The entire defensive formation collapsed in an instant and the subsequent wave of projectiles directly struck the spearmen who were desperately pushing the siege engine from behind.

Bloody flowers mixed with screams blossomed continuously in the pouring rain.

The outcome of this battle had already been decided at this moment.

Luog never expected that the rainy season, which had been such a nuisance to him, would actually become a great aid in their defense.

He also didn't expect to discover another advantage of the stone throwers in this siege battle.

They were not easily affected by the weather.

In previous strategic war games, very few games incorporated a weather system.

Even if they did, it was often symbolic and did not result in any significant impact.

After all, it was impossible for ordinary games to have situations where rain made the roads muddy, causing the wheels of siege equipment to get stuck in mud.

This made Lu G overlook this aspect until this battle where the stonethrower's outstanding performance made him acutely aware of the weather issue.

In real warfare, timing, location, and human factors are crucial.

What does timing refer to? Simply put, it is the natural climate.

That is the weather.

The impact of weather on a war is significant.

For example, in this battle, Lu G's archers were present, yet they barely contributed, and the reason was simple.

The torrential rain severely affected them.

The first impact was visibility, and the second was the arrows they shot.

An arrow is not very heavy, and the continuous rain caused the trajectory of the arrows to deviate, directly robbing the archers of their greatest advantage, accuracy.

In contrast, the heavy stone projectiles were not affected by the rain, and their attack trajectory and power were hardly impacted.

It must be said that while the weight of the stones made them less mobile and suited for siege defense, the stone throwers as a ranged unit in ancient times truly had remarkable adaptability.

At this moment, Lu Gi couldn't help but admire his past decision to spend a million civilization points to instantly acquire the golden level stone thrower proficiency skill book.

That moment of decisive action was indeed very wise.

Additionally, in this siege battle, he was extremely satisfied with Xiaoan's performance.

Indeed, throughout the entire siege battle, Lu Gi hardly did anything.

It was Xiaoan who commanded his stone throwers to respond.

The results proved that he was truly the general in the tribe who required the least of his concern.

Under his command, the invaders were ruthlessly crushed before they could even breach the 30 m mark.

Chief, should we send a team of shield and axe soldiers to pursue? Ziao Pan, still calm, asked Lu G in a composed tone while looking at the retreating enemy forces.

Upon hearing this, Lu Gi did not respond directly, but instead asked Xiaoan, "What do you think? Should we pursue? My subordinate believes we should not pursue.

Ziaoan answered straightforwardly in response to Lu G's question.

Oh, Luog raised an eyebrow.

The slight curve of his lips indicating his good mood.

And why do you think we shouldn't pursue? Firstly, the weather as the defending side.

The heavy rain has a limited impact on us within the city, which is an advantage for us as defenders.

But once we leave the city to pursue, that advantage is lost.

Secondly, regarding the condition of the invaders, although they are retreating, they appear to be in disarray, they are not panicking, and they haven't forgotten to forcibly push away the siege engine.

This indicates that they still have the strength to fight.

Perhaps this is a tactic to lure us into sending troops out to chase them.

If we pursue and enter the woods, we might be ambushed by them.

At this point, Ziao Pan paused, casting a glance at Luo Yong and Gujan, who both looked glum before continuing.

Of course, with the strength of Gujan and Luo Yong.

Even if they are ambushed, they could easily defeat the enemy.

However, casualties among our soldiers are inevitable during this process, and it simply isn't necessary.

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Chapter 141.

The third subsidy's words significantly improved the expressions of Gujan and Luo Yong who were originally eager to go into battle and achieve merit.

After giving it some thought, they quickly realized that Xiaoan was right.

They were not afraid.

But their soldiers could not handle it.

Since they had already won, there was no need to risk the lives of their brothers.

For a moment, even Gujan, who had a mediocre relationship with Xiaoan, looked at him with a more amiable gaze.

However, Lu Gi's thoughts were entirely different at this moment.

Ziaoan's analysis not only clearly pointed out the two main reasons why it was inadvisable to pursue the enemy out of the city, but also reassured the eager Gujan and Lu Yong, preventing them from getting stuck in their stubbornness.

His approach to handling the situation was methodical and thoughtful, which made him very reassuring.

Given this composure, it would be no problem for him to lead an army and garrison any sub city in the future.

Indeed, Lu Gi had already begun to contemplate this matter.

Before the invasion began, Gua had already sent a message through Luan that the barbarian tribe in the Copper Mine Mountain Range had been defeated.

However, Luog did not rush to occupy it because once taken, that tribal camp would definitely be considered his territory.

If invading players teleported in and happen to land there, it would be disastrous.

That location was not like the Black Rockck tribe.

It would take at least 3 days to support them, possibly even 4 days, which meant they could not provide timely assistance and there would be no advantage of city walls.

Yet, he could not afford not to occupy that territory.

It was a copper mine resource.

It represented a crucial resource for human civilization's leap from the stone age to the bronze age.

Thus, in order to secure that territory and ensure the area adjacent to the copper mine could be defended, Lu G needed a general capable of handling the situation independently to be stationed there along with sufficient time to build a circle of ancient walls.

At present, Xiaopan was clearly the most suitable candidate.

But all of this would have to wait until the invasion war was over.

Meanwhile, on the other side, a player who had retreated and hidden in the surrounding woods was irritably wiping the rain off his face.

Damn, didn't he even pursue us? Is this guy a turtle or something? Boss, should we wait? Many brothers are seriously injured, and if we keep getting soaked, they might not hold up.

Hearing this, the player gritted his teeth and looked up at the pouring rain.

The weather, terrain, and manpower were all against him.

Continuing to fight was just wasting troops in time.

No more fighting retreat.

Having failed to capture the city after one round of siege, he had clearly realized the strength of the enemy's defending troops.

At this point, he acted decisively and led the remaining troops to retreat.

On the seventh day of the invasion, Lu G unsurprisingly received the system notification of the enemy's retreat, securing another victory in the invasion battle.

However, this time the points he earned seemed quite low, and he only received a black iron treasure chest, which was a bit disappointing.

The black iron level building skill book he obtained was directly handed over to the construction team leader, which was still useful.

Following that, the construction team members began their hellish work.

tribal construction, Barack construction, and the ancient walls of the third sub city.

All were tasked for their construction team.

They could almost line up work for the next six months.

Although later, Lu G considered the workload and reassigned a team of people to assist.

The truth was that the entire task remained daunting enough to make the construction team leader feel like he was going to vomit blood.

A new day began, and early in the morning, small carts loaded with building timber were pushed out from the Mingjing tribe.

This was something Luog had arranged earlier for the convenience of transporting building materials.

Of course, for now, they could only rely on manpower to push them, but it was still much easier and more efficient than carrying the timber on their shoulders.

Next, more than 60% of the construction team members would transfer to the third sub city recently occupied by Guya to assist with the construction.

The immediate priority was to build a circle of small ancient walls within a month.

Don't think that the number of workers might be insufficient.

The number of construction team members had already increased significantly compared to when they built the ancient walls in the Black Rockck tribe.

Even with just 60% of the members now, they had more personnel than before.

And since they were all experienced craftsmen, as long as they controlled the scope and size of the walls, building a circle of small ancient walls within a month should not be too difficult.

At the same time, as part of the city defense force, Luogi also sent 15 stone throwers over, personally led by Xiaoan.

The five shield axe soldiers and five archers who had originally stayed there, along with Lu Jang, continued to remain stationed.

In addition, considering the development situation of the third sub city, Lu Gi specifically transferred Joe, who managed the Black Rock Tribe efficiently over.

After all, Ziaoan was only responsible for military and garrison tasks there, and someone needed to manage the tribal development.

Compared to the already wellestablished Black Rockck tribe, the newly established third sub city clearly needed management talents like Zhao even more.