"Even in such a favorable situation we struggle to win, the soldiers under my command are truly deplorable, each one seemingly a waste... It seems training an army truly requires skill..."
The unsatisfactory outcome of the battle made Wang Zhifan realize he was not adept at commanding an army while spending every day cultivating in the royal palace. The few generals he had initially appointed to handle these matters had been assassinated, leaving him frustrated and with no choice but to leverage his personal strengths and take charge himself.
