When Shen Leng was on the edge of the woods, he listened closely and estimated that there were more than a hundred of them. After he fought against those men, he confirmed that there were in fact only fifty odd men in total. Each of them were assigned two horses, hence it was natural for anyone to misjudge.
It was not that Shen Leng's ears were extra special. He had been trained in the military camp for long periods of time; the Navy's calvary was made up of approximately 500 soldiers. Furthermore, they trained on the same drill ground. During their short training breaks, Shen Leng and the other soldiers entertained themselves by closing their eyes and guessing the number of soldiers in the cavalry force who were present. The winner would receive an empty red envelope - in the event the
