[vim/vim] :delete reports one fewer line when deleting the entire buffer (Issue #21049)

gnarendran created an issue (vim/vim#21049)

### Steps to reproduce

When `:delete` deletes all lines in a buffer, the reported number of fewer lines is one less than the number of lines actually deleted.

For example, with a four-line buffer, deleting `1,$` removes all four lines, but reports `3 fewer lines`. Deleting `2,$` from the same four-line buffer correctly reports `3 fewer lines`.

Minimal reproduction:

```vim
function! CmdMsg(cmd) abort
	" First force the preceding change into a separate undo block.
	let &g:undolevels = &g:undolevels

	let l:msg = ''
	redir => l:msg
	execute 'silent ' . a:cmd
	redir END
	echomsg printf('Message from "%s": ', a:cmd) . trim(l:msg)
endfunction

call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'])
call CmdMsg('1,$delete')
call CmdMsg('undo')
call CmdMsg('2,$delete')
call getchar()
quit!
```

Output of:
vi --clean -u theAboveScript

```text
Message from "1,$delete": 3 fewer lines
Message from "undo": 4 more lines; before #2  0 seconds ago
Message from "2,$delete": 3 fewer lines
```

The first command deletes all four lines, leaving the buffer's required empty line, but the message appears to report the change in buffer line count rather than the number of lines actually deleted.

The second deletion is a useful comparison: it deletes three lines and correctly reports `3 fewer lines`.


### Expected behaviour

When `:delete` makes the buffer empty, it should correctly report the number of fewer lines, like in cases when buffer doesn't become empty.

### Version of Vim

vim 9.2.920

### Environment

Fedora44
XTerm(406)
xterm-256color
bash

### Logs and stack traces

```shell

```

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