Chapter 1378: Centaurs Surrender
After Lex swore allegiance, Zhou Xu no longer needed to worry about what happened next. He could just leave it to Drogo to arrange.
After all, Drogo can be considered experienced in this line of work.
"You still have some people in the territory of the Saint Laurent Empire. You will arrange a team of centaurs to lead the way. We from the Great Zhou will also send a troop over to assist you in the transfer."
At this point, Drogo paused.
"If you are worried, then you don't need to participate in the follow-up operations of the front-line troops. Bring all your tribesmen with you and move with us."
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This was a situation that Lex had never expected.
After swearing allegiance, Lex thought about the various situations he might face next.
But he never thought that Drogo would directly tell him not to go if he didn't want to go...
You know, the Centaur mercenaries have always existed as weapons of war. To put it bluntly, various forces hire them just to use their military force to fight.
Lex had never encountered a situation like the current one, even in the Saint Laurent Empire which had obviously wanted to recruit them before.
Glancing at the dazed Lex, Drogo paused and added casually.
"Don't think too much. Our Great Zhou has very strict military discipline. However, your identities are quite special now. You have just surrendered to our Great Zhou. All of your clansmen have not yet registered their identities, and have not joined the military. Therefore, military discipline will not fall on you for the time being, and we will not force you to go to the battlefield immediately."
Drogo has not been the chief of the tribe for nothing all these years. Being the chief of the Centaur tribe in the Great Zhou is much more complicated than being the chief of a regular Centaur mercenary tribe.
Fortunately, Drogo's three-star intelligence is not for show. Over the years, from the military to the tribe, all matters surrounding their Centaur tribe have been handled in an orderly manner by him.
"Once you have officially completed the registration and joined our Great Zhou, all Centaurs must abide by the laws of our Great Zhou. If you join the army and become a military member, you must also abide by military law."
"I will arrange all these things for you later. Whether you want to join the army or do some other work, you can wait until then..."
Looking at Drogo at this moment, Lex beside him couldn't help but think of what Diak had said to him before.
When being a clan leader, the most important thing is not individual strength, but the ability to lead the clan. It is the ability to make the clan develop better and the people live a better life! At this moment, looking at Zhuo Ge, who is obviously not as strong as himself, but is calm and composed throughout the whole process, arranging everything in an orderly manner, as if nothing is difficult for him.
Invisibly, Lex only felt that the other person's figure became a little taller.
"Then follow your arrangement. I will send a small team to lead you. As for us, we want to move with the main force at the front."
Having said that, Lex hesitated again, and finally said those two words with a little discomfort.
"Patriarch."
At this moment, hearing Lex call out "Chief", Drogo smiled slightly and understood.
"Okay, the Centaur Cavalry led by me will also participate in the next operation. You can just join in. Don't worry, I will take care of you."
After surrendering to the Great Zhou, the Centaurs within the Great Zhou can obviously only have one patriarch.
Diak had already told Lex about this matter when he was confirming it earlier.
After hesitating for a while, Lex finally accepted the offer, but he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. It was not until this moment that he slowly let go.
I began to think that it was not a bad thing that I was no longer the clan leader. At least I didn't have to worry about the trivial matters within the clan. I actually felt a little relieved.
Back at the camp, Lex quickly made the official announcement.
Since they had already discussed this matter within the tribe before, the Centaur mercenaries who heard this were relatively calm.
Lex quickly recounted what happened next. It can be seen that the Centaur mercenaries led by him are still very united.
At the same time, Drogo turned around and reported Lex's choice to Zhou Xu.
"Okay, I understand."
Lex chose to lead the Centaur mercenaries to assist the expeditionary force in continuing the fight, probably because he thought that since they had just arrived, they should first establish certain merits so that they could gain a foothold within the Great Zhou.
There was nothing wrong with the idea, and Zhou Xu didn't care about it. He just treated it as a practical adjustment.
After all, in his opinion, nothing can better cultivate revolutionary friendship than fighting together on the battlefield.
"After you pick up the centaurs from the Saint Laurent Empire, don't go back to Copperforge. Go directly to the Northeast Fortress. The northeastern border has been paved with railways. Once you get there, you can take the train and reach the grasslands in no time."
Although the road from the Saint Laurent Empire to Copperforge Fort is closer, within their Great Zhou, the Centaur tribe's territory is still located in the Prairie Mustang City.
If they enter the country from the Plain Fortress, they will have a lot of options. It would be better for them to take the Northeast Fortress route, which would be faster.
"I understand!"
Regarding this matter, both sides acted very quickly. Lex basically picked out that group of Centaurs as soon as he returned to the camp.
Drogo was also not vague. For him, this was a big event to expand the size of their Centaur tribe. The troops going to the Saint Laurent Empire to pick up the Centaur troops were quickly prepared and set off on the same day.
During this time, Zhou Xu also made some preparations. After giving all the instructions, he said hello to Yalvette and the others, and then went straight back home from Copperfurnace Castle.
This was the first time Zhou Xu had walked the road from Tonglu Fort to their Great Zhou Plain Fortress.
Thanks to the trade cooperation between Great Zhou and Tonglubao, this road has been completely widened and paved compared to before, and can easily accommodate the rapid passage of carriages.
This also made Zhou Xu's return journey much more efficient.
They set out in the morning, and before noon, the personal guards led by Zhou Xu arrived at the outskirts of the Plain Fortress.
"General Shi Lei pays respect to His Majesty!"
Shi Lei, who had received the news in advance, had already led his troops to meet the emperor outside the fortress.
"We pay our respects to His Majesty!"
"No need to be polite!"
Zhou Xu still has deep feelings for his old subordinates who worked with him back then.
Zhou Xu hadn't seen Shi Lei for a long time since Shi Lei became a general guarding the border. He would talk about him every now and then. Now that he saw him, Zhou Xu was in a good mood.
"Come on, let's go in and talk!"
(End of this chapter)
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