"I estimate that if we combine the forces inside and outside the city, we should have nearly twenty thousand troops in total," the Eldest Prince said.
This was the last remaining strength of the "dynasty" at hand. Perhaps Situ Yi himself was prepared to be conferred a "Duke" title from either the wild people or the Chu people once the war was over, and didn't wish to pursue anything further. The more chaos he caused, the faster his end might come. Receiving the treatment of a "wealthy noble" was enough for him. Of course, this all depended on the Yan people not being able to overcome the Wang River.
"We just finished cleaning up around here, and there are hardly any villagers left. These bastards have wrought more havoc on their own kind than we 'invaders' ever could! Your Highness, tell me, if we led five hundred cavalry directly over there now, do you think we'd have a chance at seizing the city gate?"
