We were still busy cleaning the battlefield when a scout came running with an urgent report. A force of fifty thousand soldiers had just sortied from the Prefecture City! It seemed they had managed to contact the garrison inside the city using some alternative method.
I immediately ordered my troops to form ranks and prepare for battle. Then, turning back to my group of students, I announced, "Take a look at this. Without sufficient strength, our bride-snatching mission today would have ended in failure."
"This shows we still don't understand our enemy well enough. Less than half an hour has passed since the battle ended, yet fifty thousand enemy troops from the Prefecture City are already rushing toward us. That proves their intelligence network is exceptionally efficient."
Chapter 94