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Under the cover of night, warhorses neighed and shouts filled the air.

After Lu Xiao, Zhao Xiaoqi, and Gao Hong disappeared into the ranks of the Hu soldiers, they immediately began their attack.

Zhao Xiaoqi slashed at the Hu soldiers like a madman, killing several of them in a few moves, but his speed did not decrease, and he continued to rush towards the stronghold.

Soon, he was all alone, surrounded by ferocious-looking barbarian soldiers!

"Kill him!"

Upon seeing this, some Hu soldiers immediately surrounded him.

He fought fiercely for a while, but found that in his impulsiveness he had forgotten to save his mana. He was quickly swept off his horse by a barbarian soldier and had no choice but to maneuver back and forth.

As a curved blade fell, Zhao Xiaoqi let out a desperate roar:

Come on!

"Go ahead and chop me into mincemeat if you dare, otherwise you'll all soon become wolves' dinner!"

boom--

With a crisp sound, Zhao Xiaoqi realized that the curved blade aimed at his face had missed him. Opening his eyes, he saw Lu Xiao extending his hand towards him and shouting in a deep voice:

"Aren't you going to get on here?"

He immediately mounted his horse and rode alongside Lu Xiao for a distance before seizing a Hu soldier's warhorse and continuing his charge.

In fact, when the three of them charged into the enemy ranks, Zhou Daxing and the others also moved.

They gradually gathered together and faced these enemies together.

Lu Xiaochong shouted to his comrades:

"Something's not right at the stronghold. Only thirty or forty men came out to fight, and even including those we killed at the beginning, we only have about fifty in total!"

"Uncle Daxing, their organization is incomplete!"

Zhou Daxing and the others were stunned when they heard this, and then their faces lit up with joy.

If they only have this many people, they might be able to take down this stronghold!

Therefore, after cutting down a Hu soldier, he immediately shouted:

"Slaughter them all, leave no one alive!"

"Give me back my brother's life!"

Just then, a Hu soldier who looked exactly like the centurion Lu Xiao had shot down rushed out, his eyes bloodshot as he charged toward the Zhou soldiers.

Huang Shan happened to pass by Lu Xiao at that moment, glanced at him, and said:

"This man is the younger brother of the centurion Juqu Man, and the ten-man commander Juqu Sha. The two brothers have done countless atrocities against the soldiers and civilians of our Great Zhou!"

"Well done!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao slapped his horse's rump with the butt of his spear and charged towards the other side.

Juqu Sha met his gaze and, sensing in his heart, knew this man was the true culprit who had killed his brother. He immediately raised his sword and roared in fury:

"Today I will cut off your head..."

puff-

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Xiao thrust his spear forward, piercing the man's heart. He then tossed the man to the ground and asked Huang Shan in confusion:

"What did he just say?"

"..."

Huang Shan was filled with admiration and was so shocked that he forgot to respond.

With the death of the Juqu brothers, the Hu people's stronghold lost its leader, and the remaining dozen or so people were all killed by Zhou Daxing and others.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a bare-chested barbarian soldier had vanished into the distant darkness.

Zhou Daxing looked at the other Hu people who had crawled out of the felt and were at a loss, and coldly gave the order:

"Take them all!"

"Kill without mercy!"

Zhao Xiaoqi's eyes widened in fury, and he swung his knife, slashing down the nearest person.

"Old Zhou, don't underestimate the elderly, women, and children. If it weren't for their continuous logistical support for the Hu soldiers, so many of our brothers and comrades wouldn't have died!"

"Besides, what use would it be to capture them?"

"Even the Hu people themselves treat them like animals, so why should we treat them kindly?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daxing hesitated slightly, and Huang Shan also tried to persuade him from the side:

"Xiao Qi is right!"

"Then... kill!"

At a single command, dozens of Hu people had their heads chopped off.

A short while later, some of the veterans who had followed them found the Zhou women who had been abducted by the Juqu brothers deep within the stronghold.

Everyone felt a pang of heartache upon seeing their ragged and disheveled appearance.

One of the women, upon seeing her compatriot, tearfully thanked him and then snatched the sword from the old soldier beside her, directly touching her neck.

Just as everyone was filled with astonishment and doubt, another woman made the same choice, crying out to them:

"We have all been defiled by these barbarians; what good will it do us if we go back?"

"Aren't they still despised by everyone and living a life worse than death?"

"Besides...those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts, and several of us...have already fathered illegitimate children!"

puff-

As soon as she finished speaking, she followed in the footsteps of the first sister.

Upon seeing this, the other women bowed solemnly to Zhou Daxing and the others, some weeping and others resolutely taking their own lives.

Seeing this, Zhou Daxing and the others felt their eyes well up with tears, and they were too sad to speak.

Lu Xiao, however, agreed with their choice:

"Uncle Daxing, this is their own choice, we have no right to decide."

"Besides... Wildfire cannot burn them all, the spring breeze will bring them back to life. The children born from their wombs will grow up to be scorned and scorned by everyone. Most of them will even turn to the barbarians and slaughter our people."

"They did this so that neither of us would feel guilty!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers fell silent, and then spontaneously collected their bodies, burned them, and buried them properly.

Over the next period of time, Lu Xiao and his men ransacked the stronghold, stuffing all the gold, silver and valuables they could carry onto their bodies, and then set the stronghold on fire.

……

As dawn broke, the group, covered in blood, rode back to the White Wolf outpost.

When Zhou Daxing saw Luo Yang come out of the barracks, he immediately ran over excitedly.

"Brother-in-law, look what we brought back!"

"Last night, our group of over ten men launched a surprise attack on the Hu (non-Han) stronghold in the northwest, killing the Juqu brothers in battle and achieving a great victory!"

"With this gold and silver..."

Snapped!

Halfway through his sentence, Luo Yang suddenly slapped him hard across the face, then, amidst the bewildered gazes of the crowd, angrily declared:

"Do you want to die?"

"Brother-in-law, you..."

Luo Yang interrupted again:

"Zhou Daxing!"

"The Juqu brothers are the eyes and ears of the Heishachuo tribe, placed to the northwest of our outpost. They are known for their love of pleasure, and once they come to the territory of our Great Zhou, they will plunder if they can, but they never force anything if they can't. They are the enemy force that has had the least impact on our army!"

"You wiped them out without even a word, but did you ever consider that the Black Sand Clan might send even more ruthless and cruel people? Or that the Black Sand Clan's leader might personally lead his men to retaliate?"

"And you just said that only fifty-odd Hu soldiers were killed last night. Where did the remaining forty or fifty men in Juqu's stronghold go?"

Hearing his brother-in-law's reprimand, Zhou Daxing's heart gradually turned cold.

He now realized just how much trouble he had caused last night.

Seeing that he remained silent, Luo Yang questioned several other squad leaders who had been involved. After learning the details of last night's events, Luo Yang glanced at Lu Xiao again:

"According to the military law of our Great Zhou, the reward for killing a Hu person is ten taels of silver, the reward for killing a centurion is fifty taels of silver, and the reward for killing the three Hu soldiers you personally killed in battle is a total of sixty-six taels of silver!"

"From this moment forward, you are promoted to platoon leader!"

For a moment, everyone looked at Lu Xiao with envy.

Luo Yang hadn't finished speaking:

"From this moment forward, the entire army is on high alert!"