Chapter 430 Going deep alone

Author: Xin Haiyue 1

The premature collapse of the grassland countries has directly affected the immigration work of the Alpha Kingdom. Countless refugees were brutally attacked by orcs on the way.

The number of refugees who successfully arrived in the Alpha Kingdom was less than half of what was expected in advance. Especially those who immigrated by land suffered the heaviest losses.

There is no doubt that in this case, the coastal nobles took the most advantage.

Taking advantage of the convenience of sea transportation, and being the first to get their share, more nobles and lords were stunned.

The fact is that now no one cares about the trivial matter of "refugees". Once the Kingdom of Light collapsed, the military pressure on the provinces in northern Xinjiang increased instantly.

If you and the orcs are neighbors again, given the grudges between the two parties, it is normal for the enemy to come and kill you at any time.

The sudden change in the situation forced the kingdom to convene a military meeting again. Even the expedition general Hudson was recalled to attend the defense meeting.

"The defense line in northern Xinjiang is very unfinished. What do those guys on the front line do for food?"

The Prime Minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, shouted angrily.

As early as when the continental war began to be rehearsed, the kingdom restarted the construction of the northern Xinjiang defense line. The kingdom allocated construction funds and materials, and a number of lords in the border areas were responsible for implementation.

In this regard, the Alpha Kingdom is also experienced and has already summed up a set of experiences.

The defense line only protects the territory of one's own family, so there is no need to worry about the participants not working hard. Even if some small nobles are different, there are governors and county guards keeping an eye on them.

All the lords in the border areas are of the entrepreneurial generation, and their abilities are obviously not much worse.

Unfortunately, the progress of the defense line construction is still lower than expected.

"Prime Minister, everyone has tried their best. However, the human resources in the border areas are limited, and there is a lack of sufficient construction raw materials nearby.

In particular, stone is the most scarce, and in many areas there are no quarries at all. They can make bricks instead, which virtually adds to the process."

Earl Albert spoke up in defense.

Those are not real issues, and as Hudson can attest, there is indeed a shortage of building materials in the border area.

These were all the fault of the lords themselves. Taking advantage of the defeat of the Orc Empire, the kingdom repeatedly moved the border northward.

However, after a group of feudal nobles arrived, they did an even better job.

The specific amount of land enclosed was not clear to Hudson.

Anyway, I heard that a barony in northern Xinjiang is larger than a viscounty in other places. The viscounty directly catches up with the earldom, and the earldom can even catch up with some small provinces.

The most direct evidence is this: the unfinished defense line in the Hudson Leg has now become the third line of defense of the Kingdom.

The area was originally sparsely populated, but once it expanded, human resources became even scarcer.

Of course, we can’t blame everyone for being greedy.

Without the ability to predict the future, no one would have known that a continental war would break out so quickly.

May the war begin in the morning? When the seven grassland nations have established a firm foothold, those areas will become the heartland of the human race.

Xu Xingxun is working hard in northern Xinjiang and will not give up the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for expansion.

"Didn't you send some workers to us?

What's more, should we be the first to pick out the influx of refugees?

Now we are complaining about the lack of manpower, why did we go there earlier?

If construction materials are scarce, then build earthen walls!

Add some magic materials into it and arrange it in the magic circle, and the defense will not be low.

Don’t you think it’s ridiculous to take so much of the kingdom’s budget and now run away to complain?”

Marquis Delgado shouted angrily.

Can the Ministry of Finance tighten its belt in terms of raising funds for the front line? Now that the results delivered are not as good as expected, he is naturally unhappy.

Facing the questioning gazes of the powerful people in the kingdom, the border governors of Northern Xinjiang looked like eggplants beaten by frost.

Lack of manpower and insufficient raw materials are all excuses that can be used to evade the situation. The essence is that the border nobles are too poor.

No one has the courage to withhold funding for defense line construction, but misappropriation of funds does not happen rarely.

Blind optimism in the early stage delayed the progress of the project. After the outbreak of the mainland war, everyone became active, but the huge construction project could not be completed in a few months.

The most important thing is that the construction deadline is too tight, especially as the situation becomes increasingly tense and the Kingdom's request for missed construction deadlines is repeatedly shortened.

“Let’s end the issue of defense line here tomorrow!

Thinking about it, they did not do it deliberately. No one expected the early collapse of the seven grassland kingdoms.

Now we have changed the Yidong strategy and put the unfinished parts together in some temporary defense lines, focusing on strengthening the defense of core strategic nodes.

As punishment for poor construction, all the noble lords responsible for the construction were assigned to the strategic land garrison along the line."

Hudson said coldly.

Whether the truth was true or not, he no longer had the time to investigate.

Whether the defense line is filled with water or not, whoever uses it will know.

If you cut corners, you have to work hard.

Once the flames of war begin, all problems will be exposed. Even though Hudson looks serious on the surface, deep down deep down he is not panicked at all.

Several newly recovered provinces in northern Xinjiang were destroyed, and the five great nobles of the northern region were there to support them. Starting from their territory, all the way to the royal capital, there were fortresses and fortresses.

It has only been a few years since then, but it is still a shabby project. Now it is certain that it can be used.

What's more, after the outbreak of the continental war, the noble lords along the way spontaneously organized their own troops to maintain and reinforce the Qiushi Castle outside their own territory.

The orc empire in its heyday would have had a few front teeth knocked out, let alone the orcs who were now severely weakened.

Compared with the east, the situation on the west front is more complicated.

"Marshal, the war on the northern front is about to break out. Shouldn't you at this moment..."

Before Count Oran could finish speaking, Hudson interrupted: "The kingdom naturally wants to send reinforcements, and the port must proceed in an orderly manner.

The same troop strength, distributed in various provinces and sent to northern Xinjiang, requires different levels of material consumption.

The strategic supplies raised by the kingdom are limited, only one-third of what they had before the outbreak of World War II.

Now all the countries in the mainland are focused on their own wars and don't care about them at all. When they come to the east, they can use their limited strategic materials to fight an unlimited war."

When it comes to the kingdom's strategy, the father-in-law's face is also of no use.

We can explode troops in a short period of time, but there is no way to explode strategic materials in a short period of time.

To win the war, some sacrifices are indispensable. There are things that can be done, but they must not be spoken out.

Deep down in his heart, he had the idea of ​​letting Northern Xinjiang be destroyed, but in terms of specific actions, Hudson did not dare to show it at all.

Otherwise, a group of northern nobles would tear him to pieces. Things like inciting hatred should be left to "unavoidable necessity".

An unfinished defense line is the first scapegoat. If strategic supplies are insufficient, it is the second scapegoat.

It is very likely that more scapegoats will appear in the east, which proves that Mr. Hudson is not working hard, but the objective conditions do not allow it.

"Marshal, since there are insufficient strategic supplies, let's fight quickly in northern Xinjiang!

First concentrate your forces to defeat the orc army, and then..."

Before Duke Hero could finish speaking, Hudson shook his head.

"Duke Ge, when the gap in strength is not big, a quick decision is never unilateral.

The orcs are not fools, so why do you want to fight them?

They just wanted to hold back their main force and create time for the two alien races on the Western Front. It was enough.

Ge Dong is more familiar with the situation in the grassland than he is. If the orc army does not fight them, can the kingdom's army go deep into the grassland and fight them?

Don’t forget how much strategic materials the Counterattack Prairie Alliance consumed in a war.

With the little material reserves the Kingdom of Light has, what can they use to force them into a decisive battle?

What's more, they don't have much time. The situation on the Western Front may collapse completely at any time. With the strength of the Principality of Moxi, it can survive the attack of the two alien races in the East for at most two months.

The time left for the kingdom should not exceed three months at most.

It takes a month to mobilize the whole country, another month to assemble the army and rush to the front, and it will take at least twenty days to return to the Western Front after the war.

If everything goes well, Li Yi only has ten days left for the decisive battle between the army and the orcs.

How to fight that battle?"

It’s not that I don’t know, it’s just that I was shocked.

Hudson's words "How to fight that battle?" immediately left everyone speechless.

The real situation will be more serious than the theoretical deduction.

Judging from the data on paper, the kingdom's current military strength is almost the same as that of the Orc Empire.

Even if everyone present has never led a soldier, they still know a bit about military matters. They are very aware of the consequences of a decisive battle between Hasty Zhidong and the enemy.
To be continued...