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Help with idea for large scale battle

Newer dm here, My players are going to be in a large scale battle soon, 1500 troops on each side, and I could use some help fleshing out the system I used to track how the battle is going.

Essentially, both army’s with have “HP” of 1500. Each time a character completes their turn, I roll one d20 for each side. Which ever side has the higher number, rolls 2d20 for damage, or number of troops lost. This will cause effects on the battle lines, which will be represented on a battle map. At ~250+ differential, or when one army reaching 175 troops, the battle will end, triggering story based on the outcome.

I’m wondering if any of you guys have any advice o

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