Chapter 255
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Chapter 255: Military Funeral
Luo Ji’s decisive character had long been deeply ingrained in people’s hearts.
No one was surprised by him killing Zhou Jie with a single spear, and many even had an “as expected” expression.
“Leader, how should we deal with the captives outside?”
“Kill them all.”
Luo Ji said without changing his expression.
“Upon returning to West Plains City, hold a military funeral.”
“I want to use their heads to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers and the persecuted people of West Plains City!”
Closing his eyes, the shocking devastation of West Plains City was still vivid in his mind.
The moment he led his troops into the city, the women who had been cruelly violated and humiliated by those beasts knelt along the roadside, crying and begging him to uphold justice for them, and their pleas still echoed in his ears!
After these scoundrels committed heinous acts of rape, pillage, and murder for entertainment in West Plains City, his civilization was destined to be unable to tolerate them!
Otherwise, what face would Luo Ji have to confront the people of West Plains City and the soldiers who died on the battlefield?
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the torrential downpour, Zhou Dongnan, who had successfully escaped from the cavalry unit’s pursuit, was now hiding in a natural tree hollow.
His face was completely devoid of color, his lips were parched, and his expression was dazed.
With three serious wounds and excessive blood loss, his body was already weak.
The heavy rain last night, while allowing him to escape pursuit, also caused his weak body to fall severely ill.
After hiding for 7 days, Zhou Dongnan, still clinging to a sliver of consciousness, chose to withdraw.
Upon returning to his own world, he immediately fainted, and it took 3 days of frantic rescue before he finally regained consciousness.
Looking at the familiar room, Zhou Dongnan, coming back to his senses, pushed away the concubine he usually favored the most, then quickly opened his system panel.
After an invasion battle, the system would provide him with a battle damage report, clearly marking how many troops and equipment he lost, and how many people were captured by the opponent.
Zhou Dongnan knew that his battle damage report for this trip would definitely not look good, but the moment he actually saw it, a sickly flush rose on his pale face.
Zhou Dongnan, with an excessive emotional fluctuation, actually spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, staining the front of his clothes and terrifying the concubine beside him.
“Luo Ji, Luo Ji!!!”
Roars filled with hatred continuously erupted from his mouth.
How could he, in his current weakened state, withstand such immense stimulation?
After a series of roars, his weakened body suddenly convulsed, and Zhou Dongnan, who had just regained consciousness, fainted again from anger.
Luo Ji, who was clearly unaware of this, received a system notification on the seventh day after Zhou Dongnan’s withdrawal.
[System notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for achieving victory in a defensive battle!]
[System notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for acquiring ‘Golden Treasure Chest ×1′]
He actually obtained a Golden Treasure Chest?
This result surprised Luo Ji somewhat.
First, West Plains City was breached, and then he lost nearly 2,000 troops.
Luo Ji never expected to still receive a Golden Treasure Chest.
Later, after reconsideration, he probably earned “kill points.”
With his participating troops at a disadvantage and the difficulty of victory maintained, he killed nearly 5,000 of the opponent’s soldiers, almost achieving a complete annihilation.
Now, it seemed this action probably earned him a lot of kill points and secured him a Golden Treasure Chest.
To be honest, Luo Ji hadn’t thought of this layer at all at the time.
Now, calming down and pondering it carefully, he could only call it a pleasant surprise, even though he couldn’t feel happy at all right now.
Upon returning to West Plains City, a military funeral began as per his orders.
Due to the chaos of battle, some soldiers’ bodies remained intact after a skirmish, but some were disfigured or even shattered, making them unrecognizable to their families and relatives, and thus unclaimed.
Having no resting place after death was too unfair and cruel to the soldiers who sacrificed themselves on the battlefield.
To address this situation, Luo Ji initially implemented “military identification tags” for identification.
But even so, there were cases where the military identification tags themselves were lost.
Therefore, on this premise, he proposed the military funeral!
All bodies of fallen soldiers were to be gathered in one place for cremation.
This funeral, except for personnel in special circumstances and special positions, required all generals, soldiers, including Luo Ji himself, within that city to attend!
A suppressive atmosphere permeated the air.
Beside the pit where the soldiers’ bodies were placed, lay piles of enemy heads!
This was Luo Ji’s explanation to them!
And also to the people of West Plains City!
As the ceremony began, soldiers with solemn faces threw firewood into the burial pit, and finally, Luo Ji, holding a torch, ignited it.
As the flames ignited, watching their comrades’ bodies slowly vanish in the great fire, at that moment, their grief spread throughout the entire West Plains City.
After cremation, the soldiers then each scooped a handful of yellow earth to bury them.
Afterward, a Monument of Heroic Souls would be erected on this land.
One side of the monument would be engraved with the names of the fallen soldiers, and the other side would be engraved with words stating: “In [Year] [Month], participated in the Battle of West Plains City, and bravely sacrificed!”
After the military funeral, Luo Ji returned to Mirror City to rest for a day.
The next day, he summoned all commendable soldiers who participated in this battle and honored them one by one.
“Guo Jia, Guo Zhen, you two have rendered commendable service in supporting the efforts.”
“You are rewarded with 500 strings of cash.
And Guo Zhen, you are rewarded with one excellent horse and promoted to General Who Conquers the West.”
“Guo Jia (Guo Zhen), thank you, Leader, for your reward!”
“Liu Kai, your contribution to annihilating 5,000 enemy troops in this battle is immense. However, you are already a Centurion of 100 Cavalry. So, you will be promoted by 2 more stars and rewarded 300 strings of cash, plus a set of bronze armor.”
“Liu Kai, thank you, Leader, for your reward!”
Liu Kai was filled with excitement upon hearing the reward.
The position of Centurion of 100 Cavalry was established to distinguish cavalry officers from infantry officers, corresponding to the infantry’s Centurion.
On this premise, Liu Kai, who was already a 3-star Centurion of 100 Cavalry, being promoted by 2 more stars meant he would be 5-star.
His military insignia could be engraved with 5 five-pointed stars, which represented that he was permitted to command 500 cavalry!
Don’t underestimate this number.
It’s important to know that within the civilization, the number of cavalry was far less than infantry.
Currently, under Luo Ji’s command, there were only 2 people qualified to serve as Centurions of 1,000 Cavalry, Bai Ze and Burigude.
And a 5-star Centurion of 100 Cavalry could be said to be the highest military rank below Centurion of 1,000 Cavalry in the cavalry unit, with a negligible number!
Incidentally, Luo Cheng, whom Luo Ji highly valued, was only a 3-star Centurion of 100 Cavalry at this point.
