Chapter 743: Releasing the Family, Shocked
The Frost Burning Legion really has no way to retreat, even if he knows that Yun Lan is not good at coming this time, but he still has a luck mentality in his heart. As long as Yun Lan's attack can be repelled this time, then with the special geographical location of the Revenant Fortress, in this great change in the continent, the Frost Burning Legion can still make a difference!
Although throwing himself into the Heavenly Dragon Empire is not a good way to protect himself, unless he really comes to a dead end, otherwise, those high-level leaders of the Frost Burning Legion will definitely not make this decision lightly. And now, although facing the huge threat of Yun Lan, the Frost Burning Legion still has an elite legion of more than 100,000 people! There is also the impregnable super fortress of the Revenant Fortress! Before these hole cards are completely exhausted, it is absolutely impossible for these warlord leaders of the Frost Burning Legion to admit defeat lightly!
Throwing themselves into the Celestial Dragon Empire, they may be able to save their lives, but if they want to have any future, I'm afraid that even they themselves won't have much hope. In the Tianlong Empire, in the past hundred years, as the imperial family of the empire, the Golden Dragon Dragon family has been constantly adopting various means to strengthen the rule of the imperial family, and even the local aristocratic families of the Tianlong Empire have suffered a lot of blows, not to mention, these generals who have defected.
The surrender was not successful, and it was indeed quite a pity for the Heavenly Dragon Empire, but for the time being, it was not good to take direct action against the Frost Burning Legion. For the Heavenly Dragon Empire, the Revenant Fortress is certainly a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, but instead of letting this fortress return to the direct control of the Dark Sun Empire, it is better to continue to maintain the current situation. The Frostburn Legion is still unwilling to surrender, but at the very least, the Revenant Fortress is under the control of this warlord group. For the Celestial Dragon Empire, the threat was obviously much less.
In fact, on the side of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, it was not without consideration, and he personally took action and directly snatched back the Revenant Fortress from the hands of the Frost Burning Legion. If it can be done at all. Of course, there is no problem, but the problem is that the Celestial Dragon Empire really doesn't have much confidence that it can recapture this strong fortress from the hands of the Frost Burning Legion in one go!
Indeed, the Frost Burning Legion, now arguably lost, has received support from the Screaming Plains. Therefore, on the side of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, if the strategy of long-term siege is adopted, there is actually still a chance to capture the Revenant Fortress. After all, even if the Revenant Fortress is so impregnable, it is only a pure military fortress after all, and the fortress itself basically does not produce much, even if a large number of war materials are hoarded in the fortress. However, if you lose the supply support from the rear, then you can rely on the power of the Revenant Fortress itself. In any case, it is absolutely impossible to stick to it for a long time.
But now, what the Heavenly Dragon Empire lacks the most is this time! Yun Lan's army is now watching. Soon we will reach the Screaming Plains, even if we count the time for supplies and recuperation, at most, in a month, Yun Lan's army will probably start attacking the Revenant Fortress. And for the Celestial Dragon Empire. There is simply no way to be able to recapture the Revenant Fortress in one fell swoop within a month.
In this case, the Celestial Dragon Empire will have no choice but to watch the changes. Not only could they not hold back the Frost Burning Legion, but they took the initiative to reduce the garrison of Shannan Province, which meant too obvious at such a delicate juncture. The meaning of the Heavenly Dragon Empire is clearly to reassure the Frost Burning Legion that when they fight with Yun Lan, the Heavenly Dragon Empire will definitely not take advantage of the fire to rob.
Not only that, during this period of time, the Celestial Dragon Empire has also taken the initiative to strengthen the trade with the Revenant Fortress - it is said to be trade, but in fact it is smuggling at all! The Frost Burning Legion is now, after all, it has not really broken away from the Dark Sun Empire, so there are some superficial efforts, and it is still necessary to do it now.
The smuggling support of the Heavenly Dragon Empire does have a certain degree of enhancement to the strength of the Frost Burning Legion, but even so, for the upcoming battle, the top management of the Frost Burning Legion still does not have absolute confidence that they will be able to achieve the final victory. After all, this time, the enemy they will face is that Yun Lan! A hundred years ago, with inferior troops, the genius commander who captured the Revenant Fortress for the first time, not long ago, with only 50,000 troops, he directly wiped out the Frost Burning Legion's elite troops in the lair of the Frost Volcano, more than 100,000 people!
With such a shocking record, such a strong and terrifying commander, these high-ranking members of the Frost Burning Legion are not afraid at all, it is definitely impossible. What's more, until now, the Frost Burning Legion still has limited knowledge about Yun Lan and the legion under her command, and the Frost Burning Legion was so completely defeated that it can almost be said that no one escaped alive. On the side of the Revenant Fortress, there are even other ways to get some general information about this battle, but the specific details are not something that can be figured out in a short period of time.
The unknown often means fear, and the current Frost Burning Legion, for the upcoming Yun Lan and the army under her command, more or less, does have a certain amount of fear. And this kind of affection, before the start of the Great War, is obviously not a good thing. Although the high-level leaders of the Frost Burning Legion tried their best to reinvigorate their morale, it was a pity that the effect was not very obvious, mainly because the blow brought to them by the battle of Frost Volcano was too heavy!
Although the Frost Burning Legion still occupies the Revenant Fortress, a number of strategic locations on this continent, but in comparison, for the soldiers of the Frost Burning Legion, the old nest of the Frost Volcano is definitely more important than the Revenant Fortress! Now these Frost Burning Legion soldiers in the Revenant Fortress, many of them, their families, have stayed in the Frost Volcano, although according to the news that came, Yun Lan did not massacre civilians, but even so, these soldiers of the Frost Burning Legion are still very worried about the safety of their relatives. As battle-hardened soldiers, no one knows better than them how fragile the lives of civilians are in the chaos of war.
"I still don't understand, even if you don't plan to use their families to threaten them into surrendering, but at least. You can't just let them all go so easily, right?" In the camp of the Qinglan Legion, Purple Blade asked very suspiciously, most of the family members left there by the Frost Burning Legion in the Frost Volcano before have basically become their captives. Purple Blade originally thought that Yun Lan had put so much effort into it. Bringing these people all the way to Screaming Plains was nothing more than to persuade them to surrender, but he never thought that the army had just arrived at Screaming Plains, and Yun Lan actually directly ordered that none of the families of these Frost Burning Legions would be released on the spot!
Regarding Purple Blade's doubts, Yun Lan shook her head a little amusedly. At least on the surface, the Frost Burning Legion did not rebel against the Empire, so their families, at least nominally, are still residents of the Dark Sun Empire, so could it be that we can really attack these civilians?"
Purple Blade was silent for a while, indeed, Yun Lan was right. If they do do something to the families of these captives, not to mention the reaction of the Frostburn Legion. First of all, on the side of the royal family of the Dark Sun Empire, I'm afraid that their faces won't look good! Obviously, the soldiers of the Frost Burning Legion in the Revenant Fortress must also understand this truth, so it seems that they want to use the families of these captives to forcibly force the Frost Burning Legion down. It's really unrealistic.
Su Tu on the side also shook his head secretly, after all, the purple blade had never really been in the army, so whether it was his way of thinking or his style of acting, compared with a real soldier, it was often out of place. Yun Lan is not like that. A commander who can do whatever it takes to win. At least in Sutu's view, war, that's a military thing, there is no need to make a fuss about civilians.
"Even if the threat is useless, it can't be so simple to let them go, if you keep these captives, at least it can hurt the morale of the Frost Burning Legion. Purple Blade was still a little unconvinced, he always felt that it was too much of a loss to let these captives go this way, and he had come all the way to bring them here, could it be that it was just to reunite their families?
However, Yun Lan did not continue to explain, she naturally had her reasons for doing this, although the purple blade had successfully advanced to the legendary realm, but in Yun Lan's opinion, his weight was still far from enough. If it were Su Tu, maybe Yun Lan would be interested in explaining, as for the purple blade, Yun Lan really didn't have that interest now.
It's a pity that Su Tu and Purple Blade are different, although Su Tu is also very puzzled, what is Yun Lan's purpose in doing this, but after all, Su Tu is also in the army, and he has been mixed for a long time, and the traces of soldiers on his body have not been completely eliminated yet. And now, Yun Lan is the supreme commander of this army, since he has made a decision, then Su Tu feels that he just needs to obey the order, and Su Tu does not feel that in terms of commanding the army and commanding operations, his ability can be compared with this Yun Lan.
In fact, the current Su Tu really doesn't have much interest in marching and fighting or something, and almost all of his current attention has been poured into swordsmanship. If it weren't for the fact that he was able to better hone his swordsmanship on the battlefield, I'm afraid Su Tu wouldn't have come to participate in this big battle at all. In contrast, Sutu is actually more willing to stay in the deep-water harbor and continue the trial of the Tower of Trials. It's a pity that if there is no purple blade, Su Tu will not stay long in the deep-water port. You must know that since the Tower of Trials was officially opened, the price level of the deep-water port has been rising vigorously, and Su Tu's own accumulation, even if it is in a civilian area, I am afraid that it will not be able to live for long!
Yun Lan was reluctant to explain, and Purple Blade didn't have any way, of course he knew that this eldest sister was not an ordinary person, and the Sword God Lord he believed in now was this eldest brother! But a hundred years ago, he was already known as a genius commander of the entire continent, and this was the one who captured the Revenant Fortress for the first time!
Therefore, don't look at how impregnable the Revenant Fortress is, since people can capture it once, then it is difficult to guarantee that there is no other means to capture it a second time! Not to mention the previous battle of the Frost Volcano, Yun Lan's ability has already been revealed, and he can successfully capture the Frost Volcano in just one day with only half of the opponent's army, and even wipe out all the more than 100,000 Frost Burning Legions! Such a record does indeed no need any doubt.
In fact. Purple Blade really didn't want to question Yun Lan's intentions, he just felt that it was a pity to let these prisoners go so lightly. In her opinion, since it was a war, there was no need to worry too much about reputation. As long as you can achieve victory, it is not a big deal to take a little drastic measures.
"Morale, you have to let them go back, so that it will be easier to hit the morale of the Frost Burning Legion!" Yun Lan said secretly in her heart, not far away, the captives who had just been released were running in the direction of the Revenant Fortress, as if they were afraid that they would regret it. It seems that these people are really frightened. What's the point of running as fast as they can now if they really want to get them back?
Of course, Yun Lan would not do this, and since he had already decided to release them, then Yun Lan would not change the orders he issued lightly. This time, the reason why she wanted to bring these families of the Frost Burning Legion from the Frost Volcano all the way to the Screaming Plains. Of course not, just to reunite their families. Purple Blade and Su Tu didn't understand the reason for this. But Yun Lan herself knows very well what she is doing now.
"Since you have the courage to make a move against your eldest brother, then you must be prepared to suffer revenge!" Yun Lan's gaze gradually became cold, "My revenge is not so easy. I hope you won't let me down......"
The sudden appearance of a large number of family members really made the Revenant Fortress very flustered for a while. The Frost Burning Legion never thought of the relatives who stayed in the Frost Volcano at the beginning. Unexpectedly, he appeared in front of him so quickly. Originally, many people thought that this was the other party's conspiracy, but they sent a large number of scouts to the periphery of the Revenant Fortress, almost turning back and forth several times, but they did not find any trace of Yunlan's army.
After confirming that the other party really had no intention of taking this opportunity to attack the Revenant Fortress, the Frost Burning Legion finally opened the gate of the Revenant Fortress, allowing these women, children, and children who had stayed outside the fortress for most of the day to enter the fortress one after another. Of course, this process can not be completed in a moment and a half, in order to prevent the enemy's spies from infiltrating the fortress, every person who enters the city must go through careful and strict identity verification, hundreds of thousands of old and young women and children, that is definitely not a moment and a half to be able to confirm the completion. Prior to this, in order to prevent Yun Lan from taking the opportunity to attack, the Frost Burning Legion even sent most of the main forces to the city wall.
The expected attack did not appear in the end. To be honest, the top of the Frost Burning Legion was actually quite surprised by this, in their opinion, taking advantage of these old and young women and children to launch a surprise attack would definitely put them in a rather disadvantageous situation, if they were in Yun Lan's current position, I am afraid it would be difficult to endure such a rare opportunity to attack the city.
But I didn't expect that Yun Lan really didn't do anything, so she let their family members back so easily. And among these family members, there are actually no spies mixed in, although the process of confirming the identity does take a long time, but the Frost Burning Legion finally determined the identity of most of the old and young women and children, there is indeed no problem.
"It's strange, what is her purpose in doing this?" Many high-ranking members of the Frost Burning Legion were very puzzled at this time, and they still couldn't understand why Yun Lan would put their family members back so easily. Although it is said that many people have reunited with their families now, the high-level of the Frost Burning Legion are really not happy at all now, as long as they have not figured out Yun Lan's true intentions, they will definitely not dare to be careless. The battle of Frost Volcano already let them know what kind of opponent they will face next!
To be honest, the Frost Burning Legion really doesn't have much chance of winning this battle, but the situation is like this, and they can only be here and fight each other to the end! If you can repel Yun Lan's attack, then it's okay to say that the Frost Burning Legion can continue to survive, and one day, there may not be no chance of a comeback, but if it fails and Yun Lan really captures this Revenant Fortress, then the Frost Burning Legion is really the end of the world!
"Could it be that she wants to consume our food and grass so that we can better besiege us for a long time?" said one of the generals of the Frost Burning Legion, with some uncertainty.
The others immediately began to shake their heads, although the Revenant Fortress itself does not have much production, but for a long time, there has been a huge amount of war preparation materials here, not to mention that there are only more than 100,000 people, even if it is doubled, for the Revenant Fortress, at least for a few years, there is no need to worry about the supply of materials at all.
Moreover, Yun Lan had just captured the Frost Volcano, and completely wiped out the remaining troops of the Frost Burning Legion there, almost all of them had a good rest, so they immediately took the army and rushed to the Revenant Fortress non-stop, obviously, the other party obviously wanted to fight quickly, and in the shortest possible time, try their best to solve the threat of the Frost Burning Legion, and people probably didn't think about it at all, and they had to confront themselves for a long time......!