Yang Yu did not have too many complaints, he could understand Wanshengguo's approach.
After becoming a general, Yang Yu has accumulated a lot of military merits so far, enough to qualify as a general, but for Wansheng Kingdom, there are certain risks in employing him at will.
The position of general is already very high. If Yang Yu makes further great achievements in the future, he will be given a higher position.
We can't just pull General Ajiket down from his position all of a sudden, can we
In the short term, Yang Yu will not be able to reach the position of the Great General of the Nation.
If you and the emperor exchanged positions, would you be confident in handing over the jurisdiction of all troops to a person with an unknown background and who is suspected of being a human
Therefore, it will take until the end of this winter offensive before Wansheng Kingdom will officially grant Yang Yu the title of General.
“Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will make some impressive achievements in the winter offensive. I hope that after this battle, Your Majesty will be able to fulfill his promise.
General Dongmu, now let me tell you the purpose of my trip.
There is still some time before we go to the Cerrovo Plain, and I would like to take advantage of this time to find General Duoshi and prepare some things so that the winter offensive can proceed smoothly."
"No problem. I will greet him. Just go ahead and feel free! Prime Minister Mindarak, I am also looking forward to your performance this winter."
General Dongmu said with a smile, and said goodbye to Yang Yu.
While Yang Yu was visiting General Duoshi, the Rose Empire was also preparing for the upcoming winter offensive.
However, everything did not go as smoothly as the Rose Empire had expected.
Among the Rose soldiers who were replaced, some war-weary people appeared, and they kept muttering some strange words:
"That guy might have the power to manipulate people's minds."
"He must have manipulated someone among us, causing our encirclement plan to fail."
"What on earth is that strange thing? And what on earth is that dance?"
"I'm already disillusioned with this country. Why should I join the military?"
Although those war-weary people were "corrected" through arduous training, it was difficult to ensure that they would not have any problems in the subsequent defense.
The Rose Empire could only temporarily transfer them and send them to the front line where they would not encounter the colorful-haired masked man.
Another obstacle came from a rumor that came from nowhere.
“This war is not as simple as it seems, but a huge conspiracy.
In order to summon demons, the Curse Cult needed a large number of sacrifices, so they secretly manipulated this war.
They wantonly smeared the impressions of humans and orcs on each other, making them incompatible, causing the two countries to fight each other, and then benefited from it.
More than ten years ago, the fact that humans and orcs could coexist peacefully was strong evidence.
If the fighting continues, the cursed sect that is trying to use the power of the devil to destroy the entire world will only reap the benefits, and the entire world will be doomed.
I heard that someone in that cursed sect has obtained the power of the devil and can change into the appearance of other people at will.
The saint was deceived by him and was caught off guard, resulting in her loss of her life.
Members of the Curse Cult must still be active somewhere in this country. We should stop this meaningless war now and concentrate our forces to eradicate the influence of the Curse Cult in the country."
The rumor is very plausible.
So much so that someone actually produced a list of missing persons and obtained some convincing testimonies from people who had come into contact with those missing persons.
A senior official felt vaguely that his memory was not right, and spoke about it.
One of his good friends immediately pointed out the oddity in his behavior from one day to another, and then traced the cause and found out what he had done during those days.
Suddenly, people were in panic.
Some people who behaved improperly, intending to blame the curse sect for their illegal deeds, also joined in this "testimony" feast.
Before long, all kinds of information, true and false, false and true, were mixed together, and the rumors spread more and more widely, becoming more and more true.
Even though the Rose Empire said that this war was fought entirely for glory, it began to be questioned by some people.
It is not in line with the style of the Rose Empire to punish the fox female orc who saved two children just for a statue.
Because of the rise of rumors, the people of Rose can now find ten thousand problems with things that they previously thought were no problems, to prove what they believe in their hearts.
There was no other way. The Rose Empire could only try various methods to eliminate the impact of these rumors, but with little success.
In the end, the Rose Empire could only grab a group of scapegoats, label them as cursed sects, execute them in front of everyone, and publicize them extensively before they could barely suppress the rumors.
But, if rumors could be eradicated so easily, how could there be the saying “It takes only one mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it”
— “Are those who were executed really members of the Curse Cult? If they possessed demonic powers, they shouldn’t have been executed so easily.”
Within a few days, new rumors began to circulate again.
Even though the Rose Empire used some tough measures, it was not able to completely suppress these rumors.
In the eyes of many people, especially those in the Rose Empire who believe in the Goddess Cult, as long as this war continues, it is the best proof that there are members of the Curse Cult mixed in the army.
Many people began to call for a ceasefire so that the two countries could restore friendly relations.
Unfortunately, the war hawks of the Rose Empire decided to go their own way.
At least we cannot let the previous efforts and investments go to waste. We must protect the Cerro Vomon Plain at all costs to stop the war.
In order to prepare for the "final decisive battle", before officially heading to the Cerro Vomon Plain, the generals mobilized various troops, but most of the soldiers were confused.
The empire trained them, and they should have fought for the empire, but now they are hesitant and feel uneasy.
They didn't know whether the orders from their superiors were genuine orders from the Empire or were issued by members of a cursed sect who wanted them to die on the battlefield.
These soldiers were not afraid of death. What they feared was that their death would be worthless. They were afraid that they would not contribute a single brick or tile to the glory of the empire, but would instead become the sword of some people with ulterior motives, stabbing into the chest of the Rose Empire.
General Wallshi, who was in charge of the mobilization mission, also felt that the current morale was not as good as before.
Even though I have tried all the available tactics, there is still not much effect.
Now we can only hope that after the soldiers enter the Cerro Vomen Plain, there will be news of a few great victories, so as to allay the soldiers' concerns.
"I have said everything I wanted to say. I hope you can continue to work hard for the entire country. The Empire will remember everything you have done. Remember that this is a fight for your life, and your opponents will not show you mercy. That's all."
(End of this chapter)