The officers had heard what was going on. They knew there was no need for so many of them if they were only going to steal the supplies. They assumed Nan Xun was going to pick one of them to lead a team.

“I’m going to lead the team for intercepting the supplies myself,” Nan Xun said.

The officers didn’t expect that. Stealing supplies might seem like a simple enough task, but it wasn’t. It was a common tactic. Eastern Wu was likely to have foreseen their action. If their operation failed, it could mean deaths. That was why anyone of importance was rarely assigned to such a task.

“Please allow me to do it,” an officer spoke up.

Nan Xun waved a hand dismissively and sat down. “I’m not arguing with you. What I want to talk about is the general battle plan tomorrow.”

“Eastern Wu will be ready, but they know they can’t put too many people to safeguard the supplies....