Chapter 600: I am willing to die for the king!
Zhou Xu had never expected that the rat army would suddenly engage them in a decisive battle at this point in time.
But think about it from another perspective. This is just like a team fight in a MOBA game. This kind of thing is inherently random. You may just want to use your two skills to disgust the opponent in the previous second, but suddenly you find an opportunity, so wouldn't you just jump in and start a team fight?
It's impossible to say that in a game with extremely high randomness, all the steps are arranged in advance, and then the timing is determined and the steps are followed and shouting "Three, two, one, team up!" Is that nonsense?
The most typical example was when Zhou Xu commanded his troops to attack the rainforest area.
He originally just wanted to consume the opposing lizardmen and find out their details, and then he was ready to return to the Old World.
In the end, the fight went smoothly. There was no need to test it. Just go straight in! Then there was the victory later.
This is roughly what happened when the rat people suddenly erupted this time.
Of course, the difference is that the ratmen took the opportunity to initiate a group fight, but ended up being wiped out...
Looking at the report sent back by Li Ce in his hand, Zhou Xu's face darkened. For a moment, he really didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
The good news is that the rat army on the front line has been basically wiped out, but the worrying thing is that they also suffered heavy casualties in this wave.
Among the 1,000 reinforcements sent to the frontline, there were 300 dragoons. They launched a "boiling blood" battle until the last moment, and all of them died!
At the same time, they were certainly not the only lizardmen who launched the "Boiling Blood" in that war.
In fact, if they didn't have the powerful BUFF of 'Boiling Blood', they might not have won the battle against the huge army of ratmen.
But on the other hand, the existence of "Boiling Blood" also caused a significant increase in casualties among their southern garrison. According to front-line statistics, out of the original 2,000 garrison troops, 1,072 soldiers were killed in battle alone, and even two pterosaur riders were killed.
There is no way of knowing how many of them died from "boiling blood".
As for the remaining ones, there is no doubt that almost all of them were injured.
Among them, the three hundred cavalrymen led by Zhou Chongshan, after the battle, minus those who died in battle and those who were confirmed to have been seriously injured and retired, only eighty-one were left.
This result made Zhou Xu's face reveal an uncontrollable trace of pain, and he took several deep breaths before suppressing his emotions.
Not to mention the equipment of those 300 cavalrymen, it is definitely the best in their Great Zhou.
Under this premise, every soldier is selected through layers of selection. Those who cannot keep up with the training will be demoted to ordinary troops. Only those who can stay are the elites trained by him with a lot of time, energy and money!
As a result, he almost lost everything in this battle, and Zhou Xu couldn't help but feel the pain.
The only thing to be thankful for during this period was that although Zhou Chongshan and Tash were both injured, they were not seriously injured.
After all, unlike Li Ce and Soros who stayed in the rear to command the battle, Zhou Chongshan and Tash were responsible for charging into battle. The battlefield where these two armies were fighting was full of dangers. If they were not careful, they would lose their lives.
There is a saying that goes, "It is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a general!" If the two of them died in this battle, or were seriously injured and retired, Zhou Xu would really vomit blood.
After learning about the casualties and calming down, Zhou Xu began to focus on the contents of the report.
"Take the initiative?"
As he muttered to himself, a slight wrinkle appeared between Zhou Xu's brows.
In this wave, the ratmen army was wiped out on the front line, and the enemy must have been seriously injured. Normally speaking, if we take advantage of this time to pursue the victory, we will definitely get good results, and we may even wipe out the ratmen directly in this wave.
But the problem now lies on their own side, and the situation is not optimistic either.
This makes this option risky.
Zhou Xu obviously still needed to think about this problem for a while. Before he came to a conclusion, he devoted some of his energy to thinking about the issue of rewards.
For things like the payment of post-war pensions and arrangements for retired soldiers, they already had a complete set of procedures within the Great Zhou, so he basically didn't need to worry about it. He would just take a look at the report, sign and seal it, and approve it.
But so far, the reward still needs to be arranged by him personally.
Spreading out a piece of parchment, Zhou Xu picked up the feather pen and began to write slowly.
There is essentially a mechanism behind rewarding people based on their merits. Their Great Zhou has not yet reached the point where there are no more titles to be bestowed, so Zhou Xu was able to do the rewarding thing with ease. His main thought is still on whether or not to send out troops.
While finishing writing about the reward, I also made a decision in my heart.
"Pass on my order. Have the 1,000 Lizardmen troops in training take their supplies and rush to the southern border."
After giving brief instructions on this matter, Zhou Xu immersed himself in writing a letter to Li Ce.
There is no doubt that his decision was to send troops!
Even if he cannot completely destroy the rat people, he will completely cripple them this time to buy them more time for development.
The pterosaur rider took the letter and set off immediately, rushing back to the Southern Fortress as quickly as possible.
A week has passed since the end of the war, and post-war work has basically been completed.
After receiving the bamboo tube containing the parchment letter, Li Ce did not rush to open it. Instead, he ordered people to call Soros, Zhou Chongshan, Tash and other generals over, and then opened it in front of them.
Spreading out the parchment letter, Li Ce quickly scanned the contents and then announced it in public.
"A thousand reinforcements and supplies are on the way. The king has decided to send troops!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals responded one after another, and among them, the Lizardmen generals led by Tash were the most eager to fight.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"At a time like this, we should kill those damn stinky rats completely!"
"When the time comes, I am willing to lead the charge!"
While shouting, all the generals also requested to fight.
Although the lizardmen were saddened by the death of their tribesmen, they saw it as a glorious sacrifice. They would never retreat because of the sacrifice as they followed Zhou Xu as their leader! Looking at the officers who were full of fighting spirit, Li Ce made a gesture of pressing his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"The next step is the reward."
In terms of rewards, in addition to monetary rewards and individual promotions in military rank, all generals were given a set of armor, which served as both a reward and increased their survival rate in subsequent battles.
Besides, no reward would be of any use for the annihilated Speed Dragon Cavalry Unit, so Zhou Xu, while mourning them, gave them the honorary title of "Great Zhou Warriors".
There is basically nothing much to say about this reward, but the sheepskin letter also contains a more special reward. When Li Ce saw it at first, he was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes fell on Zhou Chongshan.
"Major Zhou, the king has another reward for you."
Zhou Chongshan was stunned when he heard this.
"And there are rewards? For us?"
From Zhou Chongshan's perspective, his rewards had just been read out. Like Li Ce, he was promoted to major and received a series of rewards. Why is there more now?
"Yes, you guys, go gather all the soldiers under your command to the open space."
Zhou Chongshan had no doubts and quickly went to gather his subordinates.
The soldiers quickly assembled, and with Zhou Chongshan in the lead, they quickly formed a square formation, waiting intently for Li Ce to read out their king's reward.
Seeing this, Li Ce did not hesitate, but spread out the parchment in his hand and read aloud.
"The First Troops of the Great Zhou charged into battle and bravely killed the enemy in this battle, showing a spirit of not fearing sacrifice, not fearing strong enemies, and being ready to die. They have made great contributions and can be called heroes of our Great Zhou! Their ambitions are commendable and should be remembered in our hearts! Therefore, they are given the name, Xianzhen Camp!"
As Li Ce said this, he gave a look and the two soldiers who had been waiting on the side slowly unfolded the papers in their hands.
There were only eight large characters written on it in a flamboyant style.
The will to break through the enemy lines, there is no life or death! Looking at these eight characters, Zhou Chongshan, who had been unusually calm when he heard about his reward before, recalled the sacrifices of his comrades and brothers, and his nose was sore. Then he punched his chest twice with his right fist and knelt on one knee towards the eight characters.
At the same time, the soldiers behind him followed suit.
Staring at the eight characters, at this moment, they seemed to have found their souls! "Entrapment Camp, willing to die for the king!"
"The Xianzhen Camp is willing to die for the king!!!"
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
