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Chapter 738 Strategic Adjustment
After scolding everyone, Caesar IV was embarrassed to find that no one reacted at all.

There is no such thing as ancestral shame.

The topic of discussion now is the hegemony of the kingdom.

Even if the language is a little inappropriate, it is nothing compared to the dazzling results.

What our ancestors wanted to do but failed to do has finally been accomplished in this generation.

Everyone's confidence and pride are overflowing, and nothing can change just a few scoldings from the king.

"Your Majesty, do you think we should send reinforcements now?"

The question asked by Prime Minister Duke Becket focused everyone's attention on Caesar IV.

This is undoubtedly a difficult problem.

As Caesar IV, whether he supported or opposed sending troops, it was a political stance.

For the king, what he needs is to act as an arbitrator rather than passively participate in political stances.

“The situation on the mainland is constantly changing, and perhaps tomorrow it will be different.

Our decisions must change as the situation develops and we cannot make decisions blindly.

The alien alliance is at a disadvantage and will definitely take measures to fight back.

Let's wait and see the situation, and make a decision after it stabilizes!"

Caesar IV decisively decided to procrastinate.

Deep down, his dissatisfaction with the conservative government has accumulated to the extreme.

It's not enough for him to hold great power, now they are actually setting traps for him in political decision-making.

The dispute over whether to send troops or not involved many nobles in the kingdom, so it was not easy for them to express their opinions.

Even if he had an idea in his mind, he could not speak it out loud from the king's mouth.

Although the incident was over, its political impact spread from the court to the whole country.

The dispute over the route concerns the foundation of the country and everyone's vital interests. No one will give in easily.

However, those who are qualified to participate in the route game are all great nobles in the kingdom, and have nothing to do with ordinary people.

Hudson, far away on the prairie, was inevitably drawn into it.

You have to fill the hole you dug yourself.

The kingdom will have different routes, and the hidden dangers were planted in advance when the military reforms were implemented more than ten years ago.

This is the price of militarism!
Once everyone has tasted the sweetness of expansion, it becomes difficult for them to settle down and focus on farming.

Hudson was mentally prepared in advance, and he remained exceptionally calm when he received the news.

"Tom, arrange for this letter to be delivered to His Majesty the King!"

He should do his job well. He was only the marshal of the kingdom, not the prime minister. There was no need for him to worry about political differences.

The current dispute between the two sides is essentially a test of each other.

Before the war broke out, all parties had never thought that the Orc Empire would collapse so quickly.

Looking at the fortifications built in the southern and western territories of the kingdom, it is clear that they only wanted to fight a battle to defend their homeland and never thought about being able to fight abroad.

The sudden victory aroused everyone's ambition.

The fact that "expansion" was not openly proposed in the court, but other reasons were used as excuses, proves that everyone still has some dignity.

If the lower limit is not broken, it means that things are under control.

Compared with the disputes in the court, the most terrifying thing is to execute first and report later, and directly lead the army to fight and create a fait accompli.

If everyone is willing to abide by the rules, then we can handle it according to the rules of the political game.

……

As time flies, the war on the continent becomes more and more intense.

The elves' top leaders also felt the pressure as they had failed to make a breakthrough on the battlefield.

Reality told them that the elven army they were so proud of was not as strong as they had expected.

Under the pressure of their allies' repeated requests for help, the three elven queens gathered together again, and the atmosphere on the scene was very awkward.

Fortunately, none of us fulfilled the promises we made, otherwise we wouldn’t have dared to meet each other.

To be embarrassed together is the same as not being embarrassed at all, but this result is extremely bad news for the elves.

"The enemy resisted very fiercely, and in many cases adopted a tactic of mutual destruction, using various sinister means.

The speed of our advancement is not optimistic. We have only taken over half of the County of Korubia, but we have already paid the price of nearly 5,000 elves' lives!"

The Queen of the Forest Elf was the first to speak and break the silence.

If the number five thousand were placed in the human world, it would probably not cause any waves at all.

If there weren't tens of millions of casualties in the continental war, we couldn't say the war was fierce.

If the casualties were distributed to a specific country, the number would be tens of thousands. It was normal for the major participating countries to suffer millions of casualties.

This won't work in the elf world, as there are only so many people there, and they must find ways to reduce casualties in battle.

Even though more than 5,000 elves died in the battle, more than 100,000 human soldiers were killed and hundreds of thousands of civilians were lost, it still cannot be considered a victory strategically.

“Sister, the Mossi are just stinky and hard as stone.

They built many strong fortresses in the country and deployed a large number of magic crystal cannons.

The strong men from the human race's worship group were making trouble, and the forbidden spells could not be cast at all, which greatly weakened the advantage of our magician group.

Up to now, we have only taken a quarter of the Mossi land, and the number of soldiers killed in the war has exceeded 10,000!"

The night elf queen followed with a complaint.

The heavy casualties were not only due to the tough situation, but also due to the counterattack by the Mossi people.

If they hadn't been lucky, the strong men in the tribe would have discovered something wrong in advance and their army would have almost been overwhelmed.

After suffering several losses, they realized the value of the first duchy of the human race.

“Our situation is slightly better. Our army has launched attacks on the Kingdom of Hesse and the Kingdom of Dante at the same time, and currently occupies approximately ten provinces of the two countries.

But the army is now in trouble. The enemies hiding in the dark are constantly harassing our logistics lines, which has seriously affected our progress. "

The grassland elf queen said calmly.

Happiness is created by comparison.

Originally she thought that the Prairie Elf Kingdom had suffered heavy losses, but after comparing the casualties of the other two families, she suddenly felt that her own family had fought well.

"Our allies are almost unable to hold on, and we don't have much time left.

If no breakthrough is achieved within a short period of time, the situation will become even worse.

I am worried that over time, the Alpha Kingdom will withdraw troops from the grassland to reinforce the Mossi and Hessians. "

As she spoke, the Forest Elf Queen thought of the Orc Empire.

In this war itself, they were dragged into it by the orcs.

It was thought that the Orc Empire could hold back the main force of the Alpha Kingdom, creating opportunities for them to sweep across the northern continent.

However, the orc ally was a bunch of idiots, so it was understandable that they couldn't defeat the Alpha Kingdom. They had lost several times before, so it was normal to lose again.

I don't know which genius came up with the idea of ​​breaking the whole into small pieces and using the prairie to fight mobile warfare against the enemy.

The strategy seems to be fine, but the problem is with the people who are executing it.

The night elf army in the Principality of Moshi and the grassland elf army in the Kingdom of Hessen and the Kingdom of Dante all encountered the same situation and were miserable because of the enemy.

The humans used guerrilla tactics to great effect, but the orcs messed things up.

The plan to attack the small human force was indeed accomplished, but a vassal army was sent to the enemy.

The addition of a large number of vassal troops made the enemy's mobile forces unprecedentedly abundant, leaving them with enough energy to open up new battlefields.

“Sister, even if the Alphas send reinforcements, it will take time for them to rush back from the prairie.

In a short period of time, the only troops they could commit to the war were the private armies of nobles in several nearby provinces.

From the outbreak of the war until now, they have not mobilized the private armies of the nobles in these provinces to join the war. I think it is to guard against us.

For the sake of strategic security of their homeland, they should not easily mobilize the troops of these provinces in the absence of certainty.

On the contrary, the southern continent is more worthy of vigilance. Once the human countries make an effort, the Dwarf Kingdom will definitely not be able to hold on.

The fact that they managed to hold out for three months is a military miracle!"

The grassland elf queen said slowly.

The situation deteriorated, and it was ultimately the fault of the stupid teammates.

The Orc Empire performed poorly, and the participation of the ancient remnants in the war was laughable. They were beaten down by the enemy as soon as they set out.

The Stonemen, who were supposed to cooperate with the Elf Army to conquer the Hessen Kingdom, were actually suppressed and beaten by the border guards.

As a result, the Hessians transferred all the troops that were planned to reinforce the Stonemen battlefield to the northern border to resist the invasion of the elven army.

The performance of the Three-Eyed Tribe and the Trolls on the battlefield also failed to satisfy the Elves.

Up to this point in the war, the only kingdom that has performed well is the Dwarf Kingdom.

But miracles are low-probability events. Just because the Dwarf Kingdom’s defense line has held out until now doesn’t mean it can last for a long time.

As time goes by, the power that the human nations devote to the war will only grow stronger.

Once the Dwarf Kingdom's defenses collapsed, the tragic scenes that would follow were simply unimaginable.

"Hey!

The speed at which the human race's power is growing is simply too fast.

In just over a decade, the military strength of many human countries has undergone a qualitative leap.

The biggest mistake we made in the last continental war was that we did not destroy the Principality of Moshi and severely damage the Kingdom of Alpha during the last continental war."

The forest elf queen said with a little sadness.

If the elves were willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of elite soldiers a dozen years ago, they could have destroyed the Principality of Moshi in one fell swoop.

If we were luckier, we might be able to keep the expeditionary force led by Hudson on the battlefield.

Without the Warcraft Legion and the most elite cavalry corps, the Alpha Kingdom would not be able to easily defeat the Orc Empire, and the landscape of the continent would be rewritten.

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

Under the pressure of survival, the two countries in the Northern Continent and the three countries in the Central Continent formed an alliance, and the five countries worked together to increase their military strength, which led to the setbacks suffered by the elven army on various battlefields today.

“Sister, once the human race unifies the continent, they will definitely not let us go.

If you want to break the impasse, it is too difficult to start a war on three fronts. It is better to concentrate your forces to destroy the three kingdoms in the Central Continent first.

The Mossi people have been hurt by our attacks and they dare not send out troops in the short term.

The Alpha Kingdom should confront them directly. Either we drag them down with us, or we each do our own thing.

The Orc Empire is destroyed, but we must protect the Dwarves, Stonemen, Trolls and Three-Eyed People!"

The night elf queen said with cold eyes.

You have to pick the soft persimmon to pick. The battlefield has proven that the Principality of Moshi is a tough nut to crack, and the boss of the Alpha Kingdom will be even more difficult to deal with.

In comparison, the three countries in the Central Continent are easier to bully.

Gather the main force of the elves and attack. It is only a matter of time before the three kingdoms are destroyed.

By then, except for the orcs, the anti-human alliance will be united, and the strategic room for maneuver will be greatly increased.

"The human race is pressing on us step by step. We have no choice but to take a gamble.

Recruit another 400,000 troops, look after the Mossi and Alpha people, and all the rest of the troops will march south!"

After hesitating for a while, the Forest Elf Queen made a sudden decision.

……

Budapest Royal Palace.

Unaware that the elves' strategy had changed, King George and a number of high-ranking officials of the principality were staring at the map nervously and working late into the night.

Judging from the information fed back from battlefields across the country, the war situation is very unfavorable to the Principality of Moshi.

After all, the enemy is an army of elves, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of ordinary human soldiers.

The combat effectiveness of an ordinary elven army exceeds that of many knightly orders.

Even the most elite Warcraft Legion of the Principality was unable to gain an advantage when faced with equal forces.

The reason why they were able to inflict tens of thousands of casualties on the enemy was mainly because the elven generals' outdated tactical thinking gave them an opportunity to take advantage.

"When will the Alpha Kingdom's reinforcements arrive?"

George asked with concern.

If there were a better option, he wouldn't want to always ask the Alpha Kingdom for help.

Only by being able to solve national defense and security issues on its own can the Principality of Moshi be able to break free from the influence of the Alpha Kingdom politically and have complete autonomy.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done a good job of public relations, and His Majesty Caesar and Marshal Hudson have both promised that they will send troops to reinforce the Principality as soon as possible.

It is expected that the first batch of reinforcements will enter the principality within half a month, and subsequent reinforcements will have to wait until three months later.

Due to the mobilization of troops, the first batch of reinforcements entering the kingdom is only one legion, and the real reinforcements will have to wait for three months."

Count Karadzic's answer made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

It would be good if reinforcements could come, even if it's only one legion, it would still be inspiring.

Fighting against the elves is really too frustrating.

The enemy's magician group just started killing indiscriminately on the battlefield.

The principality concentrated its magic crystal cannons on the counterattack, but it was only effective in the early stages of the war, and it was still bullied afterwards.

It’s not that the firepower of the magic crystal cannon is not good enough, but the gap in mobility between the two sides is too big.

If we want to change this passive situation, we can only hope that the magic crystal cannon technology will advance and reduce both the weight and volume.

There is no doubt that this is a long-term project.

"Spread this good news. I want every soldier in the Principality to know that reinforcements are on the way!"

George said a little excitedly.

As a king, he has been suffering a lot in recent days.

I can’t even sleep peacefully, fearing that one day when I wake up, my country will be gone.

As the battle became more intense, deep down he began to lose faith in his promise to the Alphas.

Betrayal of allies is not a common occurrence in the continent of Aslant, but it does exist.

When the interests become too great, even the closest allies can no longer be relied upon.

Especially when a dispute over the route broke out within the Alpha Kingdom, he couldn't sleep all night.

On the one hand, we have to deal with the invasion of the elven army, and on the other hand, we have to seize the time to carry out diplomatic public relations.

Fortunately, he was lucky. Neither Hudson nor Caesar IV had any ambitions for the Principality of Mosi.

When the internal divisions were most intense, the two stepped forward to suppress the westward and southward expansion factions and facilitated the plan to send troops.

……

At almost the same time, Marquis Lelian, the defender of the County of Corubia, also received news of reinforcements.

Compared to King George, his performance was even worse, and he jumped up and down with excitement.

He silently took the envelope on the table.

Now that the reinforcements have arrived, there is a chance for this fatal mission to take a turn for the better.

The supplies in the city were enough to support the city until reinforcements arrived. There was no need to risk going out to fight the enemy, and there was no need to send a suicide note.

In fact, the main reason he chose to go out and fight the enemy at this time was that he wanted to contribute his last bit of strength to the kingdom.

Under the fierce attack of the elf army, the Hessian Kingdom is in danger and needs to find someone to share the pressure.

The defense of the County of Corubia has been fought till now, and all parties can explain the past.

Once the defenders are wiped out, the elven army will reach the gate of King Alpha's country, and the enemy will definitely be distracted by then.

The most ideal situation is that the Alphas withdraw their main forces from the grassland and fight a decisive battle with the elves.

If the Alpha Kingdom can win, or the battle ends in a lose-lose situation, the Hesse Kingdom can survive this crisis.

Now that the allies have taken the initiative to join the battlefield, there is no need to use such inferior means.

No one wants to die if they can live, not to mention that such an obvious act of suicide will have serious consequences.

“Jerry, spread this good news throughout the army immediately.

Tell everyone that the two million troops of the Alpha Kingdom are on their way, and the era of a great counterattack is about to come!"

Marquis Lelian decisively resorted to the method of drawing pie in the sky.

Anyone with a little military knowledge knows that it is impossible for two million troops to come together.

This is not a vast prairie, and the small County of Corubia cannot accommodate so many troops.

But it doesn't matter. He doesn't want to fool the officers. As long as he can fool the soldiers below and calm the unstable military morale, it will be enough.

"As ordered!"

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(End of this chapter)