Volume 5: King of the Mountain Chapter 256: The Princes’ Meeting
Even King Aiden seemed relieved.
Murphy continued, "The reason why we failed to win the previous battle was that we did not gather all our forces, and my father did not personally go to the battle. If my father had led the army personally, the morale would have been greatly boosted, and we would have naturally won."
"Go into battle personally?" King Aiden looked embarrassed.
Murphy was just thinking about how to convince him when one of the nobles came out.
"That's right, His Majesty the King should go into battle himself. Aren't you the descendant of the Mountain King?"
This statement immediately received a round of approval.
"That's right, Your Majesty, are you afraid of those orcs?"
These words immediately made King Aiden feel a little embarrassed. He was scared to death when he heard about the orc invasion. It was really difficult for him to go into battle.
But this is something that absolutely cannot be admitted. Although the countries in the alliance have become somewhat corrupt after hundreds of years of peace, the martial spirit is still there. The king's appeal and sacredness are largely supported by his strong personal charm and strength.
If he really admitted that he was afraid of orcs, then he would no longer be able to be king.
And he really can't do this without him. To put it bluntly, when it comes to war, strength is the first thing to look at, and morale is the second. There is not much difference in strength between the Kingdom of Alterac and the Frostwolf Clan, so morale is very important.
Low morale will greatly affect combat effectiveness, and once morale is too low, the troops will collapse.
But as long as the king goes to the battlefield, he can at least increase the morale value by 20, and the soldiers can hold out longer.
The nobles questioned it, and the princes also began to add fuel to the fire.
Victor (Prince of Alterac): "Yes, yes, yes. King Llane goes to the battlefield himself. What's the difference between you and me, dad?"
Zhuagenbao (Prince of Alterac): "That's right, Dad, are you still a man? How can we mountain warriors let down at a time like this?"
God of War Lu Bu (Prince of Alterac): "Don't worry, father. I, God of War Lu Bu, am here. I will never let you get hurt in the battle. I think Durotan is a victim. I didn't have time to join the battle last time. This time, I will make sure he gets his due."
"Father! Father! Father, you have to stand up!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you must take responsibility."
Faced with the collective instigation of the princes and nobles, King Aiden was suddenly in a difficult situation.
Aiden (King of Alterac): "But those orcs are too fierce. Can you really defeat them? It is better to defend the castle and let them retreat on their own."
Mr. Ma (Prince of Alterac): "Brothers fight together, fathers and sons fight together. We have more than 20 brothers fighting together. Each of us can knock him down with one ultimate move."
Barov (Lord of Dalon City): "Your Majesty, don't worry. We will also lead warriors from all families to join the battle."
God of War Lu Bu (Prince of Alterac): "Father, please don't be ungrateful. If you really don't want to take responsibility, why don't you pass the throne to me and let me command the battle on your behalf."
Murphy was a little stunned when he saw these brothers forcing Aiden to abdicate. He couldn't stand his cheap father's cowardice and said a few words to him, but he didn't expect these brothers to cooperate so well and work together to get Aiden to step down.
These nobles are also quite powerful.
Now King Aiden was finally at his wits' end.
Aiden (King of Alterac): "Okay, I will lead the army myself, but as a king I must be responsible for the soldiers of the kingdom. I must not go to war lightly. I must gather enough troops."
"Your Majesty, all the kingdom's troops have gathered in the city, a total of 30,000 troops. Even the navy sailors have been recalled. Where can we gather more troops?"
Aiden (King of Alterac): "You can ask all nobles to transfer the garrisons in their castles to join the war, and also recruit militias from towns all over the country. Also, how is the recruitment of adventurers going? Send out another wave of recruitment tasks, and the recruitment standards can be lowered. Anyone who can hold a sword (above level 1) can join the war."
The nobles were not happy with this. To put it bluntly, the castle was their lifeblood. If they lost their castle, there would be no point in winning the battle.
"I have made up my mind. Execute it immediately. Otherwise, you will be charged with treason. Well, today's meeting ends here."
After saying this King Aiden left.
Now the nobles were silent.
The princes all had strange expressions and the atmosphere was quite subtle.
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When Murphy walked out of the conference room, he was immediately stopped.
Victor (Prince of Alterac): "Well done, brother Aidan, you did a great job today. You finally persuaded that old loser Aiden. You don't know that before, no matter how we persuaded him, he refused to join the battle. Only our brothers could go into battle. As a result, without the king's morale, he couldn't get up. There was no unified command when the battle started. Now we can finally fight."
"By the way, come to the side hall later, all three of you."
Murphy, Dara Bengba and Sigret exchanged glances, followed Victor in that direction, and soon arrived at a side hall where more than 20 princes were all there.
The God of War Lu Bu asked his men to guard the gate, and then a group of princes gathered together for a meeting.
Darabongba (Prince of Alterac): "What's going on? Why are we having a small meeting?"
Victor (Prince of Alterac): "Of course we are holding a meeting to discuss how to fight this war. We are all brothers and players, and our interests are the same. But old Aiden is not on the same page with us. In history, he defected to the orcs and brought disaster to the entire Kingdom of Alterac.
We can't let him make the same mistake again.
Those nobles are even more selfish, they only think about protecting themselves and their power and status, and they are not trustworthy, so we brothers must discuss how to perform on the battlefield, and we can't let them sell us out, otherwise losing the battle will be a small matter, but losing the account will be a big matter, and I used the money I saved from returning a car to train this account, so I absolutely cannot afford to lose it. "
"My second brother is right. Those who can come to Alterac to be princes have earned their money with great difficulty. We must not let those sinister old guys harm us."
Several princes were talking at the same time, venting their dissatisfaction.
Murphy finally understood what was going on after hearing this. It turned out that the last time the war broke out, the princes were still very motivated. They thought that if they couldn't make it in time for the Battle of Stormwind, then they could just destroy the Frostwolf Clan in their own territory, which would also earn them a lot of plot points.
And with so many lords and heroes here, there is no way we can lose.
However, after going to the battlefield, they found that without the king, the morale was low, and the nobles all brought their private soldiers to work but did not put in any effort. As a result, the princes led their troops to face the attack of the Frostwolf army. An epic hero on the opposite side directly led the Frostwolf cavalry to charge at them, and three princes were knocked down in one encounter. The rest collapsed immediately when they saw that things were not going well.
Murphy sighed in his heart, these brothers are really miserable. Every time the three brothers are in Stormwind City, there are a large number of NPCs in front to absorb the damage. Varian, King Llane, Lothar, Duke Bolvar, each of them leads by example, and players can easily follow behind to gain plot points. These nobles in Alterac are really fucking cheating. They actually sell out their teammates.
But it's not surprising. The royal nobles of Alterac have always been traitors in history. King Aiden defected to the Horde, and Duke Barov defected to the Scourge. They are nothing compared to the dream team of Stormwind Kingdom.
