บท 261: Chapter 261

By the middle of the fourth month, Zhao Che had led his army into the southwest regions to meet up with Wei Shuye, who was the first to enter the area. It was Xia's first large-scale resistance army since the outbreak of the conflict. The army stood 200,000 strong, consisting of 50,000 cavalry troops, 60,000 infantry troops, 80,000 heavily armored infantry troops and 10,000 of Wei Shuye's light cavalry troops. Three days later, a supply line cutting through the southwest regions from the inner mainland was established under Zhuge Yue's coordination. At the same time, Zhuge Yue and some of his troops rushed to Shengjing to take charge of Shengjing Camp, located in the southwest. Aside from having control over the country's food supplies, he could assist Zhao Che in the south, watch over Zhao Yang and Yanming Pass in the north and west respectively. In an instant, Shengjing had effectively become the country's capital.