The King

  Chapter 424 Attacking in half the city

  Dapest, all the high-level leaders of the Principality of Moxi panicked after receiving the battle report from the front line.

  No matter how high a person's heart is, they can't afford to lose one after another on the battlefield. Although they still have contingency plans, no one wants to activate this early.

   "The enemy's offensive is too fierce, the defense line of Fort Augustus is in jeopardy; the Principality of Orton is on the verge of collapse, and the two-front battle is inevitable.

  How to deal with it next, do you have a strategy? "

   George asked concerned.

  As the king, he is very aware of the plight that the Principality of Moxi is facing now. There are two main reasons for the rapid collapse of the front line.

  In addition to the large number of routs gathered, which affected the morale of the army, there was another practical factor—the defense line was not strong enough.

  The defense line of Fort Augustus was originally aimed at the enemy in the north. It was destroyed as early as the last orc invasion. Now the enemy army is coming from the west, and all the defense lines are temporary repairs.

  Even the famous Fort Augustus is only a semi-finished product, and its defense is far behind.

  The two unfavorable factors are superimposed together. If the frontline defenders can still block the coalition forces of the ancient survivors, it will really be a problem.

   Anticipated that the defense line would collapse, but George did not expect the front line to collapse so quickly. Anyway, it will take a month or two to buy some buffer time for the Principality!

  It's depressing enough that your own army's performance is not as good as expected. I didn't expect the performance of allies to be even worse.

   Within ten days of the war, the Principality of Orton lost cities and lands one after another. At this moment, even the capital has become precarious and may fall at any time.

   There is no point in complaining. The Principality of Orton also suffered heavy losses in the last war. This time, his performance was much better than when he faced the orc invasion.

  In the test paper with a perfect score of 100, the Principality of Orton has at least increased from 10 points to 20 points.

   "Your Majesty, reinforcements from the Alpha Kingdom are on the way, only two hundred miles away from Fort Augustus.

  The people who came to help this time are all elites. As long as the defenders persist for a few days, the situation will improve.

  With Marshal Hudson personally leading the team, the battle situation on the front line of Fort Augustus can basically be carefree.

   Now we need to pay attention to the terrible situation we will face after the collapse of the Principality of Orton. "

   Earl Martins said slowly.

  The Ministry of Military Affairs has tried its best, but the strength gap between the two sides is really too great. Coupled with the drag of pig teammates, it is even more difficult to turn the tables.

   "Count Martins, the current international situation is very unfavorable to us.

  The elves have sent troops. If there are no accidents, we will soon receive the sad news of the collapse of the three principalities of Kantruo, Usta, and Fick.

  Stimulated by this, the alien races seemed to be crazy. Not only the alliance of the ancient survivors stepped up their offensive, but the orc empire also took action.

  In addition to the three countries that were destroyed in the Seven Kingdoms of the Grassland, two more countries have reached the final stage. Now only the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Falteren still have a certain strength.

  How long they can last, no one can tell. If the prairie wasn't too vast, I'm afraid the prairie battlefield would have ended long ago.

  In this context, the Alpha Kingdom is about to be overwhelmed, and the support it can provide us is very limited.

  On the battlefield of the southern continent, our human race has the upper hand, but it will take some time before the winner is determined.

  Besides, even if the war is over, they will support the battlefield in Central China first.

   At least in the next six months, it will be difficult for us to obtain strong support from the Terran Alliance. "

   Count Renato said with a embarrassed face.

  For diplomatic issues, the core of the gist is always interests.

  On this basis, if a great diplomat is born, only one or two miracles can happen occasionally by operation.

  If it does not involve core interests, the diplomacy of Aslante mainland is not as effective as letting the king come forward to win favors.

  It is normal to help relatives or not to help.

   Clearly not applicable in the current situation. No matter how many royal families of various countries marry, they must make concessions for the national strategy.

  If you want to change the strategic decision of a big country, the price you need to pay is definitely not a little bit.

  In order to keep the foundation of the principality, George has tried to buy off Caesar IV and Hudson, but it doesn't mean that he still has the ability to buy off the countries of the southern continent.

   It was all caused by the collapse of the Warhammer Kingdom. If it weren't for the prodigal son of Joseph II, the current situation would definitely not be so bad.

  In the past, when the mainland war broke out, there was nothing like the ancient survivors. Every time a continental war breaks out, they fight each other.

   "Count Renato, the situation may not be that bad.

  The ancient survivors have been suppressed by the Warhammers. Their true strength should not be as powerful as everyone expected.

  The defeat on the battlefield was mainly due to the severe loss of the principality's strength. Compared with three years ago, our strength has not increased but decreased.

   Don't forget that the nobles have been recovering their vitality in recent years. A copper coin can't wait to be dressed in two halves. Everyone knows what kind of life the serfs are living.

   I can’t even fill my stomach, so I don’t have the strength to fight.

  The veterans that the Principality painstakingly cultivated during the last war have been starved to death in recent years, and their combat effectiveness is at most four or five points left.

  The situation in the Alpha Kingdom is much better. With the Hessians jumping out to spread hatred, the nobles in their country dare not relax their armaments at all.

   Aristocrats with a little family background will regularly organize serfs for military training, and the veterans' combat strength is relatively much better preserved. "

  After listening to Prime Minister Herceg's analysis, everyone's expressions improved a lot, followed by embarrassment.

   After finally accumulating a group of veterans, in order to save ration expenses, they tossed away their combat effectiveness.

   Even if you want to spray it, they themselves are also "idiots who throw watermelons just to pick up sesame seeds."

  As soon as the last war ended, everyone in the principality believed that the world was peaceful, and they directly released Nanshan.

   Not only was the combat effectiveness of the serf soldiers lost, but the number of the standing army was also greatly reduced, so that after the outbreak of the Continental War, they were caught off guard.

   After all, the body cannot be raised in a day or two. Before accepting the call-up, they couldn't eat enough to eat, and after the call-up, they were limited to barely filling their stomachs.

   Not every commander is as strong as Hudson, who can get enough meat for the soldiers. Most generals don't care what the soldiers eat at all.

   "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more. After we get through this crisis, let's learn a lesson!

   Recently, the number of refugees who have poured into the principality is quite large. First arrange for people to send them away, and the relief rations saved are just used as military rations. "

   George said expressionlessly.

   Once you stumble, you will be hated forever.

  An inconspicuous little detail actually affected the combat effectiveness of the Principality's army. It's too late to regret, but there are still remedies.

   If the source cannot be opened, the flow will be cut off. It is difficult to reduce other expenses, but the expenditure on relief of refugees is expected to be reduced in a short period of time.

   are all promised conditions. Sending people over earlier will not only show sincerity, but also reduce food consumption.

  As for recruiting refugees to supplement the country's population, it should be considered when the war is about to win. You can't arrange people down with the front foot, and tell everyone to flee with the back foot.

  …

   Late at night, the **** battle in Fort Augustus continued. The only difference is that the atmosphere in the headquarters is no longer so lifeless.

  Among the officers in the room, few of them Hudson could name. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know these people, anyway, it's enough for everyone to know him.

  The name of a person, the shadow of a tree.

  As soon as Hudson sat down, everyone felt a lot more at ease. The coach is here, can the reinforcements be far behind?

   "Everyone, relax a little, don't be so nervous. There are only a bunch of low-level coalition forces of ancient survivors outside, and their era has long passed.

   Jumping out to be active now is nothing more than relying on the support of the elves, trying to take advantage of our Northern Continent when we are the weakest.

   Don't be affected by the rout of soldiers, just treat them as strong enemies. In fact, it caught you off guard. As long as you stabilize the morale of the army, the enemies outside are nothing to worry about.

  The reinforcements are already on the way, and the enemy doesn't give up attacking the city late at night, because they don't have much time left.

   cheer me up, you are all like this, what do the officers and soldiers below think?

  That's the end of today's meeting. Everyone should perform their duties and fulfill their tasks. Don't let the enemy take advantage of it. "

  Seeing Hudson's calm expression, the people who were panicked suddenly calmed down as if they had been injected with a tranquilizer.

  No problem, now is the era of the human race, and the ancient survivors outside the city are all settled in dilapidated houses. If it is really strong, it will not be suppressed by the Warhammer Kingdom for hundreds of years.

  The only problem is that the enemy's attack is really fierce, much stronger than the orc cannon fodder back then, and the combat power is almost catching up with those elite orc legions.

  Fortunately, the strength of the coalition forces of the ancient survivors was not as terrifying as when the orcs invaded. During the battle, the enemy commanders tried to reduce casualties as much as possible, otherwise the battle would have been impossible.

   "Marshal..."

  Seeing that Raquel hesitated to speak, Hudson scolded with a smile:

   "Hesitating, this is not your Raquel's style. What about the arrogance of a dandy who was so invincible back then, could it be that he was frightened by a few foreign races?"

   Giving orders as soon as he came over, it wasn't that Hudson was grabbing power, but that he really had the right.

  As early as the last war, he was awarded the title of Marshal by the Principality of Moxi, and his status was higher than that of everyone present.

   This time, the Principality of Moxi invited him to be the commander-in-chief. It is also in line with the procedure to come over to take over the command of the army.

  Similar cases have never happened on the continent of Aslante.

  Hudson is the marshal of two countries. In history, there are also fierce men who are also marshals of all nations and command the coalition forces of all countries.

  Although it was a special case, the existence of precedent still provided a legal basis for him to command the army of the Principality of Moxi.

   Of course, these are all theoretical. Whether or not he can command and move people in reality still depends on personal prestige. If the officers on the front line don't buy it, the title of marshal is a vain title.

   "Marshal... no... the main... oh... I'm ashamed of you!"

   Raquel said hesitantly.

   In recent years, he has not lost his reputation as a successor of Hudson. In a sense, he was able to serve as the hard-working frontline governor because he did it himself.

   Cowhide blown out, no big deal. As long as the record can keep up, it will be a good story in history.

   Sadly Raquel had bad luck and took over a mess. It was too late to clean up, and the enemy came to kill.

   "You don't have to do that, you've actually done pretty well. Looking across the entire continent, there aren't many people capable of commanding hundreds of thousands of troops.

  Don't look down on the lively fight between the mainland and the southern mainland. In fact, they made a lot of jokes. They just deliberately blocked the news for the sake of face.

   The speed of the fall of the Fort August defense line was indeed a little faster, but that was because there were too many routs gathered. Even with consecutive defeats, they generally retreated in an orderly manner. "

   Hudson deliberately beautified said.

   He had no idea how the offensive and defensive battle on the front line of Fort Augustus was fought.

  When Hudson arrived on the battlefield, the front line collapsed in sevens and eighties, leaving only a few fortresses standing firm.

  The so-called orderly retreat is purely a statement of high emotional intelligence. The real situation is that after the outer city fell, the defenders swarmed towards the inner city.

   Generally retreated in an orderly manner. That was because he ran fast enough and had set up a large number of traps in the city beforehand. Most of the troops were successfully evacuated to the inner city.

   "Marshal, do you think the military deployment of the city defense needs to be adjusted?"

   While speaking, Raquel took out a map and handed it to Hudson.

   "There is nothing to adjust. The most taboo thing at this time is to toss around and follow the established plan."

   Hudson shook his head and said.

  The siege battle has already started, and the military adjustment of the city defense will be boring.

  Hudson and the generals of the Principality of Moxi are familiar with him, but his understanding of other people's abilities is very limited.

   If you make something happen, there is no benefit other than damaging your own reputation, so it is better not to make adjustments.

  Anyway, it’s just delaying time, as long as it can fatigue the enemy, it doesn’t matter how you fight.

  …

  It was late at night, and it was unknown whether the enemy was tired from fighting, or simply not in a hurry, and the offensive gradually came to a standstill.

   It's just that wars are never one-sided. If the enemy army wants to rest, they must first ask Hudson if he is willing to agree.

   Laquer hid the magic crystal cannon at the bottom of the press box, and they were all pulled out at the moment, and the enemy immediately began to greet them as soon as they retreated.

   How many enemies are killed is second, the key is loud enough.

  The atmosphere on the battlefield was already tense, but with such a loud noise in the middle of the night, those who could fall asleep were ruthless people.

   "Marshal, the raid team you ordered has been organized, do you want to launch a night attack now?"

   Raquel asked concerned.

   After so many days of being beaten so aggrieved, he already wanted to fight back. However, his teammates were not strong enough, and Raquel really didn't dare to take risks.

   "It's not a night raid, it's just pulling the team out for a walk.

   Send the order down, open the city gate and let the commandos go out to feign an attack. Once the enemy counterattacks, they will retreat immediately.

  The moonlight is good tonight, a city gate is swaying once, and the enemy cannot sleep well. "

   While speaking, Hudson cast his gaze into the distance.

  With a distance of only a hundred miles, the Warcraft cavalry can kill them in less than an hour. The other elite cavalry were not much slower.

   Calculating the time, the expeditionary force has already rested for five or six hours. After another two or three hours of tossing, when the enemy army is most exhausted, it is the best time to make a surprise attack.

   "Marshal, what if the enemy responds and enters the city?"

   Raquel said in fear.

   Originally, the defenders were frightened. If the enemy attacked the city at night, Fort Augustus might fall.

   "It doesn't matter, I just want to let them in. The deployment you made in the city, it's okay to delay them for a few hours, right?"

  Hearing Hudson's question, Raquel nodded hastily. A few hours is too contemptuous. Even if nothing is prepared, the tens of thousands of defenders in the city cannot be killed by the enemy in a few hours.

   "Execute the order, if everything goes well, the enemy will be defeated tonight!"

  …

  The loud horn sounded, and the expeditionary force immediately assembled. A dragon chant broke through the air, and Hudson landed in front of the formation.

   "The officer distributed the magic potion to all the soldiers, and immediately gave it to the horses under his crotch."

  Hearing this order, everyone was slightly taken aback. There is no shortage of magic potions to stimulate the potential of warhorses in the continent of Aslant, but everyone doesn't use them very much.

  Not to mention the high cost of medicine, the side effects are also particularly serious. It cannot be said that once used, all war horses will be scrapped, but a loss of 40 to 50% is still normal, and the lifespan of war horses that are lucky enough to recover will also be greatly reduced.

   However, deterred by Hudson's majesty, the order was still carried out. Although war horses are valuable, they are nothing compared to winning wars.

  No one jumped out to question, Hudson nodded in satisfaction. The army is not a place to talk about democracy, especially in times of war, only one voice is enough.

  Now everyone is worried about the safety of the horses and has doubts in their hearts. After this war is over, everything will disappear.

  As the kingdom's most famous magic potion master, it is very reasonable to prepare a stimulating potion without side effects.

   Now that his status is determined, Hudson can expose something a little bit without worrying about causing prying eyes from the outside world.

   "A good opportunity to defeat the enemy has arisen. All the soldiers listen to my orders, abandon all supplies and heavy weapons, and immediately raid Fort Augustus!"

   As soon as the voice hit the ground, the ground trembled. The scene of thousands of horses galloping together is like a big earthquake.

  The army embarked on the journey without the slightest delay. With a dragon chant piercing through the air, Hudson had disappeared in place.

  …

   When Hudson reappeared over Fort Augustus, the **** battle had begun again.

   There were no accidents. Not only was the dispatched raiding team bitten by the enemy, they also let them seize the opportunity and charged up the city wall in one fell swoop.

   Facing the opportunity to be delivered to their door, the representatives of all ethnic groups in the camp of the Allied Forces of the Remained Ancient Clans almost lost their eyeballs in shock.

   "What are you doing in a daze, quickly order the whole army to attack!"

   Priest Remo hastily reminded.

  He is not a professional soldier, but after climbing the city wall, he still knows that he will take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle.

  Deep in his heart, he couldn't help sighing: Bless the elf goddess!

  All kinds of horns sounded almost at the same time. The representatives of all ethnic groups who woke up all ran to their own teams to command the battle.

  Countless soldiers of the ancient survivors poured into the city through some torn holes. Despite the desperate resistance of the defenders, they were still unable to withstand the enemy's attack.

   Shouts and screams resounded all over the world for a while, and countless defenders didn't know what happened, but they saw the enemy approaching.

   It's in chaos, the whole Fort Augustus is in chaos. Accompanied by the attack of the coalition forces of the ancient survivors, the whole city was soon engulfed in the flames of war.

   Except for Raquel who vaguely guessed the truth, everyone didn't know what happened and could only meet the enemy in panic.

   "Marshal, this..."

   Before he finished speaking, Hudson interrupted: "Don't worry, everything will be resolved in an hour.

  In the current situation, the Alpha Kingdom has no choice, and the Moxi Principality has no choice. We can only make a quick decision, all sacrifices are for the final victory! "

  Do a complete set, deceive others first deceive yourself. In order to fool the enemy, Hudson had to come and break the city once.

   Time passed by, the **** killing continued, and the sound of horseshoes shaking the earth suddenly came from afar.

   "Not good, enemy attack!"

  When Tanma passed the news to the coalition of the ancient survivors, the representatives of all the clans were commanding their own troops to fight. When the news reached the hands of the commanders, the sound of galloping horses also came.

   It was too late to realize the danger at this moment. The main army that had invaded the city was fighting in a scuffle at the moment, and they would not be able to withdraw for a while.

   The officers and soldiers who stayed in the camp had just come out to organize defense, and the monster cavalry had already rushed towards them. Many coalition soldiers died before they could react.

  The sequelae of the separate camps of various ethnic groups are also exposed at this moment.

  …

  (end of this chapter)