The King

  Chapter 199 Revenge

   If you can't solve the problem, you will solve the person who caused the problem. The Principality of Moxi has nothing to do with the orc army that caused the culprit, so it can only start with its own family.

  Looking out the window, after hesitating for a long time, Chris IX said helplessly: "According to Marshal Hodge's proposal, execute the fortified wall and clear the field.

  Tell the nobles that the orc army has arrived. The Principality's darkest hour is coming, so prepare them.

  Facing the invasion of the orc army, the Alpha Kingdom can survive, and so can we.

  Whether it is rushing to transport food or rush to repair the fort, it is too late in time.

   Migrate the serfs!

   It is not necessary to keep everyone buried with them. Except for the young and strong who kept the city guard, the rest were transferred to the south.

   Let the nobles along the way provide them with supplies, and all consumption will be settled by the principality and them.

  The principality only advises on the migration of serfs and does not force them. If the food problem can be solved, all the people can be left behind.

   Almost all the castles and fortresses in the occupied area fell. Facts have proved that our preparations are not enough to withstand the orc's soldiers.

  Scattered garrison will only be easily broken by the enemy. Allow nobles from all over the country to move closer to each other with the county government as a unit, and stick to a strong city.

   Also do not make mandatory orders. If you think you are strong, you can completely garrison your own castle alone, or even take the initiative to fight a decisive battle with the orc army. "

  Except for the order to strengthen the wall and clear the field, the rest of the orders are all suggestions, which is enough to prove the inner contradiction of Chris IX.

  Strong walls and clear fields are strategic materials. If you don't clean up the crops in the field by yourself as soon as possible, it will be too late when the orc army kills them.

  No matter how heavy the loss is, it is better than the cheap enemy. The harvested grain is immature and cannot be put into the warehouse. At least it can be fed to the livestock, which can somewhat make up for the loss.

   Migration of serfs, this is a big project. Judging from the area with strong walls and clear fields, there are millions of people who need to migrate.

   In the feudal era, this is undoubtedly a very crazy decision. Deep down, Chris IX wasn't even sure if it could be done.

  Especially the young and strong were left on the front line, and all the evacuated were old, weak, women and children. Migrating thousands of miles on foot from north to south, the reduction in staff is definitely an astronomical figure.

  Heavy losses are better than falling into the hands of the orcs and destroying them all. Although he didn't say it directly, it can be seen from the actual actions that Chris IX's inner hesitation.

  As a king, he is not optimistic about his own country. If this news gets out, all the nobles of the Principality of Moxi on the front line will burst into tears.

   It seems that migrating serfs is just a necessary means to solve the food problem. In essence, it is still to preserve vitality.

  In Chris IX's view, it is only a matter of time before the gaps in the defense line appear, and several northern provinces will fall.

  The only place that can struggle is the southern province of the Principality. Trade space for time, and continue to resist, maybe you can persist until the reinforcements of the Human Race Alliance arrive.

   When the time comes to counterattack and recover the lost land, these serfs who moved south will be the main force for post-war reconstruction.

  The serfs must be preserved as much as possible, and as the nobles who are the foundation of the Principality, they must be saved as much as possible.

  With the precedent of the Alpha Kingdom, Chris IX is still very confident that in the future, with the help of the Human Race Alliance, he will recover the lost land and regain the ancestral foundation.

  The strategic deployment made now has already paved the way for the future involuntarily.

  …

  The Principality of Moxi is preparing for the worst, and the political pressure on Crown Prince Caesar has suddenly increased.

  Although no one said it clearly, the fall of Bethel Fortress and the slow movement of the expeditionary force were inevitably linked together.

   It is conceivable that once the news is sent back to the country, there is a high probability that he will be labeled as a hater of disregarding the overall situation and going his own way.

  If timely remedial action cannot be made, leading to the failure of the strategic mission assigned by the Kingdom, it will not be enough to pay for all the prestige he has accumulated in the early stage.

   "Are the Mosi people all useless? The gap was torn open by the orcs so quickly, it is simply a defense line of paper.

   Now it is Bethel Fortress that has fallen, so will it be Terence or simply Dapace that will fall next time? "

  The complaints from the depths of the soul are enough to prove that Crown Prince Caesar is really angry. Judging from the anger on his face, those who didn't know thought he was the crown prince of the Principality of Moxi.

   "Your Highness, the orcs are determined to capture a fortress, and it is almost impossible to defend it with the strength of a noble family alone.

  The Mosi people made a mistake in their misjudgment. They underestimated the determination of the orcs to take Bethel Fortress, and failed to provide reinforcements in time.

  Slowness of action and inability to control the frontline battle situation are also their chronic diseases.

  From the fall of the former Fort August defense line to the loss of the current Bethel Fortress, this is confirmed.

  The Moxi people are unreliable at critical moments, we must learn a lesson, and we must not let the army be trapped in an isolated city. "

   Earl Jose persuaded earnestly.

   It seems that they are talking about the garrison issue, but they are actually telling Crown Prince Caesar cryptically: the Mosi people are unreliable, so give up the previous unreliable plan!

   "Good news!"

   "Good news!"

  …

  The sudden sound of "good news" interrupted the conversation between the two. Immediately afterwards, the guards handed a sealed document to Crown Prince Caesar.

   After a cursory glance at the contents of the good news, Crown Prince Caesar's cloudy face suddenly turned cloudy.

  This "good news" came too timely.

  Bethel Fortress had just fallen and received this turning point. If anyone criticizes the expeditionary force for inaction, he can reply directly.

   It was not only the first time since the start of the war to encircle and wipe out a full Beamon cavalry regiment in a field battle, even if the time was extended for hundreds of years, such a record was rare.

   It's not that the human army can't fight. It's mainly a field war. If you want to carry out annihilation, you must have the right time, place and people.

  With the fighting power of the Beamon cavalry, as long as you don’t make mistakes, you can break through and run away even if you can’t beat them.

  A full-stacked Beamon cavalry regiment can be surrounded and annihilated in the wild, which is purely unlucky.

   "Count, look! The invincible orc army is actually nothing more than that, not as powerful as the Mosi people say."

  While speaking, Crown Prince Caesar had handed the letter of victory to Earl Jose. After all, he was still too young to hold his breath and write his inner thoughts on his face.

   After glancing at the contents of the good news, Earl Jose was also shocked, and immediately recovered.

  With this good news, the political dilemma they faced disappeared in an instant.

   However, he ignored the complaints about Crown Prince Caesar. If the orc army was not strong, the three northern countries would not have been passively beaten.

   "Your Highness, send the news back to China as soon as possible! It is best to send the news to the capital before the news of the fall of the Bethel Fortress arrives."

  Politics is like this, magnifying one's own advantages as much as possible to cover up problems that one does not want to expose.

"Um!"

   "Our troubles are gone, but we still need to pay attention to the Moxi people's request for help.

  If they really collapse in advance, even if we have achieved brilliant tactical results, we will not be able to cover up our strategic failure.

   Pass down the order, starting tomorrow, the marching speed will be increased to forty miles, and strive to rush to the front line as soon as possible.

  The Beamon family has always been vengeful, and sent someone to remind Earl Hudson to be careful of the orc's revenge. "

   In the face of interests, the conflict between the first two people is not worth mentioning at all.

   Titans always have more privileges.

  Compared with the continuous defeat of others, Hudson's two consecutive victories have a very different status in the eyes of Crown Prince Caesar.

  Before this, he wished Hudson would fall a big somersault, but now there will be no more.

  Common interests made Crown Prince Caesar abandon his initial prejudice. Even if there is still a estrangement, it will only be kept deep in my heart.

   They all learned from their own father. Even the powerful Caesar III was often stunned speechless in military meetings.

  Under the inheritance system monopolized by nobles, the talent base itself is not large.

   There are a total of 180 large and medium-sized nobles who have the ability to cultivate excellent generals, that is, master core resources, in the entire Alpha Kingdom.

  With such a small base, it is not easy to train several capable generals.

  It is too illusory to expect them to have super high emotional intelligence while being able to play.

  The more people have heard and seen since they were young, the better their adaptability will be. With the threat of the orc army, the first element now is to be able to fight, and other problems can be postponed.

  As for the battle, they went back to their respective families, and only a few remained in the army to serve.

  Most of the nobles and generals have returned to their fiefs, and they may not be able to meet the king for ten or eight years.

  …

  In the Beamon camp, Crown Prince Alex's face was gloomy and terrifying. A fully formed Beamon cavalry regiment disappeared directly on the battlefield.

   Such an unprecedented event, met by him, a coach with insufficient prestige, is undoubtedly pouring cold water into the frying pan.

   "I just asked Royeia to take people to the bear camp to check it out. Why did it suddenly disappear?"

  Competition is still unavoidable within the same five imperial courts. There was a big explosion in the camp of the bear tribe, and each tribe naturally sent people to check it out.

  It would be impolite to send someone to investigate from the air. If he is killed by someone as a "human spy", there is no way to go and reason.

  The cautious Crown Prince Alex directly sent a cavalry regiment. Theoretically speaking, such a force is sufficient to deal with any emergencies.

   "His Royal Highness, there was an encounter between us and the bear camp.

   It was just traces on the battlefield, almost all of which were destroyed, and it was impossible to directly determine the identity of the belligerents.

   Judging from the position where Royeia sent out the call for help, the two are almost coincident, and it can be roughly inferred that the fighting party is the cavalry regiment he led.

  About three or four hours after the big bang, the bear people also sent the only remaining eagle people to investigate, and we also found several dead eagle people nearby.

  According to the information from the dark thread, the bear people suffered heavy losses in the battle to attack the Bethel fortress. A main army was almost wiped out, and various auxiliary troops lost no less than 30,000.

   In addition, many strong men fell into the enemy's scheme and stayed in Bethel forever.

   It can be preliminarily judged that it will not be the black hand of the bear people. The other three imperial courts have not sent out the main army recently, so the suspicion can also be ruled out.

  Basically, it is certain that the cavalry regiment led by Royia should have been ambushed by the elite human legion before it suffered a tragic disaster.

   Just when they had an accident, a human army passed by nearby. They are the First Legion of the Alpha Kingdom Expeditionary Army and the new 23rd Legion of the Mosi people.

   These two forces have been operating together for some time. The last time the troops sent by the Silver Moon Emperor's Court met them on the way, they were almost wiped out in the end.

  With their strength, if they are prepared in advance, they can still eat one of our cavalry regiments. "

  Prince Butzweig analyzed solemnly.

  Royea was single-handedly promoted by him, and the Beamon Cavalry Regiment he led was also his old department, a proper direct line force.

   Didn't do anything, just went out to perform a mission, and the entire army was wiped out, which weakened his strength a lot.

  If it wasn't for sure that it was an accident, he would have wondered whether Crown Prince Alex was going to kill someone with a knife, and wanted to take the opportunity to cut off his wings.

   Of course, this is just a thought. Although the internal strife of the Bimon clan was bloody, they were not so prodigal that they sent a cavalry regiment to the enemy for the sake of internal strife.

  The entire Bimon family has less than 300,000 people, and the loss of a thousand-member group at one time is a major event that needs to be reported to the imperial court.

  This kind of thing happened, and Crown Prince Alex, who is the supreme commander, is also to blame.

   After a long silence, Crown Prince Alex said slowly: "Your Excellency, I will leave this matter to you.

   Find their location and kill them. Use their heads to commemorate our dead warriors! "

  The truth is not important, the key is to find a target to kill and give the country an explanation.

   "His Royal Highness, the enemy's position has been determined. Judging from the direction they are heading, they should go to the Fort of Flying Bear to change defense.

   Counting the days, now they are almost arriving. It was too late to intercept halfway.

  Flying Bear Castle has a longer history than the Principality of Moxi. The fortifications of the city are very strong, and a strong attack cannot be completed overnight.

  Moreover, we have to be vigilant about the Bethel Fortress. The background of the veteran human nobles must not be underestimated.

  My Bimon family are all cavalry, not good at siege. It is best to find an opportunity to settle with the enemy in the field.

   Besides, the Fort of Flying Bear is not within the area we are in charge of, and the army needs to negotiate with the bear people to move across the border. "

  Prince Butzweig resolutely refused.

   Knowing that there is a pit, but still jumping into it is definitely not the act of a wise man.

  Unable to take advantage of the Beamon cavalry, and only relying on a group of miscellaneous soldiers to attack the enemy's heavily guarded fortress, Butzweig's mind is not broken.

   Tasks that are destined to be impossible to complete, naturally cannot be accepted.

  (end of this chapter)