Indeed, thick smoke was billowing above Shiuan City, and he could faintly see the flames rising.

In an instant, every cavalryman in the troop looked towards the distant invading army with eyes filled with rage.

They actually set the city on fire.

Those damned outsiders.

They must not be spared.

Kill them all.

We must kill them all.

Compared to the already indignant soldiers, Jeang Yen, who was promoted to deputy general, clearly had some merit.

At a critical moment, he managed to keep his composure.

General, what should we do now? I will take a 100 cavalry to follow up and see.

You lead the remaining men back to Shiuan City to assist with firefighting and report our situation to the leader.

Chapter 247.

The aftermath of Shiuan City inside the military camp of Shiuan City.

Looking at the corpse of Sunhi, Lu Gi closed his eyes in pain.

At this moment, he could not find any words to describe his feelings.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke, issuing an order.

The defending general of Shiuan city, Sunhi served faithfully and died heroically.

Postumously, he is to be titled Duke of Loyalty and righteousness and given a grand burial in Luo G's civilization.

There was originally no system of nobility, but now there was one.

Sunonny had died for his loyalty, and his death was both tragic and heartbreaking.

Luog Gi did not know how to compensate someone who was already dead.

Nor could he even compensate his family as he had not yet married or had children besides bestowing a title upon him.

What else could he do? After speaking, Lu G supported his forehead with one hand sitting on the bench, unable to calm his emotions for a long time.

Just then, a voice reported from outside.

Chief Deputy Commander Jeang Yan of the cavalry unit requests an audience.

Let him in.

Deputy Commander Jeang Yen of the Ming Jing City Cavalry reporting to the chief.

Rise.

Luo Gi glanced at Jeang Yen who is covered in dust and dirt and casually asked, "Where is Lu Kai?" reporting to the chief, "The situation is as follows.

" As he spoke, Jeang Yin detailed the entire situation to Lu Gi without reservation.

After listening, Lu Gi's frown slightly eased.

Lukai's wise handling of the situation brought him some comfort.

You've all worked hard.

The entire cavalry unit is to be rewarded for their support.

Each of you will receive a bounty of 20 strings of cash.

Go to the finance department with your military tokens to collect your rewards.

Thank you for the chief's reward.

I will take my leave.

After Jeang Yin exited, the military camp of Xiuan City did not calm down.

Due to Luogi's presence, the camp had evidently become the center of power in the entire Shiuan city.

Almost as soon as Jeang Yen left, Jang Chi, deputy commander under Lu Ming, rushed in, reporting to the chief.

The locations of the fires in Xiuan City have been confirmed, which are the Lord's residence, the commercial district.

And at this point, Jeangi's voice paused.

After hesitating for two seconds, he finally spoke the two words with great difficulty.

Granary Bang.

The moment Lu Gi heard these two words, he slammed his fist on the bench.

The Tasteless Lord's residence being burned was inconsequential.

It had only been kept for resource-saving reasons, as he was too lazy to demolish and rebuild it over such a trivial matter.

However, the fires in the commercial district and the granary were genuinely painful to him.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire military camp became tense.

Feeling the oppressive atmosphere, Jang Chi, who had come to report the losses, did not even dare to take a breath.

After taking two deep breaths to calm himself, Lu Gi organized his thoughts and spoke again.

Issue an order.

From today, the citizens of Shiuan City will be exempt from taxes for one year and have their taxes reduced for 3 years.

then had the construction department of Mingjing City send two teams over to assist in the repair and reconstruction of Shiuan City.

At the same time, send 10 carts of grain to distribute to the citizens of Xiuan City.

After finishing, Lu Gi instructed a messenger to convey his orders.

He then turned his gaze back to Jeangi.

How is Lu Ming doing? The general has a wound on his shoulder inflicted by the enemy general's bronze spear, but the injury is not too deep, so he should be fine.

Thank you for your hard work.

You may go.

" After left, Lu Gi waved his hand, signaling the guards to exit as well.

He then sat alone in the room, a trace of exhaustion unmistakably showing on his face.

The casualties in the infantry were still being counted, but Lu G knew that the numbers would undoubtedly be grim.

After all, if the casualties were not significant, it wouldn't take so long to tally them.

This night, he was destined to have an uneasy sleep.

For him, it was truly a terrible day.

A night passed without a word, and the report on the infantry's casualties was handed to him early the next morning.

Looking at the list, Lu G's fist began to clench unconsciously.

The shield axe unit suffered 351 deaths, 167 severe injuries, and 539 light injuries.

The long spear unit suffered 517 deaths, 288 severe injuries, and 349 light injuries.

In the past, when playing games, seeing such casualty numbers would only make Lu G feel pained about the resources he had spent a week accumulating to raise these troops, now lost in a single battle.

But at this moment, these numbers struck him as profoundly shocking.

The soldiers who died needed no further mention, and among those marked as severely injured.

Most would no longer have the ability to continue serving.

In other words, this siege battle had directly cost him over a quarter of his military strength.

This was a situation he had never encountered before, especially during a time when he held an overwhelming advantage in the unranked period.

It made him acutely aware of the brutality of the bronze rank.

However, he did not know that under normal circumstances, newly promoted players just transitioning from the unranked phase did not enjoy the same treatment he did now.

The fights among players of the same rank back in the unranked phase were akin to low-level players pecking at each other with fierce battles that could still yield decent loot.

In contrast, for seasoned players at the bronze rank, dealing with a bunch of impoverished natives who had only recently put down their stone axes and spears was not worth the expenditure of hundreds of thousands in military funds.

Take the situation in Zhao Dong Nan for example.

Six siege crossbows plus 5,000 troops.

Without the two silver grade items from Lu Yi as rewards, what could he possibly gain? Essentially nothing, right? Could Newbie just emerging from the native range have more resources than him? Impossible.

As for the rewards from the system assessment at the end, at best it would be a black iron chest.

In battles that were essentially one-sided, there was no way to earn significant points or high ratings.

And whatever came out of black iron chest was unlikely to even cover his military expenses.

Zhao Dongan was willing to spend heavily because he initially aimed at Lu Y's two silver grade items.

As for the black iron chest earned from winning this battle and the meager equipment resources, they were merely a bonus.

Under normal circumstances, the configuration like Wong Lu Jones was the correct approach for bronze rank players to deal with newcomers.

Bringing a few hundred troops and a few siege crossbows to bully the newbies while increasing their own difficulty, which would help them rack up high achievements.

Unfortunately, Wong Lukong had evidently run into a brick wall and ended up failing himself.

End of chapter chapter 248.

Immediate deployment.

Meanwhile, on the same night after the battle at Shiuan City, Zhao Dong led his army, ignoring the threats of the night, and hurriedly made their way.

They were not afraid of the wild beasts roaming in the dark.

If anything, it should be the beasts that were scared, as they would have to face an army of nearly 4,000 men if they dare to charge.

As they retreated westward, Zhao Dong Nan riding his waror was deep in thought about the next step.

Should they rest for seven days and then retreat or should they launch another round of attacks to see what happens? If they were to retreat now, he should be the one coming out on top.

The battle outside Shiuan City have been evenly matched with neither side establishing a clear advantage.