Chapter 606 How big is this face? !
This mountain range is a series of hills that are connected into one piece. When I was in Huangshan Village before, I thought that Tieshan Village was already deep in the mountains.
Little did we know that after passing Tieshan Village, we had only walked less than a quarter of the mountain range.
Over the years, Shi Lei has wiped out all the primitive tribes hiding in the mountains and led the mountain troops all the way to the edge of the world.
As Zhou Xu led the team deeper into the mountains, the climate became increasingly colder. Zhou Xu had already wrapped himself in a fur coat, but perhaps because he had stayed in the rainforest for too long in the past two years, he felt that his ability to resist the cold had decreased. In the depths of the mountains in this severe winter, his two rows of teeth were chattering from the cold.
The team of guards who came with him were not much better in this regard.
Two of them were mountain people, but they hadn't been back for too long. When they came back, they encountered the severe winter weather and they really couldn't bear it.
In addition, after passing Tieshan Village, the mountain road behind is not as easy to walk on as before.
Walking on this mountain road in the severe cold made Zhou Xu feel like he didn't want to come here again.
Of course, he was just thinking about it casually. The mountainous area was an important part of the territory of their Great Zhou, so it was impossible for him not to come.
Before setting out, he misjudged one thing, that is, the couriers traveled back and forth between places all year round, especially the couriers assigned to the mountainous areas, who were good at running on mountain roads, and their moving speed in the mountains was definitely not comparable to theirs.
This took Zhou Xu and his men more time before they successfully reached the Great Zhou's garrison camp located at the border of the mountains.
"Your subordinate Shi Lei pays respect to the king!"
"No need to be polite, let's get down to business. Has there been any movement from the other side since then?"
It took almost a month for the messenger to bring the news to him, and it took him more than a month to get here. Although it was not so tragic that it didn't arrive until spring, there was indeed not much left of this winter.
And in the past two months, the sufficient energy channel has been opened several times.
When asked, Shi Lei did not hesitate and quickly said...
"It was just that one time. After that, the energy channel was opened and there was no movement from the other side."
After receiving the answer, Zhou Xu's eyes flashed with understanding.
"That's normal. The scouting team that came here has lost contact. They haven't obtained any intelligence yet. The enemy can't figure out our situation. I guess they won't dare to act rashly in the short term."
While they were talking, Zhou Xu had already walked into the tent, and the attendant beside him quickly poured a cup of hot water and handed it to him.
"Did you get any useful information from the three prisoners we captured?"
Zhou Xu took the hot water and took a sip.
Except for the three prisoners captured alive, all the others of this pathfinder team from the opposite world were killed in the battle.
Although this was an emergency, Zhou Xu had already reminded people about it when the energy channel appeared before.
That is, if there are troops coming out from the other end of the energy channel, then keep a few prisoners for questioning and kill all the others.
He didn't know what the other party was thinking, nor did he know what the other party's purpose was. He didn't have the capital to bet that the other party came to make friends with him. Killing them all was the safest and most convenient way for him to deal with it.
Faced with the question, Shi Lei nodded quickly.
"Yes, they said it came from a country called 'Huaxia'."
"puff--"
In an instant, Zhou Xu, who heard the key word, spat out the hot water that he had just put into his mouth. This scene scared Shi Lei who was standing next to him.
"My king, what are you doing?"
This situation was too sudden and completely beyond his expectations. Even Shi Lei, who was usually calm, was a little confused at this moment.
Zhou Xu, whose head was buzzing, had no time to care about the frightened Shi Lei and hurriedly asked.
"What's the name of their leader? It's their king. It could be the emperor or something."
Although their king uttered a lot of unfamiliar words that he could not understand at all, Shi Lei had a general idea of what their king wanted to ask.
"It is said that the First Emperor Yan Sheng."
“…”
At first, when Zhou Xu heard that the country was called "Huaxia", he was indeed shocked, but when he heard the title of "First Emperor", he fell silent.
"Why doesn't this bastard call himself Ying Zheng?! It's ok to call him 'The First Emperor', but he calls himself 'Huaxia'. How shameless is he?!"
Zhou Xu, who had roughly figured out what was going on, couldn't help but swear.
"How many cities does the enemy have? How many troops does the enemy have? Did you find out?"
This is obviously the key point. Through this information, he can confirm the opponent's strength to a large extent.
"We followed the method you gave us earlier, and captured several prisoners and interrogated them one by one. What we can confirm now is that the enemy should have seven cities. As for the military strength..."
When Shi Lei said this, a trace of helplessness appeared on his face.
"The three prisoners didn't give a unified answer. I guess they really don't know."
Zhou Xu was not surprised by this situation.
Since there are not many cities, it is relatively easy to remember how many cities there are in your country. It is a simple question.
However, only those at the top really know how many troops their country has. The soldiers and some junior officers below may not be clear about this.
"So what did they say?"
"All three said they really didn't know. I asked them to give a rough estimate. One said it should be 3,000, one said it should be 5,000, and the other said it should be 10,000."
Hearing these three numbers, Zhou Xu raised his eyebrows slightly.
“Isn’t this a bit of a gap?”
Let’s not talk about the first two for now. If the enemy really has 10,000 troops, it would be fatal.
Prepare for the worst, and probably retreat to the mountains and forests, relying on the terrain of the mountains to contain the enemy's offensive. The Lizardmen can't get here, and they definitely can't withstand a head-on fight.
Of course, Zhou Xu was just thinking about it casually at the moment. It was not certain whether what these three said were true or false.
The one who said he had 10,000 troops was probably just bragging to scare them, in order to prevent them from acting rashly and launching an offensive.
From this point of view, he is a loyal minister with a bit of cleverness.
During this process, a soldier came over with a set of armor and weapons.
When Shi Lei saw it, he quickly explained.
"Your Majesty, please look, this is the equipment of the soldiers on the other side."
The quality of equipment is undoubtedly an important basis for measuring the strength of a party.
At this moment, Zhou Xu's eyes quickly fell on the equipment delivered...
(End of this chapter)
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