He was only permitted to give advice when asked for it and, of late, anytime he didn't agree with what Attila already had in mind, he was quickly shut up. Things were not going as he had planned since they had left Gaul. True, they had rebuilt their armies from the nearly endless supply of manpower the steppes and wild lands had to offer. But Attila had insisted on starting raids against Illyricum and the provinces held by Emperor Marcian. That would mean trouble in the long run for he knew Attila planned on invading Italy in the summer. Ch'ing was becoming disgusted with the Huns; they would not listen. Like petulant children, they had to do everything their own way. The losses they had suffered in Gaul had killed off many of their best warriors. The recent raids had regained much of the confidence of Attila's men by pillaging several minor provinces. Ch'ing had advised against them at that time for they could force the Eastern and Western Roman Empires to join forces.
