Between attrition (lost in battle), needing to leave troops behind to control conquered territory, and longer supply lines, shouldn’t the armies have gotten significantly thinner and weaker.
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When you have a new army, lots of those people are fresh troops with little training.
After a few battles, your army has less people, but not much less effective fighting force. You’ve just shed all the troops that weren’t going to be much use. The ones left are the best at fighting.
So now you’re much more mobile, require much less supplies, and you’re almost as good at fighting as you were before. On top of that, your morale is high and your intimidation is high.
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