Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1164 Shi Lei’s Speculation (Part )
Looking at his nephew running back and forth, Bale was speechless.

How can this be the son of a king? If you don't know him, you might think he's just an errand boy!

But considering what happened to him before, it wasn't a bad thing to have Woking mediate.

Bale felt that Shi Lei's speculation was most likely correct.

If the greenskins want to launch a night attack, it is basically certain that they are targeting the Great Zhou troops who do not have night vision.

Following this line of thought, the greenskins will inevitably launch a strong attack on them, and Shi Lei can be said to be foresighted in this move.

After learning about Shi Lei's request from Woking, Bale's first reaction was whether he could take this opportunity to talk to the other party about gunpowder?

However, as soon as this thought arose, Bale himself dismissed it.

Although the dwarves have bad tempers, they also have to maintain their dignity.

From a moral point of view, the Great Zhou came to support their Tonglu Fort.

The Great Zhou troops are guarding the defense line of their Tonglu Fort. There is no reason to say such things. Their Great Zhou troops have to contribute manpower and money. This makes no sense anywhere!

Under normal circumstances, let alone city defense supplies, even if the Great Zhou troops asked Tonglu Fort to solve the soldiers' food and fodder problems, it would be a reasonable request.

The other party did not ask them to solve the food problem, and if he were to negotiate with Da Zhou about the city defense supplies now, it would be a bit shameless.

If we fail to negotiate about Chengdu at that time, it would be the least of our worries. The worst thing we could do is to fall out with the Great Zhou and have the other side withdraw their troops directly.

Before this battle, Bale might not have taken it seriously, but after this battle, Da Zhou had already demonstrated its strength.

Now according to the situation in Copperforge, although they can still hold on in a defensive battle, they are afraid of being exhausted to death by the greenskins. Without strong enough support, it will be difficult for them to reverse the situation.

The only thing we can do is to continue to fight with the greenskins in the hope that something unexpected will happen in the process.

It was obvious that the coalition forces could no longer be relied upon, and the emergence of Da Zhou at this time had become the variable.

Bale didn't believe that the other side only had such a limited number of troops. If it were him, he would not send out all his troops right away to support other forces.

What they have to do now is to maintain a good alliance and a united front with Da Zhou. As long as Da Zhou is willing to continue to send troops, their chances of winning will become greater and greater!

Thinking of this, Bale made a quick decision and directly dispatched a batch of city defense materials and asked Woking to deliver them to the Great Zhou, including a cart specially used for delivering wooden beams.

Although this thing is simple, it is easy to use. If used on the mountain battlefield in front of us, it will be a powerful weapon!
After delivering these equipments, Woking briefly explained to them how to use them. However, the technical capabilities of their Great Zhou were not low, not to mention that this cart did not have much technical content in their eyes. To put it bluntly, it was just a lever under the car and a linkage mechanism.

They didn't have this kind of equipment in the Great Zhou Dynasty before, so it was completely useless.

If they need it, for a design like this, they don't even need a sample. Just tell their equipment department in Da Zhou, and they'll have the manpower in place to make it for you on the same day.

After the equipment was in place, Shi Lei quickly made arrangements, and at the same time he did not forget to check the situation at the extended section.

They just arrived yesterday, and although the 300 dwarf militiamen brought by Vol'jin provided them with sufficient labor, they could only build some basic infrastructure in such a short time.

In fact, this was the result of their overnight work.

Shi Lei was not particularly worried about the defense line, but the situation on the extension section undoubtedly made him feel stressed. Once attacked by the greenskins at night, with incomplete defense facilities and the impact on vision, the pressure here would undoubtedly be great.

"Captain Drogo, you will stay here with the Centaur cavalry tonight, just in case."

Although the mountain environment will have a certain impact on the mobility of the Centaur cavalry, at least the Centaurs have night vision. In addition, Drogo's strength is at the Hundred Refinements Realm level. If something really happens, we can only hope that he can turn the tide.

After giving the instructions carefully, Shi Lei planned to take a break before it got dark.

As a commander, he also needs to make sure he has enough rest.

Closing his eyes, Shi Lei stopped himself from thinking about the night, emptied his mind, and allowed his spirit to get a full rest.

For them, getting a good rest is a job in itself.

Shi Lei closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep until the aroma of food wafted through the camp, waking him up.

Taking into account the battle in the evening, he specifically asked the kitchen staff to prepare dinner an hour earlier so that the soldiers could eat in advance, giving them more time to digest the food in their stomachs so as not to affect their combat status.

It gets dark very early in winter. By the time we have dinner, it has already gotten noticeably dark.

Torches and braziers were lit in various camps along the entire defense line of Copperforge to provide vision.

Although the dwarves have night vision, their night vision abilities obviously vary in strength. The dwarves are not particularly good at this, and firelight allows them to see more clearly.

Not to mention the Great Zhou, the soldiers of the Great Zhou at this moment are eager to light up every piece of land! Now it depends on when the greenskins will launch an offensive!

The night deepened and time passed, but the greenskins showed no sign of movement, causing many soldiers to begin to wonder if they were worrying too much.

However, Shi Lei and Balai, the commanders-in-chief, remained calm and maintained sufficient patience.

Because they knew that if they wanted to launch a night attack, the second half of the night would be a better choice than the first half.

Regardless of whether the attacked party can guess the time or not, this will further drain the opponent's energy and will.

Shi Lei did not keep all the soldiers awake to prepare for battle, but instead let them rest in a rotation pattern.

It is colder on the mountain late at night in winter than at the foot of the mountain. The howling wind makes a "woohoo" sound, like the cry of ghosts. The temperature drops directly to minus ten degrees Celsius, constantly torturing the will of the soldiers on duty.

The winter in the plain fortress is not as cold as in the mountains here. The severe cold makes the soldiers of the Great Zhou wrapped in thick winter clothes feel a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Shi Lei asked the kitchen staff to prepare ginger soup in advance to help the soldiers resist the severe cold.

Time quietly came to late at night. As time passed, many soldiers even began to feel sleepy. At this moment, a rapid alarm bell made Shi Lei, who was resting with his eyes closed in the tent, suddenly open his eyes.

At the same time, a sentry's roar could be heard from the distant protective wall...

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!!"

(End of this chapter)