The King

  Chapter 244 Alien Version Gun

  Warhammer Kingdom, Atreus Province.

  Been unable to take down the orc infantry for a long time, realizing that the army of the Warhammer Kingdom was deceived, they were forced to make a strategic shift.

"what?"

   "Are the Moxi people a bunch of stupid pigs, they would rather let Terence's line of defense fall than send troops to support them?"

   Joseph II's surprise did not resonate with everyone.

  War is cruel, in order to achieve the ultimate victory, it is worth paying any price.

  Letting Terence's line of defense fall is definitely not what the Mosi people want. However, after the defense of Dadil City ended, there were only two isolated cities left on the Terence line of defense.

  The line of defense has become wired but undefended, naturally losing its original strategic value. An isolated city without sufficient strategic value is not worth betting on the country's luck to rescue.

   Appropriate abandonment, to avoid being strategically passive again, is totally worthwhile.

   Similar things also appeared in Warhammer Kingdom. The destination of the strategic transfer of the army is the western mountainous area, which is easy to defend, instead of running to the front line to reinforce the steel defense line.

  It is almost the same as the choice of the Mosi people, the difference is that the Moxi Principality does not have enough strategic depth, so it can only stick to the king's capital and fight the orcs.

  Everyone made the most rational choice, but this time the Principality of Moxi accidentally cheated the Kingdom of Warhammer again. Although unintentional, Joseph II found it difficult to accept.

  After pulling out the nail, there are two choices before the orc army: continue to go south to the Principality of Moxi; or go west to the Kingdom of Warhammer.

  The choice of the Orc Empire is to have all of them. Go all the way south to continue to invade the Principality of Moxi, and go all the way west to strengthen the troops attacking the Warhammer Kingdom.

  The front line suddenly increased by more than 300,000 enemy troops. It is impossible to feel comfortable on anyone's body.

  Thinking of the current bad situation, they were all cheated by their allies, and Joseph II was full of anger.

  If it weren't for the waste of the Mosi people, allowing the orc army to detour to their rear to launch an attack, the situation in the Warhammer Kingdom would never have deteriorated so quickly.

  Thinking of this, he became jealous of the Alpha Kingdom. It was originally agreed that as "bad brothers and bad brothers", everyone would be beaten together, but in the end, someone ran away first.

   Perhaps the number of soldiers killed in battle, the Alpha Kingdom was no less than that of the other two countries, but it still blocked the orc army in the North, and the damage was mainly in the northern provinces.

   The rear has basically not suffered heavy damage. No matter how big the loss on the front line is, it will be able to recover in a few years.

   Unlike them and the Moxi Principality, the two unlucky guys, not only did the soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but the civilians suffered even more. Since the war has progressed to the present, both countries have lost millions of people.

   To put it bluntly, if the population of the two countries can remain half after the war, it will be blessed by the Lord of Dawn.

   Obviously, this is a luxury.

  According to the current gameplay of the orc army, the Warhammer Great Plains would have been reduced to white ground before the war ended.

   Tens of millions of people were displaced and became tools of the enemy, constantly devouring the last pure land of the Warhammer Kingdom.

  The losses caused by this cannot be estimated at all. The political, economic, and cultural systems were completely destroyed by the enemy.

   Without decades to rest and recuperate, the Warhammer Kingdom would be hard-pressed to recover. Such a loss is undoubtedly a fatal blow to a country.

  Especially at the threshold of the Ten Thousand Years Calamity, without enough strength in your hands, you can't sleep well!

   In fact, Joseph II didn't think that far at all. What the Warhammer Kingdom needs is the present. As for the future, it is not too late to think about it after overcoming the difficulties in front of it.

   "Your Majesty, things have already happened. It is meaningless to discuss whether the Moxi people's decision is correct.

  The most troublesome thing now is the orc cavalry. The army had only traveled less than a hundred miles, and we were attacked by the enemy seven times, losing thousands of people.

  The orcs have obviously changed their previous tactical habits and no longer confront us head-on. Instead, break up the army into parts, disperse them in regiments, and follow us.

   Discover a flaw and launch a sneak attack immediately. After each shot, you will immediately evacuate and never love to fight. We organized many counterattacks, but in the end we failed to catch the enemy.

   It seems that each attack has caused us little loss, but the damage to the morale of the army is irreparable.

  When the morale of our army drops to a certain level, the enemy will launch a large-scale storm in an attempt to..."

   "Urgent report!"

   "Urgent Report"

  Military Affairs Minister Thiago hadn't spoken yet when he was interrupted by a sudden urgent report.

   Looking at the battle report in his hand, Joseph II's face became more and more gloomy. After a little hesitation, he said angrily: "You are right. After the morale of our army dropped, the enemy did launch a large-scale attack!"

  The prophecy unfortunately came true, and Thiago was also very helpless. He doesn't want this crow's mouth property.

  However, this is the result of rational deduction, he is just telling the truth. Reason told him that this kind of bad news deduction would happen countless times in the future.

  Theoretically speaking, with an army of more than 600,000, the Warhammer Kingdom still has an absolute advantage in military strength.

  It's a pity that having more soldiers does not mean being stronger. There are more than 100,000 orc troops entering the Warhammer Kingdom, and they are still dominated by cavalry troops.

  Warhammer Kingdom, which seems to have an advantage in military strength, has completely fallen into a passive strategy. Even if it is to carry out a strategic transfer, it is also full of crises.

   What's more frightening is that they have no choice. If they don't make a strategic transfer now, they will have no chance to transfer in the future.

   It's not that they haven't thought about standing still and waiting for help, but the problem lies in the terrible material consumption of the army, how to solve it.

   "Your Majesty, this is the enemy's conspiracy. They want to keep us on the plains and create opportunities for the next attack on the west of the kingdom.

   If I'm not mistaken, the real main target of the Orc Empire this time is us, and the Principality of Moxi and the Kingdom of Alpha are just incidental! "

   Prime Minister Gay said solemnly.

  The strategy of the Orc Empire is definitely a disaster for the Warhammer Kingdom.

   has become the main target of the enemy, and the situation they need to face next will become more severe.

   Realizing this, everyone began to reflect on their previous responses. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

   After sighing, Joseph II said slowly: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges the Terran Alliance, we need reinforcements, reinforcements!

  At the same time strengthen the relationship with the Kingdom of Alpha and the Principality of Moxi. Especially the Alpha Kingdom, they have launched a counterattack now.

   It would be even better if they could be persuaded to move their battle line westward, make a gesture of cutting off the back of the orc army, and disrupt the strategic deployment of the orcs.

   Send an order to let the 41st, 43rd, 46th, and 48th legions immediately reinforce..."

  …

  In the Principality of Moxi, Hudson, who was determined to be safe, did not wait for the enemy to come to his door. While ordering people to build fortifications, they began to actively look for fighters.

  According to the detected information, there are as many as 800,000 orc troops heading south, and there are as many as 15 main elite legions alone.

   Judging from the data on paper, the Terran coalition forces are definitely at a disadvantage. Now there is no one restricting the rear of the orcs, so they can safely output boldly when fighting.

  The situation that the enemy is strong and we are weak is not without benefits. The most direct impact is that the criticism of Hudson as the coach within the Principality of Moxi disappeared almost overnight.

   In the face of survival, face is not worth mentioning. It is the best choice to improve the chances of winning without increasing the number of troops by letting Chang Sheng general be the coach.

  In order to win the war, the Moxi people also lowered their stance. The aristocrats who used to be aloof can now lower their stature and go to work as scouts.

   They were all forced out, and the Griffon Cavalry has been consumed and only the seeds are left. Nobles with flying monsters became substitutes.

  Unfortunately, the number is too small, so we can only focus on the movement of the main orc army. More local investigations still rely on the scouts on the ground.

  In order to enhance efficiency, the information was passed back as soon as possible, and all the leaders were replaced by nobles with monster mounts.

   "The armies of the five royal courts of the orcs didn't act together this time?"

   Hudson asked in surprise.

   "Yes, Your Excellency the Earl. The orc army is now divided into five groups, coming from different roads.

  The distance between each enemy army is about 30 to 50 miles, which happens to be almost a day's journey, and it should be to take care of each other.

  The enemy is very vigilant, the Yingman has been hanging in the sky, and the wind and grass in the vicinity of tens of miles can hardly be hidden from their eyes.

  …”

  It is different for nobles to serve as scouts. Not only can they bring back information, but they can also analyze, filter, and extract effective information.

  It's a pity that this kind of extravagant "scout" can only be used temporarily in times of crisis. In normal times, to toss the noble lord so much, he must rebel.

   "This information is very important. Viscount Kenny, you have worked hard this time! Go down and rest first, and I will trouble you to continue later."

   Hudson said politely.

  After a brief adjustment, he has accepted the fact that the orc army is divided. If an army of 800,000 were to act together, the length of the team would be tens of miles.

  If the arrangement is a little careless, when encountering a surprise attack by the human army, there will be a tragedy that cannot be taken care of from the beginning to the end. Even if there are eagle scouts who can detect the enemy's situation in advance, it will be very troublesome to mobilize the army.

  Even if the journey goes smoothly, the time spent by the army on the road will be greatly increased.

   After all, there has always been a rule in the military: the larger the troops, the slower the march.

  Under this background, dividing troops is the best choice. The distance between each other is so far, it is entirely caused by the bad road conditions in the Principality of Moxi.

  The main road suitable for the advancement of the army, the distance is so far apart. It is too late to temporarily open up a road. Unless you have the courage to abandon the road and take the trail, you can only accept it.

  The locations of the five avenues were marked on the map, and a group of high-ranking generals surrounded them. Carefully looked at the map to find a way to defeat the enemy.

   "Earl Hudson, the enemy's Fifth Route Army is too close, and the cavalry can arrive in an hour.

  If you want to sneak attack them, unless you can end the battle in a short time, once the battle situation reaches a stalemate, the enemy will immediately encircle you.

  It seems that the enemy has anticipated our sneak attack and prepared in advance. "

   Earl Martins said depressedly.

   The opportunity for a sneak attack is gone, which is undoubtedly bad news for the disadvantaged coalition forces.

   "Your Excellency is right, the enemy's arrangement is very difficult for a sneak attack. But no matter how difficult it is, it is also an opportunity.

  As long as we get the Eagle scouts out of the way and ambush the troops ahead of time, we will have at least an hour and a half to fight.

  Considering that the five royal families of the orcs are not in harmony, this kind of matter that needs reinforcements will definitely be reported to their respective coaches for decision-making, and it will actually take longer.

   Calculated based on one and a half hours of fighting time. Defeating the enemy army for such a period of time is definitely hopeless.

   But if you lower your expectations, it's not difficult to just create confusion for the enemy and delay the enemy's progress.

  If the sneak attack is launched at night, the damage it can cause will be even greater. There are not a few abandoned noble castles along the way. It shouldn't be difficult to choose a few places to hide soldiers, right? "

   Hudson said calmly.

  The direction of thinking about the problem is different, and the final result is also different. It is very difficult to defeat the enemy by using the enemy's division of troops, but it is very easy to create chaos.

  Even if it is only a delay of one day, it means that the enemy's attack will be delayed by one day.

  Hudson has calculated that if the main road is destroyed, it will take at least 13 days for the orc army to reach Da Pest.

   The time left for the enemy to attack is essentially only one month left. As long as the army is undefeated within a month, reinforcements from the Terran Alliance will arrive.

   It can be said that every day is very important to the two warring parties, and directly determines the future fate of the Principality of Moxi.

   "It's really not difficult to hide soldiers, but if we want to hide from Yingren's reconnaissance, we can only invest a small amount of troops and drive over by small roads at night.

  For the sake of safety, it is best for each troop to have no more than a thousand people.

   Moreover, they must all be elite cavalry, so as to ensure that they can avoid the enemy's pursuit after launching a sneak attack.

   With such a small amount of troops invested, at most it will create a little chaos, and it may be difficult to cause much damage to the enemy.

  Once entangled by the enemy, there is a risk of the entire army being wiped out. "

   Count Fidelis objected.

  As a cautious general, he is not interested in any military adventures.

  This kind of caution, although he missed many battle opportunities, it also allowed him to avoid many crises.

  The last time he encountered the Beamon Army in a field battle, he relied on this kind of cautious thinking to persevere under the enemy's strong attack and kept most of his troops.

   It is also because of this caution that after the Beamon cavalry retreated, they did not dare to follow up with the knights, and missed an opportunity to wipe out the Beamon army.

   "Count Fidelis, your way of thinking is the traditional style of play. The enemy we are facing now is the orcs, and a group of beasts are not worthy of us obeying the knight rules.

  Take the necromancer with you, and arrange several hidden altars on the way. The dead orcs are the best sacrifices. Let the undead creatures and the orcs play the rest slowly.

   Some traps can also be arranged along the way. If the enemy cavalry pursues them, they will be lured into the traps.

   How to operate it, I think it is better to consult the mage group, presumably they will have a better way.

  In the last war, we have confirmed that the miniature crossbow bolts equipped with cavalry can play an unexpected role, and this time we can continue.

   Especially when targeting orc elite cavalry, using crossbow bolts to attack is more cost-effective. Toss the enemy a few more times along the way, and the losses caused will definitely hurt the enemy. "

   Hudson said calmly.

  In his view, the magic crossbow is the continental version of Aslante's "gun". If it is not too expensive, it can bring human civilization into the era of hot weapons.

   Regardless of how high the cost is, when a country builds regardless of the cost, it can produce certain results.

  After Hudson became the coach, he asked the alchemists in the royal capital to do their best. At present, fifteen Nissans have been produced, which is a drop in the bucket.

  The production capacity is indeed seriously insufficient, but relying on the contributions of the nobles and the original equipment in the army, we still managed to gather more than 3,000 miniature magic crossbows.

  In a decisive battle with hundreds of thousands of people, such a tiny magic crossbow is not worth mentioning. But in a small cavalry duel, this is a big killer.

  (end of this chapter)