Chapter 18: Return!
The sun is setting and the night is coming.
On the city wall, Zhong Shan and Li Yue were silent, and some surviving soldiers around were carrying the wounded and disabled back and forth with each other.
On the side, Zhou Shixiong stood on the city tower and watched all this silently, speechless for a long time.
This time there was a beast tide, and too many people died. Originally, there were more than 10,000 survivors in the city, and there were about 5,000 soldiers stationed in the city, and the two combined were about 16,000 people.
However, after this battle, there were heavy losses and casualties, and it can be said that this battle was almost filled with lives.
All the awakened people in the city, as well as ordinary pro-prime people who can fight, are all killed in battle, and there is not one out of ten.
Zhou Shixiong was silent for a long time, and said to Zhong Shan: "Has the specific number of casualties been counted?" ”
"General, it's still being counted...... The death toll is a bit high," Zhong said.
"Hurry up and count it, give a generous burial to the soldiers who died in the war, and immediately issue pensions to those who have family members, and some food and clothing materials, and there are surviving men at home, if you are willing, you can join the army directly."
"Yes, General!" Zhong Shan nodded.
"What about the other cities?" Zhou Shixiong asked again.
"Over there in the City of Heroes, the city lord Feng Zhi is still holding on, but the losses are more serious than ours, and it is estimated that if we do it again, we will not be able to hold on."
"The city of the world has fallen, and after several of his brothers were killed in battle, they were slaughtered by the beast tide, and the degree took advantage of the chaos to escape, and his current whereabouts are unknown, I don't know if he is dead or alive."
"Yang Jiufeng of Phoenix City is still holding on, but he can't hold on anymore."
Zhongshan reported in 1510 that these three cities, plus the City of Victory, and some small surviving tribes, occupied the boundary of Juzhou and gathered 50,000 or 60,000 survivors in Juzhou, but I don't know how many more can survive after this battle.
Except for the city of victory, which was directly built by the Eastern Theater of Operations, the other three cities are all ambitious people, unwilling to be mediocre, and after becoming awakened, they gather the city to defend it and become a prince.
At this time, the local government was too busy to take care of itself, and they really didn't have the energy to suppress these people, but they could still shelter one of the human beings.
Zhou Shixiong nodded and stopped talking.
But at this moment, Li Yue on the side suddenly pointed to the front of the city wall and said in shock: "General Zhou, Battalion Commander Zhong, look, what ...... is that?" ”
When the two heard this, they looked at Li Yue's fingers, and the next moment, the two of them immediately became stunned.
"Chimpanzees? It's not good, it's the Great Demon of the Bitter Sea Realm...... Quick, ready to fight. Zhong Shan's eyes froze, his pupils dilated instantly, and he shouted in horror.
"Wait...... You see there's someone down there, it looks like it's ...... Captains? The Commander is back! Li Yue spoke incoherently and trembled with excitement.
"Is it really Lao Wu? Quick, open the gates. ”
Zhou Shixiong was a little surprised, his life was really big, his luck was so good, he didn't die like this, and he came back alive.
"Wait, the back, that's ...... The kid surnamed Lu? Chimpanzee? Black eagle? The two Great Demons of the Bitter Sea Realm are dead, how is this possible? Zhou Shixiong rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
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Under the city tower, Wu Ye took the lead in carrying a chimpanzee more than three meters tall, with a tall posture, and strode towards the city of victory.
Reverse the sea of bitterness, this 13 must be put in place, and they have to let Lao Zhou eat more lemon meng, as for who killed it, isn't that nonsense, didn't you see the fatal knife wound on this chimpanzee?
Behind him, Lu shook the black eagle with one hand, and not only followed Wu Ye slowly, but also shook his head and smiled at his careful thoughts.
"Lao Zhou, open the city gate quickly......!"
Far away, Wu Ye shouted.
On the city tower, Zhou Shixiong and the others reacted and quickly went downstairs.
"Old Wu...... This is the Great Demon of the Bitter Sea Realm? At the gate of the city, Zhou Shixiong looked at the dead chimpanzee with a shocked face, opened his mouth wide, and was speechless for a long time.
"Hey, there's another one, Brother Lu made them look long."
Wu Ye motioned to Lu Shao with his eyes, and Lu Shao cooperated and threw the black eagle in his hand out.
"Huh?" Several people exclaimed in surprise and immediately gasped.
The fierce aura on the two Great Demons of the Bitter Sea Realm has not been completely dissipated, and the strong sense of oppression makes Zhou Shixiong and the others subconsciously take a step back.
"What's going on? Two beasts cannibalizing each other? Zhou Shixiong looked at Wu Ye in shock, and didn't think about the great demon of the Bitter Sea Realm that Lu Yao and Wu Ye could kill.
Wu Ye smiled, didn't speak, and continued to guess, these 13 can't be stopped, pretend for a while.
Seeing this, Zhou Shixiong's eyes widened, don't tell me, these two Great Demons of the Bitter Sea Realm were killed by you, and then shook his head fiercely, suppressing this terrible thought.
"Lao Zhou, don't you underestimate people, didn't you see the knife wound on this chimpanzee? See, my knife. Wu Ye saw the increasingly unbelieving expression on Zhou Shixiong's face, and couldn't help but raise the war knife that had been rolled up in his hand.
"Have you advanced to the Bitter Sea Realm?" Zhou Shixiong asked.
"Not yet, but soon. Hey, let's go to the city, I haven't eaten in two days, and I said while eating. ”
"Also, let people chop these two big demons, the fierce beast meat in the bitter sea realm is a good thing, and it can make people wake up immediately."
"Zhong Shan, you bring someone on duty, and send a signal if there is a situation." Zhou Shixiong said.
"Good...... Okay, General! ”
The shock on Zhong Shan's face had not faded.
"Old Wu, go."
Zhou Shixiong took the lead, and Lu Shao and a few people followed quickly.
This is the second time that Lu Shao has come to the City of Victory, the first time he didn't enter the city, he slipped around the city wall, and this time, he entered the inner city.
The city of victory is not very large, covering an area of about 2.5 square meters, but although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs, and simple facilities should be available.
However, at this time, there were no people in the streets of the city, and soldiers were walking back and forth carrying the wounded around, and the wailing was constantly heard.
"How about Lao Zhou's loss?" Wu Ye said to Zhou Shixiong as he walked.
As soon as he got down to business, Wu Ye seemed to have changed immediately, and his expression became serious, which made Lu Shao behind him secretly surprised.
"Heavy losses! There is not one survivor in the city of this battle. As soon as Zhou Shixiong said this, his face immediately became heavy.
Wu Ye didn't reply after hearing this, but turned his head to Li Yue and said, "Zhao Li hasn't come back yet?" ”
"No, Camp Commander Zhong also sent people over twice to ask for help, but there has been no news." Li Yue replied.
"Hey, this communication is not smooth, and the message is too clogged. It seems that it is still necessary to go to the Central Theater of Operations as soon as possible! Wu Ye said.
"I suspect that this beast tide doesn't look like a local outbreak here......" Zhou Shixiong said.
"Old Zhou, what do you mean...... There may be an outbreak of animal tides across the country? ”
"Not bad!"
"If your guess is correct, then the coastal state capital is dangerous, not only on land, but also some sea beasts are estimated to wash ashore."
While talking, several people came to the city lord's mansion in the city of victory, saying that the mansion was actually a three-story small building made of wood.
After entering the mansion, several people sat down, and then, Wu Ye told Zhou Shixiong in detail about the whole story.
"Little Brother Lu, it's really terrifying!" After hearing this, Zhou Shixiong's eyes flashed with a gleam and he sighed.
"Little Brother Lu, my city of victory is in ruins now, and there is still a lack of a deputy city lord, do you want to come and try it." Zhou Shixiong continued.
"Hey, Lao Zhou, you are not righteous, I haven't had time to poach people in front of me." Before Lu Shake could speak, Wu Ye shouted first.
Lao Tzu hasn't started yet, you see the fishy now, and you will immediately come up and lick it, who do you look down on?
"Well, thank you General Zhou and Commander Wu for your optimism, but I still have to go to Huizhou here, so I can only live up to the love of the two." Lu Shao was speechless and refused with a smile.
"Huizhou? What are you doing in Huizhou, I heard that the situation is very bad. Zhou Shixiong asked suspiciously.
"General Zhou, do you know the situation over there? What's going on in Huizhou? Hearing this, Lu Shao hurriedly asked.
"The Huizhou side originally belonged to the jurisdiction of our Eastern Theater of Operations, but after the great change, all the roads and bridges leading to the Yellow River fell. Now Huizhou has been taken over by the Central Theater of Operations, and the area around the Yellow River is occupied by a large number of fierce beasts. Zhou Shixiong continued.
"Almost? So you still have a way to get there? Lu Shao asked suspiciously.
Zhou Shixiong next to him did not speak, but looked at Wu Ye.
Seeing this, Wu Ye hesitated, but still said: "There is a road, this road was a top-secret route before, but now this situation is nothing." This time, we are going to the Central Theater of Operations, and we are going to take this top-secret route. ”
After hearing this, a gleam flashed on Lu Shao's face.
Top secret line? It is estimated that it is one of the strategic routes of the Huaxia Kingdom before the world has changed, and this kind of top-secret route is built to prevent special circumstances, and it belongs to the first-class top secret. It's just that now that the legal system does not exist, the decree of the highest capital of Jingzhou cannot be issued, and it doesn't matter if this is exposed.
"In this way, Brother Lu, we will rest here for one night today, and we will leave Huizhou early tomorrow morning." Wu Ye continued to speak on the side.
Lu Shao nodded when he heard this, and then several people talked about some topics, and then simply ate some food.
After eating, Lu Shao was taken by a soldier to a room on the third floor.
After entering the door, he sent the soldiers away, Lu Shao closed the door, walked to the bedside, and sat cross-legged.
began to ponder what had happened in the past few days, first descending from the sky to the ancient city, and then entering the ancient city to obtain the killing intent of the ancient god of war.
Then I learned about myths and legends, alien races, and mysterious voices, and finally broke out the beast tide, and then got the opportunity, and finally reversed the bitter sea.
This scene feels like a big hand is on the side.
One word, mess!
It's very messy!
Shaking his head, Lu Shao forcibly calmed down, then turned out the package, took out the dark green branch, and put it in his hand to observe it carefully.
The dark green branches, crisscrossing many textures, the texture is green, and a faint breath of life seeps into Lu Shao's body, feeling that his body is increasing his strength all the time, and Lu Shao lost his mind for a while.
If this is worn for a long time, to what extent can the flesh be forged?
The effect of this thing is amazing, even if it is a pig, wear it for a year or two, it is estimated that it can be advanced.
No wonder the black eagle is even more powerful than the chimpanzee.
If it hadn't been picked up by Lu Shao, it is estimated that the black eagle would have recovered by now.