Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

During the stalemate and protracted fighting, the allied forces did not dawdle every day. After several brief skirmishes, they gradually developed some new tactics. Although these tactics seemed outdated in the original world, they were extremely effective in this world.

For example, tactics such as besieging a point to catch reinforcements, using shield-bow-gun formations, and cavalry charges played a significant role in both frontal battles and surprise attacks. More importantly, as human soldiers from various countries gathered, the clash of different ideas led to a new understanding of elemental power. As the saying goes, three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang, and they gradually discovered that some elements could be compatible. For instance, in one battle, according to the battle plan, other elemental powers could only be released when the arrows fired by fire element archers exceeded 100 meters. However, when the battle actually began, whether due to nervousness or complete disobedience, soldiers on the other side immediately released air elemental attacks as soon as the arrows were fired.

They initially thought the two elemental forces would cancel each other out, but unexpectedly, propelled by the air elemental wind blades, the rockets became faster and more powerful. Upon this discovery, the soldiers who witnessed it returned to their camp and immediately began experimenting. They quickly discovered how the various elements could be combined, though the underlying principles remained unclear.

The rank-and-file soldiers rushed to spread the news, which quickly reached the entire army, greatly boosting the morale of the Allied forces. However, some members of a newly joined army dismissed the news.

"I thought I had discovered some kind of amazing skill, but it's nothing more than the cooperative combat methods used by adventurers, which are quite different from the combat techniques taught at the academy."

"Hehe, they are also fighting to defeat the Demon Kingdom. Junior brother, don't look down on them too much. Don't forget, we also came to join the army voluntarily."

This army was a righteous army spontaneously formed by various academies. The movement was initially initiated by the Demon Land Academy. Since the attack on the Demon City, the academy organized an evacuation. Because the war was sudden, everyone thought that the Demon City could hold out for a long time. However, in order to avoid the war spreading to the city, the then Prefectural Commandant Lü Yi organized the city's residents and various institutions to evacuate in advance, which is how most of the teachers and students of the Demon Land Academy were preserved.

Then, seeing that the empire was in imminent danger, the teachers and students of the Demon Land Academy, who had relocated to Huaijing, launched a voluntary military campaign. This quickly gained the support of students from the Qinwang Academy, which then rallied academies of all sizes across the country to form a volunteer army of nearly 20,000 people. Although the number of people was small and none of them had ever been on the battlefield, their fervent patriotism was undeniable.

The letter requesting to fight was quickly delivered to Qin Meng, the newly appointed Minister of the Military. Qin Meng, not daring to be presumptuous, immediately went to see Chu Jingwu that very night. Initially, Chu Jingwu disagreed. These students were likely to be the future pillars of the empire, and if they were to encounter any misfortune on the front lines, the Tianyun Empire would face a talent gap of at least ten years.

However, when news of the allied forces joining forces and the stabilization of the battle lines arrived, Chu Jingwu finally agreed to the students' repeated petitions. At the same time, he also sent additional troops from the First Army stationed in Huaijing to the area and ordered Chu Angjie, the commander of the First Army, to serve as the temporary commander-in-chief, leading all the troops of the Tianyun Empire in the allied forces. Before Chu Angjie left, Chu Jingwu specially summoned him and asked him to take good care of the empire's students.

Therefore, Chu Angjie of the First Army also arrived at the front line with these student soldiers. The students' mocking words about the soldiers naturally reached his ears. He was angry about the students' mockery. Although he was Emperor Chu Jingwu's cousin, he did not have the arrogance of a prince. He was a soldier through and through, the same kind of person as Qin Wei. But even if he was angry, he could not vent his anger. After all, there were foreign reinforcements present. If he got angry now, he would be ridiculed by other countries.

Just as the student soldiers were laughing at this, there was another person in the crowd who glared angrily at them. This person was Huang Lewei from the Demon Land Academy. Although he was only at the third level, he still resolutely joined the army. Although it was unclear why he was angry, as the team moved forward, his angry gaze disappeared into the crowd.

Upon arriving at the Tianyun Empire's base, the various military commanders, who had already heard the news, were already waiting in the main tent. Regardless of their talent or military achievements, without exception, they all showed Chu Angjie the utmost respect. Some of this respect stemmed from his status, while others came from the bottom of their hearts.

As Chu Angjie strode into the tent, the generals immediately rose to greet him. Chu Angjie greeted everyone with a smile, then invited them to sit down. He then read out Chu Jingwu's decree, saying, "I should have come earlier, but the central front was too critical, and I was unable to spare the time. My reasons for coming here are twofold: first, our army does not yet have a commander-in-chief, and we cannot communicate on equal terms with the commander-in-chief of the allied forces; second, I have been entrusted by His Majesty to take care of the future of the empire. I apologize for keeping you all waiting."

The generals could understand the first half of his speech, given the Demon Kingdom's fierce attack on the central cities, which seemed poised to take Huaijing in one fell swoop. But what did the latter part, "taking care of the empire's future," mean? So one general asked, "Commander, what does 'taking care of the empire's future' mean?"

"Yeah, it can't be us old folks, right? Hahahaha."

"If you say I'm old, I disagree. I'm in my prime."

The generals joked and teased each other, which livened up the atmosphere in the tent. Chu Angjie also laughed and said, "You are the present of the empire, and you will be the pillars of the country in the near future. How can you say you are old? The future that His Majesty is talking about refers to the students of the academy who volunteered to join the army to defend the country. They are the future long in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately said, "Students? What, does the empire really have no soldiers? Why are these children being sent to the battlefield?"

"Yes. How can that be? These children have delicate skin and tender flesh. If they are of high rank, they can be of help, but if they are of low rank, wouldn't that just be sending them to their deaths?"

Listening to the generals' chatter, Chu Angjie gestured for them to hold their breath: "Don't rush. The empire still has troops, but they're in the north and east. I understand your concerns. Sending these children to the battlefield is indeed inappropriate, but the deans of the five academies have signed a joint letter. His Majesty's intention is to let these children experience the cruelty of war in advance and temper their character. Those who remain will naturally be the future of the empire."

Upon hearing this, many generals fell silent, carefully pondering Chu Angjie's words. Although they were all generals, some had risen to their positions purely through military merit, while others were cunning shrewd individuals who had climbed the ranks in a single leap. These generals clearly sensed something amiss with Chu Angjie's words, but they couldn't immediately decipher the hidden meaning behind them.

"Alright, let's end the reminiscing here. Everyone, please report on the current situation of your respective armies and the battle situation." Chu Angjie concluded the reminiscing and began to exercise his authority as commander-in-chief.