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Chapter 982 - 982 121 Dead End_3

982: Chapter 121: Dead End_3 982: Chapter 121: Dead End_3 Unlike the Human Race, every elf, regardless of gender, becomes a soldier upon reaching adulthood.

To ensure the reproduction of their population, the Elf Race’s conscription mainly involves middle-aged and elderly individuals whose physical strength has not yet declined.

Within the Kingdom, perhaps only the Expedition Army Corps can contend with them head-on, but we have far too few of these elite forces at our disposal.

The pressure on Marshal Hudson will be immense.

If he cannot secure a swift victory, the enemy is likely to send reinforcements.

In the short term, the main military pressure for the Kingdom lies in the Northern Border.

The Orc Empire, after overthrowing the Prairie Seven Kingdoms, has grown restless.

The Lords in the north are well aware, as border frictions have been occurring almost daily in recent days.

The military’s opinion is that the western frontline should focus on diplomacy supported by military action.

The Expeditionary Army has already created some favorable conditions for diplomatic negotiations.

We have successively annihilated eight thousand Elf troops and captured hundreds from a Mage Corps.

The Elf Race has witnessed our strength.

The key now is how to alleviate their concerns.”

Raising the issue is simple, resolving it is a headache.

Whether we can keep Moxi Duchy will directly affect the security of the Kingdom’s rear.

As for the northern front, there is no need for discussion; direct combat is the way.

There is a deep-seated hatred between the Alpha Kingdom and the Orcs, with no room for easing tensions.

Everyone can tolerate the Kingdom compromising with the elves because it’s not at their own expense—they don’t feel the pain.

“The Department of Foreign Affairs has made contact with the Elf Race, but Marshal Hudson has been fighting too harshly on the front lines; all three Elf Queens are furious.

The tragedies in Ustad Duchy and Fick Duchy are just the elves venting their anger.

If we want to negotiate, we have to wait until they have vented their emotions fully before proceeding.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is closely monitoring the war situation on the South Continent.

According to intelligence we’ve gathered, Frank Kingdom is about to achieve victory in the war.

A victory on the South Continent will surely stimulate the Alien Coalition, who will help us persuade the Elf Race.

As for making the elves feel secure, it’s likely that we will need to sign a contract with strong binding force.

Those present here are likely to be asked to sign the contract.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs’ explanation allowed everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.

If nothing unexpected occurs, the Department of Foreign Affairs has also been making contact with the Alien Coalition in secret, and has achieved some success.

Otherwise, Count Francis wouldn’t be sure that the Alien Coalition would help persuade the Elf Race.

No one objected.

To survive on the Continent of Aslante, such things are inevitable.

If we can engage in covert dealings, signing a secret treaty is certainly manageable.

As long as the treaty does not leak, it’s as if it doesn’t exist.

If worst comes to worst, in the later stages of the war, the Kingdom could concentrate all its forces in the Northern Border, adopting a posture of fighting to the death against the Orcs.

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The change in strategic planning directly reflected on the battlefield.

The Expedition Army was no longer seeking to defeat the enemy, but was deliberately stirring up conflicts among them.

The operation was quite simple, utilizing the mobility of the cavalry to remove their strongholds and cut off their logistic support first.

The Expedition Army was no longer the isolated fighting force it had been initially.

After a series of victories, not only did the scattered resistance in Warhammer Great Plains come to them, but even Nobles from Warhammer who had fled to Moxi Duchy began to defect.

Anyone with a political mindset was clear, participating in a war for their country’s restoration was a must.

Otherwise, even if the lost territories were reclaimed, they would have no part in it.

Whether or not the Expedition Army could help them restore their country was uncertain, but that didn’t stop Hudson from promoting such a political slogan.

With the help of local insiders, Hudson maximized the cavalry’s mobility.

Even if the enemy’s strongholds were castle fortresses, they were no match for guidance from their original owners.

Defeated soldiers were a burden when fighting alongside the Moxi troops, but when back in their homeland trying to reclaim their homes, they were in a different state.

When the Expedition Army was at a disadvantage at the front line, taking on a mass of disorganized troops was a burden.

Hudson hadn’t rallied these armed groups then, but now the situation was different.

With the reversal of control on the battlefield, the scattered resistance forces suddenly became active.

Many enemy strongholds with weak forces were attacked by the resistance.

Without these people voluntarily reaching out, Hudson would not have known that inside Warhammer Kingdom, there hid so many armed groups.

Regardless of the quality, when all the resistance forces were added up, they numbered in the hundreds of thousands.

From the data alone, it was evident how weak the Ancient Heritage Alliance’s control over local areas was.

Of course, this situation was not surprising.

Warhammer Kingdom spanned millions of square kilometers.

With only a small force from the Ancient Heritage Alliance, it was impossible to attend to everything.

Even if they conducted a racial genocide, it was impossible to kill everyone in just a few months.

In the plains where no natural stronghold was available, nobles, and civilians basically fled, leaving only a few resistance organizations.

Mountainous region’s Noble Lords received the news a step too late, missing the best time to flee, and had to stay and persist in resistance.

If they couldn’t save the cities, they burrowed into the mountains.

Most of the resistance was desperately holding on in the forests and mountains.

Fortunately, these people were cut off from news.

Had they known that the Elf Army had swept through the Three North Sea Countries, they wouldn’t have been so active.

The direct consequence of widespread warfare was cutting off any hope the Ancient Heritage Alliance had of gathering national guard forces from various places.

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“Marshal, we’ve just received news that the Elf Air Force has air-dropped a batch of food supplies to the enemy, which even caused some chaos in the enemy camp.”

Upon hearing this news, Hudson had no reaction.

After all, this isn’t a world of advanced technology; the flying mounts of the cold weapon era could only carry limited materials.

No matter how much the Elf Race tried to help, the amount of supplies they could deliver was extremely limited and simply not enough to meet the daily needs of a huge army.

“Tom, send the order down, have the Gryphon Dragon Cavalry keep a close eye on the enemy’s main camp, and find out right away if the elf air force also took some elf wounded away when they left.”

Hudson’s intuition told him that the reinforcement by the Elf Air Force was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

It was very likely that the Elf Legion in the Allied Forces wanted to withdraw from the battlefield.

A mature race must learn to cut losses.

The Alien Coalition Army on Warhammer Great Plains not only lacked reinforcements, but they were also severely short on provisions.

Especially with a severe food shortage, sending out reinforcements rashly would be irresponsible to the soldiers.

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