The recent recruits, with eighty percent being surrendering soldiers, mean that the true base strength of the Great Xia is only about 360,000. Deducting the necessary forces to maintain normal operations in their territories, the maximum troops they can deploy for warfare will not exceed 300,000.
"Thanks to Mr. Fang, we took East River City without bloodshed. If we hadn't stationed here, it wouldn't have been so easy just to use our army of 100,000 to wedged into the Southern Slope Territory and confront the Xia Army!"
"Hahaha..."
As Chu Tianhe spoke, the gathered generals in the hall burst into laughter.
"The Prefectural Governor overpraises us; it was merely feigning authority. Ultimately, we still relied on Lord Landgrave's and my Chencang's immense prestige. Otherwise, how could Xia Chuan have handed such a fortified city to us without a fight?"
