Chapter 238： sad

Chapter 238 Tragedy

The army is still on the way, and the celebration banquet is ready in Dapac City, waiting for Hudson and his party to come back to start the banquet.

Different from previous wars, the victory of this battle brought an end to the siege of Dapes.

Only with the reinforcements sent by the five imperial courts, the strength of both sides has been pulled to the same level. If there is a fight, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.

There is no hope at all if you want to break through the city of Dapes. On the contrary, they continued to rush over with their heads sullen, and could easily be defeated one by one by the human coalition forces.

With the security guaranteed, the dignitaries in the city naturally cheered up again.

As for the disaster that the Beamon Army will bring to the allies when it goes south, everyone really doesn't care about thinking so much.

As the biggest hero, Hudson felt the enthusiasm of the Moxi people before stepping into the city of Dapac.

The crown prince personally led a group of princes and ministers to wait at the gate of the city, and the etiquette specifications were all in accordance with the highest standards.

If the king hadn't been ill in bed, it is estimated that the one who led the team out to greet him now would be Chris IX himself.

Looking at the majestic scene, Hudson shook his head secretly.

Although this victory is important, it is not worthy of this kind of treatment.

Making the scene so grand seems to be a way of paying attention to the heroes, but it is actually a kind of compensation for changing tricks.

Fame and profit cannot be obtained at the same time. Now that you have gained fame, then your actual benefits will inevitably be reduced.

Nothing to disappoint. At Hudson's current position, the Moxi people really don't have much to offer him.

False titles are not enough to reward credit, not to mention they are a principality, so it is impossible to give too high a title.

The Moxi people are willing to give the fief, but the problem is that Hudson is not interested in changing jobs.

For the sake of a fiefdom, he ran over to guard the gate for the Moxi people. He is not crazy yet.

Don't look at the Moxi nobles who are very enthusiastic about him now, and everyone who commands the army is also very cooperative, and his reputation is even higher.

The reason is that he is a guest army. No matter how high the prestige is, it must return to the Alpha Kingdom in the end, and will not crowd out everyone's core interests.

Everyone is happy to come over to add to the icing on the cake.

Once you jump ship and develop, it will be another set of scripts. The original friend has become a competitor, and not stabbing a knife in the back is taking the overall situation into consideration.

Resources can't be counted on either.

The precious cultivation resources were all divided up by the nobles and the royal family, leaving only a bunch of high-end goods in the treasury.

If it was a year or two ago, Hudson would still be hot-eyed; now, he won't even take a second look.

Of course, if the base is large enough, he is still happy to take it back to train his subordinates.

Unfortunately, this is simply impossible. The little inventory in the treasury is not enough to reward my family, so how could it be outflowed in large quantities.

There are definitely gold coin rewards, but most of them are bonds. The theoretical benefits are quite good, but whether they can be realized is still unknown.

It is obvious that the Mosi people have learned the essence of "borrowing" and carried it forward.

If you want the bounty to be honored, you can only make persistent efforts to help the Principality of Moxi keep its foundation.

There was already a pile of bonds in his hands, and he didn't know how to spend them. Now that there are more piles, Hudson doesn't know how to complain.

The bitter fruit planted by oneself has to be swallowed even if the front teeth are knocked out. Maybe after the situation becomes clear, find someone who has been taken advantage of to take over.

It's a pity that the financial industry in the mainland of Aslant is not developed enough, and there is no bond trading market, so it is very difficult to sell gloves.

Ordinary chambers of commerce, even if they are rich, would not dare to accept this kind of offer. Only powerful nobles are not afraid of the Moxi people repudiating their debts.

Vaguely, Hudson found that he seemed to have buried a huge thunder, once it was detonated, it would definitely be a landslide.

…

"Hurry up, move faster for me!

Everyone looks weak, haven't you eaten yet?

…

Fool, this rock is too big.

Carry it over foolishly, do you want to use it as a tombstone for yourself!

What are you still doing in a daze, break it up quickly, do you want me to help you?

…”

The orc soldiers are used to the cursing voice.

I don’t know when Bruno, the commander-in-chief, became the captain of the construction brigade.

Just started to fill a hole, move forward one step. Later, it was found that the speed was too slow, so the soldiers were simply asked to repair the road first.

It's a pity that this group of five big and three rough guys, asking them to kill people with knives is a professional level; as for road construction, they haven't started yet.

Amateur construction teams always have accidents. In order to complete engineering tasks, it is a common phenomenon to cut corners and get things done.

The most direct consequence is that it hurts the team behind, and if you don't pay attention, it will be an accident.

Countless horses have been tossed and ruined along the way. Bruno is also a ruthless person. If the horse is gone, the orc will be replaced to pull the cart.

The efficiency is a little lower, but the orderly progress of the baggage team is still guaranteed on the whole.

In order to make up for the reduced efficiency, Bruno himself turned into a contractor, inspecting the project site while directing soldiers to build roads.

They were all temporarily transferred from work. Amateur contractors were paired with amateur construction teams. Regardless of the quality of the project, the efficiency was not so high anyway.

The lower the efficiency, the more Bruno loves to point fingers; the more he runs to point fingers, the lower the construction efficiency will be.

Under the vicious circle, road repair works have not been smooth. Seeing that the pre-arranged time passed, Bruno became more and more angry.

"Urgent report!"

"Urgent report!"

…

Under the guidance of the soldiers along the way, the Eagle Scout trotted all the way, and finally arrived in front of Bruno.

"General, urgent report from the front.

The Beamon Legion was defeated under the siege of the human army, and has now retreated to the Principality of Orton.

Prince Butzweig told you to be careful of the plots of the human race, and don’t fall into their schemes..."

Before the Eagle scout could finish speaking, Bruno interrupted angrily: "Enough!

How to fight, I know myself. There is no need for a defeated general to point fingers at me.

Tell Prince Butzweig, let him take care of himself first! Don't inadvertently become the first Behemoth army wiped out by the human race since the start of the war! "

In the orc empire, only the strong have the qualifications to be respected. It turned out that Bruno bought Prince Butzweig's account because of his great military exploits.

Now the situation has changed. The illustrious Prince Butzweig suffered consecutive defeats, first losing 300,000 besieging troops, and now even the direct descendants of the Beamon Legion are being chased and fled by the human race. Naturally, Bruno is not qualified to continue to respect him.

Combined with the unsatisfactory journey along the way, he accumulated a lot of anger, and now he can no longer suppress it.

Xiong's temper got on his head, he didn't care if he was a prince or not. Everyone doesn't live in a royal family, and they are not even considered as colleagues, so there is no need to give so much face.

Vented a wave of grievances, Bruno had to face reality. The defeat of the Behemoth Legion directly put the reinforcements of the Bearman Imperial Court in an embarrassing situation.

Whether to move on, this is a question that needs to be pondered.

It's one thing to like Mang, but it doesn't mean Bruno is a fool.

Without the support of the Beamon Legion, he didn't have the guts to lead the team to the Terran Allied Forces alone.

After hesitating for a moment, Bruno shouted loudly: "Guards, send someone to contact the other armies, I need to know their next movements.

Send another person to report the current situation to the imperial court, and ask His Majesty Xiong Huang to decide whether to continue marching! "

A similar scene was also staged in the other four orc armies.

Bait, eaten by the enemy and wiped clean. No one can be sure whether closing the net can gain anything now.

The risks and benefits of continuing to send troops are completely out of proportion.

Unless the imperial court can send more reinforcements, if it continues, it will be a battle with an uncertain future.

…

Under the city of Terence, the armies of the five royal families of the orcs gathered, and everyone used their wealth to launch the most violent attack on this fortress city.

Facing the ruthless orcs, the defenders' resistance seemed very weak. The current Terence City is like a dilapidated old house, crumbling in the wind and rain.

However, every time it came to a critical moment, the ancient city stood firm again. The orc army opened the gap several times, but was blocked by the defenders in the city with their lives.

The highly respected Marshal Hodge has gray hair at the moment, as if he has aged twenty years suddenly.

Facing the menacing orcs, the nerves are tense all day long, and the pressure you need to bear can be imagined.

"Marshal, this is yesterday's casualty report, a total of 3,246 officers and soldiers were killed.

There are as many as eleven damaged places in the outer city. Although we have blocked the gap, the defense is still greatly reduced.

It is expected that the next battle will be even more brutal. According to the enemy's current offensive strength, it is estimated that the outer city will fall within ten days. "

Halley said in a low tone.

As Marshal Hodge's adjutant, he faces all kinds of data all day long, and he knows much more information than ordinary officers and soldiers.

People are like this, the more they know, the less happy they are.

The number of deaths is four digits every day, and it continues to increase over time, and there is no hope of reinforcements at all, which is really not optimistic.

If it was a war within the human race, it would have broken the city long ago.

Everyone can persist until now, purely because the orc army has surrounded Terence with water, so they can only carry it to the end.

Now it is not so much defending the city as it is fighting against the beast.

The outer city can persist because the inner city is too small to accommodate so many troops.

The army waiting to defend the city is almost dead, and it's time to retreat to the inner city.

The estimate of ten days is completely the most optimistic estimate. With the increase of the gap, the number of daily casualties will increase significantly.

The probability of the enemy breaking the city wall in advance is almost 99%. The rest of the points, purely rely on the blessing of the Lord of Dawn.

"Got it, put the file here, you can go down and rest!

As for the issue of defending the city, you don't have to worry too much. The situation has developed to this point, and we can only last one day at a time.

From now on, every day Terence sticks to is buying time for the Principality.

It's a pity that the orcs blocked the news and couldn't contact the capital, and they didn't know how far the situation in the principality had deteriorated. "

Marshal Hodge said exhausted physically and mentally.

The hero is late, and even pessimistic about the situation.

But at this point, no matter how the situation in the Principality of Moxi changes, Terence City will not be able to bring out reinforcements.

Unless they can hold on until the reinforcements from the Terran Alliance arrive, there may still be some room for maneuver.

"Marshal, the situation in the city will not change much, and you don't need to work too hard."

Harley spoke persuasively.

At this time, the officers and soldiers defending the city are mentally prepared to die. Even if they wanted to break out, the orcs outside would not agree!

Surrender, that is impossible. Not to mention losing everything at home, the key is that the reputation of the Orc Empire has long been wiped out by countless wars in the past.

Of course, in the eyes of orcs, the reputation of human beings is almost at the same level.

No matter how good the promise is in advance, it will be broken later. It doesn't matter once or twice, there will always be fools who will be fooled, and after a hundred or eighty times, fools are not enough.

Compared to surrendering as a traitor and finally going to the grill, it is better to fight to the death and pull a few backs.

Under such circumstances, the morale of the defenders in the city is not high, but they are full of vigor to fight for their lives.

Even if it is the cannon fodder army, the fighting power that erupts at the critical moment of life and death can catch up to 30 to 40% of the elite troops.

"Hahaha…"

"Don't worry, the city is alive, the city is broken and the people are dead!

Harley boy, you don't need to worry about me. I can't die until Terrance is taken by the orcs.

As for you, kid, wait for the opportunity when the time comes!

When the city is broken, it is also the most chaotic time. If you want to break out, that is the best time.

If you are lucky enough to save your life, please deliver this letter to His Majesty the King for me. "

Marshal Hodge's words made Harley's tears fall down uncontrollably.

Obviously, this letter was specially prepared for him. If there is no reason, breaking through and leaving alone, it will be difficult to explain clearly when going back.

There is one more letter, and that is to leave with a mission. No one can do anything to criticize him on this issue.

Full of feelings, finally gathered into two words: "Marshal, I..."

I saw Hodge reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "There is no need to say anything, I know your situation.

The only seedling of the family, carrying the inheritance of the family blood, cannot just die here.

Your father and I are also old friends. He blocked an arrow for me back then, and now he will repay you kid.

Don't be so sad, the soldier's horse leather shroud is destiny. It is also an honor to be able to die on the battlefield against the orc invasion, and it is better than dying on the bed due to illness.

The next step is to test your achievements in these years of cultivation. Whether you can save your life from the hands of death depends on yourself.

Pray for the Lord of Dawn to bless you! "

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(end of this chapter)