Chapter 1242 A Lot of Problems
It is no exaggeration to say that this wave of marches was full of problems for the Smith Republic.
The forces with the most problems were undoubtedly the Russian Republicans led by Peter.
Over the years, Peter may have accumulated a lot of experience in underground activities, but he has basically zero experience in formal marching, fighting and governing. In addition, the hardware and software of the Russian Republican soldiers have not kept up, so the current result is completely foreseeable.
Zhou Xu could understand Peter's unwillingness to show weakness in the face of Fisher. After all, in the struggle between the two parties in the Smith Republic, the Rakshasa Republican Party was already at a disadvantage. If Fisher were to get along well with them and the Saint Laurent Empire, he would have little chance of turning the tables.
But even so, Zhou Xu felt that it was a foolish decision for Peter to insist on competing with Fisher and gathering troops to go to war at this point in time.
At this stage, the soldiers of the Russian Republican Party do not have this strength, nor are they prepared for this!
Of course, since it basically had no impact on them, he had no interest in interfering in the affairs of other countries. He still had this basic quality.
However, what Zhou Xu didn't know was that during this process, Fisher and Peter also felt very strange.
Due to the severe weather in the severe winter, there were constant injuries and casualties in their troops, and the number of troops continued to decrease. The female warriors were of demigod descent, and their physical fitness was far beyond that of humans. It would have been fine if they were fine, but why was there no movement from the Great Zhou?
Of course, Fisher and Peter had no way of knowing that the soldiers of the Great Zhou now only looked like humans.
The conscription test itself is a selection process, picking out those with better physical fitness from the general public, and these people can often receive more blessings under the blessing of the 'Evolutionary Leader'.
After joining the army, the food provided by the Da Zhou army provided them with sufficient nutrition, coupled with high-intensity training.
Nowadays, the physical fitness of every soldier of the Great Zhou is not comparable to that of ordinary human soldiers.
Of course, this does not mean that they will never get sick, but their body's immunity and adaptability have become stronger.
As long as they are not allowed to stay with a patient with an infectious disease for a long time and only have brief contact, the probability of them being infected with the virus is very low based on the current physical fitness of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
A month passed quietly in this chaotic state.
During this period, Fisher and Peter were also forced to reduce their staff.
In this situation, because no one wanted to be caught in the act and attacked by the hostile party right in front of them, patients on both sides experienced humanitarian care they had never had before.
Not only did they take great care of them, but they also left special personnel to look after them while waiting for the arrival of the logistics troops.
But this move undoubtedly also led to a rapid reduction in their military strength.
When they came out, the main battle force was 12,000. Before the battle even started, the force was already approaching 11,000...
This situation made Fisher quite annoyed, but he knew that he had to do this, otherwise Peter, that bitch, would use this point to attack him! To a certain extent, Fisher and Peter also began to roll up invisibly.
It was a new day, and a giant eagle rider flew quickly through the air.
During the advance of the large army, in order to ensure the safety of the march, the Giant Eagle Knights of the Great Zhou and the Pegasus Knights of the Female Warrior Clan would perform surveillance patrols in the air and clear the way and conduct reconnaissance in the front.
Having just finished the exploration of the area ahead, the Giant Eagle Knight came back as quickly as possible to report to Li Ce. Zhou Xu didn't care about such trivial matters during the march. Basically, all of them were the responsibility of Li Ce, the commander-in-chief.
"Report! Traces of Goblin Wolf Cavalry were found three kilometers ahead!"
With air units performing reconnaissance missions, many ambush troop actions will be uncovered.
"How many?"
"I estimate two thousand."
Hearing this number, Li Ce frowned immediately.
According to the efficiency of the large army, it is still about half a month's journey to the border of the Saint Laurent Empire.
In this position, it is normal for the attacking greenskin army to arrange guard troops to patrol the periphery to ensure that no foreign enemies approach.
After all, they have to reserve time to go back and report the news, and even to mobilize subsequent troops for support.
But the size of this guard force is very abnormal! How can you arrange a force of 2,000 to carry out a guard mission?
Moreover, to carry out a warning mission, they have to evacuate on a large scale to ensure the warning area. People like this gathering together are obviously waiting for them.
"We've been exposed. The other side knew we were coming."
Li Ce, who realized this, immediately thought of the Blood Hand Clan. If the information was provided by the Blood Hand Clan, then the other party would most likely have been able to confirm their identities to a certain extent.
Following this line of thought, new questions soon arose in Li Ce's mind...
[These two thousand Goblin Wolf Cavalry can't possibly be planning to ambush us, right? The Blood Hand Clan suffered a loss once before, will they suffer the same loss again? ]
[But if the other party's goal is not to ambush, but to delay time...]
[That's not right. According to previous intelligence, the Saint Laurent Empire is very powerful. Facing the joint siege of the Greenskin Royal Family and the Blood Hand Clan, it is still able to resist. It is simply unrealistic to want to capture the Saint Laurent Empire with just that little time.]
As his thoughts raced, Li Ce frowned and asked again.
"Is there anything suspicious around here?"
"Something suspicious..."
After thinking about it for a moment, the Giant Eagle Knight quickly said...
"There's a large area of woodland further away."
At that time, because the large-scale Goblin Wolf Cavalry was so eye-catching, the Giant Eagle Knight's attention was completely focused on them, and he neglected some other things.
Li Ce's face suddenly darkened when he confirmed the news.
"The Blood Hand Clan knew that we had air units. In this case, why didn't they use the large area of forest and instead let the Goblin Wolf Cavalry ambush outside?"
Hearing this, the Giant Eagle Knight was startled...
"You mean, the Goblin Wolf Cavalry outside are just baits to attract our attention, and there is a bigger ambush in the woods?!"
"We can't rule out this possibility, but we can't guarantee that the other party isn't playing some real or fake tricks on us."
Li Ce was still cautious and did not make a rash decision.
"Pass my order, the entire army should remain alert, suspend the advance, and rest on the spot. I have to go see His Majesty!"
"yes!"
(End of this chapter)
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