Jinghan listened and shook her head, "We cannot just count on Hanzhou's army. The commander there is the eldest son of Marquis Zhenbei from the Mo family. They were initially reluctant to be stationed in Xizhou, and it's unlikely that they would be willing to come to our aid now. Send someone to send a message to Longzhou, and I'll have Changshun go to the capital city. We need to make more preparations."
Zixuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "At this critical moment when the border is in crisis, surely the Mo family won't kick us while we're down?"
"Believe it or not, we simply cannot rely solely on reinforcements from Hanzhou. You go ahead and lead the troops to guard the city. Leave the rest to me. Oh, and have the people pour water on top of the city wall. On a night like this, it's bound to freeze over," Jinghan recalled a story she had read somewhere before and suggested Zixuan do the same.
