"Where would we find the time for that?" Zhou Shixiong said. "As the saying goes, 'an army is trained for a thousand days to be used for a single hour.' We can't skimp on daily training."
Only then did Ancient Wen Heng take out the proposal in his hand. "Brother Zhou, take a look. If we stagger the training schedules, wouldn't we be able to free up more time?
"Then we could reclaim the land ourselves. The grain we grow might not be enough to meet the army's needs, but it could at least alleviate our difficult situation."
Zhou Shixiong gave a bitter smile. "My father had the same ideas you're talking about.
"It pains everyone to see so much fertile land lying fallow.
"Unfortunately, this border city connects to two different countries. Not only is the defensive line long, but the terrain is also incredibly complex. We simply can't spare the manpower.
