Starting from the border troops, I've worked my way up to become a Martial Emperor.

Chapter 32 The Tiger Unleashed

A moment later, they arrived at a relatively secluded place, and Zhou He said excitedly, "I knew you wouldn't abandon us."

"Don't bring that up. Is there anywhere I can go? My place is being watched, so I can't go there."

"I still have a courtyard that no one knows about, and I also have medicine for healing. I will try to send him out of the city first thing tomorrow morning. He definitely can't stay here anymore; the warrant for his arrest has already been issued."

Anyone who goes to Dayong will be wanted.

As soon as he finished speaking...

Lu Yuan nodded: "Then let's go."

After saying that, he carefully turned around several streets and arrived at the courtyard that Zhou He had mentioned. It was not big; it was just a small courtyard with two rooms.

After entering the house, the two took out wound medicine and bandages and began to treat Wu Han's wounds.

At this moment, the other person also came to his senses, looked up at Lu Yuan and said, "Thanks, brother."

The other person nodded without speaking, and busied themselves bandaging him; in a short while, their palm was soaked in blood.

He then said, "You go out of the city first tomorrow, and I'll deliver the things to you this afternoon."

Zhou He secretly escorted Wu Han out of the city, but the warhorse, equipment, and weapons could not be taken out with him.

But without these, the hope of surviving alone in the vast northern frontier is very slim.

"Okay." Wu Han didn't stand on ceremony.

He owes a huge favor this time, so being polite would be insincere.

In short, this life belongs to the other person from now on.

After bandaging the wound, Lu Yuan stood up and said, "Then I'll head back first. Just wait for me outside the pine forest thirty miles outside the city tomorrow."

There had been people spying on his neighborhood for the past two days.

Although he's not here today, no one knows when he'll come back, so he can't be gone for too long, lest those people suddenly appear and arouse their suspicion.

"Alright, you go back first. He'll be relying on you after he leaves the city. You know I have a good relationship with Wu Han, so the Sun family will definitely be paying close attention to him in the next few days," Zhou He said, wiping his hands.

"Don't worry." Lu Yuan replied, then walked outside, leaped onto the roof, and headed towards his home.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he returned to the courtyard and saw that the spies were no longer there.

Then I went back to my room, washed up, and rested.

Nothing happened that night, and Lu Yuan ate breakfast early the next morning.

Wei Yong and the others arrived one after another.

The dozen or so men were all in high spirits. These days, following Lu Yuan, they had become quite imposing.

Although he wasn't a squad leader, when he walked down the street, even a regular squad leader would have to give him some respect.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan, he was very respectful and polite: "Greetings, Your Excellency."

The other party waved his hand and looked at the group of people in front of him, saying, "I called you here today to teach you a new formation that I have just learned. However, there are only a dozen or so of us, which is a bit too few. After you go back, each of you should select some people from your garrison who are willing to go out of the city, as long as it does not exceed one hundred people."

Then, he led them to familiarize themselves with the formation, and after some time, they left the city.

After he finished speaking, he handed out the sketches he had drawn to the group of people, one for each of them.

Having witnessed the prowess of Lu Yuan's military command, Wei Yong and his men immediately grinned and said, "Yes, sir."

Zhang Gun stepped forward and asked, "Sir, how about we go for drinks at noon?"

"I have something to do this afternoon, so I won't go. Maybe in a few days."

"Alright, I'll do as you say, sir," Zhang Gun said with a grin.

"Alright, everyone hurry back and practice this military formation. Make sure there are no mistakes. I will check on you in half a month," Lu Yuan said solemnly.

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving their orders, the dozen or so people clasped their hands in a fist and left one after another.

When Lu Yuan was alone in the courtyard, he began to prepare his supplies: enough dry rations for one person to last for more than ten days, a battle sword, and a suit of armor without any trace of any faction.

It was also inlaid with sheet metal.

And several kettles filled with boiling water, and a few jugs of wine.

After finishing all that, it was already noon.

Lu Yuan led out a warhorse, put all the things on its back, covered them with a tarpaulin, ate something casually, and then rode another horse, pulling one behind him, towards the outside.

He was dressed in full armor and carried a tiger-headed longsword.

The city guards who occasionally ran by on the road carefully hid to the side when they saw Lu Yuan. They didn't dare to even get close, let alone search him.

They let the other party head towards the city gate.

Inside the Sun family's residence, in Sun Qian's bedroom, he lay on the bed, his silver-white hair hanging down, and he could be heard coughing violently from time to time.

The sudden death of both his sons was a devastating blow to him.

"Have you found him? And who killed the second brother?"

As he spoke, he struggled to lift his head, his chest heaving with heavy breathing.

Like a broken bellows.

"We haven't found the person, and we don't know who killed the second son," said Sun Yun, the eldest son of the Sun family, helplessly.

"Let's go down and keep searching," Sun Qian said through gritted teeth.

Then, she fell back onto her pillow.

"Okay," Sun Yun replied and left.

As soon as he left, a heart-wrenching wail came from inside the house.

Shaking his head helplessly, Sun Yun quickened his pace.

At that moment, Lu Yuan had already led his warhorse out of the city.

They headed towards the pine forest thirty miles away.

However, he encountered several groups of scouts from Dayong on the way, all of them in a sorry state, rushing towards Icefield City, some of them even lacking in numbers.

"Brother, what happened?"

Finally, when they encountered the fifth incomplete team, Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask.

The leader on the other side was a squad leader who had seen Lu Yuan before. He immediately said, "The Manyan tribe has gone mad. They have sent out an elite scout team that has been attacking our people for the past few days. Last night, several teams that had left the city gathered together to launch a counterattack."

They were scattered in one morning, and half of my men died.

As he spoke, he pursed his chapped lips and asked, "Does Lord Lu have any wine?"

Lu Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and threw a wine bag directly into his hand.

Thanks.

"Isn't Saicheng going to take care of it?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Several fortified cities nearby are reportedly preparing to form elite scout teams to deal with the situation. Yunmo in Tiger Hill Fortified City and Huangsha Fortified City are said to have a new centurion transferred to them. It is estimated that our Ice Plains Fortified City will also form one."

"At that time, it will probably be none other than you." The man on the other side said with a smile.

After throwing down another jug ​​of water, Lu Yuan mounted his warhorse and continued onward.

In the afternoon, they finally met Wu Han in a secluded spot outside the pine forest.

He looked disheveled, wearing a gray cotton-padded coat, which smelled unpleasant, perhaps because he had taken some unusual route out of the city.

It was also covered with some withered yellow weeds.

Upon seeing him, Lu Yuan immediately jumped off his horse: "How are your injuries?"

"It's nothing serious. I'm tough, and it won't affect my movements today," Wu Han said, rubbing his bald head.

He was stabbed in the head yesterday.

For easier bandaging.

So his hair was shaved off.

"That's fine. This horse has armor, weapons, wound medicine, and dry rations, enough for you to eat for more than ten days. Here's a packet of silver."

As Lu Yuan spoke, he stuffed a silver pouch into Wu Han's hand.

"Here's a map that roughly marks the locations of nearby villages and a few bandit camps. I pass by here every time I leave the city. If you need anything, make a mark so I can see it and we can arrange a time to meet."

"Okay." Wu Han listened to Lu Yuan's instructions, and the latter returned to the city after everything was settled.

He believed that with Wu Han's strength, surviving outside the city shouldn't be too difficult.

Meanwhile, inside Huangsha City, Zhang Zhe had just entered the city when he received a mission to assemble an elite force to go out of the city and wipe out the Manyan tribe's scouts.

Back at his residence, he said with some dissatisfaction, "What exactly does the Helian family mean by this? I've only just arrived and they've already assigned me a task."

Bai Hong, sitting in the living room, sipped his tea and said, "This is a good thing. It shows that General Yunzhou really put in the effort. You got such a task as soon as you arrived, which is definitely a great responsibility."

As far as I know, there are three fortified cities nearby: Ice Plains, Tiger Hill, and Yellow Sand. Ever since Ice Plains Fortified City wiped out a Northern Barbarian Iron Falcon tribe, these three fortified cities have been secretly vying for power.

This time, the elite of the Manyan tribe are determined to be wiped out first. The fact that you were given this task shows that they value you. As long as this task is accomplished, you will have a firm foothold in the northern frontier, and the road ahead will be smooth sailing.

Don't rush, now is the time for you to accumulate capital.

"Being young means accumulating more capital, which will make your breakthrough even more powerful."

After Bai Hong finished speaking, Zhang Zhe finally calmed down.

A glint appeared in his eyes.