King

"The last chance was just missed!"

Being rejected by his allies, Duke Daniel couldn't help but sigh.

The probability of success of several joint efforts is not high. Without the help of allies, there is no need to even try with the strength of the Silver Moon Wolf Clan.

Before he could continue feeling sad, the emergency call sounded in the camp, pulling Duke Daniel back.

"Duke, something serious has happened. Enemy reinforcements...reinforcements are coming..."

After listening to the scout's breathless words, Daniel's already cold face became even more chilly.

Now you don’t have to think about it so much.

The 250,000 troops of the Human Alliance + the 200,000 troops of the Principality of Moxi have arrived at Zijingguan. It is almost impossible to break through the enemy's defense line.

Even if there was a chance to bypass the defense line, he would not dare to implement it. A general can take risks, but he cannot lead his troops out to die.

Not only was the plan shattered, there was not much time left for them to pursue the Northern Expeditionary Army. In two days at most, the real elites of the human race will appear on the battlefield.

The Velociraptor Legion of the Iliban Kingdom, the Tyrannosaurus Rex Legion of the Frankish Kingdom, the Earthly Dragon Legion of the Holy See, the Kingdom of Hesse...

All the extraordinary military services that are famous in the mainland will appear on the battlefield.

Behemoth's cavalry is the best in the world, but that's just for ordinary cavalry. Encountering these behemoth legions is also not enough.

The only good thing is that the number of these extraordinary soldiers is limited, the cost of raising Warcraft is high, and the most productive human race cannot equip them on a large scale.

In fact, the Alpha Kingdom once had extraordinary soldiers, but under the constant pressure of the Orc Empire, it eventually fell into ruin.

The Alpha kings of all generations have wanted to rebuild extraordinary arms, but unfortunately they were limited by their own financial resources and had no choice but to give up.

There's nothing we can do about it. Since the establishment of the Alpha Kingdom, it has faced the threat of orcs, and the treasury has never been rich.

After finally saving up some wealth, before it was too late to do anything, the orc army came to kill him again.

After repeated setbacks, the Alpha Kingdom was either on the way to repay its debts or on the way to borrow debts, leaving no room for the development of extraordinary arms.

However, the small number is also relative. When the extraordinary arms of many powerful families come together, a scale effect occurs.

The Orc Empire also had extraordinary soldiers, but those were in its peak period. In the process of being driven all the way from the center of the continent to the borderlands, the extraordinary soldiers in their hands also suffered heavy casualties.

What is left is just a few seeds. Limited by their own financial and material resources, they are no longer able to participate in this luxury game.

The advantage of cavalry is gone, and the advantage of air force cannot be maintained either. Flying Dragon Cavalry, Winged Dragon Cavalry...the familiar names made Duke Daniel frown.

"Send the order and ask Yingren to keep an eye on the movement of Zijingguan. Once the enemy leaves the city, come and report immediately.

Notify all troops to speed up the pursuit of the enemy. By the way, they were asked to gather their troops, all military operations below the regiment level were cancelled, and the troops moved as close as possible to the Chinese army camp. "

This is an order full of contradictions. To speed up the pursuit of the Northern Expeditionary Army and to gather the troops at the same time, it is obvious that they are trying to force the "wolf" into trouble.

But there is no way, the best opportunity has been missed. If you continue to stay here, the offensive and defensive momentum will be reversed.

Before dividing his troops, he might have thought of concentrating his superior forces to eat up this human reinforcements. Unfortunately, the current situation was obviously the opposite.

It's just some of the cavalry left by each tribe. If they want to eat the reinforcements of the Alpha Kingdom, they have to join forces. What's more, the enemy has added 450,000 reinforcements.

With the addition of reinforcements from the Human Alliance, it is estimated that the Alpha Kingdom infantry regiment guarding the city will dare to leave the city at this time.

After adding them all together, the total strength is estimated to exceed one million, and the overall strength is definitely no less than that of the previous Northern Expedition Army.

If the Northern Expeditionary Army had not rushed to break through and the two teams had joined forces to attack from both sides, the Orc Empire would have been defeated.

After secretly rejoicing, Daniel's expression became solemn again. Reason told him that domestic hidden dangers must be resolved as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if the human race and the rebels collude together, and they cooperate inside and outside, it will really be the end of the world.

Sowing discord and dividing people is a common tactic of the human race. Under the conspiracy of the human race, the big forces that split were not one family or two families.

For example: the elves.

Before the rise of the human race, although there were racial differences, everyone gathered under the banner of the Elf Queen.

However, with the rise of the human race, internal conflicts among the originally harmonious elves soon aroused.

Forest elves, grassland elves, night elves...all started to become independent, and eventually formed a pattern of three major elven kingdoms coexisting.

Of course, the elves were in trouble, but they usually just had fun with each other and exchanged a few words when they met, which was far less bloody than the internal fighting in the orc empire.

Even the elven empire with full centripetal force can be divided, let alone the orc empire. It's just a sieve that leaks air everywhere. If you're not careful, it will fall apart.

If this were not the case, the five major royal families would not often use the war of southern invasion to engage in internal ethnic cleansing.

Except for the five major royal families, the strength of all races is limited to a very low level, and they usually have no capital to cause trouble. This is the core reason why the Orc Empire has been able to maintain its existence.

…

Sunshine, grassland, and rippling lake water. In this picturesque land, the two armies finally completed their victorious rendezvous.

Seeing a group of old acquaintances approaching, Hudson burst out with enthusiasm.

It wasn't that he wanted to gloat about his misfortune, it was mainly that he couldn't help it when he saw his competitors in such a mess.

"When a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, his eyes well up with tears."

From the moist eyes of everyone, Hudson understood the nostalgia. I really feel homesick, and what I worry about is what to do when I get home.

When setting off from the southeastern province, a total of hundreds of thousands of troops were assembled. When the rendezvous was completed, only the last thousand or so people were left. It was really miserable.

To be precise, there should be more than 3,000 people left. Along the way, Hudson successively collected many defeated troops of the noble coalition forces in the southeastern provinces.

If this situation continues, it is estimated that thousands more people can be picked up later. A classic negative lesson about narrow escape from death.

If there had not been a previous misjudgment and the rendezvous with Hudson had been completed two days in advance, the total strength of the aristocratic coalition in the Southeast Province would have exceeded 10,000.

The first ones to be eliminated on the battlefield are the serf soldiers with poor physical strength and insufficient training. The ones who can persist to the end are the elites of each family. The loss of one is heartbreaking, let alone the loss of so many at once.

"Your Majesty the Governor, you have been traveling all this way, and you haven't had a good rest at all.

The army has prepared the barracks, and all the supplies are in the tent. Let's go wash up and take a rest first! "

Hudson said with a smile.

This is not a mockery. It can be seen from the dark circles under everyone's eyes that they have been suffering a lot in recent days.

Now that it's safe, a good night's sleep is a must. The considerate Hudson would naturally not arrange a welcome banquet that would make the scenery look bad.

In fact, no matter which noble coalition he joined, he never arranged a banquet.

The main reason is that I am too busy with the affairs at hand and have no time to build relationships, let alone hold a banquet.

If you meet a big noble, you will become familiar with him. If you meet a small or medium noble, you might not even meet Hudson.

There is no way. There may be a shortage of everything in the army now, but there will be no shortage of nobles.

There were a lot of dukes, marquises, counts, and even two princes from the royal family in the military camp.

In fact, this kind of royal prince only has a great reputation, but is actually worthless. When it comes to the real power in his hands, it is not as good as a real earl.

Their presence in the military has greater political significance than military significance. It was quite irritating to ordinary soldiers, but in the eyes of the great nobles, it was just that.

A high title is just a noble status. The person who can truly hold real power on behalf of the royal family is Marshal Campbell who died in the battle before.

If nothing unexpected happens, after the war is over, Marshal Campbell will most likely be posthumously made a Grand Duke or Prince by Caesar III.

Frankly speaking, Hudson truly admired Caesar III. At the beginning of his succession, he was almost ignored by the great nobles in the country, but he was able to reverse it.

The prime minister is a member of the royal family, the military minister is a member of the royal family, and together with the dead military leader Marshal Campbell, members of the royal family alone account for one-third of the kingdom's core officials.

A perfect iron triangle controlled these three core positions, and the court was basically under the control of the king.

Vaguely, Hudson felt that he seemed to have gone too far. For those in power, loyalty is more important than ability.

Isn't it because he is a close relative and wants to be the first person in the army? Isn't he deliberately looking for trouble?

Fortunately, this was not an Eastern monarchy that concentrated power. Otherwise, as a military commander who violated taboos, his fate after the war would most likely be "the rabbit died and the dog cooked."

You know, you know, you still can't give away the benefits you deserve. At worst, he would resign and return to his fiefdom as soon as the war was over, and not stay in the capital to be an eyesore.

This is also the routine operation of the great nobles. If they are not welcomed by the king, they will simply stay away from each other for the rest of their lives. Within the rules of the game, as long as you don't mess around, there is no failure.

The five major families in the North are the best example. It is estimated that Caesar III was eager to get rid of them quickly, and in the end all he could do was suppress them politically.

Relatively speaking, they are still passive. They need the support of the kingdom to maintain their territory and must be involved in domestic political activities.

Southern lords like Hudson had very little dependence on the kingdom and could completely stay out of the central government's affairs.

Deep down, after making the decision not to enter the central government development, Hudson felt relieved.

…

"Earl Hudson, long time no see!"

With a simple greeting, Hudson saw Viscount Oran's unnaturalness. Just over a year later, the status of the two parties has changed, which would probably be uncomfortable for normal people.

It would be fine if it was just an honorary title. With the energy of the Hollister family, it would be no less than a virtual title. Even Caesar III was canonized, but was rejected by Viscount Oran.

Everything comes from unspoken rules.

The boss of the Southeast Province, Pierce, holds the title of earl. If the people below dare to go beyond that, do they still want to get involved in the Southeast Province?

Taking over the title of earl is equivalent to announcing to the outside world that he will join the ranks of earl Pierce and will no longer hang out with the Dalton family.

Without enough benefits, no one would offend the boss to death just for a false reputation.

If Hudson dared to take over the position of earl, it was because he had enough military exploits and the military strength in his hands also expanded rapidly. After the war, he would most likely be able to turn the virtual title into a real title.

Real interests are involved, even if it offends the Dalton family, it is worth it.

"Your Majesty the Viscount, what exactly happened on the battlefield, and why are you in such a mess now?"

Hudson asked pretending to be confused.

After all, he is his father-in-law, and he still has to give him face. In order to cover up Viscount Oran's embarrassment, he decisively chose to change the topic.

"It's hard to explain this matter. Although we were originally besieged by the enemy, we were still able to stabilize our position on the whole. Unless the enemy is willing to lose both sides, they will not be able to capture us.

They were all those guys from the North, trying hard to break out of the encirclement. Everyone was bewitched by them, and after making a series of preparations, they launched a breakout battle.

We have torn apart the enemy's blockade. But the next day when being chased by enemy cavalry was the beginning of the nightmare, and the army soon suffered heavy losses.

You know what happens next. We could have met earlier, but that guy Pierce thought that you would die and refused to save you, so he insisted on running away with us! "

Viscount Oran became angrier as he spoke.

Half of this resentment is directed at the five major families in the North, and half is directed at Earl Pierce. After being tormented by two groups, the Holliser family's road to recovery once again encountered setbacks.

Not only did the family's private army he led suffer heavy losses in this wave, but even the strength of the kingdom's standing army suffered heavy losses.

I don't have enough strength in my hands, and I can't even speak forcefully. Next, if you want to plan a province, the difficulty will rise by more than one level.

After hearing the expected answer, Hudson wanted to laugh but didn't dare. A group of southern nobles in the kingdom suffered heavy losses, but the situation of the five major families in the north was much better.

When they met with Hudson, each family had at least six to seven thousand private troops in their hands.

You must know that this is just a private army of their family, not a private army of provincial nobles like the southern nobles.

Coupled with the ability to collect some of the defeated troops in the future, it is estimated that the number of surviving private armies of the five major families in the North can easily exceed 10,000.

Compared with these instigators, the Southern Xinjiang nobles whose strength had been severely damaged have all become great grievances.

Especially the nobles from the southeastern provinces. After stepping into the pit dug by the five major families, they jumped into the pit again. They are simply the kings of the unjust.