They were also charged with the task of provisioning outlying forts on the frontier.
Instead they had pulled all their forces back into the Valdivia region, abandoning a score of towns and outlying forts.
A second expedition also failed, and the outlying fort at Bongao was abandoned.
Another outlying fort was built on a hill to east from May 1546.
They attempt to warn the Silvanesti of an attack, but are considered mad and are held captive in an outlying fort.
A ring of outlying forts was built later around the old citadel.
Despite bitter resistance, they overcame the outlying forts one by one.
Probably didn't even finish it until a few weeks ago, judging from what I could see of the outlying forts.
We have to take at least one outlying fort, perhaps two, and then get through the walls.
After the outlying forts were reduced, Rajyapala left Kannauj to wait for another day.