They Couldn't Finish Fighting-It Simply Couldn't Be Finished!

At that moment, although an "opportunity" lay before them, some problems still had to be faced.

For example, manpower.

Although the enemy had only a thousand border troops stationed there, once war broke out and they began recruiting soldiers, gathering three thousand troops at the border within a short time should not be difficult.

But with the Lizardmen unable to move, what could he use to deal with those three thousand troops?

Faced with this question, Zhou Xu sank into deep thought.

Over the past two years, Great Zhou had been recuperating and rebuilding itself. Along with its recovery and development, new babies had continued to be born within the realm.

By now, the total population had rapidly climbed to more than seventeen thousand.

Moreover, Zhou Xu was confident that before summer arrived the following year, Great Zhou's population would completely surpass twenty thousand.

Although their human race was capable of reproducing quickly, the Lizardmen, with their much larger population base, were undoubtedly the main force behind the population growth at this stage.

The existence of the Sacred Hatchery had also played a pivotal role in this.

Even so, there was no changing the reality that all those rapidly increasing numbers were still children. They could not provide Great Zhou with combat strength—or even labor.

During this period, Shi Lei received a summons and came over to discuss the matter with Zhou Xu.

After all, barring unforeseen circumstances, if Zhou Xu launched an offensive, Shi Lei would most likely be the General Commander of that expeditionary force. His opinion was therefore very important.

Shi Lei already understood the matter of the troubles within and without.

It had to be said that, judging from the situation analyzed by their king, striking while the enemy's internal troubles remained unresolved was indeed the