"General Chen, you flatter me."
Zhu Ying replied with a smile.
Toward these generals who also belonged to the Daning Border Army, Zhu Ying was naturally warm and cordial, without the slightest sense of distance.
Back in Jincheng, only the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command followed the Daning Guard military system. The rest belonged either to the various regional commands or to elite forces directly controlled by the imperial court.
Now that he had finally met his former superiors, Zhu Ying was naturally overjoyed as well.
"Enough."
"Whatever you have to say can wait until the military council is over."
"We have plenty to say to you too," Bu Wan said earnestly.
"Yes."
Zhu Ying nodded at once.
"Come in."
With a smile, Bu Wan immediately headed into the command residence.
Zhu Ying followed him, with Chen Heng and Liu Zhen naturally trailing right behind.
Inside the command residence, everything was a mess after the baptism of war. Corpses lay everywhere, and blood flowed like water.
But as generals and soldiers, they had long since grown used to such sights.
Within the command residence!
The arrangement likewise bore a strong Northern Yuan flavor.
Feng Sheng stood before the seat of honor rather than sitting down, looking over the assembled generals.
"Generals."
"Kaiyuan has fallen."
"Now, I issue my orders."
"Marquis of Yongchang."
"Continue leading your troops eastward and attack Liaodong."
"General Fu Youde has already led his army straight at Gai Prefecture. Our army will strike directly at Fuzhou."
"Compared to the defenses of Kaiyuan and Jincheng, Fuzhou will not be difficult."
"Along the way, many of Liaodong's smaller cities may also be cleared and taken one by one through the division of our forces," Feng Sheng said.
"This subordinate accepts the order," Lan Yu immediately replied.