You underestimate our rebuilding strength. See, we pull in about 175-225k strat gold every 7-10 days.
But all that aside, if you need to pass through again, feel free to contact one of us--and if our attack
was just a mishap and you guys were in fact not stealing S&D or planning on it--we could have settled the matter diplomatically, held the gear and such for you guys and attempted to reimburse you. It would have been quick and painless, except for whomever we attacked losing those 100 or so troops, but your gear would still be there and your nearby army you had would have been able to pick up that gear and carry on and no major damage would have happened!
We're reasonable people, the few of us that are still around.