Chapter 474 A New Situation
Zhou Xu was undoubtedly satisfied with the growth of his subordinates.
It is not difficult to see from this that if you want generals to grow, fighting is really the simplest and most brutal way, but the cost and risk are indeed too high.
"I'll have Drogo take me there in a little while. Chongshan, you continue to stay in the garrison camp here. As for Silk, it will take quite a while for you to fully recover the strength you consumed earlier, right?"
Silk's situation is different from that of Zhou Chongshan, Zhuogo and others. The truth method is an important part of their combat effectiveness.
Therefore, even if their physical strength and injuries have almost recovered, as long as the power of truth has not fully recovered, their combat performance will be significantly affected.
On the other hand, Drogo is different.
He did not master any mantra skills. Under this premise, the physical fitness advantage of the Centaurs allowed him to recover faster than Zhou Chongshan and Silk. He was the best candidate at the moment.
After breakfast, Drogo directly gathered his fellow tribesmen, formed a team, and escorted Zhou Xu to the front-line camp.
The group rode on horseback and moved very efficiently. Before they got close enough, the heavy footsteps in the distance and the sound of the three-bow crossbow attacking entered Zhou Xu's ears.
It looks like a fight has broken out here again.
After exchanging a brief glance with Drogo, Zhou Xu waved his hand, signaling Drogo to follow him from the outside and find a position to observe the situation.
Now that the pterosaur rider on the opposite side has been dealt with by him, there is no need to worry about the information on his side being hidden. Considering the situation here, Zhou Xu has no plans to let the other side know of his existence for the time being.
The view in the plains is still very wide. In addition, the armored dragon is huge. During the simple detour, the figures of the two warring parties soon came into Zhou Xu's sight.
To put it simply, the whole situation is that the two armored dragons are being attacked by their crossbow troops.
Li Ce had already made it very clear to him in the previous report about the Lizardmen's purpose. They did not want their front-line troops to have a good rest. They wanted to wear them down in this way so that they would not have the energy to launch further offensives.
As of now, this tactic of the Lizardmen is undoubtedly effective.
Fatigue is something that accumulates, especially mental fatigue. Even though Li Ce has made it very clear to the soldiers that their goal is not to attack but to waste time with the enemy and buy themselves more time.
But under the opponent's crazy harassment day after day and night after night, their condition has indeed reached its limit.
During this period, the Lizardmen certainly could not have suffered no losses. Even if the four Shield Ankylosaurs were working in shifts day and night, the natural repair speed of their external shells would definitely not be able to match the destructive speed of the three-bow crossbow.
Not to mention the other two armored dragons, at least the two armored dragons that appeared in Zhou Xu's field of vision at this moment had their shells quite broken.
Under the concentrated fire of the crossbow troops, obvious blood had even begun to flow out from the cracks in the armored dragon's shell.
This scene undoubtedly showed that the defense of the two armored dragons' external shells had reached its limit. Once they were completely destroyed and without the protection of the shells, no matter how thick-skinned and strong the armored dragons were, it would be difficult for them to withstand the attack of their three-bow crossbows.
The only problem with this tactic for them is that it consumes a lot of giant crossbow arrows.
However, ever since the last time they ran out of giant crossbow arrows, causing them to miss the perfect opportunity to shoot and kill an enemy armored dragon, combined with the situation on the front line and in order to cooperate with the new tactics, Zhou Xu has ordered the ordnance department to increase the production of giant crossbow arrows and increase the quota of giant crossbow arrows in each supply.
Since then, although the number of giant crossbows on the front line is not abundant, it is basically sufficient.
Until this action started...
My goodness, if you are beaten like this every day, there’s no way you can withstand it.
As the battle progressed, there were not enough giant crossbows, and the front line was in fear for three or four days.
During this period, as soon as Li Ce and his men saw the opposing Shield-Armored Dragon appear, they immediately packed up their camp and fled, avoiding fighting the entire time. Soros once thought that the opposing side was no longer able to fight, and was therefore very happy.
It was not until yesterday that this batch of supplies arrived and the transport troops urgently delivered the giant crossbows to the crossbow troops on the front line, which led to the current round of confrontation.
In fact, an earlier round of confrontation had already begun that evening.
This made Soros clearly realize that the supplies of the Great Zhou army had arrived, coupled with the sudden disappearance of the pterosaur rider.
Soros would never believe it if someone said there was no connection between the two!
After forcing the front-line troops to break camp and leave, the Lizardmen blew the retreat signal, instructing the Ankylosaurs to retreat.
But looking at the two armored dragons covered in blood, they had long lost their initial deterrent power, and their departing backs even looked a bit embarrassed.
"Let's go and meet up with Li Ce and the others."
Retracting his gaze, Zhou Xu pulled the reins in his hand, and under the escort of Drogo and the others, he quickly reunited with Li Ce.
"Your subordinate Li Ce comes to see the king!"
"No need to be polite."
As early as yesterday afternoon, when the rear camp sent him a giant crossbow, the messenger who came with the transport troop had already informed Li Ce that their king was coming to the front line in person.
At first Li Ce was a little surprised, but then he quickly reacted.
To be honest, in the current situation, after the ratmen were defeated, no one knew what actions would be taken next, and they were also blocked by the rainforest defense line. Li Ce really couldn't think of any good way to break the deadlock.
Under this premise, it is really a good idea for their king to lead the army in person.
At this moment, Li Ce and his men had just broken camp and fled because of the enemy's Shield-Armored Dragon. It would take time to rebuild the camp, so they had no place to talk even if they wanted to.
However, Zhou Xu didn't care about it. He took Li Ce on horseback and moved to the side and began to discuss the current situation.
"The Lizardmen are not stupid. They must know that if they continue like this, the lives of those big guys will be in danger. In this situation, they still continue to send these big guys to fight and harass us. There is only one possibility..."
Following Zhou Xu's train of thought, Li Ce quickly came up with the answer.
"The other side has started to mobilize troops again?"
"After the ratmen were defeated, there was no movement. It was obvious that the lizardmen couldn't get in, so they had to turn around and attack us."
Zhou Xu, who was analyzing the battle situation at this moment, had a somewhat helpless tone in his voice.
"Logically speaking, the ratmen, as our mortal enemy, will definitely not let go of this opportunity. They are not making any moves now, probably because they are waiting for the lizardmen to get tired and move their troops to the front line. Once the lizardmen do this, the pressure on the ratmen will be reduced."
Li Ce frowned as he listened to their king's analysis.
"According to this line of thinking, the ratmen on the other side are also plotting against us!"
In response, Zhou Xu spread his hands.
"What can we do? The most important thing right now is to resolve the threat of the lizardmen first, as for the ratmen."
Having said that, Zhou Xu was silent for two seconds, as if he was thinking about this matter.
"Once we have dealt with the lizardmen, there will always be a way."
(End of this chapter)
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