Five days passed in a flash. During this period, the spies continued to deliver news from the royal capital to the wilderness camp.
After learning that Grand Duke Yanan was so calm and did not immediately send troops to attack but continued to wait for reinforcements from all walks of life, General Babu and others could not sit still.
Grand Duke Yanan has more than 30,000 soldiers in the royal capital, plus the more than 20,000 noble private soldiers he recruited, there are more than 50,000 soldiers.
Grand Duke Yanan occupies a strategic location and has a lot of wealth. He can also recruit a large number of mercenaries and even non-human races to fight for him.
According to the news heard so far, not only several large mercenary groups from the Gangdu Kingdom have joined, but also well-known mercenary groups from several surrounding countries are also coming!
In addition, Grand Duke Yanan also signed a suspected land-ceding agreement with the dark elf forces in the underground world of Ironforge Plains, in exchange for the other party sending a black elf wizard and an army of nearly a thousand people to help.
If he continues to wait passively like this, General Babu is worried that he and others will face an army of at least 100,000 people!
Xiao Yu learned of this concern and held a meeting. After reviewing the gains and losses in all aspects, Xiao Yu nodded and agreed to the battle plan.
Since Grand Duke Yanan belongs to the tortoise, he can keep his composure and strike first on his own side!
The first thing to do is to fight out of this wilderness and enter the Iron Furnace Plains!
That is the best place in the Gangdu Kingdom, with two-thirds of the entire kingdom’s population and three-quarters of its wealth!
There are continuous mountains separating the Ironforge Plain and the wilderness. In the nearest gap stands one of the kingdom's most fortified cities - Ironmelt Castle!
Rongtie Castle is said to be the Longxing Land of the Royal Family of the Steel City Kingdom. There is the best and most convenient open-pit iron mine in the Kingdom nearby, which produces 70% of the country's iron ore every year.
Rongtie Fort relied on this geographical location to develop the largest iron smelting industry in the country, and a well-known commercial guild was located here, making the fortress very wealthy.
A wealthy city in Lilliput means one's own strength. After all, without strength in this era, wealth would have been robbed by others long ago.
The power of Ironfort Castle is largely reflected in its city defense.
It has two city walls. The outer wall is a thirty-meter-high stone wall, and the inner wall is thirty-five meters high. The walls are separated by a hundred meters. The height difference allows the marksmen on the inner wall to sneak attack those who climb up.
Enemies on the outer wall.
And regardless of the outer or inner walls, there are densely populated bunkers and arrow towers built on the city wall.
There are all kinds of ballistae, trebuchets and all kinds of powerful crossbows. According to the former General Babu, the best way to attack a strong city like Rongtie Fort is to besiege it without attacking it and wait for it to surrender due to lack of food.
Grand Duke Yanan used this move to capture the city.
Now it has become the first obstacle to stop the Restoration Army of King of Steel City Anric.
"It's impossible to besiege Ironfortress without attacking it." General Babu rubbed his beard and said the information he had learned: "The scouts learned the news from nearby villages."
"Rebellion guessed our whereabouts. Two days ago, a knight group from the royal capital entered the Iron Fortress, and brought in at least fifty carriages of supplies."
"Rong Iron Fort generally has five thousand defenders. Counting the young and strong men who have been recruited, the number is between 15,000 and 20,000." A thin nobleman next to Enric calculated skillfully: "Fifty carts of supplies
Even if only half of it is food, it will be enough for them to survive for two weeks."
"Yes, we also have to consider storing food in the fortress, which will take even longer... We can't afford to wait!"
After hearing this, Xiao Yu let out a big yawn, then leaned over and smiled lightly at the senior officers of the army in his single tent:
"It seems that you all think we should fight, so let's fight!"
"After breakfast, let's start the war!" Xiao Yu waved his hand and declared boldly. After thinking for a while, he took out a two-pound glass bottle.
There is a simple label affixed to the bottle, which says in small letters such as authentic Erguotou and alcohol content of 53 degrees.
"Babu, I remember you mentioned that the barbarians in the wilderness like to drink. They are addicted to alcohol. Drinking before war can enhance their combat power."
"Yes, Lord Protector."
General Babu nodded, trotted in front of Xiao Yu and said, "Barbarians are all born drunkards! But after drinking, they can indeed increase their strength and become brave and fearless of death!"
"It's a pity that the self-sufficiency of food in our Kingdom of Steel is slightly insufficient. Wine has always been imported, not to mention expensive, and often out of stock!"
Speaking of this, General Babu's face was full of resentment. It was obvious that this guy had also experienced the embarrassment and annoyance of trying to buy a drink but not being able to do so.
"It's full of alcohol."
Xiao Yu organized his words and said: "Do you know what high-altitude wine is? It is wine that is twice as strong as the strongest wine you have ever drunk."
General Babu was stunned, thinking that this high-altitude wine was really a powerful wine name. It was actually twice as strong as the strongest wine he had ever drunk!
He touched his beard embarrassedly. He had a face with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he could still smile like a flower:
"Lord Protector, apart from being barbarians, we generals are wondering if we, the generals, can also try this high-alcohol wine?"
Xiao Yu smiled after hearing this. He did not expect that General Babu was also a good drinker. He said: "No problem, but drinking will cause trouble. If you want it, I will give it to you after the battle."
The liquor in Xiao Yu's hand was bulk wine. He bought it at a familiar old grocery store for five yuan a pound, and he could get one pound for free for ten pounds at a time.
For Lilliputians, a pound of wine poured down will turn into a large wine pool. You can swim in it, which is enough to drown any level of drunkard.
This time, two kilograms of OEM Erguotou were given to the 20,000 barbarian warriors who served as the vanguard, and bursts of excited shouts suddenly broke out.
Once there were tens of thousands of people, the momentum became so great that even Xiao Yu couldn't ignore it. He walked out of the tent and watched the barbarians fight many times even for the forward position. He couldn't help but secretly thought that the military morale could be used...or maybe the effect of high alcohol was too great.
alright?
General Babu selected a thousand of the strongest and most capable vanguards among the 20,000 barbarian vanguards as dead soldiers.
Ordinary pioneers only have one bowl of strong liquor, but each of these dead soldiers can drink three large bowls to maximize their physical potential.
It is also worth mentioning the equipment of these barbarian warriors.
There are all kinds of weapons, maces, hammers, wood axes, and one-handed knives can all be seen in the hands of these dead soldiers. The armor is of a unified style, mostly bright red, sometimes red and white, and the shield is
The main tone is blue, with white interspersed occasionally.
These armors and shields are made of metal that the barbarians cannot recognize. The few patterns that appear have strange things mixed in them, so that even the elders among the barbarians cannot recognize the meaning.
However, it cannot be denied that both armor and shields are genuine good things! They are lighter than iron, but equally strong. After wearing them, barbarians can better display their bold fighting styles.
Of course, these dead soldiers didn't know that after they gathered into the army, Xiao Yu, the protector of the kingdom behind them, was holding his mouth to hold back his complaints.
Chapter completed!