961: Chapter 114: Boiling Eagle Strategy 961: Chapter 114: Boiling Eagle Strategy “Marshal, spies just reported that the enemy forces in Declaras Province set out early this morning and are headed straight for us.
They may have seen through our plan and chose not to divide their troops for immediate relief.
Our military deployment ahead now needs a comprehensive adjustment,” Jose said with a grave expression.
This was his first time making a military plan, and such an incident had occurred, the pressure he bore was also immense.
In theory, military strategizing aims to win battles from afar, but that is merely a beautiful illusion.
In real war, unexpected incidents can occur at any time.
Just time, when the Expeditionary Army wanted to use the bait they had in hand to lure the enemy into dividing their forces and come to their rescue, shedding some of their blood first.
“There’s no need to worry, the impact isn’t significant.
As long as the enemy moves, our plan is halfway successful.
Not dividing their forces for relief is also a normal occurrence.
Adding fuel to the fire is a great taboo in military strategies.
With so many from the Ancient Heritage Alliance, someone will certainly think of it.
It’s true that our military deployment needs adjusting, but overall, the changes are not significant.
The fish has bitten the hook, and the use of bait no longer matters much.
Pass the orders to have thirty thousand cavalry grasp the timing.
By the day after tomorrow at noon, let the large forces attack the enemy from both front and rear, starting by consuming the bait,” Hudson stated calmly.
Being able to crush fifty thousand enemy troops was undeniably a huge gain.
Moreover, having lured the major force of the enemy to the plains, it couldn’t be considered a failure by any measure.
The muddy roads would indeed limit the mobility of the cavalry, but they would also affect the enemy’s movement.
In fact, enemies like those from the Ancient Heritage Alliance are hardest yet easiest to calculate.
With so many leaders, a word from you and a word from me could compile various possibilities.
Guessing the truth doesn’t mean you can grasp it or avoid falling into another pit even if you avoid one.
The Alliance has many flaws, but its advantages are also considerable.
A group of small clans on the brink of extinction, just by forming an alliance, has become a major force, which is a remarkable achievement in itself.
In terms of military strength, the Ancient Heritage Alliance is actually not weak.
Once it completes its internal integration, it could potentially become the next Orc Empire.
If that scene unfolds, it won’t be long before the Human Race loses the Northern Continent.
This expedition, aside from rescuing the Moxi Duchy, Hudson also brought with him the strategic objectives of the Kingdom—to severely damage or fragment the Ancient Heritage Alliance.
While the large forces were advancing, the atmosphere within the Ancient Heritage Alliance was eerily strange.
The usually loud Giant King was now like a child who had done something wrong, keeping his head down and not speaking at all.
The events at the front had already been relayed.
The fifty thousand Allied Forces suffered a massive defeat, and the Giant Clan had to bear at least half of the responsibility.
If it weren’t for their opening up the gates, the Expeditionary Army couldn’t have had such an easy “cavalry trample.”
Deep down, the Giant King had already cursed Carway to the heavens.
It wasn’t wrong to want to preserve strength, but at the very least, one should put up a symbolic resistance before fleeing with the troops!
Under the current circumstances, the responsibility for the fifty thousand Allied Forces’ defeat naturally fell on the Giant Clan.
The quieter it was, the bigger the issue seemed.
From the expressions of the various kings, it was clear that everyone was also troubled and completely unsure how to handle the current situation.
“Kill the chicken to scare the monkey,” execute the Giant deserters?
But that requires those who fled to survive the Human Army’s slaughter and come back alive.
Moreover, in the last battle at Augustusburg, everyone muddled through without seriously dealing with the deserter problem.
Now, to suddenly enforce strict punishments, the Giant Clan definitely wouldn’t agree.
Many kings saw this incident purely as the Giant Clan venting their inner dissatisfaction.
The more problems considered, the more troublesome it seemed.
“With such an incident, the biggest problem is the lack of military discipline.
To prevent similar incidents from happening, strict enforcement of military discipline is imperative.
Those responsible must be held accountable, and those issues must be dealt with.
The Alliance can’t continue to be this chaotic!” the Shadow King said coldly.
It was evident that he was truly furious.
A farce leading to the defeat of fifty thousand troops was undoubtedly a disaster for the Alliance.
If allies can’t be trusted anymore, how can one continue the fight?
“Blaming is acceptable, but it must be fair.
Those responsible for the Augustusburg battle must also be dealt with.
If the Alliance loses its fairness, then it also loses its reason for existence,” the Giant King said with a grim expression.
Dragging others down was necessary.
The Giant Clan’s population was limited, and the few hundred giants in the reinforcements made up one tenth of their military strength.
One way or another, he had to find a way to save them.
Unable to shift the blame, he now could only argue “fairness” to garner Enjoy reading on NovelHub - your free online novel platform.
Especially for the weaker species, who already held a disadvantaged position within the Alliance, they needed fairness even more.
The worst scenario had finally unfolded.
Hudson hadn’t even had the chance to sow discord when the Ancient Heritage Alliance had already triggered an internal crisis of trust.
If according to the Giant King’s demands a strict treatment of all involved in the case were to be conducted, many species would be implicated.
Deserters are deserters, whether they’re the first or the ten thousandth.
Not dealing with the first deserter timely and then dealing with the ten thousandth deserter clearly wouldn’t be convincing.
But to execute tens of thousands of deserters at once, the Alliance also wouldn’t be able to bear it!
Unless they amended the previous laws of the Alliance, redefining these types of incidents.