However, what surprised them was that after they saw Prince Telreis and chatted with him for a while, apart from some greetings, they found that this person had not mentioned the leaked identity. In addition to Marquis Yukov who was deliberately invited by Griffiz, Prince Telreis did not give any affection, and even said a few words of cold words, the prince seemed very polite to the others, and even took the initiative to propose that he would share some of the benefits he had obtained from Aimutu City with them, which made everyone's impression of it even more.

At the following celebration banquet, when they learned that the highest meeting of the league had been sent, they had ordered them to assist Uktara's side to regain the fortress captured by the Salanka Empire and rescue Duke Bancrotov, the man stood up immediately and expressed his willingness to obey the orders of the coach Griffiz to go to rescue, which made everyone's favor for him even more.

Of course, as the protagonist of this banquet, some people also took the opportunity to ask the prince of the Khan Locke Empire about the past when he went out. When they learned from Li Ran that they had fought for thousands of miles this time and were almost surrounded countless times, everyone also nodded secretly.

When it comes to the results of the battle, Li Ran was not polite at this time, including the number of reinforcements defeated and the food and supplies destroyed. Their numbers were astonishing, which really surprised these noble lords.

So, after several days of rest, Li Ran also led 120,000 troops to embark on the journey again, but he was not the only one who went on this expedition. In addition to the commander Duke Griffiz and the 250,000 army led by him, there were several other large armies, and their total strength reached nearly 600,000.

As the strongest person in the Uktara Empire except the capital, Duke Bancrotov is a countable real-power figure in the entire Holy Falcon League, and his loss this time was far beyond everyone's expectations.

It can also be seen that the power of the opponent's Duke Nickles, who was able to capture and occupy this fortress, although in terms of fame, the Duke of the Salanka Empire does not seem to be very famous, and it seems to be a new duke, after this battle, some people have even compared this person with another strong man in the Salanka Empire, Axili, the King of Giants.

As for this mission, the Supreme Session of the Holy Falcon League also issued a death order to regain the stronghold at all costs. So while their 600,000 legions were rushing, the other legions were also on the way, and the most powerful and elite of them was undoubtedly the Capital Legion from Uktara.

Several large armies advanced in unison, with a total force of more than one million. Just as if the relevant baggage troops and personnel were included, this was undoubtedly an astonishing number, and the 120,000 troops led by Li Ran were undoubtedly one of them.

Perhaps because they were closest to this fortress, their march was not fast under the leadership of Duke Griffiz, but a few days later, Li Ran, as the vanguard, still saw this border fortress occupied by the Salanka Empire from afar.

I had long heard that this fortress is known as a bronze mirror. At this time, Li Ran had just learned the origin of its name because judging from its appearance, this fortress is not as rectangular as other conventional fortresses, but its shape is oval. In addition, for some reason, the outer wall of the fortress, including the overall building inside, all appear in a brass color, especially under the sunlight, which is as eye-catching as a bronze mirror.

With the introduction of Griffiz and other lords, Li Ran also knew that all the reasons were caused by the special geographical environment here. In addition to the abundant production of fine iron and copper, the surface soil here is also rich in various metal elements. Therefore, after the materials built houses and fortifications, not only did the defense power be amazing, but it also showed this special color. The name of the bronze mirror fortress also came from this.

Knowing all this, Li Ran, who came here as a forward, was also secretly looking at the fortress carefully. He knew that there would be a tough battle next, but how to choose the right position and method to attack was a major event that concerns the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.

Judging from the appearance alone, after the previous tragic war, the most damaged area at the northern gate of this bronze mirror fortress was at this time, including the gate that had not been fully recovered, and even all the nearby observation depots and outposts were almost in a semi-paralyzed state. If attacked from here, the defensive fortifications, especially long-range firepower, would undoubtedly be less, and the casualties of troops would be reduced accordingly.

But in other words, even if the opponent knows that the fortifications here are missing, they will naturally be here, including adding more defensive forces to the inner city first. There is another bad thing about attacking here, that is, they will be back on the Salanka side. Although this seems to be indifferent, when hundreds of thousands or even later, the number of troops can reach more than two million, the army may move for several days. This will undoubtedly put itself under two sides of the attack and give the opponent more opportunities for reinforcements, including how to defend against the raid is also a troublesome.

Fortunately, I don’t have any idea about this. As a vanguard army, all Li Ran had to do at this time was to accurately transmit the information he saw to Duke Griffiz in the rear. As for how this person decides, it depends on the coach’s meaning.

In addition to this information, Li Ran, as the vanguard army, naturally had to do other things, so early the next morning, he personally led tens of thousands of troops to appear within the reconnaissance range of the fortress.

Maybe they knew that someone would come, so after seeing them, the barbarians in the Bronze Mirror Fortress were not surprised. Instead, after observing each other, they brazenly launched the first attack and sent several elite barbarian legions to rush out.

Although the opponent was so arrogant, Li Ran, who was afraid that he would be surrounded by the opponent's army near the fortress, did not dare to take a large-scale duel, so he had no choice but to disperse the attack. After breaking the army into pieces, he launched various confrontations within dozens of kilometers around the fortress.

One side mainly focuses on temptation, while the other side is afraid that the army will be ambushed by the Holy Falcon Alliance. So in this way, Li Ran and the Duke of Nicholas also fought various battles here, including head-on confrontation between the elite corps, and various traps set by both sides, including ambush and raids, etc. Both sides are looking for opportunities in the battle, hoping to invest a small amount of troops in exchange for an excellent opportunity, that is, to kill the opponent's most troops and encourage the morale of their own side.

From these tentative confrontations, although there were some casualties in the army, Li Ran also saw from it that the strength and ability of the Salanka Empire, the new Duke of Nichles, was also the significance of his as a vanguard army.

A few days later, as Griffiz's army arrived and was stationed at a stronghold about a hundred miles away, the Bronze Mirror Fortress also adopted a full-scale alert frame. After handing over the collected information to the duke, the task of Li Ran, the vanguard officer, was completed, and he followed the army to start stationing, preparing for the next siege.

However, the Bronze Mirror Fortress they vowed to recapture was not an isolated opponent. In addition to having an army of hundreds of thousands, there were army groups coming to support one after another during this period. As their army arrived, news came from the other side that a large army of the Salanka Empire was coming, which made the situation here even more tense.

Without other major forces around, no one dared to provoke this Salanka Legion that came to support. If it weren't for knowing that there were several legions on their side, the Uktara Empire Legion was about to arrive, and Griffiz even had the idea of ​​avoiding it for a while.

When the war reached a certain level, unless in some special circumstances, the so-called sneak attack and temptation would lose its meaning. So, as each of them was ready, the opponent's reinforcements entered the fortress, and the reinforcements from their own side arrived. The soldiers were ready and pulled out the siege equipment. After several more liaison stations were built within the stronghold and fortress, the first batch of siege troops stood in front of the Tongjie Fortress that morning.

This is a contest between blood and fire between super-large empires and super empires. Hundreds of years have been regarded as water and fire, and even faith is contrary to each other, which makes the two empires have great resentment, so from the beginning, it determined the cruelty of this war.

As for Li Ran and his teammates, including all the generals who travelled this time, it was the first time they had experienced such a siege battle of such a scale, including the national war with Grinnada before, they had never experienced such a siege battle.

In this battle, the Holy Falcon League invested a total of more than 1.6 million main forces, including Griffith. Two other dukes arrived, including the Duke of Cleveland from Uktara, and Duke Egbert from Bagastu. There was also an important figure, that is, Lord Olus, the highest military and political chief from Uktara capital.
Chapter completed!