Chapter 822: Connected in All Directions

In the Qinzheng Hall, looking at the latest report sent by the exploration team in his hand, Zhou Xu blinked twice, and then he felt like he couldn't laugh or cry.

The exploration of this large lake really gave him a big surprise.

Continuing to the east, it is connected to the factory area on the Lizardman continent.

It was originally the territory of the Centaur clan. Later, because the environment was suitable and it was close to the water source, it was used as a factory area for construction and development by Zhou Xu.

Its positioning is similar to that of Huangsha City in the New World and Salt Lake City in the Old World. It is a gathering area for various factories and can be regarded as the production center of that area.

During this period, according to the report of the exploration team, after starting from the large lake outside the basin forest, heading east and downstream, it would take less than two hours to cross the river and reach Tamsui on the other side of the mountain. lake.

You know, it used to take almost a month and a half to reach the lizard people from Huangsha City, even if only one person was sent and a hot air balloon was used.

But now, if we take the waterway and get on the boat from Green Forest City, it only takes less than two hours after sailing. We are here! !

If he had known there was such a shortcut, he should have built a big ship and opened a waterway earlier!

However, this kind of thought that is similar to an afterthought is just a few words.

Who knows what will happen before something like this actually happens?

Judging from the current situation, the location of Black Moon City is great. It is a large lake that connects the southeast, northwest, and can be developed as a central city.

In fact, before occupying the New World, Black Moon City had always been Zhou Xu's base camp.

It's just that the plates here in the New World are too big, coupled with the busy schedule and the inconvenience of traveling back and forth between the two places, so Zhou Xu can only stay here for a long time.

But now it's better. Once the waterway is opened, Black Moon City is located in the center and connected in all directions. It suddenly surpasses Xianyang City in terms of convenience and development prospects.

Of course, at this stage, Xianyang City still has an advantage.

At least the facilities here are complete. Everything like the palace is ready-made, so there is no need to invest money in construction. This was also the main reason why Zhou Xu chose to stay in Xianyang City for a long time to handle government affairs. It saves trouble.

However, from a long-term perspective, Black Moon City is undoubtedly the better choice after the waterway is opened.

This made Zhou Xu determined to move back to Black Moon City!

The specific implementation will definitely not be that fast, but now that the decision has been made, the preparations should be started slowly.

Not two days later, the exploration team responsible for mountain exploration also sent news. They climbed over the mountains and ridges, and finally arrived at a cliff with a rapid river underneath.

Based on the constantly updated map, it is basically certain that the big river is the river leading to the lizard people, and it is the one the Pioneer took before.

During the busy period, as the temperature gradually rose and winter turned to spring, the rat army on the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which had been fighting with their border garrison all winter, finally showed a tendency to retreat.

Not only because a winter's consumption has solved the food problem within their Rotten Clan, but also because of these continuous battles, the Ratman Commander on the opposite side realized that the opposite side was indeed a tough nut.

This gave him the idea of ​​temporarily retreating and regrouping.

"These stinky rats come and leave whenever they want?"

Of course, Soros cannot let them go so easily.

At the beginning, he only had a thousand garrison troops in hand, and he suffered a small loss from the crazy rat tide offensive on the opposite side. But now that the fifteen hundred reinforcements have arrived, he has doubled the number of troops, which is enough for him to spot the opportunity and strike. A wave of counterattacks.

Now that he saw that the Rat Man on the other side was about to retreat, Soros immediately struck hard.

After fighting a defensive battle for almost a whole winter, the lizardmen soldiers in the fortress were all simmering with anger. Now they attacked with ferocious force.

The spear formation advanced forward, and the dragon cavalry provided cover on both sides, giving a severe blow to the retreating rat tide.

Although the southern fortress could not be captured in a winter, they still fought against the enemy. Now facing the fierce counterattack of the lizard people, how could the Ratman commander on the opposite side be willing to suffer this loss?

He immediately commanded the rat tide to fight back, vowing to give the group of stinky lizards on the opposite side some color!

However, what he didn't know was that in this wave, the Lizardmen had not yet finished sending out troops.

On the periphery of the battlefield, a large number of green lizard short spear soldiers appeared on the battlefield.

The green lizard short spear soldiers will not go deep into the battlefield, and their activities are mainly on the periphery. They adopt guerrilla tactics. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue them. They will not fight head-on with the rat men at all.

Long before the Claw Clan was wiped out, the green lizard short spearmen had already used this set of tactics very well. Now with the blessing of the full-level unit project, their overall physical fitness has become stronger than before. The green lizard short spearmen undoubtedly demonstrated this tactic better.

During this period, the rat men were also forced into a panic and directly went up to the main force, letting the giant rat knights blend in with the rat tide to approach the green lizard short spear soldiers, trying to take advantage of their unpreparedness to hit the opponent hard.

Little did they know that the Claw Clan had used this tactic before, and the Lizard People knew this method very well.

On the green lizard short spear soldiers' side, as soon as they saw the rat tide approaching, they left immediately.

The movement speed of the rat tide cannot be compared to the green lizard short spear soldiers. If this situation continues, the rat tide will not be able to catch up and will soon be thrown away by the green lizard short spear soldiers.

The leader of the ratmen hiding in the dark saw this scene, and his face was also ugly.

"Send a signal, let the giant rat knights ignore the rat tide and chase directly!"

After the signal was sent, the giant rat knights who received the order rushed out of the rat tide, bursting with speed, and chased the green lizard short spearmen.

For this move, the green lizard short spearmen had been prepared for it, and now they were not surprised at all. They immediately recited the mantra and started the "sprint".

As soon as the "sprint" started, under the blessing of the mantra, the green lizard short spearmen suddenly had the wind under their feet, and their two short legs moved quickly, keeping a safe distance from the giant rat knights.

Of course, they are still infantry after all, two-legged infantry, and it is unrealistic to want to get rid of the enemy cavalry's pursuit by themselves.

And the purpose of the green lizard short spearmen to start the "sprint" is obviously not this, they start the "sprint" just to buy time.

"Kill!!!"

Amid the roar, the velociraptors led by Tash came to support at the fastest speed and launched a direct attack from the side to the giant rat knights in pursuit.

Without the cover of the rat tide, the strength of the giant rat knights declined significantly. They were attacked from the flank by the velociraptors, and the entire charging formation was dispersed on the spot.

Seeing this, the retreating green lizard short spearmen stopped immediately and turned back to fight. Their movements were sharp and not ambiguous at all.

Invisibly, the rhythm of the whole game had fallen into the hands of the lizardmen.

The rat leader who was commanding the rat army on the opposite side felt that he was restricted everywhere at this moment, and the more he fought, the more uncomfortable he became.

Although the current situation made him angry, his remaining rationality made him clearly realize that in this situation, if he continued to fight, they would definitely suffer.

At the moment when this thought flashed through his mind, the rat leader also made a prompt decision, leaving part of the rat tide behind, and then issued an order for a full retreat!