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Chapter 258 Feud
The time alone is destined to be short.There are still a lot of things in the army, waiting for Hudson to arrange.

After saying goodbye to his fiancée, Hudson's action of dividing up the prisoners became more and more rapid.

Not only did he take away his own share, but he also quickly arranged for the share that the nobles under him should get.

Even old relatives and friends, the great nobles in the country, and local snakes who provided help to the army all took a share.

This kind of quick cutting made Earl Lauren's face livid with anger, but it was a pity that Hudson didn't buy it at all.

The king has to abide by the rules of the political game, let alone just a special envoy.If you have favors, you must earn them yourself. How can Hudson give them to others?
He didn't move the share that belonged to the king.At first glance, they are all "models of loyal ministers", without the slightest overstepping.

The 60 prisoners of war captured in the country were divided up, and there is no need to record the prisoners of war being captured truthfully.

According to the "September [-]st" principle, only one-tenth of the prisoners of war in the transnational pacification of chaos are counted, and they are still the worst one-tenth.

For the other [-]%, Hudson still didn't eat alone, and divided up according to the old rules.It's nothing more than the number on the account, so "billion lost" is missing.

The camp of the Southeast Front Army soon became lively, and it can be seen from the various hawking sounds that these sellers are not qualified slave traders.

The kingdom lacks labor force, but it does not mean that all noble territories lack labor force.The aristocratic territories of the Southeast Front Army are all in the south. Except for a few unlucky ones who were affected by the rioters, most of the aristocratic territories suffered little population loss.

For noble lords, the excess population is also a burden.It is also a matter of course to take it out for trading.

Just judging from the situation at the scene, it seems that they are not so optimistic, and the transaction rate is pitifully low.

Everything was caused by the price. Hudson also sent people to visit the market. The price of prisoners of war was generally more than twice the price of normal slaves.

Dare to mark such a sky-high price, the seller is obviously not selling in good faith.It is estimated that each of them is still thinking about the issue of the fief, imagining that they are lucky enough to get a large fief, and a lot of manpower is still needed for development.

Now that they are selling them, the only reason left is to tell them that the loss of the kingdom is not big this time, and there are not so many radishes to be pitted.Leaving a large number of prisoners of war will only waste their precious food.

Even if you can get the fiefdom, there is a high probability that it will be the Northern Xinjiang that everyone hates.Many people have no idea whether to want this kind of dilapidated enclave.

On the one hand, he dislikes the dangers of northern Xinjiang, and on the other hand, he still has a little fantasy, in case the Human Race Alliance really wipes out the orcs.

Driven by such complicated thoughts, the price of prisoners of war was quickly pushed to the sky.

After all, there are only a small number of people who have been taken advantage of. After this war, most of the nobles in the country are not very rich and cannot afford such exorbitant prices.

It is the freedom of all nobles to dispose of their own wealth, and it is beyond Hudson's interference to sell as much as others like.

As the biggest beneficiary of this war, Hudson received a total of [-] prisoners of war, plus the [-] previously embezzled, the population of the Mountain Territory + [-].

The doubling of population growth is also putting a lot of pressure on the territory.The employment problem is easy to solve, just send them off to open up wasteland.

The biggest problem is food. If it weren't for the money in Hudson's pocket, he really couldn't afford to support so many people.

Faced with three times the price of food before the war, it is not something ordinary people can afford.Don't look at the fact that a large number of nobles are holding a large number of people in their hands, and it will definitely flow to the market in the future.

Theoretically speaking, all the nobles of the Southeast Front Army came back from the Principality of Moxi to make a fortune, but most of them have a pile of war bonds in their hands.

Except for the coach Hudson, there are very few nobles in the army who hold a lot of cash.

It is true that bonds have high interest rates, but they can only be officially redeemed after the settlement period.Even if it is the interest income that is settled once a year, it will take time to go to the Principality of Moxi to pay it.

To spend war bonds as gold coins, someone has to dare to accept them.Although the war bond is not registered, it is not anyone who holds it in their hands and can be honored.

Hudson is looking for a successor, and it will be even more difficult for the ignorant and ignorant little nobles below to realize it.

"Pass down the order to let the people below deal with the prisoners of war in their hands as soon as possible. The army will go north in 20 days."

This time is already the limit that Hudson can drag.If the delay is too long, it will be difficult for the king to explain.

It is also a test for the little nobles below to deal with so many prisoners of war in such a short period of time.

This wave of competition is about personal connections.Those with a strong background, as long as they send someone to escort the prisoners of war, the nobles along the way will provide logistical supplies.

It would be embarrassing if the connections couldn't keep up.Not only have to send more soldiers to escort, but also face blackmail from local snakes along the way.

There is no need to deliberately make things difficult, just raising the price of supplies is enough to make them bleed.

Undoubtedly, the most unlucky must be the northern nobles in the army.Other nobles can find a few relatives and friends if they seek connections; if they report their families, they will most likely find a group of enemies.

The culprits were the five major families in the north, and those who followed the five major families could be regarded as accomplices.

From this point of view, it is undoubtedly a wise choice for Sith to run away decisively after the day is confirmed.

It doesn't matter if you suffer, if you don't suffer, how do these people know the importance of holding Master Hudson's thigh tightly?

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The Orc Empire, the Northern Expeditionary Army buried in their journey, finally collided with the orc army returning home.

The two armies confronted each other directly on the vast prairie.No one launched an attack rashly, as if it was a breath competition before the duel between the strong.

Marshal Campbell's face was very ugly. The enemy came too fast, and this place is not a good place to set up camp.

Meeting the enemy on the vast prairie, whether it is to continue to advance or retreat strategically, is not a good choice.

With only one day left, he could arrive at his preset battlefield.It's a pity that the orc cavalry came too fast, blocking the way of the Beizheng army in advance.

Commanding the army to kill the past seems to be a good choice, but it is actually not feasible.

The infantry cannot catch up with the cavalry, and it is the cavalry that can confront the cavalry.It seems that the number of cavalry on both sides is almost the same, but the innate physical fitness of the human cavalry is inferior.

Even if there are more than a dozen knights in hand, the gap in strength between the cavalry of the two sides cannot be reversed.If you can't win, you can't take the initiative to attack.

"Marshal, are you just spending time with the enemy like this?"

Earl Pierce asked unwillingly.

Here with the orcs, other nobles can stay stable, but he can't.Getting Hudson back to the country to hide in the snow seemed to be a success, but now it has become a failure.

If Hudson continues to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition in the Principality of Moxi, he can still urge the other party to send troops immediately, so don't think about it now.

The Moxi people also have their own interests, and being able to send troops to rescue is to save face, and it is too embarrassing to expect speed.

He was the one who took the lead in the matter, and he should naturally bear the responsibility.The cynicism in the eyes of the political opponents put Earl Pierce under great pressure.

It would be fine if he won the battle easily, and everything would be gone with the wind; if he caused heavy losses to everyone, he would be the target of everyone's anger.

Even before taking action, all the great nobles recognized it.

"Count, calm down first. Besides fighting the enemy here, do you think we have a better choice?"

Marshal Campbell said angrily.

Meeting the enemy in this scene, there is no better choice for anyone to take his position.

In essence, the current competition is hard power, and any strategy and tactics are based on the opponent's mistakes.

Now it's just that the enemy's army is still on the way, and it's just that the cavalry is coming to block the door. Even if he is full of strategies, there is no room for him to use them.

Earl Pierce quickly calmed down after being "bad".Standing still and not knowing what will happen next, but taking the initiative to attack is bound to cause heavy losses.

The family property of the Alpha Kingdom is here, and if it is defeated, it will be completely lost.This kind of risk is not something everyone can afford.

Perhaps because he felt that the tone just now was too strong, and it hurt the morale of the army, Marshal Campbell immediately added: "Don't worry, Earl Pierce.

The Kingdom has already taken action. The original Expeditionary Force to Aid the Principality of Moxi has been reorganized into the Southeast Front Army, which will soon go to the front line.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also reached an agreement with the Moxi people. Now that it is time for them to pay back their favors, they will come to reinforce the alliance after a few days of rest.

When the two reinforcements converged, the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed.We just need to wait now, and after two months at most, it will be our turn to counterattack again. "

As soon as the words of reassurance came out, the faces of all the senior officials of the Northern Expeditionary Army nearby looked much better.Only Earl Pierce's face became more and more gloomy.

With his gloomy face, there is also the Duke of Pias.The momentary negligence back then did not expect that the Koslow family would become popular again.

Duke Pias doesn't care if he's just hanging out in the middle and small aristocratic circles.The Lochnard family still has a lot of such low-level enemies, and they can't be liquidated at all.

But once you step into the threshold of the great aristocracy, it will be different.This kind of enemy may be able to deal them a fatal blow at a critical moment.

Compared with the potential conflict of interests between the Koslow family and the Dalton family, the Locknard family is the real feud between the other.

No direct action was taken because no one-hit chance was found.In order to interrupt the rise of the Koslow family, he did not hesitate to reconcile with the Dalton family who had conflicts.

It's a pity that Earl Pierce is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Even if he takes action to suppress the Koslow family, it is still a political means, and there is no silly direct confrontation.

There is no blood on each other, and the conflict between the two families is still in the potential conflict of interests, and has not yet escalated to the stage of endless blood feud.

Once Hudson gained a high position in the army, the Lochnard family was in far more danger than the Dalton family.

No matter how hard you try, within the rules of the game, it is not convenient for everyone to directly start a war of extermination.Most of the methods adopted are killing people with borrowed knives.

The Dalton family is in the southeast of the kingdom, so they hardly have to worry about foreign enemies; the Locknard family in the north is different, and the orcs are the best knives.

(End of this chapter)