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Chapter 23, constant twists and turns(1/2)

The Crown Prince, who had welcomed an uninvited guest, suddenly became lively in the military camp, and Hudson's head also grew bigger.

After inspection, it was obvious that Prince Caesar's performance was clearly the case that he wanted to put the camp here and was not ready to leave.

It can only be said that performance is too good, which is also a sin. As the only army in the expeditionary army that seems to be combat-effective, we naturally need to attract more attention from above.

If there is an extra boss watching, it is inconvenient to do anything. For example, the marching speed that has just been reduced must be recovered again.

From the armed parade that travels twenty miles a day, it has evolved again to the elite standard of traveling sixty miles a day.

Fortunately, these soldiers have improved their food standards since the Kingdom ordered mobilization half a year ago. Their current physical fitness is sufficient to be competent for this high-intensity marching.

In addition to the arrival of the crown prince, the morale was further boosted, and the performance along the way was remarkable.

The people below were excited, but Hudson could not be happy. The arrival of Crown Prince Caesar seemed to have no impact on him, but actually weakened his control over the troops.

The little nobles under his command, when they heard that the Crown Prince had come down, were all excited as if they were celebrating the festival.

If the nobles had not had the strict internal hierarchy and restricted their behavior, these guys would have been unable to help but come over and make a show in front of the crown prince.

"Legislative Commander, Your Highness the Crown Prince is welcome!"

The guard's words made Hudson frown. Others can hold banquets every now and then, and he accepts invitations every day.

The discussions are also diverse. Sometimes they discuss the situation in the kingdom, sometimes they discuss the next marching route and combat deployment, and sometimes they simply listen to the complaints from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...

Most of the time, Hudson was tragically affected by the listener. It was not that he deliberately kept his weakness, but that it was actually the question raised by Prince Caesar, and he was very sensitive every time.

As His Royal Highness, he is already the top powerful man in the mainland. No matter what situation or radical opinions he expresses, it doesn’t matter.

But Hudson is not good. His identity determines that he cannot intervene too much on sensitive issues, and he cannot easily make his position.

Hudson could only deal with the enlistment of Crown Prince Caesar. Although this was the king's only legal son, he was not the king after all.

Even if he really became the king, Hudson would not easily defect to him. Caesar III's strong life was because his political skills were strong enough and his work was generous enough to be convincing.

Being powerful does not mean that a son must be powerful. Most of the time, if you have a strong son, your son will be trashed.

It is not yet clear whether Prince Caesar was reclaimed or not, but the desire to make achievements and to surpass his father was expressed.

A crown prince who wants to do a career is destined not to be liked by the great nobles. After being suppressed by Caesar III for so long, no one wants to be suppressed forever.

When Prince Caesar takes office, a rebounding storm will inevitably arise for political discourse.

Hudson doesn't want to get involved in this level of game. If he takes the wrong team, his future days will be hard.

"I know, I'll go there right away."

After all, it was the crown prince who invited him. After saying that, Hudson threw away the matter in his hand and walked out of his own tent.

...

"Your Highness, the difficulties faced by reinforcements from all walks of life are different. Without a deep understanding, it is difficult to find the key to the problem.

It is probably a bit difficult for them to catch up. It is better to let the provinces conduct their own inspections, find the problem, and solve the problem of slow action as soon as possible."

It was another day of discussion around the slow movement of colleagues. The sleek Hudson naturally would not say anything bad.

Let the provinces conduct self-inspection, obviously, behave like doing things. If the problem can be solved, things will not be delayed until now.

As for what the crown prince asked, reinforcements from all walks of life would catch up as soon as possible unless the army of Texas County came to slow down and wait.

Otherwise, you will run wildly in front at the speed of 60 miles a day, unless the people behind you fly, it will be impossible to catch up.

"Why!"

"The situation is difficult, why don't those guys know how to take the overall situation into consideration?

If everyone is as loyal and diligent as Viscount Hudson, why worry about the orcs’ injustice!

…”

Hudson directly pretended that he had not heard of the indignant complaints of the crown prince. He would not do such an offending thing that would cause no reason.

In fact, judging from the official public information, the performance of colleagues from all walks of life has been very good.

All the reinforcements have set off. Even the team with the slowest marching speed has reached 40 miles a day.

The ability to achieve this speed for a team that was temporarily pieced together obviously gave Caesar the face of the crown prince.

Traveling sixty miles a day like the Lait County Legion is already a manifestation of the elite of the kingdom.

Of course, an army composed of pure cultivators does not count.

The standard configuration of those guys is to start at 80 miles a day. If there is no logistics burden, it is not a problem to travel a hundred miles a day.

Perhaps because he felt that Crown Prince Caesar was a little out of control, Count Jose, who was standing aside, changed the topic:

"Your Highness, the envoy of the Principal of Mosey will meet with us soon, do you see?"

When he heard the "Dule of Moses", the Crown Prince Caesar, who was still complaining, suddenly became energetic.

"It's time of war, and everything is simple for reception. I guess the envoy of the Principal of Mosey would not mind these details.

We do not understand enough about the situation on the front line of the Principality of Moxi. If we rush to the battlefield, we will suffer a great loss.

It is best to take a rest in the Principality of Mosey for a while, and then take the next action after reinforcements from various countries gather.

These things must be explained to them first, so as not to have unnecessary misunderstandings at the same time, which will affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries."

Caesar's words made Hudson's eyes lit up.

Just looking at this "control" skill, you will know that the crown prince in front of you is still politically savvy.

Even if I am eager to make achievements, I have never forgotten my position. As a reinforcement, I just helped me in the past, not in the face of thunder.

It is naturally no problem to help wars within the scope of their abilities. If you want to shirk things beyond your own abilities, you still have to shirk them.

Let’s clarify the topic in advance and give the Duchy of Moxi to prevent the next random assignment of tasks and make everyone unhappy.

...

After the initial joy, the deteriorating situation on the front line quickly brought Chris IX back to reality.

In addition to the original Eagle Imperial Court, the troops of the other four imperial courts also appeared in the territory of the Duchy of Moxi, and the gathering of the beast army exceeded 600,000.

The most direct reaction to the huge military pressure is to have urgent letters on the front line, one after another.

The counterattack plan is not enough for the time being, and the most important thing now is to take good care of the current situation.

"When will reinforcements be in place?"

Chris IX asked with concern.

The Principality of Mosey has begun to carry out a comprehensive mobilization, and the reserve teams prepared in front have now been sent to the front line.

Even so, it can only barely block the enemy's troops. As time goes by, the defensive pressure is getting greater and greater.

Relying on the strength of the Duchy of Moxi alone, there is almost no hope to block the orc army.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has communicated with all countries. The reinforcements of the Kingdom of Alpha are the fastest, and the 20,000 elite troops of the vanguard have arrived in the border areas.

The follow-up troops were also on the way, but the marching speed was slower.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actively seeking Crown Prince Caesar.

If everything goes well, we will welcome the first reinforcement in ten days.”

Renato replied slightly embarrassedly.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs really did its best, but it will take time for reinforcements to arrive.

The plan never changes quickly. I originally thought that the Alpha Kingdom would draw reinforcements nearby, but the others drew troops from the rear.

He didn't say anything, but from practical actions, the Alpha Kingdom has shown his disapproval of them.

Especially in the border areas, the fortifications that continue to rise from the ground are clearly preparing for the fall of the Duchy of Mosey.

Even if you know, Renato must not say such things, otherwise the people in the country will be in chaos.

Not only was the performance of the Alpha Kingdom disappointing, but the performance of the surrounding neighbors was not satisfactory.

Reinforcements were indeed sent out, but the quality was hard to describe.

According to the intelligence collected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among all the known reinforcements, the only one who can be called an elite army is the "Laite County Legion".

Based on the principle of reporting good news but not bad news, Renato could only choose good content.

You can report the rest of the troubles to the king in private, and there is no need to make the whole world know about it.

"Send someone to urge you to tell the nobles who come to rescue that as long as they make great contributions in the defense of the Duchy of Mosey, we will have a great reward.

Gold, silver, jewelry, rich clothes and food, and beautiful women and titles, even fiefs!”

Chris IX said cruelly.

All nobles are realistic, and it is impossible for everyone to work hard without giving any benefits.

These are like the Alpha Kingdom. At the end of each war, a large number of foreign nobles would receive rewards from the reinforcements of various countries.

Occasionally, there were foreign nobles who took root in the Kingdom of Alpha and had another branch.

But these are all things in the past. A country that is often beaten is not as attractive to the nobles.

Especially the fiefdoms are basically on the front line. If you want to defend your fiefdom, you must fight the orcs desperately.
To be continued...
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