Chapter 822: Extended in All Directions

Inside the Qinzheng Hall, Zhou Xu blinked twice as he looked at the latest report sent by the exploration team, and then he felt as if he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The exploration of this large lake really gave him a huge surprise.

Continuing eastward, it is connected to the factory area on the Lizardman Continent.

It was originally the home of the Centaurs. Later, because of its suitable environment and proximity to water sources, Zhou Xu developed it as a factory.

Its positioning is similar to that of the Yellow Sand City in the New World and the Salt Lake City in the Old World. It is a gathering area of ​​various factories and is considered the production center of that area.

According to the report of the exploration team, after starting from the large lake outside the basin forest, heading east and going downstream, it would only take less than two hours to cross the river and reach the freshwater lake on the other side of the mountain.

You know, in the past, if you set out from Huangsha City and only sent one person using a hot air balloon, it would take about a month and a half to reach the Lizardman territory.

Now, we can go by water, board a boat from Green Forest City, and arrive in less than two hours!!

If he had known there was such a shortcut, he should have built a large ship and opened a waterway earlier! However, this kind of hindsight is just a casual remark.

Before something like this actually happens, who can know what will happen? Judging from the current situation, the location of Black Moon City is too good. There is a large lake that runs through the east, south, west and north. It can be developed as a central city.

In fact, before occupying the New World, Black Moon City had always been Zhou Xu's base camp.

It's just that the New World is too big, and coupled with the busy affairs and the inconvenience of traveling between the two places, Zhou Xu has to stay here for a long time.

But now, with the opening of the waterway, Black Moon City is located in the center and has convenient transportation. It has surpassed Xianyang City in terms of convenience and development prospects.

Of course, at this stage, Xianyang City still has advantages.

At least the facilities here are complete. Things like the imperial palace are all ready-made, so there is no need to invest money in construction. This was also the main reason why Zhou Xu chose to stay in Xianyang City for a long time to handle government affairs, as it saved trouble.

However, considering the long term, Black Moon City will undoubtedly be a better choice after the waterway is opened.

This made Zhou Xu determined to move back to Black Moon City! The specific implementation would definitely not be so fast, but since the decision had been made, the preparations should be done slowly.

Within two days, the exploration team responsible for mountain exploration also sent news. They climbed over mountains and crossed ridges and finally arrived at a cliff with a rushing river underneath.

Combined with the constantly updated maps, it can be basically confirmed that the big river is the river leading to the Lizardmen, the same one that the Pioneer took before.

Amid the busyness, with the temperature gradually rising, winter turned to spring and in the southern border of the Great Zhou, the rat army, which had been fighting with their border garrison for almost an entire winter, finally showed signs of retreating.

It was not just because the consumption of one winter had solved the food problem within their corrupt clan, but also because the continuous battles made the opposing ratman leader realize that the other side was indeed a tough nut to crack.

This made him think of retreating temporarily and regrouping.

"These stinky rats come and go as they please?"

Of course, Soros would not let them go so easily.

At first, he had only one thousand garrison troops and suffered a small loss under the crazy rat tide attack from the opposite side, but now that the fifteen hundred reinforcements have arrived, the strength of his troops has doubled, which is enough for him to seize the opportunity and launch a counterattack.

Now, seeing that the ratmen on the opposite side were about to retreat, Soros immediately struck out with a heavy punch.

After almost an entire winter of defensive battles, the Lizardmen soldiers in the fortress were filled with anger, and now they were attacking with a fierce offensive.

The spear formation advanced head-on, while the dragoons provided cover on both wings, dealing a heavy blow to the retreating rat tide.

Even though they failed to capture the South Border Fortress in a whole winter, they still managed to suppress the enemy. Now facing the fierce counterattack of the Lizardmen, how could the leader of the ratmen on the opposite side be willing to suffer this loss? He immediately commanded the rats to fight back, vowing to teach the group of stinky lizards on the opposite side a lesson! However, what he didn't know was that the Lizardmen had not yet sent out all their troops in this wave.

On the outskirts of the battlefield, a large number of green lizard short spear soldiers appeared on the battlefield.

The green lizard short spear soldiers will not go deep into the battlefield, and their activities are mainly on the periphery. They adopt a completely guerrilla tactic. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue. They never engage in a head-on battle with the ratmen.

As early as when they destroyed the Claw Clan, the Green Lizard Spearmen had already demonstrated this tactic quite well. Now, with the support of the full-level military items, the Green Lizard Spearmen, whose overall physical fitness has become stronger than before, have undoubtedly demonstrated this tactic even better.

During this period, the ratmen were also forced into a corner, and they directly sent out their main force, with the giant rat knights blending in with the rat tide and approaching the green lizard spearmen, trying to catch them off guard and inflict heavy damage on them.

Little did they know that the Claw Clan had already used this tactic, and the lizardmen were well aware of this method.

As soon as the green lizard spearmen saw the rat tide approaching, they left immediately.

The rat tide's movement speed cannot match that of the green lizard spearmen. Under this circumstance, the rat tide cannot catch up at all and will soon be left behind by the green lizard spearmen.

The ratman leader hiding in the dark saw this scene and his face looked ugly.

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"Send a signal to the Giant Rat Knights to ignore the rat tide and give chase!"

The signal was sent, and the giant rat knights who received the order rushed out from the rat tide, bursting at full speed and chasing after the green lizard spearmen.

The Green Lizard Spear Soldiers had been prepared for this move, and were not surprised at all when they saw it now. They immediately chanted the mantra and started the "Sprint".

As soon as the 'Sprint' was activated, with the power of the mantra, the green lizard spearmen suddenly moved very fast, their short legs moving very fast, keeping a safe distance from the giant rat knights.

Of course, they are still infantry after all, two-legged infantry. It is unrealistic for them to escape the pursuit of enemy cavalry by themselves.

The purpose of the Green Lizard Spear Soldiers' 'sprint' was obviously not this, they were 'sprinting' just to buy time.

“Kill!!!”

Amid roars, the dragoons led by Tash came to support as quickly as possible and attacked the pursuing giant rat knights directly from the side.

Without the cover of the rat tide, the strength of the Giant Rat Knights declined significantly, and they were attacked from the flank by the Dragoons. The entire charge formation was dispersed on the spot.

Seeing this, the retreating green lizard short spear soldiers stopped immediately, turned around and attacked, their movements were quick and clear without any ambiguity.

Invisibly, the entire rhythm of the game has fallen into the hands of the Lizard Man.

The ratman leader who was commanding a large army of ratmen on the opposite side felt that he was restricted everywhere at this moment, and the more he fought, the more uncomfortable he became.

Although the current situation made him angry, his remaining rationality made him clearly realize that if they continued to fight under this situation, they would definitely be the ones to suffer.

The moment this thought flashed through his mind, the leader of the ratmen made a prompt decision. He left behind some of the rats to cover their retreat, and then issued an order for a full retreat!

(End of this chapter)