Chapter 600 I am willing to die for the king!
Zhou Xu never expected that the rat army would suddenly fight them to the death at this time.
But think about it from another angle, this is just like a group fight in a MOBA game. This kind of thing is inherently random. One second ago, you might just want to throw two skills to disgust the opponent, but suddenly you find that there is If you have the chance, why don’t you just jump in and start a group tour?
It is impossible to say that in a game with a high degree of randomness, you can arrange all the steps in advance, and then follow the steps at the right time and shout, '321, start the group! 'Bar? Isn’t that nonsense?
The most typical example is when Zhou Xu commanded his troops to attack the rainforest area.
He originally just wanted to consume the lizardmen on the opposite side and explore the details of the opposite side, and then he was ready to return to the Old Continent.
In the end, this hit went quite smoothly, so why not try it out and hit it directly in! Then there is the victory behind.
This time the Rat Man suddenly broke out, and that was about it.
Of course, the difference is that the Rat Man took the opportunity to start a group, but was destroyed by the group instead...
Looking at the report sent back by Li Ce in his hand, Zhou Xu's face darkened. , for a moment, I really didn’t know whether to be happy or worried.
I was happy that most of the rat army on the front line was wiped out, but I was worried that the casualties on their side were also quite heavy this time.
Among the thousand reinforcements sent to the front line to support, there were 300 dragon cavalry. They launched a "bloody" bloody battle until the last moment, and all of them died!
At the same time, in that war, of course they were not the only lizardmen who launched the 'boiling blood'.
To be honest, without the blessing of the powerful BUFF "Boiling Blood", facing the huge army of rat men, they might not be able to win the battle.
But on the other hand, the existence of 'Boiling Blood' also greatly increased the casualties of their southern garrison. According to frontline statistics, out of the original two thousand garrison troops, one thousand and seventy-two were killed in battle alone. A soldier, even the pterosaur rider lost two.
There is no way of knowing how many of them died due to 'boiling blood'.
As for the remaining ones, there is no doubt that basically all of them were injured.
Of the three hundred cavalry led by Zhou Chongshan, after the First World War, after subtracting those who died in battle and those who were determined to be seriously injured and retired, there were only eighty-one cavalry left.
This result made Zhou Xu's face uncontrollably show a trace of physical pain, and he took several deep breaths to suppress his emotions.
The three hundred cavalry, not to mention the equipment, are definitely the best in their Great Zhou Dynasty.
Under this premise, every soldier was selected at all levels. Those who could not keep up with the training were all transferred to the ordinary troops. Those who could stay were all trained by him who invested a lot of time, energy and money. Elite!
In the end, he almost lost everything in this battle, and Zhou Xu couldn't even think about it without feeling heartache.
The only fortunate thing during this period is probably that although Zhou Chongshan and Tash were both injured, they were not seriously injured.
After all, unlike Li Ce and Soros who stayed behind to command the battle, Zhou Chongshan and Tashi were responsible for charging into the battle. The battlefield where these two armies were charging could be said to be full of dangers. If you were not careful, Xiao That's where the fate has to be given.
There is a saying that 'a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find! ’ If the two of them die in battle this time, or are seriously injured and retire, then Zhou Xu will really vomit blood.
After understanding the casualties and calming down his emotions, Zhou Xu began to focus on the content behind this report.
"Are you taking the initiative?"
While muttering to himself, a slight wrinkle appeared between Zhou Xu's brows.
In this wave, the rat army is wiped out on the front line, and the opponent's vitality will definitely be severely damaged. Normally speaking, if you take advantage of this moment to pursue the victory, you will definitely achieve good results, and there is even no guarantee that this wave will directly Then the Rat Man was served.
But the problem now is on their own side, and the situation is not optimistic either.
This makes this choice a risk that cannot be ignored.
Zhou Xu obviously still needed to struggle with this issue. Before he could come up with a result, he devoted some of his energy to pondering the issue of rewards.
Such as the payment of post-war pensions and the arrangements for retired soldiers, they already have a complete set of procedures internally. He basically does not need to worry about it. He will send the report back, he will look at it, and then Just sign, stamp, and approve.
But so far, the reward matter still needs to be arranged by him personally.
Laying out a piece of parchment, Zhou Xu picked up a quill and started writing slowly.
This reward based on merit essentially has a set of mechanisms in it. They, the Zhou Dynasty, have not yet reached the point where they can't be sealed, so Zhou Xu can easily come up with the reward. He is mainly thinking about what to do. Don't send troops.
While finishing writing this reward, I also made a decision in my heart. "Pass my order to have the one thousand lizardmen troops who are training bring supplies and rush to the south."
After giving the brief instructions, Zhou Xu buried his head. Started writing a letter to Li Ce.
There is no doubt that his decision is to send troops!
Even if he couldn't completely eliminate the rat people, he would completely cripple the rat people in this wave to buy them more time to develop.
The pterosaur rider took the letter and set off immediately, rushing back to the southern fortress as quickly as possible.
A week has passed since the end of the war, and the post-war work has basically been completed.
After receiving the bamboo tube containing the sheepskin letter, Li Ce did not rush to open it, but ordered someone to call Soros, Zhou Chongshan, Tash and other generals over. Open it in front of all the generals.
Opening the parchment letter, Li Ce quickly scanned the content and then announced it in public.
"A thousand reinforcements and supplies are on the way. The king's decision is to send troops!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals responded, including the lizard general headed by Tash. Their fighting spirit is the highest.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"At this time, it is time to kill those damn stinky rats completely!"
"When the time comes, my subordinates are willing to take the lead in the charge. ! ”
While shouting, all the generals also asked for battle.
Although the lizard people were saddened by the death of their clan members in battle, in their eyes, this was also a glorious sacrifice. With Zhou Xu as their leader, they would never shrink back because of the sacrifice!
Looking at the generals who were full of fighting spirit, Li Ce made a gesture of pressing his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.
“Next is the reward.”
In addition to the reward of money and individual promotion of military rank, the generals are all given a set of armor, which not only rewards but also improves their rank. Their survival rate in subsequent battles.
In addition, there is no reward for the speed dragon cavalry unit that was wiped out. Therefore, while mourning them, Zhou Xu gave them the honorary title of "Great Zhou Warriors".
There is basically nothing to say about this reward, but there is a rather special reward written on this parchment letter. When he saw it at first, Li Ce was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes fell on Zhou On Chongshan's body.
"Major Zhou, the king also has a reward for you."
Hearing this, Zhou Chongshan was stunned.
"Is there any reward? Us?"
From Zhou Chongshan's perspective, his rewards have just been read out. Like Li Ce, he was promoted to major and received a series of rewards. Why are they still there now?
"Yes, you guys, go and gather all the soldiers under his command into the open space."
Zhou Chongshan did not doubt that he was there and hurriedly ran to gather his men.
The soldiers were quickly assembled, led by Zhou Chongshan, and quickly formed a square formation, waiting intently for Li Ce to read out their king's reward.
When Li Ce saw this, he didn't hesitate, spread out the parchment in his hand and started reading loudly.
"In this battle, the first troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty charged into battle and fought bravely to kill the enemy. They showed their spirit of not being afraid of sacrifices and strong enemies, and never fearing death. They made great contributions and can be called our heroes of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Their ambitions are commendable. You should keep it in mind! Therefore, I gave you the name and fell into the camp!"
While saying this, with a look from Li Ce, the two soldiers who had been waiting aside slowly unfolded their words. holding the paper in his hands.
I saw eight big characters written on it: dragons and phoenixes.
The ambition to be trapped will lead to death but not life!
Looking at these eight big characters, Zhou Chongshan, who was extremely calm when he heard his reward before, recalled the sacrifices of his comrades and brothers before, and couldn't help but feel a sore nose. Then he saw him punch himself twice with his right fist. With his heart in mind, he knelt down on one knee towards the eight big characters.
At the same time, all the soldiers behind him also followed suit.
Staring at those eight big characters, at this moment, they seemed to have found their souls!
"If you fall into the camp, you are willing to die for the king!"
"If you fall into the camp, you are willing to die for the king!!!"
(End of this chapter)