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The Bethel Fortress, which had been reduced to ruins, once again ushered in its moment of glory.

The top leaders of the five orc royal families gathered together for the final round of consultations on the issue of joint dispatch of troops.

As soon as the meeting started, the situation became awkward. These are all the sequelae left by the war. From the look in the Eagle Man Emperor's eyes that wanted to kill someone, one can see how much he disagrees with the Bear Man Emperor.

"Old Ghost Xiong, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

The Yingren Emperor broke the silence with his stern question. Obviously, the loss of the Three Thousand Eagles had made it difficult for him to restrain his emotions.

Among the five major orc royal families, the Beamon clan has the smallest population, followed closely by the Eagle clan, with the total population barely exceeding seven digits.

Although the orcs are all soldiers, and all men, women, old and young can go to the battlefield, that's just okay.

Take the Eagle Tribe as an example. The young and elderly ones can no longer fly after fluttering in the air for a few times.

Losing the ability to fly and turning the air force into an army, the Ying people's advantage over other races will no longer exist.

Three thousand Yingren were lost in one fell swoop, which was greater than the loss in the surprise attack on Fort Augustus that day. If the Yingren Emperor didn't show anything, he wouldn't be able to explain to his tribe when he returned.

"Explain, what explanation do you want?

The command of the Yingren army rests with your own people. They want to go into the city on their own, and I didn't order them to go.

The Eagle Soldiers suffered heavy losses, so they came to me to ask for an explanation; the Ursine Warriors suffered even greater losses, who should I go to to ask for an explanation? "

The Bear King replied angrily.

The losses were heavy, and both of them were filled with anger. Being the same victim, although he understands the feelings of the Yingren Emperor, it does not mean that he can accept this accusation.

The bear's temper was getting worse, and he was too lazy to continue to give face. Someone had already sent someone to explain what happened. He will believe it if he loves it, but he will be put off if he doesn't believe it. Anyway, he has a clear conscience.

"you you……"

Seeing that the Yingren Emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak, and was about to turn into a full martial artist, the three people watching the excitement couldn't sit still.

"Eagle King, please calm down, there is no resurrection for dead people. I think what happened this time is all due to the conspiracy of the human race, trying to provoke internal fighting between us.

At the critical moment, you must stay calm, and you must not fall into the human race's conspiracy. "

Regardless of who is right or wrong, there is nothing wrong with using conspiracy theories to blame the human race.

As for how nonsense this excuse is, the Lion King doesn't care, and neither do the other emperors.

Everyone is dead, and they can't survive no matter how hard they try. Now they are just fighting for face.

Even if you want revenge, you have to find the enemy. Unfortunately, Earl Langton, who planned all this, and the tool man responsible for the specific implementation, were all wiped out in the battle that day.

Even if the orc priests took action and personally searched the entire battlefield, they could not find any remnants of the enemy's soul. If you want to vent your anger, you can't find the rightful owner now.

"snort!"

"snort!"

The two of them made dissatisfied sounds almost at the same time. It seemed like they broke up on bad terms, but in fact it was a statement to temporarily put aside the grudges.

In the past endless years, the internal disputes among the five royal families have never ceased, and countless conflicts have accumulated.

If it weren't for the pressure from the human race, they would have been able to fight on their own. The unity gained through external forces is, after all, only superficial.

Fighting in a hurry will give others an advantage in the end, and everyone is not that stupid. But they have never stopped digging holes into each other.

Seeing that the farce had come to an end, Crown Prince Alex, who represented the Behemoth Imperial Court, took the lead and said: "Now, let's talk about sending troops!

After such a long time, I guess everyone’s preparations are almost completed.

According to the previous agreement, our Behemoth tribe and Yingren tribe will each dispatch one legion, and the remaining three tribes will each dispatch two legions.

The Behemoth clan will abide by the agreement, do you have no problem? "

As he spoke, Alex turned his attention to the Eagle King and the Bear King. In recent days, these two companies have suffered the most losses.

Especially the Ursine Tribe who attacked Bethel Fortress and lost an entire legion. Now that two legions are dispatched to participate in the operation at once, it will inevitably cause a shortage of troops.

After all, while besieging the city of Da Pest, they also had to keep an eye on their own retreat and not allow the human army to come out of the fortress to cause trouble.

"We, the Yingren clan, attach great importance to credibility, and we will naturally do what we promise. However, due to the previous battles, several of our legions are not fully staffed now.

The total strength of the legion dispatched this time was only 9,000. It is still enough to suppress the enemy's air power. "

After saying that, the Eagle King looked at the Bear King provocatively.

“Whatever you look at, if your Eagle people can fulfill your promise, our Bear people will naturally not fall behind.

Two elite infantry regiments are ready and ready to go at any time. "

The Bear King said dissatisfied.

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he began to regret them. The anger was good for a while, and the crematorium was used afterwards.

Each of the five imperial courts had their own missions. This time the Ursine Tribe captured the Bethel Fortress and took the lead in opening up the road south, making outstanding contributions to the Orc Empire.

Originally, we could ask other companies to share a part of the bear tribe's share in the next operation, but now I was so quick that I didn't bring it up immediately.

Although remediation can still be carried out in the future, the matter of the Ursines sending two legions is a foregone conclusion.

"no problem!"

"no problem!"

The Lion King and the Silver Moon Wolf King immediately expressed their stance. It can be seen that they are in a good mood and are very satisfied with the current results.

Once the number of elites from each tribe is determined, there is nothing to discuss among the miscellaneous soldiers. There is no shortage of cannon fodder in everyone's hands.

Even in the previous battle to attack Bethel Fortress, where tens of thousands of vassal races were lost, the Bear King did not worry about this problem.

The era of tight military strength has not yet come. Generally, shortage of troops occurs in the middle and late stages of the war.

As the battle lines continue to lengthen and reinforcements from the Human Alliance arrive one after another, the Orc Empire will be unable to sustain itself.

"Since everyone is fine, the troops need to be mobilized quickly. Let's go back and gather troops now and try to set off within ten days."

Emperor Alex said calmly.

There are eight main legions alone, and with everyone's vassal races included, the total strength will not be less than 250,000, if not 300,000.

Even on the front line, it is not an easy task to assemble so many troops.

What's more, they are divided into five camps, which makes mobilization even more difficult. It is definitely a challenge to assemble the team and set off within ten days.

…

At the Flying Bear's Castle, after getting familiar with defense, Hudson once again started the familiar military training business.

Not only were the officers and soldiers of the Wright County Regiment strengthened in training, but other armies in the city were also included in the training, and even the civilian husbands who followed the auxiliary were not spared.

All able-bodied men, women, and children in the city, ranging from sixty-five to twelve years old, were pulled out by Hudson for military training. It's just that the relative training intensity has been reduced a lot, and it's mainly city defense training.

The crazy plan of turning everyone into soldiers was completely implemented in the Flying Bear's Castle. As the de facto supreme commander, Hudson has completely let himself go.

Opposition is ineffective, and all they do is resort to militarism. The orcs came to kill them, regardless of gender or age. If you don’t go to the battlefield with weapons, just wait to be slaughtered by the enemy!

As a price, the supplies stored in Flying Bear Castle were rapidly depleted. It was unknown whether the supplies that were originally planned to be sufficient for the soldiers and civilians in the city for three years could last two years under the disaster of Hudson.

Even though he knew it was dangerous to play like this, Hudson couldn't care less. Judging from the current situation, the situation in the Principality of Moxi is already quite dangerous and may collapse at any time.

The situation in Flying Bear's Castle is relatively good. As the owner, the Erwin family has been operating in the local area for hundreds of years. The family foundation is strong enough to have such a large material reserve.

"Tom, send someone to urge the logistics department and ask them to replenish the war horses for us as soon as possible, as well as the weapons and equipment owed to me."

…

Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet. As a commander on the front line, the big noise caused by the orcs cannot be hidden from his eyes.

No matter who the target of the orc army's attack is, once the war breaks out, it will become very difficult to obtain these strategic supplies.

There was no way to do it, and the hatred grew too much, and Hudson had to feel guilty. He won two battles, but in turn offended the two major orc royal families.

If revenge comes, he, a guard with a full hatred value, will most likely become the focus of attention.

In order to enhance his survivability on the battlefield, Mr. Hudson can do anything now.

Of course, in addition to improving city defense capabilities, selecting reserve troops from among the young and strong is also one of the main purposes.

As a guest army, everything else is easy, except for the difficulty of replenishing personnel.

The more soldiers fight, the fewer soldiers there are. It is very dangerous for any army.

Rather than asking for recruits from the Mossi people, Hudson still prefers to train them himself. In times of war, these are minor problems as long as you can keep winning.

Some officers and soldiers were transferred from the Wright County Regiment to serve as the backbone, and an unsatisfied recruit corps and an excess city defense corps were added to the Flying Bear's Castle.

The new recruits are all civilians and craftsmen obtained from the Logistics Department, plus some young men drawn from the Flying Bear's Castle, with a total strength of only more than 5,000.

The establishment of the city defense corps was in chaos. The local aristocratic private army, including the Erwin family, and the men, women and children who participated in the training were all included in the city defense corps.

Said to be a legion, it is actually a hodgepodge. It can be seen from the name that their characterization is to defend the city.

There is no extravagant expectation of combat effectiveness, as long as it can play a certain role when defending the city.

Relatively speaking, the recruit corps is the focus of training.

It must not only provide troops to supplement the main army, but also bear the responsibilities of the engineering force. Temporarily repairing bridges, paving roads, and making some simple ordnance are all their tasks.

…

A busy life is always fulfilling but helpless. He paid so much attention to military training every day that Hudson even forgot about the "caravan" he saved on the way.

The result of the cold treatment is that the days of the Leberon family are like a year. The circle of upper-class nobles is not large, so how could no one know him?

From the moment they settled into the Flying Bear's Castle, their identities were exposed. They were greeted with neither flowers, applause nor accountability.

No action was taken against them other than not being able to leave, as if they didn't exist.

Being ignored is the most terrifying thing. Hudson's oblivion has plunged the Leberon family into endless panic.

"Uncle, the situation is not good. Raquel and William have no idea at all. All the power of Flying Bear Castle has fallen into the hands of Earl Hudson.

Without contact with us for such a long time, I'm afraid that Earl Hudson has big plans. Once he gets the handle, I'm afraid..."

Anthony said bitterly.

As a veteran nobleman, he still has many connections. It's just that now that people are leaving, the principality has yet to characterize the declining Leberon family, and everyone's attitude towards them is also very complicated.

It's not difficult to get some information, but it's a little difficult to get everyone to help.

The main problem is that the two aristocratic leaders Raquel and William are now in a difficult situation.

It may seem like you have no opinion, but in fact you have to do it. If you give up dominance, you will lose some face at most, but if you fight for dominance, you may lose your life.

There is no luck in war. If it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't work.

With neither his own abilities nor the strength in his hands, it is not surprising that he chose to follow Hudson.

This is true for the two highest-ranking people, not to mention the nobles below.

We are all smart people, and no one wants to die inexplicably on the battlefield, so naturally they will not offend the boss for no reason.

The most important thing is that Hudson did nothing to the Leberon family. Although the treatment provided is slightly worse, who allows them to claim to be a caravan?

Naturally, the treatment of businessmen cannot be compared with that of noble lords. The fate of eating black bread along the way was somewhat improved after entering the Flying Bear's Castle and receiving care from relatives and friends.

This improvement is only reflected in life. No one dared to let them leave until Hudson spoke.

For one or two days, they could still keep their composure. After a long time, you will inevitably have random thoughts.

"Let's find an opportunity to visit Earl Hudson! It would be more beneficial to put some things clearly on the table than to delay them like this.

No outsider knew the details of our departure from Bethel Fortress. As long as you insist that they broke out after the city was broken, there won't be a big problem.

Nothing was done to us for such a long time. It seems that Earl Hudson has not yet found evidence against us, otherwise he would have sent people over to negotiate with us.

Let's simply explore his background and see what this famous Earl wants from us. It's not too late to make a decision. "

The old mage said calmly.

Just the scowl between his brows still revealed his inner uneasiness.

Reason told him that this was just the beginning. Hudson was definitely not the only one who was eyeing the inheritance of the Leberon family.

If there is a chance, all the nobles in the city would not mind coming up to get a share of the pie.

The reason why no action was taken was mainly due to the protection of the rules of the game, or the face of the nobles.

No one is willing to bear the reputation of taking something by force. Even if you want to take action, you have to find a high-sounding reason.

Just because they have no excuses doesn't mean they are safe. You can't attack them openly, but it doesn't prevent you from doing evil things secretly.

Compared with the restraint on the surface, the secret methods of the nobles are truly bloody.

There may be people with high moral standards, but the old magister didn't dare to gamble.