251: Chapter 144, Hot Potato_1 251: Chapter 144, Hot Potato_1 He didn’t rush to agree, nor did he directly refuse.
No one is rushing to make this deal.
It’s not enough for Baron Gyuchels alone to make this request, more people must put forth similar demands.
Helping to train soldiers shouldn’t be done for free.
Money and goods can be declined, but once the war erupts, which camp to join must be decided first.
Hudson doesn’t have the time to train soldiers for others.
If they’re not his soldiers who will not follow him on the frontlines.
Who has the time to be doing this thankless task?
The news that should be released has been released.
Anybody with a mind knows that trouble is likely to arise in the north.
Invading the south with a group of Orcs, it’s pure irresponsibility for one’s own life.
Noble lords may not care about the lives of the serfs, butvery few noble lords actually disregard their own lives.
Given the extremely high death rate on the Northern Battlefield in the past, the chances of surviving without siding with a powerful ally are slim.
To put it bluntly, among a group of powerful allies, Hudson is the least eye-catching.
His strength is mediocre, far less than the major nobles, even among the intermediate aristocracy, he is only average.
He has no support to rely on, even on the battlefield, it’s hard to get a good commission.
There are many drawbacks, but also not a few advantages.
He has a good reputation, he is good at training soldiers, able to fight, loyal and will not sell out his team members.
Most importantly, he is lucky.
“Luck” is a very metaphysical concept, but one can’t help but believe in it.
Surviving chances are definitely higher with a lucky leader than a hapless one.
This was already demonstrated in the suppression of the Skeleton Society rebellion.
The losses of the Fifth Army were horrendous, but the family private armies who had always been with Hudson, despite facing the most battles, had the lowest casualty rate.
After Hudson took over all the serf soldiers, the casualty rate dropped significantly.
The most critical point is – they never lost a battle.
As for slacking off on the job, Hudson himself couldn’t possibly publicize it.
But just from the ultimate results, he’s definitely a lucky star.
Having propagated the good news accordingly, everyone is green with envy about Master Hudson’s super good luck.
The Northern Battlefield is full of risks, even the major nobles might be wiped out.
In the history of Alpha Kingdom, there’s no lack of major nobles who fell from grace as a result of resisting the Orc invasion.
Falling from grace doesn’t spell destruction.
As heroes of the kingdom, these clans could still continue their lineage, granted that they were not too unlucky.
Viscount Orlan, who Hudson knows well, comes from a family of major nobles in the kingdom, once known as the “Southeastern King”.
Unfortunately, due to heavy losses on the battlefield, they had to abandon a lot of territory and retreat to their ancestral lands to recover and rejuvenate.
There are many noble families like these.
Those who have managed to pass down their lineage can be considered lucky.
The real unlucky bastards have completely vanished from the annals of history.
If the boss ends up in such a miserable state, you can only imagine what happens to their followers.
It’s not just about their own death, but the destruction of their entire clan, which is the most tragic fate.
Essentially, choosing who to follow onto the battlefield is a gamble of luck.
Theoretically speaking, as long as the boss can survive and return, even if his followers die in battle, they can still continue their family legacy.
Even in the fierce internal struggles of nobility, some decorum must be maintained.
It’s only right to take care of the families of former brothers-in-arms.
The caveat being: no harboring treasures invites trouble.
If the interests involved are too large, and it’s merely the face of the noble lord, it might not be enough.
But there’s no need to worry, chances are the fiefs in the hands of small nobles won’t amount to “harboring treasures invites trouble”.
After every major reshuffling, there will be a surge of ownerless lands waiting to be divvied up by everyone.
What one should worry about most is not having no fief, but rather limited personal strength, incapable of occupying more fiefs.
With so many precedent cases, unless there was a compelling reason, no one would let go of him, the “Child of Destiny”, and instead go with some uncertain chap to vie for a slim chance of survival.
Now, it is time to cash in on the reputation that Hudson has built over two years, he has become increasingly rational.
It is easy to have everyone follow his script and hand over the power to train and command the army.
But it’s not so easy to integrate the team and train up an elite corps.
The real difficulty in training is not with the serf soldiers but with the noble lords.
Not only the followers need training, but the officers also do.
Convincing noble lords to set aside their pride and join the training is even more difficult than killing them.
But there are always exceptions.
In the past, these things were non-negotiable, but at this stage, it may not be the case.
When it comes to matters of life and death, many seemingly important principles can be ignored.
Training with common soldiers is considered disgraceful for one person, but when a group of people join in, it becomes “as it should be”.
Rules are always made to serve the rule-makers.
Changing game rules for the benefits of those who made them is not necessarily a big deal.
Although it doesn’t represent all nobles, within their small circle, they’ve already started to play the game this way.
As long as everyone keeps quiet about these things, it will remain a secret buried in the annals of history forever.