After the battle in the Northern Frontier!
Zhu Ying had led several thousand cavalrymen under his command to great merit.
Not only had Zhu Ying been promoted and granted noble rank, but many officers and soldiers under his command had received the same—rewarded according to their merits with promotions and titles.
As the gathering drums began to thunder.
Under the cover of night.
The officers and soldiers of the Commander's Cavalry Battalion rapidly assembled.
Before long.
"Reporting to the General."
"All ten thousand officers and soldiers of my Commander's Cavalry Battalion have assembled."
"Awaiting the General's orders."
Wei Quan and Zhang Wu reported loudly.
"Mm."
Zhu Ying nodded, then strode directly toward the command platform at the center of the drill ground. The raised platform stood tall.
"Where are my soldiers?" Zhu Ying shouted.
"Greetings, General!"
The ten thousand soldiers all bowed toward the platform, their voices ringing out as one.
"At ease."
Zhu Ying said loudly.
"Thank you, General." The soldiers replied in unison.
Through the faint moonlight beneath the night sky, they gazed respectfully at the figure atop the platform.
"I have assembled the entire army today for one matter only."
"Having earned General Fu's trust, I have been given the weighty task of striking Jincheng and breaching its gates."
"This task is arduous, so I will not waste words on nonsense."
"The old brothers who have followed me all this time know Zhu Ying's rules."
"On the battlefield, bloody courage comes first."
"I, Zhu Ying, will never hide behind my brothers-in-arms. The one charging at the very forefront of the battlefield will surely be Zhu Ying."
"When I, Zhu Ying, command troops, it is still the same old saying."
"When commanders do not cling to life and soldiers do not fear death, they become an army undefeated