Iron needs to be hard on its own.
In order to treat an illness, apart from good doctors and medicine, one must also strive to save oneself.
Although reinforcements are good, before their arrival, Xu State must hold on by itself.
Previously, the dispatch of three hundred thousand reinforcements to the teetering Sheqiu City was precisely an act of self-rescue.
But now, the result is clear.
This act of self-rescue, although it had some effect, was not as useful as imagined.
It merely changed imminent death to a delayed one after half a month—there was an effect, but it still did not save lives.
"How could this be, how could this be..."
Hearing Prime Minister Chen Xun'an's words, Emperor Xu's last hope also shattered, and under the weight of despair, his spirit became somewhat dazed.
"Your Majesty, Minister Zhao is right, the situation is urgent. We indeed need to plan ahead and hunt North before the Chu Army arrives!"