38 brigades sounds about right. Kashgar province, to the north of my mountains, can support just 2,000 soldiers of mine. Assuming the Chinese get more support as its owners (is it three times as much? I don't remember), that still kills off 15% of all Chinese troops per month until they reach a pathetically small sustainable number. And I didn't lure them to attack right away...
Good to have you on board, sactwu and SiikFajitas!