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Chapter 1011 - 1011 131 Reinforcements_2

1011: Chapter 131, Reinforcements_2 1011: Chapter 131, Reinforcements_2 The nations of the Northern Continent had long since sought assistance from the Alliance, and despite tight wartime situations, it wasn’t as if they were completely unable to reallocate any military force.

Setting aside the declined Ouprus Kingdom, Avarat Kingdom, and Rusenia Kingdom, it couldn’t be that difficult for us to each pull seven or eight main army units from our forces and reinforce the Northern Continent along with the Dante Kingdom and the South Coast Kingdom, right?

The Iberia Kingdom was even stronger than we were and had been pressing down on the Different Races since the outbreak of the war, so reallocating a dozen main army units wasn’t an issue.

The Clergy and the Frank Kingdom, with even more substantial strength, had never felt the pressure and could easily reallocate twenty armies each.

The various smaller states combined could muster a force, and the entire Human Alliance could have dispatched a million-strong army to the Northern Continent at the onset of the war.

Regrettably, due to their own interests, everyone found excuses to decline and evade the responsibility.

The current situation was growing clearer, and the significant powers of the South Continent were even less likely to send troops.

Asking them for help would be nothing but a self-deprecating act with no other purpose.

In fact, the Department of Foreign Affairs has already been in contact with them, and the final outcome was probably guessed by everyone.

Each of them spoke of reinforcing, but when it came to specific actions, they all wanted to quickly swallow up the surrounding Alien Races to increase their own power.

Now they were all hoping that we and the Alien Race Army would both suffer heavy losses.

After all, the war couldn’t end in a short time, and they could fully take care of their own affairs before emerging to clean up the aftermath!”

After hearing Marquis Krasner’s mocking words, everyone looked embarrassed.

When the nations of the Northern Continent initially sought help, the Department of Foreign Affairs had advocated sending troops, only to be vetoed by everyone else.

Facts proved that the theory of “when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold” was indeed effective.

Without the lead of a great nation to reinforce, the situation in the Northern Continent quickly collapsed, forcing the Black Forest Kingdom to bear the brunt of resisting the invasion of the Elf Army.

The flames of war had spread to their own homes and could no longer be avoided.

Regardless of the final outcome of the war, the Black Forest Kingdom’s strategic plans had failed.

A similar scene was unfolding at the same time in the South Coast Kingdom and the Dante Kingdom.

It was only when they felt the pain of betrayal that they understood the suffering of being sold out.

…

In the Mountain Domain, after glancing at the intelligence in his hands, Hudson shook his head in silence.

This Continental war had already buried more than a dozen Kingdoms.

However, this was just the beginning; if nothing unexpected occurred, many more Kingdoms would fall.

If nothing unexpected occurred, there would also be a major reshuffle within the Human World.

The once great Ten Kingdoms of the Continent have seen the Warhammer Kingdom become history, and even if the Kingdom could be restored after the war, its declining Destiny could not be changed.

The Ouprus Kingdom, Avarat Kingdom, and Rusenia Kingdom, which performed poorly during the war, were now obviously falling behind.

The decline of the great nations meant it was best to hope their neighbors would fall together with them.

But from the current situation, this seemed to be a wishful thinking.

If the three kingdoms couldn’t stand up, they would inevitably be annexed and divided after the war.

As for the length of this cycle, it depended on the integrity of everyone involved.

In a sense, the future Destiny of the three kingdoms was directly proportional to the speed of the collapse of the moral system.

Besides these three countries with internal issues, the Alpha Kingdom and the three kingdoms of the Central Continent were also facing trials, with their future destinies completely depending on the subsequent war.

For a moment, Hudson felt the pressure.

In the face of a grand era, individual strength was truly too fragile.

The power of the Mountain Domain seemed somewhat substantial to the Alpha Kingdom, but in the grand scheme of the Continent, it was inconsequential.

What troubled him the most was the fact that someone was actually competing with him for refugees.

Such an act was entirely disrupting the development process of the Mountain Domain.

He knew exactly who was behind it, yet he could do nothing about it.

Compared to the Continent’s most powerful country, he had far too little to bargain with.

“Send the order down, let the immigration officials take initiative, and not just sit there waiting for refugees to knock on their door.

Don’t just watch the Northern Continent, as the fire of war is about to spread to the Central Continent, and our old neighbors are about to be unlucky.

Arrange for our people to go there, and after the Black Forest Kingdom falls into chaos, then look for opportunities to act.

I don’t care about the specifics, but make sure to bring those people back to me.

Remember to keep it quiet and don’t fly any flags.

If necessary, we can spend money to bribe mercenaries and slave traders.

If any trouble arises, let them take the blame.”

Hudson spoke gravely.

The situation changed so rapidly that taking risks became unavoidable.

For the sake of his domain’s development, he could no longer afford to worry about offending the Black Forest Kingdom.

After all, they were already in the midst of a stormy vortex; in the upcoming war, their losses were inevitably going to be significant.

Even if they discovered his slight meddling afterward, they would probably be too preoccupied to care.

Besides, their relationship with the Kingdom had long since deteriorated.

Even if they lodged a diplomatic protest, the Kingdom was likely to ignore it.

As long as he could maintain a decent facade, that would suffice.

“Very well, Earl!”

…

After arranging the affairs of his domain, Hudson immediately headed for the Capital, not stopping for a moment’s rest.

Being a commander during wartime was difficult; not even a break could be had.

He had spent less than two days in his domain when the Kingdom urgently summoned him back to handle military affairs.

It was all because of the adverse developments on the front line.

The strategic retreat plan, although proposed by him to preserve the Kingdom’s strength, was still intolerable to all sides for the loss of cities and lands.

Fortunately, Marquis James alone bore the brunt of this disaster.

The Kingdom had not publicly announced that they had abandoned the cities intentionally; otherwise, Hudson would have had to share in the criticism as well.

That was the nature of the Kingdom’s public opinion environment; any loss of cities and lands on the front lines was considered a heinous crime.

If there had been a significant disparity in strength between the two sides, it would have been better, as the nobles had the insight to understand what was done out of necessity.

Now, with the strength of both sides not differing greatly, and due to command errors leading to consecutive defeats on the front lines, nobody could tolerate that!

It was hard to be the good guy.

The strategic retreat was mainly to protect the Noble Lords from the Northern Border, but ironically, it was the nobles of the border regions who were now making the most commotion.

Hudson understood their feelings; everyone cared deeply for their own domains.

They had just begun to see improvements, and suddenly having to abandon them was naturally hard to accept.

But there was no other choice.

With strategic supplies failing to reach, there was simply no way to continue the fight.

Either retreat strategically now or be forced to withdraw once supplies were exhausted.

First, it was the Noble Lords of the border regions who were causing a stir, and soon after, the Five Dukes of the North joined in, gradually becoming the primary force.

In a nutshell, the flames of war had reached their doorsteps, and the core of their territories had been damaged.

Marquis James was not having an easy time.

Facing the overwhelming public pressure, he was struggling to cope.

Even without Hudson as a substitute, it was only a matter of time before James was ousted from his position.

By now, hundreds of Noble Lords had requested a change of commander, a very rare occurrence in the Over 300-year history of the Alpha Kingdom.

The Kingdom could not withstand the pressure and naturally could not afford to leave Hudson idle.

Even though the Expedition Army Corps was in a period of rest and reorganization, he had no choice but to take over the position of commander.

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“The front line continues to suffer setbacks, and now the morale of the troops has been severely damaged; the top priority is to restore confidence.

Simply changing the commander is not enough; it is also essential to dispatch reinforcements to bolster everyone’s confidence.

Redeploy five Standing Armies, and recruit an additional five armies from provinces that have not yet been mobilized, forming The Hundred Thousand Army to rush to the front line.”

At the Capital meeting, Hudson directly made his demands.

Because of the need to guard against the Elf Army, the Standing Armies of the Kingdom had not been fully sent to the Northern Battlefield, and the provinces in the southwest had not been called upon to send troops to war.

Now that a treaty had been signed, the threat of the Elf Race could be temporarily set aside, and the Kingdom could go all out in handling the Northern Battlefield.

“The front line has suffered heavy losses, and it is appropriate to call for reinforcements.

But Marshal, is sending The Hundred Thousand Army perhaps too few?

Why not recruit another ten armies to create a force of two hundred thousand?”

Duke Aefero asked with some hesitation.

The front line situation was tense, and during the retreat process, several defeats had led to significant losses; The Hundred Thousand Army would merely replenish what was lost.