"What has our intelligence network reported?" Zhao Guang directly asked Qiao Miya.
Qiao Miya bowed and spoke in a low voice, "There is something different. On the surface, Marquis Coruas has been forcibly drafting soldiers in his territory for the war, creating the illusion that he is going all out."
"But in reality, we've discovered that Coruas is just sending those conscripted recruits to the battlefield. Once many of them die, he places their names among the elite troops and swaps them out."
Zhao Guang realized that this indeed matched his own thinking.
"So, how much did they lose in the end?"
"According to our intelligence, Marquis Coruas's elite troops have probably lost less than one-third."
Less than one-third is no small number, and Coruas must be feeling the pain. Yet, by keeping two-thirds of their elites, it's clear that their main force remains intact, still possessing formidable fighting capability.