Chapter 1209: Bronze Realm Fortress
However, to their surprise, after they saw this Prince Terryth and chatted with him for a while, except for some greetings, they found that this person did not mention the leakage of his identity, except for the Marquis of Yukov, who was deliberately invited by Griffiths, this Prince of Terrys did not give half a point of affection, and even sneered at a few words, for other people, this prince was very polite, and even offered to take out some benefits from the city of Aimutu to share with them, It made everyone's impression of it even more impressive. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
And at the next celebratory banquet, when it was learned that the Supreme Council of the Alliance had sent an order to assist Uktara's side, recapture the fortress captured by the Saranka Empire, and rescue Duke Bankrotev, this person also stood up for the first time and expressed his willingness to follow the orders of the commander Griffitz to go to the rescue, which made everyone feel more favored of him.
Of course, as the protagonists of this banquet, some people also took the opportunity to ask the prince of the Khan Rock Empire about the process of this expedition, and when they learned from Li Ran that they had fought thousands of miles this time, and they were almost surrounded countless times during the period, everyone also nodded secretly.
And when it came to the results of the battle, Li Ran at this time was not polite, including the number of reinforcements defeated and the grain and grass destroyed, all of which were said again, and the number was amazing, which really surprised these noble lords.
So in this way, after resting for a few days, Li Ran also led 120,000 horses to embark on the expedition again, but this time he was not the only one, in addition to the commander Duke Griffitz and the 250,000 army led by him, there were also several large armies, and its total strength reached nearly 600,000.
As the most powerful person in the Uktara Empire outside the capital, Duke Bancroteff is one of the few powerful figures in the entire Holy Falcon Alliance, and his loss this time is also greatly beyond everyone's expectations.
It can also be seen from this that the other party, Duke Niklais, who was able to capture and occupy this fortress, is powerful, although in terms of fame, this Duke of the Saranka Empire does not seem to be too famous, and it seems that he is still a new duke, but after this battle, some people have even compared this person with another strong man in the Saranka Empire, the king of giants, Ahiri.
And for this mission, the Supreme Council of the Holy Falcon Alliance also gave a death order to recapture the stronghold at all costs, so while their 600,000 legions were rushing, several other legions were also on the way, and the most powerful and elite one of them was undoubtedly the capital legion from Uktara.
Several armies marched hand in hand, with a total strength of more than one million, just like counting the relevant baggage troops and personnel, this is undoubtedly an astonishing number, and the 120,000 horses led by Li Ran are undoubtedly part of it.
Probably because of the proximity to this fortress, their march at this time was not fast under the leadership of Duke Griffiths, but a few days later, Li Ran, as the vanguard, still saw this border fortress occupied by the Saranka Empire from a distance.
I have long heard that this fortress is known as a bronze mirror, and at this time, Li Ran only knew the origin of its name, because from its appearance, this fortress is not rectangular like other conventional fortresses, its shape is oval, and for some reason, the outer walls of this fortress, including the overall building inside, are all showing a brass color, especially in the sunlight, it is indeed as eye-catching as a bronze mirror.
And with the introduction of Griffitz and other lords, Li Ran also knew that the reason for all this was because of the special geographical environment here, in addition to the abundance of refined iron and copper, the surface soil here is also rich in various metal elements, so when the materials are built into houses and fortifications, not only the defense is amazing, but also presents this special color, and the name of the Bronze Mirror Fortress also comes from this.
Knowing all this, Li Ran, who came here as a striker at this time, was also secretly looking at this fortress carefully, he knew that there would be a tough battle next, but how to choose a correct position and way to attack was a major matter related to the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.
Judging from the appearance alone, after the previous tragic war, the area of damage at the northern gate of this bronze mirror fortress was the most serious at this time, including the city gate that had not been fully restored, and even all the nearby lookouts and outposts were almost in a semi-paralyzed state.
But in other words, even if the other party knows that there is a lack of fortifications here, they will naturally be here, including adding more defensive forces in the inner city first, and there is another disadvantage of attacking from here, that is, they will have their backs to the Saranca side, although this seems to be indifferent, but when hundreds of thousands or even more than two million baggage troops are added later, it may be a few days for the army to move, which will undoubtedly put themselves under the attack from both sides, and also give the other party more opportunities for reinforcements, Including how to defend against raids is also a problem.
Fortunately, don't make your own mind about all this, as a forward army, all Li Ran has to do at this time is to accurately transmit the information he sees to Duke Griffitz in the rear, as for how this person decides, it depends on the meaning of the coach.
In addition to this information, Li Ran, as the vanguard legion, naturally had other things to do, so early the next morning, he also personally led tens of thousands of troops and appeared within the reconnaissance range of this fortress.
may also know that someone will come, so after seeing them, the barbarians in this bronze mirror fortress did not appear very surprised, but after observing each other, they brazenly launched the first attack, sending several elite barbarian legions to rush out.
Although the other party was so arrogant, near the fortress, Li Ran, who was afraid of being surrounded by the opponent's army, did not dare to take a large-scale duel, so he had no choice but to disperse the attack, and after the army was reduced to zero, various confrontations were launched around the fortress within dozens of kilometers.
One side is mainly tempted, and the other side is afraid that the army will be ambushed by the Holy Falcon Alliance, so in this way, Li Ran and this Duke Niclaas also launched various battles here, including the head-to-head confrontation of the elite corps, as well as various traps set by both sides, including ambushes and raids, etc., both sides are looking for opportunities in the battle, hoping to invest a small number of troops in exchange for an excellent opportunity, that is, to kill the opponent's most troops, and boost the morale of their own side.
And from these tentative confrontations, although there were some casualties among the troops, Li Ran also saw the strength and ability of the Saranka Empire, the newly Duke of Niklais, which is also the meaning of his forward legion.
A few days later, with the arrival of Griffiths's army, stationed at a stronghold about a hundred miles away from here, the Bronze Mirror Fortress was also on full alert, and after handing over the information gathered to the duke, Li Ran, the vanguard officer, was completed, and began to garrison with the army to prepare for the next siege.
However, the bronze mirror fortress they vowed to recapture was not an isolated opponent, in addition to its own army of hundreds of thousands, after the legions came to support during this time, with the arrival of the army on their side, there was also news that a large army of the Saranca Empire was coming, which made the situation here even more tense.
In the absence of other big forces around, no one dared to provoke this Saranca legion that rushed to support, and even if it wasn't for the fact that there were several legions on their side, mainly the Uktara Imperial legion, which were also about to arrive, Griffith's side would even have the idea of taking shelter for a while.
When the war reached a certain level, unless there were some special circumstances, the so-called sneak attacks and temptations would lose their meaning, so in this way, under the hands of each other, the other side's reinforcements entered the fortress, the reinforcements from their own side arrived, the soldiers were ready, the siege equipment was pulled out, and after several liaison stations were built in the stronghold and fortress, the first batch of siege corps stood in front of the Tongjing fortress that morning.
This is a contest of blood and fire between the super-large empire and the super-empire, hundreds of years of fire and water, even the faith is contrary to each other, so that there is a great resentment between the two empires, so from the beginning, the cruelty of this war is determined.
As for Li Ran and his teammates, including all the generals who traveled with him this time, it was the first time for them to experience a siege battle of such a scale, including the previous national battle with Grenada, and they had never experienced such a large siege battle.
The Holy Falcon Alliance invested a total of more than 1.6 million troops in this battle, including Griffiths, and two other dukes arrived, including Duke Cleveland from Uktara, and Duke Egbert from Bagastu, and an important person, that is, Lord Aulus, the supreme military and political governor from the capital of Uktara.
As for the Saranca Empire, in addition to the Duke of Niklais who captured the stronghold of the Copper Realm, the one who came with reinforcements was the Duke of Nuches whom they had just fought against, which means that at this time, the Saranka Empire has invested two dukes here, which is a very amazing thing in the Saranca Empire, which is only ten dukes, and it can also be seen that they are determined to hold here and prepare to expand the results here.