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The enemy did not come, and it did not affect the expeditionary force's transfer. After marching for hundreds of miles, no trace of the enemy was found, so Hudson ordered to set up camp and rest.

The daytime battle was a complete accident. Until now, Hudson still hasn't figured out why the enemy hit his mouth.

Perhaps this is a miracle in military history, and there are many similar coincidences in history.

After all, if no one makes mistakes during a war, there will be no classic battles.

The climate on the prairie is changeable and the temperature difference between day and night is very large, so keeping warm is particularly important.

After setting up the camp, Hudson immediately called a meeting with senior officers.

“The battle during the day was won beautifully, but our strategic goals were also exposed in advance, and all original plans were cancelled.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the enemy is no ordinary person. After struggling with us for such a long time, a flaw was revealed. I don’t know when the next time will be.

We have overfulfilled the strategic goal of the expeditionary force to penetrate deep into the prairie to create chaos and reduce the enemy's war potential. There is no need to stay and waste time.

For the safety of the army, I decided to withdraw our troops tomorrow and return to the kingdom to rest. "

The seemingly innocuous words sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.

Everyone has heard about the retreat before, but the situation now is different.

After eating the enemy's 50,000 cavalry, the balance of strength between the two sides has changed. Even if the enemy gathers its defeated troops, it will no longer have absolute strength to suppress the expeditionary legion.

As for the 100,000 infantrymen, they were simply ignored by everyone. When the cavalry fights, it is their turn to join in.

According to Hudson's past style, when faced with such an opportunity, he would not give up without killing the enemy. It was obviously too early to retreat now.

"Marshal, the enemy's army encircling us has a total of 100,000 cavalry, and half of them have been destroyed during the day.

As long as we get rid of the other 50,000 cavalry, we can smash the enemy's encirclement and suppression plan and eat the 200,000 troops.

Without this force, the orcs would have no choice but to withdraw from the front line. When the time comes, we will attack from both front and back, and we have every chance of severely damaging the Orc Empire again.

If everything goes well, the great cause of destroying the Orc Empire may be achieved in our hands! "

Earl Ebert's regimental commander said with excitement.

Destroying the Orc Empire is the common wish of all Alpha Kingdom soldiers, and many regard this as their lifelong pursuit.

The expeditionary legion's consecutive victories have shattered everyone's last worries, and everyone's appetite has swelled.

The expectations deep in my heart, from the initial resistance to the orc invasion, to the later defeat of the orc army, to the current destruction of the orc empire, have been a major "sublimation".

"Marshal, what Ebert said is right, the opportunity is rare!"

The commander of the Marquis of Medel hurriedly agreed.

Immediately afterwards, a group of officers also spoke, as if the enemy was already meat on the chopping board and could be slaughtered by them.

…

"Your idea is very good. If this plan is implemented, the kingdom will indeed have a chance to destroy the Orc Empire.

Unfortunately, the continent of Aslant is not only dominated by the kingdom and the orcs, but also by many powerful forces.

With the kingdom's strength, even if it could destroy the Orc Empire, serious damage to its vitality would still be inevitable.

A more optimistic estimate is that we will lose 70% of our military strength and then make wedding clothes for others. "

Hudson's explanation made everyone's expressions change drastically again, and everyone turned into eggplants beaten by frost.

The destruction of the orc empire is just a beautiful dream after all. With the comprehensive national strength of the Alpha Kingdom, forcing this plan forward will only choke oneself to death.

It seems that the kingdom has the upper hand on the battlefield, but the overall military strength is still superior to the orcs, otherwise there would not be this military adventure.

The country is too weak to eat such a big cake. If it continues to fight against the Orc Empire, it will only benefit the fishermen who are watching the show from the sidelines.

Because of interests, the relationship between the Alpha Kingdom and the Seven Prairie Kingdoms is not very good. Their restoration on the prairie would be a political disaster for the kingdom.

“Marshal, the orcs are still strong, and keeping them will be a disaster sooner or later.

Once they are allowed to recover, the kingdom's northern frontier will be threatened again.

Even if we can't destroy them now, we can still severely damage them to prevent them from getting bigger again! "

Earl Ebert argued hard.

It was obvious that he only saw the first layer of the problem: the threat of the orcs to the kingdom; but did not see the second layer: the Alpha Kingdom now needs the threat of the orcs.

Born in sorrow and died in happiness.

It is the threat of the orcs that allows the major factions in the Alpha Kingdom to maintain maximum restraint during internal fighting and maintain internal unity.

Once this threat is removed, future political struggles will not be as benign as they are now.

Referring to cases of political struggles abroad, we know that every time there is a political reshuffle, countless noble families who are on the wrong side will decline as a result.

As an emerging nobleman, Hudson's influence was almost entirely concentrated in the military and had not yet had time to extend to politics.

Once the internal struggle in the kingdom escalates, Hudson, who gets a big piece of cake, will easily fall into the spotlight and become the first unlucky guy to be eliminated.

In this context, "nurturing bandits to respect themselves" becomes particularly important. As long as there is a threat from foreign enemies, he will always be the most noble marshal in the kingdom.

In the internal political struggles of the court, Hudson, with his transcendent status, could remain neutral.

As long as the major factions are not stupid, they will not provoke him. After a few more years of neutrality, nobles who also want to be neutral will naturally move closer to him.

If nothing unexpected happens, after the war, Hudson will definitely get a large fiefdom on the northern front line. There is no need to fight for it, someone will automatically come to his door.

Wherever there is the most important strategic location to defend against the invasion of orcs, there is his fiefdom. The job of the kingdom's goalkeeper will 100% fall on him.

If it hadn't been for the establishment of the Seven Prairie Kingdoms, which made everyone mistakenly believe that there was no threat to Northern Xinjiang, the last time Hudson's fiefdom should have fallen on Northern Xinjiang.

This is the tradition of the kingdom. The most capable generals are assigned to the places where they are most needed, which is why the current military structure is strong in the north and weak in the south.

"Okay, don't be impulsive!

None of the enemies came after them, which already explained a lot of problems. Hundreds of thousands of troops have gathered together, do you still want to attack by force?

After being out for so long, our ordnance has been exhausted, especially the specially made arrows, which are only enough for three volleys.

These things should be kept as a precaution. The enemy has suffered such a big loss and cannot fail to react. Our return may not be smooth.

If you want to fight the orcs, there will be plenty of opportunities later.

I have made the decision to retreat tomorrow, what you have to do now is to execute the order! "

…

At almost the same time, a military meeting was also held in the orc army camp. The difference lies in the morale of both sides, which are completely two extremes.

Compared to the expeditionary legion clamoring to expand their victory, the faces of all the orc officers were terrifyingly gloomy.

A total of 50,000 cavalry were wiped out in one fell swoop. So far, the number of defeated troops gathered together was less than 3,000, which was no less than a bolt from the blue for the orc generals.

Duke Daniel was holding back his anger even more. If these guys hadn't been running around, they wouldn't have collided with the enemy.

If you want to hold people accountable, you can’t find the “beast”. According to the information reported by the defeated soldiers, all the commanders of the five armies were killed in the battle, and the whereabouts of the Yingren general who was part-time supervising the battle were also unknown.

No one with significant responsibility can be found. The responsibility for the defeat will undoubtedly fall on him as the coach.

"How to fight next? If you have any ideas, please tell me?"

Duke Daniel's question startled all the orc officers. They all opened their eyes wide and looked at their commander with suspicion.

Anyone who is familiar with Daniel knows that his military ability is directly proportional to his arrogance. There is no general that can catch his eye.

In the past, when military meetings were held, Daniel was responsible for giving the order and everyone was responsible for executing it.

It's okay to put forward opinions, but there's a high chance that he'll be sprayed with hate, as if everyone's plans are bullshit in his eyes.

After following for a long time, everyone stopped making comments. Anyway, when it comes to military literacy, there is indeed a huge gap between him and his own commander, and there is nothing to dispute.

The arrogant commander suddenly asked everyone for advice. The generals were very unaccustomed to the sudden change, and some even wondered whether the commander in front of them had changed his "core".

There is no precedent for similar things in the Aslant continent. Especially in the internal fighting in the palace, the use of evil methods to play with Li Daitao Zang occurred most frequently.

However, these methods of playing have obvious shortcomings. The foreign soul and body cannot perfectly fit together, and flaws can easily be revealed in words and deeds.

After making sure that no problem was found, a lion general said slowly: "Marshal, the enemy is very cunning, we can no longer be led by the nose.

Judging from past battles, Hudson was particularly good at using troops by surprise. The Alliance of Ancient Relics was destroyed by him, and the empire also suffered a lot from him.

I couldn't think of a way to deal with him for a while. But what is certain is that we can no longer divide our forces.

No matter how the situation changes, we cannot divide our forces. Otherwise, the tragedy of the ancient alliance of survivors is very likely to happen again! "

As soon as the words were spoken, all the generals agreed. In the blink of an eye, "the troops cannot be divided" became everyone's consensus.

It just fell into the ears of Duke Daniel. These suggestions were said but not said. They were just a bunch of nonsense.

"Cannot divide the troops" is just their behavior and has nothing to do with how to defeat the expeditionary army. The enemies are not fools. It is enough to cause destruction everywhere. There is no need to come and fight with them.

Being hindered by the infantry, the next attempt to pursue the enemy became a fantasy. No matter how slow the enemy runs, he is still faster than the infantry.

For a time, the encirclement and suppression army was trapped in a dilemma. Splitting the troops threatens destruction, and concentrating the troops but not being able to catch up with the enemy forces makes the whole situation "embarrassing."

"Marshal, please report it to the imperial court!

Hudson was recognized by the empire as the number one general on the mainland, so it was understandable that he could not defeat the enemy forces led by him for a while.

Compared with others, our performance is pretty good. At least we have retained the main force and preserved the vitality of the Imperial Court. "

General Beamon on the side spoke to persuade.

If you can't win, then you just suck. Anyway, there were so many big shots who suffered defeat at the hands of Hudson. If one were to pursue the responsibility, most of the five emperors would be "sinners".

Judging from the comparison of Hudson's past performance, the encirclement and suppression regiment only lost tens of thousands of second-rate cavalry. This wave of performance is definitely qualified.

After a slight hesitation, Daniel nodded. Usually he is just arrogant and disdains to play these little tricks, but it does not mean that his political level has really reached zero.

The defeat in the contest with Hudson was mainly due to the emptiness within the Orc Empire, and the tribe being attacked failed to buy time for rescue. As long as the remaining tribes have more troops, the enemy will never be able to come and go as freely as now.

If the troops under his command had not changed their marching route without authorization, and according to Duke Daniel's deployment, the cavalry would have divided up halfway, and there would have been no such defeat.

"Then let's do this first! Pass the news to the nearby tribes and ask them to be on guard.

Many horse pits were dug and many horse-repelling stakes were set up around the tribal camps. No matter day or night, there must be enough patrols. "

Daniel ordered with a look of helplessness.

Unable to determine the movements of the expeditionary legion, he could only passively take defensive measures to reduce the losses of each tribe as much as possible.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but deep in his heart, there was always a voice constantly reminding him: Such a passive defense was wrong, the enemy would not be so stupid.

…

A wonderful misunderstanding bought enough time for the expeditionary force to evacuate. While the enemy was still preparing for their harm to the nearby orc tribes, the expeditionary legion had already traveled hundreds of miles.

Due to the inconvenience of communication and the numerous tribes within the Orc Empire, it was already the third day when the expeditionary force's whereabouts were exposed again.

With a distance of hundreds of miles, the encirclement and suppression army did not dare to divide their forces to pursue them, so they could only report the news to the imperial court.

A strange scene appeared, and the five emperors who received the news cursed loudly, saying that no one took the initiative to take on the important task of destroying the expeditionary legion.

"Emperor Beamon, you Beamon cavalry are unparalleled in the world. How about you be responsible for leading this mission?"

As soon as the Bear King finished speaking, Alex stood up from his position, not wanting to bully Behemoth like this.

The Behemoth Cavalry is unparalleled in the world, so it depends on who you compare with. When they met their old enemy, Hudson, when had they ever won?

"King Xiong, stop joking. The Behemoth cavalry is unparalleled in the world, but we suffered heavy losses in previous wars!

The imperial court, regardless of gender, went into battle, but now they could not gather three legions, and there was still one legion in the rear to encircle and suppress the enemy. The limited force was really unable to shoulder this important task.

I think His Majesty, the Wolf Emperor, should be more patient and use the invincible wolf cavalry to keep all the enemies on the prairie! "

Faced with Emperor Beamon's blame-shifting, Silver Moon Wolf Emperor immediately exploded. The number of Wolf Cavalry is indeed larger, but not to the point where they can easily eat up the expeditionary legion.

According to the practice of the Orc Empire, whichever emperor commands the army will act as the main force. The important task of intercepting the expeditionary legion was just a chore in the eyes of the emperors.

"Emperor Behemoth has been over-praised. The wolf cavalry is certainly good, but there is still a certain distance between them and the top cavalry.

Silver Moon Imperial Court had many battles with Hudson, but all ended in failure. First of all, their morale was low by three points, and it was really difficult for them to take on this important task.

I think the Lion King should be more patient. Now among the five imperial courts, the nobles have the best ability to preserve their strength.

…”

Before he could finish speaking, the Lion King hurriedly refuted: "Your Majesty, the Wolf King, you can't say that.

Our losses have also been very heavy, and now we are only looking good on the outside. This matter..."

After looking around for a week, the Lion King couldn't find a good person to blame.

The Eagle Tribe is dominated by the air force, and was hit hard by the human coalition forces in the last war. Their current role is often to collect intelligence and deliver news.

They can't even gather a full cavalry regiment, so they have to lead a large army to intercept the expeditionary regiment. That would be really difficult for the "Eagle Man"!

The Bear King on the side kept shaking his head, his expression clearly saying: There is no way to take the blame!

The Ursines are indeed powerful, but they don't have cavalry! Sending infantry out to block the enemy's cavalry regiment will surely result in a loss of lives.

None of the five emperors wanted to take on this high-risk, low-yield task, and the situation suddenly came to a stalemate.

"No one wants to do it, so let's just send troops together! No matter what, the enemy has turned our country upside down, so we can't let them escape easily!"

Silver Moon Wolf Emperor suggested slightly awkwardly.

…

After a smooth evacuation, the expeditionary legion felt a little pressure when they approached the front line where the two armies were fighting.

But this uneasy feeling soon disappeared. The border between the two countries stretches for thousands of miles, so how to intercept it is a big problem.

"Marshal, do you want to take a detour?"