Plan 031 has begun

  The next day, we arrived at the island, and Longnü Ya selected thirty elite soldiers according to my request. They stood in a row before me, and I walked around them slowly with my arms crossed.

  "Put out your hands!" I exclaimed loudly.

  They looked at each other in dismay, then at Long Nüying, and saw him nodding. Only then did they stretch out their hands. I examined the thickness and position of the calluses on each of their palms one by one, and after a moment, I curled up my lips loudly and said, "Whose palm my finger points to, step forward! You! You! You! And you!"

  Every time I say a word, the soldier who was called out takes a step forward. Still standing in a row, they stand in front of me. "Alright! Just leave these ten people behind! The rest can go back!" I said loudly.

  "Adjutant! What reason did you give for letting them stay? Why can they stay and we cannot?" a man in the back row shouted.

  "This is why I have no prestige in the army! Every soldier does not obey your leadership. Especially in front of the Shenlong tribe men, my figure appears even smaller! A person like me, not tall and mighty, relying only on the battle with Long Nujiang and the identity of the Crown Prince's guard, cannot establish prestige in the army! I shouted loudly, "Do your job well! They can stay behind because they are usually hardworking enough! Go back and practice well, from now on, I will naturally give you opportunities!"

  The man standing in the front row on the far left snorted, "We don't want to go with you to complete the task!"

  I smiled coldly and walked slowly to his front with my hands behind my back, my red lips slightly hooked, revealing a faint smile. This situation is no different from when I first led the magic dragon tribe's warship. At that time, they didn't obey me either, just because I was a little girl who dared to point fingers at these notorious pirates. Later on, when they saw me, they would stand up straight and show respect. Can these people be more difficult to tame than those ruthless pirates?

  "I didn't let you think! You just obey! As a soldier, you only have the duty to obey! Even if I order you to die on the spot today, you must go and die!" I shouted loudly.

  He slightly raised his chin, "No general would willingly let their troops go to their deaths!"

  I sneered loudly, shouting. "What? Not convinced? If you're not convinced, then kill a few more pirates for me to see! With so many people on Red Flame Island, can one person eliminate them all? With so many people in the Magic Dragon Clan, can one person eliminate them all? If your answer is yes, then immediately go and conquer Red Flame Island alone. If not, then listen carefully to every command I give you! The manpower and resources we need to eliminate these people are not something you can imagine! If you're afraid, then get out of this military camp. The Divine Dragon Army doesn't need cowards who fear death!"

  His face turned bright red, and after a long while, he shouted loudly, "Who says I'm afraid! If I were afraid of death, I wouldn't have joined the army!"

  "I shouted loudly, 'Since you're not afraid, listen to my orders! We're going out there for the sake of more people living! If we make a slight mistake, our lives won't be spared and we'll drag others down with us! Those who aren't afraid of death, write your wills and prepare for certain doom. This battle is going to be the greatest glory of our lives! If you die, Jiang Guo will take care of your families! As long as there's a glimmer of hope, everyone must come back alive! Only those who return alive are true victors!'"

  These words were spoken with great passion and emotion, moving the hearts of all who heard them. The first ten people in the front row stood up straight and said in unison, "We will follow General's orders!"

  I nodded in satisfaction and said to the twenty people behind me, "You can go back now!"

  They looked at Long Nüying, who stood with his arms around his chest on one side, not speaking. Seeing them seeking his opinion, he nodded slightly. Seeing him agree, they lined up in a long queue and walked out of the military account.

  The sea, originally colorless, reflected the sky and became blue. I stood alone at the bow of the ship, with the morning sea breeze blowing against my cheeks, wearing a green casual outfit that accentuated my slender figure. The ship was one of the best in its class, not very large, with only ten sailors on board. Once we passed this stretch of sea, we would enter the territory controlled by the Red Flame Island. From then on, we wouldn't be able to relax anymore!

  Long Yuyi stood beside me, whispering, "You're not really going to rush into Red Flame Island like this, are you? The guards on Red Flame Island are very strict! You're going anyway, and yet you still dragged me along! Alas! Why didn't you drag Nu Yuyi instead?" He said with a tone of grievance.

  I smiled faintly, "You are the vanguard general. When I said I couldn't enter the Red Flame Island at first, your reaction was the most intense. Although it was to make me establish military merit, however, it can't be denied that your skills are not bad. Moreover, entering the enemy's place, what I need is an absolutely reliable person! I'm going there for life, not for death!"

  "Ah! Ah! I know what you're thinking. Didn't we agree that only one person would come? Why did you bring ten others?" he said in a low voice.

  I smiled faintly and said, "What I need is indeed one person! Their mission has only one goal, that is, to die!"

  His face changed. "What do you want to do! What is their mission to die? Ten lives, how can you say this word of death so easily! Are you a woman or not!" His breathing was very urgent. Obviously, he was angry at my words!

  I curled my lips and looked at him calmly, "Do you still remember what I told you about Red Flame Island? I told you, Red Flame Island is a pirate island! There are pirates on the island! Since there's no way to sneak into Red Flame Island, we can only be openly robbed by them! These people, if they're alive, won't be able to withstand torture and humiliation, and will eventually give away our plan! Only when they're dead can we enter Red Flame Island! As a commander, I've seen many deaths, sacrificing ten people to complete the mission is a fair trade! I told them before, if necessary, try to escape by jumping into the sea!" But in the sea, it's full of sharks! Jumping is death, not jumping is also death!

  His complexion improved a bit. "So, the hidden compartment in the cabin is for us to stay in, right?" he said softly.

  I smiled faintly, "This is natural, pirates plundering goods, generally won't take the ship. But my ship is the best and most popular, with the most beautiful colors, they can't even get any loot, so they might as well take the ship! As long as we can make it to Red Flame Island, everything will depend on us two!"

  He furrowed his brow, gazing at the sailors rowing in the distance. His eyes welled up with a hint of tears. This man, who appeared rough on the surface, was so gentle to his comrades!

  "Why did you choose them! They are not the strongest soldiers, nor are they the weakest! There's nothing special about them, and I heard you even picked them out one by one! I just can't imagine! What reason do you have for choosing them to die! If you're going to choose, wouldn't it be better to choose those who are weak!" He said in a low voice.

  I strode to the door, "It seems you still don't understand! I chose them because after they die, their corpses won't betray us! Their hands are those of a boatman! Thick with calluses! Whatever I can think of, I don't think they can't think of either! If it weren't for the boatman's hands, what would they think? I don't want to fall at the final hurdle!"

  He smiled faintly and nodded, "No wonder you're the one who defeated Angry Tides! Good! Your mind is meticulous! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that someone who uses this tactic would be a woman!" His eyes stared at me intensely. "It seems you already have a winning strategy!"

  "In this world, there is no guarantee of victory, but there is a determination to win and a strategy! Alright! Let's go into the cabin together!"

  He was taken aback for a moment, "What's wrong?"

  The corners of my lips slightly curled up, and I pointed to the fleet with a skull flag hanging at the horizon, smiling faintly, "They've come for us!" After that, I led the way into the cabin! He smiled too, and followed me in, crouching low. The plan has begun!