Author: Xin Haiyue 1

The enemy did not come, which did not affect the expeditionary force's transfer. After marching for hundreds of miles, no trace of the enemy was found, so Hudson ordered him to set up camp and rest.

The battle in Hongtian was completely an accident. Until now, Hudson still hasn't figured out why the enemy hit his mouth.

Perhaps this is not a miracle in military history, and there are many similar coincidences in history.

After all, if no one makes a mistake in a war, there will be no classic battles.

The climate in the prairie is changeable, and the temperature difference between day and night is very large, so keeping warm is particularly important.

After holding up the battalion dogs, Hudson immediately called a meeting with senior military officers.

"Hongtian won the battle beautifully, but their strategic goals were also exposed in advance, and all original plans were cancelled.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the enemy is no ordinary person. After struggling with them for such a long time, a flaw was revealed. Dong Yi didn't know how long he had to wait.

The expeditionary legion's strategic goal of going deep into the prairie to create chaos and reduce the enemy's war potential has been exceeded. There is no need to waste time by staying in the East.

Concerned about the safety of his army, he decided to withdraw his troops in the bright moon and return to the kingdom to rest."

The seemingly innocuous words sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.

Everyone has heard about the retreat before, but the situation now is different.

After devouring the enemy's 50,000 cavalry, the balance of strength between the two sides had changed. Even if the enemy gathered up the defeated troops, the expeditionary legion no longer had absolute strength to suppress it.

As for the 100,000 infantrymen, they were simply ignored by everyone. When the cavalry competed, it was their turn to join in.

According to Hudson's past style, if he encounters the Zhiwang Society, he will not give up until he kills the enemy. It is obviously too early to retreat now.

"Marshal, among the enemy troops encircling and suppressing them, Li Yi only has 100,000 cavalry, and Hong Tian has already defeated half of them.

Just hope that by getting rid of the other 50,000 cavalry, they can smash the enemy's encirclement and suppression plan and eat up the 200,000 army.

Without that force, the orcs can withdraw from the front line. At that time, they will attack from both front and back, and they will have a chance to severely damage the orc empire again.

If everything goes well, the great cause of overthrowing the Orc Empire may be realized in their legs!"

Earl Ebert's regimental commander said with excitement.

Destroying the Orc Empire is the common wish of all Alpha Kingdom soldiers. Many people regard it as their lifelong pursuit.

The expeditionary legion's consecutive victories have shattered everyone's initial concerns, and everyone's appetite has swelled.

The expectations deep inside my heart, from the initial resistance to the orc invasion, to the subsequent defeat of the orc army, to the current destruction of the orc empire, have been a major "sublimation".

"Marshal, what Ebert said is right, the opportunity is rare!"

The commander of the Marquis Medel's regiment hurriedly echoed.

Immediately afterwards, a group of officers also spoke one after another, as if the enemy had denied the meat and could be slaughtered by them.

…

"Our idea is very good. If the plan is implemented, the kingdom will indeed have a chance to destroy the Orc Empire.

The continent of Aslant is dominated by the Bumao Kingdom and the orcs, which are jointly dominated by many powerful forces.

With the strength of the kingdom, even if it can destroy the Orc Empire, it is inevitable that its vitality will be severely damaged.

A more optimistic estimate is that they will lose 70% of their military strength and then make wedding clothes for them."

Hudson's explanation made everyone's expressions change drastically again, and everyone turned into eggplants beaten by frost.

Destroying the Orc Empire will not be a beautiful dream after all. With the combined national strength of the Alpha Kingdom, if you forcefully promote that plan, you will choke yourself to death.

It seems that the kingdom has the upper hand on the battlefield, but the overall military strength does not mean that the orcs have the upper hand, otherwise there would not be that military adventure.

If the country is weak, it cannot eat such a big cake. If it continues to fight against the Orc Empire, it will be advantageous to the fishermen who are watching the show from the sidelines.

Due to interests, the relationship between the Alpha Kingdom and the Seven Prairie Kingdoms is not very good. They are restoring their kingdom in the prairie, which is a political disaster for the Kingdom.

"Marshal, the strength of the orcs is still strong. Keeping them will sooner or later be a disaster.

Once they are allowed to recover, the kingdom's northern frontier will likely be threatened again.

Even if they cannot be destroyed now, they can still severely damage them to prevent them from getting bigger again!"

Count Ebert fought hard.

It was obvious that he saw the first layer of the problem: the threat of the orcs to the wrong kingdom; but he did not see the second layer: the Alpha Kingdom now needs the threat of the orcs.

Born in sorrow and died in happiness.

Whether it was the threat of the orcs or not, the major factions of the Alpha Kingdom maintained maximum restraint when fighting externally and maintained external unity.

Once that threat is removed, political struggles in the future will not be as mild as they are now.

Referring to cases of political struggles abroad, we know that every time there is a major political reshuffle, countless noble families who are on the wrong side will decline and go east.

As an emerging nobleman, Hudson's influence was almost entirely concentrated in the military and had not yet had time to extend to politics.

Once the external struggle in the kingdom escalates, Hudson, who gets a big piece of the pie, will easily fall into the spotlight and become the first unlucky guy to be eliminated.

In that context, "respecting the enemy and respecting himself" is particularly important. As long as there is a threat from foreign enemies, he will never be the most noble marshal of the kingdom.

In the court's external political struggles, Hudson, with his transcendent status, could remain neutral.

I just hope that all the major interrogators are not stupid and will not provoke him. After a few more years of neutrality, the nobles who also want to be neutral will naturally move closer to him.

If nothing unexpected happens, after the war, Hudson will definitely get a large fiefdom on the northern front line. There is no need to fight for it, someone will automatically give it to him at the door.

Wherever there is the most important strategic territory to defend against the invasion of orcs, there is his fiefdom. The job of the kingdom's gatekeeper will 100% fall to him.

If the Seven Kingdoms of the Prairie had not been established and everyone mistakenly thought that there was no threat to Northern Xinjiang, the fiefdom of the Hudson would have fallen into Northern Xinjiang.

It is the tradition of the kingdom to appoint the most capable generals to the places where they are most needed, which is why the current military structure is strong in the north and weak in the south.

"Okay, don't be impulsive!

The enemy hasn't chased me, which shows a lot of problems. Hundreds of thousands of troops have gathered together. I really want to attack by force, but can't we?

After being out for such a long time, their ordnance was exhausted, especially the specially made arrows, which were only enough for three volleys.

Those things should be left in the east in case of unexpected events. The enemy has suffered such a big loss and must not respond. Their return journey may not be smooth.

I want to fight the orcs. Is there any chance later?

He has made the decision to withdraw Mingyue, now we ask whether we can execute the order!"

…

At almost the same time, a military meeting was also held in the orc army camp. The difference lay in the morale of both sides, which were completely two extremes.

Compared with the expeditionary legion clamoring to expand their victory, the faces of all the orc officers were terrifyingly gloomy.

A total of 50,000 cavalry were wiped out. So far, the number of defeated troops gathered was less than 3,000, which was no less than a bolt from the blue for a group of orc generals.

Duke Daniel had even suppressed his anger, hoping that those guys would run around and not run into the enemy head-on.

Even if we try to find the "beast" responsible, we can't find the "beast". According to the information given by the defeated soldiers, all the commanders of the five armies were killed in the battle, and the whereabouts of the Yingren general who was part-time supervising the battle are also unknown.

No one with significant responsibility could be found, and the responsibility for the defeat undoubtedly fell on his coach.

"How to fight with Donglai? If you have any ideas, please tell me."

Duke Daniel's question startled all the orc officers. They all opened their eyes wide and looked at their commander with suspicion.

Anyone who is familiar with Daniel knows that his ability to use troops is directly proportional to his arrogance. But there are no generals that can catch his eye.

In the past, when military meetings were held, Daniel was responsible for the Eastern Order and everyone was responsible for executing it.

It's okay to put forward opinions, but there is a high chance that he will be sprayed with blood, as if everyone's plan is bullshit in his eyes.

After following him for a long time, everyone stopped making comments. Anyway, when it comes to military quality, there is indeed a huge gap between him and his own commander, and there is nothing to argue about.

The arrogant commander suddenly asked everyone for advice. The sudden change made the generals very uncomfortable. Some generals even wondered whether the commander in front of them had changed his "core".

There is no precedent for similar things in the Aslant continent. Especially in the fights outside the palace, the use of evil methods to play Li Daitao Zang occurs most frequently.

Even those gameplay methods have obvious shortcomings. The foreign soul and body cannot perfectly fit together, and flaws can easily be revealed in words and deeds.

After making sure that no problem was found, a lion general said slowly: "Marshal, the enemy is very cunning, they can no longer be led by the nose.

Judging from past battle examples, Hudson is particularly good at using troops by surprise. He was tormented by him in the Ancient Relic Alliance, and the empire also suffered a lot during his presence.

He couldn't think of a way to deal with him for a while. He was certain that they could no longer divide their forces.

No matter how the situation changes, they must not divide their forces. Otherwise, the tragedy in the Ancient Relics Alliance is very likely to happen again!"

As soon as the words were spoken, all the generals agreed. In the blink of an eye, "the troops cannot be divided" became everyone's consensus.

As for whether it would fall into the ears of Duke Daniel, those suggestions were said but not said, and they were just a bunch of nonsense.

"Undivided troops" negates their behavior and has nothing to do with how to defeat the expeditionary force. The enemy is not a fool. It is enough to cause destruction everywhere, and there is no need to come and fight with them.

Being dragged down by the infantry, it would be an illusion to chase the enemy from the east. Even if the enemy runs slowly, he is still faster than the infantry.

For a time, the encirclement and suppression army found itself in a predicament of being unable to advance or retreat. Splitting up the troops threatened to destroy them, and concentrating the troops but not being able to catch up with the enemy was an awkward situation.

"Marshal, please report to the imperial court!

Hudson was not recognized by the empire as the number one general on the mainland, and it was understandable that he could not defeat the enemy forces he led for a while.
To be continued...