The thrill of the victor is also hitting Duke's heart, this is definitely a hearty victory after a long period of suppression! Judging from the corpses on the battlefield, at least 3,000 ice demons and 1,000 ghouls have completely fallen on this battlefield, even greater than the results of the original defense of Stormcastle.

You know, this is an opponent who is defeated by the Storm Army's own strength without any magic help. This is the victory in equipment, discipline, and tactics, and it also completely makes Duke understand that as long as he can achieve sufficient magic protection, the magic of this world will not be feared, and the army is the decisive factor that can truly and absolutely belong to this world!

Most of the casualties of these 3,000 ice demons were caused at the last retreat time, which is also the norm of cold weapon warfare, once the army is defeated, it is like a mountain, basically many generals have not formulated a strict retreat plan to cut off the rear troops, and if they can't beat it, they will flee in a swarm and be slaughtered by the opponent.

The results were glorious, but the Storm Army, together with the Dwarven Legions, also caused more than a thousand casualties. However, the casualties of the War Sheep Cavalry Regiment were only a few dozen, because after they joined the battlefield, they were basically facing the ice demons who had no ability to resist, and it was almost a one-sided slaughter.

If it weren't for the fact that the Ice Demon's physical fitness was too strong, even in this kind of collapse situation, the counterattack would be very ferocious, and the casualties might be compressed to within a single digit.

But because Duke is very well prepared for this war, the military doctor is directly waiting in the rear position, and at the same time, the penicillin in the Vesalius Medical Laboratory has survived some after this period of research and development, and winter is not a high incidence period of infection, which should be able to minimize the mortality rate.

Despite the thousands of casualties, Duke still thinks that this battle is very worthwhile, and since this battle, the Storm Army is not a recruited recruit, but a veteran who has experienced the test of the battlefield. And the Ice Demon, the heart demon that pressed in the heart of Storm Castle, was also broken, so that all the residents of Storm Castle understood that the so-called Ice Demon was not invincible, as long as the Storm Army was strong enough, the Ice Demon would also be slaughtered like a chicken and a dog.

More importantly, the storm on the periphery of the main city, such as hydroelectric factories and mines, will not have the complete stagnation of previous years this winter. Understand that time is of the essence, otherwise more than a quarter of the time in a year when work is completely shut down, and more than a third of the time production is affected, is definitely a major blow to a place like Stormcastle where the germ of modern industry has appeared.

Especially for people like Duke, who have a "backbone" in their hearts, only by making themselves stronger in the shortest possible time can they have the ability to protect themselves after being discovered by the Holy See.

After a simple treatment, all the members of the Storm Army began to return to the city, unlike the decision when almost every soldier left a suicide note, even if they experienced the casualties of their comrades on the way back, they were still full of joy in their hearts, because after this battle, the people of Storm Fort did not have to spend the whole winter in fear.

This may be the first winter in Stormcastle in 100 years where you don't have to live in fear, and it's incredibly precious to all!

Similarly, the warriors who returned in triumph were warmly welcomed by the people of Storm Castle, and many of the residents who were a year old could not help wiping their tears. They understand what winter and ice demons mean to Storm Castle, and being able to walk on the snow in winter without fear is the greatest luxury in their lives, and today it can finally be realized!

Victory is precious, and the fruits of victory are also to be defended. After Duke returned to Stormfort, he immediately ordered Stormfort to form an engineering team, and to build guard towers and other defensive buildings on the other side of the Seine, and at the same time, the reconnaissance line of the War Sheep Cavalry would be greatly pushed forward. As the best cultivated land on both sides of the river, in previous years, because of the relationship between the ice demons, they did not dare to develop this kind of fertile land at all, and even in times of embarrassment, they went to develop mountain planting.

But now all this will change completely, and the fertile land along the banks of the river will later become the granary of Storm Castle. It is foreseeable that once these two pieces of land are developed, the lack of food in Storm Castle will be a thing of the past!

However, the complete forward pressure of the defense line is not only for the purpose of cultivating food, but also for the demonic beasts in the Monster Valley, Duke has also set his sights on it. Warcraft can be said to be a treasure, the fur on the body, magic crystals, etc. can be said to be extremely precious, and more importantly, if you can find a creature that is biologically the same family as horses, then you can improve the existing horse breeds in Storm Castle and breed Warcraft warhorses like the knights of the Holy See.

In addition to the Warcraft of the Horse Branch, there are all kinds of Warcraft that are more powerful and can act as mounts, such as Warcraft Boar, Nest Wolf, Reindeer, Griffin, Dragon Eagle, etc., but these cherished Warcraft, Duke has not been ambitious for the time being, and it would be good to build the most basic ground cavalry troops first.

Storm Castle ushered in a rare period of peaceful development, and there are also countless pairs of eyes that have begun to aim at the direction of Storm Castle, because in previous winters it was the Ice Demon's attack point, although the French Empire wanted to give up Storm Castle, but they were also worried that the Ice Demon was more than Storm Castle, so the necessary precautions were still necessary.

Today, Storm Castle did not report any calls for help or news of the Ice Devil's attack, which made the French Empire very puzzled.

In the Imperial Capital Fran Palace, Emperor Henry VII was reviewing the documents, and suddenly thought of something, so he asked the court official Lazer behind him: "Lazer, have the documents of the Storm Castle been reported this year, and how is the situation of the ice demon's attack?"

Hearing Henry VII's question, the court official Lazer hunched his waist and replied: "Inform Your Majesty the Emperor, I haven't received an urgent document from Storm Castle this year, maybe winter hasn't been around for long, and the Ice Demon hasn't attacked." ”

Although Lazel was only a court official of the French royal family, he had served Henry VII for decades, and in a sense he was already a core staff officer. The documents reported from various territories are generally sorted out by Lazer and his ministers, so Henry VII usually asks Lazer about the forgotten documents.

Hearing Lazer's answer, Henry VII nodded thoughtfully, and then continued: "According to the previous rules, even if the ice demon does not attack, Storm Castle will definitely send a request for help, could it be that what happened to Storm Castle? ”