Hudson had completed his extortion mission, but he only got a third of the things on the list.

The rest had to be paid in installments, indicating that Moxi Duchy was not well-off with its current military equipment.

Otherwise, how much could Hudson take away from a legion, no matter how big his appetite was?

While the military equipment was not fully delivered, the craftsmen and civilians were all brought over.

It was clear that, in the eyes of the powerful, labor was really cheap.

Hudson hadn't yet had time to be happy after checking the supplies, when he received an invitation from Marshal Hodge.

"Has the transaction been exposed?"

As soon as Hudson had this thought, he dismissed it.

Even if this was exposed, the bureaucrats in the logistics could handle it.

As a guest army, even if the Moxi Duchy wanted to hold someone accountable, they couldn't blame Hudson.

For a front-line commander, the smartest thing to do when discovering such a situation was to pretend ignorance.

No matter whose hands the weapons fell into, they were ultimately going to be used to fight the orcs. As long as it wasn't being smuggled, it was all for the good cause.

Even if they wanted to expose this and blow it up, it could not be done by a front-line commander himself.

Otherwise, after offending everyone, how could they cooperate in the future battles?

If it was not related to the transaction, then it must be a military task.

Over the past few days, Hudson could see how much pressure the front line was under.

Teluns City, a strategically important fortress, was okay, but some isolated fortresses were directly besieged by the Orc Army, and they were almost out of contact.

There was no reinforcement.

Nobody dared to risk being encircled by the orcs to send troops to these surrounded fortresses. The defenders inside could only rely on themselves.

Luckily, all these military fortresses had the habit of hoarding food and water resources. So long as the defenders can block enemy attacks, there will not be problems for a while.

Perhaps in some people's eyes, using the defenders inside the fortress to attract orc attacks and consume the enemy's forces is a valuable trade-off.

Anyway, at this time, the defenders couldn't run away. If they didn't want to be barbecued, they could only fight the orcs to the death.

In face of desperation, potentials can be stimulated to the fullest. It's not impossible for the cannon fodder troops to display combat power close to the main force.

Undoubtedly, the Alpha Kingdom was the pioneer of this game. However, the Moxi Duchy has only learned half of it so far.

The reason the noble lords of the Alpha Kingdom started doing this was their duty to guard their land.

They had moral obligations, they couldn't abandon their domain and run away, and they didn't want to become ghosts under the orc knives.

So they simply built tall and thick castles, with each layer of city defense connected in series. The whole castle was a war machine.

Facing the orc's attack, everyone would just annex and clear the field, taking the domain people to hide in the castle.

A typical fortress castle was not worth the Orc Army to persist in attacking. They would usually abandon it after a probing attack found it hard to take down.

Once there were successful examples, there were quickly a lot of followers, so that now, in the northern provinces of Alpha Kingdom, various fortresses are everywhere.

When there are enough fortresses, they just need to add a city wall in the middle, and it becomes a new defense line.

These defenders in the castles are well behaved in the face of the Orc Army; as soon as the main orc forces leave, they immediately start to take action.

The Orcs have thought about pulling out these thorns in their way. Unfortunately, after several attempts, they've found it completely not worth it.

Although there are many cannon fodder species in the Orc Empire, they can't stand against all the fortress castles which are easy to defend but hard to attack.

To take down a castle, not only would they need to sacrifice a large number of troops, but also spend a lot of time.

Pushing forward one fortress after another, before they could advance the front much, time had already passed.

Even though there are plenty of cannon fodder, they are limited after all and will be consumed completely one day. By then, they can't let the main force fight the city wall, can they?

Perhaps having learned from the success of the Alpha Kingdom, the Moxi Duchy is also building its own strategic defense line in the same way.

Despite seeming superficially similar, the actual differences between the two sides are enormous.

After being passive and bordering the Orcs, the insecure Moxi Duchy, in order to quickly build their own strategic defense line, had the central government lead and organize the construction directly.

On one side were fortresses built to save their own lives, and on the other were fortresses constructed under the supervision of the bureaucrats. Hudson could not believe that both sides' quality could be the same.

The fall of the Augustusburg Defense Line was an example.

Being caught off guard by the enemy was one reason, but flaws in the city defense construction were also one of the core reasons.

Under normal circumstances, even if the defense map was exposed, it would not be destroyed by an enemy's surprise attack and lose all air defenses.

Even if they were one step slow in response and lost the outer city, they could still hold the inner city. They could not guarantee they would hold on, but at least they could last a bit longer.

On the battlefield, time is life. Even if they can hold on for one more day, it may change the war situation.

If the Moxi Duchy could have withstood the harshest attack, then perhaps the one being beaten now would be the Warhammer Kingdom.

Walking on the street with only sergeants shuttling back and forth, the strong smell of gunpowder came to the face, suffocating.

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