New Sea Moon

Chapter 335 - 335 19 Expedition Meeting_2


335: Chapter 19, Expedition Meeting_2 335: Chapter 19, Expedition Meeting_2 Whether he could win a small battle directly determined whether he could win a war.


Leading an army for the first time, Hudson refused to face defeat.


Reputation is not easily built, but it can be easily destroyed.


A few losses would easily ruin the reputation he had worked so hard to establish.


If the defeat was inevitable, he had to at least mold himself into a “tragic hero” figure.


As long as he killed enough enemies and had impressive achievements, even if the entire army was annihilated, people would help find an excuse.


In this regard, the Alpha Kingdom was doing very well.


When evaluating a general’s achievements, they considered both feats and casualties, rather than solely basing it on wins or losses.


This was a situation forced by the Orcs.


As the weaker party, if they also held their generals responsible for every loss, the kingdom would quickly run out of capable leaders.


In the face of the enemy’s absolute strength, to endure for a few more days or not to lose too badly was already something a famed general could achieve.


Demanding the frontline generals to always prevail against stronger forces was simply absurd.


Forcing them to always secure victory would merely give birth to a batch of adventurers.


A kingdom that had survived countless battles would not be a kingdom that loves adventures.


Instead of gambling on slim chances of victory, people preferred to fight when they had a firm foothold.


Even if they continually lost, as long as they bought enough time as planned, it was a strategic victory.


Under this prudent guiding principle, the strategic deployment of the Alpha Kingdom had always been extremely conservative, all battles must serve the strategy.


The only thing sacrificed was the reputation of the frontline generals.


Almost every significant general in the kingdom had lost battles more often than they won.


The title “great general” only had weight within the kingdom, it was not recognized by the outside world.


Many said that the Alpha Kingdom’s continuous passive position was due to the lack of “great generals,” and that with a few of them, they would be able to turn the tide.


Hudson had complete contempt for this view.


Surviving hundreds of years of Orc attacks was a testament to the correctness of the Alpha Kingdom’s war strategy.


According to other kingdoms on the continent, you either won big or lost big.


If the Alpha Kingdom followed this path, it would have disappeared from history long ago.


There was no way around it.


The absolute power disparity could not be reversed with one or two victorious battles; but with one loss, the kingdom would be directly obliterated.


“Honorable Viscount Hudson, this mobilization mission time is too urgent, can we ask the kingdom to put off the campaign until after harvest?”
Baron Katelai’s proposal represented what everyone wanted.


According to the normal mobilization sequence, it would be at least the following year before they would go to the battlefield.


The sudden recruitment disrupted not only everyone’s plans for their territory but also their military training schedule.


Contrary to Hudson’s previous tough demand that everyone bring out their best, Layton County could not even gather a force of 15,000 elite.


Even with the Koslow clan, they could at most muster half of the elite troops, and the rest would have to be made up for with serf soldiers.


Taking into account the actual situation, the Koslow clan could not go all-in, and the nobles could not dedicate all their troops, drastically reducing the number of elite soldiers.


Elite soldiers cannot be trained in a day, while the autumn harvest is imminent.


Even if they were to go to the battlefield, they cannot forget about the crops in their fields.


“I’m sorry, Baron Katelai.


Moxi Duchy is in a precarious position, the Orc army has completely occupied the Augustusburg defense line, and they’re heading directly towards Teluns City.


The strength of the Moxi Duchy cannot guarantee how long they can hold on.


To help our allies stabilize the front, we must depart as soon as possible.


Rest assured, not only Layton County will be dispatching troops to aid the Moxi Duchy.


All six provinces in the southeastern region of the empire will send a county’s soldiers to participate in the war.


As for the neighboring countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs is negotiating with them.


At least those countries bordering the Moxi Duchy will not sit idly by.


We preliminarily estimate that the total number of reinforcements from all countries to the Moxi Duchy will not be less than 500,000.


Plus the existing military power of the Moxi Duchy, there is hope to stop the Orc army.”
Hudson tried to paint a positive picture.


The reinforcement troops from the Alpha Kingdom were certain, but whether other countries would send reinforcements and when, were all unknowns.


The so-called 500,000 reinforcements were nothing more than a number Hudson fabricated to boost everyone’s confidence.


The truth didn’t matter, the key was that they all needed some comfort.


The few soldiers from Layton County joining the battle were just a drop in the ocean.


The slightest misstep could lead to the total annihilation of an army.


Even the well-prepared frontline forces of the Alpha Kingdom had experienced complete annihilation at a county level.


Not to mention the Moxi Duchy, the army stationed at the Augustusburg defense line was wiped out by the Orcs, with only a few noble military officers escaping.


Such failing conduct was genuinely shocking.


The situation was special.


Facing the Hawkman stone-throwing army, reinforcements could not arrive in time, that was simply self-comfort for the Moxi Duchy.


Fundamentally, they didn’t prepare enough in advance, so the reinforcements didn’t arrive in time.


As long as they reclaimed the defense line and made use of the city’s defenses, the Magic Crystal Cannon and Magic Crossbow could inflict heavy damage on the Hawkman Air Force.


Even if they ultimately couldn’t hold the line, they could still inflict massive losses on the enemy.