Throne of Vientiane Civilization

The waiting process was torturous, and before the result came out, Zhou Xu's eyes were slightly closed, and in his mind, he had already begun to think about the way forward.

During this process, Zhou Zhongshan and Li Ce came over one after another.

"leader!"

Hearing their voices, Zhou Xu slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, the two of them also had exhaustion that could not be concealed on their faces. Zhou Xu was not the only one who was so tired that he fell asleep yesterday.

In fact, when Zhou Xu fell asleep, Zhou Zhongshan and Li Ce were still braving the snowstorm, looking for the escaped horses all over the village.

But today, when no one came to disturb them, they overslept without any accident.

Seeing him now, Zhou Xu, who was distracted by the problem of food soaking in water as soon as he woke up, undoubtedly immediately remembered what happened yesterday.

"How many of those fleeing cattle, horses and farm animals were captured? Was anyone injured?"

Zhou Zhongshan and Li Ce ran over at this time, no doubt to report this matter.

Needless to say, as always, Li Ce, who is more eloquent, will report this matter.

"Fourteen horses were recovered, and three cows were recovered. In addition, the bodies of three horses were found in the trap outside the village..."

Speaking of this, Li Ce felt a little uncomfortable.

In the long-term training before, these war horses have long been like their comrades-in-arms.

In the end, who would have thought that they failed to die in the battle, but accidentally died in the trap they deployed in this snowstorm.

Even if Zhou Xu heard it, he didn't feel well, and his mood was even more complicated.

When a horse is frightened, it will definitely run to a safe place where it can hide.

In the surrounding area, except for their village, there is no place that meets this condition at all.

Given this premise, horses are also herd animals, and they are likely to flock together.

With such thoughts in mind, it's not like Zhou Xu didn't think that if he was lucky, he might be able to find all the lost horses.

I didn't think about it, but only fourteen horses were recovered, plus the three horses that died accidentally in the trap, there are currently ten horses missing in the snowstorm.

The cow is lucky here.

In their prairie village, only four cows were placed before winter to pull the carts and transport goods.

Now the three heads have been found, and there is no need to look for the remaining one. He was crushed to death under the ruins of the breeding farm. He confirmed it himself, which is quite clear.

Exhaling a long breath, Zhou Xu waved his hand, signaling Li Ce to continue reporting.

"Nine people were injured on the soldier's side, but they are all fine, and the injuries have been taken care of."

Zhou Xu nodded after listening to the report. At this time, Ye Jinghong walked in quickly, presumably the food counting was finished.

But this time, Zhou Xu was not in a hurry to hear the results of the food, anyway, there would be no change if he listened early and late.

"Jinghong, you came just in time. How are the casualties on the side of the villagers?"

Faced with this question, Ye Jinghong quickly said after being slightly taken aback...

"Five people were killed and fourteen people were injured. Fortunately, none of them were seriously injured and they can be recovered."

Among the five people who lost their lives, two were the granary guards, and three were the breeders of the farm, and their identities were clear.

Under this premise, they have not suffered more personnel losses, which is already a good thing.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Jinghong, who was talking about this matter, also felt very heavy. After adjusting his mood a little, he began to report on the food.

"Judging from the total amount of food saved, it is not a problem to feed the whole village for about ten days, but..."

Ye Jinghong's voice paused, and then the whole tone became obviously difficult.

"But the food is all soaked in water..."

Speaking of this, Ye Jinghong didn't continue to say anything, but the meaning was already very clear.

The amount of grain was indeed enough for them to eat for about ten days, but he didn't know if the soaked grain could be stored at that time.

As for the food that the villagers hoarded themselves, not to mention the consumption of the previous few days, how much can they hoard themselves?

At this moment, Zhou Xu's heart is also heavy.

At this moment, Ye Jinghong thought about opening his mouth.

"Boss, Black Moon Village is not far from us. The ox carts are full of supplies and set off in the morning, rest on the road overnight, and arrive before noon the next day. There should be no need to worry too much about the food problem, right?"

Speaking of the latter, Ye Jinghong couldn't help feeling a little lacking in confidence.

In his opinion, how could their leader not think of things that he could think of?

Sure enough, after he said these words, Zhou Xu put his hand on his forehead and shook his head.

"I know the efficiency of ox cart transportation, but this is not the only trouble now."

While speaking, Zhou Xu stretched out a finger.

"First of all, we don't know what's going on in Black Moon Village right now. Our side is devastated by the snowstorm. Although Black Moon Village is not in this area, it's not too far away from us. What if Heiyue Village is too busy to take care of itself now, so where can we find the spare energy to send us supplies?"

"Then comes the second point. Let's not talk about the heavy snow in front of us. Let's just say that the snow on this road is healed. I can still ask the villagers to clean up the snow in this village so that we can walk more easily. But from Heiyue Village How to clear the snow on the field road between the grassland village?"

"This road in the wild is not easy to walk. Now that there is a pile of snow, it can directly bury the wheels of the car. The road conditions can't be seen clearly. The bullock cart can't move at all. Even if there is nothing wrong with Heiyue Village Find a way to send us supplies."

"As for waiting for the snow in the wild to melt..."

"The snow hasn't even stopped yet. The snow in the wild doesn't even know when it will stop."

"Leaving aside the stored food, if you want to get food now, besides hunting, you only have to catch fish in this river, but the efficiency of fishing in this river is far inferior to that in that lake. We can It’s hard to say if we can’t last until then.”

Just two points, Zhou Xu explained the situation they are facing now clearly.

Ye Jinghong fell silent, unable to utter a word.

It's not that he thought too shallowly before, but that his understanding of many things is limited.

Take this bullock cart as an example. They have only been in use for a few months, and they have never experienced winter at all. How can he know the impact of snow on the bullock cart?

He didn't know about this matter, so he couldn't think about it, and everything that followed naturally couldn't be discussed.

Feeling the dignified atmosphere, Zhou Xu let out a long breath.

"Okay, don't think about it, let's have a meal first."

From yesterday to now, he was very busy, but he didn't eat a few mouthfuls of food, and now he was about to faint from hunger.