Are you crazy? Trying to trick him into military service? He's the number one dragon on the fro

Lu Xiao fell into deep thought upon hearing these words.

Zhou Daxing knew he meant well, but some things weren't as simple as they thought, so he patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Since meat became increasingly scarce in the army, my brother-in-law considered hunting, purchasing, and even trying to rob it from the Hu people."

"But you must know that the Hu people come and go like the wind, and it is very difficult to snatch food from them."

"My brother-in-law even organized soldiers to raid the Hu people for their own use. The first few times it was quite successful, but after a while the Hu people got smarter and stopped falling for it!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao opened his mouth as if to speak, but then stopped himself.

Zhou Daxing had basically said what he wanted to say, and now there really wasn't any good way to improve the brothers' meals.

After a long silence, he looked up at the other person and said earnestly:

"I think we should still try to get some meat from the Hu people to ensure our brothers have enough to eat!"

"If all else fails, I'll figure out the layout of the surrounding Hu people and sneak in to raid their homes!"

Lu Xiao wasn't exaggerating when he said that.

In his previous life, as a special forces soldier, he mostly engaged in small-scale elite operations and infiltrating behind enemy lines.

Now, with the strength and marksmanship rewarded by the exquisite pagoda, dealing with a few barbarians who haven't yet established a dynasty is many times easier.

Moreover, he didn't want to challenge a large stronghold with many Hu people.

But Zhou Daxing was startled by his idea and quickly whispered:

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"These Hu people grow up on horseback from a young age. They can detect the slightest movement around them. You'd probably be spotted as soon as you approach!"

"Lu Xiao, I know you're a skilled marksman and eager to make a name for yourself, but you mustn't risk your life!"

"What if there were ranged attack methods?"

Lu Xiao asked again.

He explained to Zhou Daxing, who was looking on with confusion:

"To be honest, besides my marksmanship, I also know a little about archery. I wouldn't say I can hit a fireman from 70 or 80 paces away, but I can certainly do it."

"Squad leader, give me a good bow. I can take out the enemy in the distance as quickly as possible!"

Zhou Daxing was shocked and wanted to question it, but after recalling Lu Xiao's feat of killing the Hu people's warhorse during the day, he nodded thoughtfully:

"You're lucky you ran into an easy-going squad leader like me. Anyone else would probably have been given ten strokes of the cane immediately!"

"The army particularly dislikes rank-and-file soldiers like you who have their own ideas!"

He was telling the truth.

If it's an officer or a top commander like Luo Yang, having ingenious ideas is fine, but for rank-and-file soldiers, the most important thing is to obey orders.

What they want is to turn soldiers into machines.

If you have your own ideas, you can only speak them after you've climbed to a certain position.

"Want to give it a try?"

Seeing that he was acting strangely, Lu Xiao quickly seized the opportunity to press his advantage.

Sure enough, Zhou Daxing gritted his teeth and nodded:

"Then let's give it a try!"

"My brother-in-law has a family heirloom, the Three Stone Divine Bow, which was bestowed by the late emperor. However, no one in his generation can draw it."

"If you can draw that divine bow, I will promise to accompany you to fight the barbarians!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran off in a hurry.

Lu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that one stone in this era was 120 catties, and three stones would be 360 ​​catties.

Very few people can actually draw a bow of this caliber.

However, he possesses unparalleled strength, and even during the day, his throwing power is not at its limit.

In addition, he had been trained in both cold weapons and firearms in his previous life, so he was not worried that his suggestion would not succeed.

Before Zhou Daxing returned, he went back to the barracks, took out the five taels of silver he had just received, and handed it to Zhong Wei:

"Old Zhong, you previously said that because you are literate, you often go out with the cooks in the army to buy food and supplies, so take this five taels of silver and go out with the cooks to buy meat early tomorrow morning."

"Buy enough for the five of us to eat, ensuring the brothers have meat at every meal!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Wei was greatly shocked and immediately stood up:

"Sergeant, this is your money, we can't..."

"That's an order!"

Seeing that he and the others were opposed, Lu Xiao immediately adopted the airs of a squad leader and reprimanded them:

"You need to eat meat to have the strength to fight. Do you want to do what you used to do, waiting for your comrades to die in battle before waiting for new recruits to fill the ranks and form a new squad?"

"..."

Zhong Wei fell silent, lowered his head, silently wiped away his tears, and then solemnly agreed:

"Please rest assured, Sergeant, I, Zhong Wei, will use these five taels of silver wisely and ensure that not a single penny is wasted!"

"Your attitude is enough."

Lu Xiao nodded and walked out of the barracks with his hands behind his back amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd.

A short while later, Zhou Daxing returned, excitedly handing him the divine bow:

"This bow is called Mountain Crusher. Legend has it that a general once drew this bow and shot through a boulder a hundred paces away."

"Lu Xiao, based on your own estimation, aim at the distant target, draw your bow and shoot. I will judge whether you are suitable."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Shan and the other squad leaders silently surrounded him.

Lu Xiao didn't say anything. He took the Mountain-Shattering Bow, fiddled with it a few times, and then, having figured it out, chose a target sixty paces away, aimed, and drew the bow.

call out--

The arrow whistled, its sound like thunder!

Then arrows were fired one after another.

Huang Shan ran straight over, looked at the hole in the very center of the target, then looked back, his eyes wide with shock:

"Spot on all!"

"And...every single arrow pierced the fortifications behind the target!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daxing and the others exchanged bewildered glances, then their faces lit up with ecstatic joy.

He immediately asked urgently:

"At this distance, how many arrows can you shoot?"

Lu Xiao originally wanted to say that he could shoot through a whole quiver of arrows, but after thinking about it, he decided to be modest:

"About fifteen or sixteen."

"good!"

This time, all the squad leaders cheered in unison, and Zhou Daxing was especially excited, saying:

"According to reliable sources, there is a Hu (non-Han) stronghold to the northwest of our outpost, about thirty li away. We can reach it quickly on horseback!"

"There's a Hu (non-Han) centurion in that outpost. He's brutal and often leads his men to attack our White Wolf outpost. Killing him would be a great achievement!"

"Gentlemen!"

As he spoke, he looked around, suppressing his excitement, and said:

"Today, the barbarians just launched a raid; as the saying goes, 'It is impolite not to reciprocate!'"

"They'll never expect the usually defensive White Wolf outpost to launch an attack, so we'll set off tonight and raid that stronghold!"

"Does anyone have any objections?"

Huang Shan and the others nodded repeatedly, indicating their willingness to pull off the job.

Seeing this, Zhou Daxing was overjoyed and quickly assigned tasks to everyone before pulling Lu Xiao toward the stable.

Before leaving, he looked up at the night sky, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

"A dark and windy night is the perfect opportunity for murder and arson!"

"Heading towards the Juqu barbarians' stronghold!"