Although the nobles could not blame Grandi, they could not suppress their anger at the Berans, and they asked Lormin to fight.

Of course, they knew that it was difficult to get a beautiful victory in the battle now, and it was not even possible to guarantee victory, and the victory was also likely to be a disastrous victory, so the requirements were not high, and they didn't say anything about the decisive battle, just to teach the Beran people a lesson.

Luo Ming also sent several groups of soldiers over, relying on the stronghold to take turns firing at the Belan defense line.

But in essence, this is just another harassment, and other than that, it is a live-fire exercise, and it can't kill a few unlucky people.

If the enemy really comes out to fight, or shoots arrows from behind the earthen wall, they will cover each other and retreat, and they will not rush into a decisive battle.

This time for Luo Ming, it was just a means to calm everyone's emotions, and it didn't have much significance to the battle itself.

On the whole, Luo Ming's side still adhered to the strategy set before, continued to fight steadily, did not attack rashly, and was ready to wait for the rear of the Beran people to rise up before acting.

On the Beran side, there have been a lot of changes.

First of all, Luo Ming sent so many noble messengers to connect all parties, so that their backyard was on fire, and they had to deal with it carefully.

Second, Williser himself was killed, and his men were largely annexed by Vytautas, which gave him a greater advantage over the remaining two military leaders, and he was able to enforce some of his new ideas.

On the plain, a group of nearly 1,000 people dragged their families and mouths, and there was an endless stream of carts and small bags, walking on the road, and there were many Belan cavalry around the team.

The Beran cavalry kept both protection and surveillance over them, and if anyone fell behind or tried to slip away, they would curse viciously and even whip them with a whip, although they would not come up directly and kill them.

If you look closely, you will find that there were only a hundred Belan cavalry, and the people who were urged by them to hurry were nearly a thousand.

And no one among the people has made any moves of resistance, and it is not just that they are afraid.

The people of Belan did not make drastic moves, such as killing people or robbing people's daughters, naturally not because of how strict their military discipline was - how could a guy who was accustomed to killing, arsoning and robbing be so strict in military discipline?

There is only one reason for all this, and that is that these people are all family members of the puppet army.

No matter how much the people of Beran look down on the puppet army that beat them, they must admit that the other party is not a little sheep without the power to resist, if they go too far, they will be in trouble if they are eaten by the puppet army, and they will also be severely punished by their superiors.

And Vytautas even summoned most of the officers and expounded his thoughts:

"Now that we have suffered successive defeats, the Lothar soldiers who follow us are already very discouraged, and some people may even have different intentions, and they have not yet shown it.

Of course, the safest way is to kill them or stay away from them, but without their help, we will only have 1,600 men left, and we will not be able to hold the line at all, so we must continue to use them.

In order to ensure their loyalty, I have come up with a way to bring their entire family members to us!"

The officers thought for a moment and showed admiring expressions.

Ordinary soldiers who are deserters must have fled home, and now their families have been taken to the vicinity of the Beran Army to take care of, where can they leave their families behind?

As for the imminent defection, it is even more impossible to happen, and the families of the soldiers are the best hostages.

They can also make up the numbers and bluff to scare the enemy.

In addition, the families of the soldiers are basically farmers, and there are some farmland near the defense line that has only recently been abandoned by the fortified wall, and it can be cultivated with a little clearing.

It is too long to grow the grain that is serious until the next year, which is too long, but planting some fast-growing vegetables and fruits can be regarded as a supplement. They can also do chores such as mowing the grass and feeding the horses.

Moreover, they were forcibly relocated, and they must bring all their rations with them, and they would not expect the old man Beran to give them a bite to eat. If anything, the Berans could still get a dozen of their rations......

Anyway, the people of Belan don't have to do too much work during the whole process, as long as they escort all the way, they naturally won't object.

In addition to this, Vytautas did another thing, and that was to send soldiers to further raid.

This was no ordinary raid, and he didn't know where to get a more detailed map of Vanshey, and then designated a few targets to rob in an organized and disciplined manner.

In addition to the normal targets, there were a few of them that scared the other Belans - they were the territory of the other Belt and Road Parties!

The soldiers of the leading party have been coerced by the Belan army to be cannon fodder on the frontal battlefield, and their territory lacks sufficient garrison strength at the moment, and they have no sense of vigilance against the Beran people.

But wouldn't robbing them provoke a mutiny among the Belt and Road troops who had been taken away?

Faced with this question, Vytautas sneered: "Now we can't even take care of ourselves, where can we still care about the frontal battlefield? And it will always take many days for the news to spread, and by then maybe the battle will be over, or those cannon fodder will have been defeated and destroyed." Even if they hurried back in a rage, it would be a long time before they returned to Van Shee County. ”

Since he dared to take on this responsibility, his subordinates did it regardless of the fact that it was unrealistic to expect the middle and lower-level officers of the Beran army to have a good sense of the overall situation, and they all now had the intention of making a quick profit, and then even if they lost the battle, they would not return empty-handed.

After snatching these votes, they did harvest a lot of money, and they also scraped together military rations that could support them for a while longer.

"Guys, now we need to get ready. ”

At an internal secret meeting, Vytautas said solemnly, "It is said that Viscount Meiquan's soldiers and population will be short of food when they retreat into the barren mountains, but judging by their refusal to take the initiative, perhaps their food can actually last for a while."

If we can outlast them and win, that's good.

But if that doesn't work, we have to be prepared to fail. ”

Although someone's face changed, no one jumped out to refute it, and Vytautas smiled with satisfaction in his heart.

It seems that during this time, his attempt to improve his control over the army has been a complete success.

In this case, the next stage of planning can be carried out.