After Owen left, the lord turned to Kistan.
"Today, Ironblade City stands like a nail driven into the demon army's path. They must capture Ironblade City to advance northward. Our city walls are formidable, and our supplies abundant. Though our forces are significantly outnumbered by the demon army, holding out for some time is still within our capabilities."
"Moreover, the distress messages we've sent should have already been received by the empire's high command by now."
Looking towards the north, Dawson continued, "General will surely gather a large army and come to our aid in the shortest time possible. Hence, if we can withstand until the arrival of the reinforcements, by then the demon army's vigor will have been dampened. With a pincer attack from both inside and outside the city, we will surely defeat them at our walls."
