Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1730 Has the service awareness become this strong?
On a new day, at the border of the Kingdom of Smith, the support force led by Li Ce had just arrived after a long journey.

After entering the city, Li Ce didn't stand on ceremony with them and went straight to confirm whether the agreed-upon payment had been received.

To do business, you need to be in the right business mindset. You need to know your place, take the money and do the job, without any pretense.

In response, the Smith Kingdom, which was counting on the Great Zhou for salvation, acted swiftly, quickly sending over the resources and slaves that had been prepared in advance.

One hundred thousand able-bodied young slaves gathered here, yet the scene was not chaotic at all.

Because they already knew that they were being paid to the Great Zhou as payment.

Among the slave population of the Kingdom of Smith, the Great Zhou had an excellent reputation, not only because of the fame it had accumulated during the Republic era, but also because over the years, there had been Great Zhou spies among the slave population who had helped them maintain a good reputation.

Now that they hear they're going to be paid to the Great Zhou, they're all incredibly cooperative.

Escape was impossible. Not only did they not escape, but many outside slaves even tried to infiltrate the 100,000 people, only to be taken away by the Great Zhou.

With 100,000 slaves, even if a few more were mixed in, or even a few hundred or a thousand more, you wouldn't be able to tell.

Faced with this situation, the Smith Kingdom's side immediately gave them a severe beating upon capture.

It was later discovered that beatings did nothing to stop these slaves. After all, for these slaves, being sent to the Great Zhou was practically a leap in social class.

Faced with such temptation, what does a beating matter?
Later, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Smith obviously realized this as well, and they captured one and killed him on the spot, then hung his head on the flagpole as a deterrent.

This finally had some effect, but it still couldn't completely eliminate the problem. Even when the Great Zhou army came to collect their rewards, many slaves still managed to sneak in during the chaos.

The sight made the black officers' eye muscles twitch; if it weren't for the fact that Da Zhou's representative was right there, they probably would have started cursing right now.

And what can he do now?

"The 100,000 able-bodied young slaves promised to you are all here. You may count them as you wish."

Then, very thoughtfully, they added...

"Taking into account the potential losses along the way, the actual number is over 100,000."

Representative Da Zhou was somewhat surprised to hear this.

It's important to understand that this kind of service mentality is generally lacking in this era.

Once 100,000 able-bodied young slaves are counted and delivered to you, their fate is no longer your concern.

Who would have thought that the Kingdom of Smith would take this loss into account and assign them even more people?

Has Smith Kingdom's service awareness become this strong?
"I have felt your sincerity."

Of the 100,000 able-bodied young slaves, there were more than 2,000 left over after counting. Although many of them were obviously younger, they didn't say anything considering that they were given away for free.

With supplies and over 100,000 slaves, the troops specifically tasked with escorting them on this mission embarked on their return journey.

After a brief night's rest, the support force led by Li Ce leisurely made its way toward the other side of the Smith Kingdom's border.

Although the Kingdom of Smith was in a hurry, they did not urge them to hurry.

After all, they didn't have steam trains for the Great Zhou army to ride in. When manpower was needed to travel, controlling the speed of advance in order to preserve the army's combat strength became a very important aspect.

Otherwise, if you rush there day and night without regard for anything else, by the time you arrive, the soldiers will be so exhausted that they will be almost out of breath. How much strength will they have left to fight?

Throughout this process, Peter, who remained silent in front of the people of Jiangdong, kept a very low profile, avoiding showing his face whenever possible. When he had to appear, he wore a mask to cover his face.

Li Ce had a general idea of ​​Peter's situation and didn't bother with him much, as long as he didn't mess things up during the battle with the snake people. Their emperor's decision to support the Smith Kingdom was partly due to the tempting rewards, but a major reason was to allow their newly equipped troops in Great Zhou to gain combat experience and test their new weapons and equipment.

These are not peaceful times, and it's not a good thing for a country's military to go too long without fighting.

Advancing steadily, they traversed the entire Kingdom of Smith, and the Great Zhou army, led by Li Ce, arrived at the precipice.

Before the arrival of the Great Zhou army, all the slaves still alive in the mountain camp had already been transferred away.

Clearly, the Kingdom of Smith also knew that if the Great Zhou found out about this, it would likely have adverse effects.

Following the mountain path opened up by the Kingdom of Smith, the Great Zhou army led by Li Ce quickly arrived at the camp halfway up the mountain.

Because the camp had just been attacked by snake people two days ago, it was in a mess.

Li Ce didn't offer any opinion on this, but instead asked many more questions about the snake people.

They also confirmed the time of the snake-man's attack.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the next attack will be in two weeks.

Having understood the situation, Li Ce nodded and, without further ado, took direct control of the defenses at the cliff.

Looking at the steep mountainside, he couldn't help but sigh...

"It would be great if the army had wild boar riders in this kind of terrain."

Unfortunately, no, the Wild Boar Knights weren't even in their Northeast Army, so he could only dream about it now.

On this side of the cliff, the Smith Kingdom's mountainside camp, which originally had fairly complete defensive facilities, was destroyed by the giant snake's attack and was never rebuilt.

After all, in their view, this was already a futile effort.

Even if it were rebuilt, the giant snake could easily destroy it once it emerges, so it would be pointless.

So the Smith Kingdom basically provided them with a piece of land.

Looking at the land, Li Ce turned to look at Zhou Ye, who was now serving as his personal guard.

"You heard the information about the snake people, right? Now, let me test you: how should we set up our defenses?"

Faced with Li Ce's sudden question, Zhou Ye glanced at the open space halfway up the mountain, then at the foot of the mountain, and pointed...

“Abandon the mountains and deploy defenses on the plains below.”

Upon receiving this answer, Li Ce smiled.

"bingo."

At times like these, people who aren't quick-witted often fall into a mental trap, only thinking about how to set up defenses on the mountainside.

In reality, the mountainous environment posed little obstacle to the snake people; on the contrary, it had a greater impact on their human forces, greatly limiting their mobility.

Giving up the mountains may seem like giving up a certain advantage, but in reality, it removes the limitations that the mountains impose on them!

When it comes to actual combat, it will actually make their actions and tactics more flexible.

(End of this chapter)