five thousand-household units form a guard.The Eighteen Flying Riders of Yan and Cloud boasted an army of 150,000, but this was largely due to King Ning's various justifications for expanding the rost...e harsh winter descended.As the Liao army of 600,000 soldiers has been encamped outside Yueya Pass for over half a year now, morale among the defenders has begun to falter. This prolonged siege has t...