Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1057: Staying unchanged in response to all changes
He would only tell this kind of thing if his childhood friend Zhou Xu asked him.

If it were someone else, he would never show his weak side, otherwise where would he put his face?

Later on, Xie Liancheng couldn't help but mention Zhou Chongshan, who arrived in time, rescued him and the border defense forces, and fought alongside him.

There was unconscious admiration in his words, and even a hint of yearning.

"Of course, he is definitely no match for me in a one-on-one fight."

Speaking of this, Xie Liancheng did not forget to add one more sentence.

"But after this battle, I found that his will is much stronger than mine."

Hearing these words, Zhou Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

But he did not forget to give his brother some guidance.

"Chongshan wasn't like this from the beginning. In his early years, he was anxious and restless, and he was worried and afraid..."

In his early years, Zhou Chongshan was definitely not a strong-willed general. He was nervous and very anxious because of the pressure.

Unlike Jie Liancheng, Zhou Chongshan was completely insecure at the beginning and was afraid that he would lose his value.

Listening to Zhou Xu's story, Xie Liancheng's heart gradually calmed down.

"Everyone has experienced something like this to some extent, but you have been too lucky in the past few years."

As the two were chatting, Silk, who had arranged the defense mission, walked back quickly.

"His Majesty!"

Looking at Silk who had something to report, Zhou Xu patted Jie Liancheng on the shoulder and stood up.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. The battle isn't over yet. You should rest well and recover as soon as possible."

After saying that, Zhou Xu took Silk to the side.

"what's up?"

"Your Majesty, what should we do with the two ogres outside?"

Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Zhou Xu's eyes.

"Kill them and turn them into skeleton soldiers."

Although the greenskin troops had withdrawn by now, the two ogres were trapped by the entangled vines and had their energy sucked dry. Now they had basically no strength to move even their fingers.

Given the situation of the greenskins, there is basically no possibility of persuading them to surrender, and the most appropriate approach is to kill them directly and turn them into skeleton soldiers.

After confirming the order, Silk had just left when Zhou Chongshan came over with disheveled hair and a dirty face, then knelt on one knee in front of Zhou Xu without saying a word.

Looking at Zhou Chongshan's appearance, Zhou Xu already had some guesses in his mind.

"Go ahead."

"His Majesty……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhou Chongshan's hoarse voice made Zhou Xu's heart tighten.

"The casualties in the Xianzhen Camp were heavy, 365 people were killed in the battle, 56 were seriously injured, and the rest were all slightly injured!"

As soon as this number came out, Zhou Xu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

After this battle, it is no exaggeration to say that the Xianzhen Camp was almost completely wiped out! This was the ace unit that he had poured the most effort into!

Just thinking about it, Zhou Xu felt so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.

During this time, Zhou Chongshan's face was filled with grief, and his tiger eyes were filled with tears. "I am incompetent, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Faced with this result, Zhou Xu took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and then personally helped Zhou Chongshan up from the ground.

"The greenskin troops have a huge advantage in manpower. You led the Xianzhen Camp to fight against the enemy with a small number of troops. You didn't even have a supporting force. You were besieged by the greenskin troops the whole time. It was not easy for you to stabilize the situation and defend the grassland pass. What crime did Chongshan commit?"

As he spoke, Zhou Xu patted Zhou Chongshan's shoulder vigorously.

"I'm late! If there's any punishment to be given, it should be me!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chongshan was excited and moved, and at the same time, the shame on his face became even more intense.

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. If Your Majesty hadn't marched overnight and arrived in time, I and the Xianzhen Camp would have died in this battle!"

"Okay, stop talking. Take care of your injuries and have a good rest. We must settle this account with those greenskins!"

Zhou Xu was also deeply saddened by the heavy casualties of the Xianzhen Camp, but at the same time he knew that he had no time to indulge in grief.

After comforting Zhou Chongshan, Zhou Xu went to visit the injured soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to boost their morale, and then went to check on their situation with Silk and John.

At this point in time, Silk was busy deploying defenses, while John and the others immediately began meditating as soon as the battle ended.

Before becoming extraordinary wizards, the mantra power in ordinary mantra wizards was relatively limited. In the previous battle, after two rounds of mantra spells like that, even John, the strongest in the wizard group, had consumed more than half of his mantra power. The consumption of other wood elf wizards would be even greater.

Among them, the consumption of 'plant manipulation' accounts for the largest share.

Although it was only used for a short while, the overall consumption accounted for almost 40% of the total consumption, and the remaining 60% was shared between "wild growth" and "energy absorption".

They had actually already mastered the mantra spell of 'plant control'.

Back then, Locke often used this trick to control the vines, hanging up and whipping the younger generations in the tribe who had made mistakes, leaving them with black and blue faces.

However, this move consumes too much energy for ordinary Mantra Mages, so they rarely used it before.

Looking at the wood elf mages who were all meditating, Zhou Xu did not disturb them. After giving Silk and the others a few more instructions, he returned to the outpost camp in the canyon to rest.

Considering the upcoming battle, he also needs to recover quickly.

After all, no one knows when the greenskin troops on the opposite side will attack again.

Afterwards, just as Zhou Xu predicted, the five hundred guards arrived here smoothly before dawn.

According to known intelligence, there were three ogres in the opposing greenskin army, and all three ogres had been eliminated by them.

Faced with a greenskin army without giant units like ogres, relying on five hundred guards and the troops in the canyon, it is basically not a problem to defend the grassland pass.

But it was obviously impossible for Zhou Xu to be satisfied with just guarding the grassland pass.

In fact, according to Zhou Xu's idea, he must recover the lost territory as soon as possible!

The reason is simple, because there is an oil village over there!

It's not just a resource issue, but also because he is worried that the greenskins will notice the existence of oil.

By then, if the oil falls into the hands of the greenskins, they will be in big trouble.

Of course, even if we want to launch a counterattack, it is definitely not now.

At least we have to wait for Bolevin to arrive with reinforcements in the rainforest area.

By then, with the help of the Lizardman troops and the extraordinary wizard Bolevin, he would not panic even if he faced the large green-skinned army outside.

But before that, they should just guard the entrance to the canyon honestly and respond to any changes with the same strategy!

(End of this chapter)