The distance from Yuan City to Plain Fortress was not particularly far. Unsurprisingly, the railway between them had been destroyed by the Saint Roland army earlier, adding another item to the losses.
[I'll charge this entire bill to your prisoners of war!]
Zhou Xu had been mentally prepared for this, so he remained fairly composed.
Plain Fortress itself was in decent condition. The Saint Roland army had left several hundred soldiers behind to garrison it, but they had no ability to resist them. The fortress was soon successfully retaken, and those several hundred soldiers were all captured and made prisoners of war.
Compared to the destroyed railway, Plain Fortress itself had not suffered much damage.
After all, before evacuating back then, Shi Lei had already emptied the fortress.
Once they reached Plain Fortress, they were already very close to Copper Furnace Fortress.
Zhou Xu could sense how eager they were to return home, but he had no intention of rushing to Copper Furnace Fortress in such a hurry.
The reinforcements they had brought from Black Moon City had not yet all reached the front line.
One Steam Train could not transport all these reinforcements in a single trip.
The first to arrive were the elite forces led by Zhou Xu, along with special troops like the Royal Mage Corps and the Assault Camp.
With this in mind, after the Holy Roland Empire launched its offensive against them, considering the prospect of a protracted war, the other side would most likely treat Copper Furnace Fortress as a stronghold and have troops from the rear assemble there. That would allow them to secure this vital military position while also making it convenient to send further reinforcements to the front line.
Copper Furnace Fortress itself also had geographical advantages. At present, their forces