sense of disobedience.

To be able to make the Demon Crocodile King lower his body like this, it was only that the strength of the Holy Domain was obviously not enough, and it was more due to the stone people behind Venerable Lucille.

Compared with the bitter giant-footed centipede that hit its head and broke its blood as soon as it appeared, the Demon Crocodile Clan was undoubtedly lucky.

Soon after the war with the Hessian Kingdom, he was connected with the Stone Tribe. The dwarven equipment that changed hands flowed into the hands of the Demon Crocodile Clan through trade between the two clans.

In the current situation, the weapons and equipment possessed by the human race, the Demon Crocodile Clan not only has, but even better quality.

In addition to weapons and equipment, all kinds of strategic materials also flowed over.

Thanks to the support of the Interracial Alliance, the Demon Crocodile Clan has managed to occupy most of the Pofil Province and Palma Province, and it can be regarded as a better existence among the Inner Race.

Victory did not lose the eyes of the Demon Crocodile King, he knew very well how great the difference in strength between his family and the human race was.

After the initial victory, he did not blindly expand his territory, but chose to play steadily.

While consolidating the fruits of victory, he also tried to lobby diplomatically for the Stone Tribe, hoping that they would join the war.

Not only the Demon Crocodile Race, but all the geocentric races that can maintain rationality now want to drag the Interracial Alliance into the water.

After all, compared to the behemoth of the Terrans, relying on the geocentric races alone, the hope of victory is really slim.

What's more, the geocentric race is not monolithic, there are geocentric races invading the human race, and at the same time, there are geocentric races that provoke the interracial alliance.

This is determined by the location of the geocentric passage!

Whoever the owner above is, they compete with whoever they live with.

The Demon Crocodile Clan hooked up with an interracial alliance, and there are also geocentric races and human races mixed together, and the current situation on the continent is a big chaos.

Because of the elven race's intervention, the number of geocentric passages in the territory of the human race is much larger, and the invading geocentric races are also more.

All ethnic groups have their own positions, and it is pure dreaming to expect everyone to unite.

However, there is one thing, these geocentric races are united, and they all want the alien alliance to go to war with the Terrans.

Only when the two camps go to war can their slitted races take root in the surface world.

For the sake of the future of the race, the Demon Crocodile King, who can bend and stretch, decisively chooses to lower his profile.

"Your Majesty, it's too much!

Our two races are friends, so it is natural for us to help each other.

The wicked Terrans occupy the continent and enslave all races, and are our common enemy.

Only when all the righteous people of the whole continent unite can we overthrow the evil rule of the human race and restore peace to all the races on the continent!

……”

Venerable Lucille replied with a smile.

The political position is very clear, but the content is a bunch of seemingly correct nonsense, which pushes the matter of entering the war completely.

As a powerhouse in the Holy Domain, this kind of diplomatic work had nothing to do with him originally.

took the initiative to take on this task, mainly because the Demon Crocodile Clan had what he wanted.

If it weren't for the fact that he was asking for help, he wouldn't have had the time to be hypocritical here.

"His Holiness is here in person, but the nobles are ready to send troops to overthrow the evil rule of the human race with us?"

The Demon Crocodile King asked expectantly.

If you can't pull the entire alien alliance into the water, it is also a good choice to drag the stone people to the battlefield first.

War is a thing, as long as it is launched, the follow-up will be uncontrollable.

As long as there is a good start, it is only a matter of time before the next clan pulls the other clan and finally drags the entire interracial alliance into the water.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time for us to enter the war, and when the time comes, we will join the war.

This time, the main reason is that the nobles are about to run into a big trouble.

The slightest carelessness is the scourge of extermination! ”

Lucille's answer startled the Demon Crocodile King. Opening your mouth is the scourge of extermination, how can you play with this.

"Venerable, dare to ask, but the Hessian Kingdom is planning a counterattack?"

The Demon Crocodile King couldn't help but guess.

At the moment, their biggest enemy is the Hessian Kingdom, and it just so happens that the other party also has the strength to clean them up.

It's just that the Kingdom of Hesse is more miserable, and the number of enemies it faces is slightly larger, and the military force that can be put on their side is limited.

"Your Majesty, it's just a Hessian kingdom, but it doesn't have this strength.

A few days ago, the Terran Alliance passed a proposal that the Terran countries would join forces to eliminate all the geocentric races in their territory, including the nobles.

This time it was the allies of the Kingdom of Hesse who struck.

Last month, after the Alpha Kingdom received a request for help from the Hesses, the alliance of nobles from the southeastern provinces sent troops to the Hundred Mile Corridor.

After more than half a month of fighting, they defeated the Giantfoot Centipede and successfully occupied the Hundred Miles Corridor.

The defeated Centipede King, with the remnants of his army, is fleeing to your side, bringing you a formidable enemy at the same time!

Hudson Coslow, the name you may not feel much, but in the continent of Aslanth, he is a source of headache for the entire Anti-Terran Alliance.

The orc empire that was once in full swing went into decline at the hands of this man.

Even the elves suffered a lot under his hands.

If it weren't for the fact that this person was born, perhaps in the last continental war, the hegemony of the human race would have been shaken! ”

Venerable Lucier said with a solemn expression.

The title of the first general in the Hudson Continent was originally blown out by the orcs for the sake of face, but with the addition of a series of brilliant achievements, the title was directly confirmed.

"Venerable, no matter how powerful Hudson is, he only has a provincial aristocratic private army in his hands.

When it happens, we should be cautious, it shouldn't be a big problem, right? ”

The Demon Crocodile King asked uncertainly.

In the few months he has been in the surface world, the name he has heard the most is Hudson, and it is impossible not to be touched.

It's just that the private army of the nobles of a province can bring them a catastrophe, and the Demon Crocodile King is still unbelievable.

In the battle with the Hessian Kingdom, they suppressed the private armies of the nobles of several provinces on the other side, including several standing legions.

"Hudson's troops are indeed not many, but just 100,000 noble private troops captured the camp of the giant-footed centipedes, forcing them to flee in all directions.

Judging from the information we have gathered, the Centipede King now has about 600,000 troops in his hands.

With several times the superior forces, and you don't even have the confidence to recapture the geocentric passage, do you still think this enemy is easy to deal with?

With Hudson's reputation among the Terrans, he will most likely take over the command of the Hessian army.

At that time, you will face not only 100,000 private troops of nobles in the southeastern provinces, but also hundreds of thousands, if not more, Hessian troops. ”

Venerable Lucier said with a sneer.

desperately boasted about Hudson's strength, naturally he was not full of food.

Only by raising the enemy's strength a little higher will the Demon Crocodile Clan know the seriousness of the problem, and it will highlight the importance of the Stone Man Clan as an ally.

Only by letting the Demon Crocodile Clan ask for the Stone Man Clan can the purpose of his trip be accomplished.

"Impossible!

I understand the strength of the Giant Foot Centipede, and the soldiers of the whole clan are at most eight or nine hundred thousand, and it is impossible to make up enough millions anyway.

The Inner World still needs an army to be left behind, and the army they can use is only seven or eight hundred thousand at most.

If the Centipede King still has more than 600,000 troops in his hands, their main force should still be there, and they can't give up the geocentric passage and run away at all!

It must have been the Alfa and the Hesse who joined forces to besiege and severely damaged the Giantfoot Centipede, so they chose to flee! ”

The Demon Crocodile King said emotionally.

These analyses were the most acceptable results for him, and if the main force of the Giant Foot Centipede was not damaged, and it was forced to flee for its life, then the enemy would be too terrible.

"Your Majesty, don't get excited.

The centipede army is only a few hundred miles away from you, and if you send someone out to reconnoitre, you will be able to roughly figure out their strength.

I don't have to lie to you about this kind of thing.

I'll tell you now, just let you prepare in advance, so as not to be caught off guard! ”

Lucille explained calmly.

From the expression of the Demon Crocodile King, he knew that the purpose of this trip had been accomplished for the most part.

The next thing is to wait for the Demon Crocodile Clan to get into trouble and ask them for help. When the time comes to release the purpose, the Demon Crocodile King naturally knows what to do.

"Thank you, Your Holiness, for informing me that this matter is too much involved and I must verify it immediately.

Lose your company for a while, and then make amends to His Holiness at the banquet later! ”

The Demon Crocodile King said calmly.

In the field of intelligence, these outsiders who have just come here are definitely not as good as the old clans such as the Stone Man Clan.

has been hostile to the Kingdom of Hesse for many years, and I am afraid that I may not be able to figure out how many of the inner lines have been planted between each other.

Maybe some important core secrets can't be obtained, but the public information about the strength of the centipede army is still easy to inquire about.

There is no need to even deliberately, those nobles who like to talk about the situation will release the news themselves.

"Your Majesty, just take care of yourself!"

Venerable Lucier said with a smile.

Leaving the reception hall, the Demon Crocodile King immediately arranged to verify the strength of the centipede army.

Deep down, he had already greeted the entire Centipede King's clan. It's just a matter of provoking a strong enemy without self-determination, and he actually leads the scourge to his side.

"Marshal of the Terrans", "The First General of the Mainland", "The First Strong Man of the Continent"...... Take out any of these titles, and you know that they are not easy to mess with.

Now that these many labels are concentrated on one person, a proper strong enemy!

Annoyance, doesn't solve anything. From the moment they chose to be enemies of the Terrans, the two sides were destined to stand on opposite sides.

The alliance of the five nations claims to share weal and woe, and they want to carve out land in the Kingdom of Hesse to stand on their own, and the Alpha Kingdom will definitely not agree.

But this kind of thing is always the better the later.

Maybe after a while, those stubborn elves will figure it out and allow the anti-Terran alliance to accept them, and then their situation will be completely different from what they are now.

……

The Demon Crocodile King is worried, and the Centipede King is leading the army all the way forward.

In order to restore the morale of the army as soon as possible, the centipede army has recently attacked from all sides, picking soft persimmons and pinching them.

All the manors they targeted fell to them; The castle they are targeting is not one out of ten.

The arrogant style of play not only boosted the morale of the army, but also accumulated a lot of wealth.

The after-effects are also very serious, and the more loot you grab, the slower the army will march.

Coupled with the stops and robberies along the way, it greatly slowed down the marching speed of the army.

made a windfall, and everyone up and down was happy, and even the pain of the loss of the passage to the center of the earth was diluted a lot by the joy of victory.

"Your Majesty, we're going to speed up!

The troops in charge of the palace came to report that they had found traces of suspected agents from the Alpha Kingdom, and it was likely that Hudson had led someone to chase them. ”

Howell reported worriedly.

The defeat in front broke the morale of the giant-footed centipede. The current restoration, that is only to establish a psychological advantage for the Hesses.

If it is against the aristocratic coalition army of the southeastern province again, it is still unknown how much morale the military spirit can have.

Although he did not experience it personally, listening to the descriptions of his colleagues in the army, he also knew how terrifying the overwhelming artillery bombardment was.

Theoretically, the magic crystal cannon is very inconvenient to move, as long as it does not fall into a narrow area, it will not repeat the tragedy of the hundred-mile corridor.

But everyone was scared, and no one knew if Hudson would continue to play new tricks.

"Send someone to expand the scope of the investigation, and once Hudson's flag is found, report it immediately!

Ordered all units to immediately move closer to the Chinese army. Without my orders, no centipede is allowed to go out and plunder without permission! ”

The Centipede King ordered with palpitations.

Robbery can be done at any time. If the enemy catches up, it will be a big problem.

It's okay to have a real knife and a real gun on the front, but I'm most afraid that the enemy will be bombarded as soon as he comes up, and now he will feel uncomfortable when he hears the sound of the magic crystal cannon.

……

Looking at the vast land, except for the remnants of the city, there are no people in a radius of 100 miles.

What was once a smoky stove has now turned into a dead silence, with only the white bones on the ground complaining about the atrocities of the centipede army.

Race wars are so brutal!

In order to reduce the war potential of the human race, the centipede army passed through all the slaughter.

Only a few lucky people reacted quickly enough, either to avoid the deep mountains and old forests, or to enter the fortress of the city, and only luckily picked up a life.

"Marshal, you want to avenge us!

The whole county ......"

Looking at the crowds of crying aristocrats, Hudson's rock-solid heart couldn't help but tremble.

This is not the first time a similar scene has happened.

Almost everywhere you go, it's staged once.

The surviving Hessian nobles hated the giant foot centipede to the core.

Seeing the coalition troops passing by, it was a pot pulp, and he was counting on helping them take revenge.

"Don't worry, these damn centipedes are not qualified to survive in the world!"

Hudson immediately assured the crowd.

From this moment on, the hatred between the human race and the giant foot centipede rose directly to the point of not dying.

In the future, if you encounter on the battlefield, you can't surrender.

The power of hatred determines that the Hesses will kill the Giantfoot Centipede, and Hudson, as the Terran Marshal Hudson's ass, will naturally sit on the side of the Terrans.

As for the misery of the Giantfoot Centipedes, it had nothing to do with him.

In fact, the vast majority of genocides on the continent are the result of escalating hatred.

In a scene like the present, whoever dares to accept the surrender of the Giantfoot Centipede is the enemy of all the Hesses on the scene.

The nobles were united in their hatred, and the Hessian soldiers below were also full of anger.

How could they have seen such a tragic scene!

On the contrary, the officers and soldiers of the Alpha Kingdom showed relative calmness, and similar scenes have been staged countless times in the kingdom's land in the past few hundred years.

The belligerent nature of the Alpha Kingdom was purely forcibly spawned by the continuous slaughter of the orcs.

"If you're not strong enough, you're going to die!"

This is the philosophy of countless alpha nobles, who have been constantly instilled by their ancestors since they can remember.

"Marshal, when is the decisive battle with the enemy, take us with you!"

A noble young man said excitedly.

Cowering in the city and allowing the enemy to slaughter everywhere is the greatest shame in life for these young nobles.

The forbearance in front is to preserve strength, and now there is a chance to take revenge, if you don't get involved, you won't be at ease for the rest of your life.

"If you want to charge, go to the Marquis of Simeone to sign up, and don't make trouble if you are holding back!"

Hudson said with a blank face.

These people in front of them have become a tragic army.

With a little training, it is an elite division.

Hudson was very experienced in this area, having experienced it once in the Duchy of Moxi.

A rabble that had nothing but hatred, and after a few battles with him, they were now the mainstay of the Duchy of Moxi.

Those gentlemen who were once disgusted by everyone have also been reborn after experiencing the tempering of war.

It is indeed a tragic scene for a decaying kingdom, but it is a good thing for the country that these costs can awaken the sleeping ruling class.

Hudson is not sure whether the Kingdom of Hesse can be reborn from the ashes, but there are at least these people who can be saved.

"Viscount Rich Norton, Baron Guy Noble, please stand up and see you!"

Heroes emerge from troubled times, and the huge kingdom of Hesse naturally has its own heroes.

In the face of the crazy centipede army, some people choose to preserve their strength to avoid the edge temporarily, while others choose to swim against the current and fight the enemy.

Most of these people who went against the current died tragically under the enemy's butcher's knife, and there were also a few outstanding ones who stood out.

The two people named by Hudson now are the countercurrents who came out of the mountain of corpses and blood.

Perhaps their resistance was not able to stop the enemy's troops, but this spirit is worthy of everyone's admiration.

The crowd retreated in unison, leaving room for Hudson and the two young men.

"You two are very good, and then you will serve as a staff officer in the Chinese army battalion, how much you can learn depends on your understanding!"

Hudson's words landed, and countless envious eyes fell on the two lucky ones.

The ugly scars on the faces of the two became pleasing to the eyes of everyone at this moment.

Ordinary disfigurement in the continent of Aslant is not irreversible.

The two did not choose to be treated immediately, that was to leave the city's limited medical resources for the seriously wounded.

can follow him as a staff officer with the army, each of them has a great background. Such a position is enough to make the nobles of various countries grab their heads.

From now on, these two young people from middle and low families have suddenly become potential stocks in everyone's eyes.

The opportunity is earned by them with their lives, and everyone admires it in addition to envy.

Jealousy may have existed, but no one was stupid enough to show it in front of Hudson.

"Marshal Xie!"

The two replied in fear.

The surprise came too suddenly, and the adventure with the family's private army to fight the enemy army was purely out of blood.

By the time the coalition army arrived, the private army in their hands had long been lost, and it was directly reduced to a negative teaching material for many nobles to educate their descendants.

In troubled times, lack of strength is the greatest original sin.

In the eyes of the people, they are heroes, but in the eyes of many clansmen, they are sinners who bury the strength of their families.

Now everything is different, and the pie that fell from the sky is enough to make up for the loss caused to the family by the impulsiveness of the two.

The Kingdom of Hesse lacks famous generals, as long as they learn some real skills in the army, it is inevitable that they will get a good position in the kingdom's army.

(End of chapter)