Thankfully, the chaos in Ming State was quelled in time, otherwise, I dare not imagine what the consequences would have been.
"Mm."
Fang Qingyun continued, "By then, the allied forces of the Qing and Xu nations will amount to two hundred thousand. If we cannot conquer all the cities and gather all our troops before this, it is impossible to face such a multitude."
"So, just Zhaotong Prefecture is not enough."
"Vice General Chen's strategy is correct, only by taking all thirty-six prefectures can we have room to maneuver when facing the two hundred thousand strong army, and avoid a complete collapse."
"Despite that..."
Meng Quji pointed at the expansive terrain on the sand table with his scabbard and said, "With only about forty days left, how do we take down thirty-six prefectures? If they were going to surrender, they would have done so by now. There's no need to have been delayed until now at a single Mei County, clearly, they are unpersuadable."