At his side, Hu Guangli, one of the two Inborn Commanders in the city, spoke in an even tone, "The Chu bandits are cruel and lawless, which has provoked widespread fury. The soldiers fear surrendering to the bandits and naturally vow to resist to the death."
Zhou Bangcai nodded in agreement, but his worries mounted, "However, these past days, the Chu Army's reinforcements from the north have been on the increase, and the strength of the troops at Qingyangzi, the Le'an Camp Commander outside the city, has grown ever more formidable.
If things continue this way, the bandits will soon outnumber the army inside our city by several times.
Based on the bandits' past actions, I'm afraid they'll immediately launch an attack on the city, or rather, the fact is they have already started the attack.
The four camps that were torn down outside the city are a harbinger of this.
