372: Chapter 35, The Intense Onslaught of the Orc Army (Vote Please) _2 372: Chapter 35, The Intense Onslaught of the Orc Army (Vote Please) _2 In an instant, Viscount Gio understood the true purpose of Earl Hudson.
Unfortunately, he really didn’t have the authority to handle such things.
Thinking about it made him feel aggrieved.
Despite being wronged himself, he had to swallow his pride and apologise.
Not only that, he also had to work for his enemies and help them achieve their goals as much as possible.
“Please rest assured, Your Excellency.
Our sincerity will undoubtedly not disappoint you,” Gio, gritting his teeth, promised.
No matter what the final outcome, he needed to appease Hudson first.
Otherwise, if the matter escalated, it would be impossible to cover it up.
When the conversation reached this point, Hudson stopped pushing and pressuring.
It was easy to escalate a situation, but other than offending people, it wouldn’t benefit him at all.
Cleaning out the Moxi Duchy of its rot was a thankless task.
Any state with hundreds of years of history inevitably harbored rotten elements within.
Although eliminating these could bring rejuvenation, the process could lead to disaster.
Essentially, this was the aftermath of highly rigid social stratification, something that can’t be reversed by personal power alone.
Especially in times of war, large-scale internal changes were fraught with danger.
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In the expeditionary army camp, after the completion of the meeting between the Second and Third Legions, Crown Prince Caesar embarked on an enthusiastic training mission on the spot.
Despite the Moxi Duchy’s repeated requests for them to go to the front line to support, he always found an excuse to dodge them.
All the more than 30,000 soldiers of the two legions were training under his command, which gradually elevated the spirits of Crown Prince Caesar.
However, the strength in his hands was clearly not in line with his plans.
Even if the nobles under him were happy to accept personal training from the Crown Prince, it could not change the fact that the quality of soldiers was uneven.
Many of these soldiers were exceptionally elite and could compete with the main legion, but most were cannon fodder at best, with only a basic knowledge of military maneuvers.
After several days of exertion with little to show for, Crown Prince Caesar’s patience began to wear thin and he could not help but inquire, “Count Jose, why is there such a significant gap between the Second and Third Legions and the First Legion even though they are all county soldiers?”
Hearing this question, Count Jose couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
This kind of talk should be avoided as it was tantamount to slapping the faces of the commanders of the Second and Third Legions.
While Jose was thinking these things, he could not remind Caesar in front of everyone.
Being a young prince, Caesar might not care about human decency, but as a court noble, Jose could not be as straightforward.
“Your Highness, the First Legion’s formidable fighting power is actually due to special reasons.”
“In terms of composition, the First Legion mainly consists of three parts: the private army of the Koslow family, the private army of the sons of the Northern nobility, and the private army of the native nobility of the Southeastern Province.”
“The private army of the Koslow family was meticulously built by Earl Hudson, and all of them can be described as the best of the best.”
“Among the private armies of the children of the Northern nobility, a large portion of the soldiers are veterans from the Northern Battlefield.”
“The last group, the private army of the Southeastern Province’s native nobility, also has battle experience.
Most of the noble officers have participated in suppressing the Skeleton Society’s rebellion before.”
“Over the past few years, there have been constant friction between the native nobility of Layton County and the Northern nobility.
The unique environment also forced both sides to increase their military investment.”
“This chaos persisted until the outbreak of the war.
Eventually, it was Earl Hudson who intervened to mediate the conflict between both sides.”
“The officers and soldiers of the First Legion already have rich combat experience.
After the outbreak of the war, they’ve undergone a period of concentrated training by Earl Hudson, which resulted in their current combat power.”
Count Jose calmly analyzed.
As the person in charge of overseeing the recruitment process, when an elite legion suddenly appeared under his command, he had to study in-depth.
Right?
With this research, he understood the ins and outs of the Layton County Legion.
While the story was a bit legendary, it was indeed the most logical explanation.
Of course, the detailed introduction of the First Legion and the repeated emphasis on its “specialness” were mainly to ease the embarrassment of the two Legion Commanders standing next to him.
From Count Jose’s perspective, the Second and Third Legions have performed quite well.
At the very least, in comparison to the legions at the bottom, they can be considered excellent.
When it comes to fighting power, they’re supposed to fall short of the First Legion.
If all of the County Soldiers were to reach the level of Elite Teachers, it wouldn’t be the Orcs invading the Alpha Kingdom.
Instead, the great forces of the Alpha Kingdom would be sweeping across the Orc Empire.
Crown Prince Caesar evidently wasn’t satisfied with this explanation.
“Special” means it is difficult to replicate, suggesting that his idea of transforming the following legions into elites is now bankrupt.
Fortunately, this was only an idea, and it hadn’t been proposed in front of everyone, or it would have turned into a big joke.
If it were easy to train their soldiers into elites, who would be willing to lead a bunch of cannon fodder into battle?
The problem is that this not only requires a huge financial investment but also demands that the commander has adequate military literacy.
And it would take a lot of time.
Without systematic military study, without experience in commanding an army in actual combat, and relying solely on the experiences passed down by elder members of the family, very few can become military talents through self-study.
Compared to gambling on this probability, people prefer to develop cultivator forces.
As long as individual combat capabilities are strong enough, just a few battles can transform them into an elite force.
“According to the information from the frontlines, the Orcs have increased their forces along the Moxi Duchy front.
These are not just cannon fodder, but the elites from the five Major Royal Families of the Orcs.”
“The Moxi people keep urging us to the frontlines, clearly frightened by the actions of the Orcs.”
“Preliminary estimates suggest that currently, outside the Teluns Defense Line, there are at least two Bimon Army Corps, three Silver Moon Wolf Cavalry Corps, four Bearman Legions, three Lionman Legions, two Hawkmen Corps.
Total troop strength should be between 150,000 and 200,000.”
“In addition to these elite forces, there are also more than 500,000 vassal race mixed soldiers.”
“If they weren’t defending a city, Moxi Duchy wouldn’t even have a chance against the Orc Army.”
“Having amassed such a large army, it seems likely that the Orcs are about to launch their primary attack.
We have very limited time to prepare, so we must hurry and train our troops!”
As soon as Crown Prince Caesar finished speaking, everyone’s expressions became grave.
The congregation of the Orc Army along the Moxi Duchy front isn’t good news for the Expeditionary Army.
If the Teluns Defense Line collapses, it would be difficult for the following third line of defense to withstand the onslaught of the Orc Army.
As reinforcements, everyone will inevitably have to confront the Orcs on the battlefield.
If all six reinforcing legions were elite, then there would be nothing to fear.
If encountered with the main force of the Orcs, they could still put up a strong fight.
“Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the concentrated force of elite Orcs troops is too much for us to handle.
I’m afraid our effort would be of no help.
The Moxi people wouldn’t be placing their hopes on us, would they?” Viscount Andreas asked uncertainly.
While he didn’t know much about the strength of their other allies, he had no confidence in the Expeditionary Army’s Second Legion under his command.
They could probably handle some Orc mixed soldiers, but against Elite Orcs, they’d simply be walking into a trap.
Based on past experience, only elite forces could compete with Elite Orcs.
Regular legions could easily have their lines broken if they encountered Elite Orcs out in the field.
“Rest assured, the Moxi people aren’t that foolish.
As the first Kingdom of the Human Race, they do have some strength.
Gathering the entire nation’s efforts, they could at least amass more than a hundred thousand elite forces.
Although they might not be able to compete with the Elite Orcs, as defenders, they could still hold their own thanks to the city’s defenses.”
“Compared to us, the fighting power of the Five Major Royal Families of the Orcs is indeed formidable, but there are just too few of them.”
“They couldn’t possibly obliterate the Moxi Duchy at the cost of losing more than a hundred thousand of their elite forces.”