Chapter 332 Casualties
At the same time, in Prairie Village, although Ye Jinghong and Li Ce can still move at the moment, Zhou Xu is not crazy enough to let these two wounded people work.
Right now, he is handling all internal affairs in the village, which of course also includes the work of counting casualties.
This job is heavy for Zhou Xu. During the process of carrying the wounded, he had actually experienced firsthand how serious the casualties were this time.
He ignored the prairie elves for now. Considering Hilke's current mental state, it was obviously not convenient for him to ask. As for the centaurs.
Before the war started, there were only seven centaurs left in the clan headed by Drogo. This time, two more were killed in the battle. Of the remaining five, all were seriously injured, and two of them were seriously injured. It's a serious injury.
The casualties are basically clear at a glance.
As for their own side, they have to include the previous casualties.
In order to cope with this battle, the total number of regular troops assembled in their prairie village was forty, of which twenty were rattan armored soldiers, belonging to the elite team, and the remaining twenty were ordinary Regular army troops.
In the ordinary regular army team, fourteen people were killed in the battle, and the remaining six were all seriously injured. Two of them did not survive to return to the village, and died of serious injuries.
Just now, when he was counting his own casualties, the medical team came to report that another regular soldier failed to rescue and died of his injuries. There were three left, two of whom had been rescued and had to continue to observe the situation. One Still under rescue.
It is not an exaggeration to say that these twenty ordinary regular army soldiers were completely wiped out!
As for the remaining twenty vine armor soldiers, the situation is much better. The vine armor on their bodies ensures to a large extent that the vine armor soldiers can withstand fatal attacks many times.
Of the twenty vine-armed soldiers, four have been killed so far, seven have been seriously injured, and the remaining nine are all seriously injured.
In addition, as for the war horses, considering those who were killed in battle or seriously injured and could not be treated, the total number is seventeen. During the chaos of the battle, five more horses were accidentally lost. I don’t know what can be done. Can't get it back.
"Huh——"
He exhaled a long breath. After finishing the casualty statistics, Zhou Xu felt so heavy that it became difficult to breathe.
“Dong dong dong.”
“Come in.”
The next second, a member of the kitchen walked in.
"Chief, the hot soup is ready, and I brought you a bowl."
"Thank you for your hard work, just put it aside."
"Yes."
With a bowl of hot soup in his stomach, Zhou Xu felt a little more comfortable.
At this moment, all the matters at hand have been dealt with for the time being, and everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged.
In fact, he was even able to sleep and rest.
But the worries in his heart kept him from sleeping at all right now.
In the end, I simply held my forehead with one hand and leaned on the chair, lost in thought.
Until that figure approaches...
“Ouch~”
Hearing the voice, Zhou Xu, who was in a daze, came back to his senses slightly. Looking at Chitose, who had lying down at his feet at some point, Zhou Xu stretched out his hand to touch Chitose's head and smiled bitterly.
"Chitose, it's better for you, you don't have any worries."
"Ouch~"
He has too many worries now and needs to find someone. Confide, but no one is the right candidate.
Too many people died in this battle, and people in the village are now panicked. If he reveals his anxiety again, it will only make the villagers even more panicked.
He is the leader, he must be strong! No choice!
This situation put a lot of psychological pressure on Zhou Xu himself, and finally his eyes fell on Chitose again. "Chitose, why don't you come and listen to what I have to say."
Although Chitose is very intelligent, he can't speak. At this time, he has become his best confidant. .
The pressure that had been accumulated invisibly on weekdays suddenly burst out at this time, causing him to talk a lot to Chitose intermittently.
Chitose, on the other hand, lay quietly at his feet the whole time, nudging him with her head from time to time, as if to comfort him.
“Thank you, Chitose.”
Zhou Xu would never have thought that the little guy he picked up from the belly of Da Gu’s corpse would now become his spirit Object of sustenance and narration.
After venting the accumulated pressure in his heart, Zhou Xu's spirit improved slightly.
Rubbing his cheeks vigorously, he began to tell Chitose about his next troubles.
"Population is a big problem. Many people have died this time. If conscription continues, the labor force will be reduced. This is simply a vicious circle."
Waging a war is never an easy choice.
Throughout their Chinese history, it is not uncommon for the next emperor to work hard for decades or even a lifetime to make up for the losses caused by the war launched by the previous emperor.
Is this such a huge dynasty? What's more, it's a small temple like Zhou Xu's?
At present, the population problem needs to be solved. To put it bluntly, there is only one way, and that is to annex more tribes.
As for the option of having children within oneself, it is not feasible at present.
It has been less than two years since he was summoned.
In this process, the tribes in this world have experienced fleeing from famine and cold winter. In this harsh environment, the only ones who can survive are the capable young adults. The death of the elderly and children The risk is extremely high, and there aren’t many women left.
This undoubtedly further aggravates the difficulty of internal reproductive population.
Even if I could give birth, I was lucky enough to get pregnant in October and give birth to the child.
Can this little kid be able to work as soon as he lands on the ground?
No!
And he is at risk of dying before he grows up.
By taking the fertility route, it will take at least ten years for him to obtain a round of labor force.
Although Zhou Xu likes to make long-term plans, the things in front of him are almost unbearable. Do you still have thoughts about more than ten years from now?
After talking about the troublesome problem of population, Zhou Xu turned around and talked about the lizard people.
Obviously, the existence of lizard people is his biggest trouble now!
"What bothers me right now is that I don't know what's going on over there with the lizard people, and I don't dare to approach easily."
Whenever this matter is mentioned, Zhou Xu feels like his head is getting big. In a circle.
During the period, Chitose yelled again. Seeing that Zhou Xu ignored her, Chitose stood up again and nudged him gently with her head, attracting Zhou Xu's attention.
"What's wrong? Chitose?"
Looking at Chitose's reaction, Zhou Xu was confused.
During the next brief exchange of glances with Chitose, he seemed to realize something.
"You want to say that you go and confirm the situation on the lizard people's side?"
Hearing this, Chitose nodded.
"..."
Update sent, thanks to the book friend "The Little Panda Who Loves Fish" for the reward!
(End of this chapter)