The Regent King of Beiyan went mad. After his meeting with Old General Hong, he began besieging the city like a madman, day and night, stopping at nothing.
Below the city, corpses were piled as high as Xiao Shan, yet Beiyan's soldiers and common folk were still ramming the city gates, again and again, battering not only the wood but also the hearts of the townspeople, making them tremble in pain.
At this moment, countless slips of paper were flying through the city, bearing the news that Emperor Jiaping had given up on sending troops to reinforce them, and had transferred all remaining forces to guard the imperial capital. In other words, he had abandoned this Chitang Pass, and he had abandoned the people of these few cities as well. Everyone was seized with terror.
Even the emperor has abandoned them—what are they still holding out for?
People's hearts scattered, panic spread.
