Chapter 982 Frontline Battle Report
At the desk in the Qinzheng Palace, Zhou Xu was carefully reading the latest report sent by the southern border garrison.
The very beginning of the report directly stated that they had won the battle, which made Zhou Xu feel in a very good mood from the very beginning.
Continuing to look down, the most troublesome problem now is undoubtedly that a large number of rat people at the scene have fled in all directions.
Zhou Xuguang could tell from his imagination that the subsequent carpet search would be a time-consuming, laborious and troublesome task.
In the intelligence, they also mentioned the huge evil demon, which had been mentioned before, but Zhou Xu didn't take it too seriously.
Because they can handle it.
When he received the news, the evil demon had already been destroyed by them, so what was there for him to worry about? However, it is not difficult to see from this report that the evil demon's strength has increased, which is still a bit tricky.
This time, on the front line, the two extraordinary wizards, Bo Levin and Locke, led the Wood Elf Mage Corps to take turns to fight, and finally with the help of Zhou Chongshan, a warrior in the Hundred Refinements Realm, they successfully wore them down to death.
If they lack even a little bit of high-end combat power, the difficulty of the evil demons will double.
And if there were no high-end combat power like Bo Levin, the existence of evil demons would be almost unsolvable.
Of course, this is just a guess Zhou Xu made at this stage based on the limited information he has.
The demon may have other weaknesses, but they haven't discovered them yet.
But no matter what, the above information is enough to show that the upper limit of the evil demon is not low. Even after being summoned, it can continue to grow stronger by devouring creatures.
However, in contrast, the demon's IQ is obviously limited, and it seems to have no negative emotions such as fear. When in a weak state, it does not know how to escape, but only knows how to fight.
Combined with this information, the image of a brainless war machine has basically emerged.
At the same time, according to Soros and his analysis, combined with the limited information provided by Bo Levin and Locke, it can be determined that the evil demon was summoned through some kind of evil sacrificial ritual and is a special energy body formed after consuming a large number of sacrifices.
And this is not something that the rat people would do.
Or it could be said that the ratmen had never displayed such warfare methods in their long wars with the lizardmen in the past.
Under this premise, Soros also specifically mentioned in the report that the series of actions and combat style of the opposing ratmen this time were completely different from what they had shown in the past.
"A big change in style. Sacrifice ceremony..."
The tactical style issues mentioned by Soros cannot actually be used as substantial evidence, but combined with the evil sacrificial ritual, it made Zhou Xu think.
[You still have to be a little careful about this matter and pay attention to it in the future. ]
At this moment, the evil demon has finally been dealt with, and at the same time, they do not have more intelligence information to assist him in analyzing and speculating on this matter.
In this case, there is no point in continuing to dwell on a problem that you are definitely not going to understand.
Keep reading, at the end of the report, Soros certainly did not forget their latest findings.
[A huge saltwater lake that the pterosaur rider can't see the end of even when flying in the sky? 】
When Zhou Xu saw this sentence, there was a subtle expression on his face.
[Shit, did they find the ocean?! ]
The Qingshui Lake on their Black Moon City side was already big enough, but from a distance, it was clearly visible that it was surrounded by green mountains, so it was not so endless that one could see the end.
A saltwater lake that even the pterosaur riders flying in the air can't see the end of?
Zhou Xu really couldn't think of anything else except the sea.
It’s just that the lizard people have never seen the ocean and mistakenly thought it was a huge lake.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu couldn't help but feel amused.
After reading the entire report, Zhou Xu closed it and put it aside.
After adjusting his thoughts a little, he spread out a blank piece of animal skin paper and began to write about the rewards for the southern border troops.
He drafted the entire reward system. If it was just a simple reward of military rank and gold and silver, he basically didn't have to think about it and could just start writing.
[The main contributors to this battle must be Bo Lewen, Locke and Zhou Chongshan. ]
[Bo Levin is currently the bishop of the state religion in the rainforest region, and has no military duties. This time it is considered a military achievement, so he will skip the lieutenant rank and be promoted to major.]
There had never been a situation like this before in their Great Zhou Dynasty, and military ranks were basically awarded one level at a time.
He was promoted to major right from the start, which was no exaggeration to say that he reached the pinnacle in one step.
But there is no way around it. Judging from the situation described in the battle report, Bolevin's contribution in this wave is greater even compared to Locke and Zhou Chongshan. It is not justified to give him the rank of captain. The rank of major is already the result of Zhou Xu's control.
Under this premise, Zhou Xu would naturally not be stingy with rewards such as gold, silver, fine wine and silk.
Locke's situation was similar, but unlike Bolevin, Locke's only legal identity in the Great Zhou was a citizen of the Great Zhou. Zhou Xu made an exception and allowed him to follow the Wood Elf Mage Corps to the front line.
To put it bluntly, he is just an ordinary person.
In response to this situation, Zhou Xu wrote down directly, "Appoint Locke as the Royal Mage and confer him the rank of Captain."
The Royal Mage was undoubtedly a position specially created for him by Zhou Xu.
Simply put, it can be understood as a senior position in the Royal Guards Mage Corps. According to Zhou Xu's current idea, only extraordinary mages who possess extraordinary strength and have made sufficient contributions can be canonized as the royal mages of their Great Zhou.
As for Zhou Chongshan, he was directly promoted to colonel.
The same was true for Soros and Bai Tu, who performed outstandingly as commanders during the period. They were all promoted one level higher, with Soros promoted to colonel and Bai Tu promoted to lieutenant colonel.
If there are several officers with the rank of colonel in their Great Zhou, then there is only one officer with the rank of senior colonel at this stage! After this battle, Soros can be said to have become the highest-ranking officer in their Great Zhou.
Zhou Xu didn't have any idea about this. After all, Soros was stationed in the Southern Fortress, fighting against the ratmen all year round and gaining military merits every year. It was natural for him to have this military rank.
At the same time, he was not worried that Soros would continue to rise and eventually make him unstoppable.
Because this thing will never happen.
According to intelligence, that area has now been pushed to the seashore. Since he has no plans to go out to sea for the time being, Soros obviously does not have many military achievements left.
If nothing unexpected happens, Soros may not have to worry about his military rank in the next few years.
(End of this chapter)
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