Chongxuan Sheng took command of three units of Autumn Killing soldiers and placed them under Chongxuan Chuliang's banner.
Given Jiang Wang's rank and title today, even though he had failed to win the vanguard, taking command of several units of elite troops himself would have been no difficulty. But he knew his own limits and had no desire to join that fray—
Of course, the main reason was that Chongxuan Sheng had sent Jiang Wang to ask the Marquis of Dingyuan for three units of troops, to merge them with the forces under his command... The Marquis of Dingyuan merely had Green Sheep Viscount bring back a single word: "Scram."
Spring Death, Autumn Killing, and Wind Chaser—these three armies of the Nine Legions—formed the main force for the campaign against Xia, stationed in the central army.
Autumn Killing led the way, Spring Death held the center, and Wind Chaser brought up the rear.
The three hundred thousand troops from the various Eastern Domain states led by Xie Huaian were arranged as the right army.
The three hundred thousand provincial troops led by Chen Fu were arranged as the left army... Of course, an army of a million could not be spread out all at once. Head to tail, they stretched on without end.
Among the hundred thousand Autumn Killing Army soldiers, Chongxuan Sheng's forces were positioned toward the rear.
The true front line was still far away.
Jiang Wang paid no mind to the Hundred-Li White Ground beyond Xia's border, with its countless traps.
Nor did he try to fathom the thoughts of the commanders of the three armies and the generals of every division.
Other than offering a resounding name for Chongxuan Sheng's battalion—a suggestion that was vetoed on the spot—he devoted himself entirely to cultivation.
Soldier Sha surged