Capítulo 399: Amenheraft's Preparations (Part-6)

Ural estimated that they would face around ten thousand (10,000) Zanzan defenders atop the wall.

This halved number came because typically in a siege, about half the population would be children, the old and weak, and the women, who would be used in logistics like bringing stones and weapons up to the walls, distributing food and water, taking care of the injured, and many more things other than directly participating in the fighting.

And to deal with the ten thousand (10,000) men, a force of fifty-five thousand (55,000) had been gathered, showing the determination of the noble side, and particularly of Djose.

And this ten thousand (10,000) number was gathered primarily relying on Pasha Muazz's intelligence regarding the city, who initially asked for fifty thousand (50,000) but surprisingly got even more.