Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1171: Really not a human?

"For the Emperor!!!"

Amid the deafening war cries, the soldiers of the Great Zhou were in a state of being as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood. How could they even feel the slightest bit of fatigue?
There is no doubt that their willpower is terrifyingly strong! But at the same time, it cannot hide the fact that the physical fitness of the Great Zhou soldiers is indeed better than that of ordinary humans!

Hearing the exaggerated noise, Woking, who had just arrived at the wall of the next defense line, had a look of horror on his face.

At the same time, the words that Bale had said to him before flashed quickly through his mind.

"Are they really not human?"

This thought flashed through Woking's mind, but then he immediately shook his head, as if trying to get rid of this idea from his mind.

"No way! I'm crazy!"

In the blink of an eye, the battle had already begun.

Faced with the Great Zhou troops whose strong will had been aroused, the greenskins did not gain any benefit at all.

In a battle in the early morning, after several rounds of attacks failed to produce results, the greenskin army returned in defeat.

But this situation caught Shi Lei's attention. After a little hesitation, he went directly to find Woking, and then went to meet Bale, the commander-in-chief of the dwarves, in person.

The previous contact had eased their relationship somewhat, and with Woking present, a direct interview should not be a problem.

This was indeed the case. In the conference room, Shi Lei and Bale seemed to have completely forgotten the unpleasantness that had occurred earlier, and focused all their energy on analyzing and discussing the current battle situation.

"From the seven-day continuous attack to the sudden counterattack on the eighth day, the fight has come to this point. I don't believe the greenskins will just stop like this."

Bale was not a fool and quickly understood Shi Lei's concerns.

"You mean, the greenskins are going to launch another night attack tonight?"

When Bale made this guess, his eyebrows were almost twisted into a knot.

To be honest, after seven consecutive days of night fighting, plus this battle on the eighth morning, even the dwarves were exhausted.

If the greenskins launch another attack after nightfall...

Bale's head started to hurt just thinking about it.

This was not his illusion, it really hurt!
In such a stalemate and tough battle, they, as the commanders-in-chief, are often the most exhausted.

Even Shi Lei, who had just joined the war a week ago, was like this, not to mention Bale, who had been in a stalemate with the greenskins for so long.

"According to my guess, the greenskin just wants to test his recovery ability!"

"The greenskins' ability to recover has always been strong. In the same period of time, the greenskins recover more than us, so they have a greater advantage than us, not to mention that as the attackers, they also hold the dominant position!"

Bale and the greenskins are old rivals, so there is no way he didn't understand Shi Lei's words.

The two sides quickly reached a consensus that they would rest during the rest of the day and continue to strengthen their defense after nightfall!
But this did not make Shi Lei and Bale feel at ease.

In fact, after a series of fierce battles, the conditions of both sides became worse. This made them feel very heavy and not very optimistic.

It was in this situation that in the afternoon, Da Zhou received good news: their follow-up reinforcements arrived!

In addition to Li Liancheng, the most powerful general of their Great Zhou, there is also the Xianzhen Camp headed by Zhou Chongshan!
Although the mountainous environment of Tonglubao leaves no room for the Xianzhen Cavalry to perform, don't forget that the Xianzhen Camp is an all-round troop type. Once they dismount their horses, they become infantry!

Previously, the Great Zhou troops used long-range firepower to suppress the greenskin troops, but as the war continued, the condition of their soldiers became worse and worse, and their resources were constantly being depleted.

The probability and proportion of hand-to-hand combat between the two sides are constantly increasing. Once hand-to-hand combat breaks out, the Xianzhen Camp will inevitably become the key combat force!
During this period, the Xianzhen Camp also brought Zhou Xu's letter and a batch of logistical supplies.

After reading the letter, Shi Lei felt relieved. At this moment, he was sure that his ideas were consistent with those of His Majesty, and he no longer had any worries.

"Commander Zhou, I'm counting on you to take care of this wave of duty."

Although the Xianzhen Camp led by Zhou Chongshan had just arrived at the front line, its condition was much better than the front-line troops that had been fighting for eight consecutive days.

Copperfurnace Fort is located on a rocky mountain and has a strong defensive advantage. If the greenskins do not launch an offensive, five hundred people will be enough for normal alert and defense of the section of the defense line that the Great Zhou is responsible for.

The arrival of the Xianzhen Camp finally gave the frontline soldiers a chance to have a good rest.

At the same time, what is more important is the encouragement of morale.

As the ace force of their Great Zhou, who hasn't heard of the reputation of the Xianzhen Camp?

With them in charge, the soldiers of the Great Zhou would feel much more at ease psychologically.

As the masters of Tonglu Fort, they could not have been unaware of the arrival of subsequent reinforcements and logistical troops from the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Bale did not take it too seriously when he received the news.

He knew that a heavy-armored force of 500 men had arrived from the Great Zhou, but to be honest, a normal heavy-armored force would appear very clumsy in a mountainous environment. Not to mention having an advantage, it would even be at a disadvantage. If they were not careful, they might slip and roll down the mountain, and lose half their lives before the fight even started.

As for the dwarves, they also have heavy armored troops, but their situation is different from the regular heavy armored troops.

The dwarves' size and powerful physical strength mean that they have a very stable center of gravity, which is something other races do not have. This is also an important reason why their heavily armored troops can fight flexibly in mountainous environments.

As the front-line commander, Shi Lei was undoubtedly very clear about this. As early as when he just arrived at the Xianzhen Camp, he reported this situation to Zhou Chongshan, the leader of the Xianzhen Camp.

In response, Zhou Chongshan nodded to show his understanding and directly gave an order.

By the time the five hundred soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp gathered again, all their equipment, from head to toe, had been replaced.

The heavy armor that originally covered the entire body and almost armed the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to the teeth has completely disappeared. Instead, it is replaced by a more flexible and lightweight set of armor composed of chain mail as the base and fish scale armor on the outside.

Of course, this lightness is relative.

Not to mention the heavy armor he was wearing before, just the equipment he is wearing now is more luxurious than that of many elite troops!

With this scene, let alone outsiders, even a general like Shi Lei from the Great Zhou couldn't help but blink a few times, and then sighed in his heart...

[Your Majesty is really too willful when it comes to the issue of the Xianzhen Camp. ]

(End of this chapter)