A few days later, the Xister Kingdom Army within the encirclement suddenly discovered that the enemy was acting unusually.
The enemy suddenly launched a counterattack. One portion of their forces even employed terrifying weapons suspected to be Artillery, directly holding off an entire Xister Kingdom legion. In less than half a day, that legion was defeated.
The entire Vela Army then launched an overwhelming offensive. No one had expected the enemy's attack to be so fierce, and the Xister Kingdom Army simply could not withstand it.
In particular, the Vela Army used the force equipped with Artillery as the spearhead, successfully tearing apart the Xister Kingdom Army's defensive line.
Left with no choice, Prince Yonitsa ordered the frontline troops to retreat at once and fall back to the next defensive line to prepare against the enemy's attack.
Because the encirclement forces were suffering the Vela Army's ferocious bombardment and assault, Prince Yonitsa also prepared to transfer several legions besieging Vorka City to reinforce the main force.
Prince Yonitsa believed they could no longer worry about capturing Vorka City first. They had to withstand the current offensive, or once their entire defensive system was breached, the Xister Kingdom's main force inside the encirclement would not have time to retreat.
But just as he ordered the troops besieging Vorka City to detach forces and reinforce the encirclement, trouble also arose at Vorka City.
The besieged Two Rivers Legion inside Vorka City struck first, launching a counterattack against the Xister Kingdom Army outside the city.
By then, the siege had lasted too long, and their own forces outnumbered the enemy several times over. The Xister Kingdom troops maintaining the siege had little vigilance left.
Faced with the enemy's fierce assault at night, they had no time to react. In particular, the enemy deployed