"Marshal, this is the front line, a war zone! Battle opportunities vanish in an instant. Enforcing military regulations this harsh is like cutting off our own legs, isn't it?" After reading the newly added military regulations Ye Zhen had brought back, Liu Feng and Gu Tieqi's brows both furrowed into deep creases.
"His Highness Prince Huan approved it, and Marshal Hua agreed to it. Other than carrying it out, do we have any choice?" Ye Zhen blinked helplessly.
Liu Feng and Gu Tieqi looked at each other, speechless for a long while.
"How have our manpower arrangements been handled?" Ye Zhen asked.
"Reporting to Marshal, the defense zones have all been handed over. Apart from the militia from the forts, everyone else has returned to Blood River Military City in accordance with Marshal Hua of the Fire Swallow Army's orders, awaiting military commands," Liu Feng replied.
"Good. Pass down the order. Every army must strictly comply with these newly added military regulations. Do not give Military Law Officer Ji Guan an excuse, understood?" Ye Zhen fixed Liu Feng and Gu Tieqi with a steady gaze.
"This subordinate understands. This subordinate will personally deliver the order at once!"
The moment Marshal Hua Yong of the Fire Swallow Army took over Blood River Military City, he adjusted the defensive deployments across the major defense zones.
Kairo Fortress and Yangmen Fortress, which had previously been controlled and defended by Ye Zhen's North Sea Heavenly Wave Army, were all taken over by the Fire Swallow Army's main force.
Yangmen Fortress and Kairo Fortress each housed fifty thousand militia and twenty thousand death slaves, along with one hundred thousand elite Fire Swallow Army soldiers stationed for defense.
The remaining main force of the Fire Swallow Army, the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army, and He Qi's