Chapter 301 A Tragic Price
After all, the lizard man’s camp is just that area, and the three forces of them started operations around the lizard man’s camp.
It is certainly unrealistic to say that it is completely impossible to encounter other forces during this period.
The emergence of the centaur clan at this time undoubtedly helped Li Ce and the others save some effort, and at the same time further reduced the risks they needed to bear.
After confirming that the big lizard was really dead, Li Ce's hanging heart was finally able to be completely put back into his stomach.
"Chief Drogo, thank you for your help this time."
While speaking, Li Ce rode on horseback and hugged his fists at Drogo and the others who came to support.
“It’s a small matter, Lieutenant, there is no need to be polite.”
Not to mention their friendship, let’s just say that after the Centaurs escaped from the energy channel, they healed, ate and rested in the grassland. As for the village, Li Ce had no need to be polite to them.
Drogo and the others undoubtedly contributed some information about the Lizardmen when they were discussing tactics, and even had targeted discussions.
But talking on paper is simple after all, and fighting in actual combat is another matter entirely.
Not to mention that Drogo has always been unscrupulous in his words. There are many things that he can't say at all. In addition, different individuals have completely different feelings about the gap in strength.
This led to Li Ce's first confrontation with the lizard people. They suffered too many accidents and the fight was quite brutal.
After simply thanking him, Zhuo Ge did not turn around and left. Looking at Li Ce and the others' current state, he knew that they needed a helping hand here.
Looking at the body of the big lizard, Drogo said directly...
"The meat is edible and tastes good. It tastes like chicken, but I think it tastes better than chicken."
"..."
Needless to say, I broke through the energy channel before When they arrived at the opposite world, Drogo and the others had already killed and eaten them. Otherwise, how could they have survived so long without food there?
Originally, Li Ce saw that the big lizard was so big that it would be difficult to carry it, so he planned to leave it here first.
But once he heard that the meat was edible, he changed his mind.
Their cavalry team was fighting outside, and they undoubtedly needed food supplies. Even if they brought dry food, they couldn't just leave the meat delivered to their door.
Not to mention that after confirming that the meat was edible, they didn't want it. They were discovered by the lizard people later, and then picked it up and ate it. Isn't that sending food to the other side?
A large part of the reason why Li Ce attacked the lizard people's hunting team here was to cut off the lizard people's food supply.
Based on this premise, how can there be any reason to leave food for the enemy now?
“Hurry up, pick the meat and take it away!”
While speaking, Li Ce also motioned to Zhuo Ge and the others to come up and share the meat.
For this tribe to survive on the grassland, hunting skills must be guaranteed, and no one is bad at peeling off skin and flesh.
Although the big lizard looked big, under the premise that the centaurs came up to help, they quickly shaved off the big lizard's flesh.
During the period, Li Ce also cut off the heart of the big lizard and opened it to see if there was any 'hard work' inside.
Facts have proved that he thought too much. Although this big lizard is extraordinary, it obviously has not reached the level of extraordinary creatures.
After loading all the meat, Li Ce got on his horse and took a look at the big lizard's skeleton before leaving.
Considering their ‘skeleton’ mantra, the bones of the big lizard are of great value to them.
But right now he is fighting outside with the cavalry, and it is not realistic to carry such a big skeleton.
I have no choice but to leave it here and see you again when we are destined.
Call Drogo and the others, and they quickly returned to the original battlefield.
At this moment, the No. 2 team and some of the wounded who stayed here have roughly sorted out the battlefield.
The arrows shot out have been recovered as much as possible, and the carcasses of the two bison killed on the opposite side are being processed.
"Lieutenant."
As soon as Li Ce and the others came back, the captain of Team No. 2 hurriedly stepped forward to report.
After describing the general situation, the captain's voice became obviously heavier when he talked about his own casualties. "Five people here died in battle..."
At this point, the captain, whose breathing became slightly faster, immediately took a deep breath and controlled his emotions.
“Five people were killed in the battle, two were seriously injured, three horses were killed and one was seriously injured.”
This does not include those who were not seriously injured.
Take the captain of the No. 2 team in front of you as an example. He is covered in blood now. Do you dare to say that his injuries are minor?
At that time, there was a head-on confrontation with the Lizardmen's Velociraptor Cavalry. Their No. 2 Squadron suffered the heaviest losses. Three of the five brothers who died in the battle were from the No. 2 Squadron.
In other words, except for him, the captain, and the soldier who lost control of his horse and ran away, all members of Team No. 2 were dead.
To be honest, if he, the captain, could survive, it was all due to good luck. If it weren't for the set of rattan armor, he would have died at least three times in that melee!
At this moment, Li Ce felt extremely heavy.
Except for the time when they faced the hyenas in the early years, how long had it been since they suffered such tragic casualties?
They brought out twenty cavalry, but almost half of them were defeated in the first battle. They faced only a hunting party from the other side.
After taking a few deep breaths, Li Ce forced himself to calm down. Anyone can mess up here, but only him.
He is the top officer here and must keep a cool head and make the most rational judgment.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Ce pointed out two soldiers who were obviously seriously injured.
"You two, ride on horseback and drag out the two hidden wooden carts."
"Yes!"
In response, the two soldiers hurriedly ran to perform their mission.
And Li Ce's eyes fell on the seriously injured war horse.
The injuries to these war horses were on their abdomens, and their internal organs were already hanging out. The pain was so severe that their whole bodies were trembling.
Li Ce reached out and touched its head. The war horse whimpered several times, which made Li Ce uncontrollably feel pain in his eyes.
"Give it a good time."
"Lieutenant!"
Hearing that the horse was about to be killed, the soldiers around him had red eyes.
For them who fight on horseback all year round and receive cavalry training, these war horses are basically the same as their comrades.
But if you want to stop it, you can't say it out loud.
It was injured like this and it could no longer survive. They all knew this in their hearts.
"Let me do it."
As he spoke, Li Ce was about to pull out the dagger from his waist, but was stopped by a voice.
"I'll come."
Three simple words, but the hoarse voice was filled with unstoppable trembling.
"It is my partner, and I should be the one to see it off on its last journey."
During the melee, his horse was injured, and he fell off the horse as well, directly breaking one of his legs. His legs and right shoulder were also stabbed with bloody holes by the lizard man's spear.
At the moment when the dagger struck, the soldier who was so injured that he didn’t even shed a tear burst into tears.
That stab seemed to have exhausted all his strength, causing him to collapse to the ground...
(End of Chapter)