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The day and night labor of three thousand people has expanded the original White Wolf Outpost by more than two times, and the single-story barracks that originally belonged to a hundred households have been transformed into a two-story building.

At this moment, in the lobby on the first floor of the small building, Lu Xiao spread out the marching map and pointed to the Hu tribe that Li Erniu and the others had mentioned, saying:

"This small tribe, ruled by the Die Lan family, has only about a hundred soldiers capable of fighting, and the total number of people in the tribe is three or four hundred."

"In order to complete the task assigned by the Northern Hu royal court, the Die Lan family has prepared hundreds of fat and strong cattle and sheep, ready to personally deliver them to the Northern Hu army when they pass by."

"I don't care where the Northern Hu army attacks, that's none of our business. Now we're going to wipe out this tribe, plunder their gold, silver, and livestock to improve the food for our brothers."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned solemn, their eyes lingering on the map several times, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

They had been holding back for at least a month, eager to deliver a crushing blow to the Hu people and earn more military merit for themselves.

Lu Xiao knew what they were thinking, so he didn't waste any words:

"Commander Zhou, select thirty skilled horsemen and archers from your ranks; Commander Chen, select twenty. Assemble at the north gate of the camp in two quarters of an hour, and march straight for the Die Lan tribe!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daxing and Chen Ye both nodded, preparing to turn around and choose someone.

Now, after Lu Xiao received approval from Zhou Xiangguo in the capital, the White Wolf Outpost has become a border defense battalion.

However, because they had too few warhorses, they could only send such a small number of people along. Otherwise, Lu Xiao would have definitely brought more troops, swept through the Die Lan tribe, and continued to raid the surrounding tribes, making a fortune.

Just then, Liu Fulu, who was also discussing the matter, frowned and said:

"Chief, since the battle of killing Shuji, the Kurosa Chuo headquarters has fallen into chaos. His sons are fighting tooth and nail for the position of Sijin."

Even so, the remnants of Heishachuo's army still have six or seven hundred soldiers who can fight.

As he spoke, he pointed to the map:

"The distance between the Die Lan tribe and the remnants of the Hei Sha Chuo tribe is rather close. If they hear any rumors..."

His main concern was that Shu Lie and Qi Shu, the remnants of the Black Sand Chuo tribe, would disregard everything and lead their troops there to seek revenge if they heard that their father's killer was nearby.

At that time, a mere fifty people would probably find it difficult to withstand.

Lu Xiao smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be nervous:

"Before you all arrived, I had already ordered Commanders Huang, Zhao, and Gao to lead their soldiers to create the illusion of heading north using old and crippled horses that were no longer of much use in the army."

"Shu Lie and the others will be the first to receive this news."

"Even if they can refrain from attacking, they wouldn't dare send anyone to intercept us."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that they had no further questions, Lu Xiao closed the map, straightened his back, and said:

"In that case, let each of you go and make preparations as I have just said."

"Commander Zhou, Commander Chen."

Upon hearing their names called, Zhou Daxing and Chen Ye immediately stopped and turned around to look.

Lu Xiao looked at the two of them intently:

"This raid on the Die Lan tribe is the starting point for our White Wolf Camp's northern campaign against the Hu people. As for where the final destination is, that depends on your abilities."

"I hope you two will perform well this time and strive to gain command of the White Wolf Cavalry!"

Upon hearing this, the two were overjoyed, then glared at each other warily.

The fifty riders they have cobbled together have actually been training for over a month, and Lu Xiao had stated from the beginning that he would expand the cavalry battalion once they had enough warhorses.

Who can become the commander of the cavalry battalion depends on their own abilities.

Zhou Daxing is Lu Xiao's mentor, and with his own strength, he is indeed qualified to compete for this position. Chen Ye, on the other hand, comes from the bandit world and has traveled all over the country on horseback, so he has a lot of experience in mobilizing cavalry.

Therefore, the two of them are the best candidates.

"Please rest assured, Commander, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Zhou Daxing came to his senses and immediately expressed his opinion.

Chen Ye, not to be outdone, stood to the side:

"Commander, may I lead my men ahead to directly disturb the Die Lan tribe?"

He wanted to make the greatest contribution, clear his name of his crimes as soon as possible, and make it easier to gain a foothold in the army.

For the past month, death row inmates with the same label as him have continued to be treated with prejudice by others, and some death row inmates have also been unruly, frequently clashing with people from vagrant backgrounds or even veterans at outposts.

Chen Ye has already been punished several times for this. After the last time, Lu Xiao said that if he or his subordinates made a mistake again, they would be directly dismissed from their posts as centurions!

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao shook his head:

"As I said, the reason I led fifty people to the Die Lan tribe this time was to test the results of your training over the past month."

"Although the Die Lan tribe only has a hundred or so soldiers capable of fighting, if you underestimate them, you will still be caught off guard and suffer a crushing defeat."

"Understood!"

Helpless, Chen Ye could only nod in agreement, and left only after seeing that he had no further instructions.

As soon as he left, Zhou Daxing frowned and muttered to himself:

"Brother Xiao, it's impossible for everyone to treat each other as brothers in just over a month. Your arrangement is correct. Otherwise, if Chen Ye were to escape with those twenty men, it would be a disaster for the local people."

"However... if you let Lao Huang and the others lead the men away, what if those comrades who came later make a move..."

Death row inmates who have undergone systematic training are more destructive than regular troops.

Therefore, we must take precautions.

Lu Xiao indicated that he didn't need to worry:

"I have already instructed Uncle Huang and the others to try to select soldiers who usually live alone and don't have many friends to leave the camp. Some of the original veterans at the outpost will stay behind to keep an eye on them."

In fact, Lu Xiao did not want to do this, but the soldiers, who were born as death row inmates and refugees, often attacked each other, which had a certain impact on the morale of the army.

He knew that a month was still too short, so he could only let everyone integrate and fight at the same time.

After all, friendships forged on the battlefield are more reliable!

Fifteen minutes later, he arrived at the north gate of the camp, glanced at the fifty cavalrymen who were fully equipped and ready to go, and said nothing more:

"Set off!"

The group sped off in a flash towards the northwest, leaving behind only billowing dust.

Half an hour after sunset, they arrived near the Die Lan tribe at full speed.

Lu Xiao waved for everyone to dismount and rest, and Liu Fulu stepped forward at that moment:

"The majority of the soldiers of the Die Lan tribe are in the south, while their cattle and sheep are in the north."

"Because it is relatively close to the remnants of the Black Sand Clan, they have also deployed a lot of people on the east side, while there are almost no people guarding the west side."

"We can go around and attack directly from the west."

"No rush."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao waved his hand, telling his men to rest and relieve their fatigue.

"An hour later, everyone will charge at full speed, heading straight for the Die Lan tribe's camp!"

"A mere hundred men aren't worth our elaborate battle plans!"