Chapter 247
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Chapter 247: West Plains City After the Battle
Inside West Plains City’s military camp, Luo Ji closed his eyes in pain, looking at Sun He’s corpse.
At this moment, he could not use any words to describe his feelings.
After a long silence, he slowly spoke.
“Issue an order, Sun He, the defending general of West Plains City, served his duties faithfully and died heroically.”
“He shall be granted the title of Marquis of Loyalty after his passing and provided with a grand burial!”
Within Luo Ji’s civilization, there was originally no system of noble ranks, but now there was.
Sun He died, dying faithfully for him.
His death was tragic, but even more pitiful.
Luo Ji did not know how to compensate a dead person, or even how to compensate his family, because he had not yet married or had children.
Besides bestowing a noble title upon him after his passing, what else could he do?
After speaking, Luo Ji rested a hand on his forehead, sitting on the long bench, his emotions unable to calm for a long time, until a report came from outside.
“Sir, Deputy General Zhang Yan of the cavalry unit seeks an audience outside the gate?”
“Let him in.”
“Deputy General Zhang Yan of the Mirror City Cavalry Unit pays respects to the Leader!”
“Rise.”
Glancing at Zhang Yan, who was covered in dust and dirt, Luo Ji casually asked.
“Where is Liu Kai?”
“Reporting to the Leader, the situation is as follows…”
As he spoke, Zhang Yan reported the entire situation to Luo Ji in detail, without reservation.
After listening, Luo Ji’s brows relaxed slightly.
Liu Kai’s wise handling of affairs offered him some solace.
“You all have worked hard. All members of the cavalry unit who assisted in firefighting have merited. Each person is rewarded 20 strings of cash. Go to the Ministry of Finance with your military tokens to claim your reward.”
“Thank you for the Leader’s reward, your subordinate will withdraw!”
After Zhang Yan left, the military camp in West Plains City did not immediately quiet down.
Due to Luo Ji’s presence, this military camp had clearly become the center of power for the entire West Plains City.
Almost as soon as Zhang Yan left, Zhang Qi, Liu Meng’s deputy general, quickly walked in.
“Reporting to Leader, the locations of the fires within West Plains City have been confirmed.”
“They are the City Lord’s Manor, the commercial district, and…”
At this point, Zhang Qi’s voice paused.
After hesitating for 2 seconds, he then uttered two words with immense difficulty.
“The granary.”
“Bang!”
The moment he heard these two words, Luo Ji slammed his fist directly onto the long bench.
That manor with its vulgar taste, if it burned, it burned.
The reason it was kept originally was merely to save resources, too lazy to demolish and rebuild for such a minor matter.
But the fires in the commercial district and the granary truly pained Luo Ji!
For a time, the atmosphere within the entire military camp instantly became solemn.
Feeling this oppressive atmosphere, Zhang Qi, who had come to report the losses, didn’t even dare to breathe heavily.
Taking 2 quick deep breaths, and waiting until his emotions had calmed slightly, Luo Ji organized his thoughts before speaking again.
“Issue an order. From today onwards, West Plains City’s citizens are exempt from taxes for 1 year and will have their taxes reduced for 3 years.”
“Then, instruct the Bright Mirror City’s Construction Engineering Department to dispatch 2 teams of people to assist West Plains City with repair and construction.”
“At the same time, transport 10 carts of grain to distribute to the citizens of West Plains City.”
After speaking, and instructing the messenger beside him to relay his orders, Luo Ji’s gaze shifted slightly, falling once again upon Zhang Qi.
“How is Liu Meng?”
“General’s shoulder was wounded by the horizontal blade of the enemy general’s bronze halberd. However, the wound is not too deep, so it should be fine.”
“Thank you for your hard work, you may leave.”
After Zhang Qi withdrew, Luo Ji waved his hand, signaling the guards on both sides to also leave.
Then, sitting alone in the room, his face revealed an unconcealed weariness.
The casualties of the infantry unit were still being tallied, but Luo Ji knew that the number of casualties would certainly be another piece of bad news.
After all, if the number wasn’t large, it wouldn’t take so long to tally.
This night, he was destined to sleep uneasily.
For him, this was truly a terrible day.
Nothing to say for the night.
The casualty statistics for the infantry unit were handed to him early the next morning.
Looking at the list, Luo Ji’s fists began to clench unconsciously.
Shield-axe soldier unit: 351 killed in action, 167 severely wounded, 539 lightly wounded!
Halberdier unit: 517 killed in action, 288 severely wounded, 349 lightly wounded!
When playing games before, looking at such casualty figures, Luo Ji would only feel heartache that the soldiers he had raised with a week’s worth of resources were lost in a single battle.
But at this moment, each of these numbers seemed so shocking.
The soldiers killed in action naturally needed no further mention.
And among them, the soldiers marked as severely wounded had basically lost the ability to continue serving in the army.
In other words, this siege battle directly cost him over one-quarter of his troop strength!
For Luo Ji, who had held an overwhelming advantage during the unranked period, this was an unprecedented situation, making him suddenly feel the cruelty of the Bronze tier!
However, what he didn’t know was that, under normal circumstances, a new player who had just ascended from the unranked tier wouldn’t have the treatment he currently had.
It was completely different from the unranked period, where players of the same tier fought like weaklings pecking at each other, no matter how they fought, it would be intense, and they could even get a decent treasure chest in the end.
For veteran players of the Bronze tier, a bunch of poor natives who were still wielding stone axes and stone spears a while ago were not worth spending over 100,000 in military expenses to fight.
Take Zhou Dongnan’s deployment this time, for example the 6 repeating crossbows, plus 5,000 troops!
Without Liu Ye’s 2 Silver-grade items as compensation, what could he earn?
Basically nothing, right?
How could a newcomer, who had just emerged from the native stage, have more resources in his civilization than him?
Impossible.
As for the treasure chest rewards obtained during the final system evaluation, at best it would be a Black Iron Treasure Chest.
Battles like this, which were basically a straight push, hardly earned any points, nor could they get a high evaluation.
The meager items opened from the Black Iron Treasure Chest at the end probably wouldn’t even cover his military expenses.
The reason Zhou Dongnan was willing to pay such a heavy price to deploy his troops was because he initially aimed for Liu Ye’s 2 Silver-grade items.
As for the Black Iron Treasure Chest earned after this battle’s victory, and those equipment resources that were better than nothing, they were just bonuses.
Under normal circumstances, a setup like Wang Luzong’s previous one was the correct strategy for Bronze tier players fighting newcomers, and bringing a few hundred troops, supplemented by a few repeating crossbows.
While bullying newcomers, they would also increase the difficulty for themselves, which was conducive to them achieving high battle records.
But unfortunately, that guy Wang Luzong had clearly kicked an iron plate and ended up screwing himself over.
