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Chapter 1038 - 1038 142 Clashing at the Negotiation Table

1038: Chapter 142: Clashing at the Negotiation Table 1038: Chapter 142: Clashing at the Negotiation Table “First, let’s set up camp here and figure out what’s happening in the enemy camp,” Hudson ordered calmly.

At this point, if the enemy wanted to assemble, then let them assemble.

The border between the two countries stretched for thousands of miles, and the Expedition Army Corps consisted entirely of cavalry; no amount of troops could intercept them all.

If the enemy really dared to mobilize a large force, Hudson wouldn’t mind letting the defensive troops strike out and defeat the Orc Army in one fell swoop.

“Keeping enemies for one’s own use” wouldn’t affect their ability to win.

Defeating the Orc Army in an open battle wouldn’t cost the Orc Empire its life.

In any case, they had to recapture the lost land, and a battle against the Orc Army was inevitable.

Hudson remained calm, but the Orc Army across from him panicked.

Although the Five Great Emperor Courts repeatedly blocked the news, the unique system of the Orc Empire ensured they could only block so much.

Domestic issues had already been spread through various “rumors” inside the camps.

And the reduced ration quotas only confirmed the rumors.

The more the higher-ups denied them, the more everyone believed the rumors.

Since it was “rumor”, it inevitably employed exaggeration.

In the eyes of many Orc Soldiers, the Expedition Army Corps were devils from hell.

A proactive attack was out of the question; they were an infantry legion, they couldn’t use infantry to chase down cavalry.

The confused Orc officers decisively chose to report the news to the Imperial Court; the hot potato was back in the hands of the Five Great Emperors.

At midnight, the Imperial Court’s tent was still brightly lit.

The Five Great Emperors held a high-level meeting but unfortunately, no matter how much they discussed, they couldn’t come up with any effective measures.

If they deployed troops now, they not only had to consider the strength of the Expedition Army Corps but also the Human Army on the other side.

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“These unreliable assumptions don’t need imagining now.

Hudson is the highest commander of the Alpha Kingdom Army; he only needs to issue an order to mobilize the internal guard troops.

If we deploy troops to surround and annihilate the Expedition Army Corps, the enemy’s defensive troops inside will undoubtedly take action; there is no chance they will just sit by and watch!”

King Bimon Alexander said wearily.

Perhaps they had been addled by the war, but the military generals now made suggestions that started seeing illusions.

It was indeed possible to sit by while allies were being annihilated by the enemy, but that happened in the Orc Empire.

Due to racial and tribal conflicts, backstabbing was a common event.

It was different in the homogeneous Alpha Kingdom; even if someone wanted to betray an ally, they wouldn’t dare to be too outrageous.

Receiving a military order for reinforcement and still sitting idle while allies are annihilated?

Such a crime couldn’t be covered up by even the strongest backers.

The illusion shattered, and the generals all fell silent.

The pressure from Hudson was too great, and no one was confident in practical operations.

“We have too few mobile cavalry; it’s difficult to defeat the enemy’s Expedition Army Corps.

Hudson is cunning in using his troops.

By setting up camp in the current position, he is probably waiting for us to fall into his trap.

Calculating the distance, enemy cavalry inside can come to their aid in just a few hours.

At such distance, they can just cross the border directly.

Our deployed troops alone can’t stop them from breaking through!

Perhaps the enemy just wants us to hurry and adjust our troop deployment overnight, disrupting our original strategic deployment, and create an opportunity for their defensive troops to strike.”

The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor said unenthusiastically.

Compared to five years ago, the combat strength of the Orc Empire’s cavalry had been severely weakened, a mere third of its peak, a steeper decline than the infantry.

The former Orc Empire that commanded a million armored soldiers, boasted three hundred thousand iron cavalry, and oppressed three countries of the Northern Continent, was now a thing of the past.

The Empire’s most elite cavalry corps had been taken to the rear by Duke Daniel and were still on their way.

There were still several cavalry corps on the front lines, but they were scattered everywhere, with only two that could reach the battlefield immediately.

No matter how confident the generals, none dared to assert that two cavalry corps could stop the Expedition Army Corps.

The lack of troops wasn’t because the Orcs couldn’t mobilize more forces for the war, but because logistics restricted their deployment.

Cavalry consumed much more than infantry; forcibly mobilizing three hundred thousand cavalry would not only result in uneven combat effectiveness, the logistics alone could crush the contemporary Orc Empire.

To reduce logistical pressure, they had recently overrun several Human forts, but with little gain.

The most significant source of food on the battlefield turned out to be the corpses of their own people.

The greatest benefit of besieging cities turned out to reduce logistical pressure due to reduced troop numbers.

At this point in the war, for the Orc Empire, intercepting the Expedition Army Corps was actually secondary; the key was how to solve the logistical problems.

“Since the enemy likes to use schemes, then we’ll counter with their own plan.

We’ll deliberately make a gesture of pulling troops and disrupting the deployment to lure the enemy’s main force into a decisive battle!

Several dozen tribes in the rear have been wiped out, and there’s a huge shortfall in the strategic resources we planned to collect.

It will be difficult to close this gap within a short time.

Limited by the insufficient supply of strategic resources, we can only passively reduce the front-line troops.

The longer this drags on, the fewer troops the Empire can mobilize.

Even if it means fighting to a mutual devastation with the enemy, it’s still stronger than idly draining like now!”

The Lionman King said fiercely.

This mutually devastating tactic, naturally, didn’t mean the Five Royal Families and the Alpha Kingdom suffered equally, but rather, they would use the vassal races’ troops to wear down the enemy.