king.

After inspecting a circle of the battlefield, Hudson sighed as he looked at the aggregated casualty figures.

One will be a million bones.

The battle last night was the best portrayal.The situation of the expeditionary force was not bad. It was a sneak attack, and it was the enemy's tired soldiers. The casualties were only more than 2000.

Compared with the brilliant record of defeating 30 enemy troops, beheading 12, and capturing [-] prisoners, it can be called an "epic victory".

The loss of the kingdom's army was not great, but the defenders of Fort Augustus suffered.As the bait thrown out by Hudson, the defenders killed a total of [-], and almost everyone who survived was wounded.

If it weren't for being trapped in the inner city with no place to run, with such a casualty figure, the army would have collapsed long ago.

Of course, the death toll of [-] also included the loss of the outer city during the day.The battles are connected together, and the defenders have no way to separate the loss of troops.

"Arrange someone to pass the good news back! Everyone is waiting impatiently and needs this news to stabilize people's hearts."

Hudson said blankly.

War always requires sacrifice, and it is worth paying any price to win.Being able to win with the least cost proves that the commander is qualified.

Without comforting the wounded hearts of the officers of the Principality of Moxi, Hudson believed that they could all come out.

The casualties were heavy, and it was not worth mentioning in front of the good news.No matter how many troops are lost, the Principality of Moxi will make up for them.

In the eyes of many princes and nobles, the losses of soldiers have always been just a set of cold numbers.

Especially among the defenders of Fort Augustus, there are still a large number of defeated soldiers of the Eastern Warhammer Kingdom, and now they are buried on the battlefield. Maybe they feel that a hidden danger has been eliminated.

"Okay, Marshal!"

Raquel replied immediately.

It can be seen that he has adjusted his mentality.Whether it is a strong heart, or really don't care, these are the necessary qualities for a general.

Immersed in the subordinates, the people have suffered heavy losses and cannot extricate themselves. It seems that they value love and righteousness, but in fact it is an irresponsible approach.

The battlefield is ever-changing, no matter at any time, no matter what happens, the general must keep himself rational.

Both of them tacitly did not mention the "abandoned son attack" deliberately arranged last night.

The city was broken by the enemy, and it was definitely not the commander who deliberately showed his flaws to lure them into the city.

The truth just needs to be hidden in the long river of history, and it doesn't have to be all on the surface.Sometimes knowing too much is not good for everyone.

It didn't matter whether anyone guessed it or not, the winner was not to blame.

After nodding, Hudson added: "The issue of the prisoners of war has also been reported.

Except for the hundreds of elf prisoners, I promised to abide by the ancient "Covenant of Ten Thousand Races" and give them the treatment of prisoners of war. What to do with the rest of the prisoners of war is for the governments of the two countries to negotiate!
Note: In order to politically lure the ancient survivors to surrender, it is not recommended to slaughter captives. "

The hatred of race wars is so deep that unless one side is completely down, the fight will continue.

Powerless to change the overall situation, but the promise he made must still be fulfilled.

Even if everyone knows that the elf captive is valuable and it is impossible to pull it out and chop it, Hudson has to make a gesture.

The suggestions made later are actually decisions.Reporting is just a process to show respect for the high-level governments of the two countries.

From the moment he opened his mouth, the fate of the [-] prisoners of war had already been decided.

When it comes to the trend of future wars, coupled with the weight of "good news", it is impossible for any smart politician to reject Hudson's proposal.

Of course, the core reason for keeping these captives is that apart from making it easier to carry out political inducements in the future, these ancient survivors belong to the cherished race.

In the entire alliance of ancient survivors, even the largest race has no one million people.

Affected by the number of tribes, no matter how these small races develop, they do not have the ability to threaten the supremacy of the human race.

There are so many races that have disappeared in the long river of history. These small races with extremely low resistance to risks may die soon.

A major earthquake, a major flood, an extreme cold weather, a cult rampage... Any major natural and man-made disasters may destroy them.

"Good news!"

"Victory at Fort Augustus!"

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When the news reached Dapes, everyone's first reaction was disbelief.

Yesterday Fort Augustus was still reaching out for help, and everyone held a special meeting to discuss sending troops for reinforcements. Today, the good news came, fooling the children!

Earl Martins hurriedly explained, "Reinforcements have arrived!
Last night, the alien allied forces invaded the inner city. At the most dangerous moment, Marshal Hudson led the army to the battlefield and fought back against the enemy with the defenders of Fort Augustus.

This campaign defeated 30 enemy troops, beheaded 12 enemy troops, and captured [-] enemy troops, completely reversing the unfavorable situation since the start of the war.

But we also paid heavy casualties, the number of casualties alone is..."

Before the Minister of Military Affairs could finish speaking, George interrupted: "Stop!

Let us digest the good news first, and we will talk about the casualties later. "

The reversal of the war situation was too sudden. If everyone was not in good health, they would have been frightened into problems.

Simply relying on the defenders of Fort Augustus, even if they were all wiped out, they would not be able to seriously injure the enemy.

But with the addition of reinforcements from the Alpha Kingdom, everything will be different.

As Hudson's famous place in the Principality of Moxi, his influence here is greater than that in the Alpha Kingdom.

As a victorious general, no matter what kind of great victory, as long as it is on his head, everyone can accept it.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, after this battle, the strategically passive situation of the Principality will be completely reversed.

Perhaps it won't be long before we can receive news that Marshal Hudson is going to war against the Eastern Warhammer Kingdom. "

Prime Minister Herceg said excitedly.

Originally, everyone was prepared to fight on two fronts, but they never expected that Hudson would take down the enemy army as soon as he made a move.

Although there are still hundreds of thousands of allied forces of the ancient survivors on the front line of Fort Augustus, the battle last night fundamentally changed the balance of strength between the two sides.

The morale of the army is what is fought in the war. Before the reinforcements arrived, the morale of the Principality of Moxi was affected by the defeat of the troops, and the combat effectiveness of ten percent could only be played by four or five points.

Now that the situation has reversed, it is the turn of the Ancient Remnants Alliance to have a headache.

The morale of the army was frustrated, and the troops were scattered in various places to suppress the rebels.They could all see such an obvious fighter, so there's no reason the frontline coaches couldn't spot it.

As soon as the counterattack war started, the battlefield shifted from the Principality of Mosi to the Eastern Warhammer Kingdom.The northern provinces have a chance to breathe, and the principality's war potential will be preserved to the maximum extent.

If the counter-offensive goes well, it can also affect the front line of the Principality of Orton, forcing the enemy to send troops back to help, and the follow-up war will be easy to fight.

"Now is not the time to celebrate.

The number of reinforcements sent by the Alpha Kingdom this time is not much.In name it is an army of 5000, but in reality there are only [-].

Although they are all elite cavalry, with such a small force, they can only fight encounters in the wild.

Marshal Hudson would not have kept any captives had he not been compelled to do so.You must know that in the last time the orcs invaded, he did not keep a single prisoner. "

George shook his head and said.

In fact, he was thinking too much.

The last time the orcs invaded, Hudson did not keep any prisoners because there were no prisoners.

The Alpha Kingdom and the orcs had a deep hatred, and the people below wanted to devour the orcs alive when they saw the orcs, and keeping the captives was against the officers and soldiers.

Coupled with the clear attitude of the top management of the kingdom, who directly ordered not to take prisoners, Hudson naturally would not violate the military order for a group of orcs.

At the end of the war, in order to split the orc empire, Hudson deliberately let the vassal races go, and specifically caught the five royal families and beat them hard.

If it wasn't for the intervention of the Terran Alliance, Hudson was sent to do logistics and lost the dominance of the war, maybe the orc empire would have been torn apart.

The same is true of the current situation. It seems that Hudson is fighting the military, but in fact he is fighting the political battle together.

It's just that this kind of gameplay is not in line with the mainstream of the Aslant continent, and there are no ready-made cases to learn from, so everyone didn't understand it for a while.

"Your Majesty is right, if there is only one enemy, the Allied Forces of the Remnants of the Ancients, our odds of winning the next battle are indeed very high.

But apart from this enemy, there are also elves who have just joined the war.

The three principalities of Kantruo, Ustad, and Fick have been suppressed by the elves for a long time, and their own military strength is limited, so they can't resist for a long time.

Once the Three Kingdoms fall, the elves' army is likely to join forces in the Principality of Orton and the coalition forces of the ancient survivors. That will be the real test of life and death for the Principality! "

Count Renato threw cold water.

In order to stabilize the elves, not only the Alpha Kingdom is working hard, but the Principality of Moxi has actually done more.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is very cruel.

When it comes to racial strategic security, it cannot be fooled by diplomatic means.

"The threat of the elves is indeed a big problem, but now we have to solve the alliance of the ancient survivors first.

Earl Martins, on behalf of the Principality, you personally go to the front line of Fort Augustus, ask Marshal Hudson about the next strategic deployment, and appease the morale of the army by the way.

If there is any need on the front line, the Principality will do its best to cooperate.

If you can hit the alliance of the ancient survivors before the arrival of the elf army, there will be more to talk about later. "

George said helplessly.

The victory is gratifying, but the deteriorating international situation still makes him uneasy.

At one time, he wanted Hudson to lead the reinforcements to the south to deal with the ancient remnant army from Orton's line first, so that no one would resist when the elf army came.

Fortunately, reason finally prevailed.The reinforcements of the Alpha Kingdom were not under his command, and it would be embarrassing if the order was not followed by others.

The process is different, but the ultimate goal is astonishingly the same for everyone - to fool the army of elves away.

Deep down in his heart, George was even mentally prepared to work in the Human Race Alliance after the Continental War was over, instigating the Alliance to launch a strategic strike against the Elf Race.

As the overlord of the mainland, the human race can easily incapacitate the opponent if it takes action against any foreign race.

Of course, the Dragon Clan and Sea Clan cannot be counted.

The former has too many perverts, and the living area of ​​the latter is a forbidden area for human beings.

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Emerald Palace.

Because of the distance, Caesar IV received the victory report a little later, but the joy brought by the victory remained the same.

The big victory at the beginning made the ministers who had hesitated about this action all change their tunes and sing praises.

In the face of victory, armed training has turned into a surprise attack on the battlefield, and it has also become "adapt to the situation and seize the opportunity" among the people.

There is nothing wrong with launching a raid while the enemy is in the middle of the siege and winning a big victory. It is a proper classic case of war.

The smart nobles secretly took out their small notebooks and recorded what they learned.

These are the teaching materials for the younger generations to learn in the future.In the era when there was no military academy system to train officers, the training of officers relied entirely on the accumulation of experience of the older generation.

The heroes are all on the front line, so the celebration banquet is naturally saved.

The current Alpha Kingdom is implementing a strategic ration rationing system, and any extravagance and waste is not allowed.

These days, whenever they appear in public, everyone eats black bread and vegetables.

Affected by this, domestic entertainment venues, restaurants, and hotels have all been hit hard.

The two cannot have both, and the implementation of any policy cannot avoid trade-offs.

Anyway, most parts of the Kingdom implemented a tax-contracting system, and if they cried, it was the tax-contracting guy who cried, and the commercial tax revenue of the treasury was almost unaffected.

As a person with vested interests, if you don't have this kind of dedication, then you don't have to do it.

"Everyone has seen the battle report. Regarding the handling of prisoners of war, do you have any suggestions?"

Caesar IV said with a smile.

Hudson only asked not to kill the prisoners, but did not say how to deal with the prisoners of war.The troops on the front line will continue to go out and have no time to watch the prisoners of war. The follow-up work will be taken over by the governments of the two countries.

"Your Majesty, the defenders of Fort Augustus suffered heavy losses, and the hatred has just been forged, and now is the time when the anger is at its peak.

If the Mosi people want to receive prisoners of war, they must ensure that they cannot use the defenders and warhammers of Fort Augustus to detain them.

Marshal Hudson didn't bring it up, probably because he was concerned about the feelings of the frontline officers and soldiers.After all, they may need their cooperation in the following battles.

You can test the Moxi people's thinking. If they have no special requirements, the two countries will jointly send troops to guard them.

For the sake of safety, the Kingdom should immediately prepare a batch of anti-magic potions and give them to the prisoners of war. "

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland proposed.

"Prime Minister, other issues are easy to discuss. But the anti-magic potion cannot be produced by the Kingdom's family. There are [-] prisoners at the beginning of the war. It is not known how many people will be arrested in the future.

Even if the number of cultivators among them only accounted for one-tenth, the required anti-magic potion would be a very large number.

The anti-magic potions on the market, even the most rubbish ones, cost thirty gold coins to start with.With such a large quantity, even if the kingdom organized production, the cost would probably not be less than ten gold coins.

The price of high-grade anti-magic potions for the strong is even higher.

What's more, in addition to cultivators, we also have to give them drugs to reduce their physical strength, otherwise it will be too difficult to guard them.

The kingdom's fiscal revenue is limited, and it may be unbearable to increase the huge expenditure all at once. "

Marquis Delgado immediately objected.

Allies also have to settle accounts clearly, and it’s nothing more than helping to fight the war, and it’s no fun to help pay for it.

It's just that the proposal of the Minister of Finance has not been approved by everyone. It is true that the kingdom is short of finances. How can the Principality of Moxi be rich during the war?
What's more, most of their magicians are now recruited to the battlefield, and the rest are also engaged in the production of military materials.

There are many difficulties in the first place, and if they are asked to produce anti-magic potions, they will not be able to do it!
In the eyes of everyone, it is a miracle that the Moxi Principality, which is heavily in debt, did not go bankrupt.

If the Principality of Moxi couldn't hold on, and its finances went bankrupt during the war, and the mess left behind had to be taken over by the Alpha Kingdom, that would be asking for trouble.

"Marquis Delgado, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can communicate with the Mosi people about the magic potion, but considering the actual situation, there is a high probability that the kingdom will pay in advance for the required expenses.

After all, under the current situation, we and the Moxi people are all at risk, so we can't care too much about it.

All issues will be discussed after the war. "

Earl Francis said helplessly.

No money means no money, and we cannot hope to extract oil from the poor.Talking after the war is purely a word of comfort. It is a miracle that the Mosi people did not declare bankruptcy after the war.

Even the kingdom's finances are likely to go bankrupt after the war.The Treasury has done everything it can to amass money in order to wage this war.

In some areas where the tax is paid by businessmen, it is expected to be 50 years later.Even the tax-encompassing area for nobles and lords has been received in advance five years later.

Even so, finances remain tight.There is no way, the mess left by the last war has not been cleaned up yet.Catch up with a new war again, leeks are not enough!
The issue of rewards for military exploits was not even mentioned by anyone.Let's wait for a while, and settle the settlement after the war. At least the Ministry of Finance can reserve some cash in its hands.

In this regard, the aristocratic group is still conscious, and the big aristocrats personally take the lead and set an example, but no one makes trouble.

If they perform well on the battlefield, the officers from the great aristocrats will even reward them out of their own pockets.In order to boost the morale of the army, everyone also worked hard.

The officers and soldiers who followed Hudson gained the most, but he snatched supplies from the enemy to share the spoils, not out of his own pocket.

"It's okay to deal with it after the war, but we must find a way to raise the additional expenses.

Throttling is impossible, so only open source is left.Either impose a war tax, or collect a year's business tax in advance.

You can figure it out, anyway, the Ministry of Finance has been powerless.If everyone has a better solution, the Ministry of Finance promises to fully support it. "

Marquis Delgado spread his hands and said.

Everyone wanted to open their mouths to refute, but they didn't know where to start.According to past experience, if a question is raised at this time, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will immediately send a thick list of account expenses.

There is no doubt that the money was spent by the military.Strengthening the defense line, training the army, raising strategic materials, purchasing ordnance and equipment...all of these cost money.

Even though most of the supplies were prepared from within the country, gold coins were still used for settlement.Materials within the scope of the obligation do not require money, but kingdoms beyond the scope can also be bought with money.

Everyone's profits can be turned into debts, but the production costs still have to be paid, otherwise no one can hold on to the loss-making business.

In the last war, the large amount of war bonds subscribed by the nobles of the kingdom basically came from this way.If it is really necessary for everyone to spend a huge amount of cash at one time during the war, few companies can do it.

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