章 1014: Chapter 418 Lingering on in a Desperate Situation

It can be said that the emergency changes made by Wei State's ministers indeed salvaged the nation's fate.

For at the time they were preparing for the Northern Expedition, the Heyang Military Expedition of Chu State had already dispatched a vanguard of about four hundred thousand light infantrymen who swiftly advanced, bypassing the prefectures and counties along Nanyang and directly invading the territory of Henan Prefecture.

Behind them followed another two hundred thousand elite Chu troops, along with over a million civilian workers making up the rear army, advancing in an imposing manner.

Within the territory of Henan, the Wei Army left to defend held only about three hundred thousand men, with likewise merely three Inborn individuals present.

This strength, although not weak, was absolutely incapable of suppressing the invading Chu forces.

Even the mere thought of hastily conscripting some civilian workers to help defend the city was somewhat difficult.