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“Isn’t that so?” Li Qingge had already thought it through. “If Nian Zanli also reported a victory to Beijia, his justification would probably be that he wiped out thirty thousand of Yuan’s elite troops. You know Yuan’s situation well enough. There aren’t many armies that can truly fight. Those thirty thousand men under General Zhao… really were among our state’s limited elites.” As she reached the end, she let out a quiet sigh.
The State of Yuan’s elite forces were either holding the western front against the former Minister of War, Dong Haoming, or guarding the northern front against Nian Zanli, the Provincial Governor of Xun Province. What remained was a small contingent to protect the capital.
Beyond that, there was almost nothing left.
As for the rest of the armies, their combat effectiveness was frankly abysmal, and this was something He Lingchuan knew all too well.
Even the Xia Province troops that He Chunhua had hurriedly raised and trained over just a few months still fell far short when compared with Zhao Pan’s army.
What Nian Zanli destroyed truly was one of Yuan’s pillars of strength.
“Each side claims victory, each side claims merit.” He Lingchuan smiled helplessly. “Who would’ve thought a single great...
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