Despite the somewhat serious atmosphere after Gawain spoke, Byron remained expressionless and calmly answered the question: "After the rounds of expansion in winter and spring, the number of combat personnel in the Cecil Combat Corps has reached five thousand, one thousand of whom have undergone artillery training. However, although we have five thousand soldiers, more than three thousand of them are still complete rookies—they have only undergone basic drills, know how to use heat-ray guns, grenades, and landmines, but have zero combat experience."
Gawain nodded slightly. This result was roughly within his expectations, and he was quite satisfied with it.
