"Troops, hear my command," Ye Shikai shouted.
"Those with elderly parents at home without anyone to support them, step forward."
"Those with wives but no children at home, step forward."
"Only sons, step forward."
When Ye Shikai finished speaking, one or two hundred soldiers stepped forward. After this battle, nearly half of the cavalry were killed or injured. Ye Shikai didn't want them all to die here. Although losing so many at once would make it impossible to maintain the structure of the cavalry, he had no regrets at all. So many soldiers from Heyang County died on the frontier; he couldn't let them all perish here.
"Is there anyone else?" Ye Shikai asked again. There were a total of 176 people. In fact, Ye Shikai did not have data on these individuals. Even if they lied, no one could verify it, relying fundamentally on the soldiers' conscience.
