Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1155 Shi Lei's Position

But the surprise only lasted for a moment.

Although they were surprised, from the perspective of Woking and others, the air units of this era were basically of an auxiliary nature. They did not have sufficient lethality and lacked the ability to dominate the battlefield, which meant that the focus of the war was still on ground forces.

"Lord Woking, these rocks that block the road must be dealt with, otherwise I won't be able to get my soldiers to provide support for you."

Woking understood what Shi Lei meant.

Assuming that the battle is lost later and facing the massive attack of the greenskin troops, these stones blocking the way here are equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the Great Zhou troops.

As their common enemy, and considering the threat posed by the greenskins, Shi Lei really wanted to aid Copperforge, but that didn't mean he wanted to sacrifice their Great Zhou's troops.

Not even leaving a way out?
If that was the case, he would rather withdraw his troops directly. At worst, he would just defend the Plain Fortress to the death. After all, they still had the defensive advantage of being at home.

Their Great Zhou is no longer the Great Zhou of the past. They have fought many battles with the greenskins in recent years and have already gained a certain degree of confidence!

Therefore, if we want the troops from the Great Zhou to come to support us, this road must be cleared.

"Mr. Shi Lei, I understand what you mean. I have arranged for people to clean up as quickly as possible."

As Woking spoke, he pointed around to prove that what he said was true.

Shi Lei had already noticed the situation here while in the air.

Now, after getting Woking's promise, he also nodded quickly.

"Our Great Zhou troops will also be clearing the other side, and we will try to clear the road in the shortest possible time!"

Woking had no choice but to accept it.

If you don't accept it, they will just withdraw and quit! What can you do?
In this incident, they were the passive party.

Not to mention that this matter is indeed their fault. This large-scale landslide has occurred within their own territory for several years, and they didn't deal with it. Who can they blame?

Fortunately, the support force from the Great Zhou is quite large, and with all those soldiers helping to clear the roads, it shouldn't take too much time.

Woking's attitude eased Shi Lei's originally overly serious expression.

At least the other party is reasonable, which will make their future cooperation much smoother.

After reaching a simple consensus on this matter, Woking couldn't help but glance at the Giant Eagle Knight who landed not far away.

"Mr. Shi Lei, is that your Great Zhou's air unit?"

Woking finally couldn't help but ask.

Indeed, in this era, air forces are not the protagonists on the battlefield, but from an auxiliary perspective, it cannot be denied that air forces can provide huge reconnaissance and vision advantages and have tactical value that cannot be ignored!
When the hot air balloons, the most common aerial unit of this era, can no longer pose a threat to them, the Giant Eagle Knights of the Great Zhou can do whatever they want to them in the air!
"Yes, Eagle Knight."

“Is this giant eagle a strange beast?”

"Of course, but there aren't many of them, just a few on one's fingers. We put a lot of effort into dealing with them."

Shi Lei's words were half true and half false.

At present, Giant Eagle Knights are considered one of the standard equipment of their Great Zhou troops.

When allying with the dwarves, the existence of the Giant Eagle Knight cannot be concealed, so it is better to reveal it openly.

However, the phrase "can be counted on one's fingers" was undoubtedly a lie. They had already successfully domesticated giant eagles in the Great Zhou, and what was limiting the expansion of the Giant Eagle Knights was actually the number of wood elves.

Don’t think that just anyone can ride on the back of a giant eagle and fly at high speed in the air while dodging!
They were able to do this thanks to the 'Falconry' mantra that is passed down through the wood elves' blood.

This move was simply created for the wood elves to control giant eagles!

Vol'jin was obviously very interested in the Giant Eagle Rider, but Shi Lei didn't want to discuss this topic with Vol'jin in depth. After casually answering a few words, he rode the Giant Eagle back.

Then he asked his adjutant to arrange shifts for his soldiers and work in three shifts to clear the blocked road.

While clearing the roads, he also had to ensure that his soldiers got enough rest.

Rather than exhausting yourself on this matter.

But even so, after a few days, the soldiers, who almost turned into brick-moving workers on the construction site, could not avoid feeling tired.

"Captain, can't we just use a barrel of explosives to blow this thing up?"

Hearing this, the captain slapped the soldier on the back of the head.

"You want us all to be buried alive down there?! You idiot!"

The collapse of part of the mountain has created an environment similar to a canyon passage in this area.

It was a really smart move to use blasting in this place where a large-scale landslide once occurred.

This little episode did not have much impact on Shi Lei.

Among all the generals under Zhou Xu, he was the most patient one.

In comparison, Woking was much more anxious.

The later the reinforcements arrive on the battlefield, the greater the risks and losses Copperforge will have to bear.

Although the number of reinforcements sent by the Great Zhou is limited, considering their crossbow troops, as long as they can appear on the flank battlefield, they can help them share a lot of pressure.

Not to mention that this time the Great Zhou also brought a group of Centaur mercenaries! This was a pleasant surprise for Woking!
Although their dwarven heavy crossbowmen had great killing power against the big green-skinned guys, during the head-on confrontation between the two sides, the opposing Goblin Wolf Cavalry tried to take advantage of any opportunity to attack their positions, putting them in a very passive position.

Under this premise, considering the battlefield environment outside of Copperforge, a group of Centaur mercenaries will undoubtedly be able to cooperate with their Boar Riders to effectively contain the Goblin Wolf Cavalry on the opposite side!

This made Woking more eager to obtain this support!
However, at this moment, a boar rider rushed over from behind with a panicked look on his face.

"Lord Woking, there is a greenskin army coming this way!"

Upon hearing the news, Woking's face suddenly darkened.

On the main battlefield, whenever the two sides' large armies were fighting, the greenskins would find opportunities to infiltrate. This had happened more than once.

This is how the greenskin troops that appeared outside the Great Zhou Plain Fortress came from.

Once the two sides start fighting, Copperforge, which is at a disadvantage, will easily focus on the front and ignore the back, allowing the greenskins to succeed frequently.

Because of this situation, many dwarves, including Vol'jin, were furious and had long wanted to nerf them!

But this doesn't mean that Vol'jin wants to fight the greenskin army at this time...

(End of this chapter)