Chapter 490 Night
When it comes to charging into battle, 'Boiling Blood' is a very powerful ability.
However, in the case of a fight between two powerful men, the "boiling blood" will cause the caster to lose rationality and be seriously affected by emotions. It is really not a good method.
If Zhou Chongshan had not been overly exhausted by the previous long battle, Gruul would have died at least two or three times during the previous fight.
Exhaling a long breath, Zhou Chongshan silently adjusted his state.
Ever since he broke through the bottleneck that had been restricting him in the previous crazy fight, Zhou Chongshan could clearly feel that his strength was constantly improving through each battle.
This feeling was very good for him and brought him an unparalleled sense of security.
At the same time, at the Great Zhou garrison camp, Zhou Xu took a deep breath as he looked at the sky which was gradually brightening. Then he turned his head and looked at Da Gu and Er Gu who were placed in the camp.
This was his backup plan. If he was unable to successfully control the Ankylosaurus to carry out his plan, he would instead control Big Bone and Two Bone to take action.
But the whole thing went more smoothly than he expected, which temporarily made Da Gu and Er Gu useless.
"Put away the big bone and the second bone. I'll take a break and let Li Ce handle the follow-up work."
After saying that, Zhou Xu dragged his tired body towards his tent.
He was in no hurry to launch a follow-up offensive.
Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. The soldiers have just fought fiercely all night, and the operation to wipe out the remaining lizardmen forces on the opposite side has not even been completed yet.
Under such circumstances, launching a follow-up offensive hastily does not seem to be a wise decision at all.
In addition, the Lizardmen gave up the environmental advantage of the rainforest defense line and took the initiative to attack, coming to the plain battlefield which was relatively unfavorable to them. From this action, it is not difficult to see that the ratmen in the south have taken action.
In this situation, if the Lizardmen did not immediately transfer their troops back to the southern battlefield to fight the ratmen, they would be under considerable pressure.
Zhou Xu didn't believe that the other side would dare to continue to withdraw troops to his side in a short period of time.
If nothing unexpected happens, they should be able to get some relatively peaceful rest time this time.
Zhou Xu, who had not slept all night and had consumed a large amount of mantra power, was already exhausted both physically and mentally.
After returning to my tent, I basically fell asleep immediately.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark outside. Chitose had come back at some point and was now lying next to him. Seeing that he had woken up, Chitose rubbed his face lazily.
After touching Qiansui's fur that was as smooth as silk, Zhou Xu turned his gaze to the entrance of the tent.
"Someone come."
Hearing the sound, the guards outside the door hurried in to receive orders.
"I am here, what do you want, Your Majesty?"
"What time is it now?"
Faced with the question, the soldier thought for a moment and said...
"According to the time reported by the night patrol, it is already after ten o'clock."
In order not to disturb the soldiers' rest too much, the time-telling interval was changed to once an hour after nightfall.
"So, I have been sleeping since early morning?"
"Yes."
"call--"
He let out a long, heavy breath. His head was still heavy and the mental fatigue was very obvious.
But he estimated that he had probably slept for fifteen or sixteen hours. If you let him continue sleeping, he obviously wouldn't be able to fall asleep in a short period of time.
"Is Li Ce still awake?"
"Lieutenant Li Ce should have gone to bed. He came here an hour ago, but the king was still asleep, so he did not disturb him and only left a report."
As he spoke, the personal soldier quickly presented the report sent by Li Ce to Zhou Xu.
"Do you want to call Lieutenant Li Ce over?"
"No, let him rest."
While speaking, Zhou Xu took the report, then sat down at the table and lit the oil lamp on the table.
"Go get me something to eat."
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
After saying that, the personal soldier retreated, and Zhou Xu, with the help of the oil lamp's light, unfolded the report sent by Li Ce.
This is a very clearly written casualty report.
"Nineteen killed in the battle, forty-seven wounded, eleven of them seriously injured..."
Even though he had full control over the rhythm of the battle and used skeleton soldiers at the forefront, this casualty figure was still shocking to Zhou Xu.
At that time, the infantrymen were basically concentrated behind the chevaux de frise, holding spears to defend themselves, and they suffered very few casualties. These were the casualties of their Great Zhou cavalry units, and the Centaurs headed by Diak were not included in the statistics.
In this wave, Zhou Xu talked about the situation objectively and they fought pretty well.
Moreover, during the battle, he successfully summoned the skeleton soldiers to attract the enemy's firepower, and then used the cavalry's group charge to seal the victory, leaving the Lizardmen with little chance to counterattack.
But even so, they still could not avoid a situation where more than half of the people were killed or wounded.
Most of them were probably caused in the subsequent fighting, when many lizardmen chose to launch "Boiling Blood" and fight desperately, which added a lot of damage to them.
Since the war began, the casualties of their Great Zhou soldiers have been increasing.
War is bound to result in death, this is a matter of course, but it does not change Zhou Xu's heavy mood at all.
Looking at these bloody numbers, Zhou Xu fell into a brief silence.
After a few seconds, he took a deep breath, calmed himself down and cheered himself up.
As the supreme ruler of the Great Zhou, he has no time to dwell on the grief of the past. What he needs to do now is to keep moving forward and not let the sacrifice of the soldiers become a meaningless thing! [After this battle, I am afraid that the strength of our Great Zhou cavalry will be greatly reduced. ]
Due to the rainforest area, in subsequent conscription, Zhou Xu has placed the focus of training on the cultivation of mountain soldiers, which has resulted in the cavalry unit not having fresh blood injected for a long time.
Of the Hundred Cavalry Team that was so powerful back then, perhaps not even half of them are left now.
But comparatively speaking, the Lizardmen's situation is definitely worse than theirs.
Of course, the specific numbers have not yet come out. After all, the limited time is not enough for them to complete the cleanup of the battlefield and count the number of enemy corpses.
But Zhou Xu blindly estimated that at least three to four hundred of the enemy's dragoons would be killed in this wave.
Considering the pressure from the southern battlefield, the Lizardmen probably couldn't afford to send more cavalry back.
In this way, the pressure that their cavalry units need to bear on the plain battlefield will naturally be reduced.
(End of this chapter)
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