Following Ye Guixue's understanding of the Nangong Family, that was the only reasoning he could think of. What other reason could there be?
"If that's the case, it makes sense," Su Rong put away the letter. "I wonder how many troops they have—fifty thousand or a hundred thousand."
"The Nangong Family's wealth, accumulated over generations, is substantial enough to maintain a hundred thousand soldiers without surprise," Ye Guixue said. "If that is indeed the case, Zhou Gu might have a tough job subduing them."
Su Rong said to him, "Departing from the Royal Capital and marching rapidly, it would take half a month to reach the Southern Three States. I am considering dispatching another hundred thousand soldiers from the Royal Capital there, what do you think?"
