Chapter 208: The Wounded Zhou Chongshan
After telling Ye Jinghong about the matter, Zhou Xu walked out of the house. It was already dark, and torches were lit in the village camp for lighting inside.
What was different from usual was that because of the battle that took place during the day, there were still many people busy inside the village at this moment.
Just then, Li Ce came over and briefly reported to him the casualties this time.
This time they took advantage of their home field and fought a defensive battle. His skeleton soldiers were at the front, and the villagers and soldiers were all behind. The only actual contact they had with the hyena people was when they started to chase them.
However, no one died, only three soldiers were injured, and none of the injuries were serious, which made Zhou Xu breathe a sigh of relief.
"Oh, by the way, how is Chongshan?"
Li Ce knew that their leader was asking about Zhou Chongshan's injuries.
"My wrist is so swollen."
Li Ce gestured as he spoke.
The simple and clear action made Zhou Xu's eyelids jump.
[My goodness, it's swollen to the size of a steamed bun.]
When Zhou Chongshan was using the crescent halberd to pierce the hyena man's body, his wrist was already sprained because he couldn't support the weight with one hand.
After that, the hyena man suddenly revived and attacked Zhou Xu, and Zhou Chongshan quickly grabbed the animal horn bow and forced it open.
The previous bows and arrows were still okay, but the new animal horn bow made by Zhuang Mengdie was a real strong bow that required higher wrist strength.
The wrist of Zhou Chongshan's dominant hand was already sprained, and forcing the bow made the injury worse. As a result, before the arrow was even shot, the hyena man was stabbed in the throat by their leader.
To round it off, this injury was in vain.
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
Looking at Zhou Chongshan who had applied medicine and was walking over, Zhou Xu glanced at his injured wrist.
"Li Ce told me about your wrist injury. You should take a good rest for the next period of time. Once your wrist injury is healed, you can resume training."
When Zhou Chongshan heard this, he immediately became anxious.
"Chief, I'm fine! This minor injury will heal after a good night's sleep!"
Zhou Xu was speechless after hearing this.
"Whether it's a minor injury or not, you must know better than me. In your situation, if the injury gets worse, it's hard to say whether your hand will be as flexible as before!"
Zhou Xu said this with a serious expression on his face.
A sprain is not really a serious injury, but the problem is that Zhou Chongshan is now suffering from an injury on top of an injury. At the same time, in this primitive era, there is a lack of corresponding medicines and medical conditions. If the injury continues to worsen, it will be hard to say what will happen.
Zhou Xu didn't want to lose a powerful general because of such a small matter.
Having said that, Zhou Xu made a decision in his heart.
"Although your dominant hand is injured, you should be able to ride a horse. Tomorrow morning, I will ask someone to take you back to Black Moon Village to recuperate. I will ask Ye Yan to take a look at your hand and heal it thoroughly. You can only come back after Ye Yan nods!"
Hearing this, Zhou Chongshan wanted to argue a few more words, but when he looked up, he met Zhou Xu's eyes.
There was no need for him to speak, as the unquestionable look in his eyes told him clearly that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.
"yes."
"Okay, don't be so dejected. Take good care of your injuries. They will heal in no time. Your training doesn't need this much time."
Looking at Zhou Chongshan's drooping head, Zhou Xu slowed down his tone and said a few words of comfort.
"Do you have something to report this time?"
"have!"
After saying this word, Zhou Chongshan hesitated unconsciously.
When Zhou Xu saw this, he immediately understood what was going on.
"Is it about the Crescent Halberd?"
At this moment, Zhou Xu just started talking to himself.
"You were riding on a horse at the time, and you used the horse's momentum to pierce the hyena man's body with the crescent halberd. But when you tried to pull the crescent halberd out of the hyena man's body, you were restricted by the crescent blade and couldn't pull it out."
Having said that, Zhou Xu's gaze fell on Zhou Chongshan's sprained wrist again.
"Your wrist was injured at that time, right?"
"yes."
Zhou Chongshan responded in a low voice.
In his opinion, this crescent halberd was a weapon developed by their leader, and it would be disrespectful for him to stand up and find fault with it.
But if he keeps this to himself, he will feel uncomfortable...
Looking at Zhou Chongshan's expression, Zhou Xu knew what he was thinking.
After he laughed, he spoke again...
"When the crescent halberd was first designed, it was for infantry. At that time, we did not have war horses. According to the design at that time, it was impossible for infantry to have such great power to directly penetrate the enemy's body."
"Therefore, there is no need to worry about the problem of the crescent halberd not being able to be pulled out after piercing the enemy's body, because this problem basically does not occur in infantry combat."
"Under this premise, the Crescent Halberd with a Crescent Blade can greatly enrich the infantry's combat methods, thereby improving their combat effectiveness. It can be regarded as a very suitable infantry combat weapon."
Having said this, Zhou Xu paused.
"But once mounts are added and it's a mounted battle, many combat modes will change, such as the charge and thrust you were using at the time."
"And you have personally experienced the consequences of charging with a crescent halberd. The crescent halberd is not a weapon designed for cavalry charges."
Zhou Xu's words made Zhou Chongshan suddenly realize.
It turns out that the problem wasn't with the weapon per se, but with the way he used the weapon.
"Chongshan, remember what I told you before? You have talent. You are very good at using a variety of different weapons. Don't waste this talent."
Zhou Xu, who knew Zhou Chongshan's talent as a 'weapon master', had already told him about this.
But just because he said that, it doesn't mean he can change his mind immediately.
Although their weapon selection was quickly enriched after Zhou Xu became the leader, the lack of choice in the past also made Zhou Chongshan develop some "bad habits".
For example, after he picked up the Crescent Halberd, he never thought of changing to another one.
He uses each weapon very skillfully, but except for switching with the bow and arrow at long distances, he rarely switches between melee weapons.
In other words, he prefers to solve the problem directly with the weapon in his hand rather than changing to a more suitable weapon.
Zhou Xu's words made Zhou Chongshan fall into deep thought again.
"I will ask the forging department to forge a spear that is more suitable for cavalry charges. You should think more about the problem I'm telling you about. Is there anything else, Chongshan?"
Seeing Zhou Chongshan who was obviously distracted, Zhou Xu couldn't help but ask again.
Zhou Chongshan came back to his senses and said hastily...
"Yes, yes! We went out on a mission before and hunted some hungry wolves. I shot the wolf king and brought the body back. Please make the decision, leader."
"Okay, I understand."
(End of this chapter)
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