Chapter 859 Delayed Information
The work Zhou Xu had carried out in advance greatly reduced the resistance of the centaur captives towards their Great Zhou. Under this premise, Drogo and his men, who were also centaurs, demonstrated greater strength to recruit them.
This whole process can only be described as completely logical.
And this was indeed the case. The Centaurs led by Drogo quickly completed the task of incorporating this group of Centaur captives.
Originally according to the order of His Majesty, after completing the incorporation, he would go to the relevant registration department to register the personnel, and then he could directly bring this group of Centaurs back to Feiyan City for training.
However, during the specific implementation process, some small accidents occurred.
Basically, each of these Centaur captives is equivalent to a carriage. With nearly three hundred Centaur captives here, that is a huge transportation force.
Since Green Forest City produces a large amount of timber, and ports and corresponding village strongholds are being built on the other side of the large lake, the demand for transportation capacity here has always been great.
Now, it is the autumn harvest season again, and the demand for transportation capacity from the Ministry of Agriculture has begun to increase sharply, causing the transportation pressure in Green Forest City to surge.
In previous years, at this time of year, we had to dispatch horse-drawn carriages from surrounding cities to Green Forest City to solve the problem of insufficient transportation capacity.
However, this year, due to the existence of the Centaur captives, this problem was saved. At the same time, the transportation capacity of the entire Great Zhou became much more sufficient.
In this case, if Drogo took all the Centaur captives away at this point in time, their transportation capacity would explode.
Taking this situation into consideration, Green Forest City immediately made a relevant application, allowing the Centaur captives to continue their transportation work in Green Forest City temporarily, and then transfer them away after the autumn harvest is over and the transportation pressure drops.
This application had been approved long before Drogo and his men arrived, and the relevant documents had been sent to Greenwood City.
Drogo didn't really care about this. As long as he could successfully recruit this group of centaurs and expand the population of their Centaur clan, everything else would be easy.
After the two sides reached a consensus, things here went very smoothly.
The Centaurs who were formally recruited and joined the Great Zhou soon lost their status as "prisoners" and became new recruits with the military status of the Great Zhou.
Under this premise, the shackles that bound their hands and feet could naturally be removed.
To some extent, the Centaurs who had regained their freedom had a lot of joy on their faces.
During this period, the Feiyan City troops led by Drogo also took a break in Greenwood City.
Estimating the time, the autumn harvest is almost over now, and there is only half a month left at most. They don’t need to wait too long and can just take a break.
From Daliang City in the New North District to Green Forest City in the New South District, in order to see their people as soon as possible, Drogo and his crew rushed all the way, which was really exhausting.
Now that they have relaxed, if they were asked to continue on their journey, they would really find it difficult to do so.
The troops from Feiyan City will rest here and stay for about half a month, so naturally they have to report to their Majesty.
Since this matter was not particularly important in a sense, Li Ce directly used carrier pigeons to send messages, which was more efficient.
However, before this pigeon letter arrived at the palace, another pigeon letter from Anling City arrived first.
In the Qinzheng Hall, Zhou Xu took the letter from Silk, spread it out and took a look at it. His brows suddenly frowned uncontrollably.
In order to avoid any complications, Zhou Xu took a deep breath and took Silk into the side hall as if nothing had happened.
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong in the New North District?"
During this process, others may not notice anything, but as the captain of Zhou Xu's personal guards, Silk can be said to be one of Zhou Xu's closest confidants.
After staying with Zhou Xu for a long time, my understanding of him naturally deepened.
Even from some subtle changes in expression or an unconscious little movement, Silk could see a lot from it.
This carrier pigeon message was sent from Anling City, but it is basically impossible for something to go wrong in Anling City. Under this premise, the only place where something could go wrong is Xinbei District.
It must be said that Silke’s time with Zhou Xu over the years was not in vain, as his independent thinking ability has obviously improved a lot.
Facing Silk's question at this moment, Zhou Xu did not shy away and directly handed over the letter in his hand.
Silk took it respectfully, and when he took a look at it, his expression changed instantly.
On the small piece of letter paper, there was a simple and clear sentence: "Green creatures appeared on the border of New North District, and Plain City fell!"
The letter paper used for carrier pigeon messaging was so small that it couldn't hold the detailed information, but the content of this sentence alone was enough to shock Zhou Xu and Silk.
"Silk, do you have any idea about this green creature?"
Faced with this question, Silk shook his head with a grim expression.
“Never heard of it.”
Unknown things make people most anxious and uneasy, not to mention considering the lag of information in this era. It is very likely that there are new situations in the New Taipei District at this time.
This made Zhou Xu take a step unconsciously. Silk knew that this was a way for him to relieve his emotions and adjust his state.
"Your Majesty, the messenger with detailed intelligence should already be on his way to Xianyang. We can ask him more questions then."
Zhou Xu nodded, but some arrangements still had to be made in advance.
[No matter what, we should gather troops in Anling City first! If something happens, I can attack or defend here.]
[As for the selection of the leader of the troops...]
According to Zhou Xu's idea, he might have to lead the army himself this time.
However, considering the detailed intelligence, they still didn't know it. As the king of a country, he couldn't just put down a bunch of government affairs and go to Anling City to wait, right? With his thoughts flying, Zhou Xu quickly selected the right candidate in his mind.
In other words, right now in the New South District, apart from himself, there is only one other suitable candidate to lead the troops, and that is Li Ce, who is now in charge of Green Forest City!
"Silk, immediately send an elven knight to Green Forest City with my warrant and someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs..."
As Zhou Xu spoke, he quickly walked to the desk in the side hall and began to write an order.
"Let Li Ce lead his troops to Anling City and station them there. Let them be on standby at any time. At the same time, let the Elf Knights and the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs go to the Wood Elf Village to ask for help. Just in case, we may need the help of the Wood Elves. At the same time, let them ask for information about the 'green-skinned creatures'! If there is any new information, report it to me as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
(End of this chapter)
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