Chapter 58: The War

No time for consulting and seeking opinions from the ministers, Yu Zhougong decides in haste. "Gather all of our soldiers and prepare for the battle!" He shouted while walking out of the main hall.

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All of the soldiers gather in front of the main hall. Yu Zhougong stands at the lowest step of the stairs. Infantries stand on the front and cavalries behind them.

"General, how many men we have right now?" Yu Zhougong asked the main general of the South Empire's army.

The general saluted, "We have about... 140,000 men."

Yu Zhougong's eyes widened. "Only 140,000?! Then, how many men Wu Empire has?"

The general lowers his head and hesitates to say. "A-About 150,000...or more..."

"Is this really all we have?! Where are the others?! We have more than 230,000 men how come we suddenly have 140,000 only?!"