After the attack on the Kanya Pass on 4 May, Prince Nulif, who had lost an entire vanguard corps, was so angry that he personally led an army of 50,000 men to the fortress of Coron that night.

Sir Ice, the temporary commander of the fortress headquarters, decisively ordered the abandonment of all outer defensive lines, the shrinkage of forces to hold the fortress, and the nearby Fort of Tulbuck for help.

The barbarian offensive was more fierce than expected, and with the help of a large number of heavy siege equipment provided by the orcs, the siege and defense of the fortress initially caused the Imperial defenders to suffer.

However, fortunately, the fortress was well armed and equipped, and Sir Ike commanded it well, and in the ten days of siege battles from May 5 to the present, the barbarians never stepped into the fortress.

"Ding..."

In a brisk golden sound, the barbarians' offensive for today came to an end.

Inside the fortress, Sir Ike's tense nerves, who had been paying attention to the entire battlefield, relaxed again, and he laboriously broke his numb fingers, and placed the bloodstained paladin's warhammer on the ground at random.

His chest rose and fell violently,

The icy air irritated his lungs, like he poured out the fact that he was alive.

A few minutes later, Ser Ike, who had recovered from the bloody slaughter, began to use his holy power to heal the wounded soldiers nearby.

"My lord, if this continues, sooner or later the fortress will be breached by this group of damned barbarians. "Just as Sir Ike was using his powers to heal a soldier whose abdomen had been cut by a sharp blade, the Knight of Alfred approached and whispered.

The former adjutant of the fortress command lost an arm in the recent offensive and defensive battle on the Kanya Pass, so he could only do logistical work in this war.

"Yes!" Ike nodded, not talking about such a thing in front of the soldiers.

Half an hour later,

When all the wounded who could be treated with the Holy Power had been treated, Ike returned to the command and asked, "What about today's casualties?"

"Two hundred and three people were killed in the battle, ninety-two were seriously wounded, and minor injuries are not counted. After the report of the Knight Alfred, he put down the bloodstained parchment in his hand, and after making up his mind, he said: "There are less than two thousand soldiers left in the fortress one legion, and the casualties in the past two days are getting bigger and bigger, and the remaining troops are simply not enough for the narrow defense line of the fortress, and this place may be lost at any time." ”

"Sir Pedi will bring reinforcements from the Twak Collar. Sir Ike took the hot water from Hu Cong, washed his face comfortably, and took off his armor full of blood with Hu Cong's help.

"Sir Pedy should have arrived today, but now the sun is still setting. Knight Alfred looked a little pessimistic, "Besides, the reinforcements that the Twak Leader can provide are limited, and we are facing an army of 50,000 barbarians..."

"But a rabble," said Ike, lying upright on a deerskin couch with polished skin, closing his eyes, "let the reserves replace the soldiers on the walls, they need to rest, and besides, you should also go and rest for a while, tomorrow's big battle will be more difficult." ”

Alfred frowned at Ike's nonchalant tone, and he wanted to continue to persuade, but Bud, the leader of the First Brigade who had been silent next to him, patted him on the shoulder and pulled him out of the room.

...

At this moment, beside a river twenty miles southeast of the fortress of Cologne, a skirmish was going on, and the blood-soaked waters of the river were telling of the cruelty of the whole thing.

I saw that a young knight wrapped in holy power, leading two squads of well-trained cavalry to rampage through a team of barbarian soldiers, and every time the young knight swung the war hammer in his hand, he could always knock away several barbarians,

He laughed excitedly, and the laughter shook the snow on the nearby treetops before falling to the ground.

Perhaps because of the enthusiasm and murderous spirit of the soldiers on both sides, the snow near the battle arena was rapidly melting, and in the night, between the movement of several clusters of firelight, brilliant blood flowers loomed in the cold cold light.

Farther on the battlefield, more Imperial soldiers watched the small battlefield silently, and they surrounded the surrounding area.

"Let Andy settle the battle in ten minutes, if not, change people!" Pei Di looked at the two sides of the battle in the distance, his face showed a hint of dissatisfaction, and then, he looked at a middle-aged nobleman wearing a bearskin cloak next to him and asked, "Baron Peikeford, do you have any information on the latest investigation by the scouts?"

Peikford Abbott, the brother of Beck Abbot, the Grand Lord of Bolenburg, the Twak Lord, and the Duke of Gnarr promised Pedi the commander of the reinforcements, he had the characteristic beard of the Twak Lord, and his blue eyes sparkled in the night.

"It's all useless news. Baron Peckenford ordered the herald beside him to end the battle as soon as possible, and said, "The fortress of Coren was surrounded at the beginning of the war, and the only thing that can be confirmed now is that the fortress has not fallen for the time being. ”

"Well," Pedi nodded, looked up at the dark night sky for a few seconds, and said, "I was thinking about a question from the beginning!"

"What's the problem?"

"Judging by the barbarians' reaction now, they don't seem to know about our arrival, do you think we..."

"You want to attack the main camp of the barbarians tonight?" Baron Pecford said, "I was thinking about this at first, but it was almost impossible to succeed. ”

"Oh, why?"

"Your Excellency. Hades spoke: "According to the habits of the barbarians, their army must have spread all over the area around the fortress of Coron, not to mention that I don't have such a large marching team, even if a large group of cavalry appears within their alert range, within half an hour, the entire barbarian army will know." ”

"As your staff officer said, unless I fail to pull out the strongholds along the way without the barbarians noticing, a sneak attack is simply impossible, but it is also impossible to achieve this day!" Baron Pecford let out a cold breath.

"Hmm—" Pedi frowned, the cold weather made him rub his hands a little cold.

Baron Perkford smiled heroically at Pedi's appearance, took off the wine bag around his waist and poured a sip of ale, and then threw the whole wine bag to Pedi, and said at the same time: "Yes, unless the goddess helps, there is almost no chance." ”

Pedi smiled gratefully, took the sac and gulped it down.

"Why do you want to pull out those strongholds?" the magician Collier looked enviously at the wine bag in Pedy's hand, "These barbarian soldiers are no threat to us, we just need to kill them before the main force of the barbarians reacts..."

"Huh?" Baron Peckenford seemed to grasp something, but he didn't seem to understand.

Collier thought for a moment and said, "Our troops only need to march faster than the speed of the barbarians' intelligence transmission, so that even if they find us, they will not be able to transmit the information to their Chinese army camp in time!"

The explanation of the magician Cowlir made the eyes of Pedie, Peckford, and Hades light up, and the many generals around them looked at each other, and they all saw the feasibility of this plan in each other's eyes.