Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1742 Tired? Let's destroy it already!
After a chaotic and fierce battle, they finally managed to clear out the Smith soldiers who had taken advantage of the chaos to rush onto the wall.

This greatly relieved Black Spider. As long as they could hold the top of the wall and keep Smith's troops outside, they would be virtually invincible.

However, after completing this step, Black Spider did not rest. He rushed over, chopped off Officer Smith's almost smashed head, and hung it on the flagpole.

Then they rallied the soldiers on the wall to shout the slogan "The enemy general is dead!" to demoralize the troops outside the wall and break their will to fight!

This tactic proved effective. The Smith garrison outside the walls was already cornered due to running out of ammunition and supplies, and this attack was their last chance. They placed all their hopes on the Smith officer.

Under these circumstances, Officer Smith's death was undoubtedly a heavy blow to them, as if their hopes had been shattered right before their eyes. The intense sense of despair that followed instantly overwhelmed their hearts, and many soldiers broke down on the spot.

On the other hand, the Russian Republican Party secured the safety of the wall, and the ragtag army finally calmed down.

Having experienced the chaotic battle just now, the ragtag army had gained some experience, and their actions and operations were no longer as rusty as they had been at the beginning.

As the tide turned and the situation grew increasingly hopeless, the Smith garrison, blocked outside the wall, gradually lost its will to attack and eventually collapsed completely.

"We won! We won!!!"

On the top of the wall, the soldiers of the Russian Republican Party cheered, and many of them even wept with joy.

During this time, compared to the soldiers' ecstasy, Black Spider felt more of a sense of relief.

As a spy for the Great Zhou Dynasty and a cadre of the Russian Republican Party, the worst outcome for him would be for the capital to be captured by Smith's troops and for him to regain control of the capital. At least he has avoided the worst possible result.

From now on, as long as they don't let their guard down and do a good job of city defense, the Smith garrison, which is out of ammunition and food, will have no chance of turning the tide against them.

After the war, due to the choice made before the leader's uprising, he was directly promoted to the position of party leader by a group of cadres of the Russian Republican Party after the leader's death.

Now things are really messed up; the sheer volume of post-war work alone is giving Black Spider a major headache.

He's just a spy, not good at handling military affairs!

He wanted to find a suitable person to share the burden, or simply hand the task over to the other person.

But he discovered that the leaders and cadres within the Russian Republican Party were even more unprofessional than he was...

Tired? Let's destroy it already!
This sentence became a true reflection of Black Spider's inner thoughts at that moment.

But things had already come to this point, and he obviously couldn't ignore it anymore.

At this moment, what Black Spider wanted to do most was undoubtedly to quickly make contact with the Northeast Army of their Great Zhou.

However, if they were to leave the city rashly now, they would likely run into the routed Smith garrison.

It will undoubtedly take some time to completely wear down the opponent.

Before that, Black Spider simply cleaned up the interior of the royal capital and dealt with the backlog of issues.

Meanwhile, in Black Moon City...

Zhou Xu, who was completely unaware of what was happening here, was happily accepting the 100,000 young and strong slaves.

One hundred thousand able-bodied young slaves not only provided a large labor force for their Great Zhou Dynasty, but also did not require payment. For a long time to come, they only needed to be provided with simple food and lodging, which would save the dynasty a considerable amount of financial expenditure.

As the Minister of Finance of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Song Jinyu is overjoyed lately; he's practically laughing in his dreams.

During this period, various engineering projects, which were already facing a labor shortage, flocked to the scene as if they were sharks smelling blood after receiving the news.

On the desk in the Hall of Diligent Governance, the applications for additional labor force piled up to a height of one person every day.

One hundred thousand people may seem like a lot, but in just a few days, they were all divided up by various engineering projects.

"This is really..."

For a moment, Zhou Xu didn't know what to say.

At this stage, Zhou Xu felt that no matter how many people there were in the Great Zhou, it wouldn't be enough.

Zhou Xu himself was well aware that their early development had been too rapid, and many parts of the country had not kept up.

But he had no choice. To some extent, he was also swept up by an invisible force and developed to this point.

At the same time, the Northeast Army, with the cooperation of the Giant Eagle Knights, successfully located the Snake People's third stronghold.

Just as they initially speculated and analyzed, the Serpent People's third stronghold was indeed not far from the border of the Kingdom of Smith. As long as the location could be determined, it would only take five days to reach it, given the speed of the centaur cavalry.

As the vanguard of the Northeast Army, Joseph and his centaur cavalry, upon arriving nearby, did not hesitate at all. They immediately launched a "high-speed raid" followed by a "war charge," breaking in with a series of quick charge moves!
Joseph was so confident for a reason.

Qian Sui and Hilke came with their vanguard. Of the four Vajra Realm warriors in this wave of the Northeast Army, only Peter advanced with the main force as a precaution, while the other three were in the vanguard.

In Joseph's view, with Chitose and Hilke backing them up, even if the Serpent King on the other side were tied to that desert giant serpent, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble!
The previous crushing defeat was still fresh in his mind, and the Serpent King recognized Joseph and his companions at a glance.

Although they were in the desert now, it was daytime. He hadn't been able to defeat the other side at night, so he really didn't have any confidence to fight now.

He may be arrogant, but he's not stupid.

To defeat this enemy, he must find an opportunity to take them down one by one.

Thinking of this, the Snake King also chose to temporarily avoid its sharp edge and ordered his snake men to scatter and retreat.

The Serpent King's swift retreat left even the determined Joseph feeling somewhat frustrated, while Hilke, on the other hand, had a solemn expression.

From Hilke's perspective, the best scenario would be if the other party were a fool who would recklessly charge in and fight them to the bitter end.

After all, that way the battle would end quickly.

The other party knew how to weigh the situation and withdrew so decisively, making the situation more difficult to handle.

Regardless, with the Serpent People having no will to fight, Outpost No. 3 fell directly into their hands. The only uncertainty is whether the Serpent People still have Outpost No. 4.

Meanwhile, the Giant Eagle Knights immediately set off for Outpost No. 2 to bring the latest intelligence to Zhou Chongshan and Zhuo Ge, who were stationed there.

(End of this chapter)