"The safety of Great Chen now rests in the hands of the aging general!" The King descended from the grand hall, personally helped Sun Ping to his feet, and immediately decreed to confer upon him the title of Great General, giving him command over all the forces in Fengjing.
Fengjing City, being the Capital, actually had a substantial standing army. Sun Ping was no incompetent, and upon receiving the imperial edict, he began to reform the army decisively. First, he dismissed all the old, weak, sick, and disabled from the military ranks, and then ordered officials from all the major Noble Families in the city to dispatch their servants to the ranks, threatening them with charges of collusion with the enemy if they refused.
Everyone was clear that the aging general had resolved to face death. Who would dare to cause trouble at such a time? Thus, aiming to avert disaster by loss of wealth, they sent their servants to join the army one after another.
