"Forty thousand? The number of soldiers sent by Liaodong to Zhenbeiguan, including the Yungu Army, was less than 30,000. After subtracting the losses in the war, how come you still get more people the more you attack them?"

Although Chenyue didn't know the specific battle situation on the front line, he still had an idea of ​​the approximate garrison strength. This number did not match his estimate.

"That's the kind of prince you are."

Zuoqiu immediately explained:

"After our army captured Zhenbeiguan and used it as a stronghold to resist the Yan army, many soldiers who had been dispersed in Pinghan Road defected to join our army and fight together.

So now the number of defenders is greater than the number of soldiers and horses we mobilized."

"I see."

Chen Yue suddenly realized that although the Chang family was defeated, the nearly 200,000 soldiers could not be killed cleanly. After the Chang family's defeat, these people must have fled in all directions to avoid the pursuit of the Yan army and the Yan family.

Now that the Liang army has raised the banner of resistance to Yan at Zhenbeiguan, these stragglers will naturally come over.

Some people even fled from various cities and places to Zhenbeiguan to join the army in resisting the enemy.
Chapter completed!