As for Li Ran, after a few days of familiarity and acquaintance with most of the noble lords who came over this time, he was unexpectedly not assigned to participate in the first round of siege this time, and even was specially invited by Griffitz to participate in a highest-level meeting that night. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Except for the Duke of Cleveland from the Uktara Empire, who was unable to come at this time because he was on the front line to preside over the siege, this meeting can be said to include all the senior generals in this temporary stronghold at this time, and for Li Ran's arrival, these people were not too surprised, after all, Li Ran's record was there, and it was a well-deserved thing to participate in this meeting, but what he really thought was unknown.

It was not surprising that the meeting was presided over by the two dukes and Lord Aulus, and after announcing the results of the siege report they had just received during the day, everyone began to analyze the best siege plan according to their own ideas at the request of the three lords.

As far as Li Ran is concerned, in fact, on this occasion, he was not going to speak, but at this moment, as Griffitz suddenly opened his mouth to ask him, everyone also looked over, including those who knew the fortress before, and more of them were people who had just known each other for a few days, or even never greeted them, and without exception, there was a trace of disdain and arrogance in their eyes.

"Even if the adults said it just as a reference" Seeing that it was pushed out by Griffiths, Li Ran also smiled and said: "Then I will also be bold here, in fact, what all the adults said just now is very good, but in my opinion, the other party has come here, especially when I see today's battle report, it can be seen that the other party is eager to decide the victory with us immediately, but for us, I don't think we need to be too aggressive, because we are on the besieging side, if we lose too much in the early stage, In my opinion, we can slow down the intensity of our attacks in the early stage, and use a variety of attack methods to find out the types and numbers of their troops, so as to prepare for the general attack in the future, and then cut off their supply lines."

Speaking of this, Li Ran stopped, but as for what he wanted to express, everyone present was a lord who had experienced a hundred battles, so he was naturally very clear.

However, just when most people felt that there was some truth in what this foreign prince said, some people questioned it, and at this time, a marquis from Uktara said disdainfully: "Your idea is theoretically good, but do you know how much armament, grain and grass there is in this Bronze Mirror Fortress?" And if it drags on like this, when the next time the Saranca Empire launches a war, it is likely that this will become the foothold of the Saranka Empire's invasion, so what should we do then? ”

Although this person spoke a little unkindly, and even his tone was a little contemptuous, Li Ran was not angry, but smiled at him and said: "My lord is very right, as for the armament, food and grass, I have also read the battle report here, there are indeed a lot of them left in this fortress, according to the standards of the human race, if only about one million soldiers are supplied, two or three months is absolutely no problem, but in my opinion, what we are facing this time are all barbarian warriors, Their food consumption is more than several times that of our human race, and we have also seen that there are many large creatures on the other side, so the amount of time for this supply will be relatively shortened, so please consider it here."

In these words, Li Ran did not mention the second question raised by this person, and everyone understood that it was a matter decided by several dukes, but in terms of armaments, food, and grass, after listening to the words of this Prince of Terres, everyone's eyes lit up, and then they glanced at each other.

In this way, in the midst of mutual discussions, the meeting lasted for about two hours, and just as the meeting was about to leave, Li Ran suddenly saw an adjutant come from afar, and after saying a few words to him, he took him to a building.

"Lord Egbert" because he knew in advance who was looking for him, after entering a room, Li Ran glanced at one of them and said, "I wonder what is the matter with you coming to me alone?" ”

"You're finally here" Seeing Li Ran and the others who came over, the duke hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "I have long heard about the achievements of adults, and it is not good to talk too much at the meeting today, so I will specially call you over, just to talk to you."

After saying this, the duke also introduced several major generals beside him to Li Ran, and as Li Ran, although he was a little curious about why this duke was so polite, he was also polite out of courtesy.

Half an hour later, when he was leaving here, Zhao Lanlan, who was beside Li Ran at this time, couldn't help but ask with some curiosity: "This guy came to us for no reason, except for chatting about some inconsequential things, and talking for a long time is nothing more than a hint that we didn't play today, it's all his credit, is he too idle to do?" ”

In this regard, Li Ran also shook his head and said: "I don't know what this person means, but I think there should be some things, otherwise he would not take the initiative to show favor as a duke, but the time has not yet come, so I should get to know him first."

Hearing Li Ran say this, Xia Houben and the others who accompanied him also nodded slightly, but when they were not sure of the other party's intentions, they didn't bother to speculate.

In a week's siege of the city, Li Ran's army fought twice in the middle of the battle, which was neither high nor low, but under the fearless defense of the opposing Saranka warriors, the Bronze Realm Fortress was still firmly guarded there like a rock, leaving the three dukes and a supreme military and political chief helpless.

At this moment, he may also realize that it is not a way to fight like this, because judging from the number of casualties counted every day, his side is far higher than the other side, so then the three dukes and the military and political chief Lord Olus also postponed the attack, and instead increased the attack on Saranka's coming to slow down the army.

Although his previous opinions at the meeting were indirectly adopted at this time, and his theory was verified in disguise, Li Ran was even more low-key at this time, not only did not mention a word in the next two meetings, but took the initiative to petition when he heard that several adults were recruiting candidates to fight against these slow troops, and became one of the Five Route Legions responsible for intercepting Saranka's coming to support.

Intercepting reinforcements, although this task seems simple, but in fact it is extremely dangerous, because from the several reinforcements found before, it is not difficult to see that as time drags on, this Bronze Realm fortress may indeed become a place where the Saranca Empire is preparing to be used as a springboard, and the number of reinforcements is also increasing.

And to encircle such a legion, the danger factor is naturally very large, not to mention that the other party is a barbarian legion known for its ferocity, and it is more likely to launch a decisive battle without a word, and such an enemy is undoubtedly the last thing everyone wants to fight.

However, Li Ran was eager for the task that others were unwilling to take, and even did not hesitate to find the help of Duke Egbert, whom he had met before, because he knew very well that if he kept attacking the city like this, maybe others would be able to retain some troops, but as an outsider, he would definitely suffer casualties in this war of attrition.

For the Apocalyptic Holy Falcon Alliance and the Saranka Empire, it was destined to be a brutal war from the moment the battle began.

And with the passage of time, especially when the Saranca Empire first launched a round of attacks, after occupying the three border fortresses, the battle was also carried out to a critical stalemate, and the Holy Falcon Alliance wanted to recover these three fortresses in one fell swoop, eliminate the living forces inside, and deal a certain blow to the overall strength of the Saranca Empire.

As for the Saranka Empire, after capturing three fortresses in one fell swoop, they also kept increasing troops here, on the one hand, they wanted to use the defensive advantages here to consume the opponent's living forces, and on the other hand, they also hoped to use these three military fortresses as a springboard, and then launch an offensive against the entire Holy Falcon Alliance.

So in this context, the two empires have thrown their main forces here, so the war around these three military fortresses is also intensifying, and countless warriors are permanently falling on this land every day.

What's even more worrying is that as the two sides invest more, the number of warrior deaths increases exponentially, and the two empires, which were originally feuds, seem to be really angry, and there is a great tendency to never give up until the opponent is completely wiped out.

As for Li Ran's side, relying on the mobile and flexible march, as well as the experience of many similar battles, in the next month, they also completed the task of encircling the Saranka Empire's reinforcements relatively well, during which they alone defeated the Saranka support corps five times, captured and killed about 40,000 soldiers, and cooperated with other legions that also received this task, killed the Saranka reinforcements twice, and made due contributions to the capture of the Tongjing fortress.

And at noon on this day, with the information from the scouts in front, another support army of the Saranka Empire was discovered, but Li Ran hurriedly led the army to retreat, because the number of this support army reached an astonishing more than 300,000.

At this moment, it seemed a little impractical to recapture the Bronze Realm Fortress, because just after this army of more than 300,000 people arrived, they received news of the arrival of several large armies of Saranca.

For the side under the command of Duke Griffiths, the situation changed so quickly, from retaking the Bronze Fortress to how to save itself from being wiped out by the enemy, which was really difficult for everyone to accept.