Chapter 1203

"Grandpa Lu, you're at such an advanced age, why are you still so impulsive?!"

"Throwing out your back like this is quite a painful ordeal!"

Lu Zhen's lips quivered.

At this moment, his anger toward Gao Yang reached its peak.

This useless brat from Changan bullies me for being old and weak—how can I not give this kid a sound beating?

"You brat, just you wait until my back is better!"

"If I don't beat your backside to a pulp, I'll write the character 'Lu' upside down."

Lu Yourong stood beside Gao Yang and said softly to Lu Zhen, "Grandpa, Lord Gao has good intentions; you shouldn't treat him this way."

"Yourong... you..."

Lu Zhen looked at Lu Yourong in disbelief.

Hiss!

Lu Yourong's words made Lu Zhen's heart ache with a sharp pain.

His cotton-padded jacket... wasn't just leaking air; it was completely torn through.

Gao Yang coughed twice, "Grandpa Lu, let me help you to the side to rest and have a military physician come take a look."

"Please, don't get angry, don't get angry!"

Soon.

Gao Yang supported Lu Zhen as they walked toward the resting area within the Left Guard camp.

After Gao Yang left briefly, the Xiongnu soldiers began to discuss among themselves.

"What's the situation? Why was the old General Lu so angry that he wanted to hunt down Lord Gao?"

"I don't know, but that brother over there—was he really chosen by Lord Gao?"

"I'm so envious; being the first to follow Lord Gao, the future benefits must be great."

"Brothers in front, did you hear clearly? What did Lord Gao see in that brother?"

"Lord Gao said that person had huge pectoral muscles, so that brother let him touch them, and then for some reason, the old General Lu lost his temper, and he just followed Lord Gao."

"Pass it on: Lord Gao likes big pectoral muscles."

"Pass it on: Lord Gao likes big chests."

"Pass it on: Lord Gao likes big muscles."

"Then I'm set; my pectoral muscles are huge. I'll let Lord Gao touch them later too."

Everyone discussed it, and Zhao Bushi and Piao Duo nodded with deep feeling.

As expected of Da Qian's number one poisonous strategist, even his way of selecting people is unique.

Piao Duo felt a bit of regret; he shouldn't have eaten those two steamed buns for breakfast—he should have stuffed them into his chest.

Soon.

Gao Yang returned, having left Lu Yourong by Lu Zhen's side to take care of him.

He never expected that Lu Yourong would disguise herself as a man and sneak into the military camp.

No wonder Lu Zhen had been unhappy with him all day, wishing he could beat him up.

"I was delayed for a moment, now let's continue!"

Gao Yang said.

There was still plenty of time before the expedition against the Xiongnu, so Gao Yang had ample time.

Actually, selecting personal guards wasn't difficult; the most intuitive way was to look at their physique, height, and weight.

First, the scrawny ones were eliminated; these soldiers had long suffered from malnutrition, so their combat effectiveness was naturally extremely poor.

If taken under his command, they would eat more than pigs and run faster than dogs.

The criteria were, first, combat effectiveness, and second, special talent!

Gao Yang strode forward, scanning them one by one.

Everyone spoke at once.

"Lord Gao, my pectoral muscles are huge, if you don't believe me, come touch them!"

"My abdominal muscles are big, Lord Gao, want to touch them?"

"Lord Gao, I don't have pectoral or abdominal muscles, but I..."

A Xiongnu soldier paused here and gave Gao Yang a suggestive hint.

Gao Yang: "..."

"You, eliminated!"

Gao Yang pointed, and the Xiongnu soldier's face turned to shock as he helplessly left the field.

Seeing this, Gao Yang clarified the situation immediately, but the Xiongnu soldiers didn't believe him, and they all continued to puff out their chests and stand straight.

In the end, out of more than three hundred and fifty people, Gao Yang only selected a little over a hundred.

"The hundred-plus people I've selected stay; the rest can go back."

Following Gao Yang's order, some were happy while others were sad.

The selected Xiongnu had faces full of joy, while those not selected all hung their heads.

Zhao Bushi and Piao Duo were both selected, which made them extremely excited, and they let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"To those who remain, I want to say congratulations, but... this doesn't mean the days ahead will be worry-free; on the contrary, this is just the beginning."

"The cruel and harsh selection is still to come!"