Next, another small unit was sent out of the large army, repeating the action of advancing in formation, firing and then retreating, and then another small force...... In this way, after changing the fourth small unit, a whole hour of delay passed.

And the Beran people and cannon fodder endured an extra hour of tension, almost with stomach aches.

After this time, the stronghold has been largely repaired.

Then, the main force of the Schönbrunn Army slowly withdrew to the Iron Fire City, and only a few soldiers were stationed in this stronghold.

There were double trenches and earthen walls inside and outside the stronghold, and a row of wooden fences stood on the inner earthen walls, and the fences were covered with thick cloth to protect against arrows and enemy snooping.

A circle of moats outside the outer earthen wall simply connects with the adjacent river, allowing water to pour in, forming a miniature moat.

This stronghold is not large, and it seems that only two or three hundred soldiers can be placed in it, except for the baggage, but it can be said to be quite strong.

After all, a small colony has just as few places around it that can accommodate people.

Even if all the soldiers of Belan were standing around the stronghold, they would only be able to throw four or five hundred men into the siege at a time, and the rest could only stay in the outer circle and be stunned, or shoot arrows indiscriminately inside—this kind of shooting would not hit a few people, and maybe a lot of people would be injured by mistake.

Even if only cold weapons are used, the defenders in the stronghold will only face a maximum of four or five hundred people at a time, and if they have a defensive advantage, they can hold out for a long time.

And some grenades or even shotguns must be placed in the stronghold, and artillery support can also be used on the hills on both sides.

If a few soldiers are allowed to charge up loosely, the pressure on the defenders will be further reduced.

Whether there are thousands or tens of thousands of people on the attacking side, only a few hundred can actually be put into battle at a time, unless there is a mage group, a master group assault or a thunder cart, etc., it is not a big problem for the defenders to hold out for a day.

That's the charm of a small castle and a small stronghold.

And the Belan people are actually more than 2,600 people now (some died just now), and there are not enough masters, and there are not many spellcasters, so they can only honestly besiege and consume the opponent's physical strength.

If they really besiege it, there will definitely be a large army in the Iron Fire City to support, and they will definitely not be able to defeat it when the time comes, not to mention that the defenders of the Iron Fire City may see the opportunity for them to fall into fatigue and then kill them.

This small stronghold, you can't beat it, and if you have to fight, you can't beat it nine times out of ten, so you can see that it is really steamed, cooked, cooked, hammered, fried, and not exploded.

It can also be said to be a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh in front of the Beran people, but they can't pull it out, so they can only endure it.

However, the presence of this stronghold proves at least one thing - the people of Schönbrunn do not seem to be intent on attacking the line immediately.

Such a small stronghold is not even a forward base, it can only be said to be a larger outpost.

The defenders who were left behind here estimated that their main task was to keep an eye on the movements of the Belans behind the defensive line, and occasionally harass the Beran army.

Whether it is the other Belan people or cannon fodder, they naturally feel a sense of relief if they can not have a decisive battle with Luo Ming's army.

Vytautas, on the other hand, moved his mind further......

After Schönbrunn's army retreated to Ironfire City, Luo Ming made a short speech, and then asked them to disband, return to their original posts, or go to rest.

If the Beran people had heard his speech, perhaps one or two would have been - it turned out that Login had made a speech that "the exercise was a complete success."

It turned out that this time I went out, except for a little test of the enemy and a small stronghold by the way, it was just a military exercise.

However, if Luo Ming is asked to make a special evaluation, he will say: The enemy is a real enemy, and the battlefield is also a real battlefield, so isn't this the most realistic and effective exercise?

As for the result of this temptation, in short, the enemy's defense is very thick, and after suffering this loss, most of them will not come out as a shrunken turtle, so don't think about attacking the defense line for the time being.

Although there were still a few nobles who didn't want to retreat and defend any longer, they couldn't do anything if they wanted to come up with a way to attack, so the matter was naturally shelved.

Of course, Luo Ming didn't reveal those ready-made attack methods, such as some secret way to get the army out of the mountains or something.

He only said one way - that is, through a few small secret passages, send a small number of cavalry to tandem around, and let the Berans start a fire in their backyard.

You know, these defenders who stayed behind could not drink the northwest wind, and their supplies were still obtained from the county of Van Shei.

Many of the nobles' castles were not breached, but they only succumbed to the power of the thunder chariot for the time being, and promised to provide for the Berans.

So, once Luo Ming sent someone to inform them that the Ben Lan people's thunder cart was either destroyed or taken away from Vanshee County by their main force, and now there were only more than a thousand Belan and a thousand puppet troops left in the county, what would they think?

At that time, this Beran army will face the counterattack of a large number of nobles in Fanxi County, even if some nobles are timid and weak and dare not fight back, at least they will refuse to provide support - at that time, the Beran army that has been cut off from food will be defeated without a fight!

Perhaps they will have to come and beg him to hold up his hand, sign various unequal treaties, admit defeat, and beg him not to continue the pursuit on the way to retreat, so that they can retreat safely.

Of course, if more than 2,000 people leave the defense line and go to the county of Vanshi to suppress the resistance of the nobles, they should still be able to suppress it, and it is difficult for the nobles in the county of Vanxi to immediately unite to form a coalition, and there is a possibility that they will be broken by each one.

But in this way, Luo Ming can easily break through the defense line that lacks manpower to defend, and kill it directly, and the three or four thousand troops will press over, and the battle will be won.

This move is not much difficult, it does not rely on any luck, and it does not take many risks, but the effect is really powerful, and it is completely an upright plan, even if it is clearly told to the enemy, there is no way to reverse it, so that they can only be forced to slide into the abyss of defeat.

Although Luo Ming didn't come up with any more strange ideas, this trick also convinced the nobles.

Therefore, he resolutely opposed an immediate decisive battle, which not only did not damage his prestige and reputation, but even further increased his reputation as "thoughtful" and "mature and steady."

Luo Ming used a few tricks before, although the results were good, but it also gave people a bad impression of being fond of tricks and cleverness, taking advantage of loopholes and taking risks to gamble, and now it has been reversed a lot.