The defeat was like a mountain of defeat, and disaster began. War and fire swept towards the Duchy of Orton, and the ancient Duchy of War was crying under the butcher's knife.

"Hurry, send someone to send the information back! Immediately..."

Count Bernard said tremblingly.

As one of the front guards, he really didn't know how to explain to the king about the scene in front of him.

Negligence and over-belief in allies is just one of the reasons. In essence, it is because of the lack of strength of the Principality of Orton.

There are 150,000 troops on the front line in name, but in fact, it is more appropriate to describe it as "140,000 civilians + 10,000 defenders".

The main task of recruiting civilians is not to receive military training, but to build fortifications.

It’s not that they are stupid, but on the contrary, this is a manifestation of intelligence. It is unreliable to make the serfs who have just put down their hoes to defend the city and take up weapons to fight against orcs.

In the final analysis, it was because of insufficient preparations in advance and I didn’t realize that the orc army would come.

It was not until the August Fort defence fell and the Duchy of Mosey asked for help that the top leaders of the Principal of Orton realized the danger.

After a quarrel, the resolution to build a line of defense was barely passed. When it came to the specific implementation, the aristocratic bureaucrats proved with practical actions what bureaucracy was.

It was not until the Battle of Dacias that failed and the orcs were in the Dapes and the Duchy of Moses were shaking that the Principality of Orton really began to take action.

The first national mobilization is carried out. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be an accident.

Due to time constraints, the nobles of the Principal of Orton did not have time to adapt to the new war model, but instead applied the original idea of ​​fighting with the human state.

Because of internal power struggles, the front-line command of the Principality of Orton was divided into three, and each was divided into defense zones.

If the front-line troops were all elite, there would be no major problems with this division. At most, it would be a little troublesome when coordinating and commanding.

Unfortunately, the army of the Principal of Orton was not elite at all. Except for a small number of noble guards, the rest came to make up the numbers.

There was no perfect line of defense. After arriving at the front line, the army wanted to seize the city and defend it, but was surprised to find that there was no castle fortress that could accommodate tens of thousands of troops.

Most noble castles can accommodate very limited troops. They can station 8,000 troops in Waner, which is considered a big castle.

What's even more pitiful is that when designing this kind of castle, most of them did not consider the water source issue that had been stationed for a long time.

After all, during civil war between human aristocrats, everyone was playing according to the rules and rarely did things. Unless it was a great revenge on life and death, it would not be sieged for a long time.

Human nobles need reputation, but orcs don’t. If they change to an enemy, these shortcomings must be solved.

It is also a forced person to treat new recruits as civilians. If you don’t eliminate these hidden dangers that you can see at a glance, the castle is a large coffin.

Earl Bernard's thoughts were destined to be wasted. The griffin cavalry was intercepted by the master of the Eagle as soon as it took off. It could not be escaped from the sky, so it could only run back from the ground to report the news.

You can run from all directions, and the orcs will definitely not be intercepted. When the news can be transmitted to the capital, it depends only on luck.

Soldiers on the battlefield are of great speed. Even if you delay for a moment, they can cause serious consequences, not to mention the delay of uncertain time.

Disasters were destined to belong to the Principality of Orton. First, the army on the front collapsed, and then the poor suffered.

The beast soldiers who had killed all the way could no longer stop when they started to raise their butcher knives.

Purgatory on earth.

...

When news of the Emerald Palace and the Expeditionary Army's victory came, the atmosphere in the palace became abnormal, even more tense than when the Battle of Dacias failed.

Although the great Caesar III always had a smile on his face when he was in front of others, he could not help but sigh when he was alone.

Prince Caesar's performance was even worse. Wherever his cold face went, the temperature would drop ten degrees.

The two male hosts were in a bad mood, let alone the mistress’s mood. However, good royal education also requires the queen to maintain an image at all times.

Annoyance, regret, complaint, and all kinds of feelings are different. The resentful eyes made Caesar 3 hide away when he saw the queen.

...

"Enough!"

"I have been back for so long and haven't recovered yet. Have you been wasted all these years of power lessons?"

Caesar III couldn't help but scold.

If you want to become a qualified king, you will not be able to go through the wind and rain. From the beginning, you arranged your son to go to the Principality of Moshy, just to let him be baptized by the wind and rain.

I originally wanted to let the little Caesar lead the expeditionary army to follow the steps of the Duchy of Mosey, and slowly suffer defeat, and then sharpen his mind and learn how to face setbacks.

However, the plan did not change quickly, and it was almost Tianhu's start, but it ended with the end of the flower pig.

What's even more tragic is that the mess of the Expeditionary Force was thrown to someone else and immediately a shocking reversal occurred.

The last fig leaf was gone. It turned out that the Expeditionary Force had no combat effectiveness, and the defeat was purely because he, the commander, was too useless.

With one after another, Crown Prince Caesar was on the verge of collapse. His original confidence and arrogance have now disappeared without a trace, replaced by deep self-doubt.

Facing his father's reprimand, Prince Caesar's face changed slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but for some reason, he swallowed the words he said back.

The mess was too big. He didn't think anything was there when he was in the Duchy of Moxi. After returning to the country, he immediately felt the pressure.

The families of aristocratic officers from the Expeditionary Army formed a group to make trouble in the royal capital and asked the royal family to give an explanation.

Fortunately, Caesar III responded properly, and the situation was complicated, and the identity of the dead was not confirmed yet, so everyone was comforted.

If the family members comfort them, it does not mean that the matter is over. The far-reaching impact will be accompanied by Little Caesar's lifelong life.

No one is making a fuss now, because he is just the crown prince. Once he is upgraded to a king in the future, this is the ready-made bargaining chips in the hands of the great nobles.

Seeing this scene, Caesar III became more and more angry. It was just that reason that he restrained his temper and forced himself to suppress the idea of ​​beating people.

"Okay, little Caesar. You are not a child anymore. Some things you must learn to face.

It is not embarrassing to admit that you have flaws in a certain aspect. There is no perfect person in this world, and everyone has their own shortcomings.

It’s just that some people expose these flaws; some people have always covered them up very well.

No matter how it is covered up, what exists will eventually exist.

Compared with ordinary nobles, we have more advantages. A qualified monarch does not need to do everything himself. The matter of charging can be completely abandoned to others to complete.

Don’t be led by the traditions on the mainland. The way of survival in the Kingdom of Alpha is different from theirs. With the orcs as the great enemy, everything should be based on survival and we cannot tolerate willfulness.

You are not the only crown prince who is not suitable for the battlefield. Among the previous kings of the Alpha Kingdom, more than half of the people voluntarily gave up the power to personally command the army.

Think about it carefully!”

All are the truth. Although the royal family has retained a large number of military-related inheritances, there are really few kings with the talent for leading troops.

Including Caesar III himself, his ability to command the army is also very trash.

The only difference is that when he tried to command the army to fight, he fell as badly as his son.

A small defeat that is not worth mentioning is not bad, and there is no big casualties. Just arrange a scapegoat to take over.

After learning from the lesson, Caesar III focused all his energy on politics. With superb political means, he also held firm in the throne.

He sighed secretly, and Caesar III's face regained a smile, as if immersed in the joy of victory.

No matter what you think deep down, you always have to face what you should face. After your subordinates win a battle, as a qualified monarch, you must show joy.

Especially at this critical moment, if you don’t do a good job in face, it will easily be interpreted by the following people as: jealous of the virtuous and jealous of the capable.

For a monarch, once he is labeled as "jealous of the virtuous and capable", it will be difficult to gain the support of the nobles.

...

"The Expeditionary Force won two great victories in the Principal of Mosey in one day.

A group of orc transport teams were ambushed, four orc legions were destroyed, including a main legion of Bear Man, who won 30,000 heads of the enemy and captured the battle flag of the Bear Man Imperial Court.

The results of the battle can be regarded as the highest since the war began. Viscount Hudson was the first to be able to achieve such a record.

The war is still ongoing, and we cannot carry out specific military achievements for the time being, and everything will be carried out after the war.

The Prime Minister, arrange for people to spread the war report to the whole country as soon as possible to inspire national morale.”

Caesar III said with a smile.

If someone has read the battle report, he will know the king's record, which has changed a little compared to what the Expeditionary Force sent.

The original "hard damage" turned into "destroyed" in the mouth of Caesar III.

As a king, such an outrageous slip of the tongue can never happen in such a formal occasion.

Everything is for political propaganda. If it weren't for the worry that he was too arrogant and no one would be willing to believe it, he wouldn't mind changing this two word to "total annihilation".

Although such a big publicity is very unfavorable to his son, as a monarch, he is destined to be unable to act emotionally.

"Your Majesty, we have begun to implement the publicity work. It will spread to every corner of the kingdom within five days at the latest.

In addition to the good news, there was also a news from the Moses. Five days ago, the orc army divided its troops to advance towards the Duchy of Orton, and perhaps the battle has begun now.

The Moses sent a special envoy to discuss the issue of rewards for the victory, but in fact they wanted to gain more support from us.

Based on the information we have collected, they are planning a battle to lift the siege of Dhape, but they are suffering from insufficient strength in their hands."

The words of the Prime Minister, Grand Duke Newfoundland, made the eyes of the ministers present turn to the map on the wall. After staring at the location of the Duchy of Orton for a while, they finally came to a unified conclusion: the orcs' military operation had nothing to do with the Kingdom of Alpha.

This is enough.

Although all countries are allies now, it is better for allies to be unlucky than for themselves. As long as the orc army's troops do not point to them, then nothing is a problem.
To be continued...