Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 909 Reinforcements Arrive
Without saying a word, Zhou Xu first handed over the meditation technique to the elf knights led by Silk.

Unlike ordinary cavalry, the elven knights' mantras are an important part of their combat effectiveness, and are frequently used on the battlefield.

After learning meditation, they can now practice mantra spells with higher efficiency.

At the same time, this also gave Zhou Xu an idea.

[After becoming a transcendental mage, can one also become a warrior of the Hundred Refinements Realm through body refinement? This is the so-called dual cultivation of magic and martial arts. ]

Zhou Xu thought about this issue carefully.

[The key problem is that both sides of the practice require the consumption of mantras. When the power of mantras, time and energy are limited, if you want to take care of both, you will most likely end up doing neither well.]

Questions like this are old news.

Zhou Xu did not dwell on this issue too much. He wanted to practice martial arts before mainly because he wanted to become a transcendental life and thus solve the problem of his life span as a human being.

But now that he has done it, Zhou Xu has no further needs for practicing martial arts other than basic health-preserving exercises.

After all, he had no intention of charging into battle. As the supreme ruler of the Great Zhou, governing the country was his main job, while charging into battle was the job of the generals.

The arrival of the autumn harvest season makes the entire Zhou busy.

During this process, Zhou Xu basically confirmed that after consuming nearly 70% to 80% of his mantra power, he recovered to his peak state in just one month!

Don't think it's slow, because the total amount of mantra power in his body is no longer what it used to be. In the past, when it was consumed to this extent, it would take at least two months to recover to its peak by relying purely on natural recovery.

At the same time, this is under the premise that he needs to work on a regular basis and can only recover through meditation during his rest time.

If he were allowed to put down all his work and concentrate on recovery through meditation, Zhou Xu was confident that he could shorten the recovery time to less than fifteen days.

Of course, the premise is that he has not consumed too much energy before, and the overload has not caused a serious decline in his condition, which will obviously affect his recovery efficiency.

Once you are overloaded, depending on the severity of the situation, you won’t be able to relax, let alone recover, for a period of three to five days or as long as ten days to half a month.

Only after this period of time, when you have gotten rid of the negative state caused by overload, can you enter the recovery stage.

At the same time, outside the Southern Fortress, the ratmen, who had been quiet for two quarters, began to stir with the change of seasons.

Having just dealt with a wave of harassment from ratmen, Soros was now sitting in his office, staring at the sand table in front of him in a daze.

The plan to turn from defense to offense and take the initiative to eliminate the rat people has been postponed twice due to various accidents.

And this year, the same order has been delivered to him in advance.

Although plans could not keep up with changes in the past two years, the constant change of mind by the superiors somewhat dampened Soros's enthusiasm.

"What are you thinking about?"

Just then, Tash walked in.

Soros raised his eyelids when he heard the voice.

"I wonder if we can successfully send out troops this time."

"This autumn hasn't even passed yet, and you're already thinking about next year? Isn't it too early?"

But Soros shook his head.

"It's said that we will go on the expedition in the early spring of next year, but in fact, if we want to go on the expedition, we have to go on the expedition this winter. Once the ratmen who come to harass us withdraw, we have to pursue them immediately and not give them a chance to recover their strength, considering the situation."

"It's even possible that we could seize an opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the ratmen army, and then immediately switch from defense to offense, just like when we dealt with the Claw Clan."

"So the time left for us is not as long as you think."

"Besides, sending a large army out is a big deal, and we have to prepare early." Compared to the worried Soros, Tash is much more heartless.

"Anyway, I'm responsible for fighting. I can't think of such things. Just tell me where to rush later."

He didn't want to use his brain at all.

Soros was speechless when he heard this, but he didn't say much.

At this stage, it is a good thing for Tash that he doesn't like to use his brain. This makes him the only voice in the southern garrison, making it easier for him to command.

"What brings you here?"

"Oh reinforcements have arrived."

Hearing the word "reinforcements", Soros reacted quickly.

Obviously, he received the news in advance.

Soros originally thought that their Majesty would send Li Ce to lead the army to support, but he never expected that the commander of the army this time was a man with a name he had never heard of, named Bai Tu.

After receiving the news, Soros went directly to ask Zhou Chongshan who had arrived earlier with the name.

"Bai Tu. I don't know much about him."

Faced with this question, Zhou Chongshan told the truth.

"But His Majesty is quite optimistic about him. His abilities and previous performance are pretty good, and he is quite efficient in his work, but he has never fought any tough battles."

This concise and clear evaluation gave Soros a rough idea of ​​it.

Now that he knew the reinforcements had arrived, Soros was also cheered up.

This time, His Majesty has increased the number of troops by 4,000!
Although two thousand of them are new recruits who have just completed training, there are also two thousand veterans who have fought on the battlefield. They are definitely a strong force!
"Let's go and meet him."

Although Bai Tu's name was unknown to Soros, he was still a general after all. Considering the 4,000 troops under his command, he had to give him some face.

Walking out of the fortress, the two sides saw each other at a glance.

"Major Bai Tu, thank you for your hard work along the way!"

"Colonel Soros, you are too polite. We are all serving His Majesty!"

Unlike Li Ce, who had not had any wars to gain military merits since he was transferred to the New South District, Soros had been fighting against the ratmen every autumn and winter in the past two years to resist their attacks. The accumulated military merits had allowed his military rank to rise year by year, and now he is already a colonel.

After a brief formality and exchanging names, Soros quickly led a large army led by Bai Tu into the fortress.

Ever since they got off the ship at the factory port, the concentration of Lizardmen in the area has skyrocketed. Along the way, the large army led by Bai Tu has long been accustomed to the existence of Lizardmen, and now there is nothing to be surprised about.

The next morning, Soros called several key military officers in the fortress to hold a tactical meeting, which of course included Bai Tu who had just arrived yesterday.

There was no nonsense at the start of the meeting. After briefly explaining the current situation, Soros quickly got to the point.

"Recently, small-scale ratmen troops have begun to appear relatively frequently near our fortress, harassing us."

Having said that, Soros paused and turned his gaze to Bai Tu.

"Your Majesty mentioned in the letter that we should give the new recruits more opportunities to train. The current size of the army is not large, so it is a good opportunity for the new recruits to gain experience. What do you think, Major Bai Tu?"

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(End of this chapter)