The conflict between Chu State and Xu State was not new.
Although last year, taking advantage of the great victory in Liang Prefecture, Lu Yuan had Qingxuanzi charge into Dongping Prefecture and seize numerous prefectures and counties.
Nevertheless, Xu State, with its profound heritage, quickly responded after its devastating defeat, and in the carefully constructed fortress of Dongping Prefecture, they stubbornly resisted Qingxuanzi's vast army.
Ultimately, when snow began to fall and winter set in, the Chu army had managed to capture only three prefectures within Dongping Prefecture.
They had not achieved complete success.
Now, after a winter's recovery, Xu State was mobilizing troops and dispatching generals within the country, and conscripting soldiers on a grand scale.
The million-strong army that Xu lost in Liang Prefecture had been completely replenished.
In Dongping Prefecture now, a million Xu soldiers were arrayed in waiting, ready for the arrival of the Chu army.
