The King

   When it comes to war-related issues, the efficiency of the kingdom still satisfies Hudson. After the internal discussion was completed, it was approved on the same day, and the next day it was made into an official document and sent to the provinces by the Griffin Cavalry.

   I don’t know if I am addicted to the "Scepter of Glory" and cannot extricate myself, or to give Hudson, the new Marshal, face.

   It is said that the prime minister organized the results of the discussions into documents and sent them to the palace. Caesar IV signed them without even reading them.

  The new official took office three fires, Hudson is very clear that now is the time when the kingdom supports him the most.

  If you want to promote new policies, or solve some "difficult" problems, now is the best time.

   If it is delayed until the middle and late stages of the war, and the strategic situation of the kingdom improves, it will be difficult to get everyone's full cooperation.

  Unfortunately, I am not a reformer, and I have no intention of playing reform. All the efforts being made now are just to win this war.

  Walking in the barracks, watching the soldiers training, Hudson frowned secretly.

  Although the number of the standing army has returned to its peak state again, its combat effectiveness has dropped a lot.

  You can tell autumn by seeing a leaf. If the standing army is like this, the private armies of nobles everywhere are not much better.

   After all, the time is too short. Ordinary soldiers are easy to replenish, but practitioners cannot be cultivated all at once.

   Not only did the number of knights decrease, but the general strength also declined compared to before the orc invasion.

  Of course, this has something to do with the military instructors sent by the kingdom.

  In order to enhance the military strength of the human race in the northern continent, the Alpha Kingdom has successively dispatched thousands of noble knights to various countries to help them complete military mobilization.

   This is a price that must be paid. The stronger the resistance of the countries and the longer they persist, the more beneficial it will be to the Alpha Kingdom.

  According to Hudson's "North first, then West" strategy, the countries of the Northern Continent must persist until the Alpha Kingdom defeats the orc army before they can receive strong support.

  As for the Seven Kingdoms of the Grassland, they are directly subject to abandonment.

   There is no way, who made the Seven Kingdoms of the Prairie start up, and they are unable to provide enough strategic materials to support the army?

  As the quartermaster of the last war, Hudson calculated that if the orcs were blocked from the prairie and the orcs were sent to the door for a decisive battle, the strategic materials consumed by an army of the same strength would be three times different.

  This is still the most optimistic estimate.

   Most of the kingdom's army are ordinary people, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to the elite reinforcements of the Terran Alliance.

   It is not so easy to block the orcs in the remote mountains. If the enemy is allowed to rush out to attack the logistics, the material loss will be even greater.

  The most important thing is that there is no quick fix. Once the situation is unfavorable, the enemy can retreat at any time, which is easy to form a tug of war.

   Pessimistically estimated.

  The remaining military strength of the Orc Empire is still higher than that of the Kingdom, and running to block the door is a thousand miles away.

  Under this background, the abandonment of the Seven Prairie Kingdoms became inevitable. At least fight at the door of the house, even if the situation is unfavorable, you can rely on the defense line to stabilize your position.

  If he hadn't participated in it personally, it was certain that the Orc Empire had been hit hard, and Hudson wouldn't have dared to formulate such an "aggressive" strategy.

  According to the kingdom's mobilization sequence, the southeastern province responsible for logistics has always been at the back. Now that the task of fishing has been added, the mobilization sequence is even further behind.

  Rules are rules, and Hudson will not break them. This means that in the early stage of the war, he had no direct armed forces in his hands, and the only thing he could rely on was the kingdom's standing army.

  Lunch time, looking at the table full of delicacies, Hudson did not rush to move the knife and fork, but smiled at everyone and said:

   "All of you here are familiar faces, maybe I can't name each of you, but you must know me.

   Having worked together, you should know my style of doing things.

  In the days to come, I hope that any military order can be implemented unconditionally.

   As you know, I don't like to make an example of others. But if something goes wrong, my sword will still kill!

  The difference from last time is that the situation in the kingdom is much more dangerous now than last time, so my requirements for you are also much higher.

  From now on, please ignore your background in the military camp. You don’t need an introduction, and I don’t want to know.

  No matter what your identity is, anyone who violates the military law will be killed without mercy! "

   Saying the most ruthless words in the gentlest tone, everyone's expressions changed drastically.

  In the last war, Hudson, the coach, was still rushing to the shelves, and his prestige in the army was not very high.

  The means of dealing with problems must also pay more attention to skills and means. As long as it is not a matter of principle, it is rarely pursued in depth.

  If it weren't for the indulgence of his coach, there would not be a case of reselling military supplies that caused a sensation in the mainland.

  The current situation has changed. Hudson, who has greatly improved both in prestige and status, no longer needs so many scruples in dealing with problems.

   At this moment, if you talk about killing people, it means you can really kill people.

   "Don't worry, Marshal, we will fully cooperate!"

  Marquis James immediately expressed his opinion.

   As one of the deputy commanders of the army, after Hudson voluntarily retreated, he successfully got the position of commander of the standing army after the war.

  After taking office, he also did his best and won the approval of Caesar IV. Originally thought that this would lead to the peak, but I didn't expect that once the continental war broke out, Hudson would eventually become the leader of the military.

   There must be some people who are not reconciled, but most of them are relieved. The current situation on the mainland is quite unfavorable to the kingdom.

  In fact, before this, Caesar IV also asked him if he intended to come out to compete for the position of coach. After hesitating again and again, James still gave up.

  When it comes to Hudson, everyone knows: Dragon Knight, the famous general of the mainland; when it comes to him, Marquis James, people in the country don't know who it is.

  The record cannot be matched, and the gap in reputation is even worse. The gap between the two sides is too large, and the king's support is useless.

   After all, Caesar IV's military accomplishments are well known. His opinion may seem important, but in fact the possibility of everyone buying it is very low.

  Join if you can't beat, the position of coach can't be won, and the position of deputy coach is also very good.

  Now is not the era of Caesar III. The king can directly appoint the deputy commander. At this moment, James wants to get the position of deputy commander, and Hudson's opinion cannot be avoided.

  There are many nobles in the country who are qualified to participate in the competition, and Marquis James does not have an advantage.

  Even if he is the commander-in-chief of the standing army, since Hudson entered the barracks, his commander-in-chief has become dispensable.

  Looking at the reactions of the generals, we can see that most of the generals don't mind Hudson seizing power as soon as he comes up. Who made most of these generals be promoted by Hudson before?

  The Alpha Kingdom, with the military merit system as its political core, has always followed the principle of who can beat whoever is superior. Even if James wants to cultivate cronies, there is little room for manipulation.

   "It would be the best if everyone can cooperate. They all came down from the battlefield together, and no one wants to get to that step.

  I ate breakfast late and am not hungry yet. If you are hungry, eat first!

  If you are not hungry, go to the camp with me to see the meals of the grassroots officers and soldiers. "

   As soon as the voice fell, Hudson got up and walked out the door without giving anyone a chance to stay.

   Seeing this scene, everyone followed with winks. It's just that there are a few military officers in charge of logistics, and their faces are obviously a little unnatural.

  Any closed system is a breeding ground for corruption, and the military is no exception.

   There is no need to worry about the treatment of noble officers, even the lowest noble knights have received matching treatment.

   Deducting the meals of noble officers, the Alpha Kingdom has no such warriors.

  Even if they want to do something, it is aimed at ordinary soldiers, at most up to the level of ten commanders.

  Watching the soldiers eat mashed potatoes, gnaw on black bread, and drink vegetable soup with floating diced meat, Hudson returned to the dining room without saying a word.

   There is no need to read on. From the perspective of food standards, it is almost the same as the prescribed treatment.

  But the happy smiles on the faces of the soldiers still exposed the essence of the problem.

  It doesn't matter what kind of food, as long as you eat it every day, you will never have this expression.

  Being able to provide food according to the standard is obviously because he came to inspect the camp today. In front of the leader, you must show it.

  …

   "I don't care about the past. But in the future, the soldiers' food standard will increase by 0.5 pounds of meat per person per day on the basis of today.

   The increased meat, I will ask the Ministry of Military Affairs to allocate it to you later. If the military expenditure is not enough, it will be deducted from the food standard of our high-level officers.

  With one month as the deadline, I will take care of everyone’s health first, and after one month I will train the troops.

   If the soldiers' bodies can't keep up, then someone needs to be held accountable. "

   While speaking, Hudson reached out and tore off the thigh of a snow rabbit, and started to eat it.

  Ordinary military officers didn’t change much on their faces, and started to eat right away, but the faces of the people in charge of military supplies were flushed.

  Hudson’s words not only puncture the window of corruption, but if the budget is not well controlled, it may even be poured into it.

   "Deducted from the food standard of high-level officers", everyone knows this is a joke. If you really dare to do it like this, you don't have to hang out in the army.

   If a weak commander dares to cut off their financial resources, he will definitely let the coach know who is in charge of the territory.

   Who doesn't have a lot of backgrounds to be able to serve as a fat job like a quartermaster?

   What's more, even if it is to make money, it is not just a few points from them, most of them are taken away by the people behind.

  It's a pity that I can only think about it now, confronting Hudson openly, no one wants to be "the chicken that was killed".

   Vaguely, Hudson also noticed that Marquis James frowned. I don't know if he also participated in the distribution, or if he was dissatisfied and directly punctured the window paper, not saving him face.

  After all, these things seem to be problems with military supplies, but they actually reflect the laxness of the commander in charge of the army.

  As if he didn't see all this, Hudson said to himself: "Since everyone has no opinion, let's implement it!

  Marquis James, you are in charge of overseeing the implementation.

   If someone doesn't cooperate, it would be too cruel to ransack the house and exterminate the family, but dealing with a branch, I think everyone can accept it. "

   Threats, naked threats!

  In general corruption cases, the stolen money is recovered, a fine is imposed, and the person is driven home.

  If the circumstances are a little more serious, in addition to the above punishments, an exile to the border will be added.

   Only in particularly serious cases will the heads fall to the ground.

  For example: The five Dukes of the Northland in the last war, because of corruption and reselling military supplies, the amount of military supplies was too large, so they couldn't close the scene, so they could only end it with their lives.

  Connecting a branch to a branch is already similar to the way of colluding with other races and betraying the human race.

   It is obvious that Hudson is trying to make trouble and label it as a stigma, insisting on linking corruption of military funds with collusion with aliens and betraying the interests of the human race.

  Although he did something a little out of line, he directly put the matter on the bright side, and everyone was speechless.

  Everything is to win the war, not for personal gain.

   It seems that it is only a request for soldiers' food, but it is actually a warning to the entire logistics system.

   "Marshal, don't worry, I will personally supervise this matter."

   James Marquis replied boldly.

  He didn't think Hudson was really asking for advice, and the beatings one after another were obviously warning him to keep quiet.

  Deep in his heart, he already had an ominous premonition. His intuition told him that Hudson would never let it go, and there must be big moves next.

  A commander who doesn't do anything is not a good commander. When he himself took charge of the standing army, he used political means to exclude dissidents.

  Failed to hold the standing army in his hands, mainly because there were too many interest groups in the army, and his own prestige was not enough to overwhelm all parties, so he could only seek balance in compromise.

   In peaceful times, it is no problem to play like this. It will be different in war time. What is needed in the military is order and prohibition, and there is no need for so many different voices.

  Even the whole kingdom acquiesces to Hudson's action. Most noble officers in the army have received warnings from their families. It cannot be said that there are no ones who dare to commit crimes, but the number will definitely not be many.

  …

  In the Holy See, Ulisse was worrying about the information in his hand.

   Through the information collected from all parties, it all shows that the team sent by the Holy See to find the artifact is now cool.

  Even if there are a small number of survivors trapped on Dulong Island, there is a high probability that they will not survive.

   Regardless of other factors, the Dulong Island is full of poisons, and the air is filled with the smell of toxins.

  Water and food are two fatal problems. If you are not careful, you will be poisoned and die.

   Losing many masters at once, the Holy See, who has a big family and a big business, can't afford it. If you come here a few more times, no matter how solid your background is, it will be exhausted.

   After paying such a high price, there was no trace of the artifact, and the only gain was the collection of bits and pieces of information.

   "Kevin, are you sure that the artifact we were looking for fell into the hands of the Alpha Kingdom?"

  Ulisse asked with concern.

   The "Scepter of Glory" and the "Holy Sword of Light" are too involved, and the Holy See has no possibility of giving up.

  However, the Alpha Kingdom is also a concentration camp for heretics, and there are anti-Holy sees all over the place. It is almost impossible to get things back by peaceful means.

   "My lord, how can there be any accurate information on this kind of thing. Most of the information we have collected is hearsay.

  The Alpha people have blocked the news very strictly. The fleet of the Dalton family has not returned to the mainland so far. We have no chance to get in if we want to verify the news.

  Including the news that the previous artifact is on Dulong Island, it is only a possibility. Similar possibilities have happened countless times in the past, and all the rumors have finally been confirmed to be false! "

   Kevin replied with a depressed face.

  Even if the artifact is in the hands of Kingdom Alpha, they won't reveal it! With the bad relationship between the two parties, it is impossible to verify it.

   "If things cannot be determined, then the situation is a bit bad!

  The news that the Scepter of Glory and the Holy Sword of Light are wandering outside cannot be spread at all. Even if it is really in the hands of the Alpha Kingdom, we cannot directly come to ask for it.

  This is a big matter, and it cannot be done by our intelligence department alone. After reporting to His Majesty the Pope, a decision will be made.

  Kevin, you have a big task ahead. It is necessary to find out whether the scepter of glory and the holy sword of light are in the hands of the Alpha in the shortest possible time. "

   Ulisse said with a solemn expression.

  Although he is only in charge of collecting intelligence from the Holy See, he also knows a little bit about political matters.

   Regardless of whether the scepter of glory and the holy sword of light are lost or not, the Holy See must firmly insist that nothing is lost.

  Even if the Alpha man dangles the artifact in front of them, it must be a fake.

  This means that if they want to **** the artifact, they can only do it secretly, and they even need to "dispel the rumors!"

  Secretly snatching an artifact from a kingdom, one can imagine how risky it is.

   There is not only one artifact, what they want is the scepter of glory and the holy sword of light, and the others are not the targets of looting.

   If you don’t figure out the matter, if the Alpha people get a side artifact that can only be seen but not used, it won’t be worth spending a lot of money to **** it.

  Similar cases have never happened before.

  Break your head to grab the artifact, and finally find that it is an exclusive artifact of a special race, and only people of this race can drive it.

  Now is the period of the Continental War, and the most taboo thing is to cause extra problems. Before you are sure about it, rashly attacking a big country is purely asking for trouble.

   If there is a commotion, it will trigger the intervention of the Terran Alliance, and will make the international situation of the Holy See even more embarrassing.

   "Please rest assured, my lord, as soon as the Dalton family's fleet returns to the mainland, we will immediately send people to verify the truth of the rumors!"

  Kevin immediately promised.