Question about strategy conquer puzzle

[iluve2read247]

Are my numbers suppose to go down when I hit someone with a smaller number? Each time I start to go toward the west my numbers go down with each takeover until I get down to 9??? I thought each time I won a territory I increased my numbers?

[iluve2read247]

I figured it out, if you pick a lower army but not the lowest army, your army loses in numbers. So I had to go back and go from lowest to highest with my attacks. I would have deleted this question but I figured it might help someone else when they see their numbers being subtracted even when they win.