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Chapter 557 - 557 117 Dispatching Troops_1

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At Hudson’s command, the three cavalry corps, hastily assembled, set forth on their expedition, leaving behind a group of aristocratic military officers staring forlornly into the distance.

The key to a rescue mission is efficiency.

Without a doubt, cavalry riding two horses each are clearly more suitable than infantry.

To gather more cavalry, Hudson issued a brutal military order – to requisition the horses of the aristocratic officers.

In the Alpha Kingdom, it is customary for the nobility to bring their own war horses and weapons into battle.

Aside from the standing army of the kingdom, all the war horses and weapons are the private property of the noble lords.

Normally, if the commander-in-chief issues such an order, it would inevitably lead to a mutiny.

As a matter of fact, Hudson’s order did provoke backlash.

But he was not deterred by a bit of trouble.

Those who refused to lend their horses were directly conscripted into the cavalry corps to participate in the rescue mission.

Either lend your war horse or go on the mission with your horse.

Regardless of how aggrieved they were, everyone had no choice but to accept it.

Refusing to carry out the rescue mission was not an option.

Most of the kingdom’s major nobles were among the breakout teams.

Those who opposed the rescue might as well not mingle in the kingdom’s circle of aristocrats anymore.

“Your Excellency, won’t our conspicuous departure alert the enemy?”

Jose expressed his concern.

As the scapegoat for the Battle of Dachias, he, the court count, had just returned to the kingdom and had drawn the ire of the deceased aristocrats’ families.

Under external pressure, Caesar III had no choice but to imprison him, and his title was also stripped.

However, everyone knew he was scapegoated for the crown prince.

He didn’t really suffer any physical punishment.

In name, he was under punishment, but in reality, the royal court had protected him, giving him plenty of good food and drink.

Even Caesar III personally visited him and gave him words of comfort.

In terms of buying loyalty, the king did a satisfactory job.

Even though he had been scapegoated, Jose bore no grievances.

No matter how abundant the material life is, it can’t relieve mental fatigue.

A comfortable life like a parasite is not what he wants.

A noble needs dignity.

Who could bear living the rest of one’s life with a tattered reputation!

However, Caesar III was generous enough to give Jose another chance to redeem himself.

However, compared to his previous position as vice commander of the expeditionary army, he was now only an aide to Hudson, an entirely different position in terms of status.

“Alerting them is the point!

If we didn’t divert their attention, how many of our people will be able to break out?

An armed rescue doesn’t mean we have to save each person individually.

Attracting the enemy’s forces and creating conditions for the Northern Expedition Army to evacuate can also achieve the objective!”

Hudson cheerfully explained.

There is a reason he treated a “blank slate” subordinate with such geniality.

The Alpha Kingdom wasn’t short of talents.

What they lacked were talents that Hudson could recruit.

The children of the kingdom’s major nobles are all capable, and after a few years of experience, they all make excellent talents.

Unfortunately, these talents have nothing to do with Hudson.

At most, he could recruit the younger sons of some small and declining aristocratic families.

No choice, a lot of positions had been vacated after the war.

The major forces within the kingdom were all recruiting talents secretly.

With the resources Hudson has, the “chips” he could offer can’t compare to the attraction the old powers had for talents.

Unlucky Jose, was Hudson’s ideal target to poach.

But Caesar III didn’t give him the chance, Jose had not yet fallen out of favor with the royal house.

Perhaps all these movements were made by Caesar III to show his subordinates, but everyone bought it.

Forget about hypocrisy, everyone only cares about what the king does.

Even if it’s an act, as long as he keeps it up, it’ll become real.

Compared to the resources he possessed, the resources the royal house could offer made Hudson’s pale in comparison.

So from the beginning, he never mentioned abouthe attempt to court.

Now is not the right time to try to pry him away, it does not mean there will be no opportunity in the future.

Even if Jose is not the top military talent, he is still a first-rate strategist.

High-level talents are scarce, so there is no reason to give up easily if you encounter them.

Even if he could not pry him away from Caesar III, could there not be a chance with Caesar IV?

As far as Hudson knew, the Crown Prince had more than a few complaints about Jose.

Once he took the throne, Jose might not have a place in the royal house.

As for the repercussions of doing so, Hudson doesn’t care at all.

He had already offended the Crown Prince back in the Moxi Duchy, so he didn’t mind adding another offense to the list.

To put it bluntly, there aren’t many major nobles who have a good relationship with the King.

Either there is friction here or conflict there.

But there is a system in the Kingdom to handle such contradictions, everyone is fighting within the rules of the game.

Sometimes the King dominates, sometimes the nobles do, it’s like a seesaw.

The Five Great Houses of the North are the best example.

They once put the Royal Family in a “shattered state”, yet they are still carefree to this day.

If it weren’t for Caesar III, they might have been even more arrogant.

Nobles, after all, are a group that shine with just a bit of sunlight.

…

As soon as the border army moved, it immediately caught the attention of the Hawkman scouts, who quickly reported back to the commander of the Orc army.

But the current situation is a bit special, the armies of the Five Royal Clans do not have a unified commander; each commands its own force.

To be precise, it’s the armies of the Four Royal Families.

The cavalry of the Bearman tribe is negligible, so they simply suppressed the rebellion directly.

The remaining four tribu armies also have a significant advantage.

The only problem is that their forces are now scattered.

It’s mainly because they underestimated Hudson’s strength.

They originally thought he could only mobilize more than 10,000 cavalry, but they didn’t expect him to gather all the nobles’ guards and war horses.

“What is the scout eating?

Why has the enemy suddenly increased by twenty thousand cavalry?”

Prince Butzweig roared in questioning.

Enemies meet with red eyes.

He originally thought the opportunity for revenge had come, but he did not expect the plan to not keep up with the changes.

The record of taking one against ten is common for the Bimon cavalry.

But the premise depends on who the opponent is.

Last time, more than eight thousand Bimon cavalry were seriously injured by the more than thirty thousand human cavalry led by Hudson.

With only the three thousand Bimon cavalry in his hand, going to fight against thirty thousand human cavalry is a matter of simply offering their heads.

As for the existence of the Knight Corps, it has been directly ignored by Prince Butzweig.

There is no guarantee that they won’t be there this time.

Just looking at it, the nobles’ bodyguards recruited by Hudson are cultivators, and even their armor is eye-catching enough.

“Your Highness, it is meaningless to pursue these matters now, let’s avoid the sharp edges for the time being!

Slow down the pursuit speed and leave this hard bone to the Lionman race or the Silver Moon Wolf Clan to gnaw.

When both sides are hurt, we will come out to clean up the mess!”

Clark tried to persuade her.

That was then, this is now.

If the timing of his return was a step later, the position of the Beast Emperor would have been settled and Prince Butzweig’s present life would not be easy.

His rival took the throne and didn’t launch a purge against these losers, it is because Alex was being considerate.

If they provoked any more trouble, they would be handing a knife to their enemies.

When it comes to the struggle for power, there are no half-measures.

The current plight of Prince Butzweig shows that the heavily damaged corps not only did not receive timely replenishment, but also took over the bitter task of pursuing the remnants of the Northern Expedition Army.

No matter how many enemies are killed, it is expected.

Once a setback occurs, that becomes a ready-made crime.

“It’s not good to do this!

The enemy is extremely cunning.

Now that everyone is dividing their forces to pursue the Northern Expedition, we don’t have much mobile troops.

Why not invite them to join hands and give the enemy a hard time at one place!”

Said Prince Butzweig, looking somewhat uneasy.

As a military man, he still has his bottom line.

Knowing it to be a hard bone, deliberately letting teammates gnaw on it, does not conform to his principles.

“Your Highness, at times like this it’s best if we say nothing and pretend we don’t know anything.

Sometimes, doing nothing is meritorious!

If we get involved too much and something happens later, we won’t be able to avoid being implicated.

Especially given your current status, it is not appropriate to expose yourself too much.

Without the command of the Imperial Court, unilateral organization of joint operations by the Four Tribes Army, that one might not be happy.

If you’re worried, then let’s intentionally let the human army run off track and miss the enemy’s reinforcements.”

Clark urgently advised.