The exchange of fire lasted nearly ten minutes. In the end, the Shun Dynasty army managed to wipe out the group of bandits, though at the cost of five soldiers killed and three wounded.
"Damn it! What a piece of trash. If they hadn't ambushed our patrol, would we have lost five brothers, Li Yang?"
Scattered across the ground were several corpses—the site where Bade, Servan, and the others had made their final stand. Now, Shun soldiers stood over them, venting their rage by kicking the bodies of the dead bandits. While such behavior showed little respect for the fallen, how could they not be filled with grief and anger after seeing the comrades they lived and worked with die in this pursuit?
Chapter 441