Great Generals Emerge in Numbers
Hudson had no interest in dealing with the royal family's schemes.
Commanding the three armies was certainly a position of immense authority, but for someone like him, who had already achieved both success and fame, it no longer held any appeal.
He would have to risk ruining his reputation and work himself to exhaustion, only for the Coslo Family's influence to grow somewhat. The effort and reward were completely disproportionate.
What the Coslo Family needed now was not blind expansion abroad. It was enough to honestly strengthen its foundations and accumulate power.
Caesar V's proposal to establish four regional commanders, each responsible for directing one battlefield, suited Hudson perfectly.
"Franz, you will serve as commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army.
Of the empire's four war zones, all the grassland provinces belong to the Eastern War Zone. Aside from the Moxi War Zone, where we are merely assisting, the empire must secure victory in the other three war zones as quickly as possible.
If we want to wipe out those Devils, we must move quickly. The longer this war drags on, the more brutal it will become.
The empire has only been developing the great grasslands for a few decades. Those newly risen nobles do not have deep foundations.
Don't push them too hard. Their family foundations are still unstable, and we still need their support!"
With a single sentence, he decided the candidate for the empire's regional commander. It seemed somewhat arbitrary, but in truth, it was perfectly suited to the times.
In terms of military seniority and achievements, Franz certainly did not rank highly within the empire. But his status was noble enough.
A king of a duchy was still the sovereign of a nation, far more prestigious than an ordinary great noble.
Moreover, the