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Chapter 362: Sui Policy

In the mountain territory, along with a burst of screams, the people in the territory immediately became excited.

The lord has a child, which is a sign that the power is maturing. If the timing wasn't right, everyone would have held a celebration immediately.

Public celebrations have been cancelled, but there are many private celebrations.

This is not the royal capital, so naturally no one pays attention to such a minor issue as "disobedience".

Seeing his son land safely, Hudson immediately climbed onto the dragon's back and headed straight for the royal capital without stopping.

The advantage of the Dragon Knight is reflected here.

It would take a month for an ordinary knight to go back and forth to the royal capital or gallop on horseback, but Maxim could do it in one day.

The situation in the royal capital is tense, so important figures like Hudson cannot be absent, but it is still possible to take a day off.

In a good mood, he found that the atmosphere was not right as soon as he arrived in the royal capital. Before he could enter the room, he was invited to the palace to discuss matters.

Looking at everyone with nervous expressions, Hudson was very confused. I had only been away for a day, and something happened again.

Could it be that another important guest was assassinated?

If this is the case, the officials responsible for security work can go home and farm.

"When everyone is here, the meeting will begin.

Count Carles, Count Martinez, tell everyone what happened on your side! "

Caesar IV said with a serious expression.

Seeing this scene, Hudson was very embarrassed.

It can be seen from the atmosphere at the scene that except for him, the guy who left, who didn't know what happened, everyone else knew.

His intuition told him that it must have something to do with the military, otherwise everyone wouldn't be waiting for him here.

“I just received news from the border that the troops of the Kingdom of Hesse are gathering towards the provinces of Covasia and Obra.

The specific target is currently unknown, but after analysis, Count Martinez and I unanimously concluded that the Hessians came for the kingdom.

Before leaving, we also prepared an emergency plan. The nobles currently staying in the provinces of Covasia and Obra have begun mobilizing for war.

However, the aristocratic private armies of our two provinces alone may not be able to withstand the enemy's advance. "

After hearing Count Carlisle's words, Hudson was startled and said in his heart that it was unscientific.

According to the practice of the Aslant continent, if a war breaks out between human nations, they must first find a reasonable excuse to take action, and then send someone to declare a challenge.

This is not the end yet. After the declaration of war is made, the war can only be launched after the opponent's army has gathered at the border.

If we pay more attention to the rules, the two sides will agree on a time and place for the first battle.

When they arrived at the place, they didn't start fighting immediately. Instead, the top leaders of both sides held one last negotiation, or bickering, and the fight officially started after they couldn't reach an agreement.

If one can successfully persuade the other party, or if one party is convinced, it is common for them to withdraw their troops and go home.

“The Kingdom’s standing army has already set off and will arrive at the front line in the shortest possible time.

Now I invite everyone here to discuss whether the Hessians want to provoke a war?

If a war breaks out, how will the kingdom deal with it?

Several powerful countries in the central region are eyeing our northern continent. Will they take advantage of it?

If the war expands, what enemies do we need to face, and what allies can we win? "

The series of questions raised by Caesar IV completely confused Hudson. Are they discussing how to deal with it? It’s clear that they have already begun to deal with it.

Full mobilization began in the border provinces, and the kingdom's standing army was mobilized.

But this is very much the Alpha Kingdom. In the past, when the orc army made a slight move, this was how everyone responded.

Hundreds of years of habits have become natural, and now everyone relies on subconscious instinct to make orders. This kind of good habit will definitely not change for a while.

Hudson was very suspicious. The Alpha Kingdom's army had completed its assembly, and the Hessians were still discussing whether to launch a war.

"Your Majesty, maybe the situation is not that bad. The Hessian standing army only has 230,000 people, and at most half of them can be put into the battlefield.

No matter how elite they are, they only have such a small number of troops, allowing the nobles from all over the country to hold on to the castles and fortresses. They may not even be able to take down the provinces of Covasia and Obra.

If you really want to invade the kingdom, you will definitely mobilize the whole country.

We might as well take a look at their follow-up actions before deciding whether to launch nationwide mobilization.

The kingdom is in the recovery period and is not suitable for launching a large-scale war. It is best not to fight if possible. "

Hudson spoke to persuade.

But the more he talked, the more he felt something was wrong. Who was the hawk representative of the kingdom?

Why did he, the largest war faction, become the leader of the anti-war faction?

"Your Majesty, Earl Hudson is right. The Hessians are no more warlike than the orcs. They have not fought a war with more than 200,000 people in the past eighty years.

Perhaps the current troop mobilization is just a test, and none of their envoys have evacuated! "

Marquis Delgado hurriedly echoed.

The Ministry of Finance is the largest anti-war faction in the Alpha Kingdom. However, due to limited military capabilities, Marquis Delgado did not dare to draw conclusions easily.

Now that Hudson, a military leader in the kingdom, spoke, Marquis Delgado immediately felt reassured.

If you can avoid fighting, then you must not fight. If the kingdom overreacts and ignites the flames of war all of a sudden, the finances will really be ruined.

Of course, if the war is victorious, it will be another story.

However, considering the apparent strength of both sides, everyone still felt uncertain.

It seems that the number of standing armies between the two countries is almost the same, but the Warcraft Cavalry in the Hessian Kingdom's army has become an integral part of the army, and their weapons and equipment are also more advanced.

The disparity in strength between the two countries' aristocratic private armies is even greater. Most of the elite aristocratic private armies of the Kingdom of Alpha were lost on the orc battlefield, and it took more than a year to only replenish the full establishment.

I'm afraid no one can tell what the combat effectiveness is. Anyway, the noble gentlemen present had no confidence in these armies.

On the other hand, the aristocratic private army of the Hessian Kingdom is superior in both quantity and quality.

The disparity in strength among the extraordinary military services is even greater. In the Hessian Kingdom, any family without hundreds of Warcraft Cavalry would be embarrassed to say that they are a noble.

There are also large and small magician groups, but the specific strength is unclear. Anyway, the worst magician group is stronger than Hudson's pocket magician group.

Of course, Alpha Kingdom is not without its advantages. The speed of mobilization is one thing, but the key is that 99% of the nobles on the kingdom's side have come off the battlefield.

The individual strength of various domestic armies is generally inferior to that of the Hessian Kingdom, but these people are all veterans who have just come off the battlefield.

This was the confidence that gave Hudson the confidence to assert that the Hessian Kingdom's little mobile force could not defeat the two provinces while defending the city.

If a staged victory cannot be achieved in a short period of time, it will fall into a strategic stalemate. Once the human sea tactic is activated, the advantage of the Hessian Kingdom's elite troops is no longer obvious.

The continent of Aslant is not peaceful. The strength of the human race cannot be consumed indefinitely in the civil war. When the time comes, some countries will come out to break up the fight.

If it weren't for a period of peaceful development to stabilize his family's foundation, Hudson would really not mind going with the flow and fighting a war with the Hessian Kingdom.

After all, foreign war can really divert domestic conflicts. Instead of letting the nobles of the kingdom fight among themselves, it is better to lead everyone to fight it out.

Winning or losing is not important. According to the current gameplay, the expansion in the human race's internal fighting is mainly based on cannibalization, and the country will be destroyed before a single battle.

"Marquis Delgado, the Kingdom of Hesse has summoned the nobles from all over the country to the royal capital for a meeting. This is a sign of starting a war.

As the saying goes, be prepared for any danger. The kingdom must prepare for war in advance and cannot be attacked by the enemy due to a moment of negligence..."

As he was about to finish speaking, Count Martinez realized something was wrong. It seems that in the war between human nations, there is no precedent for direct sneak attacks.

But on the surface, he still maintained his composure. It's not like precedent is something that cannot be used.

Until war actually breaks out, no one knows whether the enemy will behave. Predictions about things that have not happened yet cannot be defined as right or wrong.

Even if he knows that his judgment is too subjective, he must insist on it. This is the way of survival for the border nobles.

Anyone in his position would require the kingdom to prepare for war with all its strength, so as not to suffer losses when war breaks out.

It is best to launch a major counterattack as soon as the war breaks out and place the battlefield within the enemy's national borders.

"Count Martinez, things are not that bad. You are all defending the city now. Even if the enemy makes a sneak attack, it will be difficult to achieve much results.

The Hessians are not that crazy to lose the country's credibility for just a few castles.

Don’t forget, our relationship with the Hessian Kingdom has only deteriorated in the past year. There is no inextricable hatred between the two parties.

Even if they really can't stand it any longer and want to start a war, we can cause trouble.

At worst, they would acquiesce to the Hessian Kingdom's invasion of one or two small northern countries, so being a wallflower would be a good choice. Since they want to move closer to the big countries in the middle of the country, let's make it happen. "

After listening to the words of the Prime Minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, Hudson exclaimed deep in his heart: Good guy, isn't this a replica of the Suisse policy?

If the Alpha Kingdom plays like this, it will be the source of disaster. When the ambitions of the Hessians are aroused, a full-scale war between the two countries will really be inevitable.

He knew it, but Hudson didn't jump out to object. What does the life and death of several small northern countries have to do with him?

According to the gameplay of the Aslant continent, even if the Hessian Kingdom is allowed to expand to the northern continent, their pace will not be faster.

If you want to successfully annex a country, even the smallest one, you have to go through all the political, military, and diplomatic means, and you have to face interference from a number of powerful countries.

If the methods are slightly excessive, they will be surrounded and beaten until their parents don't even recognize them.

"The Prime Minister is right. The current international situation has changed, and our foreign policies should also change accordingly.

Currently, several big countries in the central region want to advance northward. It is too difficult to stop them in the current state of the kingdom.

It's better to make some concessions appropriately, sacrifice the interests of the losers, and temporarily stabilize them. Buy enough time for the kingdom to recover. "

The words of the Marquis of Zuel further clarified Sui's policy. Everything is based on interests. Several southeastern provinces are under pressure from national defense, and the southwest provinces are also not easy.

Everyone is busy restoring their strength, and none of the nobles in the kingdom want to start a war at this moment.

Count Carles and Count Martinez, who were originally clamoring, also fell silent at this moment. It was obvious that they also did not want a war to break out with the Hessian Kingdom at this time.

Who wants to turn their own territory into a battlefield when there is a chance to lure the enemy away?

"Marquis Zuel, the enemy's ambition cannot be fed by some profits. The more we indulge them, the greater their ambition will be, and sooner or later it will come back to us.

Perhaps then our enemy will not just be a Hessian kingdom, but multiple kingdoms in the middle that are ruled by desire.

The best choice is to fight out now and extinguish the enemy's ambitions with iron and fire, instead of tempting them to annex other small countries! "

Duke Hero objected hastily.

The main fighting faction was defeated so quickly that they didn't even bother to struggle, forcing him to step forward.

If the Sui *** policy is passed, the war will definitely not be fought for a while.

As long as the Hessians are clear-headed, they will know how to bully the neighboring small countries into eating meat instead of coming to fight against the iron plate of the Alpha Kingdom.

With the situation developing like this, all the nobles in the country are getting what they want, but they are the only nobles in the North who are in tragedy.

As the peace era slowly develops, the military advantage that originally belonged to the northern nobles will soon be overtaken by everyone.

Some wealthy aristocrats might even be able to surpass them militarily with their strong financial resources.

"Duke Hero, if you can solve the kingdom's financial problems and then find ways to bridge the gap in military strength between the two sides, I think this suggestion is very good.

If it can't be done, I don't think your suggestion is feasible.

Don’t forget, war is about logistics. With the kingdom's current financial resources, I'm afraid that the war has just begun and we will be out of money.

This time the enemy is not a foreign race, so don’t expect the Human Alliance to give us the full answer.

If you can guarantee that the Kingdom's military can continue to fight for the Kingdom even if the supply of logistical supplies is insufficient, then forget about me! "

Marquis Delgado's words directly choked Duke Hero to death, and the other four Dukes also turned pale with anger.

We can still find ways to overcome the problem of the army's inferior combat effectiveness. The worst case scenario is using veterans to pile up elite soldiers. With our rich combat experience, we may not have no chance of winning on the battlefield.

But the reason of "no money, strategic supplies cannot be supplied" is really an unsolvable problem.

Given the financial situation of the Alpha Kingdom, not to mention borrowing money, not being called upon in advance can be regarded as a favor given by the creditors.

"Count Francis, according to everyone's proposal just now, is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs capable of settling the Kingdom of Hesse?"

Caesar IV asked with concern.