In the morning, when I woke up, it was already dawn in the east. Alas, I don't know when I can get rid of this bad habit I brought from Earth. Since I joined the army of the Kastark Empire, I have always been the one who was taken care of, and most of the time, I was the supreme commander of a unit. Therefore, until now, no one has ever raised any objections to my laziness.
When I finished getting dressed and had breakfast with the help of Yiya, the sun was already high in the sky. Knowing the abilities and methods of the senior magicians assigned to me by the Kingdom of Yan, I didn't care much about getting up late. They all knew their division of labor in all military management and logistics, and they were able to complete their tasks well.
"Hey, look everyone! The legion commander of our Yan Kingdom actually shows up at almost noon. He's really leisurely!" When I just stepped onto the wall of the Canglang Defense Line, a sarcastic voice immediately floated into my ears and the ears of several portable magicians.
"Captain William, what do you mean by this? Didn't our troops participate in the defense on the city wall? Or did our troops interfere with your army's performance? If this is the case, then I think our masters will definitely let our stupid and useless magicians give you some space to perform. What do you think?" Before I could speak, a senior magician next to me immediately took the lead in taking the hint from several other magicians and took the lead in chatting up the topic.
"you......"
"William, shut up..." Just as William was about to continue arguing in a rage, Marshal Bout immediately blocked his mouth with a sullen look on his face. Then, he suddenly walked towards me with a peaceful smile on his face.
"My subordinates were unreasonable, I'm sorry to embarrass Commander Shen... But then again, Commander Shen ignored the tense battle on the defense line, yet was still so leisurely, I'm afraid any soldier who cares about the defense line should be... Haha, maybe an old man like me has too high requirements for young people like you, but I hope that from tomorrow, I won't see such a situation again... I wonder what Commander Shen means?" After talking nonsense insincerely, Bout immediately began to take advantage of his seniority and even indirectly disciplined me in the end.
"There's nothing much to say. I'm still talking about what I said just now. Are our magicians fighting on the city wall? Has the presence of our magicians affected your army's battle, or even weakened your army's combat effectiveness
If they are fighting normally, then what difference does it make whether I, the commander, am on the front line or not? Does it mean that just because I am here, the magic attack power launched by my 100,000 mages will double? Commanding an army is what our Kingdom of Yan relies on, and we don’t need someone to whip us from behind with a whip... " After pointing to my head while speaking, I said again: "In addition, up to now, our two armies have not been integrated, which means that you, the marshal of the Mocast Empire, have no control over the legion commander of my Kingdom of Yan... "
Out of disappointment about the future, coupled with the tone of Bout's words, I couldn't help but speak very rudely. No one would care about you if you were in your own army, but who the hell do you think you are when you come to me? In the Kastark Empire, even an imperial duke doesn't talk to me in this manner... Humph~ We'll see what happens in the future.
"You..." After hearing what I said, William jumped out from behind Bout again and rushed towards me. But before he took a few steps, he was immediately grabbed by Bout.
"Young man, don't be so confident, or you will suffer the consequences... I hope the army of your Kingdom of Yan won't drag us down, otherwise... Humph!" With that, Bout turned around and dragged William to leave.
"Wait, now we must unify the command system of the joint forces of the two countries, otherwise it will be difficult to resist the double-sided attack of the orcs and the undead army... I think you should also know that as long as the Canglang Line of Defense is breached, there will be nothing behind us, and we will not be able to find many ways to stop their invasion..."
"Oh! You know this too? Well then! Your magician troops will be divided into 10 divisions immediately and merged into the 10 main garrison corps of our country on the defense line... You will be the person in charge of coordination!" Without giving me a chance to continue, this old guy actually wanted to break up and swallow up the troops in my hands. However, soon, Bout's words immediately attracted the cold snorts of several senior magicians around me. At the same time, a senior magician appointed by Queen Yan also stood up.
"I'm sorry, according to the discussion between Her Majesty Queen Yaen and your emperor, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Yaen and the Mocast Empire will be appointed by Her Majesty, and Her Majesty has chosen Commander Shen. So, Marshal Bout, please forgive me and cooperate with our commander to integrate the troops of the Canglang Defense Line..."
"How is this possible? This is absolutely impossible..." With extreme shock, Bout snatched the appointment letter from the court wizard's hand. . . But then, he stared at the appointment letter in a daze.
"The coalition forces... Appoint... The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces..." Seeing his superior's dull look, William couldn't help but take a few steps forward and put his head forward. But soon, his eyes were also dull for a long time. Suddenly, William's mind flashed with inspiration, and he shouted loudly: "Isn't it the command of the coalition forces? Except for the magician troops that have arrived here, the rest of your coalition forces are still on the way! It doesn't mention the troops on our Canglang defense line, so you don't have the power to dispatch and command us. Moreover, you are the support troops, and we are the local garrison troops, so according to convention, you must cooperate with us in the battle, sir, what do you think?" After thinking that he had found a good excuse, William loudly spoke out his own twisted logic, and at the end he even took credit for it to Bout.
"Well, it seems that Commander Shen is really young! I really don't understand how you and your subordinates understand this letter of appointment? But now the war is urgent, and I don't blame you young people for being competitive... Let's put it this way! Two choices, one is that you split the troops into my various legions, and the other is that you take your troops to resist those annoying undead. I think with your country's main magician troops, they will not be unable to resist a few necromancers, right?" After listening to William's words, Bout felt that this was the only way for him to control the troops, and he grabbed it as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw and refused to let go.
“Asshole…” After hearing what Bott and William said in unison, the magician whose appointment letter was snatched away was furious and even threw the most basic etiquette of a magician out of his mind.
"Shut up, I will handle the things here, you don't need to say anything more." Seeing that the court magician was already in a state of madness, I quickly interrupted him and signaled several magicians around me to drag him away.
"Then let's do this! I will lead the magician troops to stop the undead troops, and here it all depends on you, Marshal..." I agreed with him verbally, but in my heart, I cursed him fiercely. I hope that the orcs who came in full force will give you a loud slap in the face in the next few days.
"I, Bout, have been stationed at the Canglang Line for a long time. I know exactly what to do. But I hope that you, Commander Shen, will not disappoint the favor of Her Majesty the Queen of your country... Hahahaha!"
"Let's go!" Watching Bout and William rushing down, I restrained my subordinates who were ready to move and dragged them away quickly. . . . . . (To be continued)