Chapter 227： Many people

Chapter 227 There are many people

Looking at the high-quality war horses and stroking each piece of glamorous armor, Hudson was very satisfied.

The intelligence of the Mosi people is quite reliable. In recent days, the orc army is indeed gathering in the direction of the Warhammer Kingdom.

The horses and weapons and equipment in front of you are the best proof. If it weren't for the orc army to tighten the front line, it would be difficult to transport these things safely.

Of course, there is also a credit for the expeditionary force. In recent days, Hudson has not been idle. The six major infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment of the expeditionary force are all fully staffed, and the total strength directly exceeds the 120,000 mark.

The extra soldiers are naturally the result of overstaffing. Hudson doesn't like the popular "soldier + horse" statistical method. How can a soldier be a soldier and a horse be a horse?

The total strength is as high as 120,000, that is, the real 120,000 people, without the slightest moisture.

The source of soldiers and horses, except for the supplement from the Alpha Kingdom and a new army provided by the Mossi, the rest are accumulated by Master Hudson himself.

Gathering up routs and conscripting young men into the army are all routine operations. It can be said that as long as Master Hudson encounters them in the wild, they will be included in the army.

As for how many spies from other forces there are, Hudson doesn't care. As long as the main officer is his own person, it is enough for ordinary soldiers to trace their origins.

The fastest replacements on the battlefield are soldiers, who may fall on the battlefield one day, and their original identities will naturally no longer matter.

The issue of overstaffing troops is a major event in peacetime, but now is a time of war. It's still overstaffed today, maybe tomorrow it won't even be fully organized.

At least the Mosi people like the Expeditionary Force Superman now. Although the expenses are a bit higher, it can bring you a sense of security if you can't stand it!

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

Consecutive victories, coupled with the certification of the Orc Empire, Hudson's name has been resounding everywhere in the Principality of Moxi.

Everyone knows that hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops are stationed on the front line of Flying Bear Fort, and the nearby orc troops come out to patrol, and they all take the initiative to detour.

If this news reaches the ears of the Bear King, I don’t know if he will regret picking Hudson himself.

"Praise kill", then someone has to kill it. Although many orc generals wanted to take Hudson's head to make their own achievements, this did not include the middle and lower level orc officers and soldiers on the front line.

I don't know the inside story, but judging only by the record on the surface, I came to the conclusion that Hudson is not easy to mess with.

Can't be provoked, but can be hidden. The orcs also bully the weak and fear the strong, and even because the law of the jungle within the orc empire is more distinct, their awe of the strong is even better than that of the human race.

Can't figure out the strength of the expeditionary army. After the transfer of the bear royal court, the remaining orc army behaved extraordinarily peacefully.

The orcs obeyed the rules, and Hudson didn't go out to make trouble. The 120,000 expeditionary army seems to be strong and strong, but in fact it can fight only 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Relax some standards, and there are still 20,000 veterans who have seen blood, which can barely be regarded as semi-elite.

The rest are all recruits. Although they have received certain military training, they are still unqualified in Hudson's eyes.

During the war, it must be too late for step-by-step training. Pulling out to fight a few downwind battles is far more effective than dry training for several months.

This is also the reason why Hudson readily agreed to the Mosi people and sent troops to break the siege of Dapace.

As long as the Mosi people hold back the main force of the orcs, the more than 300,000 orcs besieging Dapes will be the sharpening stone for his training.

In fact, without the main force of the orcs, the defenders in the city could create a passage by themselves.

Dapest is a big city, and the encirclement of the orcs is not stable. If there is no highly mobile Beamon Cavalry Legion, there will be loopholes everywhere.

The defenders in the city are not too weak. As long as Moxi's senior management dares to take risks, they can tear open the encirclement net at any time.

Obviously this does not exist. The king cannot be in charge, it is a group of princes and nobles who make decisions.

When there are too many people, it has nothing to do with Guojue. Resolutions that can be approved by most people are usually conservative.

They would rather spend a lot of money to invite the expeditionary army to take action than risk the safety of the city of Da Pest.

The main reason is that they have serious distrust of the combat effectiveness of their own army. Even the elite legion is still skeptical in the minds of Moxi's senior management.

No one can be blamed, this cognition is based on the previous record of Moxi's army, a rational judgment made.

Those who are elite or not, can’t do it just by talking about it, and have to go to the battlefield to perform.

Without a record that can be shown, no matter how good the training is, no matter how good the equipment is, it will not be convincing.

Including Hudson himself, he is also skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the elite army of the Mossi.

It's not that they are worried about their lack of strength, but the main problem is the morale of the army.

From the start of the war until now, Moxi's army has been defeated all the way. Occasionally, he rose up, but before he had time to be happy, he was immediately overshadowed by a new defeat.

After tossing one after another, the morale of the army has long since been tossed. If you don't fall into self-doubt, that's a good state of mind.

This aspect and the expeditionary force are two extremes. Under Hudson's instruction, from the time the recruits stepped into the camp, they had to learn the brilliant achievements of the expeditionary force every day.

The battle flag of the Royal Bear Court is even more of an old actor. It has appeared in almost every big camp, for fear that some people don't know the great achievements of Master Hudson.

…

"Captain Kettley, these horses will be handed over to you. I want you to train me the cavalry in the shortest possible time!"

Hudson said pretending to appreciate.

The expansion of the cavalry is too fast. Even if they are selected from the whole army, they cannot gather so many soldiers who are skilled in bow and horse.

It is not so much cavalry as it is infantry on horseback.

Even if they had made preparations in advance, the soldiers had only received some basic cavalry training, and they were still far from becoming qualified cavalrymen.

Hudson knows exactly what level his cronies are. It's okay to command the infantry, but the technical arms of the cavalry still need professionals.

In the past, the number of cavalry was small, and Hudson could command it himself. Now support the expansion into an army, and then put him under the direct control of the commander-in-chief, the workload will be too great.

Looking at the entire expeditionary force, there are very few who are capable of serving as regiment commanders, and even fewer are able to command the cavalry regiment.

Choose Baron Kettley, besides holding his handle, the most important thing is to be familiar with him.

"Your Excellency, in the case of the cavalry corps, it will take at least three months before they can go into battle.

In a short period of time, we will bully the orc infantry at most. If you encounter the Beamon Cavalry Legion, I'm afraid there is nothing you can do! "

Kately said rather nervously.

After finally getting the high position of army commander, the first task arranged by the boss encountered trouble.

It is not a secret in the expeditionary force that the Mosi people want to launch a battle to break the siege of Dapes.

The leak of the news had nothing to do with Hudson. It was mainly because the Moxi people themselves did not know how to keep it secret, which made the news spread.

For a war of this level, anyone with a little military common sense would know that the expeditionary force would not be able to watch from the sidelines.

"Don't worry, you don't need to deal with the large group of Beamon cavalry, the Moxi people will take care of it.

If you really encounter it on the battlefield, you only need to consider being able to deal with one or two enemies of the Beamon cavalry regiment.

If it exceeds this limit, then you don’t need to fight them, just avoid them. "

Hudson said calmly.

He has high hopes for this cavalry team. It is absolutely impossible to pay for it before it has played a role.

Directly confronting the Beamon Cavalry Legion is what the Knights should do.

…

One wave is not flat, and another wave rises again.

Just after the task was assigned and all the weapons and equipment were distributed, a piece of news from the country shocked Hudson.

Many places on the northern border fell, and the originally stable Alpha Kingdom unexpectedly experienced turmoil.

Fortunately, the preparations were sufficient, and after losing a large area of ​​land, the battle situation was quickly stabilized.

The situation improved before he was sent to notify him. It was clear that he was worried that the news would spread, causing the expeditionary army to be unstable.

Compared with the bad news of the defeat on the front line, the rumor that Emperor Bimeng possessed the "secret method of longevity" had a greater impact.

In almost an instant, the bad news of the frontline defeat was covered up, attracting the attention of countless people.

The topic of "Longevity" attracts people in any world.

Even Hudson couldn't help being moved after hearing the news for the first time.

It is an iron fact that Emperor Bimon lived to be over three hundred years old, and his lifespan far exceeds that of a normal Bimon.

Then there are two explanations: either Emperor Bimeng broke through the sanctuary secretly and greatly increased his lifespan; or he really has life extension or the secret method of longevity.

The possibility of the former is very small. There is no way to hide such a big movement of breaking through the sanctuary, and there is no need to hide it.

In the second case, whether it is the secret method of prolonging life or the secret method of longevity, it is worth everyone's peeping.

If it weren't for being young and having plenty of longevity, Hudson wasn't sure if he could resist the temptation.

If I am like this, those old guys who are dying of life, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to hold back.

It is certain that there will be a bloodiest battle surrounding Emperor Bimon next.

Maybe not only human masters, maybe even strong aliens will participate. After all, no one would despise their longevity.

Regardless of who sent the news, it is a naked conspiracy. Even knowing that someone is deliberately creating enemies for Emperor Bimon, it can't stop everyone from thinking about it.

After weighing the pros and cons, Hudson finally suppressed the idea of ​​joining in the fun. Everything is focused on the overall situation of fighting the orcs, and it is definitely not that he is cowardly.

…

In the province of Atreus, the decisive battle that will determine the future fate of the Warhammer Kingdom has begun.

Gathered all the troops that could be mobilized in the kingdom. Not only was Joseph II not in high spirits, but his hairline kept moving back.

Joseph II didn’t know whether a large number of soldiers was strong in combat effectiveness; but the difficulty of commanding with a large number of soldiers definitely increased dramatically, but he realized it.

The first and most direct problem we face is the logistics of the army.

The 700,000 troops have been gathered one after another. Even if they don't do anything, just eating and drinking every day is a big problem.

This is no longer a question of whether the nobles of the Atreus province cooperate. The point is that even if every household opened their warehouses, they would not be able to gather enough strategic materials.

"What, the orc army split up and attacked our granary? Tens of thousands of tons of grain and grass materials were set on fire by the enemy."

Joseph II asked almost roaringly.

In order to raise this batch of strategic materials, he had exhausted his painstaking efforts, but in the end he was directly wiped out by the enemy.

The loss of supplies is not a big deal, the key is that the army needs to eat! Fortunately, at the critical moment, he was cautious and did not store all the supplies together.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Minister of Military Affairs replied with a livid face.

There is no doubt that this is a failing answer sheet. Unfortunately, the papers have already been handed in, and there is no possibility of modifying the grades.

Perhaps because he felt that his answer was too abrupt and could not be forgiven by the king, Thiago hurried forward and explained:

"Your Majesty, the orc army is coming too fast. The soldiers guarding the warehouse are all logistics personnel with low combat effectiveness in the kingdom. They can't react to the enemy's surprise attack at all.

This is just the beginning. The enemy has now divided up their forces, and they are obviously not going to fight us directly. Our logistical pressure will continue to increase. "

It’s all true. If the orc army is so divided, the original decisive battle plan will be directly scrapped.

Those with two legs cannot catch up with those with four legs. When the orc army is active, it will definitely continue to do things. Next, the situation of the Warhammer Kingdom will become even more dangerous.

"Humph!"

"Trash!"

"It's all a bunch of trash!"

"Why didn't you notice such a big thing as the division of the orc army in advance? You have to wait for the enemy to do something before you know how to report it."

Joseph II reprimanded sharply.

It's not that he doesn't have enough training, it's that the battle report is too ridiculous. It was only when the granary was raided that they reported the news, which was obviously a dereliction of duty by the guard.

If the troops below made a mistake, the Ministry of Military Affairs is naturally to blame, and it is not wrong to be scolded.

"Your Majesty, the incident happened too suddenly. It is meaningless to pursue responsibility now. The top priority is to solve the threat of orcs as soon as possible.

For the materials lost earlier, we can also find a way to deploy some materials from other places for emergency.

Except for the nearby legions, who may have to tighten their belts and live a hard life for a while. The influence of others is not very great.

But if there is another mistake in the future, it will be really troublesome. "

Prime Minister Gay analyzed rationally.

Finding a problem does not mean solving it. Just when the high-level leaders of the Warhammer Kingdom were worried about the division of the orcs, the dispersed orc army also took action one after another.

Looting the material warehouse is just one of the routine operations. He robbed the convoy, attacked the patrols, and occasionally broke through a few camps, but he didn't fight them...

(end of this chapter)