The course of the war was simpler than expected.
Or rather, its overall strategy would not change based on how it began or the disparity in strength between the two sides.
Because the sole purpose of war was to defeat the opponent and claim final victory.
Yue Fei was far steadier than expected.
For the first ten days, he did nothing, essentially just reinforcing the defenses.
Most people did not understand his actions. Only the Military Officials Group chose to support him in silence.
Simply put, there were no objections and no questions. The moment Yue Fei gave an order, they immediately sprang into action.
The process was that simple.
Of course, aside from people like the Silver Dragon King and Pu Feng, most were similar to the Civil Official Group.
Yet they still carried out orders because of Xiao Tianyang.
The position of Grand Commandant had been personally appointed by Xiao Tianyang.
At first, they might have felt somewhat dissatisfied.
However, those emotions vanished the moment the war began. That was their basic discipline.
In their eyes, Yue Fei was the commander, while they were merely somewhat higher-ranking soldiers.
If they could not even obey the most basic orders, what right did they have to command the soldiers under their command?
However, such emotions only existed during the first ten days. The current point in time was half a month later—simply put, fifteen days.
In five days, Yue Fei had done many things.
At the same time, the people on the other side could not possibly remain idle.
In fact, on the ninth day, the Elemental Kingdom had already begun probing their border regions.
And the high ground previously occupied by the Silver Dragon King became critically important.
Because as long as they held that hilltop, the Elemental Kingdom