Luo Ming did not place markers that could indicate distance and direction in large areas outside the mountain, and he had limited manpower and material resources, and even more so the basic surveying and mapping knowledge that could do the work.

But after the last wave of Belan troops fled, he still took advantage of this gap as much as possible, sent people out to measure a few key points, and calibrated a little to further determine the direction.

The people of Beran could have guessed that if they took the main road by themselves, they would probably encounter some harassment, but they also had to go.

In those days, there was no government with the power of big industrialization to build roads everywhere, and even those big roads were barely enough for a large army, let alone small roads.

If you don't even take the paths, take the forest paths, or even places where there are no roads at all...... A few or a dozen people can still make do with it, and either they have to be extraordinary, or they have to get used to walking, so as to ensure the normal speed.

Thousands of people walked over, and I am afraid that they would have to delay for a long time, and horses, baggage carts, etc., could not move at all.

Therefore, they could only keep an eye on the top of the hill and hurry forward as fast as they could—in vain, of course, even if they were just within range of the artillery.

Of course, there are some people who are initially relaxed, that is, the leading party who does not have enough knowledge of the real situation.

In their opinion, as long as they fight steadily and keep watch for the night, they don't have to worry about being successfully attacked by the night for a second time, and then they will be able to break through the city sooner or later.

At this moment, a muffled sound suddenly sounded in the distance, many of them did not know why, and some looked in the direction of the source of the sound, and at the moment of surprise, they saw that many Belans had begun to disperse and hide.

A nobleman instinctively felt that something was wrong, and he subconsciously said, "Enemy attack?"

Before the words fell, he felt a strong wind blowing in his face, and thinking that an enemy was coming, he subconsciously drew his sword to block it.

Of course, no enemy had killed him, but there was a muffled sound and a few shouts next to him, and when he subconsciously turned his head, he found a soldier lying on the ground and convulsing, his waist as if he had been gnawed by a huge monster, while the soldier next to him screamed.

Upon closer inspection, there was also a soldier lying on the ground with his feet clutched, the front half of his foot almost missing, and in fact there was a little crushed wreckage left, but it only added to the pain.

The nobleman's face shook, and he quickly turned over and dismounted to reduce his prominence, and then looked in the direction of the mountain.

There was a faint cloud of smoke there, and if you looked closely, you could see that there was a small tower, which seemed to be a figure towering.

It wasn't long before there was a muffled sound in the distance, and it was not clear from afar, but the ground next to it soon exploded into a cloud of dust, and a black shadow hit the ground diagonally, and then bounced up and flew forward. 、

It's like a game of glass beads that was popular in aristocratic circles for a while, but there is no elegance or fun in the bouncing of the black sphere.

Those who stood in its way were killed, wounded, and finally broke the hind leg of a horse, and then rolled into the bushes by the side of the road and disappeared.

I didn't expect there to be such a dangerous ambush? Why don't you tell us? For a while, the hearts of the leading party were full of scolding voices, but if they really scolded it in front of the master of Belan, then naturally no one would have the courage to do so.

They could only laugh and ask, "Excuse me, what kind of weapon are they, and how should we deal with it?"

The Beran people either didn't say anything, or snorted coldly: "You don't have to care, anyway, it has a very poor hit rate from such a distance, and it can't hit a few people, you guys should be careful first and retreat a little back!"

The leading party could only look at each other, and then they realized that the boat they were on did not seem to be a sure victory, and even if they could win, it would not necessarily have their benefits, and it was difficult to guarantee that their soldiers would not be filled in large quantities as cannon fodder.

And the leaders of the Belan army quickly gathered together and had a small meeting.

"I didn't expect that the hell to have such a long range......," said one of the military leaders hatefully, "the last time they didn't use this trick, it must have been to lure us into an ambush!"

"As a result, all four of our mine-runners ended up there. What a cunning guy. The other commander sighed, "If we don't uproot those two damn strongholds, let's not talk about attacking Iron Fire City, even if it is difficult to get close to that side safely." ”

"Those Lothars are too cowardly, too unreliable......"

"But our soldiers don't want to withstand artillery fire......"

Zagmer coughed heavily, and the other commanders fell silent, waiting for him to say something.

"I have to admit that Iron Fire City is really very difficult to attack, even one of its outposts can scare some people out of their minds, and I won't blame anyone if they want to back down-"

His eyes circled back and forth, and no one was embarrassed to say anything about his retreat - especially those military leaders who had taken the initiative to fight before, it was impossible to swallow back into their stomachs the words they had just finished saying for a short time, and at the same time, they were afraid of the commander's punishment, so they had to bite the bullet.

"Since everybody hasn't flinched, that's good. Zagmer nodded, snorted, and continued, "But I have another strategy for victory, and this is the best chance for you loyal and brave men to serve the country."

- Vytautas, open the map for me!"

"Yes!" Vytautas didn't mind that he was a military leader himself, and was as deferential as a servant, and immediately took a rudimentary map and spread it out.

The other military leaders glared at him, feeling that he had lowered the status of the entire army leaders by a notch, so that Zagmer could rise to a higher level, but this young man showed an innocent and friendly smile in the face of countless cold eyes.

But, of course, if anyone believes that Vytautas's heart is as innocent as his smile, then this man must be a friendly idiot who has lived half his life in vain and is gullible to everyone.

"We must take the stronghold on the hill at all costs! Only in this way can our soldiers reach the city of Iron Fire safely!

Moreover, if we take this stronghold, we will be able to set up a mine-running cart there, and even capture the secret weapon of the opposite side, the cannon, to use!

Zagmer shouted and incited: "Next, we will break through the Iron Fire City, and then break the Kalo Mountain City, we will be able to obtain the method of making cannons, and capture a large number of ready-made cannons!"

Although we have lost a lot of mine-running vehicles, these cannons are more than enough to compensate, and even more than we have to lose!"