The King Chapter 212

  Chapter 212 The missing orc army

  At the critical moment of life and death, the nobles of the Moxi Principality still have a bit of a big picture. After receiving the order from the capital, all the defenders on Terence's defense line moved.

   Regardless of the outcome of the battle, as long as the defenders move, it will be a restraint on the orc army.

  In order to ensure the safety of the logistics line, the orcs also had to send more troops to escort. Some active generals were on the most wanted list of the Orc Empire.

   But this has no meaning other than venting hatred. Originally, the two sides are mortal enemies, who cares about the wanted order of the Orc Empire!

  As the guard of Flying Bear Castle, Hudson is still on the list even though he didn't do much.

   There is no way, the people under him are too professional. All the sons of nobles from the north have their ancestral craftsmanship.

  They were able to obtain titles. In addition to the legacy of their ancestors, this skilled craftsmanship also played a big role.

  A few years ago, when they went south from the north to seal off, the private troops brought over one by one were fed by orcs.

   Now he is still doing his old job, but the original business was to go to the orc empire to catch slaves, but now it has become a problem for the orcs.

  The orc army looks huge, but it is actually composed of tribes. In terms of internal organization and coordination, it is far inferior to the human race.

   There is still hatred among many neighboring tribes. There are a lot of contradictions between different races. Being able to gather together is purely the pressure of the five imperial courts.

  Where there is contradiction, there is opportunity.

  Hudson didn't know exactly what happened, and he wasn't interested in getting to the bottom of it. Anyway, he just asked his subordinates to cause some trouble for the orcs, and then he was listed at the top of the most wanted list.

  The furious performance of the beast not only failed to frighten Hudson, but aroused his greater interest.

   Didn't come to the door with a large army, didn't he just tell him clearly: the strength of the troops is tight, and I can't take care of his bad luck for the time being.

   If you don't use the opportunity, it will be automatically invalidated when it expires. The consumption of multi-line combat will be unbearable to anyone who puts it on.

  Now the core strategy of the orcs is to besiege the city of Dapace. If they mobilize 200,000 to 300,000 troops to besiege the Fort of Flying Bear, it will definitely affect the overall strategic layout.

  With the Human Race Alliance likely to send troops at any time, the top management of the Orc Empire had to consider the time effect.

   It is completely clear at a glance whether pulling out a nail or destroying a country is more important.

  The orcs don't want to be brutally beaten, the only way is to drag more aliens to end and share the pressure together.

  Now what they need is not to strengthen local control, but to make as much noise as possible to prove to the outside world that the overlord of the human race is corrupt.

   "Earl, just received the news from the spies that a large orc convoy has returned from the front line.

  The spies checked behind the convoy and found that there were deep wheel marks on the ground, which should be full of cargo. "

  Hearing "Come back from the front", Hudson was instantly interested. The army of orcs slaughtered all directions. In addition to the wanton killings, there were also burglaries.

  Compared to the convoys transporting food and grass to the front line, these convoys full of loot are the real fat.

   It's just that the number of such fleets is rare. When they knew they were invincible, the nobles of the human race would usually destroy their property in order not to take advantage of the orcs.

  Most of the time, what the orc army can loot is too late to destroy, or in other words, there is no way to destroy property.

  Painful people, God pays off. After telling his subordinates to pay attention for so long, Hudson finally let Hudson wait.

   "Tom, notify the expeditionary force to assemble, and order the Griffon Cavalry to wander around the sky and check from a distance to see if there is an enemy ambush nearby."

  Although fat meat is good, it is necessary to be vigilant. The logistics line is often harassed, and the orcs have become cunning.

  Many defenders obviously went out to rob the orcs for food, but because they were not careful enough in their actions, they ended up becoming food for the orc army.

   Those who can successfully withdraw the troops are all veterans on the battlefield. More troops have paid a big price for this.

  Of course, the failure of the operation is a failure. Hudson has not heard of a case of annihilation.

   Obviously, these noble generals who have dealt with orcs for a while have become mature now.

  Everyone was very vigilant, and when they sensed something was wrong, they immediately led the troops out of the way.

  Everyone has self-knowledge, like the newly formed legion whose combat effectiveness has been overwhelmed, they will never be taken out to give away their heads.

  The troops that can participate in the operation, even if they are not elite divisions, are mostly veterans and semi-elite.

  Besides, the orcs' main force is limited at the moment, and there are too many places that need to be taken into account. A large part of the army responsible for carrying out the ambush mission is miscellaneous soldiers, and their real combat effectiveness is not very strong, so everyone did not suffer much.

  Hudson's operation this time is no exception, and he only takes out troops that can fight. The city defense corps and the newly formed 23rd corps, which had been defeated in combat effectiveness, were all left in the city, and they definitely didn't want to eat alone.

  As for the second and third legions whose combat effectiveness is a mystery and have just been restored, they only mobilized some officers and soldiers to participate in the battle.

   After all, it was just an ordinary robbery, and there was no need for too many troops at all. Taking action with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the task of most soldiers is not to rob, but to prepare for reinforcements.

   Regardless of the fact that the orcs have a lot of troops stationed nearby, at a certain point, there are not many mobile troops that can be immediately dispatched for reinforcements.

  During the war, the best way to stand out is—military exploits.

  The more exploits you have in your hands, the tougher you can speak. This is the only opportunity for the small and medium-sized nobles to transcend the limitations of their status and participate in the struggle for the right to speak.

  The Principality of Moxi is now in an era of turmoil. It would be a pity if the status of the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force is not used.

  Run to fight the orcs, Hudson is not so naive. It is still possible to lead the team to rob the orcs to make a fortune, and at the same time use the heads of the orcs to make military exploits.

  The growth of a famous general is a long-term accumulation process. Except for a few famous battles, most of them are small battles, the key is to fight more.

  Every battle is a qualification.

  A person who suddenly made great achievements and ascended to a high position will attract the envy of countless people; but after a person has gone through hundreds of battles, he will make another great contribution and rise to a high position, and everyone will only admire him.

  The silent rise of Moisture is widely accepted by the general public, because it is in line with everyone's cognition, and everyone is working **** this road.

  When someone succeeds, it just proves that they are on the right path. This kind of success is an example for everyone to learn from.

   Suddenly popping up, this kind of identity transition that does not conform to the rules of the game will naturally be attacked and suppressed by all parties.

   In this respect, Hudson is lucky. In the previous two big victories, Crown Prince Caesar was at the front, and the bundled political propaganda made it impossible for the jealous ones to start.

  After Hudson took over the expeditionary force, although he did not make great contributions, he did not stop making small contributions.

   Going out every now and then to kill the orc number 180, I'm embarrassed to use it for publicity, but it's very good on my resume.

  The wanted warrant from the Orc Empire was a divine assist. Being able to become the most hated existence by the enemy, who would dare to say that his military exploits have no weight?

   The number of enemies killed is small, it doesn't matter, just add a zero after it. Putting it on the battlefield between humans and orcs, killing a hundred and eighty enemies, and annihilating a thousand and eight hundred enemies is the same as nothing.

  If you want to make an approval, there is no way to do it. On this issue, the nobles in the army, big and small, have vested interests.

  Hudson never took the credit for beheading. Except for the credit for coordinating the command, the rest of the military credits were all on the heads of the nobles below.

   If it is true that the investigation of the fake leader's meritorious service, the first unlucky people will be the following people. Because the credit for the beheading can be quantified specifically, but it is difficult to have specific standards for the credit for the command.

   When it comes to investigation, the most direct charge is negligence, not pretending to be a military leader.

  Such a small crime is not worth mentioning to any noble general with great military exploits.

  Not only did he pick himself out, but more importantly, Hudson successfully created an image of a "good leader who is not greedy for credit", and incidentally tied the expeditionary force together with benefits.

   They were all forced out. If you don't use these methods, it is almost impossible to integrate an army with complex components in a short period of time.

  The robbing team was gathering, and a quiet troop mobilization was slowly kicking off under the city of Dapace, more than 200 miles away.

  The number of orc camps is still increasing, but the number of elite legions appearing less and less, every siege battle is a large number of cannon fodder charging.

  The elite orcs who served as the supervising team also dropped from the initial tens of thousands to thousands of people, and a large number of main forces suddenly disappeared.

  The strange changes in the orc camp quickly attracted the attention of the defenders in the city. Reported all the way, and finally reached the hands of Prime Minister Herceg.

  With everyone's joint efforts, King Chris IX was finally rescued, but his body was still so weak that he couldn't come out to preside over the overall situation.

  It doesn't matter whether it's true or false. Anyway, Chris IX handed over the work of defending Dapez to a group of princes and ministers, and he stayed behind the scenes to concentrate on recuperating.

   "Several elite orc legions outside the city seem to have disappeared out of thin air. Didn't you find it?"

   Prime Minister Herceg asked in disbelief.

   You must know that there are as many as eight main orc legions gathered under the city of Dapace. No matter where these elite legions point their troops, they can stir up a lot of trouble.

   "Respected Prime Minister, the number of Ying people is dozens of times that of ours, and the orc army trapped us in the city before it was mobilized.

   Our Griffin Cavalry regiment sent people out several times to investigate, but in the end they never returned.

   Now we can be sure that the Beamon Legion of the Orcs has not been mobilized, and the Eagle Legion has left about two to three thousand people.

   About 6,000 Yingren soldiers and the main force of the other three imperial courts temporarily disappeared from our sight. Leaving with them, there are four ordinary werewolf cavalry regiments.

  There are less than fifty griffin cavalry in the city. It is too risky to break through the enemy's blockade during the day, and it is best to wait until nightfall to act.

  If you want to receive information, you have to wait until tomorrow night at the earliest. If you want to be quick, maybe you can take some special measures to contact the surrounding nobles.

  The orc army will definitely pass through their territory. As long as you verify the location, you can roughly judge the enemy's purpose. "

  Campals said helplessly.

  As the head of the Griffin Cavalry, he has endured the most severe test every day since the outbreak of the war.

  Limited by the number of griffin cavalry, the Principality of Moxi has always used them as scouts. Even so, it still cannot change the reality of a large number of Griffon cavalry losses.

  When the eyes are closed and opened, there will be bad news. The number of griffin cavalry killed each time is not large, usually one or two cavalry is lost, the data is inconspicuous, but the problem is that it is difficult to replenish.

   It is true that the Principality of Moxi is raising griffins, but griffins are not hens that can lay eggs every day. The pitiful fertility, egg production is based on years.

   After finally laying a clutch of eggs, only one or two eggs can hatch out of more than a dozen eggs. This is not enough to guarantee that the little griffins will all grow up to adulthood safely.

   It is not that I have tried other means to increase the hatching rate, but unfortunately it is limited by the law of the jungle.

  The artificially bred griffins have degenerated in many ways, and the griffins that are born will continue to degenerate.

   It was originally a low-level monster, but after degenerating a few times, it became a beast directly.

   The combat power of the Beast Griffin is irrelevant for now, but its strength is really not good enough, and it simply cannot carry a grown man to fly.

  Even if you want to hatch artificially, you can only find wild griffin eggs. This kind of flying monsters that live in groups usually make their homes on the cliffs deep in the mountains of monsters.

  If you want to steal their eggs, you must first ask the monsters along the way if they would let you go.

  Unless you are lucky, you won't even be able to see the shadow of the griffin egg, and it will directly turn into the feces of a monster.

  The long reproduction process + poor hatching rate restricts the growth of the Griffin Cavalry.

  Even though the Griffin cavalry's individual combat effectiveness is obviously stronger than that of the Eagles, they are still always suppressed by the enemy. There is no way for eagles to kill griffins.

   "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, judging from the current situation, the situation in the Principality has actually deteriorated to the extreme.

  No matter where the orc army's goal is, there will be no essential difference in the impact on our situation.

   Turning around and going back to besiege Terence's line of defense has no real meaning other than wasting time. The orcs will most likely not do such useless work.

  Continuing to go south to occupy more of our territory, it would be worse than besieging Dapace, which would have a greater impact. As long as we take down our royal capital, the rest of the principality's territory will follow suit.

  Then the remaining choices, there are only a few neighbors left. It doesn't make much difference to the Principality whether the orcs choose to attack the Warhammer Kingdom or the Alpha Kingdom. "

   Martins said indifferently.

  The heavy pressure made the Minister of Military Affairs lose confidence and went down the road of being bad.

  Just after changing the perspective, Martins, who was originally anxious, calmed down instead.

  If you can't stop the orc army's movement, then simply don't bother to stop it, as long as you keep Dapace well.

  Even if the main force of the orcs suddenly disappeared, it still couldn't move him. With a calm mind, it is easier to analyze the problem to the point.

   "Your Excellency, it is not completely unaffected. If we find out the movement of the orc army, we will know that we will call our allies.

  If the flames of war burn from our side to their doorsteps, but we don't notify them in time, it won't be a good time for everyone to meet in the future. "

  Foreign Minister Renato said depressingly.

   It's easy to deal with it passively, but their foreign affairs department is in big trouble. Compared with the two neighbors, the strength of the Principality of Moxi is still so weak.

   If you offend someone to death, you will inevitably suffer in the future. Especially now that the strength of the two allies is still there, they have already been paralyzed by the orcs.

  In this context, unless you can kill your teammates, it is best not to do it, so as not to plant hidden dangers for yourself.

  (end of this chapter)

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