Why not just roll up your sleeves and go head-to-head?
Shang Pu caught a glimpse of Xia Houzhe's angry and rigid expression. He lowered his gaze, thinking quickly, and a flash of insight passed through his mind, which he quickly seized.
Why not?
Xia Houzhe had gained momentum over the years, serving as Prince Min, continually holding onto Xuzhou. With control over Quanzhou, wealth, and more than fifty thousand troops, so what?
When the Great Chu Ancestor, the founding Emperor, raised an army of twelve hundred thousand to seize the throne, he admired martial prowess and aimed to expand the territory. During his decade-long reign, he fostered growth and relentlessly recruited to build the army, gradually increasing it to six hundred thousand.
