"From this day onwards,
I will be the acting General commanding you all.
Let's destroy the Solid Earth Army within 2 Weeks."
Ember dropped the bomb.
"W-What?"
"D-Did she just say 2 w-weeks?"
"Is that even possible?"
"Are you crazy? All of them are King Stage Cultivators! Adding General Vidyut, it is 10 King Stage Cultivators! There is no way those Solid Earth bastards would have the strength to go against us."
"A war is never fought on individual strength."
"Yeah! Just because we have 10 King Stage Cultivators doesn't mean that we can defeat the Solid Earth Army. Don't forget, they are twice as many soldiers as us and their average cultivation is higher as well."
"Tsk, you are just ignorant, you don't know how strong a King Stage Cultivator is. Just imagine, 10 Cultivators at the same level as General Vidyut, we would destroy the Solid Earth Army."
"B-But why is a woman from the Skyfall Kingdom is allowed to be the General of our army? Don't we have General Vidyut?"
"Shh, just look at General Vidyut, he doesn't seem to have any objection, it must be some sort of deal between the 2 countries."
"But the Skyfall Kingdom isn't exactly our ally."
"They are not the enemy either, since they sent 9 King Stage Cultivators, they are definitely our saviors, it only makes sense that one of them becomes the General."
"But s-"
"Silence."
While the soldiers continued to discuss with each other, a voice was heard.
The Soldiers turned towards Ember, her domineering Aura forced them to shut their mouths.
'Hmm?'
Some of the veteran soldiers found this situation familiar, they glanced at the Black-Red haired woman again and the image coincided with another woman who had left a deep impression in their hearts.
"General Ember?"
They couldn't help but mutter.
All these Vertrains then glanced at each other and by communicating through their expressions, they confirmed their doubts.
The soldiers narrowed their eyes,
"General Ember?"
They all started murmuring amongst themselves as well.
Seeing this scene, the Assistant Generals and General Vidyut frowned, they thought that they would see some resistance when Lady Ember would announce herself as the General but…
What's this?
Aren't these soldiers accepting everything a little too simply?
"From now on, I will be changing a few things."
Ember gathered everyone's attention again.
"As I said before, we will be defeating those Solid Earth Bastards within 2 weeks, however, currently, all of you are too weak.
To be honest, you don't even look like soldiers, rather, you look like beggars."
"Huh?" The Soldiers, Assistant Generals, and even General Vidyut frowned.
Ember, however, didn't stop,
"What's with this defeated look on your faces? How dare you call yourselves soldiers when you stand with your shoulders handing like that?
Straighten your backs.
Stand like the brave soldiers you are."
Ember ordered.
For some reason, the soldiers' bodies moved on their own and they corrected their posture.
"Yes! That's it!
If I saw anyone of you standing like that again, I will personally kill you."
Although Ember was cursing all the soldiers, no one said anything against these words.
This time, let alone veterans, even the normal soldiers realized.
This woman was none other than their General.
General Ember, the one who lead them and achieved what was considered impossible, she was now back!
Only the soldiers who were recruited after Ember disappeared didn't recognize her, however, seeing how their comrades were acting, they couldn't help but feel a strange excitement and energy well up in their hearts.
Seeing this scene, General Vidyut frowned.
'W-Why have I never seen that light in their eyes?'
He wondered inwardly. Then, he glanced at Ember who was standing on the stage, looking at all the soldiers with her domineering gaze and couldn't help but wonder,
'J-Just who is that woman… to be able to change the soldiers' gaze with just her words alone…'
Only one person came into his mind.
'Wait…'
Suddenly, General Vidyut's eyes widened in surprise.
'Black-red hairs… red eyes…
No way… she can't be…'
"From now on, only 7500 Soldiers would defend the Wall! The rest of the soldiers would rest and cultivate.
For you all to look like undead, it must have been months before you last cultivated.
This won't do, my soldiers need to be strong, I do not accept the Weak."
"Huh?"
Hearing Ember's words, the General and the Assistant General frowned.
"What? How would only 7,500 soldiers defend against 10,000 soldiers?"
An Assistance General named Alam questioned.
Ember glanced at Alam and narrowed her eyes,
"Why can't they? Remember, we are currently defending our own territory, and since our walls are strong, the manpower we need is drastically reduced.
Even 3,000 soldiers would have been enough, however, currently, the soldiers are too weak so I have no choice but to use numbers."
"No matter what, in the end, the Ravenhill is just a city, it is not a fort, how long do you think the Gate would last?"
"If the Gate falls down, do you think the soldiers would act as temporary Gate? Having more soldiers is useless."
"And what if the Solid Earth Scouts notice that we have decreased our number and decide to use all 30,000 of their soldiers?" Alam questioned back.
"Huh? What are you talking about? We have the high ground here, if they decided to change anything, we would notice it first.
If they use all their soldiers, we just need to do that as well. It is not like I am sending the other 7,500 soldiers away, I have only ordered them to rest."
"…" Alam turned silent.
Ember quickly understood how things got so worse, however, she decided not to comment on it.
"From now on, 5,500 soldiers would deal damage to the enemy soldiers, 1000 Soldiers would collect the arrows, 500 soldiers would fight against the enemy who managed to climb up on the walls and 500 soldiers would defend the Gate and transfer information to the Base.
Is that clear?"
"O-Only 500 to fight against the enemy who manages to climb up?" Alam questioned with a doubtful look on his face.
"Those are the enemies who have climbed up the wall, they are already a little tired, and the space there is narrow as well, using more men is just a waste."
Ember explained.
"Anyways, if any of you have any more questions, ask now."
"General Ember."
A soldier raised his hand.
…
The question-answer round started, but due to Ember's aura, not many soldiers dared to ask questions.
Night fell, and this time, the duty to keep a watch was given to General Vidyut, Assistant Generals, and the Deputy Generals.
The rest of the soldiers were ordered to sleep.
The next day, Ember's orders were implemented, the battle started, however, unlike how many feared, nothing changed.
The task that was done by 15,000 soldiers was now being done with 7,500 soldiers, within just a day, Ember doubled the efficiency of the Woods Army.
The 7,500 soldiers staying behind continued resting while some started cultivating.
The next day, the soldiers were switched.
This continued and with each passing day, everyone noticed a significant change in the army.
By the end of the 4th day, the soldiers were summoned to the city center again.
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