Chapter 435 The Rhythm of Change
The pterosaur rider flew over the camp they were setting up. Li Ce looked up at the black shadow in the sky and frowned slightly.
It cannot be denied that in this plain area where the view is basically unobstructed and there is not even any cover, the aerial vision unit on the opposite side is really a nuisance.
He originally wanted to set up some pit traps around the camp, but pit traps are time-consuming and labor-intensive and cannot be done in one go.
Under this premise, the existence of the Pterosaur Rider, an aerial vision unit, is bound to expose his actions.
Once a trap is exposed, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
However, on the other hand, the unobstructed plain environment also has its advantages.
For example, if the Lizardmen wanted to attack their camp, they could easily detect the large army coming over.
In a way, it's a good place to set up a camp.
After working for most of the day, Li Ce, who had temporarily taken a break from his work, was now in the tent listening to the casualty report compiled by his adjutant.
Although they had the upper hand in the brief armed conflict, they certainly suffered casualties on their side. The losses were not great, with some individual soldiers suffering from paralysis and poisoning, and losing sensation in their limbs.
However, the medical team members who accompanied them after the war had already provided them with emergency treatment.
After all, when they fought with the Lizardmen earlier, the other side had shown their means of poisoning, so they were well prepared for this.
In the next few days, Li Ce and his team were busy setting up the camp and did not take any further action.
The same was true for Soros. After the brief confrontation, he had realized that he could not defeat the opposing cavalry unit in the plains with his limited forces.
This was also the biggest reason why he had completely changed his strategy to withdraw from the plains area and defend the rainforest line.
Each side had their own ideas, and after the initial round of fighting, this area unexpectedly entered a period of stable peace, and neither side acted rashly.
Setting up a campsite is simple as long as there are not many requirements on specifications and internal facilities.
After this, Li Ce naturally called all the officers under his command and began to plan the subsequent military operations.
"To be honest, I didn't expect the Lizardmen on the other side to retreat so easily and leave this critical 'Edge of the World' area to us."
Inside the camp commander's main tent, Li Ce showed a hint of headache after saying this.
"But this also shows that the commander of the other side has a clear mind. Under the circumstances at that time, it might have been a better situation for the other side to fight us to the end."
Hearing this, the three military officers sitting below, Zhou Chongshan, Silk and Drogo, nodded subconsciously.
The situation at that time was very clear. The Lizardmen had a larger total force, but the majority of them were infantry, and the threat to them was very limited.
However, the cavalry units, which are important and can restrain them to a certain extent, are not as strong as theirs, which is their advantage.
According to that situation, if they continue to fight, their casualties will definitely be heavy, but the other side will suffer even more tragic casualties, and may even be wiped out directly on this plain.
If such a situation is formed, then their subsequent actions will undoubtedly become easier.
But the problem now is that things did not go as they wished. The opponent's commander chose to preserve his troops and retreated into the rainforest area.
This is very tricky for them.
Because of the Lizardmen, their Great Zhou's initial strategic plan was based on a defensive battle on the grassland, and the battlefield was on the grassland!
In the grassland area, cavalry is the absolute main force that cannot be shaken!
In fact, to some extent, you don't even need infantry units. All cavalry is the most combat-effective on the grassland.
In fact, Zhou Xu did exactly that.
But now due to various changes in circumstances, they have changed from the defenders to the attackers. The Lizardmen, who were supposed to be the attackers, have now retreated into a rainforest, showing an attitude of defending the rainforest line of defense to the death. This makes it very difficult for them.
Anyone who is not stupid can see that cavalry cannot fight in such a complex rainforest environment unless they dismount and become infantry.
This is actually not impossible. Take the rattan armor soldiers of the Great Zhou for example. Each of them can serve as a cavalryman on horseback and as an infantryman on foot. They are elite soldiers who are proficient in all kinds of weapons, such as bows, long weapons and short weapons.
But the versatility of the rattan armor soldiers is achieved through high-intensity training.
High-intensity training requires sufficiently strong physical fitness to maintain. Looking at all the soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty, only a few can keep up with the training intensity of the Rattan Armor Soldiers.
Under this premise, the physical fitness of ordinary soldiers cannot keep up, and they cannot do so much training in a day, which means that their training must be prioritized.
The training of ordinary cavalry troops is mainly focused on horseback, mainly training lances and long weapons! There is foot combat training after dismounting, but the proportion is relatively small and it is a secondary training.
If they can exert 100% of their combat power when riding on horseback, then when they get off the horse, they can only exert about 70% of their combat power.
From this point of view, it is somewhat of a waste to use cavalry as infantry.
Zhou Xu knew from the intelligence brought back by Drogo and his men that the other side had a rainforest environment. He had taken this into consideration, so he made adjustments to the training of the new recruits.
Instead of sending them all to the grassland, they were sent to the mountains where Shi Lei was located to receive training in mountain combat so that they could better adapt to the rainforest environment.
In other words, the Hundred Cavalry is just their vanguard, and its main purpose is to occupy this plain area connecting to the edge of the world, and then protect the front-line camp established here, so that their follow-up troops from the Great Zhou can land here more smoothly.
In this way, the battlefield can be pushed to this world in one go, without letting the war spread to their original world, thus ensuring the stability of their rear.
As for the subsequent work, Zhou Xu has already transferred a group of ready-made mountain soldiers from Shi Lei, and the new recruits who have been sent there for training will also be transferred back to serve as their main force for the subsequent attack on the rainforest area.
If the Centaurs had migrated here smoothly, he could have taken this step more smoothly and the mountain soldiers would have more time for training.
But the change in the situation disrupted his rhythm and added a sense of urgency to this step of the plan.
Regarding the battle situation here, Zhou Xu couldn't say that he was not anxious at all.
After all, he is now 100% recruiting too many soldiers. The direct result is a reduction in the labor force and productivity within their Great Zhou, an increase in food expenditure, and the pressure in the rear is still very great.
And in this state, even if the rear is stable, it will be difficult to achieve any rapid development due to the above reasons.
But there's no point in rushing this matter.
The Lizardmen are in the worst situation now. The ratmen are still fighting with them. The Lizardmen are probably so anxious that they are dizzy.
The main reason why Zhou Xu sent troops so quickly this time was to make a statement, so as to prevent the Centaurs from thinking that he had sold them out.
Later, when he deals with the Lizardmen and even the Ratmen, he will need the power of the Centaurs, and he cannot make any mistakes in this regard.
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