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The biggest difficulty for "Bull Cavalry" is cost.

In the farming era, cattle were an important means of production. Most of the time, cattle are worth more than people.

In order to open up wasteland, the cattle industry has been vigorously developed since Hudson took over the mountain territory. Hundreds of breeding cattle have been purchased from outside.

Nowadays, the mountain territory has developed to a cattle herd of over a thousand, but calves account for a large proportion.

Considering the development needs of the territory, not all of it can be taken away. What's more, ordinary cattle are not suitable for battlefields.

The only ones that truly meet the requirements are those mutant cattle descendants with improved physical strength, endurance, and explosive power.

After all, the time is too short. The descendants of the mutant cow are all in the growth stage. Except for the breeding cow, the rest are all underage.

Even if the standard is lowered and those over one and a half years old are included, the number is only over 200. Such a small amount obviously cannot meet the demand.

As the core platform of an army, heavy infantry may seem inconspicuous, but it is the most important unit in large-scale field battles.

According to the plan, Hudson was prepared to equip one-fifteenth of the total force, that is, to arm a thousand heavy infantry.

As for the heavy infantry in the private armies of other nobles, that is their own business. His hands are not that long yet.

Noble lords have the obligation to perform military service, but they have very high autonomy in the deployment of military units. Hudson had neither the right nor the need to interfere.

Noble gentlemen never take matters involving their own lives lightly. Even if the equipment is unreasonable, it won't be too bad.

With so many heavy infantry, in addition to increasing field combat capabilities, the most important thing is to withstand beatings and have a high soldier survival rate.

Protected by armor and shield, it can block most of the enemy's attacks. Often when a war is fought, the casualty rate of heavy infantry is less than one-tenth of that of other soldiers.

It is not easy to cultivate elites, and Hudson cannot bear the loss. Although I was prepared to "strategically switch" on my own at any time, it was a situation where there was no way back.

If they could win, no one would choose to flee in panic. If you want to win the battle, increasing the strength of your troops is undoubtedly the key factor.

Apart from a little higher cost and a little slower movement speed, heavy infantry has almost no obvious shortcomings.

If there are not enough cattle, other animals can only be used to make up for it.

"Horse cavalry", "mule cavalry" and "donkey cavalry" can all be arranged.

Anyway, there is no hope that they will fight with the orc cavalry. It just carries heavy infantry forward, preserves the physical strength of the soldiers, and increases the marching speed.

Of course, it is not impossible to bully some orcs with a combat power of only 5 and use them directly as cavalry.

The biggest problem with the hodgepodge of mount equipment is logistics.

Relatively speaking, cattle are the easiest to raise. A bale of grass and some feed will do the trick.

Mules, donkeys, and horses are easy to raise. What really needs to be worried about is the war horse.

Forage is what you eat in normal times, but you must eat food in times of war.

In order to have balanced nutrition, beans, bran, and cereals must be included, and sometimes even eggs must be added.

The standard of food is close to that of a nobleman, and the money is much more expensive than that of ordinary soldiers.

The greater the number of animals required, the greater the logistical pressure. Fortunately, this kind of war does not require the preparation of dry food, otherwise Hudson could collapse on the spot.

With heavy infantry, archers are naturally indispensable. When the opponent's orc army lacks armor protection, archers can often play an unexpected role.

Five hundred archers, this was most of what Hudson could afford. They are all equipped with powerful bows from the Alpha Kingdom, with a maximum range of 300 meters.

The bow is 1.5 meters long, the bow body is made of high-quality wood, and the bow string is made of hemp fiber.

The biggest difference from ordinary bows and arrows is that after these strong bows are made, they need to be soaked in special magic reagents for three days.

The power of bows and arrows with added materials is naturally extraordinary. Arrows shot by a qualified archer can easily penetrate leather armor, cloth armor, and even some iron armor.

Not only are they great at fighting small soldiers, but even when encountering elite orcs, these strong archers can also play a big role.

After all, heavy infantry is always only a minority. The human race doesn't have much equipment, and the orc army has even less equipment.

Limited by the level of productivity, the Orc Empire's iron output has always been low, and its weapons and equipment are far inferior to those of the human race.

There are a total of 5,000 troops, with cavalry + heavy infantry + crossbowmen accounting for two-fifths. The remaining units will naturally be reduced.

Fortunately, there is still an army of 10,000 men, otherwise this unreasonable deployment of troops would definitely scare the orcs on the battlefield.

Without waiting to scare the orcs, Hudson was startled himself.

According to the plan, the 5,000-strong army was actually equipped with 1,000 war horses and more than 2,000 livestock.

There is no doubt that this ratio is extremely abnormal.

Cuts had to be cut, and going out with so many animals was a logistical nightmare.

Cost is also an important factor. If so many animals are transferred away at once, the land reclamation business in the mountain territory will suffer heavy losses in an instant.

The heavy infantry were the first to take action. One man and one animal was too luxurious. It must be replaced by ox-carts, horse-drawn carriages or mule carts to reduce the number of livestock.

During normal marches, the armor is placed on the cart, and the soldiers can walk.

Only by entering the danger zone, where an encounter with the orc army may occur at any time, can you put on your armor and drive forward.

On the two thousand-mile journey, the real danger zone is only the 180 miles of the front line, so the heavy infantry does not have much time to travel.

If you need to increase the carrying capacity of livestock in a short period of time, you can completely rely on magic potions. Although it was a bit extravagant, it was still better than taking a large number of livestock on the road.

The heavy infantry's demand for livestock has been cut, and the cavalry's one man and two horses have to be replaced by one horse. When fighting, he mounts his horse, and in ordinary times he walks on two legs like an infantryman.

(Note: The cavalry consists of one person and two horses, including a war horse and a rogue horse.)

For a general who is not prepared to take the initiative to cause trouble, it is completely worth sacrificing mobility in exchange for reduced logistical pressure.

The rest cannot be cut. The mobility of scouts, signalmen, and officers must be guaranteed.

The number of one thousand war horses remained unchanged, but the number of other livestock was cut down in half.

There is no need for handymen anymore. The kingdom stipulates the number of soldiers, and even war horses cannot replace them, let alone handymen.

Soldiers these days are not so delicate, and elite soldiers can also do chores.

When someone provides logistics, auxiliary troops are not a mandatory unit. The handyman can just go to the place and let the Principality of Moxi provide it.

I guess they'll be happy with it. More soldiers are better than a bunch of cannon fodder.

Weapons and equipment, except for daily belongings, there is no need to worry too much about the rest.

If the Principality of Moxi cannot guarantee the most basic logistics, Mr. Hudson will dare to lead his troops to retreat.

For this kind of thing, the Human Alliance is not afraid of a lawsuit.

Looking into the distance, Hudson said slowly: "Tom, send a message to the nobles in the county.

Let them prepare enough dried meat for soldiers to eat for three days as a necessary reserve. "

Some things cannot be entrusted to allies. In case someone gets cheated, emergency measures must be taken.

Three days of food reserves will not affect the situation of the war. But when running away, these dried meats can save lives.

…

In the Emerald Palace, looking at the number of reinforcements reported from various places, Caesar III's face looked much better.

Although the number of soldiers only meets the minimum requirements, the animals that accompany the army can also be added when publicizing it to the outside world.

The 90,000 soldiers directly turned into 120,000. If we add the civilians mobilized by the counties along the way to ensure the logistics of the army, it is not an exaggeration to call it an army of 200,000.

As for the civilian husband not needing to follow the army into the Principality of Moxi, that is just a small problem. There is no need to take political propaganda too seriously.

What the Principality of Mossi needs now is confidence, and the neighboring small countries also need confidence, and what Caesar III now provides them is exactly confidence.

"Ninety thousand reinforcements" and "two hundred thousand reinforcements" are completely incomparable between the two.

“Wright County, what’s going on with this list of supply needs.

Why are so many animal milk, honey, sugar, monster meat, eggs, refined salt..."

Caesar III asked angrily.

During the war, everything was kept simple. Everyone went to fight, not to enjoy.

Even high-ranking aristocratic officers could only supply these "luxury foods" like those labeled by Hudson in small quantities, so they could commit crimes against the odds.

“Your Majesty, the Southeast Province has issued a special document to explain the situation in Wright County.

The military department confirmed and found no problems. These extra supplies are not for the enjoyment of noble officers.

Wright County coach Viscount Hudson owns an adult Earth Bear, and these extra supplies are the bear's rations. "

Grand Duke Efiero replied calmly.

Warcraft are treated better than humans, which is normal in the Aslant continent. Especially the adult high-level monsters that can speak human words are like treasures.

The kingdom can ask the nobles to be thrifty and reduce expenses, but it cannot lower the food standards of Warcraft.

As for whether there is any additional amount on the supplies list, no one knows.

Anyway, the Earth Bear card is worthy of a separate recipe for it.

As an omnivorous creature, it makes sense that its diet range is as wide as "100 million points" and its appetite is as big as "100 million points".

As long as the Alpha Kingdom leaves the Kingdom, it is the Principality of Moxi's turn to take care of logistical issues.

Regardless of whether these extra supplies end up in the belly of a bear or the stomachs of frontline officers and soldiers, the Alpha Kingdom will not suffer.

The Military and Logistics Department simply turned a blind eye and acquiesced to this list.

“In that case, let’s hand it over to the Principality of Moxi!

Tell Chris IX that in order to support them, I even sent the Earth Bear there. "

The promotional materials delivered to the door were not in vain, and Caesar III unceremoniously took the credit for himself.

"Two hundred thousand reinforcements", including war weapons such as the Earth Bear, are enough to prove that the Alpha Kingdom is doing its best to support its allies.

The bonus brought by politics is far beyond what a few materials can compare with.

Even though the bear's daily ration was thousands of pounds, far exceeding the appetite of ordinary earth bears, Caesar III pretended not to see anything.

…

In the Warhammer Kingdom, Joseph II and his ministers were waiting quietly in the mansion of Marshal Borg.

In order not to disturb the old marshal's rest, he also specifically ordered his servants not to disturb him, and he was very courteous to the corporal.

As for the servants in the Marshal's Mansion, it doesn't matter whether they follow the king's will or not.

In politics, the symbolic meaning is always greater than the actual meaning.

From morning to noon, it was almost dinner time, but Marshal Borg was still nowhere to be seen, and Joseph II was not annoyed.

The front foot had just driven a great hero back home on unfounded charges. Now he suddenly needed it and wanted to invite him to come out. How could he not let him vent his grievances?

Deep down in his heart, Joseph II was secretly grateful. Fortunately, Marshal Borg was not in a hurry to return to the fiefdom, otherwise he would have had to travel hundreds of miles to invite people.

The battle situation on the front line is urgent, and the orc army has launched a tentative attack from the Principality of Moxi to the Warhammer Kingdom.

Joseph II was really worried if Marshal Borg was not lured to the front line.

As a king, it is nothing to suffer a little injustice for the sake of the overall situation.

The current Corporal Lixian is not only for Marshal Borg to see, but also for the generals of the army.

Let me tell everyone with practical actions that he, Joseph II, is not a willful master.

Even political opponents will be reused as long as they are talented.

How long this state can last depends on when the war will end.

"Your Majesty, please..."

Before Prime Minister Guy could finish his words, Joseph II interrupted: "Don't worry, let the old marshal wake up.

If you are impatient, you can go back and rest first. It won't be a problem for me to wait here alone! "

A political show must be played out to the end.

If you give up halfway now, your work will be in vain.

At worst, if he keeps spending time here, he, the king, will not really be hungry and wait here forever.

"How is this going?

Why didn't Your Majesty wake me up when he came? "

The sound of scolding coming from afar made everyone secretly sigh in relief. The protagonist is finally here. Otherwise, if it keeps going like this, I still don’t know how it will end.

"Your Majesty, please atone for your sins!

It's all because of my laxity in keeping you waiting!

The man was getting old and was no longer useful.

My body and bones are not as good as before, it’s really a sin to sleep all this time..."

After hearing Marshal Borg's explanation, everyone collectively rolled their eyes.

For ordinary people, eighty years old is indeed a sign of physical decline and waning years, but for an earth knight, it is just the middle of life.

I'm afraid that everyone present will be buried in the ground, but the old marshal will still be alive and kicking.

If he was really too old to lift a knife, Joseph II would not come over to ask him to come out.

But Marshal Borg had to rely on his old man to sell his old man, and there was nothing anyone could say. Generally speaking, at his age it is indeed time to retire.

By this age, heirs have long been groomed. Fame and fortune have become a thing of the past, and in the remaining years, everyone is more willing to pursue the legendary sanctuary.

Even without the failure of the previous political struggle, Marshal Borg's retirement was only a matter of recent years.

If you keep holding on to your position, then not only outsiders will have opinions, but perhaps even your own children will complain.

"The old marshal is joking, your body is getting stronger!

To be honest, I came here to apologize to you. Before..."

Before Joseph II could say anything, Marshal Borg interrupted: "Your Majesty, let him let go of the past.

I have seen all kinds of storms and waves in my life. Some little things were never taken to heart at all.

The situation is very difficult now. Your Majesty should give priority to state affairs and there is no need to waste energy on me, an old man. "

It can be seen that Marshal Borg's political intelligence is not really low.

Know very well what you can do and what you can't touch.

Just like now, the airs can be put on and the posture can be manipulated, but the king cannot be allowed to publicly admit his mistakes.

"Marshal, don't worry, right is right and wrong is wrong. Since I listened to the slander and misunderstood the marshal, I should apologize.

The current situation in the kingdom is difficult. Countless people are under the attack of the orcs. If they are not careful, the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed.

For the sake of the more than 20 million people in the Warhammer Kingdom, the marshal is asked to ignore the past grudges and come out to turn the tide! "

While speaking, Joseph II also bowed to Marshal Borg, not giving him a chance to refuse at all.

Frankly speaking, it was indeed a bit shameless for a king to act like this, but the situation did not allow Joseph II to delay.

Everyone knows that the front line is a mess. No matter who comes in, there is no way to reverse the strength gap between the two sides.

The only difference lies in the method of defeat.

For Marshal Borg, who had become famous and retired, there was no need to go through this muddy water.

His status has already reached the peak of human status. Even if he wins, he will not be able to continue to improve. On the contrary, it will attract more fear from the king.

It would be worse if he lost the battle, and his reputation would be damaged before he died. He might even be blamed on the battlefield.

A high-risk, unrewarded transaction, and Joseph would definitely choose to refuse it.

Without playing moral kidnapping, he really didn't know how to convince Marshal Borg to go to the battlefield.

"Your Majesty, the Warhammer Kingdom has always had many talents. At this time of national crisis, it is the time for young talents to stand out.

Now is the age of young people. Why should I, an old man, come out and block everyone's way forward? "

Marshal Borg struggled hard.

As a former military commander, he has a deeper understanding of the military strength of the Warhammer Kingdom than Joseph II.

With the military strength of the Warhammer Kingdom, once they become the main target of the orcs' attack, their performance will not be much better than that of the Principality of Moxi.

The gap in hard power cannot be made up by individual efforts. Even if he personally commanded the national army, it would only make the defeat come later.

No general likes a war with no hope of victory.

After finally getting out of the political arena, he didn't want to trap himself in it again.

"Marshal, there are certainly many young talents in the kingdom, but it still takes time to grow up.

In this difficult moment, only you can protect them and turn the tide..."