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In Da Pest, all the senior officials of the Principality of Moxi panicked after receiving the battle report from the front line.

No matter how high-minded a person is, he cannot withstand successive defeats on the battlefield. Although they still had contingency plans, no one wanted to activate them so early.

"The enemy's offensive is too fierce, and the defense line of Augustburg is in danger; the Principality of Auton is on the verge of collapse, and a two-front battle is inevitable.

How should we deal with it next? Does anyone have any strategies? "

George asked with concern.

As the king, he is very aware of the difficulties that the Principality of Moxi is currently facing. There are two main reasons for the rapid collapse of the front.

In addition to gathering too many broken troops, which affected the morale of the troops, there was another practical factor - the defense line was not strong enough.

The Augustburg defense line was originally designed to target enemies in the north. It was destroyed in the last orc invasion. The current enemy troops came from the west, and all the defense lines were temporarily repaired.

Even the famous Fort Augustus is only a semi-finished product, and its defensive power is far from what it was before.

The two unfavorable factors are superimposed together. If the frontline defenders can still block the coalition of ancient survivors, they will really be cheating.

It was expected that the defense line would collapse, but George did not expect that the front line would collapse so quickly. At any rate, I have to hold on for a month or two to buy some buffer time for the principality!

It is depressing enough that one's own army is not performing as expected, but one did not expect that the performance of allies is even worse.

Only a dozen days after the war began, the Principality of Oton lost cities and territory one after another. At this moment, even the royal capital has become shaky and may fall at any time.

There is no point in complaining. The Principality of Alton also suffered heavy losses in the last war. The performance this time was much better than when facing the orc invasion.

For a test paper with a perfect score of 100, the Principality of Alton has at least improved from 10 to 20 points. The increase is very amazing, but the base number is too low, and it is far away from passing the exam.

“Your Majesty, the reinforcements from Alpha Kingdom are already on the way, only two hundred miles away from Fort Augustus.

The reinforcements this time are all elite. As long as the defenders persist for a few days, the situation will improve.

With Marshal Hudson personally leading the team, the battle situation on the front line of Fort Augustus was basically worry-free.

What needs to be focused on now is the terrible situation we will face after the collapse of the Principality of Alton. "

Count Martins said slowly.

The Ministry of Military Affairs has tried its best, but the gap in strength between the two sides is really too great. Coupled with the drag of pig teammates, it will be even more difficult to make a comeback.

“Count Martins, the current international situation is very unfavorable to us.

The elves have already sent out troops. If nothing unexpected happens, we will soon receive the bad news of the destruction of the three principalities of Cantru, Usta, and Fike.

Stimulated by this, the aliens seemed to be going crazy. Not only did the Ancient Relics Alliance step up their offensive, the Orc Empire also took action.

In addition to the three countries that were destroyed, two more of the seven grassland kingdoms have reached the final stage. Now only the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Frantlen are left with a certain degree of strength.

How long they can hold on is anyone's guess. If the prairie hadn't been too vast, I'm afraid the prairie battlefield would have ended long ago.

Against this background, the Alpha Kingdom is overwhelmed and the support it can provide us is very limited.

On the battlefield of the Southern Continent, our human race has the upper hand, but it will still take some time to determine the winner.

Moreover, even if the war is over, they will first support the battlefield in the Central Continent.

At least in the next six months, it will be difficult for us to obtain strong support from the Human Alliance. "

Count Renato said with a troubled expression.

In diplomatic issues, the core theme is always interests.

On this basis, if a great diplomat is born, he can occasionally perform miracles once or twice through operation.

If core interests are not involved, the diplomacy of the Aslant continent is not as effective as asking the king to come forward to gain favors.

Helping relatives but not taking care of things is the norm.

This clearly does not apply in the current situation. No matter how many royal marriages there are in various countries, they must make concessions for the national strategy.

If you want to change the strategic decision-making of a big country, the price you need to pay is by no means a small amount.

In order to preserve the principality's foundation, George has found ways to bribe Caesar IV and Hudson, but this does not mean that he is still able to bribe the countries in the Southern Continent.

It was all caused by the collapse of the Warhammer Kingdom. If it hadn't been for the prodigal son of Joseph II, the current situation would definitely not be so bad.

In the past, when continental wars broke out, there was nothing to worry about without the ancient survivors. Every time a continental war breaks out, they fight each other.

“Count Renato, the situation may not be so bad.

The ancient relics have been suppressed by the Warhammers, and their true strength should not be as strong as everyone expected.

The defeat on the battlefield was mainly due to the serious loss of the principality's strength. Compared with three years ago, our strength has declined instead of rising.

Don't forget that the nobles have been recovering in recent years. They would like to dress up as two halves of a flower for a copper coin. Everyone knows how the serfs are living.

If your stomach is not full, how can you have the strength to fight?

The veterans that the principality painstakingly trained during the last war have been starved to death in recent years, and at most only four or five ten percent of their combat effectiveness is left.

The situation in the Alpha Kingdom is much better. The Hessians jumped out to cause hatred, and the nobles in their country did not dare to relax their armaments at all.

Nobles with a little wealth would regularly organize military training for their serfs, and the veterans' combat power was relatively better preserved. "

After listening to Prime Minister Herceg's analysis, everyone looked much better, and then their faces were full of embarrassment.

After finally accumulating a group of veterans, they actually lost their combat effectiveness in order to save money on rations.

Even if they want to complain, they themselves are "idiots who throw away watermelons in order to pick up sesame seeds."

As soon as the last war ended, everyone in the principality thought that the world was at peace, and immediately released their troops to Nanshan.

Not only was the combat effectiveness of the serf soldiers destroyed, but the number of the standing army was also greatly reduced, so that when the continental war broke out, they were caught off guard.

After all, the body cannot be maintained in a day or two. They didn't have enough to eat before being called up, and after being called up they could only barely fill their stomachs.

Not every commander is as strong as Hudson and can obtain enough meat for the soldiers. Most generals don't care what their soldiers eat.

"The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more. Let us learn lessons after this crisis is over!

There have been a lot of refugees pouring into the principality recently, so we arranged for people to send them away first, and the saved relief food was used as military rations. "

George said expressionlessly.

Once you make a mistake, you will regret it forever.

An inconspicuous little detail actually affected the combat effectiveness of the principality's army. It's too late to regret, but there are still remedies.

If the source cannot be opened, the flow will be cut off. It is difficult to reduce other expenses, but the expenditure on refugee relief is expected to be reduced in a short period of time.

They are all promised conditions. Sending people there early not only shows sincerity, but also reduces food consumption.

As for recruiting refugees to replenish the country's population, that should be considered when the war is about to be won. You can't just arrange people down with the front foot, and then ask everyone to flee with the back foot.

…

Late at night, the bloody battle in Augustburg continued. The only difference is that the atmosphere in the headquarters is no longer so lifeless.

Among the officers in the room, Hudson could name only a few. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know these people, it's enough for everyone to know him anyway.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

As soon as Hudson sat down in his seat, everyone felt a lot more at ease. The coach is here, will reinforcements be far away?

"Everyone, please relax a little and don't be so nervous. There are only a bunch of inferior coalition forces of ancient remnants outside, and their era has long passed.

Coming out to be active now is nothing more than relying on the support of the elves and trying to take advantage when our northern continent is at its weakest.

Don't let the defeated troops affect your mood and treat them as a strong enemy. In fact, it caught you off guard. As long as you stabilize your military morale, the enemies outside will not be a concern.

Reinforcements were already on the way, and the enemy did not give up attacking the city late at night. That was because there was not much time left for them.

Keep your spirits up. You are all like this. What do the officers and soldiers below think?

Today's meeting ends here. Everyone should perform their duties and perform their tasks, and do not give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. "

Seeing Hudson's calm expression, everyone who was originally panic seemed to have been injected with tranquilizers and calmed down.

There's nothing wrong with it, this is the era of the human race, and all the ancient relics outside the city have settled down. If it were truly powerful, it would not have been suppressed by the Warhammer Kingdom for hundreds of years.

The only problem is that the enemy's attack is indeed fierce. It is much stronger than the orc cannon fodder of the past, and its combat effectiveness is almost catching up with those of the elite orc army.

Fortunately, the strength of the ancient coalition forces was not as terrifying as when the orcs invaded. During the battle, the enemy commanders tried to reduce casualties as much as possible, otherwise the battle would have been impossible to fight.

"marshal……"

Seeing Raquel hesitate to speak, Hudson laughed and cursed:

"Hesitating, this is not your style Raquel. That arrogant and arrogant playboy aura back then was frightened away by a few foreign races."

He gave orders as soon as he came over. This was not because Hudson was trying to seize power, but because he really had the right.

As early as the last war, he was awarded the title of Marshal by the Principality of Moxi, and his status was higher than everyone present.

This time he came here because the Principality of Moxi took the initiative to invite him to serve as the commander-in-chief. Coming over to take over the command of the army is also in line with the procedures.

Similar cases have not happened before on the Aslant continent.

Hudson was the marshal of two countries. In history, there were some fierce men who were marshals of all human countries at the same time and commanded the coalition forces of various countries to fight.

Although that was a special situation, the existence of precedent still provided a legal basis for him to command the army of the Principality of Moxi.

Of course, these are all theoretical. In reality, whether you can command people or not depends on your personal prestige. If the officers on the front line don't buy it, the title of marshal will be empty.

"Marshal... no... the main thing... alas... I've embarrassed you!"

Raquel said hesitantly.

In recent years, he has often boasted about being the successor of Hudson. In a sense, he was able to serve as the hard-working frontline governor because of his own doing.

The cowhide blows out, no big deal. As long as the record can keep up, it will be a historical legend.

Unfortunately Raquel was unlucky and inherited a mess. Before there was time to clean up, the enemy came over.

"You don't have to be like this. In fact, you are doing quite well. Looking at the entire continent, there are not many people who have the ability to command hundreds of thousands of troops.

Despite the lively fight between the Central Continent and the Southern Continent, they actually made a lot of jokes. They just deliberately blocked the news for the sake of face.

The Augustburg defense line did fall a little faster, but that was because too many broken troops were collected. Even if they suffered consecutive defeats, they generally retreated in an orderly manner. "

Hudson said deliberately.

He had no idea how the offensive and defensive battle on the front line of Augustburg was fought.

By the time Hudson arrived on the battlefield, the battle line had collapsed, leaving only a few forts holding on.

The so-called orderly retreat is purely a statement of high emotional intelligence. The real situation is that after the outer city was lost, the defenders rushed towards the inner city swarm.

Generally speaking, the retreat was orderly. That was because he ran fast enough and laid a large number of traps in the city beforehand. Most of the troops successfully evacuated to the inner city.

"Marshal, do you think the city defense military deployment needs to be adjusted?"

While talking, Raquel took out a map and handed it to Hudson.

"There is nothing to adjust. The most taboo thing at this time is to mess around. Just follow the established plan."

Hudson said, shaking his head.

The siege battle has already started, and if we make military adjustments to the city defense, it will be just boring.

Among the generals of the Principality of Hudson and Moxi, everyone was familiar with him, but his understanding of others' abilities was very limited.

In addition to damaging one's own reputation, causing trouble will not bring any benefits at all, so it is better not to make adjustments.

Anyway, it's all about delaying time. As long as the enemy can be weakened, it doesn't matter how they fight.

…

It was late at night, and whether the enemy was tired or simply not in a hurry, the offensive gradually came to a standstill.

It's just that war is never one-sided. If the enemy wanted to rest, they would first ask Hudson if he would agree to it.

Raquel's hidden magic crystal cannon at the bottom of the box was pulled out at this moment, and the enemy immediately began to greet them as soon as they retreated.

How many enemies you kill is secondary, the key is to be loud enough.

The atmosphere on the battlefield was already tense, but with so much noise being made in the middle of the night, only ruthless people could fall asleep.

"Marshal, the raid team you ordered has been organized. Do you want to launch a night attack now?"

Raquel asked with concern.

After being beaten for so many days, he had long wanted to fight back. Unfortunately, his teammates weren't strong enough, and Raquel really didn't dare to take risks.

“It’s not a night attack, just pulling the team out for a walk.

Send the order, open the city gate and let the commandos go out to feint attack. Once the enemy counterattacks, they will immediately retreat.

The moonlight is good tonight. A city gate swinging once will not allow the enemy to have a good sleep. "

As he spoke, Hudson cast his gaze into the distance.

At a distance of only a hundred miles, the Warcraft Cavalry could kill them in less than an hour. The other elite cavalry were not much slower.

Counting the time, the expeditionary force had rested for five or six hours. After another two or three hours of tossing, when the enemy is most exhausted, it will be the best time to launch a surprise attack.

"Marshal, what if the enemy reacts and follows into the city?"

Raquel said in fear.

Originally, the defenders were frightened. If the enemy attacked the city at night, Fort Augustus might be lost.

"It doesn't matter, we just need to let them in. With the arrangements you have made in the city, there is no problem in delaying them for a few hours, right?"

Hearing Hudson's question, Raquel nodded hurriedly. A few hours is too disrespectful. Even if nothing is prepared, the tens of thousands of defenders in the city cannot be killed by the enemy in a few hours.

"Execute the order. If everything goes well, the enemy will be defeated tonight!"

…

The loud horn sounded, and the expeditionary force immediately gathered. A dragon roar pierced the air, and Hudson landed in front of the formation.

"The officer distributed the magic potion to all the soldiers and immediately administered it to the horses."

After hearing this order, everyone was slightly stunned. There is no shortage of magic potions in the Aslant continent to stimulate the potential of war horses, but no one uses them very much.

Not only are the medicines expensive, they also have serious side effects. It cannot be said that once used, all war horses will be scrapped, but a loss of 40 to 50% is still the norm, and the life of a war horse that is lucky enough to recover will be greatly reduced.

However, shocked by Hudson's majesty, the order was carried out. Although war horses are valuable, they are nothing compared to winning the war.

No one jumped out to question, and Hudson nodded with satisfaction. The military is not a place for democracy, especially during war, when only one voice is enough.

Now everyone is worried about the safety of the war horses and has doubts in their hearts. After this war is over, everything will disappear.

As the most famous magic potion master in the kingdom, it is very reasonable to prepare a stimulating potion without side effects.

Due to his current status, Hudson can expose some things slightly without worrying about attracting prying eyes from the outside world.

"A good opportunity has arisen to defeat the enemy. All officers and men must obey my orders, abandon all baggage and heavy weapons, and immediately attack Fort Augustus!"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, the ground began to tremble. The scene of thousands of horses galloping together was like a big earthquake.

The army embarked on the journey without any delay. A dragon's roar broke through the air, and Hudson had disappeared from where he was.

…

When Hudson reappeared over Fort Augustus, the bloody battle had begun again.

Without any surprise, the dispatched raiding team was not only bitten by the enemy, but also allowed others to seize the opportunity and rush to the city wall in one fell swoop.

Faced with the opportunity presented to them, the representatives of various ethnic groups in the camp of the coalition of ancient survivors were almost stunned.

"What are you doing standing still? Hurry up and order the entire army to attack!"

Priest Remo reminded hurriedly.

He was not a professional soldier, but he still knew how to take the opportunity to expand the victory after climbing the city wall.

Deep in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh: Bless the Elf Goddess!

All kinds of horns sounded almost at the same time. Representatives of all races who woke up ran to their own teams to direct the battle.

Countless soldiers from the ancient relics rushed into the city through some torn holes. Although the defenders put up desperate resistance, they were still unable to withstand the enemy's attack.

For a moment, shouts and screams resounded throughout the world. Countless guards and soldiers did not know what was happening, but they saw the enemy approaching.

There was chaos, and the whole Augustburg was in chaos. With the attack of the coalition forces of the ancient survivors, the whole city was soon engulfed in flames of war.

Except for Raquel, who vaguely guessed the truth, everyone had no idea what was going on and could only face the enemy in panic.

"Marshal, this..."

Before he could finish his words, Hudson interrupted: "Don't worry, everything will come to an end in an hour.

In the current situation, the Alpha Kingdom has no choice, and the Principality of Moxi has no choice. We can only fight quickly, and all sacrifices are for the ultimate victory! "

Do it all once and for all, and deceive others first. In order to fool the enemy, Hudson had to make a real attack on the city.

As time passed, the bloody killing continued, and suddenly the sound of horse hooves that shook the earth came from the distance.

"No, enemy attack!"

When Tan Ma passed the news to the coalition of ancient survivors, representatives of each tribe were directing their own armies to fight. When the news was passed to the hands of the commanders, the sound of thousands of horses galloping was also heard.

Only now did I realize the danger, and it was already too late. The main force that invaded the city was currently fighting in a melee, and would not be able to retreat for a while.

As soon as the officers and soldiers who stayed behind in the camp came out to organize their defense, the Warcraft cavalry pounced on them. Many coalition soldiers died before they could react.

The consequences of the various ethnic groups being stationed in separate camps were also exposed at this moment.

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