392: Chapter 42, Scorched Earth Policy_3 392: Chapter 42, Scorched Earth Policy_3 After all, the Moxi People’s propaganda has the attribute of a jinx.
Last time, the “Turning Battle” was publicized, and now a real turning point has occurred.
But this shift is not what everyone desired.
The fall of the Bertelli Fortress led to a rapid decline in the situation of the Moxi Duchy.
If the jinx attribute is played out this time, whether the Moxi Duchy can hold on becomes an unknown.
In Hudson’s understanding of the Moxi Duchy, the probability of successfully reallocating troops to establish a fort to block the Orc Army in a short period will not exceed 30 percent.
While the victory report was still on the way, the bad news arrived in Dapes first.
Chris the Ninth could not believe what was recorded in the battle report sent by Marshal Hodge.
“Is the Leibron Family really that useless?”
In response to the king’s question, everyone bowed their heads.
As an old Major Noble in the duchy, Leibron Family has always given everyone the impression of being powerful.
Even when it was declining, no one dared to look down upon this old family.
Hadn’t they been too stagnant, deeply rooted in the local economy, and not much involved in the affairs of the Central Government, there would definitely be a place for them among the key members present.
Just because no family member held a high position, it does not mean they had no say in the Central Government.
There were no shortage of friends and political allies in the Central Government.
The key members present could all be linked to the Leibron Family.
Of course, these people could also be linked to each other.
There weren’t many Major Nobles in the Moxi Duchy.
The circle is so big, intermarriage among them was inevitable.
“Your Majesty, the fall of the Bertelli Fortress is not solely the responsibility of the Leibron Family.
Compared to the vast Orc Empire, any noble family seems insignificant.
When the Orcs are determined to conquer a fortress, its fall is only a matter of time.
Before the fall of the Bertelli Fortress, they had sent several requests for help to the Duchy, detailing the difficulties they faced.
Due to specific conditions on the battlefield and the shortage of troops on the front line, reinforcements were not sent to them in time.
The Memory Stone’s record shows that the battle of Bertelli was extremely brutal and the Leibron Family did their best.”
As the Minister of Defense, his understanding of the front line situation was deeper than anyone else present.
He was very aware of the difficulties of the defenders.
They had already died wrapped in horsehide and bled for the duchy.
It was too mean to continue to hold the dead responsible.
As an in-law, he had to stand up at this time.
“Your Majesty, the situation has developed to this point, we can discuss right and wrong later, the most important thing at the moment is to handle the aftermath work.
The situation on the front line is indeed very bad now, Marshal Hodge clearly stated that there are not enough mobile forces in his hands to block the gap.
The Orc Army already has the ability to march straight in, and the upcoming battles will inevitably become more difficult.
In light of the current situation, we must consider Marshal Hodge’s proposal to expand the scorched earth defenses.
According to the experience of the Alpha Kingdom, during each invasion of the Orc Army, they would implement large-scale scorched earth defenses in several provinces at the Northern Border.
We have followed suit before and implemented scorched earth defenses in some areas.
From the current situation, the results seem okay.
If it wasn’t for these preparations, maybe what we are facing now is not just over 600,000 Orc Army, but millions of Orc Army.
But the problem is that the price paid for large-scale implementation of the scorched earth defenses is also very heavy.
Not only is the forage provided by the northern provinces to the front line gone, but even the lords and nobles everywhere have had to ask the Duchy for grain in order to persist for a long term.”
Prime Minister Hercheg conveyed the good and the bad but did not propose a solution to the problem.
It wasn’t a lack of intelligence on his part, but this is a seemingly unsolvable and daunting task.