Chapter 281: Enclosing the city

Listening to the discussion among the ministers, Caesar III's brows quickly frowned.

The four Dukes of the Northland were the most popular, and there were many people who recommended Hudson, but there was only a lack of voices supporting Marquis James.

Not only did the forces of other political factions not support it, but even the royalists were unwilling to support Marquis James. It was just that due to the king's face, it was hard for everyone to directly object.

Lack of prestige, military achievements are one aspect, but more importantly, interests. The same political group does not mean that everyone's interests are consistent.

Marquis James' previous role was mainly to check and balance Marshal Campbell in the army, and the role he played was not likable.

No one supports him, and Caesar III instantly realized that his plan was too hasty.

The push of a general with insufficient prestige and military achievements to the position of coach clearly touched the bottom line of the aristocratic group.

After all, war will kill people. If the commander is abandoned, the fate of the army can be imagined.

The call for support for the four major dukes in the North is not only because they have a great influence in the court, but most importantly, they have indeed made achievements in military affairs.

Hudson, who also had great military achievements, failed to receive widespread support. Apart from the lack of people in the court, youth is the biggest shortcoming.

Overall, the four Dukes have the highest call, but they have four of them. After dispersing, Hudson has the largest number of supporters.

If you look closely, you will find that the political power that supports Hudson mainly comes from the southwest part of the kingdom.

During the previous suppression of the rebellion, Hudson also dealt with the families behind these people.

Perhaps it was this mutual understanding and the need to check and balance the nobles in the North that allowed him to gain the support of these people.

Seeing that all parties quarreled, Caesar III waved his hand and said, "I understand everyone's opinions."

These six candidates are all the best generals in the kingdom, but there can only be one commander.

It is not a solution to keep quarreling, so let’s vote here on behalf of the noble parliament!

The guards, come over to the paper and pen, and distribute it to the ministers."

It seems to be fine, fair and just, and it means a bit like a public recommendation by hundreds of officials. In fact, Caesar III has made a choice, and now it is just a formality.

People of different identities have different votes in the noble parliament. As the king, Caesar III was naturally the one with the most votes.

If all the members of the parliament participated together, the number of votes in his hands could not control the decision-making of the parliament, but only some members of the party participated in the court, so the number of votes in his hands would be very advantageous.

Everything goes according to the rules of the political game, and no one can find any reason to object.

Almost in an instant, the originally controversial political groups unified their positions as quickly as possible and clarified the candidates they supported.

"Duke Cavadia 3 votes!"

"Earl of Hudson 5 votes!"

"Duke Cavadia 7 votes!"

"Earl of Hudson 8 votes!"

...

In a blink of an eye, the original battle between the six people became an opposition between the two strong men.

Ministers representing the interests of the northern aristocrats supported the Duke of Kavadia; while groups of southern aristocrats voted more for Hudson.

In the absence of a better choice, it is not a problem for young people or no one in the court. As long as personal abilities and prestige in the army are in place, everything else is easy to discuss.

Supporting irrelevant strangers is better than supporting one's own political enemies.

If Hudson had not emerged, Caesar III nominated Marquis James, and probably the southern nobles would have to bite the bullet and support him.

There was no way, the king was worried that the domestic balance would be broken, and the southern nobles were also worried that the northern nobles would continue to grow.

You can see from the soaring votes that both sides have been biting to death. As for the other few, if they have any extra votes after the winner is decided, they will probably be able to give them some points so as not to be ugly.

After looking at the voting results with satisfaction, Caesar III said expressionlessly: "You have seen the voting results.

The order was passed on, and the Earl of Hudson was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army, and the Duke of Cavadia and Marquis James were appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the army."

After the king finished speaking, everyone discovered that the inconspicuous Marquis James had received the third place in the votes.

They are all old-fashioned people in the political arena, and everyone understood in an instant. After a long time of work, this was the real purpose of Caesar III.

It's right to think about it. Even though Marquis James does not meet the requirements of being the head coach in all aspects, how could His Majesty the King, who has rich political experience, force such a person to be promoted to the throne?

If you really do that, it would be better to go into the battle with shamelessness and become the commander of the army. At least the officers and soldiers on the front line would not exclude the king as the commander.

In fact, Caesar III also wanted to go there himself. Unfortunately, after thinking that the enemy was an orc who was unruly, he retreated back when the matter came to an end.

There is no way, leading troops to fight is really not his specialty. If he is fooled by his subordinates and accidentally falls into the enemy's plan, it will be embarrassing.

Little Caesar is the best negative teaching material. A crushing defeat on the battlefield buried all the reputation he had accumulated in the past.

My son is in trouble and I am the one who is the one who is in trouble. If something happens to me, no one can clean up the mess.

The cautious Caesar III once again took out the "balance method" he was best at. The combination of one coach + two deputy coaches perfectly achieved the checks and balances of power.

...

At Zijing Pass, the army completed the victory meeting again, but unfortunately the atmosphere in the hall was really awkward.

It’s okay to say that reinforcements from the Duchy of Moxi are all old friends, so it’s very pleasant to talk to each other.

The situation of reinforcements in the Human Alliance is a bit complicated. There are a lot of messy forces, and internal conflicts can be seen with naked eyes, making Hudson's head angry.

But there was not even a coalition commander, and when encountering problems, they could only communicate one by one. If one problem was not solved, new problems emerged.

For this reason, Hudson has applied to the Foreign Affairs Department many times, asking them to send capable generals to coordinate relations with all parties.

Unfortunately, the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were not stupid. They kicked the ball back on the grounds that "involving military affairs" was handled by the military.

As the head coach of the army, Hudson, who was destined to be unable to escape, had to bite the bullet. After many efforts, he had to choose - to show off his bad luck.

If you like to make trouble, just make trouble. Anyway, these areas have just been harmed by orcs. Looking around, there are no man's land, and you are not afraid of them disturbing the people.

No matter how happy the quarrels are, it is just the friction between the armies of various countries.

Hudson was only the commander of the Alpha Kingdom army, not the commander of the coalition forces, and did not need to be responsible to the armies of various countries. All he could do was to coordinate after a conflict occurred.

No wonder when they met an old friend of Moxi's Principality, they looked sympathetic. The troubles of emotions were all experienced by them personally.

If the problem cannot be solved, then the person who creates the problem can be solved. If even people cannot solve it, then the person who creates the problem can only be separated.

The next step is to restore the defense line of the hometown. One family is stationed in an area, and the conflicting teams are separated far away. I think it can reduce many unnecessary conflicts.

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"Hisser Duke, you are most familiar with the situation in the north. Now we need to build a new line of defense. The kingdom means to let us occupy as many lands as possible.

Taking into account the actual situation, we must choose favorable terrain construction as much as possible while occupying more land."

While speaking, Hudson had handed a map of the north of the kingdom to the Duke of Kavadia and asked him, the local snake, to draw circles on it.

The scene looked very harmonious and most people could not imagine it. A few days ago, the two of them had a battle of dragons and tigers around the command of the army.

There is no doubt that the situation is obviously Hudson has the advantage, otherwise Duke Cavadia would not have cooperated so much.

There is nothing strange about it. As the head coach appointed by the Kingdom, he is still the biggest powerful player on the front line. If you can't suppress a deputy coach, then there will be a problem.

The issue of command is clear, so it's time to work. Based on the principle of doing more of your subordinates and doing less of yourself, Hudson decisively chose to split the task.

Marquis James was thrown by him to argue with the reinforcements in the alliance. The task of building a defense line naturally fell on Duke Cavadia.

Hudson was not worried about whether this kind of task allocation would cause problems.

The internal conflicts in the human race alliance are the problems between major forces. No matter how big the quarrel is, it has little to do with persuading the fight.

The biggest beneficiary of building a new line of defense is the northern nobles, which can protect their territory from orc attacks.

Even if Duke Kavadia wants to cause trouble, his subordinates will do their best to dissuade him. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot dig a hole for his descendants!

"Don't worry, Count Hudson. I'm very familiar with the terrain of these areas and there will be no problem."

Duke Kavadia said with a smile.

He had to take on this errand. If Hudson was in charge of building the defense line, it would be his turn to worry.

Experience told him that the fortifications at the door of his house must be constructed by himself. He was thrown to the irrelevant southern nobles. Who knows whether the quality can be guaranteed?

"Hisser Duke, then where do you think we can move the boundary line to? How much area is the land that can be occupied?"

Hudson asked with concern.

Only when you have it in the pot can you have it in the bowl. The larger the cake in the Kingdom of Alpha, the more cakes you can get.

It is best to fool some of the nobles from the southeastern provinces into the north to develop and make a place for their own family.

This kind of thing is difficult to operate, but Hudson still did not give up. If he could fool each other, there would always be a few foolish people jumping into the pit.

"Your Excellency Earl, I have no way to answer this question. Although the land in the north is vast, considering that it is easy to build a line of defense, there are actually many restrictions.

However, it should not be difficult to take advantage of this opportunity to increase the kingdom by one or two provinces."

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(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!