The King Chapter 457

  Blood stained the grassland red, and corpses piled up on the ground. The expeditionary army that had just finished the battle looked like a killing **** who had just come out of hell.

   Standing in front of the army under the scorching sun, Hudson still felt a chill.

  Just now, a tribe group of hundreds of thousands of orcs disappeared under the butcher knife of the expeditionary army.

  Similar battles have happened many times since entering the prairie. Almost every day, orc tribes are maimed by the expeditionary army.

  It has developed to the present, and everyone has no intention to count the results of the battle. No matter how many ordinary orcs were beheaded, it would not be able to arouse everyone's interest.

   "Send down the order to recall the scattered troops, and move the whole army to the southwest. Next, we will fight a **** road!"

   Hudson ordered murderously.

   No matter how elite the army is, it is still a human being. It is inevitable to be physically and mentally exhausted by constantly killing on the prairie.

  From the time of landing to the present, any soldier of the expeditionary force has a few beast lives in his hands. There are many people who beheaded hundreds of people.

  The title of "Grassland Killer God" is definitely on Hudson's back. The orcs who escaped by chance will spontaneously help him with publicity.

  As long as the orcs still exist, he is the most terrifying big devil. After all, the terrifying Abyss Demon King only stays in the legend, far less severe than the pain of the skin.

  If the time could be restarted, I am afraid that 99% of the orcs would oppose launching this war.

  War, apart from killing them, everyone has never seen any benefits.

   Making achievements on the battlefield, looting wealth from the human world, and then reaching the pinnacle of animal life, it has almost become a fantasy legend.

   After the war has been going on for so long, no one has really gotten what they wanted.

   It was okay when they attacked the Seven Kingdoms of the Grassland before, although those guys were basically poor ghosts, at least they were easy to bully. If you hit the enemy, you will be defeated, and you can gain some gains.

  Since the invasion of the Alpha Kingdom, the situation has changed. After capturing seven provinces in a row, they did not get any decent spoils.

  After Hudson took office, the situation became even more embarrassing. Not to mention robbing wealth, the enemy went to his hometown without even seeing a good news.

  The gap between reality and ideal is too far, and it is inevitable that the animal heart will be turbulent.

   Regardless of the ruthlessness of the expeditionary army, not many tribes were actually wiped out. Failure to win does not mean failure to escape.

  Get on the horse and run for your life in any direction. As long as you can outrun your teammates, you can escape.

   The worst is still farming tribes, those with two legs cannot run with four legs. Facing the pursuit of the cavalry of the expeditionary army, only a few lucky ones can save their lives.

  Escaping the pursuit of the expeditionary army does not mean that the matter is over.

  The vast prairie is full of various dangers, wolves, undead, poisonous insects... These are all pediatrics, and the real danger is "beastmen".

   It's okay to meet a tribe of the same race. If unfortunately you stray into the sphere of influence of a hostile race, it's only a matter of time before you get on the grill.

  After the tribe was defeated, the orcs who died at the hands of their own people may not be much less than those killed by the expeditionary army.

  Duke Daniel hated this kind of cannibalism, and issued strict orders to prohibit it many times. The end result is that everyone does what they usually do, and they still do what they do now.

   Not to mention on the prairie, even in a military camp, if soldiers accidentally go to the wrong camp, they may become someone else's dinner.

   Hatred is only one aspect of the factor, and more of it stems from the lack of materials.

   Countless low-level orcs have been unable to fill their stomachs for many years. It seems that there are many cattle and sheep in the tribe, but none of them belong to them.

   It is normal to not see meat for a year or so. If the year is not good, it is not surprising to starve to death.

  The harsh living environment has created distorted values. The corpses of the same race have become an important source of meat for them, let alone foreign races.

   "Hurry up, a large group of cavalry is coming!"

  Hearing the greeting from his companions, the Leopard who had just won the victory quickly cleaned the battlefield and evacuated. Before leaving, he did not forget to take away the wild boar corpses on the ground.

  In the distance, Duke Daniel, who witnessed this scene in person, felt extremely heavy in his heart.

  The empire is on the verge of life and death, and all the races in the country still haven't given up fighting among themselves. The scene in front of him was not an isolated case, it happened all the time in places he couldn't see.

   "Guards, bring back all those fleeing guys. I want to see where they are from, how dare they ignore my orders!"

  Duke Daniel ordered angrily.

   In order to reduce the infighting between various ethnic groups, it is inevitable to kill chickens and monkeys. It's fine if you don't see it. Since you bumped into it, you can't ignore it.

  The most important thing is that the perpetrators are not the five royal families, but middle races with slightly stronger fighting power. Kill people, and there will be no trouble.

   "Yes, Marshal!"

   "The third team will attack with me!"

   As soon as the voice fell, a group of wolf cavalry rushed out. The werewolves who reacted a step slower showed annoyed expressions.

   It was a rare opportunity to show off in front of the coach, so he just slipped away.

  Compared with **** fights on the battlefield, the safety factor of hunting down a group of fleeing Leopards is obviously much higher.

  The elite is the elite after all, and in less than a cup of tea, the third brigade led a group of dejected Leopards and appeared in front of Duke Daniel.

   "Marshal, please forgive me!"

   "Spare me!"

  After confirming Daniel's identity, begging for mercy kept ringing in his ears.

  The panic-stricken group of Leopards have already panicked at this moment, lost the ability to think about problems, and only know how to kowtow for mercy.

"enough!"

   "If you want to survive, give me a reason to let you go. You don't need to say the reasons that everyone often uses."

  Duke Daniel's expressionless words made all the Leopards stop begging for mercy and start thinking about ways to save their lives.

   "Marshal, we have no other choice!

  The empire's food collection tasks are constantly increasing, and the tribe is already running out of money. If they don't want to find a way to get it from the outside world, they won't be able to survive this winter at all.

   It happened that this group of wild boars sneaked into the tribe's ranch in an attempt to sabotage, so we shot them! "

  The explanation given by the middle-aged leopard man is obviously somewhat inconsistent.

  Sometimes he said there was a lack of food, and another moment he said that the wild boars were causing damage. He forcibly tied the two irrelevant things together.

  The speaker may not have the intention, but the listener has the intention. At this moment, the only thing left in Duke Daniel's mind was "the task of requisitioning food is heavy".

  For this war, the Orc Empire also gave everything it had, putting all its assets under pressure.

  The front line is constantly moving forward, and the logistical pressure is also increasing day by day. Now that the front line is in a stalemate, it has turned into a war of attrition.

   Burning the enemy's food and grass back then forced the Alpha Kingdom to sever their wrists and abandon the seven provinces in the northern border. Now it is the turn of the Orc Empire to worry.

  As the commander-in-chief of the army, Daniel is only in charge of fighting, and the five emperors are responsible for raising the logistics. It doesn't mean that he doesn't know the difficulties of the empire's logistics.

  The pressure on the front line is inevitably transferred to the rear. Because of the many races within the orcs, the share of strategic materials allocated to each race is not the same.

  The five royal families can't attack their own family members, so they can only transfer the burden originally belonging to their own family members to the subordinate races below.

   Within the same race, there are also nobles and marginal tribes. When distributing shares, it is inevitable that some tribes will suffer.

  Passed down layer by layer, the marginal tribes who have no right to speak politically bear a burden far beyond their own ability to bear.

   "Pull these nonsense guys out and cut them off, make their heads into wine vessels, display them on the prairie, and warn unruly tribes!"

  Duke Daniel ordered decisively.

  Some problems are beyond his ability to solve, even if what the middle-aged leopard man said is true, he can't lift the lid.

   Otherwise, the entire orc empire will be blown apart. Countless tribes will follow suit and resist the unfair food-raising tasks assigned by the above.

  If you can't solve the problem, you can only solve the person who raised the problem. If you can't see or hear, then you can pretend that nothing happened.

  Lutetia, after many twists and turns, the countries finally reached an agreement on forming a coalition.

  But at this moment, the countries in the Central Continent are already crying, and the scene that once happened in the Northern Continent is re-enacted on them.

  The pain of the skin is always the best resonance. It is too late to know the sufferings of the countries in the Northern Continent now.

  In just half a month, the Kingdom of Hesse lost two more provinces, and other countries on the front line also suffered losses.

   "What does the Ministry of Military Affairs do for food?

   The front line is fought like this, even if you put a group of pigs on it, it is better than you! "

  Alexander V roared.

  The 250,000 reinforcements sent by the kingdom, plus the 300,000 troops mobilized by the two provinces themselves, ended up collapsing on the battlefield.

   Except for some noble castles who are still resisting, the two provinces in the north of the kingdom have all fallen.

   Count Nicholas, who was being scolded, lowered his head without saying a word. The conscience of heaven and earth, this is really not his responsibility.

  The reinforcements sent by the kingdom were recruits improvised, and the troops assembled from the two major provinces were recruited directly, with less than one-tenth of the elite.

   There are five or six hundred thousand troops on paper, but in reality who will command them will know.

   Before the mob could finish deploying their troops, the enemy came to kill them. As soon as they came into contact in the field, a major defeat occurred.

   This defeat brought down the morale, and the defenders everywhere followed suit. The promised reinforcements suddenly disappeared, and the defenders, who were already low in morale, were defeated with lightning speed.

   "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Military Affairs cannot be completely blamed for this matter. The enemy did not play their cards according to the routine. After invading the kingdom, they directly shouted the slogan that those who surrender will not be killed.

  In the previous battle, the elf army did not slaughter the captives, but released them directly.

   There is no death threat, and the defenders on the front line have no courage to fight to the death. "

  The prime minister, the Duke of Milton, helped to say a fair word.

   There is no need to investigate these things. Just look at the number of refugees who have poured into the country recently to know whether the enemy has played genocide.

  Nobody wants to die if they can live. The elves combined political means with military means, and the mob on the front line couldn't stand it.

"snort!"

   "Even if you can't win the enemy, you can't lose so fast, right?

  The performance of the military will make the kingdom face nothing!

  Don't forget, the Alpha Kingdom's tens of thousands of expeditionary forces disabled the Alliance of the Ancient Remnants, and took down an elf army by the way.

  The peace on the southern front is not given by the enemy, but by the army! "

   Alexander V said angrily.

  Happiness is set off, and sadness can also be set off.

  Both are the top ten kingdoms in the mainland, and they are also "good" neighbors. There is no shortage of rivalry between the Kingdom of Hesse and the Kingdom of Alpha.

  Originally, taking advantage of the serious damage to the Alpha Kingdom, it annexed the Counties of Korubia, and the Kingdom of Hesse gained the upper hand in the competition.

   Now after this battle, not to mention being beaten back to their original shape, their military weakness has also been exposed.

   Of course, these annoyances are in the future. The alien coalition must be blocked first, so that the Kingdom of Hesse will have a future.

   "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently received a secret letter. The source of the letter is the elves. The enemy seems to intend to start peace talks."

  Marquis Krasner's words instantly detonated the audience.

  The elves who have the absolute upper hand actually want to negotiate with them, this is simply a fantasy.

   After all, they were playing politics, and their brains reacted quickly. After a short period of distraction, everyone soon came to their senses.

   What the elves are afraid of is not the Hesse Kingdom, but the human race behind the kingdom.

   Winning two provinces in half a month is very powerful, but if the battle continues, the situation will be different.

  The coalition forces of the human race have already begun to form, and when they join the war, it will be another situation.

  On the Great Plains of Warhammer, the elves have seen the power of the elite human race, but they don't think that all the human race troops are as useless as they are.

   Whether to promote negotiations, Alexander V was also caught in a tangle. Wars have always been full of two sides. The Kingdom's current losses are indeed very heavy, but it also brings opportunities.

  The harder the foreign race pushes, the more likely his reforms will succeed.

  Faced with the crisis of life and death, the aristocratic parliament has already made a concession: it agrees to emergency decrees during the war without the approval of the parliament.

  It seems a simple one, but it is the dream of all Hesse kings.

   As long as there is a gap, it will become bigger and bigger, and the kingship is being strengthened.

   "Your Majesty, you can get in touch with the enemy, the elves are not our real enemies.

   Their lair is thousands of miles away, even if they take the opportunity to expand, it is impossible to annex so much land in the middle at once.

  Even if they are occupied, their population cannot be controlled.

  For the kingdom, there is no gain in fighting against such an enemy. "

   Chancellor of the Exchequer Earl Backstrom persuaded from the professional field.

  Ambition needs to be supported by strength. The performance of the army on the battlefield has made everyone lose their desire to expand.

   To be precise, the performance of the standing army is not bad, but the number of troops is too small. The number of troops expanded in the later stage is there, but the combat effectiveness is very touching.

  Including the private army of a large number of nobles, it looks like that when they usually work alone. Once they gather to form a coalition army, they will instantly turn into a mob.

  The political system, command system, and logistics system all have serious problems. The Kingdom of Hesse needs to stop and repair its own stubborn illnesses before it can continue on the road.

   "The elves now have the upper hand, and they have put forward a lot of conditions, right?"

  Alexander V asked with a depressed face.

  As a mature monarch, admitting counsel is also a compulsory course. Gritting his teeth and fighting the elves seems to be fun, but the price is the decline of the Kingdom of Hesse.

   In a few months, the coalition forces of the human race will come, but the enemy can beat them before the coalition forces arrive.

  The most important thing is that affected by the previous series of defeats, everyone is also skeptical about whether the Terran coalition can turn things around.

   After all, the composition of the coalition forces is very complicated. If internal problems affect the combat effectiveness and fail to defeat the enemy, it will really be over.

   "The elves want to exchange land, they want to link up the alliance of foreign territories!"

  As soon as Marquis Krasner finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed drastically.

  The main peace faction and the main war faction were dumbfounded at the same time. It seemed that they were exchanging land, but in fact the consequences were more serious than cutting the land from them.

"This is impossible!"

   "If the territories of the foreign race alliance are connected together, the strategic advantage of our human race over the foreign race will no longer exist.

  Countless ancestors of the human race, the strategic advantage bought with blood cannot be lost in our hands! "

  Earl Nicholas hastily objected.

  Although the army behaved **** on the battlefield, and he, the Minister of Military Affairs, was also ashamed, but the position of the main combat faction still cannot be lost.

   What's more, the requirements of the elves are indeed challenging the bottom line of the kingdom. Once a compromise is chosen, life will be difficult for the Kingdom of Hesse in the future.

   "Count Nicholas, please remain rational. But as long as the military's performance is a little bit better, we can resolutely reject the enemy's unreasonable demands.

  But the current situation, as everyone has seen, the Kingdom's army is on the verge of collapse on the battlefield. In less than half a month, two more provinces were lost.

  According to this speed, in less than two months, we will start the battle to defend the capital.

  The kingdom is not afraid of war, but does the kingdom have soldiers available now? "

  Earl Backstrom retorted with reason.

  Wars must be fought by people after all. The main force of the kingdom is held back by the stone people, and the improvised mob can't stop the elf army at all.

   It can be said that every day the war lasts, the Kingdom of Hesse has to pay a heavy price.

   "The elves want peace talks, so they won't just contact our family, right?

   Judging from their strategic intentions, it is useless for our family to agree. It also requires the cooperation of the countries in the mainland, at least the support of the Kingdom of Dante and the Kingdom of the South Bank. "

  Duke Milton analyzed calmly.

   He supported the negotiation, but the Hesse Kingdom family could not bear the blame of allowing the alien races to unite.

   "The Prime Minister is right, the elves will not only look for our family for such a big matter of land exchange.

  I brought the letter here. If you are interested, everyone can read it. In the letter, the elf put harsh words directly, whoever opposed this proposal would be destroyed first! "

   While speaking, Marquis Krasner took out the letter and handed it to everyone for circulation.

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