At 100 years old, he joined the army in place of his granddaughter, and became a national war god.

Outside Wanhu City, in the Daqian military camp.

Su Mu got up early to check on the training of the 300,000 soldiers.

This has been going on for ten days.

For the past ten days, the soldiers have been practicing individual combat skills such as swordsmanship and spearmanship on land every morning.

In the afternoon, they boarded the Youlong warship and began learning how to use it for naval battles.

The nine dragon-shaped warships filled the officers and soldiers with immense excitement, and each of them trained with even greater enthusiasm.

They trained so eagerly in order to be able to board the Youlong warship and become a naval officer on board.

From the very beginning, Su Mu set a rule that only the elite of the military could be on the Youlong warship, so it was up to everyone to fight for it.

Stepping out of the tent and looking at the densely packed soldiers, each diligently training, Su Mu nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, Su Mu arrived at the camp of the naval soldiers led by Ye Qingzhou.

At a glance, they spotted Zhao Tieniu practicing his swordsmanship alone in front of the tent.

His swordsmanship was clearly imbued with anger, and he appeared somewhat distracted when he struck.

Su Mu was very curious, thinking, "What's wrong with Tie Niu? He's always laughing and joking around, he's not the type to be sullen."

Thinking about it, Su Mu walked over.

"Tie Niu," Su Mu's voice came from behind the tent, "why do you look so gloomy?"

"Practicing swordsmanship like this is useless."

Upon hearing Su Mu's voice, Zhao Tieniu stopped, turned to look at Su Mu, and immediately cupped his hands in greeting: "Old Su, what brings you here?"

"My...my swordsmanship..."

Zhao Tieniu wanted to find an excuse to fob off Su Mu, but he stammered for a long time and couldn't come up with a decent lie.

"You silly boy, if you can't lie, then don't say it..." Su Mu said with a smile, as if he were caring for his own child, full of patience.

He genuinely liked Zhao Tieniu, Gu Changfeng, Qin Hao, and You Zhongyi.

These are the people who have been with him the longest and have worked the hardest for him!

From the northern border to the capital, and now to the East Sea, they travel without delay whenever he gives an order, braving wind and rain.

Therefore, he was very grateful to these young men.

"Do you think you can hide your worried look from this old man?"

"Tell me, what's wrong with you?"

Just then, You Zhongyi and Gu Changfeng walked in from outside. They greeted Su Mu first, then glanced at Zhao Tieniu, and then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Zhao Tieniu roared at them, "If you two laugh again, I'll tear your mouths apart!"

"Hahaha!" You Zhongyi couldn't help but burst into laughter, and then ran back to his tent in the blink of an eye.

"Changfeng, what are you guys doing..." Su Mu was amused by the scene and looked at Gu Changfeng, asking, "Why are you all laughing at Tie Niu?"

Gu Changfeng couldn't help but chuckle: "Old Su, let Tie Niu tell you."

After saying that, Gu Changfeng chuckled to himself, then turned and ran into the tent.

Su Mu turned to look at Tie Niu and asked, "Tie Niu, you...?"

Zhao Tieniu blushed, revealing an expression that was both embarrassed and shy, and then stammered, "Old Su... I'm afraid of water."

"A few days ago, during training on the warship, the waves almost capsized the ship, which scared me so much that I peed my pants."

Su Mu: ...

"They all saw it, so they kept laughing at me."

"Old Su, Tie Niu grew up in the north and has never seen such a deep sea. Moreover, when I was a child, I fell into a well while playing and was so scared that I was paralyzed for several days."

"That's why...that's why I'm afraid of water."

"It's not that I intentionally didn't want to go for water training."

"I, Tie Niu, wanted to go with Elder Su on a boat to kill the Eastern Yi bandits, but..."

After listening, Su Mu understood the whole story.

Tie Niu was sullen not because he was being ridiculed, but because he couldn't train properly on the ship, fearing that Su Mu would think he wasn't working hard enough.

Therefore, a sense of guilt gradually arose in my heart.

"Tie Niu, don't blame yourself." Su Mu smiled kindly. "Everyone has their weaknesses. You're afraid of water, but you're not afraid of death..."

"On the land battlefield, your invincibility is enough."

Zhao Tieniu scratched his head and replied, "Old Su, I, Tieniu, am not afraid of death, but this water, I..."

"Old Su, please don't leave me in Wanhu City just because I'm afraid of water. I'm going to go and kill those bastards from Dongyi with you."

Su Mu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Tie Niu, how could I bear to leave you behind?"

"Alright then, you don't need to train on the ship. When the army sets off, you can stay by my side and relay orders for me."

"Once you set foot on the land of the Eastern Yi Kingdom, you can once again wreak havoc on all sides!"

"how?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tieniu was overjoyed and quickly nodded, "Okay, Elder Su, Tieniu will listen to you."

"Alright, now focus on practicing your swordsmanship." Seeing that Zhao Tieniu's mental block had been resolved, Su Mu planned to go into the tent to check on You Zhongyi and the others.

Although they came from the northern border and were not good swimmers, they worked hard and practiced swimming with Ye Qingzhou in order to be able to kill the enemy.

At this moment, a messenger quickly walked to Su Mu's side, cupped his hands, and reported, "Elder Su, the Prince requests your return to the main tent, saying that he has important matters to discuss."

Important matters?

Su Mu nodded, then quickly turned and returned to the army's main tent.

……

Inside the military tent, Xiao Jingyu was staring intently at a letter.

His brows were furrowed, and his expression was grave!

A short while later, Su Mu lifted the curtain and entered the tent.

"Your Highness, what is it?"

Upon seeing Su Mu, Xiao Jingyu quickly stood up, walked over to Su Mu, and handed him the letter.

"Elder Su, news has come from Yu Zhou."

"The Dongyi Kingdom has already sent an envoy to the Liuyu Kingdom, intending to win over the Liuyu Kingdom and form an alliance to jointly oppose our Daqian Navy."

Su Mu took the letter and read it carefully.

Xiao Jingyu continued, "Elder Su, the Liuyu Kingdom and the Dongyi Kingdom have close trade relations, so this alliance is very likely to be formed."

"If the Kingdom of Liuyu interferes, our campaign to conquer the Eastern Barbarians will probably not be so easy to succeed."

Su Mu looked at the contents of the letter and smiled, saying, "It seems that Yu Zhou has already established a foothold in Dongyi territory."

"From now on, we will have accurate intelligence sources."

Xiao Jingyu was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Su Mu wasn't concerned about the threat posed by the alliance between the two countries, but rather about Liu Yuzhou's situation.

"Mr. Su, aren't you in a hurry?" he couldn't help but ask.

Su Mu folded the letter, handed it to Xiao Jingyu, and said with a smile, "There's no need to rush this."

"After all, the two countries have not yet reached a consensus on an alliance."

Xiao Jingyu became curious and pressed further, "Elder Su, the naval strength of Liuyu Kingdom, although not as strong as that of Dongyi, is not far off. If they were to form an alliance, we..."

As he spoke, Xiao Jingyu suddenly stopped, stared intently at Su Mu, his eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Mr. Su, do you already have a solution?"