This delay really dragged on until dark.

Originally, Luo Ming estimated that the Belan people had another trick, that is, to send a group of mages over and forcibly cast a spell to fill in a small road, so that the army could rush up and kill it.

But it seemed that they were not willing to take this risk, so Luo Ming stayed at the top of the mountain, occasionally showing his head to take a look, not seeing the caster at all, nor sensing any big mana fluctuations.

Dark...... It seems that the Berans have benefited, after all, even the lighthouse can't illuminate the dark area, but in any case, they will launch an offensive.

As long as they launch an offensive, Luo Ming will make a profit and not lose money.

Anyway, he had a good night's sleep before, and he took time to sleep a little more during the day, and now he is full of energy, and he can completely hold up after staying up all night to fight.

As for the enemy, drag it out until the next day...... That's obviously unlikely.

Lomin was not mistaken, Princess Victoria usually behaved like an idol and the dream girl of many young nobles in the principality, but she also possessed the cunning of a seasoned politician and the courage to match the heir of her principality.

She wore a military uniform to give a speech that day, not to set off air cannons, and that afternoon, she personally led the army to the battle, and now she may be almost at the front.

And Luo Ming also sent a password to the Sword Brotherhood, asking them to follow the princess, show their bravery as much as possible in this battle, and resolutely support the princess, take the initiative to obey her orders, and be disciplined.

It goes without saying that although the princess will rely on the old ministers, as the new ruler, she must subconsciously prefer to appoint newcomers, and it is very beneficial to seize this time to show it.

To get back to the point, Princess Victoria, as the heir of the principality, has personally conscripted, and now that the female Grand Duke is too old to travel long distances, this is not much different from the Grand Duke's own personal expedition.

There is no doubt that this will cast a heavy weight on the scales of war between the two countries.

There is not much time left for this Beran army, and if they delay here for another day, they will have one more chance of receiving the bad news of defeat on the frontal battlefield.

At that time, the blood and sweat they shed and the lives they sacrificed in the Vani will all become meaningless, and they will never be able to endure it.

Either race against time to break through the Karlo Mountain Road, or race against time to return to the division to support the main battlefield, there is no third option for them - unless these arrogant Belans choose to surrender, but this possibility is only slightly more than impossible, and Luo Ming does not consider it at all.

In short, there is a good chance that the enemy will fight tonight.

As soon as the sky became dark, two pillars of light were cast from the lighthouses on either side.

However, the area of the pillar of light was also limited, and it could not cover the entire area, so many Belans took advantage of the gap where it did not shine and quickly rushed to the bottom of the cliff.

They hauled ropes, hooks, ladders, and stakes in horse-drawn wagons, and began their work on the two paths.

For example, many fixed wooden stakes and a large number of iron hooks and ropes were used to ensure that soldiers could find a safe place to stay or hold on to something at any time when climbing, while ladders were more direct draws from the bottom of the kettle, erected on paths or several other seemingly insurmountable obstacles, so that people could climb the ladder directly.

Of course, many of the Belans carrying these were still shrouded in the lights of the lighthouse on the way, and then ate the red-hot projectiles, but the remaining those who survived were already full of passion and hope in their chests.

Those casualties and losses were within the expected range, anyway, at least more than half of the supplies and equipment were successfully transported, and the siege battle would soon be in full swing, and victory was already in sight!

And in this process, it will not be them who will be at the forefront of the bleeding and sacrifice, and these local cannon fodder will of course be used to the death.

However, even if they take a multi-pronged approach and climb up from multiple paths, their efficiency in going up the mountain is still very low, and if they all add up several paths, they can climb a total of dozens of people in a minute.

It doesn't seem like a small number, but it means that if there are a thousand people, it will take dozens of minutes to climb all of them, and if you don't gain a foothold on it and accumulate strength before the next wave of attacks, it will be like a tactic to add fuel to the fire.

The one on the top of the mountain is actually relatively flat and not rugged.

Surrounding a small fortress, which was less than forty meters wide at its widest, Lockin and thirty horsemen trotted in circles on a barely groomed road beside them.

Nearby, there are torches every ten meters, and if the enemy crosses the obstacle and goes up, they will not escape their eyes.

Initially, there was an officer with twenty soldiers who rushed up.

They definitely didn't plan to rely on this little force to make any results, it was estimated that it was just a wave of temptation, and Luo Ming's side didn't play any twists and turns, and directly twenty cavalrymen raised their pistols without hesitation, and knocked down nearly half of the people in one go at a distance of less than twenty meters.

Then, with Luo Ming as the spearhead, ten cavalrymen armed with spears charged, and the rest of the soldiers immediately dispersed, and some even fell down the hill in a panic.

The cavalry did not stay here for long, and when the pistols were reloaded, they hit the road again and began to patrol again.

Of course, relying solely on such a small amount of cavalry could only temporarily delay the advance of the enemy army, and it was impossible to completely stop them, but it also managed to delay for nearly half an hour.

It wasn't until Luo Ming found that there were more and more enemy troops climbing up, and his cavalry team was almost unable to kill, so he quickly retreated to the stronghold with them.

Seeing that this annoying cavalry had finally retreated, the cannon fodder had reassured themselves for a period of time, and when there were more of them, and even some of the Berandhu clans had come up, they finally had confidence and began to march in multiple directions, attacking the stronghold on the hill together.

It's a bit modest to say it's a stronghold, but it's a little bigger to say that the castle is a little bigger. Overall, though, its walls don't look too high, which emboldens the attackers a bit.

However, from the city walls, there were many rays of light, and a concave bronze mirror with polished smooth surfaces gathered the light of the torches into the distance, although far less bright than the light of a small flashlight on the earth, but it made their eyes shine in front of them after operating in the dim conditions for a long time.

When their eyes adjust to the light, all they see is despair.

On the not-so-high city walls, rows of black muzzles spewed fire and smoke, and when they heard the gunshots and had a thought of "something bad" in their hearts, the matter of being shot was over.