Chapter 469: Taking Advantage of the Situation
As soon as he saw the shield-armored dragon coming out, Li Ce gave the order without saying a word, and ordered the crossbow troops to set up their attack formation and launch an attack.
After the earlier report was sent over, Zhou Xu realized that the demand for giant crossbows on the front line was far beyond his initial expectations, so he significantly increased the supply of giant crossbows in the future.
At this stage, the number of giant crossbows in Li Ce's hands is more than enough for him to squander, which allows him to use them unscrupulously.
At the same time as the crossbow troops launched an attack on the armored dragon, the soldiers who had just finished setting up the camp received an order from Li Ce and immediately started to break camp and flee.
During many battles, Li Ce already had an accurate grasp of the speed of the opposing Shield Dragon.
He had carefully estimated the location of the camp. According to the speed of the armored dragon, it would be more than enough for them to break camp and escape before the other party arrived.
In this way, the soldiers do not need to be too anxious, they just need to grasp the time and carry out their actions in an orderly manner.
If we evacuate too quickly, and the other side sees that the camp is gone, they will order the Ankylosaurs to go back. Wouldn't that be in vain?
Although Li Ce had no plans to launch an attack on the rain forest at this moment, it would be a good idea to seize the opportunity to destroy the external shell of the opposing ankylosaur.
Following Li Ce's tactical thinking, the soldiers and the crossbow troops silently cooperated. After the armored dragon entered the dangerous distance, the soldiers responsible for cleaning up the camp carried out the final finishing work. They folded up the tents as quickly as possible, threw them on the carriage, and then drove away quickly. According to the speed of the armored dragon, it could not catch up at all.
But it cannot be said that they were beaten in vain, after all, the Great Zhou was indeed troubled by them.
After confirming the latest situation, Soros gave the order to retreat without any surprise. At the same time, he could also see that the opponent was using this method to damage the armored dragon's shell.
However, at the same time, from Soros's perspective, the actions of the Ankylosaurus also made the opponent uneasy, making it impossible for the opponent to adjust its status and launch subsequent actions.
In this wave, both sides are essentially consuming each other.
As for the possibility that the opponent had no intention of really attacking from the beginning and was just pretending to trick him, Soros obviously had not realized it at this stage.
During this process of mutual tug-of-war, the Lizardmen were slow to send out their cavalry units, which gave Li Ce reason to suspect that the other side really lacked cavalry combat power.
Even if there are still some cavalry units on hand, the number is probably very limited and it is impossible to form an effective scale.
Otherwise, given the current situation, there is no reason for the opponent not to send out highly mobile cavalry units to contain the enemy.
This conclusion undoubtedly gave Li Ce more confidence.
As the night deepened, after another round of mutual consumption, the opposing shield dragon retreated temporarily. As usual, Li Ce stationed his troops at a safe distance from where they could attack or defend.
Of course, he knew that this night would definitely not be peaceful.
Don't forget that the lizardmen have night vision capabilities. Li Ce doesn't believe that they will do nothing after nightfall.
In order to deal with this, he specially borrowed soldiers from the Centaur tribe headed by Diak. This time, one of the two cavalry teams responsible for escorting the infantry troops to carry out the operation was composed of Centaurs.
Centaurs also have night vision, so after nightfall, the task of patrolling and guarding is given to them.
During this period, the pterosaur rider flying in the air undoubtedly had a full view of Li Ce's deployment and reported the situation to Soros in a timely manner.
Soros, who confirmed the news, did feel a little troubled.
Because according to his original plan, he actually intended to send out Chameleon Lurkers to sneak up under the cover of night and launch a surprise attack.
But I'm afraid that's not going to work now.
The Chameleon Lurker's stealth ability can only be exerted when it is stationary. It is impossible to be invisible while moving.
Under this premise, the Chameleon Lurker itself has low mobility efficiency and a fragile body. Once discovered by the opposing Centaur, it is basically dead and has nowhere to escape.
As for continuing to send out the Shield-Armored Dragon to harass the other side...
That's possible, but the Ankylosaurus is so big and heavy that every step it takes makes a lot of noise, and the effect is the same day or night, so it can't be used for sneak attacks at all.
After thinking about this problem for a while, Soros came up with a new idea.
He simply divided the four armored dragons into two teams, with two in each team. One team was responsible for the day and the other was responsible for the night. The purpose was to make the other side restless 24 hours a day.
I have to say, from the perspective of harassment, this move of his was indeed ruthless.
But this restless night gave Li Ce an opportunity.
The next morning, facing the endless harassment from the Ankylosaur, he simply commanded his troops to pretend that they were in a bad condition and unable to attack, and took advantage of the situation to let the troops retreat appropriately.
In Soros's view, this move was an attempt by the other party to retreat and regroup.
Since he has already decided to launch harassment tactics day and night, he will definitely carry it through to the end and will not easily give the opponent a chance to regroup.
The two teams of armored dragons took turns day and night, and a war of attrition began.
Li Ce was naturally happy that the other party was so cooperative, but it was undeniable that with the intensity of the other party's harassment, as the party being harassed, they were really tired.
Maintaining a state of mutual pulling and constant harassment, time comes again for the day when the energy channel opens.
Seizing the opportunity, Li Ce quickly sent a messenger back to report the situation.
Back in Black Moon Village, after listening to the latest report from the front line, Zhou Xu's face looked a little solemn.
[There is no problem with Li Ce's response. The focus now is on the rat people...]
[Judging from the performance of the Lizardmen, they should not have reached a truce with the Ratmen yet, but after suffering a round of defeat, the Ratmen chose to passively defend. If they do not take action, our front line may be in danger.]
As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu's index finger tapped the armrest of the chair rhythmically.
[What should I do now? ]
After some thought, Zhou Xu made a decision.
"Pass the order down to increase the number of recruits. In addition, the next batch of supplies must also be adjusted. Reduce the food ration and increase the ration of scale armor, weapons, giant crossbows and other weapons and equipment!"
At this point, Zhou Xu paused, and when he spoke again, his words made all the ministers below go crazy! "In addition, the next time the energy channel is opened, I will personally lead the troops to fight!"
(End of this chapter)
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