If Baizhan's army were to march west, its first stop would be Anyong. Therefore, almost all the residents in the city had fled with their possessions, leaving behind only an army of five thousand city guards, who spent their days in dread.
So, when the City Lord, Yuan Zijin, got the news that the Eastern Expedition Army was approaching, he quickly brought all his men and waited at the city gate. At the first sight of the army, everyone cheered and applauded while breathing a heavy sigh of relief.
With this army of eight hundred thousand troops, it would be extremely difficult for Baizhan to capture Anyong. And when the troops arrived, all the defenses and the command of the city were handed over to the army, so the City Guards and the City Lord no longer had to bear any responsibility.
