Villagers passing by were shocked to see this and exclaimed, "Isn't that Squad Leader Nie Yun? What did he do wrong?"
"Who knows? Let's get out of here and stop watching the show, lest we get caught up in it."
"Chief Nie is usually a decent person, just a bit arrogant. Why is he so afraid of Lord Lü?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Kuang turned his head and waved his hand: "What are you muttering about? Come and say what you have to say!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding people scattered like birds and beasts.
Lu Tu stared coldly at Nie Yun and said, "Have you forgotten what I told you? A soldier's mission is his mission."
"It's about obeying orders!"
Lu Tu nodded: "It seems you still remember. You've disobeyed my orders more than once. Since when do I have to give you, Nie Yun, an explanation for what I do? Huh?"
The moment he uttered that "ah," Nie Yun trembled violently, his lips shaking uncontrollably: "Big Brother..."
Lu Tu shouted sternly, "Use your official title when discussing official business!"
Seeing this, Nie Yun and Sun Kuang realized that Lu Tu was truly angry. At this point, let alone trying to persuade him, they would easily be taught a lesson by Lu Tu even if they didn't lower their heads.
"Reporting to Lord Lü, I was wrong. I shouldn't have guessed your orders. I'm willing to accept punishment!"
Lu Tu looked at Sun Kuang: "Bring the military whip!"
Sun Kuang always carried a military whip with him, and he was responsible for dealing with any mistakes made by the soldiers. When Lu Tu asked him to beat Nie Yun, he really couldn't bring himself to do it, since he and his brother had the best personal relationship with Nie Yun.
Sun Kuang said weakly in a low voice, "My lord, we are going to Huai Shuo tomorrow. Will injuring Nie Yun have any impact?"
Lu Tu sneered: "The world will still rise and set as long as someone is missing. No one is indispensable. If Nie Yun can't go, there will naturally be others."
Nie Yun said loudly, "I'll go!"
Lu Tu nodded: "Don't yell at me. You decide how many lashes you want to receive yourself. We'll talk about it after you get through it."
"Thirty lashes!"
Sun Kuang was startled: "Nie Yun, think carefully. You still have to fight on horseback tomorrow..."
"I said 30, so it's 30. I've already violated military orders, so I deserve 30 lashes!"
Seeing this, Sun Kuang didn't say anything more. Nie Yun had already disobeyed military orders like this, and if he dragged his feet any longer, he would be the one to get beaten up later.
With a snap, the military whip struck Nie Yun's back, leaving a bloody welt. The surrounding civilians had all hidden themselves away, not daring to look at him for long.
At this moment, Nie Yun gritted his teeth and stared angrily ahead, enduring each of Sun Kuang's lenient lashes.
Lu Tu saw all of this, but naturally he wouldn't pursue it any further. His goal was achieved, and he didn't really intend to cripple Nie Yun. After all, nurturing a person is not easy, but a jade stone is useless if it's not carved, so he had to resort to this last resort.
The 30 lashes were quickly finished. At this moment, Nie Yun lay on the ground with a fine layer of cold sweat on his forehead, his eyes bloodshot, panting heavily.
"Reporting to my lord, Nie Yun has completed his punishment and requests to join the army in battle tomorrow!"
Lu Tu nodded: "Granted!"
After saying that, he tossed a small white bottle to Sun Kuang and turned to leave. Sun Kuang opened it and smelled it. There was a faint smell of garlic inside. His eyes lit up: "Nie Yun, get up quickly. Big brother didn't look down on you. He even gave you medicine before he left."
Nie Yun asked incredulously, "Really?"
"Would I lie to you? You were someone my brother personally trained, how could he really abandon you?"
Upon hearing this, Nie Yun gazed at Lü Tu's imposing figure in the afterglow of the setting sun, and tears streamed down her face.
"What are you crying for, you big man? Hurry up and apply the medicine to heal your wound, and protect your brother tomorrow."
Nie Yun quickly wiped away his tears with his sleeve, took the garlic extract, and nodded heavily: "Thank you, Brother Sun."
Nie Yun's incident made Lü Tu realize that as his manpower increased, his former subordinates also rose in rank and began to enjoy the pleasure that power brought.
If Lu Tu doesn't offer a reminder at this time, corruption may easily arise.
The thought of corruption, coupled with the current state of affairs where people are struggling to even have enough to eat, only makes me feel ridiculous and laughable.
Especially for children like Liu Yang and Nie Yun, who previously lived at the very bottom of society and grew up relying on the charity of others, suddenly having the power of life and death over others can easily lead them astray. This kind of warning is beneficial for them.
After returning home and having dinner, they went to sleep. After all, Song Yuxi and the others knew that Lü Tu had important matters to attend to the next day, so everyone slept peacefully throughout the night.
Anyway, Lu Tu slept soundly, completely undisturbed; the others were unaware of this.
The next morning, Lü Tu got up early and found that his wives were already awake. They seemed to have a premonition that Lü Tu was going to take action today, so they got up to make him breakfast and help him put on his armor.
Lu Tu quietly cooperated in putting on his armor, then stroked Song Yuxi's face: "Don't worry, I'm just going to look for sulfur mines, I'll be back soon."
"Husband, don't worry about home, we will take good care of ourselves."
Lu Tu felt a warmth in his heart as he looked at his four wives, so gentle and virtuous. This was the warmth and bond of a family.
This also made him realize what it meant to be a hero's grave in a harem. He already didn't want to go to war with just four wives, let alone an emperor with three thousand concubines.
Thinking of this, Lü Tu still admired those emperors who were used to enjoying wealth and honor but were still willing to personally lead their troops into battle, but the God of War of Tumu Fortress was not among them.
After eating a few steamed buns and some thin porridge, Lü Tu grabbed his halberd and went out.
Upon arriving at the training ground, they saw 100 soldiers in perfect formation, led by Nie Yun, already ready for battle. Also present were Liu Yang, Liu Hong, Tuoba Yue, and others.
These squad leaders under his command all looked at Lü Tu with eager anticipation, hoping that he would select them to go to Huai Shuo with him.
Let's not talk about the last time we went to Karasuma to scout ahead, since it wasn't a direct confrontation anyway, but this time it's different.
Most of the people present had grudges against Huai Shuo's border troops, and had been challenged by them several times, so their hatred had long been deep-seated.
Now that we have the opportunity to launch a counterattack into Huai Shuo territory, even if Lu Tu said it was to find something, a fight is inevitable.
Lu Tu scanned their faces one by one, finally landing on Nie Yun: "You all want to go?"
"Yes, sir!"
Lu Tu nodded: "After hearing this, I will make the following arrangements!"
"Liu Yang and Liu Hu will guard the home base, Chai Yong will guard the Gubeifeng Pass, Liu Hong will lead 100 men to provide support at the border between Huai and Shuo, Nie Yun, Tuoba Yue, the Sun brothers, Xiang Ze, and the Feng brothers will come with me to Huai and Shuo!"
"Yes, sir!" Hundreds of people on the training ground shouted in unison, their fighting spirit soaring to the heavens.
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