Behind the front lines was the long-range firepower position. A large number of crossbowmen and firearms soldiers were arrayed in rows, with bows and crossbows drawn, and matchlocks ignited. Dwarf engineers commanded the soldiers to nervously assemble heavy crossbow cannons and cannons, the thick barrels ominously pointing towards the distant castle and lakeshore shallows.
The reserve forces and the command center personally overseen by Hilude were situated at the highest point of the gentle slope, where the battle banners of the Empire's double-headed eagle and Hesse Territory's bauhinia emblem fluttered wildly.
