Chapter 1346: Heavy Losses
Chapter 1346: Heavy Losses
January 4th, 2018
The Three Kingdoms World, within Luoyang City!
After Qin Shi Huang and the peerless warrior were slain, Lu Hai Kong, who had been trembling in fear since Lu Bu's outburst, met his end as well. With a swift counterstrike, Lu Bu's axe took Lu Hai Kong's life.
As these men fell, the three golden figures that had been fiercely attacking, as if devoid of energy, suddenly halted. Simultaneously, Lu Bu's system interface went wild with notifications.
[You have successfully killed the special historical monarch, Qin Shi Huang's avatar, and obtained a Mythical Treasure Chest and five Heavenly Blessings!]
[You have successfully killed the special historical monarch, Xiang Yu's avatar, and obtained a Mythical Treasure Chest and five Heavenly Blessings!]
[You have successfully killed the special historical minister, Li Si's avatar, and obtained a Mythical Treasure Chest and three Heavenly Blessings!]
[You have successfully expelled all foreign demons. Mission [Expel Demons] completed. The Three Kingdoms World has received special protection, and for the next ten years, it will be free from foreign demon invasions!]
...
The fourth notification was regarding the mission. In a sense, [Expel Demons] was the most challenging task Lu Bu had undertaken, with the least rewarding outcome—a special world protection and nothing else.
Of course, from another perspective, this reward could also be considered the best.
A decade-long world protection meant Lu Bu would have ten years without any foreign demon disturbances. He could develop and pursue his ambitions without interference.
It had only been a decade since Lu Bu arrived in this world. With an additional ten years, one could only imagine the heights he could take the Three Kingdoms World and his own power. Even Lu Bu himself couldn't predict his future strength.
If Lu Bu made good use of these ten years, who knows what would happen after the protection ended? Perhaps it wouldn't be a foreign invasion but Lu Bu pushing into the foreign realms!
However, the invasion of foreign realms was a matter for the future. Currently, Lu Bu needed to focus on Luoyang, or rather, his territory.
After the intense battle, most of Luoyang lay in ruins. Numerous tasks awaited Lu Bu's attention. At this moment, he didn't have the leisure to think about pushing into foreign realms, nor did he have time to check the system notifications flooding his interface. After expelling the foreign demons, he began to clean up the aftermath.
Before addressing the aftermath, Lu Bu's gaze fell upon the trio of a swordsman, a Taoist, and a young woman nearby.
Lu Bu recognized all three. The swordsman was Wang Yue, the Taoist was Zhang Jiao, and the young woman holding the Heavenly Book was Zhang Yan.
As Lu Bu's eyes swept over them, they flickered with emotion, especially when they rested on Zhang Jiao.
Recalling his past encounter with Zhang Jiao, Lu Bu remembered how formidable the Taoist had seemed, like a celestial being. But now, looking back, Zhang Jiao's political attribute was only 130, not as heavenly as he had once thought.
Of course, for Lu Bu, who had barely surpassed a strength value of 90 back then, Zhang Jiao had indeed seemed like a celestial being.
"Your assistance in my time of need will forever be etched in my memory," Lu Bu said, shaking his head to clear his mind of chaotic thoughts, and bowed respectfully to the trio.
Xi Zhi Cai, who was well-acquainted with Lu Hai Kong, immediately understood Lu Hai Kong's old habit upon seeing his greeting.
After a surge in strength and expelling the Foreign Demons, Lu Hai Kong once again set his sights on these three individuals, intending to bring them under his control.
However, the trio on the other side were more vigilant. They promptly returned Lu Hai Kong's greeting and left him no opportunity to act, as Zhang Jiao quickly found an excuse, and the three slipped away from Lu Hai Kong's sight.
With the three determined to leave, Lu Hai Kong had no choice but to let them go.
After all, these three had previously lent him a hand, and now that he couldn't recruit them, he couldn't very well force them to stay, could he? So, Lu Hai Kong could only bid them farewell with regret.
After Zhang Jiao and his brothers left, Lu Hai Kong sprang into action with the assistance of Zhenbei Tower. He began to clean up the aftermath.
As he started the cleanup, Lu Hai Kong's gaze became filled with uncontrollable murderous intent.
During this Foreign Invasion, Lu Hai Kong had only emerged at the very end, so he was unaware of many details. Although Xi Zhi Cai had briefly briefed him after he came out, under those circumstances, he couldn't afford to spend a long time discussing matters that had already been settled.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Hai Kong couldn't help but feel furious while tidying up the aftermath.
Not to mention the situation in Luoyang City, where the battle had left over half of the city in ruins, and thousands of civilians who had stayed behind had perished. This alone resulted in a direct economic loss of over a hundred million gold for Lu Hai Kong.
On the other side, the army defending Luoyang City suffered even more devastating losses. Nearly three hundred thousand soldiers joined the battle, but by the time it ended, fewer than ten thousand warriors remained.
The data from Luoyang City alone was enough to fill Lu Hai Kong with murderous intent. When he received the battle reports from the other three battlefields, he wished he could directly charge into the Foreign Realm.
At Iron Blood City, Chen Yi's Second Army also suffered heavy casualties, even more so than Luoyang!
The Second Army had a total of two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers, plus the original fifty thousand defenders of Iron Blood City. Out of the three hundred thousand soldiers who fought, less than thirty-five thousand survived.
As for Yunzhong Prefecture, it was even more straightforward. The Third Army stationed there, except for Zhang Mancheng who led a small elite force to retreat, the rest perished in battle. Finally, adding in the casualties from Lingzhi City.
In total, during this Foreign Invasion, out of the four legions' original combined force of one million elite soldiers, less than one hundred and eighty thousand survived. Eight hundred and twenty thousand soldiers died on the battlefield, in addition to two to three hundred thousand garrison troops.
Among the millions of fallen soldiers, there were hundreds of generals with strength above eighty, and over ten with strength above ninety.
Many high-ranking military officers whom Lu Hai Kong was familiar with also perished, including Xianyu Fu, Meng Qu, and Cheng Jin.
The number of casualties was so staggering that Lu Hai Kong was stunned when he saw the list. He couldn't believe it was real; he had never experienced such a devastating defeat since his debut.
Based on the battle damage, Lu Hai Kong had almost lost everything in this battle.
(End of Chapter)
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