Chapter 301 Painful Price
The Lizardmen’s camp was only in that area after all, and the three forces launched operations around the Lizardmen’s camp.
It is definitely unrealistic to say that it is completely impossible to encounter other forces during this period.
The appearance of the Centaurs at this moment undoubtedly helped Li Ce and his men save some effort, and also further reduced the risks they had to bear.
After confirming that the big lizard was really dead, Li Ce was finally able to put his heart at ease.
"Thank you for your help this time, Chief Drogo."
While speaking, Li Ce, riding on horseback, clasped his fists towards Drogo and the others who came to support him.
"It's just a small matter. You're welcome, Lieutenant."
Not to mention their friendship, the fact that the Centaurs healed, ate, and rested all in the grassland village after escaping from the energy channel meant that Li Ce had no need to be polite to them.
Drogo and his team undoubtedly contributed some intelligence from the Lizardmen when they were discussing tactics, and they even had targeted discussions.
But talking about it on paper is easy, actual combat is another matter entirely.
Not to mention that Drogo has never been good at speaking, and there are many things he can't actually explain. In addition, different individuals have completely different feelings about the difference in strength.
This resulted in Li Ce and his men experiencing too many unexpected events in their first battle with the Lizardmen, and the fight was quite brutal.
After simply expressing his thanks, Drogo did not turn around and leave. Looking at the current state of Li Ce and the others, he knew that they needed some help.
Looking at the corpse of the giant lizard, Drogo spoke directly...
"The meat is edible and tastes good. It tastes like chicken, but I feel it tastes better than chicken."
“…”
Needless to say, when they broke into the other side through the energy channel, Zhuo Ge and his men had already killed and eaten them. Otherwise, how could they have survived for so long without food? Li Ce saw that the giant lizard was so big that it might be difficult to carry it, so he planned to leave it here first.
But when he heard that the meat was edible, he changed his mind.
Their cavalry team undoubtedly needed food supplies when fighting outside. Even if they brought dry food, they would not refuse the meat that was delivered to their doorstep.
Not to mention that if they didn't want the meat after confirming that it was edible, and the lizardmen found it and picked it up to eat, wouldn't that be sending food to the other side? A big part of the reason why Li Ce attacked the lizardmen's hunting team here was to cut off the lizardmen's food supply.
With this as the premise, how could we leave food for the enemy at this moment? "Hurry up and take the meat away!"
As he spoke, Li Ce signaled Zhuogo and the others to come up and divide the meat.
For a tribe to survive on the grassland, hunting skills must be very good, and everyone must be good at skinning and meat removal.
Although the big lizard looked huge, with the help of the centaurs, the meat of the big lizard was quickly shaved clean.
During this time, Li Ce also cut off the heart of the big lizard and cut it open to see if there was any "heart blood" inside.
As it turned out, he was overthinking it. Although this giant lizard was extraordinary, it obviously had not reached the level of an extraordinary creature.
After packing the meat, Li Ce climbed onto his horse. Before leaving, he took a look at the skeleton of the giant lizard.
Considering their 'skeleton' mantra, the skeleton of the giant lizard is of great value to them.
But now he was fighting outside with his cavalry, and it was not realistic for him to carry such a large skeleton.
I have no choice but to leave it here first and see you again if the chance permits.
Calling Drogo and the others, they quickly returned to the original battlefield.
At this time, the No. 2 squad and some wounded soldiers who stayed here have basically cleaned up the battlefield.
The arrows that were shot have been recovered as much as possible, and they are now dealing with the carcasses of the two bison killed on the opposite side.
"Lieutenant."
As soon as he saw Li Ce and the others coming back, the captain of Team 2 hurried forward to report.
After explaining the general situation, the captain's voice became noticeably heavy when he talked about his own casualties.
"Five people died here..."
Having said this, the captain, whose breathing had become slightly rapid, immediately took a deep breath and controlled his emotions.
"Five men were killed, two were seriously injured, three horses were killed and one was seriously injured."
This does not include those whose injuries were not serious.
Take the captain of Team No. 2 for example. He is covered in blood now. Do you dare to say that his injuries are light?
At that time, they had a head-on confrontation with the Lizardmen's Dragoons, and their No. 2 Squad suffered the heaviest losses. Among the five brothers who died in the battle, three were from No. 2 Squad.
In other words, everyone in Team 2 was dead except for him, the captain, and the soldier whose horse lost control and ran away.
In fact, it was all luck that the captain was able to survive. If it weren't for the rattan armor on his body, he would have died at least three times in that melee! At this moment, Li Ce felt extremely heavy.
Except for the early battles with the hyena people, how long had it been since they suffered such tragic casualties?
He brought out twenty riders, but almost half of them were killed in the first battle, and they were only facing a hunting team of the enemy.
After taking a few deep breaths, Li Ce forced himself to calm down. Anyone could make a mess here, but he was the only one who couldn't.
He is the highest-ranking officer here and must keep a cool head and make the most rational judgment.
After a brief thought, Li Ce pointed out two soldiers who were obviously seriously injured.
"You two, ride on horseback and drag out the two hidden wooden carts."
"yes!"
At a response, the two soldiers hurried off to carry out their mission.
Li Ce's gaze fell on the seriously injured warhorse.
The war horses were injured in their abdomens, with their internal organs hanging out, and their whole bodies were shaking with pain.
Li Ce reached out and touched its head. The warhorse whimpered a few times, causing Li Ce to uncontrollably show pain in his eyes.
"Give it a good beating."
"Lieutenant!"
When they heard that the horses were going to be killed, the soldiers around them all had tears in their eyes.
For them who have been fighting on horseback and receiving cavalry training for years, these war horses are basically the same as their comrades.
But I just couldn't bring myself to stop it.
With such injuries, it can no longer survive, and they all know this clearly.
"Let me do it."
As he spoke, Li Ce was about to draw the dagger at his waist, but was stopped by a voice.
"I'll do it."
Just two simple words, but the hoarse voice was trembling uncontrollably.
"It is my partner, and I should be the one to see it off."
In the melee, his horse was injured and he fell off the horse, breaking one of his legs. A bloody hole was pierced in his right shoulder by the lizardman's spear.
At the moment the dagger stabbed down, the soldier who had not shed a tear despite being so badly injured burst into tears.
That stab seemed to have used up all his strength, causing him to collapse to the ground...
(End of this chapter)
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