Chapter 398 Adjustment of Plans
Zhou Xu occasionally became a gambler, but that was only when he had no other choice.
Whenever there is a choice, Zhou Xu doesn't like to leave his fate to luck. In his opinion, that is the last resort.
When the initiative has quietly fallen into your hands, you choose to sit and wait for death, betting that you will do nothing and the other side will fight to a loss, letting you take advantage? This can only be said to be too stupid.
If the other party didn't know about your existence, then it would still be possible, but now your existence has long been exposed.
At the same time, judging from the previous actions, the lizardman on the opposite side is not a fool and will not let you take advantage of this.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu immediately gave the order...
"Pass on my order to have the main force continue to be stationed at the edge of the world and keep an eye on the movements over there. Then call the officers headed by Li Ce back to discuss matters."
At the command, the messenger rode on a fast horse and galloped all the way, delivering the order to the garrison camp at the edge of the world as quickly as possible.
After receiving the order, a group of officers led by Li Ce immediately returned to Caoyuan Village after making simple arrangements for border affairs.
In front of Zhou Xu's desk, all the recalled officers, including Ye Jinghong, the village chief, gathered together.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Xu went straight to the point and quickly stated his previous speculation.
After hearing Zhou Xu's speculation, Li Ce, who was sitting below, suddenly felt enlightened.
The Lizardmen had retreated so casually before. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that something was not right, but he couldn't tell what was wrong at the moment. This made him feel very depressed recently.
Ultimately, it’s because they have experienced little and their thinking is not as lively and innovative as Zhou Xu’s.
Now that Zhou Xu said this, Li Ce immediately understood the problem, and his thinking was broadened a bit.
"I plan to send a guerrilla team over there. After confirming that the Lizardmen are indeed fighting with other enemies, we will harass them from the rear and deplete their strength."
Zhou Xu had just finished speaking when three officers, Zhou Chongshan, Zhuo Ge and Silk, volunteered to take on the task.
Ye Jinghong and Li Ce sat there, as steady as a rock.
Because they both knew that they couldn't leave.
Ye Jinghong needs to stay in Caoyuan Village to command the logistical support, while Li Ce is the commander-in-chief of the large force on the front line. If the two of them leave, it will directly affect the command and dispatch here.
On the other hand, Zhou Chongshan and the other three will not be affected that much.
All three of them were eager to make achievements at this moment, especially Silk. Unlike the careless Drogo, he was very clearly aware that he needed to establish merits and improve the status of their grassland elves by improving his status in the Great Zhou.
Under this premise, the Lizardmen still have a genocide feud with them, so it is natural for him to be so active in this matter.
"You have to think carefully. This energy channel is generated randomly. Once you pass through the energy channel and reach the opposite continent, I am not sure that you can come back safely."
"Once you reach the other side of the continent, your logistical resources will definitely not be guaranteed. You can only rely on the small amount of supplies you carry with you at the beginning. Once these supplies are exhausted, you can only look for supplies on the other side of the continent yourself."
"At the same time, there are likely to be lizardmen outside that energy channel. Once you go over there, you will be at risk of being besieged by lizardmen."
"Besides that, after the Lizardmen discover your existence, they will definitely send soldiers to strictly guard the energy channel and dispatch a hunting team to hunt you down throughout the journey. By then, even if the energy channel is opened, you may not be able to return safely."
Needless to say, the risks that this "guerrilla force" needs to bear when it needs to go deep into enemy territory are enormous.
And Zhou Xu's words only presented some of the risks in more detail to them.
But these words did not shake the three of them, and their expressions were all extremely firm.
Among them, Silk took the initiative to say...
"Your Majesty, you also said that once we go deep into the opposite continent, we will most likely be surrounded by the enemy. However, our Elf Knights have a strong ability to break through with the 'Air Flow Barrier', which can greatly increase the probability of escaping unscathed."
At this point, Silk paused.
"From this point of view, letting our Elf Cavalry carry out this mission should be the best choice."
What Silke said made sense, and Zhou Xu couldn't help but nod his head.
Indeed, the elven knights led by Silk are a good choice. The existence of the airflow barrier enables them to have excellent ability to break through at critical moments and are not easily surrounded by the enemy.
By then, even if the Lizardmen blocked the entrance to the energy channel with their troops, according to the Elf Knights' methods, they would be able to break through with the help of the airflow barrier, enter the energy channel and retreat. This is an advantage that their human cavalry do not have.
But on the other hand, the weaknesses of the elven knights had already been exposed in previous battles.
First of all, their comfortable life makes them lack sufficient practical experience, and secondly, they have shortcomings in physical fitness.
Even now that they have received military training and their physical fitness has been significantly improved, the overall physical fitness of an elf knight cannot be compared with that of a human soldier, let alone a centaur who has even stronger physical fitness.
As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on Drogo.
"How about this, Drogo? You, the Centaur tribe, have been deep into the opposite continent before. You are relatively familiar with the environment there and have more experience. You and Silk will carry out this mission together."
The Centaurs, led by Drogo, have almost everything that the Elf Knights do not have.
At the same time, there are only five Centaurs left, including Drogo himself. With this size, they are actually not of much value on the front battlefield. It would be more appropriate to let them perform some special tasks.
Drogo was fine with whatever happened, he had no idea about their king's arrangements.
After learning the result, Silk even felt more confident.
After all, having received military training, he has been able to face up to his own shortcomings to a large extent, and naturally sees that the presence of Drogo and others can make up for his own shortcomings.
When the time comes for them to launch operations on the opposite continent, the two teams can support each other and share the pressure, allowing them to act more freely.
Having received the order, Silk and Drogo took their leave and went back to make preparations.
The next time the energy channel opens, that's when they'll take action.
The time for this is still uncertain so far, so they must prepare everything as soon as possible to ensure that they can set off at any time once the energy channel is opened.
(End of this chapter)
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