Lord Harland

Chapter 64: Court Meeting
It is still a bit cold in the Eagle Mountains in April.

Outside the wilderness, even in the dark night, under the organization of orc professionals, the orc soldiers endured great hardships and began a arduous march.

In the territory of the Beastman Empire, there was a rare snowstorm last year, and countless cattle and sheep died in the snowstorm.

To develop towards the warm south and seize the territory of the human kingdom is the common will of the orc empire from top to bottom.

If it is not clear that human power is still very strong, surpassing the orcs by a lot, they are afraid of a decisive battle with the Holy Glory Empire.I am afraid that the orc empire will try its best, and the huge legion will overwhelm the northern countries.

More than a month ago, the orcs had already started their operations.

Beginning in late March, a large number of orc troops crossed the Eagle Mountain Range and attacked the northern territory of Grant Kingdom.

This time, the orc army was coming fiercely. Groups of orcs broke through the defense line of the castle at the southern foot of the Eagle Mountain Range. The situation has become very serious.

Letters asking for help were sent to King Charles' desk one after another.

Randomly flipped through, as many as dozens of letters.

There are not only officials directly under the royal family, but also many hereditary nobles.

Even the Duke of the northern border lowered his high head and sent a letter of appeal for help in humble words.

Although the relationship between the royal family and the great nobles is somewhat fraught, King Charles also likes to see the orcs consume the strength of the four northern dukes.

But the relationship between the royal family and the great nobles is actually a bitter relationship.

If the four northern dukes were severely injured by the orcs and lost their territory, the Grant royal family would lose their buffer and face the orcs' attack on the [-]-kilometer front.

Supporting the four northern dukes was actually protecting one's own safety.

King Charles has been in power for 30 years. Although he is not a talented monarch, he understands this very clearly.Therefore, he is very supportive of the decisions made by the kingdoms of all dynasties to invest a lot of resources and manage the Northern Territory.And continue to mobilize nobles who are loyal to him, control the three main armies in northern Xinjiang, and strengthen his influence on the northern provinces.

Every time the orcs invaded, when the key direction was not on the side of Grant Kingdom, King Charlie would let the orc army consume the strength of the four dukes.

In the last orc invasion war, the Duke of Edward lost a lot.

The royal family also did not invest in the Central Army to help Duke Edward drive away the orcs.

If the orcs focused their attack on the Kingdom of Grant, the Kingdom of Grant would dispatch the main army to fight the orcs head-on.

Take another bite hard, making the orc feel the pain and maintaining the balance of both sides.

This time the orc invasion behaved a little unusually.

Two more legions were invested than last time, which is not considered a key attack.

The two extra main armies also attacked the territory directly under the royal family.

Especially in the province of Lahe, the losses have been very serious.

Duke Edward suffered heavy losses in the last war. Although the strength of the orcs did not change much this time, he couldn't stand it for the first time.

King Charles read a lot of information about Edward's territory, and after careful consideration, he summoned the court nobles.

"Duke Edward sent another letter for help. I have comprehensively analyzed the situation of the dukedom. Although the losses in the past ten years have been great, it is mainly the vassals of the Edward family, and the power directly under the duke has increased. I think this time the repelled The orcs can enshrine some court nobles in the Duke of Edward.

Earl Zachary, write a letter to Duke Edward. If Duke Edward agrees to divide a part of the territory, I will send him a legion of reinforcements. "

Earl Zachary nodded and said: "I will communicate with Duke Edward immediately after returning. According to my estimation, Duke Edward will most likely agree, but he probably will ask for an increase in the central garrison."

"We only have six mobile corps, and these six mobile corps cannot be easily mobilized. The garrison can only be second-line corps, and half of them are noble private soldiers.

Issued a conscription order to the four Marquises of the East, recruiting half a legion of noble private soldiers, plus half a legion of the Nolan City Defense Army, waiting for Duke Edward's reply, to reinforce Edward's collar. "

Hearing King Charles' decision, Earl Home immediately wrote an order, King Charles stamped it, and sent it to the four eastern marquises.

Each of the four marquises in the east needs to recruit 2000 soldiers, and all hereditary nobles must send family members to the expedition.

Roger Grant stared at the map and said decisively: "The territory directly under the royal family is under the greatest pressure, and the main force must be dispatched to drive out the orcs."

Roger Grant is King Charles' concubine brother, just over 40 years old, looks very young.

Knight Roger has outstanding talent and has participated in the Grant Kingdom's wars many times. He is now an eighth-rank Golden Knight and has a 300-man Warcraft Cavalry under his command.

Although this cavalry is small in size, its combat effectiveness is very powerful.

Every soldier is a professional, and many cavalry have knight blood, plus the beast mount under the crotch.

The combat effectiveness of a cavalry regiment can compete with the main army.

Among the royal nobles, Duke Roger's status is very important.The military exploits he has accumulated can already seal a hereditary earl.

In fact, the upper echelon of the kingdom had already made a decision, and Roger's fief was also set near the Duke of Jonathan.

Once Roger is sealed and has a firm foothold, a great nobleman will be added to the northern part of Grant Kingdom.

According to the usual practice, every time a nobleman is added to the northern region, the strength will increase by a few points, and the situation will become more stable.

If Roger took part in the war with his cavalry, the pressure brought by the orc invasion would immediately weaken a bit.

As soon as Roger finished speaking, the chancellor of the exchequer, Oren Worda, immediately objected.

"Would it turn into a decisive battle with the orc empire if we dispatch the main army to the north? If we annoy the orcs and mobilize the main force to invade, we alone cannot stop the orc army.

The boundless orcs will flood our territory, even the capital Nolan will not be spared, and the kingdom is at risk of overthrow.

Anyway, the orcs will definitely return to the northern part of the Eagle Mountain Range in winter, or else wait for a while. "

Earl Zachary shook his head and said: "The orcs are not strong enough. If the orcs dare to provoke a full-scale war, the Holy Glory Empire and the Church of the Seven Gods will never agree. Wait for the Holy Glory Empire and the Church of the Seven Gods to organize an expeditionary force and fight another decisive battle , the orc empire has only the fate of perishing."

"Even if the Holy Glory Empire organizes a crusade and defeats the orc empire, our countries invaded by orcs will be turned into ruins. The nobles will be wiped out by the orcs, and the territory will be occupied by the orcs. At that time, victory or defeat will matter to us." What's the use?"

(End of this chapter)