Obviously!
This was handing full authority over to Zhu Ying.
The Daning Border Army, including the logistics troops, numbered more than fifty thousand.
Naturally, this was the figure after the Daning Border Army had suffered countless casualties. At the outset of the war, the Daning Border Army had received an imperial decree to strike north against the Jurchens. On the surface, it was to pacify the banditry in Daning and put an end to its chaos; in secret, it was part of the imperial court's plan to draw Northern Yuan's attention.
And this objective had naturally been achieved.
In the great war, the Daning Border Army's casualties had naturally been considerable.
Bu Wan.
The Prefect of Daning and its Command Commissioner—besides handling civil affairs, he also commanded Daning's more than fifty thousand border troops.
Now, Zhu Ying was to issue military orders and command the Daning Border Army.
This meant that while Bu Wan was the Command Commissioner in name, when it came to military command, even Bu Wan would follow Zhu Ying's orders in secret.
"My lord, that cannot be done," Zhu Ying said at once.
Bu Wan raised a hand and smiled. "From the Northern Frontier until now, General Zhu's ability to command troops has been plain for all to see. It is not something a civil official like me can match."
"Does General Zhu not see how these Huai West generals reject our Daning Border Army?"
"To be frank with you."
"Ever since I led twenty thousand soldiers into the army to await deployment, we have never had a chance to take the field and kill the enemy. We have done nothing but handle logistical matters."
"The soldiers of our Daning Border Army have long been resentful and deeply dissatisfied. Why can't they take the field and