Chapter 153: As the Setting Sun Draws the Bow, It's Time to Slay Demons and Eliminate Evil_3

Rather than worrying about demon retaliation, it's better to kill a few more of them.

Commander Song Ziyi, massaging his temples, asked again, "What if the demons retaliate? You alone may have become a hero, but you have made the rest of us suffer. However, since you've killed demons, that is a meritorious deed. You're promoted to Assistant General in charge of supervising the transportation of supplies."

The initial surge was for the sake of appeasing the imperial edicts; rooting out demons was just a slogan. Lip service without actual benefits is a common ploy of those in power.

But he couldn't really dismiss Jiang Jucai, for that would destabilize the soldiers' morale and might even cause a mutiny. Especially after the Nanchun Army had touted the name of eradicating demons, he could only promote in public while demoting in private.

Jiang Jucai felt indignant, yet he could only accept the command and leave the tent, soon followed by the other officers leaving one by one.