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Camp in the north of the city.

Hudson, who had just returned from the palace, had not had time to take a breath when the Mossi people and envoys from the East and West Warhammer Kingdom came to his door.

Judging from the time, these people should have rushed over from the front line on flying monsters immediately after the war situation collapsed.

The situation was tense, and Hudson had no time to chat with them, so he immediately asked:

"Raquel, what happened on the front line? Why did the front line collapse so quickly?"

There are many armies gathered in the Warhammer Kingdom, and the fortresses on the defense line are strong enough. Even if the enemy threatens the forbidden spell, so many magicians will have to release the forbidden spell.

After all, once the forbidden curse is brewed, it cannot be taken back. A magician who participates in releasing the forbidden curse has to train for ten days and a half.

Hudson didn't believe that the enemy could produce dozens of forbidden spells in a day. If they were so good, there would be no need to fight the next battle.

“Marshal, after confirming that the elves participated in the war, the entire army was in panic, allowing the enemy to seize the opportunity.

By the time the coalition command reacted and took action to calm the morale of the troops, the three front lines of defense had been torn open.

The Warhammer Kingdom was poorly prepared in advance. Except for the three front lines of defense that were completed, the rear lines of defense were incomplete.

The army suffered very heavy losses, and now it can only rely on the noble castles along the way to resist. Without reinforcements, the Eastern Warhammer Kingdom would not be able to hold on for long. "

Viscount Raquel said worriedly.

From a second-generation playboy to becoming the backbone of the principality's army, he is no longer the military novice he was back then.

The test of war and fire greatly improved Viscount Raquel's vision, and he became very clear about what the fall of the Eastern Warhammer Kingdom meant.

No one knows how the enemy will advance in the future, but the Principality of Moxi does not dare to gamble.

The tragedy of being beaten by the orcs back then has not yet been repaired, and no one in the Principality of Moxi wants to do it again.

However, keeping the enemy outside the country is just a fantasy after all. Facing the coalition forces of the Elf Tribe and the Ancient Relics Alliance, the Northern Continent simply could not find a force to contend with them.

Asking the Alpha Kingdom for help at this moment is like a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor.

"How many elven armies are there on the battlefield?"

Hudson asked concerned.

Things have already happened. Whether the coalition forces were defeated by the enemy or collapsed by panic, the situation they need to face is the same.

On the contrary, the intensity of the elves' participation is the key to determining the subsequent war.

"Elf army?"

Hearing this word, Raquel was slightly startled, and then explained:

"Marshal, the elves only sent a group of magicians and part of the guard force.

Although there are not many in number, they are all powerful.

We once sent experts to sneak attacks in an attempt to disrupt the enemy's spellcasting. As a result, several eighth-level experts were brutally attacked by the enemy! "

After receiving the exact answer, Hudson was speechless.

If it weren't for his status that made it inconvenient to complain, he would really like to ask the senior generals on the front line what they do for food.

If you want to risk your life, you have to rush in with a large army, or use magic crystal cannons to greet the position of the mage group. Send a few masters just to kill them. Do you really think that the other party is a fool and doesn't even have the most basic defense?

It collapsed thousands of miles away. Who do you want to show it to?

All the human nations are very busy at the moment. It is simply impossible to expect everyone to send troops to the Northern Continent to clean up the mess before they finish their own business.

The current situation is that persistence may not lead to victory, but failure will definitely lead to defeat. Once they lose their foundation, life in exile will definitely teach them how to behave.

"Um!

I have figured out the matter. You guys can go and rest first. The question of reinforcements cannot be answered until the kingdom consults. "

Hudson said perfunctorily.

Deep down in his heart, he had already made a secret calculation. The Western Front battlefield suddenly collapsed, and the original strategy of first north and then west went bankrupt.

Now it depends on the choice of the alien coalition. If they borrowed a road from the Principality of Alton to go south, then the Alpha Kingdom could still pretend to be deaf and dumb.

If they continue to invade the Principality of Moxi, the Alpha Kingdom will have to send troops for reinforcements for the strategic security of its own rear.

First attack the coalition forces of the ancient survivors, and then turn around and deal with the orcs?

The idea is beautiful, but when it comes to implementation, it becomes very difficult.

If you are not careful, you will be dragged on the Western Front and unable to escape. When the time comes to fight on two fronts, all the pressure will be concentrated on the kingdom.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Hudson was really panicking at this moment. It was really hard for him to decide whether to make a dangerous move and take a big gamble.

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"Your Majesty, Marshal, are you serious about deploying 50,000 elite troops to attack the coalition of ancient survivors?"

Caesar IV asked in disbelief.

It is not difficult to mobilize an army of fifty thousand, but what is difficult is to defeat the coalition of ancient survivors in a short period of time.

Even with the cooperation of allied forces from various countries, the enemy is strong and we are weak. It is not easy to stabilize the battle line with a weak attack, let alone defeat the enemy in a short time.

Everyone has a pretty good understanding of the situation on the Western Front. The most optimistic estimate is to send troops and reinforcements to help the Principality of Moxi stabilize the front, or delay their collapse.

Defeat the enemy?

No one dares to think about it. Even if the elves do not intervene, the coalition of ancient survivors is not a soft persimmon.

"Your Majesty, as long as the coalition of ancient survivors sends troops to the Principality of Moxi, the kingdom will have no choice. If it doesn't want to be dragged to death on the battlefield, it can only resort to dangerous tactics.

Judging from the current situation, the elves may really want to go south to rescue the alien alliance, but the ancient alliance of survivors may even want to eat the Principality of Moxi.

We cannot bet on the limits of their ambitions. The best option is to strike first, destroy the ambitions of the ancient alliance, and let them understand that being neighbors with the kingdom is a wrong choice. "

It was clear that Hudson was only telling half of the story. If the ambition of the Ancient Relics Alliance is defeated, they will have no choice but to rely on the elves and go south to rescue the alien alliance.

There is no doubt that the Alpha Kingdom will definitely let them go south. When the time comes, several kingdoms in the Central Continent will be scolding each other. This is a sure way to deceive their teammates.

"Marshal, we have no doubt about the strategic issue. The key to the question now is, can the ambition of the ancient alliance of survivors be extinguished with only 50,000 elites and coalition forces from various countries?"

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland asked with concern.

If you win, you are pouring cold water on the enemy; if you lose, you are adding fuel to the fire.

Judging from the performance of the senior generals present, it was clear that all of them had their heads buried and tried to reduce their sense of presence. They obviously did not have the confidence to take on this challenging task.

"Prime Minister, you are wrong. The only thing we can rely on is our own 50,000 elites.

The coalition forces from various countries are now demoralized. Gathering with them will only reduce their chances of winning.

The most important thing about soldiers is their skill, not their numbers; the most important thing about a general is their strategy, not their strength.

I am going to personally direct this operation. However, before the war breaks out, the strategic purpose must be hidden and treated as an ordinary troop reinforcement.

To be on the safe side, it's best to deceive your allies as well. As long as the enemy is not prepared in advance, the success probability of this operation is 50%.

I have fought in the Principality of Moxi and am very familiar with the terrain there. If the battlefield is in the Principality of Moxi, then the probability of winning can be increased by another 10%.

The army is all elite, and even if the military operation fails strategically, it will not suffer tactically.

If you take a gamble, no matter whether you win or lose, the situation will not be worse than it is now. "

Hudson said without changing his expression.

In a dangerous move, a 60% chance of winning is already very high. In this dangerous moment, you can gamble with a 30% chance of winning.

As a kingdom on a chariot, Alpha Kingdom has never been short of gambling. In the past history, the kingdom has made a big gamble more than once.

It's just that in the past, the Human Alliance was behind the scenes. Even if you lose all your chips, you can still make a comeback.

This continental war is obviously different. The bottom line of the human race countries has been falling again and again. If the alien race on their doorstep is wiped out and the strategic situation changes, no one can say whether they will support the restoration of the country that was destroyed in the war.

The kingdom's top officials, who had no confidence in their allies, really didn't want to gamble. Unfortunately, the situation is not up to anyone. If you don’t want to be dragged to death in a war of attrition, you can only take a big gamble.

"The marshal is right, we have no choice. Whether it is military pressure or logistical pressure, the kingdom does not have the ability to fight on two fronts.

I can tell you clearly that the Kingdom's war funding is currently far less than expected.

What's worse is that the prices of strategic materials have soared in the international market. All countries are suffering from this, and there are no affordable materials to sell to us.

We cannot count on the outside, so we can only tap the internal war potential.

The governors present know best how far you have completed the task of raising strategic materials assigned by the kingdom.

Based on the reality of the kingdom, Marshal Hudson's plan is the only way to solve the problem. "

Marquis Delgado spoke in support.

It is difficult to be the finance minister of a poor country, especially a poor country like the Alpha Kingdom that is under the threat of war all year round. It is even more difficult to be the finance minister.

The Kingdom’s Ministry of Finance is either raising money or on the way to raising money. The matter of demolishing the east wall and repairing the west wall has been used during the orc invasion.

The holes left by the last war have not yet been filled, and a new round of war has begun again.

The current Alpha Kingdom essentially no longer has the ability to mobilize to the extreme. In order to ensure the supply of logistics materials to the front line, enough production personnel must be left behind.

When Hudson took office, he engaged in elite soldier training. It seemed that "the most important thing in soldiers is elite", but in fact he was forced to do so.

The kingdom does not have enough cannon fodder that can be used continuously for consumption, so it can only improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and supplement quantity with quality.

Perhaps it touched everyone's pain points, and everyone who was originally prepared to object chose to shut up.

If you have a chance to gamble, go for it! Taking advantage of the fact that we now have chips in our hands, we can still seize the initiative.

If we wait until the middle and late stages of the war and passively enter the pit of two-front battles, we may not even have a chance to gamble.

No one feels any pressure to abandon allies for strategic supplies. If certain provinces of the kingdom were to be abandoned for strategic reasons, the local noble lords would have to break out on the spot.

"Marshal, soldiers are very fast on the battlefield. If you want to severely damage the coalition of ancient survivors in a short period of time, infantry may not be able to do it, right?"

Efiero asked openly.

It is not difficult to mobilize 50,000 elite cavalry from the Alpha Kingdom, but it is different to mobilize 50,000 elite cavalry.

The total number of cavalry in the standing army is less than 40,000, and the most elite ones can only be 20,000. The rest can only rely on the contributions of noble lords from various places.

"The Grand Duke's guess is correct. The only cavalry that can be used in this military operation is cavalry. Not only the knights in your hands will be requisitioned this time, but also your Warcraft cavalry must be requisitioned.

If the Warcraft mount is immature, then find a way to force it to mature. If there is a shortage of magic potions, I still have a lot left.

At present, all the Warcraft cubs in the Mountain Territory have been ripened. The medicine used is a special medicine for the descendants of the dragon that I made. The side effects are much smaller than ordinary ripening medicines.

The combat effectiveness and fertility of the ripened Warcraft cubs are not affected, but their size cannot keep up with the normal adult Warcraft.

However, according to my observation, these forcibly ripened monsters are also continuing to grow in size, and may grow to the level of normal adult monsters in the future.

It will take time to verify the specifics. Anyway, judging from the current situation, except for the slight impact on Warcraft's longevity and growth potential, the side effects are almost negligible. "

The war did not affect business. In order to meet everyone's needs, Hudson also specially purchased a batch of the cheapest ripening potions on the market.

After diluting it one to ten, Hudson added some dragon and bear urine and feces into it, and poured some energy into it, and the takeaway version of the ripening potion was released.

The price of a medicine with few side effects and good effects cannot be low. It has surpassed all ripening medicines on the market since its birth.

This kind of unproven high-priced product is naturally not welcomed by the market. After all, in the field of alchemy, Hudson was still a newcomer and had no reputation at all.

Products that cost a lot of money should not be thrown away. This war is undoubtedly the best opportunity to build brand awareness.

The magic modified version of the potion is sold, and there is no fear of someone deducing the ingredients. The urine and feces of dragons and bears are not so easy to get.

If you want to conduct piracy experiments, you must first obtain the raw materials.

Whether this kind of combination that does not conform to the principle of magic potion will break the mentality of the alchemist is none of Hudson's business.

It is estimated that after this transaction, Master Hudson's reputation as an alchemist will be resounding throughout the continent. In the future, you can also become rich by selling magic potions.

"Marshal, are you sure that the side effects of the ripening potion only slightly affect the longevity and development potential of Warcraft?"

Duke Hero couldn't help but ask.

The magic ripening potion with low side effects is not just a potion, but a strategic material that can change the pattern of the continent.

As for the longevity and development potential of Warcraft, it is not within the noble master's consideration. As long as the training can be completed quickly and invested in the war, it is enough.

"Your Excellency, I never lie! The most important reason why these medicines are so effective is that the raw materials are precious.

In fact, similar ripening agents with low side effects have also appeared on the mainland. It is just limited by cost and output that it cannot be promoted on a large scale.

If you are interested, you can go to the Arcane Academy for a walk, where there are all kinds of weird research.

Ripening Warcraft cubs is just one of the common subjects. "

Hudson put out a wave of advertisements for the Arcane Academy without changing his expression. There were indeed many research subjects in it, but it was limited to research.

Many projects are limited by funding and are completed just after the project is established, waiting for the unjust financial sponsor to come to their door.

If the continental war hadn't broken out and everyone knew that the kingdom had no money, I'm afraid those old guys who were keen on research would have come out to solicit sponsorship.

As the honorary dean of the Arcane Academy, even though he couldn't afford to invest in so much uncertain research, Hudson couldn't do nothing.

First, lay the groundwork to make everyone mistakenly think that his highly effective magic potion is related to the Arcane Academy. After the war is over, there will always be enemies who can't help but jump into the trap.

Hudson knew very well how ruthless those R\u0026D people were. Once you become obsessed, you will even trick your own people for funds.

Less than half a year after the school started, the college's annual budget was wiped out by them. In order to maintain the operation of the college, students had to amortize their tuition fees again.

In order to avoid any mishaps later, the Kingdom's financial allocations have been changed from annual allocations to monthly disbursements.

"Sorry, Your Majesty Marshal. I was too presumptuous just now!"

Duke Hero explained hurriedly.

With the identity of an additional alchemist master, Hudson's weight is even heavier. Especially the alchemist master with unique skills cannot be easily offended.

Raw materials are precious, but Hudson is able to mass-produce them. He knows what this means.

There is a conflict of interest between the Northland aristocratic group and Hudson, which does not mean that Hero personally is fighting to the death with Hudson. Disputes in the aristocratic world are never black and white.

"It's understandable, this is a matter in the alchemy circle, and it's normal that the Duke doesn't know about it.

If you are worried, you can take some back to try out. But the speed needs to be faster, and the dose in my hand may not meet everyone's needs. "

Hudson said with a smile.

As a businessman, how can we care about customers' doubts?

The issue of price was tacitly not mentioned by everyone. The implication of "precious medicinal materials" is too obvious, and the price will definitely not be cheap.

Even if it's haggling, this is not the right place. Hudson doesn't want to give everyone the impression of being a philistine.

Once the medicine is used and the specific effects are seen, the price will no longer be an issue.

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