Chapter 256
Back-up
In the Emerald Palace, the front line of the incident happened for several days, but Caesar III still found a solution.
The battlefield is in the Orc Empire, and the Kingdom has lost its geographical advantage. It is almost impossible to withdraw the army intact under the orc's noses.
Allies could not count on them, and the Warhammer Kingdom was completely abolished. Without decades, they could not recover their vitality.
The Duchy of Mosey also suffered heavy losses. Before joining the reinforcements of the Human Alliance, don't expect them to play a lot of roles.
When we organized reinforcements to support the team, the battle would be over before we could gather the team. Now, the Alpha Kingdom has no way to gather hundreds of thousands of elite troops to support it in a short period of time.
"Military Affairs Department, how are you preparing to deal with the current complex situation?"
The issue of Caesar III's concern.
If you can't solve it yourself, you will throw the trouble to the professionals. Compared to him, the king with two swords, the bureaucrats in the Military Affairs Department all came down from the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, we are not suitable to do too much in the complex situation now, we can only hope that the front-line army will respond actively.
The war has been fought so far, not only the kingdoms have suffered heavy losses, but also the orcs have not felt good.
Even if a big war breaks out, we may not lose. Even if we cannot win a big victory, we can still deal severe damage to the enemy.
Marshal Campbell has rich combat experience and is on the front line. He knows much more deeply than we do. I believe he can handle it properly."
Minister of Military Affairs, Grand Duke Afiero, said with a tough bullet.
This is to cheer myself up. The real situation on the front line is not something that can be explained clearly by just a few words sent back by the griffin cavalry every day.
There are too many variables on the battlefield. For safety reasons, the detailed military deployment on the front line did not dare to let the griffin cavalry pass back.
If the enemy intercepts the intelligence halfway, it will be a disaster.
Experience tells Grand Duke Efiero that it is best not to interfere randomly without knowing the specific situation on the front line.
He glared at the Military Minister, and Caesar III finally swallowed the swear words back. Everything happened, and it was not possible to solve the problem of a few angry words.
They were all cheated by those old people. The army was so excited that it was the one who charged all the way in the early stage, and now it was so difficult to return.
Pure force majeure cannot be solved by the Ministry of Military Affairs.
"Your Majesty, the reinforcements of the alliance have entered the Duchy of Mosey and are expected to be able to join forces with the Mosey army in seven days.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged me that if it goes well, the army will be able to arrive at the front line in about a month.”
Foreign Minister Earl Francis said slowly.
The method of changing topics alleviates the embarrassment on the field. However, the problem still needs to be solved.
After thinking about it over and over again, Caesar III's embarrassing discovery that it would not cause trouble was the greatest help to the frontline.
"Marrior Campbell is responsible for the battle on the front line, I don't worry!
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to follow up on reinforcements.
After passing the order, the Expeditionary Force was renamed the Southeast Front, allowing Count Hudson to exterminate the rioters at the fastest speed and lead the army northward."
Caesar III said with a slightly solemn expression.
Obviously, the reassurance that you said was not consistent with your true thoughts. If you weren't sure, you wouldn't have been rushing to transfer Hudson to the north.
In case of a change in the front line, the Southeast Front Army will be the foundation for reorganizing the defense line.
As a qualified king, preparing a few more steps is a routine operation.
"Your Majesty, far away... The Southeast Front still has a large number of prisoners of war. How do you think it will be arranged?"
Prime Minister, Grand Duke Newfoundland, asked tentatively.
For this group of strong laborers, the kingdom almost fought. If it weren't for the unexpected changes on the front line that attracted everyone's attention, the division operation might have begun.
As the head coach, Hudson had certain decision-making power over the allocation of prisoners of war, but that could only be done secretly. The boss on the outside was still Caesar III.
Private granting is not a big problem, but the premise is to have a degree. While secretly dividing up, you must also leave enough allocation shares for the boss.
"These prisoners of war are different. Most of them were forcibly forced by orcs to join the chaos. Only the main evil will be investigated, and all those who follow will be subject to ease.
A prisoner of war resettlement team was sent to replace the prisoners of war from the Southeast Front, and deal with them after the war.
Considering that the kingdom suffered heavy losses this time, many places lack labor force, so after the war, it would be better to be used as spoils to be given to meritorious ministers."
Caesar III said with some melancholy.
Dividing cakes is often the most complicated process, and it is a bit more difficult than making cakes. Whoever gets more and whoever gets less needs to be considered in all aspects.
The most important thing is that the royal family also lacks people!
The royal territories accounted for a considerable proportion of the recovered northern territory. Without the filling of millions of people, production could not be restored.
Although there are many prisoners of war captured, they are not on the same level as the demand.
But the boss cannot eat alone, and the limited "prisoners of war" labor must be taken out and divided with the kingdom nobles.
...
In the Orc Empire, Marshal Campbell was leading the army to advance slowly. The already bad road ahead became even more unbearable under the destruction of the orcs.
The time for road construction every day is three times that of the marching time. Even if the manpower is arranged to construct overnight, it still cannot change the fact that the army is moving forward at a rapid speed.
Without a sufficient number of strong men to open the way ahead, the Northern Expedition Army of the Kingdom is an ordinary elite, and it also needs to work hard to overcome various difficulties encountered along the way.
"Enemy attack!"
Hearing the shouts in the camp, Marshal Campbell did not react at all.
A similar scene happens several times a day. As you see it, your immunity will increase.
There was no accident, and it was another attack of "high thunder and little raindrops".
Dozens of orcs lurking on both sides used simple tools to set up traps and launched sneak attacks on the army.
After the battle, they left without taking away a cloud. However, the Northern Expedition Army, which was attacked with rich experience, was not a soft persimmon, and immediately launched a counterattack.
Except for a few lucky orcs who were still fleeing, the rest were sent to meet the Beast God.
"Stop chasing!"
With the orders from the officers, an attack came to an end.
There is no point in holding the responsibility accountable. It is too simple to hide in such a team of dozens of people.
The army was still anxious to rush to travel, and there was no time to spend it with them here.
"Marson, our army was killed and thirty-six were injured.
The wounded have already been treated by the priest, and it is estimated that it will take several days of cultivation to recover.”
After hearing the middle-aged officer's words, Marshal Campbell nodded slightly and said, "According to the old rules, don't delay the speed of the army's advance."
The sad face between his eyebrows had already exposed his panic. At the current marching speed, it was almost inevitable that he would be blocked by the returned orc army.
If there is a battlefield, Marshal Campbell would not mind setting up a formation to compete with the orcs, but this is the orc empire.
In the battle ahead, they swept through countless orc tribes and killed millions of orcs.
Once this blood-sea hatred is blocked by the enemy, it will inevitably attract countless orcs to participate.
It can be said that the longer the delay is, the more unfavorable it is to the Northern Expedition Army. If you reveal a little flaw, you will suffer heavy losses.
Unfortunately, it is useless to be anxious. The "uncle knights" are willful and say that they will give up the job, without giving up the job at all.
Without that "overwhelming" magician group, the roads that were destroyed along the way became the biggest obstacle to the return of the army.
In contrast, the small attacks made by orcs along the way were not taken seriously by Marshal Campbell.
Adhering to the principle of no matter how the enemy is to do anything, the Northern Expedition Army has always been moving forward in groups.
The benefits are very obvious and will not leave an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of; the disadvantage is also very prominent, that is, the army is moving forward more slowly.
The main city of the Orc Empire was too unsightly to see. Along the way, I didn't find a strong city that was enough to accommodate the Northern Expedition Army, otherwise Marshal Campbell would definitely lead his team to be a "nail house" and wait for reinforcements from the Human Alliance to come.
As he walked and stopped along the way, Marshal Campbell was constantly observing the four directions, looking for terrain that was conducive to the army's defending.
"Marson, just now, the griffin scouts heard news that the orc army that had been withdrawn from the Warhammer Kingdom has now appeared one hundred and fifty miles away."
...
Looking at the geese flying north in the sky, Hudson stepped into his hometown again, touched the elf bow in his hand, and finally extinguished the idea of hunting.
Winter goes and spring comes, and in this season when everything is in full bloom, it is really not suitable for killing.
This time I returned to the southeast province, it was a fake public service for private purposes. Although there were rioters here, the pitiful number was not enough for the local nobles to deal with it.
"Tom prepares the car, I'm going to visit the Hollisl family!"
Hudson said expressionlessly.
When I arrived in Qiaomu County, I couldn't argue if I didn't go to my father-in-law's house.
As for mountain territories, it is really inconvenient to go back. There must be limits for public welfare and private interests. Hudson, whose foundation is unstable, had to consider rumors.
A few rumors seem inconspicuous, but they can be bad at critical moments.
"Earl, the King's Special Envoy Count Lauren is here."
The guard's words directly shattered Hudson's idea of going out. His boss still had to give him face, and all the envoys sent out, so he must meet him.
I don’t know if he is poisonous, but the king’s special envoys came over all the time, but there seemed to be no good results.
The first one was the most miserable. He was accidentally killed by the Holy See on his way back; the second Earl of Jose was not dead, but he was on the blame for the failure of the Battle of Dacias; it depends on whether the third Earl of Lauren can escape this disaster.
Hudson sincerely hoped that something would happen to this person, otherwise the title of the king's special envoy would be easily labeled as a nemesis.
Who made him "better than others" now? A lot of people are holding magnifying glasses to find his flaws?
"Please come over to Count Lauren."
Chapter completed!