Although the army of the Great Snowmountain now had more than 10000 soldiers, Gu Shenwei did not feel that their strength had improved. The original troop, of about 1500 or 1600, were still the ones that he could rely on.
After defeating the reinforcements hired by the nobles, the men from the Great Snowmountain managed to find a substantial number of healthy slaves both in and outside of the capital. With the addition of the tribal soldiers who had surrendered and the few nobles who had survived the forest, their army had expanded, but the newly joined were either weak-willed or cowardly. They were like a big group of children which constantly required supervision, ultimately draining a considerable amount of energy from the veterans.
The battle before them was a major test for the 8000 or so new recruits. Not only did they need to prove their combat power, they also had to show the extent of their loyalty to Dragon King.
