In the grand hall of Qin Country, Emperor Qin Ying Duo was gazing at a massive map, depicting the greatest expanse Qin had once controlled.
However, now, his territory had already shrunk, and the area bordering the Great Tang Empire was almost entirely colored red.
Entering Shu, Wangdu... these places had now become critical frontlines, with millions of troops scattered across the vast lands, requiring immense resources and military expenses daily to maintain.
Shu Territory was wealthy, and Ying Duo was reluctant to abandon it, but maintaining control there required a large number of troops.
Every strategic point needed thousands of soldiers, spreading them thus made hundreds of thousands barely noticeable, and this was just a small number.
He needed to cover Zhang Xuan fighting in the Chu Territory and prevent the Tang Army from entering the Shu Territory, thus necessitating the maintenance of hundreds of thousands of troops at the entrance of Shu City.
