By the time of the expedition of the Tianwen team to the Kingdom of Lorraine, the Romanian army under the command of Xia Boyang had already advanced several towns north along the wide Darenmere River. The Romanian army was unable to stop their attack because of the capture of Wilhelmshaven, which allowed them to rely on river transport for supplies, and the soft soil near the river bank could not form a strong defensive line.

As more and more unicorn demons and inferior demons joined the front line, the demon army finally blocked Xia Boyang by relying on their numerical superiority.

"Is that their fortress?" Xia Boyang looked at a fortress made of sand and logs standing on the bank of the river.

Hundreds of demons and goblin archers gathered around the tall walls of the sandcastle, blocking the advance of the Romanian army.

Initially, the Romanians stormed several makeshift camps under cover from shield wagons made of wood and iron sheets. Soon, a large number of goblin archers and fireball-wielding splints learned how to lay siege to the shield carts. The Romanian soldiers did not succeed in taking the sand castle at great cost.

The sand castle resembles a starfish lying on the ground, with a prominent irregular horse face and huge edges, and the entrance and exit are sunken inward. Whenever Romanian soldiers pushed their shield carts to attack, they were met with fire from all directions.

"How did they come up with this idea?" Xia Boyang looked at this fortress curiously, "It's really creative. ”

According to the captives, the demon army called the fortress the Katzburg, which in their language means Fort of Courage. Knight Griffith Blanton pioneered this form of fortress during the Orc Wars and called it a fortress. Commander Elwyn said, puffing up proudly, "Together, the Knights of Blanton and I fought off a siege by an orc army at Lamourlene Fortress, and killed an ogre chief named Manggultai. ”

"Ah~ it's him! Then understand, the technology is spreading so fast. Silver Mask smiled, "This kind of fortress is indeed difficult to conquer. Well, let's get our dwarven friends on the scene. ”

Three huge steam tanks drove out of the Romanian military formation. Covered in sturdy iron sheets, this massive siege vehicle is powered by coal, spitting steam and rumbling towards the fortress.

"The artillery began to fire! Musketeers step forward! Prince Thorn swung his sword forward, "Let these demons of the underworld taste the power of phlogiston and steel!" ”

Six 12-pounder guns began to fire in a salvo, smashing the demons on the gates of the fortress with waves of shells.

The steam tank did not move fast, but it still methodically approached the gate, and a huge ramming angle protruded from under the armor of the hull and smashed on the gate with a thud.

The defenders on the bastion jumped as they struck, and then swarmed to attack the siege tanks.

"Aim for the head of the city, three volleys!"

The dwarven battlers lined up in three rows and fired covering at the city. A whistling rain of bullets rushed through the white smoke from the muzzles of the guns, and in the blink of an eye, the defenders were smashed to pieces. The second and third rows of musketeers stepped forward in turn, and the dense barrage crackled like hail in the middle of summer.

"It's good to use dwarven firepower to siege a city." Galadia, who had just arrived with reinforcements, nodded vigorously, "In front of gunpowder, the castle comrades can all leave!" ”

"Boom!" The main entrance, which was attacked by the tank, suddenly collapsed backwards with a loud bang, and smashed the unicorn guarding behind it into meat pies.

"Ulla!" The dwarven infantry cheered, rifles raised, and charged towards the breach.

……

On 10 September 1072, the Romanian army under the command of Xia Boyang broke through the demonic coalition lines and advanced north along the Darenmere River.

Not far behind him, the dwarven reinforcements brought by Xiao Yan and them had all disembarked and were converging into the ranks of the Romanian army.

They were three days away from the deadline of their mission, and Prince Commodus was less than a day away.

As long as you defeat the enemy in front of you, you can free the prince from the siege.

"We have recruited a total of 2,000 cavalry, 15,000 Romanian infantry, plus the 5,000 dwarven troops you brought, a total of 22,000 men, in addition to the 5,000 Odessa garrison and auxiliaries. I don't count the 30,000 people who are carrying supplies for us. Xia Boyang's temporary command center was built on a low hill, and groups of troops were driving under their feet along the road along the river.

"It's less than planned, but it's not bad." Galadia nodded, "Being able to complete the reorganization of the army and the mobilization of materials in such a short period of time, His Excellency the Earl's military talent is truly extraordinary. ”

Valkyrie's eyes moved, but he pursed his lips and didn't speak.

"What about our enemies?" Xiao Yan asked. During the time they were away, the army under Xia Boyang's command had been fighting the demon coalition almost every few days.

"There are about 30,000 low-level demons in the center of the enemy army, mainly melee unicorn demons, including about 2,000 inferior demons who use fireball techniques, and it is the first time that the Kingdom of Romania has encountered such things, and no one knows where they came from." Xia Boyang marked the location of the enemy army on the map, "There are about 40,000 undead on their right flank, and the formation is thick, but most of the combat effectiveness is not strong except for some mutants. In addition, there are about 3,000 orc mercenaries, less than 800 Freemasonic warriors, an unknown number of cultists of the Cult of Destruction, and ...... 4 heads of Beamon. ”

"4-headed Beamon?" Everyone present gasped, even if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, everyone had heard of the horror of this legendary beast.

"Beamon is not afraid." Xia Boyang said, "The total number of enemy troops is around 75,000-77,000. As long as there are no hidden high-level demons or other main forces, we can still deal with it. ”

"Probably not." "They are going to leave more than 10,000 troops to surround Prince Commodus and his 1,500 elite soldiers, and if they are too few or ineffective, the prince will easily escape." ”

"But there is a huge disparity between the enemy and our forces, are we really sure of winning?" Sonia was still a little worried about the number of enemies.

"Although the enemy army is large, its composition is complex." Xiao Yan answered, "The Cult of Destruction, Demons, Orcs, Freemasons, the Undead, and Beamon, their army is made up of six parts, and their morale and organization are not so easy. ”

"Yes, that's the key to our victory. With Griffith here, we can choose a little breakthrough tactic to strike at them. Xia Boyang motioned for everyone to come outside the tent, and a commando team with heavy armor gathered over.

"Look, this is the Romanian new unit that was formed in the time you left, the 202nd Storm Assault Battalion." Xia Boyang excitedly introduced: "Although there are only 200 people, they are all composed of battle-hardened warriors and veterans, including the elite infantry of the Romanian legion Tiari, the famous mercenaries, and some Freemason warriors you know Griffith. ”

Gaia, Kaos, and Appis, three warriors in black and heavy armor held their heads high and greeted Xiao Yan.

"Knight Blanton, please let us use our sword and blood to pursue the truth." Gaia thumped his right hand on his chest, speaking on behalf of his companions and a dozen other former Masonic fighters in the commando.

"It's up to you to command and lead them, Griffith." Xia Boyang handed him a military flag, "Your broken army and their courage will be our reliance to break through the enemy's defense line." ”

At this time, a herald ran over.

"General, the forward troops are engaged in the enemy and are forming a battle formation."

"Guys, it's almost time to open." Xia Boyang waved his hand and shook off his cloak, "Where is the location?" ”

"Tarkin, General, Tarkin Town."

(End of chapter)