strokinit Chapter 28 One Month
Chapter 28 One Month
Over the next few days, Lu Yuan spent his time cultivating in his courtyard and also met with the subordinates assigned to him.
After earning money, Zhang Gun and Zhang He also purchased cultivation supplies and broke through their cultivation levels. They were then assigned to Lu Yuan's command along with Wei Yong.
At the same time, seven more skilled immigration officers were transferred in.
They assembled a team entirely composed of experts in immigration.
Moreover, they were all equipped with sergeant armor and given the same treatment as sergeants. Clearly, Zhou Hongling had given Lu Yuan a team. Once he broke through to the Tendon Refining stage, he could use these people as the backbone to form a hundred-man team.
No one dared to disagree. They had all heard of Lu Yuan, the one who had taken down Iron Falcon. Anyone who dared to be a troublemaker in front of him was asking for trouble.
That day, Lu Yuan led his men out of the city early in the morning, having accepted several missions.
If you can finish it, you can earn a lot of money and military merits.
In the armory, he once saw a rare and precious plant called Dragon Scale Grass, which was probably the best thing for tempering the body and nourishing the spirit. It could allow him to directly achieve perfect physical and spiritual nourishment and break through to the Bone Forging stage.
It's just a bit pricey, requiring two thousand taels of silver, which we can't afford right now.
Therefore, his goal on this trip was to capture more Northern Barbarian heads and obtain more silver.
At this time, on the wasteland, as the spring breeze grew stronger, the snow had melted and tender buds sprouted from the ground.
The vast plains are dotted with rolling hills.
There are also villages scattered throughout the area.
The warhorses galloped forward and came face to face with a group of scouts from the northern barbarians. The opposing force was about the same size as them, and there were probably around three experts who had entered the territory.
It was nothing to Lu Yuan and the others.
Therefore, he waved his hand and ordered his men to charge forward.
Once the military formation was complete, it instantly transformed into a sharp arrowhead.
When they approached those northern barbarian scouts.
"laugh!"
Lu Yuan swung his battle blade, covering an area of several meters in radius.
The approaching Northern Barbarian scouts had several heads sent flying high into the air by his blade.
The next moment was a one-sided massacre.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he had wiped out an entire scout team on the spot.
Blood stained the tender grass, and the ownerless warhorse gnawed at the ground.
After Lu Yuan and his group sorted out the supplies, they headed off in another direction once more.
For the next ten days or so, they wandered almost entirely in the wilderness, and their gains were, needless to say, quite substantial.
Moreover, Lu Yuan's strength has improved significantly.
However, it was precisely because of their retaliatory attacks that the Northern Barbarians became dissatisfied.
First of all, Iron Falcon was killed; there was nothing that could be done about it, as he was simply outmatched.
However, for several days in a row, all the scouts sent out by the Northern Barbarians were killed, and none of them returned.
Just like when Icefield City faced the Iron Falcon, they were helpless.
Inside the Northern Barbarian camp, the chieftain of the Manyan tribe sat in his tent. He was tall and strong, about two meters tall, with a thick beard on his chin.
"The Yong people are retaliating against us. In just over ten days, thirteen scouts have been killed. What are they trying to do? Since the war with the Great Yong began, my Manyan tribe has never suffered such humiliation."
The burly voice of Manyan Humie, the chieftain of the Manyan tribe, rang out.
When a hand slams on the table, it vibrates your eardrums.
"It's all that Iron Falcon's fault. They killed so many people in Dayong, and in the end, they lost and just left, leaving our people to suffer."
A centurion of the Manyan tribe took a big gulp of wine and said coldly.
"You're talking too much. The discussion now is about how to deal with this group of scouts from Dayong, not complaining here. Their surname is Xiao, and no matter how much trouble they cause, someone will cover for them. Who do you think you are?"
After glancing at the generals below, Man Yan Hu Mie said in a gruff voice.
The surname Xiao may be quite common in the Dayong Dynasty, but in the Northern Barbarian region, it represents the royal bloodline and is associated with the noblest group of people.
Then he continued, "Let Manyan Qihun go. He is the most outstanding among the younger generation of our Manyan tribe. He will form a scout team of eighty people to find the elite force of Dayong."
Once found, leave no one alive.
"Yes, sir!" the crowd below immediately replied.
At the same time, Zhang Zhe, who was already on his way to the Northern Frontier, complained to a middle-aged man beside him, "I don't know what my father was thinking, he insisted that I come to the Northern Frontier. In the past, in order to avoid coming to this place, he made A Yuan take the blame, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't avoid making this trip."
The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Ah Zhe, this is different. Ah Yuan came here to suffer, and he might not even be alive now. But you're here to gain experience. You have people protecting you and subordinates who obey your orders. As long as you stay for a while and kill some northern barbarians, you'll have completed your mission."
At that time, your future will be smooth sailing.
"If you want to go far in the military, a resume without experience in the northern frontier will ultimately look bad."
The middle-aged man, named Bai Hong, was a renowned strategist in Yunzhou and also the tutor of the Zhang family. He was sent here this time to assist Lu Zhe, which shows the Zhang family's determination to pursue a career in the military.
"Sir, speaking of which, A-Yuan is also your disciple. If we really meet in the Northern Frontier, you wouldn't feel sorry for him, would you?" Zhang Zhe said, patting the dust off his armor.
After being selected, many of the Zhang family's disciples became disciples of Master Bai Hong, and Lu Yuan was one of them.
Every renowned teacher wants to train a famous general in their lifetime. Bai Hong once specialized in military formations and taught this kind of knowledge, so naturally he also wanted to cultivate a famous general.
If any of my disciples were to be granted titles and ranks, that would be the best outcome.
Now, Zhang Zhe is the one he has high hopes for, mainly because the other party has a family to rely on. In his opinion, even if he cannot be ennobled, his future status in the army should not be too low.
So he simply said, "I have already removed A-Yuan from the list of disciples. Since he has been exiled, he is no longer qualified to be my disciple. You can rest assured."
His actions were also intended to tell the Zhang family that he had severed ties with Lu Yuan.
He devoted himself wholeheartedly to assisting Zhang Zhe.
After hearing his words, the other party nodded in satisfaction and did not continue the topic.
Instead, he lashed the horse's back with the whip, saying, "Teacher, let's hurry up and get to Huangsha City as soon as possible to complete the mission, then we can go back."
"Okay!" Bai Hong said gently.
He also spurred his horse forward.
However, none of them would have imagined that Lu Yuan was not miserable in the Northern Frontier at all, but was actually doing very well.
Not only did he gain a foothold, but he also became a disciple of the Zhou family.
I've changed my name and completely cut ties with the past.
After nearly a month of fierce fighting outside the city, Lu Yuan finally led his men back to Icefield City.
They gained a lot from this trip.
Standing outside the Hall of Merit, he threw the mountain of heads on the ground, along with the armor and weapons carried on the warhorses.
Everyone knows that Lu Yuan has gained a lot this time.
People came over to watch.
The quartermaster, meanwhile, led his men to count the heads and the supplies they had brought back.
He didn't care that his hands were covered in sticky blood.
For many years, no one has been sending heads back and forth in the Hall of Merit.
At this moment, Lu Yuan was also somewhat impatient. If he could exchange enough military merits and silver this time, he would be able to break through.