The twelve magic towers, which were originally built with a lot of money by the Gelsa people, were regarded by the defenders as the guardian spirits of the fortress, and were also given various divine names. However, only half of them are now able to continue operating, and many of the particularly unruly operations are completely useless.

This is good news, but it certainly isn't the only good news.

"There are currently about 50,000 defenders in the fortress, most of whom are young and middle-aged soldiers of the Burning Blade clan who belong directly to the Dragon's Heart Asog, as well as the last core of the Shamanic Order. However, this is only the number of armed warriors, in fact, including the refuge of the major clans, the women and children, the old and the weak, and the clan elders and other big figures, it is said that the population gathered inside the fortress has exceeded 300,000 people. Marshal Langheim laughed.

"Oh, if you grit your teeth, the young man and the old man will go into battle, and you can still gather an army of 100,000!" Some people are so worried.

"No, considering that the orcs are fierce even women, we may face 200,000 enemies." And humane.

Lu Xi looked in the direction of the voice. Unexpectedly, they all came to the seat of his own federal army, and as the highest person in charge of the federal army present, he suddenly felt disgraced. If it weren't for the fact that it was not good to have a seizure in public, he really wanted to rush over and drag the person who spoke out and hang him.

My soldiers are warriors (grinding out of several "tough battles"), and my front-line and mid-level commanders are excellent (at least a group of veteran ruffians who can carry out orders), but my generals are still a bunch of fools, which is a sad fact that neither material nor spiritual nor open hanging! Lu Xi thought bitterly.

Fortunately, to Lu Xi's relief, it is not only his subordinates who are stupid. Subsequently, the anxiety and fear of the "200,000 enemy troops" turned into a mutual exchange, circulating among the allied generals of the Black Earth Hills and the Dragonclaw Peninsula, and even affecting the Auckland and Nord sides...... Well, the elf was cold the whole time, and he didn't react much. The dwarves continued to drink. Anyway, what the hell are you drinking when you even have such an important military meeting?

"Yes, maybe we really have to face 200,000 enemies who can fight, right? That's the good news I said. Marshal Langheim laughed.

If it weren't for the fact that His Excellency the Marshal was also a contemporary famous general, and he was the well-deserved No. 2 big man in the court of the Virginia Empire, many people would have thought that this old man was Shi Lezhi, right? It is gratifying that the reason why the coalition forces can still suppress the orcs until now is because most of the people who can participate in the final discussion and decision-making are also smart people with some associative ability.

“…… I see. Well, Your Excellency Marshal, how long do you think it will take for the enemy in the fortress to run out of food? "This time it was Major General Pascal, the commander of the Thirteenth Legion of the Federation, who was questioned by the rare red makeup in this tent where the smell of male hormones was too strong. She should be close to forty years old this year, but she is well-maintained and has elegant makeup, and she is at the most feminine mature moment.

Well, if you can ask this question, you can at least be sure that the other party at least has common sense. This is much better than the vast majority of high-ranking federal generals.

"Maybe tomorrow." Marshal Langheim said this, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Of course, it is possible to hold on for a longer time." The Thunder Cliff Fortress is impregnable and heavily guarded, and it's almost impossible for us to find out what information is inside. However, it will be only in this month that we will find out. A prolonged siege is an ordeal for both sides, but time is on our side after all. ”

Lu Xi thought to himself that if his subordinates asked a question like "why is it a month, not longer", he would definitely drag that idiot out and beat him up.

"But, Your Excellency, why a month, but longer?"

Meow, someone really asked...... But fortunately, it's not his own subordinates, but an unknown prince of the Dragonclaw Peninsula, who seems to be a duke of the Kingdom of Rosdoch or something.

"The consumption of 300,000 people is an astronomical amount every day. If this fortress can really stock up on enough orcs to use for a long time, then our blockade of Orgrimmar in the past two years is a joke. Marshal Langheim explained.

"In addition, I will also pull all our intelligence officers out and behead them for public display...... They actually told me that the orcs had been suffering from famine since the defeat of the Black Man. "Emperor Otto's cousin, the lord of Pine Ridge Castle, Duke Toruń, who has always been like a bandit far greater than a nobleman, said with a rather hideous smile.

The marshal took out an iron staff and pointed on the fortress model on the sand table: "The scale of the Thunder Cliff Fortress is too large, and the fifty or sixty thousand people under our command can confront each other, but there is no way to complete the blockade and encircle......ment of the entire fortress" At this time, his iron staff stopped at the mountain behind the fortress: "At least here, there are several hidden entrances and exits, and the fortress has been getting supplies through these places. Of course, refugees from various tribes and reinforcements also poured into the fortress from here. Baroness Beloline? ”

The marshal, called "Baroness Beloline", was an aunt of a woman in her forties, who looked stronger and more resolute than the average Nord man, and she was also the current patriarch of the Aymans, a famous female warrior nation in the Arel Plateau. In the court of the Nord dynasty, this fierce aunt also held the title of marquis, as well as the high status of hereditary southern taishou.

In addition, the Ayman women were the most skilled in mountain warfare among the Arielnord peoples, and it was only natural that they would be tasked with blocking the mountain roads.

"We have fought in the mountains with the orc army a few times during this time, and we can only say that we have a certain advantage." Aunt Female said calmly: "Trolls are also a race that is good at mountain warfare, not to mention, this is also their only lifeline." We've killed and wounded many of them, as well as the famous troll generals Vadez and Mantilfar, but we've not been able to complete the blockade of the back road of Thunder Cliff Fortress! ”

Yes, 60,000 people can't completely blockade Thunder Bluff, but 200,000 troops? And that includes the most elite dwarven and elven soldiers, who are more expert in mountain warfare than the Ayman women.

"They will have nowhere to run!" Merry Hill Road. Those were the first words she had spoken since she had attended the meeting. In front of outsiders, this sister has always been so cold...... Of course, this is actually the style that elf nobles should have in the eyes of outsiders.

In short, when more than 200,000 troops from all walks of life arrive at the intended deployment position, the Thunder Cliff Fortress will also be completely turned into a dead city.

"I'm sure Asog must have regretted driving the vassal goblins and kobold hordes out of the city." Duke Toruń still maintained a solemn smile: "Otherwise, with the meat of this group of stinky slaves, you can hold on for a few more months, right?" ”

This made everyone's hearts tremble. However, considering that the goblins were originally emergency rations and meals for the Cyclops, it would not be too surprising that they were really eaten by the orcs.

"Anyway, now that you're here, we can start preparing for the siege." Emperor Otto said to Lu Xi: "I heard that you have some particularly discordant super weapons in your hands, which have a good effect on the city wall?" ”

"Didn't you place an order too?" Lu Xi glanced at the other party angrily.

"A certain profiteer has postponed the delivery time by half a year, so I can only count on him to find out with a conscience and make a little contribution to the world." His Majesty the Emperor snorted coldly, and then said to Artoria in a serious tone: "So, my lovely daughter, when you get along with some people, you must hold on to the financial power!" It's not distrust, it's the least line of defense. ”

Your daughter has given me all the private money, of course, we won't talk about this kind of thing on this occasion.

"I've seen the information of the Thunder Cliff Fortress, and the building material of the front wall is made of large bluestone quarried from the Great Atlas Mountain, and the length and width of each piece must not be less than five meters, and the weight is tens or even hundreds of tons, which is completely a whole. Reinforced with the construction techniques of the ancient Gersa Empire and ancient spells, it is still fully functioning today. Of course, we can use the Collapsed Mountain General to concentrate fire and bombard, but if one layer is destroyed, there will be a second layer, and the orcs only need to hold the blasted pass, and the battle will still turn into a war of attrition. Lu Xi pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Since it is such a large-scale fortress, correspondingly, we should also have an equal scale." In this way, it will be passed down to future generations, and it will have a sense of epicness, right? You say yes, Amy? ”

The little princess of the dwarf couldn't help but shudder, and looked at Lu Xi helplessly: "I can remind you that although the design you gave is indeed very exquisite, and almost all aspects of the situation are taken into account, but such a big guy, even a dwarf is the first time to do it." Moreover, whether the existing materials can support its power, we have no idea at all. ”

She thought for a moment, and then said, "Even if you use alchemy to strengthen the structure and materials, you can probably only barely use them so many times." In order for that thing to really become a finished product, it will probably require the existing material technology, casting technology, structural engineering, etc., and it will only be possible with revolutionary progress. Lu Xi? Belencaster, you are using design abilities beyond our time, and the power of top spellcasters, to forcibly bring things that do not belong to our time. ”

"So, you think the demonic spirit is too big and you want to withdraw?" Lu Xi said with a smile.

"No, I don't think there's anything more interesting than that." The dwarf princess smiled cruelly, as if the temperature in the entire tent had been lowered a lot in an instant. Well, we can understand that a Yuxue cute Lori, even if it's a long-bearded Lori, suddenly laughs so bossy, this contrast is cute, but not everyone can accept it.

"Moreover, a new weapon, even if it is a conceptual weapon, does not make more sense than to test it directly with actual combat." Amosala? Muradin stroked the fluff on his chin and calculated: "I will bring all the best engineers in the army to start work together, but it will take at least ten days." ”

"Wait ten days! Is it okay, Uncle Otto. Lu Xi said to the emperor.

“…… To tell you the truth, I didn't understand a word of what you just said to His Highness Amosala. However, since you proposed it, it only takes ten days, of course I can wait. ”

"It doesn't have to be waiting! Of course, I can have the artillery bombard the walls a few times a day, and it will be a warm-up. "To put it bluntly, this is a kind of scare tactic that keeps the other side suffering, which is not only shameless but also sounds particularly degrading, but since you have an absolute strategic advantage, why not play it? Lu Xi said with a bad taste that he didn't actually like to fight a tough battle against a strong enemy and win an epic victory that will be passed down to future generations, but rather beat the enemy who has no ability to resist on the head.

"Also...... We've besieged the city for so long, but there's no movement on the side of the Goga Holy Mountain? ”

Emperor Otto and Marshal Hector exchanged glances, and the latter then said: "Indeed, there is no movement. However, even we wouldn't send people into that kind of place. Now that I've had Hector lead his troops to guard the pass of the Goga Sacred Mountain, we won't be caught off guard even if something happens. ”

Lu Xi glanced at it, and indeed he didn't see the figure of the famous general of the empire, the Marquis of Hector in the north.

…… So calm? This is really not like the temperament of the inhabitants of the Goga Sacred Mountain.

Since the demonic aura is so heavy, Lu Xi feels that he should still take this opportunity to go over there to check it out. In addition, you can also bring gifts for the residents there, such as landmines, landmines, landmines, etc. Since they don't come out in the first place, it's better not to come out again. It's good for everyone, really!