I was pretty bewildered...
On Copper Furnace Fortress's side, from Great Zhou sending reinforcements last year to trading strategic supplies this year, there was no doubt that Great Zhou's presence had changed the battle situation at Copper Furnace Fortress to a considerable extent.
Last winter, the presence of Great Zhou's reinforcements had intensified the Slaughter Clan's troop losses. The dwarves of Copper Furnace Fortress had even seized an opportunity to launch a savage counterattack, further widening their casualties.
This year, the existence of Demolition Bombs had greatly strengthened Copper Furnace Fortress's defensive power.
With the battle having reached this point, Copper Furnace Fortress had Great Zhou at its back to solve its resource problems. Without exaggeration, the Slaughter Clan was already somewhat at a loss over what to do about Copper Furnace Fortress.
At the same time, the Slaughter Clan had realized that Copper Furnace Fortress was beginning to build up its strength. As long as those dwarves seized an opportunity, they would immediately launch a powerful assault and reverse the situation.
This had left the Slaughter Great King extremely anxious lately.
Previously, he had seemed rather dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangement to send the Blood Hand Clan over as reinforcements. Now, he only hoped that the Blood Hand Clan would hurry over.
Rather than fight Copper Furnace Fortress until both sides suffered heavy losses, the Slaughter Great King would rather follow behind the Blood Hand Clan and pick up the scraps. At least that would keep his own casualties under control, while allowing him to claim some benefits.
For this reason, he had undoubtedly gone to make his position clear to the emperor again.
Yet from the emperor, he learned that the Blood Hand Clan had actually suffered a great loss in the Smith Kingdom, with heavy casualties, and