Now that it has become a real burning stick, Zhao Rui put it on the innermost side of the carriage, and then chose an M249 as his usual gun, and now Zhao Rui's extraordinary strength can completely ignore its recoil.

Zhao Rui got out of the carriage, and Zhao Gong came forward to report: "Young master, there are two hundred and seventy-two people who have been sacrificed this time, and one hundred and two people have been injured, many of whom were trampled by elephants and their limbs were broken, even if they are healed in the future, they can only be disabled." ”

Zhao Gong's voice could be heard heavy.

Zhao Rui couldn't help but look at the rolling green hills in front of him, and said gloomily: "Send someone to send the wounded back, ask the best doctor, use the best medicine, even if you are disabled, I will raise you for the rest of my life!" ”

Zhao Rui's words were loud, and the surrounding soldiers listened with tears in their eyes.

There are no immortals in war, but with Zhao Rui's promise, what does it matter if the soldiers die!

"Yes, young master!" Zhao Gong was ordered to go down to make arrangements.

Arjuna held her shoulders and walked over with a solemn face, and Zhao Rui immediately stopped her.

"Hurt?"

"It's fine, just a little sprained shoulder." Arjuna was as stubborn as ever.

"If you're injured, go back and recuperate, ...... later"

"No!" Before Zhao Rui could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Arjuna: "I won't go back, kill so many of me, Jiaozhi people should pay a heavy price!" It doesn't matter if I hurt my shoulder, I can still shoot! ”

Arjuna's eyes were firm and resolute, and Zhao Rui looked at her for a long time, and could only reluctantly agree to her request to continue fighting.

Everything was settled, and Zhao Rui ordered to continue the promotion.

The road ahead is mostly mountainous, not only to guard against the sneak attack of the Jiaozhi people, but also the natural environment seems to bring more suffering to the troops.

Heavy rain in the rainforest comes and goes, the trees cover the sky, you can't see the sky at all, and the humidity is always very high, giving people a dull feeling, even if it rains, it is not half refreshing.

It was wet everywhere, on the leaves, on the vines, and the humus gathered by countless fallen leaves under the feet, and it was sticky and greasy to step on, which made people very uncomfortable.

Not to mention the clothes on his body, even the combat boots under his feet were filled with rain, and the sound of croaking when he walked did not know when it would end.

Fortunately, modern firearms are not afraid of rain, and SCAR-L, as a standard in many countries, can adapt to hot and humid environments, which is Zhao Rui's biggest reliance at present.

After walking a short distance carefully, the good times did not last long, and the scout team in front of Zhao Rui encountered the threat of traps again.

Digging holes in the ground and inserting sharp pieces of bamboo in the internal force, covered with leaves, are the most common traps, but there are many more that the soldiers could not think of.

Sometimes a suspended rattan can be a deadly mechanism, I don't know which piece of grass is behind the erection of crossbow arrows, as long as someone touches the rattan, those sharp crossbow arrows shoot coldly, so that people are unable to guard against it.

The most infuriating thing is that these bamboo chips and crossbow arrows are all smeared with poison, although they have been diluted by the rain and wetness, but after all, it is a poison that seals the throat with blood, it is too poisonous, and people are constantly falling.

Fortunately, Zhao Rui knows the detoxification plant, called red-backed bamboo pole grass, which is a slender plant that symbiotes with arrow poison wood, with red-green leaves, and only it is the special antidote to arrow poison.

The symbiosis of poison and antidote, such a thing Zhao Rui originally thought it was just a fiction in a novel, but he didn't expect that nature really has such a wonderful symbiotic relationship.

It took a lot of time to find medicine to heal the wounds, and it was estimated that as the afternoon approached evening, Zhao Rui's plan to attack the city today was also ruined with the arrival of this heavy rain.

Wet and transparent, can you still fall asleep in such a state?

Zhao Rui didn't have to sleep at all now, so he began to worry about the sleep of the soldiers, but if people were sleepy, they could fall asleep no matter what the environment.

Even though everything around them was wet, the warriors finally relaxed their nerves after a long day of fighting, and closed their eyes with a slight snoring.

The trap caused more than 100 more injuries, and Zhao Rui also arranged manpower to send them back.

In this way, together with the strength of the wounded, the army directly reduced the number of more than 700 people.

The team of 4,000 people has not yet attacked the city, and there are already 700 fewer people before they even see the appearance of the city wall, which is indeed a big blow.

Now the whole army is tired, some morale is low, and coupled with the humid natural environment, it is estimated that someone will soon fall ill.

There was no sneak attack that night, but the next morning, as Zhao Rui expected, more than 200 people showed symptoms of fever.

Zhao Rui didn't know much about the diseases in the rainforest, so he just let them take fever-reducing medicine and then arranged for someone to send them back.

Now there are only about 3,000 people left, and in order to transport the wounded, a lot of war horses have also been occupied, and the situation is even more serious.

Zhao Rui inspected the soldiers and kept cheering them on, but there were always some people who seemed to want to say something.

Zhao Rui recognized a few team generals, so he called them in front of him and asked: "If there is any problem, you can raise it, we are fighting to ensure that we are united, and I have no objection to the proposal." ”

Zhao Rui said this, which made the two of them feel very relieved, looked at each other and said: "Lord Wang, we feel that the current division is not favorable, and it has caused a quarter of the attrition, and I am afraid that the army will be weak in this way, and it will cause greater casualties, so it is better for us to withdraw to Langzhou and discuss it in the long run." ”

"En......" Zhao Rui nodded and asked, "Do the other fighters think the same way?" ”

Zhao Gong happened to be standing beside him, and Zhao Rui also glanced at him as he spoke.

"Yes, young master!"

Zhao Gong said truthfully: "At present, there is indeed a lack of confidence in the army, everyone thinks that the number of people besieging the city is too small, even with weapons such as muskets, it may not be able to achieve victory, but the situation in the jungle is a little too much for us to deal with!" Therefore, the soldiers who want to retreat still account for the majority. ”

Zhao Rui's face was solemn, he had also thought deeply about this question last night, he originally thought that he could conquer the world with a musket, this is true, but the premise is the population!

You need to have enough troops to conquer those large and small forces.

For example, now, he was ashamed to say that he was going to capture Thang Long City, but now it seems that even a small Lang City has made it a little difficult for the army!

I'm really thinking too simply.

"Get the map!"

Zhao Gong presented the map he was carrying, and Zhao Rui spread it out in the carriage, looking at it with a straight face.

After a while, Zhao Rui ordered all the members to go to the carriage to give a lecture.

The soldiers had just eaten breakfast and were arranging their armaments when they heard the order.

Zhao Rui stood on the roof of the car, looked down at the three thousand soldiers below, and said loudly: "I know what happened in the past two days, which makes everyone feel reluctant and have the idea of not being confident, which is normal!" ”

Everyone didn't expect Zhao Rui to be such an opening remark, and thought that Zhao Rui also wanted to retreat, so they talked about it.

"Yes, it's long overdue, not everyone can adapt to the climate in the rainforest!"

"Alas, I'm almost driven crazy by the trap, and now every step is taken carefully."

"Evacuating early can reduce casualties, according to me, the prince is still too anxious."

The excitement shown by everyone is indeed as Zhao Gong said, most people are eager to retreat.

Only Arjuna was staring at Zhao Rui unwillingly in front of the crowd, as if she had something to say.

Zhao Rui had already guessed what she wanted to say, pressed her palm to calm her down, and then said to everyone: "But we have already gone seven or eight times out of ten to attack now, are you willing to go back?" So the dead soldiers, the wounded soldiers, who will avenge their blood revenge? ”

Everyone was silent, after such a long time of getting along day and night, the casualties of the soldiers were more or less their friends or close friends, and it was indeed a little aggrieved to retreat now.

"I've checked the map just now, and in less than half an hour, we'll be able to get out of this rainforest, and when we reach the open field, they're no longer our opponents! And, when we march, I will be at the forefront to ensure the safety of our troops! ”

"No! You can't go ahead! ”

Arjuna called out eagerly, because she had already seen how insidious and vicious the Jiaozhi people's mechanism was, and Zhao Rui would definitely be seriously injured if he walked in front!

Arjuna's shouting made everyone look sideways, and she realized if she was too nervous Zhao Rui, so she added: "Zhao Rui, as the prince, is the supreme commander of the army, so you can't risk yourself!" ”

"Yes! You're going to get hurt, lord! ”

"Lord Wang, we have received your wishes, but leave the adventure to us!"

Arjuna's words provoked everyone's approval, and even Sun Tie expressed his opinion at this time: "Lord Wang, at present, the villain has roughly figured out the method of arranging the Jiaozhi people, and they will arrange specific traps in a specific environment, I have already found the law, and to a large extent, it will not cause the soldiers to be injured again!" ”

Zhao Rui looked at everyone with a smile, this time the purpose was achieved.

Originally, many people had already retreated, but Zhao Rui is still moving forward bravely as a prince, just this courage is already admirable, Zhao Rui's firm belief once again inspired the raging war in everyone's hearts.

Those comrades-in-arms who were killed and wounded must not die in vain, and they need the lives of those cunning Jiaozhi people as a memorial!

With one heart and one mind, the army once again embarked on the journey with great vigor!

Zhao Rui did not break his promise and walked in the forefront, but too many people stepped forward to block him behind him, Zhao Rui smiled helplessly, and could only be in a relatively high position, holding the M249 in his hand to escort the soldiers.

Zhao Rui's eyesight is so amazing, some small details can't escape his eyes at all, although Sun Tie has figured out the rules of the traps arranged by the Jiaozhi people, but there are still a few misses, and these traps were also discovered and cracked by Zhao Rui in advance.

After nearly an hour of marching in the rainforest, there really wasn't a single casualty.

Zhao Rui's ability has greatly admired the soldiers, and the morale is constantly rising!

Finally out of here!

That's what the vast majority of people think!