For the rank-and-file soldiers of the Demon Suppression Army, there was almost no difference between following the three Capital City Commanders or Yang Jing to pacify the Demon Realm.
But Yang Jing's Seven Nations Ticket Shop policy had genuinely improved the treatment of these common soldiers. So when word spread that Yang Jing had been forced out by the three Capital City Commanders, morale instantly began to waver.
The three Capital City Commanders were shocked to discover that after Yang Jing's departure, they had been put on the hot seat, like rats in a bellows—trapped with no way forward or back.
"What should we do? Are we supposed to force the officers and soldiers to march out and fight?"
Shi Jinrong was already beginning to regret his actions. When Yang Jing returned from the Northern Army Governor's Mansion, those who had forced him out would instantly lose all prestige and become complete jokes.
He was starting to grasp at straws.
