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Chapter 825 - 825 68 Drawing Calamity Southwards

825: Chapter 68: Drawing Calamity Southwards 825: Chapter 68: Drawing Calamity Southwards After the Kingdom’s meeting ended, the Alpha Kingdom once again entered a wartime state.

However, the measures taken now were—training without mobilization.

According to the old rules, military corps of various sizes were formed based on regional units, in preparation for the upcoming great battle.

Each county would form a corps; smaller counties formed smaller corps, while larger counties formed larger ones.

The original system of corps consisting of ten thousand men was completely disrupted this time.

The smallest and most remote counties had a corps of only about four to five thousand people; the largest, the Royal City Corps, had a strength of over forty thousand.

In Layton County, where Hudson was located, it was considered a large county in the Southeastern Province.

According to the plan, it needed to provide a large corps of twenty thousand men, with half of them coming from the Mountain Domain, and the other half also comprising his own people.

They were either other branches of the Koslow Family or followers who had joined Hudson.

The whole of Layton County, and half of Wharton County, were now under Hudson’s influence.

And that was not all—branches of the Koslow Family scattered throughout the Kingdom also constituted a significant force.

All things considered, assembling another twenty thousand troops was not a difficult task.

After all, those who followed Master Hudson into battle and managed to return alive had all profited.

Except for those new nobles who went north to expand, the family branches that stayed in their original locations also made considerable progress.

Besides normal expansions, there were quite a few lucky ones who inherited estates from marital kin.

It could not be helped—following Master Hudson in battle not only made it easier to acquire military honors, but the survival rate was also higher than serving under other commanders.

One had to survive first to have the chance to talk about development.

Hudson was able to smoothly become the Family Head and suppress those elders within the major branches, primarily because he brought substantial benefits to everyone.

If he were like some wastrels who led their own people to the front lines only to face annihilation, not to mention becoming Family Head, it would be good enough if relatives did not turn into enemies.

Because of cost reasons, the training had to be conducted in various locations for now, but once the war broke out in the future, efforts must be made to consolidate forces.

Unlike the previous times where coordination was handled easily, this time coordination would be significantly more challenging.

Knowing that branches of the Koslow Family were under his command, everyone was not willing to let people go easily.

It was not out of malice but to secure some assurance for themselves.

Needless to say, during his tenure as Grand Army Commander, Hudson surely could not send his “own people” to undertake missions with a high mortality rate, right?

Everyone had such cautious thoughts, but Hudson did not take it to heart.

Being unable to coordinate now did not mean it would be impossible in the future.

Besides, having a few branches under their command to keep the major nobles at ease was actually worthwhile.

Just as Hudson would not intentionally send any army corps to their doom, these nobles also dared not use people from the Koslow Family as cannon fodder.

Mutual checks often made cooperation smoother.

After all, the Kingdom’s Army itself was the main force this time, and it was imperative that the various units worked closely together.

No sooner had the general strategy been agreed upon than Hudson’s station became bustling with activity.

The nobles who visited daily were endless.

The daily interactions were overwhelming.

If it weren’t for the Military Department’s strong retention, requiring his involvement in emergency planning, he would have run away long ago.

“Count, Duke Newfoundland is visiting!”

No sooner had he sent off one guest than he received a message about the Chancellor’s late-night visit, leaving Hudson speechless.

“Quick, let him in!”

Having said that, Hudson stood up and personally went out to meet him.

Such was the presence required of the old Chancellor, which had to be fully respected.

Once the pleasantries were out of the way, Duke Newfoundland immediately got to the point, “Earl Hudson, there are no outsiders here, there’s no need for any reservations, just speak your mind!

I have already reviewed the plan you proposed at the Military Department.

The situation in the Northern Continent hasn’t deteriorated to that extent, has it?”

The Kingdom was not very optimistic about the upcoming war.

Unexpectedly, Hudson’s plan turned out even more pessimistic than what they had anticipated.

The strategy against the Orcs was fairly normal.

However, the strategy for dealing with the Elves and the Ancient Races was disastrously passive.

Even if Hudson considered infiltration behind enemy lines and sabotage as taking the initiative, in the eyes of the nobles, it was nothing but passive avoidance of battle.

In the history of the Continent of Aslante, there had never been a precedent for guerrilla warfare.

Only the remnants of forces defeated and decimated would lie low and look for opportunities to cause destruction.

“Chancellor, this war is different from the past.

Various signs indicate that the nations in the southern and central parts of the continent intend to thoroughly annihilate the Different Races within their own spheres of influence.

The Elf Race might watch the Alien Coalition suffer defeat, but that does not mean they will stand by and watch the Alliance be destroyed.

At a critical moment, it’s very likely that they will decide to pull the Coalition up.

You know how strong the Elf Race is, Your Excellency.

The moment they change their strategy, it will be difficult for the Northern Continent to withstand their military might.

Moreover, the Northern Continent also has Ancient tribes and Orcs.

Once the Three Major Alien Races join forces, we stand no chance of winning a direct confrontation.

Our only hope is to trade space for time, to stretch the enemy’s battlelines as long as possible and increase the difficulty of their logistical support, dragging out the war.

The thunderous approach against the Orcs is because they were weakened in the last great war, not only were the Five Royal Clans greatly damaged, but the losses of their vassal races were even greater.