"Again"! Yelled the Drill Sergeant. It was a blisteringly hot summer afternoon in Iroh Base, located on a peninsula a few miles North East of the village of Gaipan. The base was located close to the coast across from the serpents pass. Base Iroh, which was in effect a small city, was made up of a series of large square-shaped camps that stretched for miles west into the desert. The base was home to thousands of soldiers, primarily benders and engineers. First Lieutenant Oda and a group of troops comprising of mostly fellow Firebemders, who had been there for three months already, were on a specially designed course that was a simulation of how to take a city. "come on, captain, we've been over this like ten times today can we please rest?!" Cried out private Oda, Oda, a tall black hair skinny dude who came from the Fire nation Captial and joined the army two years ago, though this was his first official deployment. "yea with, all do respect sir Private Oda is right, why don't you let us relax or send us on a raid near some Earth Kingdom village" asked the towering bold figure that was Chen, Chen had also joined the war two years ago, but he was from the colonial island around the island that made up the fire nation, so he was usually maltreated. Both Oda and Chen were excellent fire benders who were Eager to see combat. "You men aren't ready! If you fight the Earth Kindom army now you will die! And one more word from you, Oda and I'll beat you so hard you'll die!" As Chen and Oda were about to begin their training, a vast gong sounded and then another and then another "what's going on sir?" asked Oda, clearly surprised Chen "the ten other firebenders looked at each other "yea what's going on are we under attack?" asked Chen suddenly out of the building next to them came Colonel Yamashita the leader of the company Oda and Chen, were in. Listen up, men! That gong means we're being summoned. General Iroh has some news he will deliver to us, put on your armor and get ready." So Chen and Oda rushed to the barracks and got dressed. A few minutes later, Chen Oda and fifty thousand other soldiers were standing at attention in "Soldiers of the Fire Nation; it is a great honor to welcome Crown Prince Iroh to our base!" Shouted Yamashita, "LONG LIVE FIRELORD AZULAN. LONG LIVE THE ROYAL FAMILY" came the cry from the soldiers; after a few minutes of cheers. Black hair black-bearded, short man who was Iroh began to speak, "Soldiers of the Fire nation I crown price Iroh come here with great news! My father, Firelord Azulan, has ordered me to lead you to destroy Ba Sing Se! In two months, on the 94th anniversary of the arrival of the great comet. We will invade and burn Ba Sing Se to the ground, many of you may die, or you will die with glory…" the crown prince continued at the conclusion of his speech. Instead of a loud roar, the crowd of thousands of soldiers just stood their silent "so this is it we're going to die in Ba Sing Se,.." said one soldier "wish that Firelord Sozin had used the comet to destroy Ba Sing Se not the air nomads" said another. Up on the balcony overlooking the army Colonel Yamashiate and Prince Iroh stood watching the army "perhaps I miss calculated, I see that my speech has a negative effect on the army, ColonelYamashita. , dismiss the soldiers to their tents, then burn down the barriers between the side of the base that is men only and the side that is women last thing, colonel, order your officers to distribute food among the men. Admiral Nagumo have a message sent to Commander Ozawa tell him to make sure that our base on the North eastern edge of the western lake has enough food and supplies for two hundred thirty thousand soldiers!" yelled Iroh "but, sir, that will destroy all semblance of discipline in the base!" Cried Yamashita "don't underestimate the discipline of your men besides they need the boost in Moral!" Iroh retorted, and so it was done.