"So, tell me, how many troops are about to assemble on the three borders of Qian State?"
"The West Army Division has 150,000, and the Wolf Land Soldiers 50,000—though these fifty thousand are not at full strength. Then there are over twenty thousand garrison soldiers on the three borders, 50,000 troops from the Zu family, 100,000 auxiliary troops from the neighboring regions, and 100,000 Imperial Guards. That adds up to a whopping 650,000-strong army!"
A 650,000-strong army stationed on the three borders of Qian State could indeed be described as lavish.
Zheng Fan then asked, "And do you know how many troops Yan State can dispatch to the south?"
"TSK TSK, sir, you're not a Yan person."
"But I am even less likely to be a Qian person."
"Sir, perhaps you haven't witnessed the prosperity of the imperial capital, or the scenery of Jiangnan."
"Believe me, I have seen it, and I have experienced it. But... I didn't like it very much."
