Bab 1872: Covered in scars (2)

Soon the information about Xien Zhenya receiving 500,000 soldiers from the Empress of the Ying Desert spread through the imperial city. The rumour wasn't unlike any other as it spread like wildfire before reaching the court. 

When Xien Xieren heard the rumour, she was so angry that she passed out. Because of the blue lily fabric, she had waged war on the only nation that was willing to help her; due to this, the entire pressure was indirectly placed on the army. 

Half of the commoners who were forced to join the army died, while the other half decided to kill themselves after seeing the ruthlessness of the war. Only the soldiers fought bravely but they were also humans and had limits; now the current number of soldiers was less than 100,000! 

How was she going to fight Xien Zhenya, whose army had more than 500,000 soldiers? Now she could only lay her hope on Master Ruan and the army of the dead that she was raising.