Wei Country struggled to survive, having lost half of its territory, with the Imperial Capital hunting in the north, nearly becoming a marginalized little court.
Zhao Country struggled to survive, its core-operated Dongjun was attacked by the Chu army, with alarms ringing daily in South Capital's Emperor Hill, leaving almost no peaceful days.
Xu State struggled to survive, in order to curb Chu State, to protect its own barrier, the entire nation gritted its teeth and sent food and fodder to its former enemy Liang, nearly emptying itself.
Tang Kingdom struggled to survive, originally invading Liang to pick off easy benefits, but ended up being sandwiched between Liang and Xu State, losing eight hundred thousand troops in one go, nearly half of its main forces gone.
Even when it wanted to retaliate, it faced threats from all surrounding powers, an extremely stifling situation.
