The Hi Shin Army has lost two 1K Commanders in the span of 24 hours, including a founding member of the Hi Shin Unit twelve years ago.
The infantry suffered when they lost Shou Sa. Now imagine how they will struggle without Den Yuu and Gaku Rai.
When you put things into perspective: the Qin 3 have seen some serious combat and sustained a ton of casualties in the 18 months since they rejoined the frontlines. The Gyoku Hou Army was nearly decimated and sustained heavy losses at Eikyuu. And now, the Hi Shin and Gaku Ka armies are pooling together the remnants of their heavily compromised armies into a desperate attempt to capture Gian, which may reduce them to an even smaller fraction of their original number.
I've been saying it for months prior to these events unfolding, but I think these latest chapters may reinforce what I have been theorising: the Q3 will return with command of greater numbers.
It took six months to set up the ambush at Gian. While they may seize Gian, the Qin will have sustained ~125,000 dead and will need to take time replenish, re-arm and re-train fresh troops. I say all this to say: I don't anticipate there will be another significant battle for at least 6 to 12 months after Gian is concluded.
If so, I believe we will get a brief time skip complete with a new round of promotions, unit sizes and new named characters. Perhaps we'll see the Hi Shin Army absorb some of the Kan Ki Army remnants like the Saki under Na Ki and the engineering corpse under Ka Ryo Ten.