Before Princess Madelena finished speaking, Hudson already knew there was a misunderstanding.
People from nations with a single race find it difficult to understand the complexities of multi-racial nations. The Orc Empire seems like an empire, but it only belongs to certain races.
In recent years, the Orc Empire has suffered greatly, and the major races intensified their plundering efforts on the smaller races to quickly restore their strength.
Perhaps the days after seeking refuge in the Alpha Kingdom would be just as tough, but it’s certainly better than starving to death.
When survival becomes difficult, the first issue to consider must be: survival!
Without the central figure of the Beast God, the various races within the Orc Empire no longer regard other races as their own, or perhaps they never saw them as their own.
With minds full of hatred for oppression, betrayal comes without pressure. Once betrayal occurs, there’s no turning back.
Slowly, the intelligence department gathered a group of Pathfinder Party members within the Orc Empire, waiting for the critical moment to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.
"Your Highness, there’s no need to dwell on these trivial matters; you just need to know that we have many allies and will not fight alone.
Once successful again, the Alien Coalition will certainly be enraged. There’s a certain possibility they will continue to dispatch reinforcements, but a greater likelihood that they will abandon the Orc Empire as an ally.
According to the agreement, our allied nations are about to take action. By then, the Dwarf Kingdom, Stone People Race, Three-eyed Race, and Trolls will all have their hands full.
The only remaining force is the Elf Race; although their strength isn’t weak, their desire to fight isn’t high. If they want a war of attrition, we’ll oblige them.
The Kingdom has amassed a large army at the Southern Frontier and northwest border.
If we wish, within a month, we can gather an army of half a million at the border; within three months, this number can expand to one million, and within half a year, it can grow to two million.
The Kingdom can make all sacrifices to destroy the Orc Empire.
Even at the cost of ten times enemy casualties, we can use our manpower to drag the Elf Army’s pace; the Elf Race would absolutely not dare exchange with us!"
Hudson said solemnly.
Offering these details at this moment is clearly deliberate. Everyone knows the Alpha Kingdom’s military strength is formidable, but few can clarify just how formidable.
As the Military Commander, Hudson understands the Kingdom’s military power most deeply.
Noble Lords hide their population when taxing, but during reserve training, no one dares continue hiding.
This is the greatest benefit of an overzealous crisis awareness, where nobles see everyone as enemies. When the military makes strategic plans, they habitually consider enemies from all directions.
Thus, the reserve youth numbers reported by the military didn’t match the Kingdom’s registered population severely. The emerging nobility’s population ratio appears normal, but the old nobility territories have an extraordinarily high youth proportion.
In some noble territories, the population of adult men even exceeds half of the territory, and more territories have proportions of three to four-tenths.
The data falsification is apparent to the eye, but Hudson pretends not to see. He’s merely the Kingdom’s Marshal, not the Chancellor, and doesn’t know the local population statistics are entirely reasonable.
The publicly announced data must conceal strength. The reserve data matching the registered population purely coincides.
If the King doesn’t understand military matters, one set of public data suffices. Hudson keeps the real data for himself, as too many knowing increases the risk of leaks.
Of course, this disguise won’t fool those with insight. Power players including Caesar IV are aware the military’s reported figures are severely understated, but everyone tacitly agrees to keep the lid on.
The hidden forces can be regarded as reserves; ideally unused, but if deployed, it signifies the Kingdom is in peril.
To be frank, the Alpha Kingdom’s strongest military strength lies on the plains, but the place for maximum military deployment isn’t the plains.
The reason is simple: despite the Northern Border development, Near East development, and Lakeside of the Snow Moon development, the Kingdom’s main grain production area remains in the south.
In the dead of night, sustaining a battle of a million troops is the current production limit. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩
If the battlefield shifts south, this number can completely double. Many garrisoned places don’t even need advance grain shipments; local nobles have stock sufficient for some military consumption.
The defense line built for Dark Forest invasion years ago can be slightly modified to defend against the Elf Race.
Viewing part of the assets, Princess Madelena’s eyes brightened. Such abundant assets must be controlled by herself, or at least she should have a say in them.
"Marshal, for the Kingdom’s future, we must accept this matter!"
Clearly, Princess Madelena is quite shrewd. While taking on the task, she also included all Sanctuaries exchanging cultivation insights nearby.
No one opposed, as the Alpha Kingdom has been grappling with the Orcs since its establishment, and even the ancient figures from three centuries ago bear grudges against them.
Time has eroded part of the hatred, but if it means eliminating the enemy, no one will mind.
"Three days later, the border army will provoke war in the border area. At that time, I will personally go to the front lines to command operations and attract the attention of the Orc high levels.