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After successfully killing the chicken to scare the monkey, Hudson clearly felt a change in the way everyone looked at him. There is more awe and less intimacy.

To be a general, one must first establish prestige, and this step cannot be avoided. If there weren't many nobles in the army and the situation was too complicated, he wouldn't have held back for more than half a year before launching his attack.

It seems that Duke Pias just lost his temper temporarily, but in fact, this plan against him has been going on for half a year.

Ever since Hudson became the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom's army, he has been sending signals to Duke Pias that he wants revenge.

Waiting in the unknown is always the most anxious. He was ready to welcome him, but there was still no movement. Duke Pias was already suffering in his heart.

No matter how determined a person is, his mentality has collapsed after being tortured for more than half a year. However, Duke Pias was not aware of this collapse.

This was the scene where he lost his composure.

Without the foreshadowing, Duke Pias, as a veteran politician, would not have foolishly fallen out with the coach in the army.

Frankly speaking, Duke Pias's performance was pretty good. Originally, Hudson wanted to create pressure and force him to take action first, but unfortunately this guy didn't fall for the trick.

Without making a principled mistake, the label of "colluding with the orcs" would naturally not be given away.

Apart from the big crime of betraying the race, the few remaining minor accusations cannot shake the foundation of a great noble family at all.

Sighing secretly, Hudson got busy again. Duke Pias has jumped into the trap, but the final result is still unknown.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Hudson was no longer the little nobleman who led troops to charge. If he really wanted to go into battle and kill the enemy in person, he would be defeated like a mountain.

He sincerely hopes that this military deployment will succeed. Not to mention the destruction of the orc empire, as long as they are driven out of the rich orc prairie, it will be a great strategic victory.

After losing the fertile prairie, even if the remaining land of the Orc Empire is still vast, it cannot support an empire.

Even without the suppression of the five royal families, the remaining powerful races would all rise up, but they would still be limited by insufficient resources.

With the threat from northern Xinjiang gone, it only makes sense to go north to regain the ancestral land. What's the use of such a rotten land if it's being harassed by orcs every three days?

…

In the Emerald Palace, news of the coalition's expedition came, and Caesar III was filled with joy and sorrow.

The war started according to his will, but what happened at the coalition meeting made him feel humiliated.

When did the Alpha Kingdom become unable to take the stage and could only transport food and grass to the army?

However, he couldn't accuse him of anything. Hudson didn't argue with reason. It was because of the kingdom's lack of strength.

To pretend to be fat is to save face and suffer. With the current military strength of the Alpha Kingdom, there is no confidence to fight for face.

If he really goes to compete with the major forces for the main attack mission, he may lose the last possessions of the kingdom.

"Are the supplies on the front lines adequate?"

Caesar III asked with concern.

The war was all about logistics. Compared with the severely damaged Orc Empire, the Human Alliance had an absolute advantage. The only shortcoming currently restricting the performance of the Human Alliance is the logistics of the army.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. In the past six months, we have been paying close attention to logistical issues.

On the front line of Zijingguan alone, we have stockpiled enough supplies for the army to use for half a year, and supplies from the rear are still being sent to the front line in a steady stream.

As long as the advance plan is completed, even if the war reaches a stalemate in the heart of the orc prairie, we can still ensure logistical supplies.

If there were any logistical problems, it would only be after the orcs were driven out of the prairie. If this step can be achieved, the orcs will have nothing to worry about! "

The Prime Minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, said confidently.

From the founding of the country to the present, this is the first time that the Human Alliance has made up its mind to deal a serious blow to the Orc Empire.

If the alliance's plan goes well, the action against the orcs is just the beginning, and similar methods will be used to defeat other surrounding alien races one by one.

After being the overlord of the continent for so many years, the major forces of the human race are no longer satisfied with being the nominal overlord of the continent, but are preparing to unify the Aslant continent.

They were all forced out. After countless years of development, many areas of the human race were overcrowded. If you don't want to cause internal conflicts, you can only expand externally and seize more survival resources.

Coupled with the factors of the legendary 100,000-year catastrophe, it further stimulated the determination of the top human race officials to take action.

Except for a few of the most powerful people in the mainland, everyone else is just pawns on the chessboard.

"In previous wars with the orcs, most of them were forced to withdraw their troops because of unsolvable logistical problems. I hope this time can be an exception.

From now on, all the kingdom's strategic supplies will be given priority to the front line. If they are not enough, they will be purchased overseas.

Let’s all take the lead and live a hard life together for a few days recently, giving up all the important supplies such as sugar, meat products, etc. that we use on daily basis.

Let me set an example first. Starting from today, the palace will no longer supply sugar, wine, and cloth, and the supply of meat products will be reduced by 90%..."

Caesar III said cruelly.

It's easy to cut down on other people's food standards, but it's really cruel to take the lead in cutting down on living standards yourself.

However, there are many precedents in the Alpha Kingdom for kings and nobles to take the lead in living a hard life. Whenever the war reaches a critical moment, in order to ensure the supply of materials to the front line, there will be such a wave.

As early as half a year ago, Caesar III played like this. The days of being a vegetarian almost made him hungry to death.

Later, the war zone eased and material supplies became abundant, and normal life resumed.

This time Caesar III learned a lesson and did not foolishly announce a complete cut off of the meat supply, but only reduced the supply.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. For the future of the kingdom, it is nothing if we suffer a little!"

As if it had been rehearsed, everyone answered almost in unison.

There is nothing to resist, this is how our ancestors came here. From the outbreak of the war to now, except for a few celebration banquets, all banquets in the kingdom have disappeared.

It seems like it’s just advocating, but it’s actually being enforced. It's just that this kind of coercion is not a legal method, but an unspoken rule common in the aristocratic world.

When the social atmosphere is frugal, extravagance and waste are sins and will be despised by the world.

The aristocrats took the lead in saving money, not to mention other classes. Anyone who dares to commit a crime against the wind is seeking excitement for himself.

Everything serves the war, and any behavior that conflicts with this article will result in a heavy price to be paid.

…

On the bank of Xueyue Lake, looking at the clear water of the lake, Hudson's mood was particularly different when he returned to his old place.

"Give me the order to set up a temporary camp here, build a granary on the spot to stock up on supplies, and then break camp and move forward after the enemies in front have been cleansed!"

When millions of troops go on an expedition, it is naturally impossible to transport food and grass at once. Such large-scale material transportation is not economical at all.

The rational choice is to continuously build temporary transfer stations along the way, hoard strategic materials along the way, and continuously transport materials according to actual needs.

Xueyue Lake is one of the transfer stations selected by Hudson.

There is no other reason than that the location here is good and there are three natural rivers available.

Although the water flow is not large, small boats of about ten tons can still navigate freely. It is not enough to meet the needs of the army, but the transportation pressure can be reduced by one point.

They were all scouted in advance, and even the ships were brought over with the army. The only regret is that the army is heading upstream.

Fortunately, the water flow along the way is mostly gentle, so we can paddle forward, and the river channel that requires manual pulling is not very long.

The Xueyue Lake, which was originally lush with water and grass, was also a gathering area for orc tribes. It had a unique grassland market and was considered a rare prosperous area in the orc empire. It was only visited by the Northern Expedition Army half a year ago.

Even if he was lucky enough to escape, he would not escape the fate of being forcibly recruited by the five royal families and used as cannon fodder.

The orc tribes living in this area now were all moved here by the five royal families after the war.

This kind of fertile land is obviously not available to everyone. If virtue is not matched, misfortunes will inevitably occur.

A group of unlucky tribes who migrated from the north and west had just lived a good life for a few days when they were attacked by the human alliance.

Hudson did not have the opportunity to witness the specific battle scene. Anyway, when he arrived with his team, even the corpses on the ground were fed to the wild beasts.