Re:Zero - Starting a Different World Industry

Chapter 1820 Only by putting ourselves in a desperate situation can we survive!

The dwarves in the south are desperately trying to save themselves, and the orcs in the north are also desperately trying to save themselves.

The orcish resistance leadership knew that their frontline army was completely surrounded by the National Defense Forces.

They immediately passed command to a young officer.

The young officer never intended to take over command.

Because it's obvious to everyone that the orcs' defeat is inevitable, and no matter how much the resistance struggles, they can only delay their demise at best.

Initially, the orc rebel leadership decided to launch an attack.

Despite the objections of some commanders, the orc high command resolutely launched a general offensive.

The orcish resistance forces were caught in the encirclement of the National Defense Forces, but the resistance leaders began to try to shirk responsibility.

They shirked responsibility while handing over command to their subordinates, who were seething with anger.

The order to attack was given by you.

Now that they've fallen into a trap, they don't care about anything else and just keep shifting the blame, handing over command to us.

The commanders were furious.

However, they dared not show too much emotion at this moment.

Because within the orc resistance, those at the top are the true pinnacle.

These commanders, to put it nicely, are called commanders; to put it bluntly, they are the dogs kept by these high-ranking officials.

The higher-ups can command these commanders at will, summoning them when needed and dismissing them when not.

For these commanders, all they needed to do was serve these high-ranking officials; they didn't need to care much about anyone else.

However, these commanders are now harboring resentment.

The foolish higher-ups only know how to give orders blindly.

They never delegate authority to these commanders.

Now that the army has fallen into the pit, these high-ranking officials have finally chosen to let go.

But isn't it a bit too late now?

After a hasty discussion among the rebel high command, they handed over command to a young commander.

The young commander was not well-known within the entire resistance.

This young commander had only been in command for less than six months.

When the young commander learned that he had become the leader of the resistance, he was completely stunned.

Not only was the young commander stunned, but the other commanders were also stunned.

They assumed that the orcish high command would use some of their elders as scapegoats.

But now these commanders are dumbfounded, because the higher-ups haven't even sent some veterans to take the blame.

They chose to appoint a young man directly!

Every single commander was in an uproar.

They believed that the higher-ups would give them the runaround.

But they didn't expect the higher-ups to treat them so perfunctorily!

They began protesting to the higher-ups, arguing that their rashness showed a complete disregard for the future of the resistance.

Sensing the resistance from the lower-ranking commanders, the higher-ups panicked, but their primary concern now was how to escape.

Some of the rebel leaders went directly north.

They chose to escape in the same way Balmurt had done before, fleeing to the far north.

They don't believe there's any military presence in the north!

Meanwhile, some high-ranking officials chose to go into hiding and go to the Demon Empire.

Seven or eight out of ten of the rebel leaders were gone, leaving only a few who were unwilling to leave.

These high-ranking rebel leaders became the last backbone of the resistance.

Compared to these orc rebels, the dwarven rebels are quite courageous.

Command of the orc resistance fell into the hands of a young man named Haral.

Harald was originally a minor nobleman, or more accurately, he inherited his father's position.

Harald's father was a minor nobleman.

Harald inherited the title after his father's death.

Before Harald could even rejoice, the National Defense Army breached the Orc Empire, and Harald and his fellow Orc nobles naturally became prisoners.

Their noble titles were also destroyed.

However, Harald received advance warning and fled, escaping capture by the Wehrmacht. He hid in the northern ice fields for nearly half a year.

After learning of the formation of the resistance army, he secretly returned to the south, only to encounter these resistance fighters.

The resistance was newly established at that time, and they needed a large number of nobles to ensure its legitimacy.

Without exception, all of the rebel leaders were high-ranking nobles.

These noble families were once the foundation of the orcs.

The Orc Empire was structured differently from the Holy Empire.

The various principalities of the Holy Empire are integral parts of the Holy Empire.

However, these duchies were essentially appointed by the Holy Empire's emperor.

Every emperor of the Holy Empire maintained good relations with the major powers of various countries.

If these grand dukes do not obey the emperor's orders, then the emperor will find a way to replace one of the grand dukes.

The Holy Empire's system was roughly that the emperor commanded nine principalities.

The nine principalities obeyed the emperor's orders.

Although the nine principalities are relatively independent, they are essentially still part of the Holy Empire.

But the Orc Empire was different.

The Orc Empire has 15 high nobles, who form the ruling class of the Orc Empire.

Unlike the Holy Empire's emperor who held absolute power, the Orc Empire's emperor had very little power.

So small that it could only rule a part of the region.

As for other regions, they were completely monopolized by those great nobles.

This is equivalent to the Orc Empire being divided into 16 regions.

The Orc Emperor ruled a region alone.

The other 15 regions were ruled by those 15 great nobles.

It is somewhat similar to a duchy of the Holy Empire.

However, the duchies of the Holy Empire must strictly obey the orders of the Empire.

The Orc Empire is different.

The tribal nature of nomadic peoples has always been deeply ingrained.

In the Orc Empire, whoever has the biggest fist calls the shots.

This is why, when the Orc Empire marched south and launched invasions against the Holy Empire, some tribes would respond while others would stand by and watch.

The Orc Empire has never been able to muster a truly powerful army.

Throughout the entire history of the Orc Empire, there have only been four large-scale military operations in which the entire nation was united as one.

The first time was when Kuneberg led a large army to attack him; the next two times were when he invaded the Holy Empire to the south; and the fourth time was because of Alexander's expeditionary force.

The Orcish Empire was simply incapable of organizing any real military operations.

They were always passively organized.

A dozen or so nobles successfully rendered the entire orc empire powerless.

Both Barumurt and Bachmut wanted to make the country a better place.

However, both of them failed, or rather, the entire orcish imperial family and all the emperors failed.

The nobility has always been the cornerstone of the ruling class, but it is also the ruling class's greatest enemy.

Internal contradictions have always been a serious problem for feudal states.

Haral was completely bewildered as he looked at the group of commanders in front of him.

His mind was buzzing, and he didn't know how to start giving instructions.

The commanders were also stunned when they looked at him.

Because these commanders didn't know how to start a conversation.