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

Luo Yang stormed off in a huff. Soon after, the drums of the White Wolf outpost sounded loudly, and all the soldiers who were resting or training assembled in their armor, ready to deal with the Black Sand Tribe's retaliation at any time.

Seeing that Zhou Daxing and Lu Xiao were both in low spirits, Huang Shan smiled wryly and went forward to comfort them:

"Lord Centurion was only so angry because he was worried about our safety, especially you, Old Zhou. If anything were to happen to you, how would you explain it to your sister?"

"Although we each took down three to five people this time, the fact that the centurion only promoted Lu Xiao is a punishment for everyone. I hope we will be more careful in the future."

"Since we've already avenged ourselves, and neither of us is seriously injured, what's there to be sad about?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daxing grinned and nodded to everyone:

"Old Huang is right. After all, for us squad leaders, killing three or five people won't get us promoted. If the money is gone, so be it."

"It's just that the guys down below are suffering."

The other veterans who went with them quickly said that they would never regret it even if they were punished for it.

Zhou Daxing then looked at Lu Xiao, his eyes full of apology:

"With your merits, you shouldn't have been promoted to platoon leader, but the highest-ranking officer in our White Wolf outpost is my brother-in-law, who is a centurion. If you are promoted again, you will be on par with him."

"However, my brother-in-law is a man who clearly distinguishes between public and private matters. He will definitely remember your contribution this time, and you'll be promoted several ranks in one go in the future!"

"At the very least, you'll be rewarded with a large sum of gold and silver!"

Lu Xiao quickly thanked the other party for their kind words.

After a moment of chatting and laughing, Zhou Daxing suddenly frowned:

"What my brother-in-law said just now wasn't entirely unreasonable."

"We need to hurry and prepare to prevent an attack from the Black Sand Clan's army!"

"I have a plan!"

Seeing that everyone was troubled by this, Lu Xiao quickly said:

"Since the Black Sand Tribe is highly likely to retaliate, why don't we take advantage of their army's departure, strike at their heart, and destroy their stronghold?"

……

After ordering the entire army to be on alert, Luo Yang hurriedly returned to his tent, took out a map to examine the area between the outpost and Heishachuo, and pondered how to arrange the defenses to minimize the loss of the outpost.

After all, the Black Sand Tribe has a thousand men capable of fighting. If they were to all come to retaliate, the White Wolf Outpost might be able to withstand the arrival of reinforcements, but it would certainly suffer enormous losses.

Just then, Zhou Daxing and several other squad leaders arrived uninvited.

He immediately frowned and reprimanded:

"Squad Leader Zhou, you're getting more and more outrageous!"

Zhou Daxing didn't care at all:

"Lord Centurion, we just got together and thought about it. Since retaliation against the Black Sand Clan is unavoidable, why not select a surprise force in advance, and when they attack, strike straight at their stronghold to cut off their supply lines?"

"In that case, that Shuji Sijin from the Black Sand Tribe will definitely be too preoccupied with his own problems to care about anything else!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yang looked thoughtful, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the map as he considered the feasibility of the plan.

Huang Shan, Gao Hong, and others hurriedly and patiently guided him from the sidelines:

"Lord Centurion, the Juqu brothers are Shuji's sons-in-law. Once he gets the news, he will definitely avenge them. We will inevitably suffer losses. We might as well take this opportunity to minimize our losses."

"These past few years, the Black Sand Tea Party has become increasingly arrogant, isn't it because they're taking advantage of our reluctance to take the initiative?"

After hearing this, Luo Yang felt more at ease. His gaze swept over everyone present, and he called out a few names:

"Zhou Daxing, Huang Shan, Gao Hong, Zhao Xiaoqi, Lu Xiao!"

"exist!"

Everyone was delighted, and then they heard him continue:

"I'm giving you fifty men. Set off immediately, take a detour to Black Sand's headquarters, and wait for the opportune moment to strike at its heart!"

"I don't expect you to achieve great victories, I only hope you can weaken Heisha Chuobu's forces, so that they will have to carefully consider the consequences before heading south in the future!"

"Here you go!"

The squad leaders all nodded in agreement.

Then, Luo Yang looked at Lu Xiao:

"I know that you were the one who suggested both of these things, so the decision on how to proceed after we go to the Black Sand Headquarters is entirely up to you!"

"Lu Xiao, if more than a third of the fifty men you took out are lost, you will be held responsible!"

Hearing this, Lu Xiao sighed inwardly that he had underestimated the professional soldiers of this era, especially those who could become officers—none of them were fools.

After regaining his senses, he quickly and solemnly responded:

"Lord Centurion, if it weren't for your wisdom and courage in allowing us to act, we wouldn't have had this opportunity."

"Please rest assured, sir, we don't need fifty people; thirty will suffice to complete this mission!"

"Without you, there would be no brave and enterprising soldiers like us!"

"You're such a smooth talker!"

Luo Yang glared at him, then waved his hand to signal everyone to go down and prepare immediately.

Once outside the tent, Lu Xiao didn't say much to everyone, since he could discuss the plan with the squad leaders along the way anyway.

He returned to the barracks and first announced the good news that he had been promoted to platoon leader, eliciting gasps of surprise from everyone. Then he said seriously:

"The Black Sand Clan will soon be attacking with a large army. While I am away, you must train diligently according to the methods I have taught you, without the slightest slackening!"

"Brother Xiao, I'll go with you!"

Without saying a word, Fang Dahu insisted on going with him.

But Lu Xiao waved his hand:

"You're a new recruit, you haven't even familiarized yourself with our army's marching orders yet. Going to the battlefield will only mean certain death!"

"Brother Erniu, Uncle Fulu, Uncle Zhong, after our comrades are assigned to our unit, let them train together. I can rest assured with the three of you watching over them."

Upon hearing this, the three immediately nodded emphatically.

Seeing Fang Dahu looking sullen, Li Erniu quickly tried to comfort him:

"Our squad leader is right!"

"War is not child's play. If you really want to go, then train hard. It's not too late to talk about it when you can fight me on equal terms!"

Fang Dahu then gave up.

Before long, Luo Yang's personal guards brought over the reward money for last night's operation.

Lu Xiao handed it over directly to Zhong Wei for management:

"The same as always: ensure our men have meat at every meal. Use any extra silver to equip our brothers with suitable weapons and life-saving armor. Don't worry about wasting it!"

"Thank you for your trust, Sergeant!"

……

Meanwhile, fifty miles north of the White Wolf outpost, at the Black Sand Chuo headquarters.

Surrounded by beautiful women on either side, Shujisijin listened to their tribe's unique music and dance, his spirits high.

After the song ended, he smiled at his sons beside him and said:

"Autumn is approaching. You must seize the time to train your warriors and strive to march south as soon as the Zhou people's wheat ripens, and seize it all."

The centurions nodded in agreement, laughing and betting on who would steal the most this year.

Just then, a soldier covered in blood rushed in and, before Shuji Sijin could get angry, shouted urgently:

"Sijin, the Juqu brothers were killed by the Zhou people, and their stronghold was burned to the ground!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Shuji was so shocked that he stood up abruptly. Hearing his sons sharpening their knives, he immediately roared:

"Pass the order! Raze the White Wolf Outpost to the ground!"