All around, great enemies loomed to the north and south, their own strength thoroughly exhausted; they could only rush about, seeking self-preservation, no longer capable of playing any significant role.
Chu State could no longer place hopes on these three nations.
As for Liang,
Despite the heavy loss of its manly men due to the wars over these years, and a significant reduction in its population because of famine five years ago,
it was, after all, once the foremost power in the world, now in possession of more than half of Qingzhou, with such a foundation, it could not decline much further.
It is heard that its domestic population still nears seventy million, with three million armored soldiers.
Furthermore, due to the slowing of conflicts in these years, local production has recovered, and they no longer rely on purchasing grain from foreign lands, resting in domestic tranquility and without worry.
