The news of the grand army's defeat spread into the city, and naturally, the noble families had to make their choices. Quietly, they opened the closed city gates and let the Chu Army enter this majestic city. It is likely that the designer of the city never imagined that none of their carefully designed defenses would be used, as the saying goes: "The strongest fortress often crumbles from within."
Inside the Imperial Palace at this time, the King of the Great Chen Dynasty listened quietly to the news delivered by an eunuch, his face surprisingly calm. With a gentle wave, he dismissed the eunuch, who had been terrified to the point of weak knees.
Alone, he walked quietly within the Imperial Palace, gazing upon the golden splendor of the buildings, and with a heart cold with despair, he said, "A great land is thus brought to ruin."
