The Da Xia's army had swelled to fifty thousand strong.
This was the regular army. Including reserves, the number approached one hundred thousand—a staggering figure for a kingdom with a population of just over a million.
Such a massive military placed no small amount of economic pressure on the Da Xia.
Every day in the courtroom, ministers ignorant of the truth clamored for disarmament.
At first, Zhao Yan had offered excuses. Now, he simply
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