After everyone calmed down, Lü Tu announced the dismissal, telling all the soldiers to go back and rest, as today's training load had been quite heavy.

As soon as Lü Tu finished speaking, Zhang Miao and his disciples, who had been waiting in the wings, spontaneously followed.

This was something Lu Tu had instructed him to do before: after the meeting today, have Zhang Miao go to the barracks and check if any soldiers were exhausted or had any unusual physical symptoms.

His main purpose in conducting this test today was to see where the limits of his soldiers' explosive power and endurance lay.

This will make it easier for him to make tactical deployments in the future, and also let him know where his own team's action capabilities and fighting limits lie.

If you train like this every day, you'll really wear everyone out; nobody's made of iron.

To be honest, Lu Tu was also very tired, but in order to maintain his persona and the imposing image in the eyes of others, he forced himself to appear relaxed.

His heart rate was almost 180, but Lu Tu hadn't trained like this in a long time. It was really exhilarating and incredibly enjoyable, as if he had found his way back to his time in the recruit training camp when he first joined the army in his previous life.

Looking at the vast and desolate northern border, a cold glint flashed in Lu Tuyao's eyes. It was time to give you a shock!

In the following days, Lü Tu focused on restoring training. He couldn't let the soldiers become lazy, after all, Lü Tu had already set a preliminary plan.

That night, Lü Tu summoned Jie Han and pointed to a large plate of mutton in front of him: "Jie Han, sit down!"

After looking at the delicious food with wine and meat, Jie Han hesitated for a moment before sitting down: "Lord Lü, what brings you here? Are you going north of the Great Wall again?"

Lu Tu cut off a piece of lamb with his knife, then took a big gulp of strong liquor before nodding and saying, "That's right, I plan to go to the Saili tribe soon."

Even though she had mentally prepared herself, Jiehan still hesitated: "Should I still go with them?"

Lu Tu looked up at him with a half-smile: "You don't want to go?"

That simple sentence terrified Jiehan so much that he knelt on the ground and begged, "My lord, I'm willing to go! Please don't be angry!"

Lu Tu stood up and patted his shoulder: "Don't be so afraid. I said that as long as you don't hide anything from me and let me find the Saili tribe smoothly, I will naturally not hurt your family. After my mission is completed, you can even take your family south and find a place to live in seclusion."

Jiehan was shaken. Upon hearing the word "seclusion," he looked up at Lü Tu in disbelief and hesitated, "Sir, are you serious? You really want to let me go?"

Lu Tu picked up a piece of mutton and held it to his hand: "Look at what you're saying! You've been here for so long and you don't know me at all?"

"I've heard some things, and I know that you are a man of your word. I am here on behalf of my family to thank you for your generosity! Your heart is as vast as the grasslands!"

Lu Tu sat down in his chair again: "Stop flattering me, I'm not buying it. Tell me now, is there any other shortcut to get to the main tent of the Saili tribe?"

Jie Han was startled by these words. He didn't dare to look up at Lü Tu at all. He never dreamed that Lü Tu would know this.

Even though Lü Tu already knew that he hadn't revealed the best route before, why was Lü Tu still so kind to him and promised to spare his whole family's lives?

Lu Tu wasn't in a hurry, and just slowly ate meat and drank wine, letting Jiehan think things through.

Jie Han knelt on the ground, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. After a long silence, he finally spoke with difficulty: "Yes, there is another way that is faster, but it is more dangerous!"

Lu Tu didn't blame him and just said "Oh": "Tell me how dangerous it was."

"There is a paraffin-dyed river there, which becomes especially turbulent during the rainy season. If you want to take a shortcut and be safe, you have to cross that river!"

Lu Tu tossed the topographical map he carried with him in front of him, nodded, and said, "Point out where it is!"

Then Jiehan bit his finger and used his blood to draw a crooked river on the topographic map.

Lu Tu's eyes lit up when he saw it. He had actually seen this river before and had even explored it himself. The reason it wasn't recorded on the topographic map was to verify whether what Jie Han said was true.

But looking at it now, it becomes clear that Jiehan actually has an extremely strong talent in this area! Not only did he draw the river exactly as Lu Tu remembered, but he even marked its length.

However, their unit of measurement was based on a horse, and the river was as wide as eight horses.

"Please forgive me, sir. I did have selfish motives before, after all, I am also a member of the Seri tribe."

Lu Tu patted him on the shoulder: "I understand. Everyone has selfish motives, but some mistakes can be made and some cannot. This time, the matter did not cause serious consequences, so I will forgive you this time."

Nie Yun, Liu Hong, and the others who had been waiting nearby were all taken aback upon hearing this.

In their minds, Lü Tu's hatred for the Wuhuan people was terrifyingly deep, but Lü Tu's magnanimity towards Jiehan was truly beyond everyone's expectations.

"Thank you, sir. I understand. I will never dare to do it again. I swear on the lives of my family that I never lied!"

Lu Tu nodded and said, "Alright, you can go back now."

After Jiehan left, Nie Yun stepped forward and asked, "Brother, are we really going to let him go after we return from Wuhuan?"

Lu Tu nodded: "Do you want me to break my promise?"

"There's absolutely no need to keep your word when dealing with Karasuma dogs."

Tuoba Yue, however, held the opposite opinion: "Brother Nie, I think that what you are doing is actually the right thing to do. We should learn from the barbarians' superior techniques to control them. Using the Wuhuan people to defeat the Wuhuan people will minimize the losses of our brothers!"

Lu Tu glanced at Tuoba Yue with a hint of surprise. This guy had grown so much while following Lu Tu.

Of course, he didn't look down on Nie Yun. After all, Nie Yun was younger, and their side's strength was already quite considerable. Under such circumstances, Nie Yun certainly wouldn't want to let Jie Han go. This was a matter of perspective, and it wasn't something that Nie Yun could improve overnight.

Lu Tu nodded and said, "Tuoba Yue is right. I do intend to use the Wuhuan people to defeat them!"

"But brother, the Wuhuan people killed so many of our compatriots, and they even killed my father!" Nie Yun gritted his teeth as he thought of this.

Lu Tu handed him a leg of lamb: "Then let me ask you, if I didn't have Jiehan, how would I have found the Saili tribe hiding there eating meat and drinking wine? We would have just been wandering around the grasslands."