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Chapter 1041 - 1041 143 Return to the Homeland

1041: Chapter 143, Return to the Homeland 1041: Chapter 143, Return to the Homeland A war of words ensued, but ultimately it ended in vain.

The psychological expectations of both sides were too disparate, and even though concessions were made, the negotiation still reached a stalemate.

According to the customs of the Continent of Aslante, when issues couldn’t be resolved at the negotiation table they would usually settle it with a fight.

The Alien Coalition hoped to force the tripartite nations into submission through military force, and the three nations also sought to resist with military means in order to fight for their interests.

The initial contact ended on a sour note, pushing the situation in the Central Continent towards a climax, and the war became increasingly fierce.

The changing international situation had yet to affect the Kingdom of Alpha.

It wasn’t that the kingdom’s upper echelons were oblivious to the deteriorating situation in the Central Continent, but they were truly beyond their ability to influence.

As the Commander of the military, Hudson naturally received the news of the worsening situation in the Central Continent.

Caesar IV, confident from who knows where, had sent a letter urging him to quickly deal with the Orc Empire.

The situation seemed good on the surface but wasn’t actually promising.

If they were to go into an all-out war with the Orc Empire, Hudson didn’t believe the kingdom would win.

The continuous advantage was due to dragging the Orcs into a war of attrition.

With the advantage of a higher level of civilization, they were bullying the Orc Empire.

Once the Orcs realized what was happening, if they painfully abandoned a vast swath of land and directly gave up the confrontation, the situation would immediately change.

Even temporarily beating the Orcs was pointless; even with the support of the Human Alliance, the kingdom didn’t have the comprehensive national power to support a far-flung expedition.

“Marshal, the enemy’s massive army has moved.

According to reconnaissance intelligence, all the nearby Orc Armies have been mobilized and are rushing towards us.

Opportunity has arisen, if we can delay them here for a few days, we can allow the garrison troops to strike out…”

Cain was cut off by Hudson before he could finish, “No need, the time for a decisive battle is not yet ripe.

What the kingdom needs is not just a victory, but a victory without significant losses of our own.

If we suffer mutual damage with the Orcs, how will we cope with the subsequent international situation?

Send out the orders, ignore the enemy’s troop movements, let our units seek out the enemy’s weak links and break through to return to our country!”

An opportunity that everyone could see was not an opportunity at all.

Although it was unclear what the Orcs were thinking, stupidly mobilizing their infantry to hunt down cavalry, it was certain that ignoring them was no mistake.

If the Expeditionary Army Corps could penetrate deep behind enemy lines once, they could do it a second time.

In the vast prairies, the Orcs couldn’t defend against a prepared enemy even if they were ready.

Perhaps the large tribes could cause a little trouble for the expeditionary forces, but the mainstay on the Orc Prairie were still the small and medium tribes.

Small tribes of several thousand individuals, even if their entire force was at home, could not stop the march of the Expeditionary Army.

If they couldn’t solve the security problems of their rear, the Orc Empire would only become more passive in the upcoming wars.

“Yes, Marshal!”

…

In the Orc Army Camp, the Five Great Emperors received the frontline battle reports with a somber look that was terrifying.

In order to improve the subsequent battle plans, the Orc High Levels, including the Five Great Emperors, hadn’t slept last night.

Yet, just as the luring-the-enemy plan began to be implemented, the enemy had already slipped away.

“Idiots!”

“Utterly incurable stupidity!”

“Having gathered three Infantry Legions and two Cavalry Corps, they couldn’t even hold the enemy for one day; the situation in the Empire has been ruined by that bunch of incompetent fools below!” the hot-tempered Bearman Emperor immediately started scolding.

The failure of the luring-the-enemy plan meant they lost the possibility of defeating the main force of the Kingdom of Alpha in the short term.

The enemy forces are holed up in the cities and won’t come out; aside from a blitz, there was no other way.

The Expeditionary Army could go for a stroll in the Orc Empire, but this didn’t mean the Orc Army could penetrate deep into the Kingdom of Alpha.

“Sabotaging” was easy to say but difficult to implement.

All along the way were dense fortresses, even if they sent troops over, they would only dare operate nearby, going deeper was just gifting the enemy victories.

Risk was one thing, but the key was that going deep behind enemy lines was futile.

Over the several hundred miles in front, the enemy had already scorched the earth, leaving nothing to plunder.

“Enough, Bear Emperor!

No one wants to see this kind of situation happen.

The officers and soldiers at the front line did their best, but the enemy simply wouldn’t engage with them.

It is mostly likely that our plans have been seen through by Hudson again, and he simply didn’t give us a chance to act.

It’s better to end it this way now.

If we were to fight a decisive battle at this moment, we wouldn’t be able to defeat the enemy.

We’ll wait for Daniel to come over with the army and join us, then we’ll seek an opportunity for a decisive battle with the enemy, at least we could increase our odds of victory!” the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor said irritably.

It was clear that the Bearman Emperor’s recent words had stung him.

What was said might be unintentional, but the listener had taken it to heart.

The Bearman Emperor blamed his subordinates as useless, which the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor took as a veiled criticism.

With the war degenerating to this mess, as the Grand Army Commander Daniel would have to assume primary responsibility.

His son’s lackluster performance reflected badly on him as a father.

He could respond strongly only because of the support from his team.

If Daniel’s performance was marginally acceptable, the performance of the other Orcs was even worse.

With a different commander, the assembled forces of The Hundred Thousand Army might already have been annihilated by now.

The tragedy of the Ancient Heritage Alliance had proved that the Expedition Army Corps, under Hudson’s command, had the ability to win against stronger forces.

“Hmph!”

“Wolf King, are you not joking?

The front lines are already lacking in supplies; if Daniel were to bring tens of thousands more troops to join us, with what will we ensure our logistics?”