Chapter 613: Keep up the good work and have more children
When Zhou Xu and his companions arrived at the border of the mountains, winter was almost over.
Now that all the arrangements have been made, along with the internal preparations for war and the rapid deployment of troops, the seasons are also quietly changing during this period.
It is still very cold deep in the mountains in early spring, and it is also very humid and rainy, which is the time when people are most likely to catch a cold or get sick.
In order to reduce the risk of illness, Zhou Xu still had a stove lit in his tent, and was discussing with Shi Lei some tactical ideas and arrangements for phased goals after that.
Although they obtained a lot of intelligence information from the captured prisoners, it was their first time there after all, and there were still uncertainties that could not be ignored, so they still had to make comprehensive preparations.
Just as Zhou Xu and Shi Lei were discussing this, a soldier from the Royal Guard walked in quickly and whispered to him.
After listening to this, a smile appeared on Zhou Xu's face.
"Let him in."
Soon, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a handsome grassland elf dressed in military uniform walked in from outside.
When he was about five meters away from Zhou Xu, the other party stopped and knelt on one knee.
"Your subordinate Silk is here to see the king!"
"Wake up, how's the baby? Boy or girl?"
While signaling Silk to excuse himself, Zhou Xu asked this question with interest.
Hearing this, Silk's ears turned red.
"Thank you for your concern, my king. It's a boy."
"Not bad, not bad. Keep up the good work and have more children."
Zhou Xu's encouragement made Silk's ears turn even redder, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Looking at Silk's appearance, Zhou Xu couldn't help but feel emotional.
When he earlier transferred the elven knights to serve as his personal guards, his purpose was to allow them to reproduce in their spare time.
Although the elves are a long-lived race with a natural lifespan of up to 1,600 years, their gestation period is basically the same as that of humans, only about ten months.
But think about it, if the pregnancy lasts for several years or even decades, who can bear it?
In the past two years, many grassland elves have become pregnant and gave birth to newborns, including Silk's wife.
Half a year ago, Silk's wife was about to give birth, so Zhou Xu gave Silk a half-year vacation and asked him to go back to take care of his wife, and then come back to work after the child was born and stable.
After all, the work of the Royal Guard is well known to everyone who knows it, and it is very leisurely.
In addition, during that period, Zhou Xu often stayed in one place for half a year, so there was really not much difference whether Silk was there or not.
Now Silk is back from vacation.
For Zhou Xu, it undoubtedly came at the right time.
In the next possible battle, they will definitely have no advantage in terms of troop numbers, so according to Zhou Xu's thinking, they must win by quality.
The Elf Knights are undoubtedly high-quality elite troops.
It is no exaggeration to say that, with the same scale, the Elf Knights in perfect condition should be the most powerful force under his command.
This time, they will undoubtedly need to contribute to the active attack on the opposite continent.
Also needing to contribute during this period were the Centaurs led by Drogo and Diak. After receiving Zhou Xu's order, they brought fifty riders to help.
On the premise that we have confirmed that the opponents are all humans, although the Centaurs and Grassland Elves do not have many troops, their individual combat power is strong.
The two tribes combined can at least match the enemy's 300 cavalry.
On this basis, together with the mountain troops and crossbow troops under Shi Lei, as well as the troops recruited subsequently, excluding the logistics troops responsible for various logistical support and auxiliary work, Zhou Xu planned to gather 500 troops first to explore the way to the other side.
After completing all the preparations and calculating the time, the energy channel was quickly opened.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world...
After discovering the existence of the energy channel, although it was still unclear what was connected to the other end of the channel, Yan Sheng still issued orders, dispatched border defense troops to station in the marginal area, and arranged patrol teams to patrol back and forth 24 hours a day to ensure the safety of the border.
However, after such a long time, nothing happened, and the soldiers on patrol could not help but become slack.
Although there has been no news of the exploration team sent out last winter, their mission was only to guard here and not go over, which made it difficult for the soldiers here to have any sense of crisis.
At this time, the soldiers were yawning, with only one thought in their minds.
[What time is it now? Is it time to change shifts? ]
As these soldiers were thinking and moving, an energy channel that had been opened at some point came into their sight.
"Look over there, a passage has opened, let's go over there quickly!"
The soldier who first discovered the energy channel in the distance subconsciously rushed over.
The other soldiers on patrol were speechless when they saw this.
[Leading new soldiers is annoying. ]
While he was complaining in his mind, a soldier who was suspected to be the captain said something impatiently.
"Are you the captain or am I the captain? Why are you in such a hurry? That broken passage has been opened countless times over the years. There is nothing wrong with it! What's the hurry?"
Although the new recruit was very motivated, he was still a little afraid of these old soldiers in his heart, not to mention that the one who was cursing was the captain, his immediate superior.
After being called out like this, the recruits suddenly fell silent.
Normally, they wouldn't be so slow, but maybe it was because the new recruit's behavior just now aroused the patrol leader's rebellious psychology, and also in order to show his status in the team, he now chose to come slowly.
Although the recruit was anxious during this period, he did not dare to rush after being scolded just now.
Until the next second, a scream came from the recruit's mouth.
The veterans, including the captain, were startled and were about to curse when they heard the new recruits shouting anxiously...
"Enemy, enemy attack! Enemy attack!! Enemies are coming out of the passage!!"
Hearing these urgent shouts, the old soldiers shuddered and hurriedly looked over.
Wow, there really was a troop that came out of that passage, led by a cavalry unit. They advanced at a very fierce speed, and in the blink of an eye, they had rushed out a long distance.
"What the hell, this is an enemy attack! Blow the signal, blow the signal quickly!!"
(End of this chapter)
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