Before, the Commanders had been quite puzzled when they learned that Rocky would take over Lance's position as the Commander in Chief of the Crimson Dragon Army. Although Rocky had made a lot of contributions to the army, he was still too young to be appointed as the Commander in Chief. They all felt that he couldn't assume the responsibility that came with the position.
However, their views against him changed tremendously when they saw his demeanor. Anyway, Rocky was now Lance's son-in-law. In the whole Crimson Dragon Army, other than Isis, only Rocky was qualified to take over the position of Commander in Chief. Therefore, even if the commanders had any doubt, they would not display it in public.
After Rocky married Isis, he was immediately appointed as the Commander in Chief. Of course, due to that, there were indeed many rumors about him. People thought that the reason why he married Isis was for the sake of his future career. There were even rumors that he had planned everything at the very beginning, and all his previous display of noble traits were just a ploy to win over the top post in the army.
But the fact was, if Rocky was really too weak to be the leader, Lance would not have allowed him to take over the position. After all, he was not stupid and wouldn't have placed the future of the Crimson Dragon Army to someone immature and manipulative.
Rocky had already anticipated the resistance he would face after he took office. He knew that his every move and decision would definitely be questioned. Hence, he naturally wanted to develop his own force and exclude the people who opposed him. In this way, he would be able to strengthen his position within the Crimson Dragon Army.
That was also the reason why he called all the commanders to his tent as soon as he arrived.
As soon as Rocky entered the tent, he took his seat. He said to the commanders standing around him, "Please have a seat. We are going to have a long talk today."
Hearing that, all the commanders looked at each other uneasily, not knowing what the meeting was all about.
"Which commander can tell me how many soldiers, spirit manipulators, and spirit-manipulated beasts there are in the main camp?" asked Rocky after glancing at the commanders.
The commanders exchanged a glance with each other, and then one Frontline Commander stood up and said, "Commander in Chief, the number of our soldiers is nearly fifty thousand, and there are more than fifty spirit manipulators in the main camp. As for the spirit-manipulated beasts, we have no statistics yet..."
"Nearly fifty thousand soldiers? More than fifty spirit manipulators? And you do not know how many spirit-manipulated beasts there are in the camp?" Rocky's eyes narrowed. He then continued, "How many soldiers, spirit manipulators and spirit-manipulated beasts do you have at your command?"
"Well..." All the commanders were stunned, but nobody said anything for a long time.
"Is there no commander who can accurately tell me the correct number under his commander?" questioned Rocky.
The commanders lowered their heads. They hadn't fought for a long time, so they seldom asked about anything related to the military matters. After all, those affairs were assigned to the specialists in the army. Unless their attention was required, they seldom cared about such insignificant matters.
"Commander in Chief, we will ask the people responsible for taking care of these matters report to you all the information you require. Why are you trying to embarrass us by asking us such trivial matters?" a Frontline Commander complained. He thought Rocky was deliberately making things difficult for them.
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