Wiping the raindrops from his face, Lu Gi let out a long sigh.
It was the heavens that were making things difficult for them.
It was no wonder they were like this.
After saying that, Lu G led Guo Ya and the cavalry unit back to the enemy camp in the woods.
The atmosphere was quite gloomy during the journey as everyone knew Lu OG was in a bad mood and no one dared to breathe too loudly.
In contrast to the cavalry units misstep, the fight in the woods went much more smoothly.
The enemy troops were already low in morale and Joe Dongan's breakout further weakened their spirits.
Soon, faced with the pinser attack from Gujan's two groups, the already demoralized army surrendered without much fighting.
During this time, Guo Jan even captured Zhao Dongan's fierce general, Zhao Jia.
To be honest, Zhaojia's defeat was somewhat unjust.
His original cunning tactics were not suitable for containment.
To stop Gujan from pursuing Zhao Dongan, Zhaojia had no choice but to adopt a strong approach that he wasn't skilled at, which led to his disastrous defeat.
And he was then tied up and brought before Luo Gi.
The bronze helmet that was originally on his head was nowhere to be found.
And at this moment, Zhao Jia was covered in blood and disheveled, looking utterly pathetic.
Dismounting, Lu Gi looked down from above at Zhao Jia, who was pinned to the ground by two soldiers.
During this time, Zhao Jia was assessing him, and from Lu Gi's expressionless face, he read one piece of information.
Their majesty had successfully escaped.
A flicker of joy quickly passed across Zhao Gz's face at this thought.
Then he saw Lu G wave his hand, signaling for the two soldiers holding him down to step back as he stood up, pondering how the other party intended to persuade him to surrender and how he should respond by time.
In the next second, his face, which still bore traces of joy, froze completely.
His eyes widened in disbelief as they moved downward, only to see the cold bronze spear in the other party's hand, ruthlessly piercing through his throat.
Blood gushed from his mouth and with the withdrawal of the bronze spear.
It was as if his very life force was completely drained away at that moment.
Zhao J's body heavily fell onto the muddy ground and even in death.
His eyes were fixed on Lu Gi, filled with utter disbelief.
Chapter 255.
Military funeral.
Lu G's decisive character had long been ingrained in people's minds.
No one was surprised when he shot Zhao Jia.
Many present wore expressions of as expected.
Chief, how should we deal with those captives outside? Kill them all, Lu Gi said without changing his expression.
After returning to Shiuan City, we will hold a military funeral.
I want to use their heads to honor the fallen soldiers and the persecuted people of Shiuan City.
Closing his eyes, the horrific scenes from Shiuan City were still vivid in his memory.
The moment he entered the city with his troops, he could still hear the cries of women who had been brutalized by those beasts, kneeling on both sides of the road, pleading for him to deliver justice for them.
After these scoundrels had engaged in inhumane acts of rape, plunder, and murder in Shiuan City, his civilization could no longer tolerate them.
Otherwise, how could he Luo Gi face the people of Xiuan City and the soldiers who died on the battlefield? Meanwhile, Zhao Dong Nan, who had successfully escaped the cavalry's pursuit amidst the torrential rain, was now hiding in a natural tree hole.
His face had lost all color.
His lips were cracked, and he was dazed with three severe injuries and excessive blood loss.
His already weak body was made worse by the rain that had allowed him to escape, but also left him severely ill.
On the seventh day, barely holding onto a threat of consciousness, Zhao Dong Nan chose to retreat.
Once back in his own world, he fainted immediately and it took 3 days of rescue efforts before he finally woke up.
Looking around the familiar room, he snapped back to reality and pushed away his most favored concubine, quickly opening the system panel.
After the invasion war, the system would provide him with a battle damage report, clearly indicating how much manpower and equipment he had lost and how many people had been captured by the enemy.
Zhao Dongan knew that his battle damage report would not be pretty.
But when he finally saw it, a sickly flush spread across his pale face.
Overwhelmed by emotions, he coughed up blood, staining his chest, which shocked the nearby concubine.
"Li, Ly!" He roared with hatred.
But how could he, in such a weakened state, withstand such a huge shock? After a bout of raging, his frail body suddenly jerked and the newly awakened Zhao Dong Nan fainted again.
Meanwhile, Lu Gi, who was unaware of these events, received a system notification on the seventh day after Zhao Dong Nan's retreat.
System notification, congratulations, player Lu G, on winning the defensive battle.
System notification, congratulations, player Lu G, on receiving golden treasure chest one.
He actually received the golden treasure chest.
This result surprised Lu Gi a bit.
First, Shiuan City was breached and then he lost nearly 2,000 troops.
He never expected to receive a golden treasure chest.
Thinking back, he realized he probably earned a head count since, despite his troops being at a disadvantage and maintaining a victory being difficult.
He had killed nearly 5,000 enemy soldiers, almost achieving total annihilation.
It seemed that this action earned him quite a few headc counts and won him a golden treasure chest.
To be honest, Lu Ji considered this at the time.
Now reflecting on it, he could only see it as an unexpected joy, even though he couldn't feel happy at all right now.
Upon returning to Shiuan City, according to his orders, they began to hold a military funeral.
Due to the chaotic nature of battle, some soldiers bodies remained intact while others were unrecognizable or even dismembered, making it impossible for their families to identify them.
Thus, they cannot be claimed.
Having no resting place after death was too unfair and cruel for the soldiers who sacrificed themselves on the battlefield.
To address this situation, Lu G initially made military tags for identification, but even so, some tags could be lost along with the bodies.
Therefore, under this premise, he proposed a military funeral.
All the bodies of the fallen soldiers would be collected in one place for cremation.
This funeral must be attended by all the commanders and soldiers in the city.
Including Luo Gi himself, except for those in special positions or circumstances.
The air was filled with a heavy atmosphere next to the pit where the soldiers bodies were laid.
The heads of the enemy soldiers were piled up.
This was Lu G's explanation to them.
It was also an explanation to the people of Shiuan city.
As the ceremony began, soldiers solemnly threw firewood into the burial pit and finally Luog holding a torch ignited it.
As the flames ignited and the morale of the comrades slowly faded in the fire.
At that moment, their sorrow spread throughout Shiuan city.
After the cremation, each soldier took a handful of yellow earth to cover the remains and a spirit monument would be erected on this land.
One side of the monument would be engraved with the names of the fallen soldiers while the other side would read in the year and month of a certain date.
Participated in the Shiuan city battle and heroically sacrificed.
After the military funeral, Lu Gi returned to Ming Jing city to rest for a day and the next day summoned all the meritorious soldiers who participated in this battle for rewards.
Gua Gujan, you both provided valuable support.
You are rewarded with 500 Guan and Gujan.
You also receive a fine horse and an additional title of general of the western expedition.
Gua Guuan, thank you for the chief's reward.
Lu, your contribution in exterminating 5,000 enemy soldiers is indispensable, but you are already a captain of 100 writers.
Therefore, I will promote you with two more stars and reward you with 300 Guan along with a set of bronze armor.
Lukai, thank you for the chiefs reward.
Lukai was filled with excitement upon hearing the reward.
The position of captain of a 100 riders was established to distinguish between infantry and cavalry officers.
Corresponding to the infantry's centurion.
Under this premise, Lu Kai, who is already a three-star captain of 100 riders, would be promoted to five stars, allowing him to have five pentagrams engraved on his military insignia, representing his authority to command 500 cavalrymen.
Don't underestimate this number.
Within the civilization, the number of cavalry is far fewer than that of infantry.
Currently, only two individuals under Luog's command are qualified to be captains of a thousand riders by Z and Buigid.
A five-star captain of 100 riders is the highest rank below a captain of a thousand riders in the cavalry unit, and the number is quite limited.
By the way, Lu Chong, whom Lu G values greatly, is only a three-star captain of 100 riders at this moment.
Chapter 256.
Just in time after a round of rewards, Luo Gi did not let Guo Ja and Guo Jan return to the front lines, but instead ordered them to stay in Shiuan City.