With tens of thousands of Western troops pressing forward, Gu Yun brought a group of Light Cavalry and Eagle Armor from the Northern Camp to attest to them for nearly a month; in the end, he could not continue any longer.

On the 7th, Gu Yun retreated back to defend the capital, all Nine Gates were tightly closed, the reinforcements still had not arrived.

At this moment, resentments and enmities had all been pushed outside the city wall, the capital of Great Liang entered the summer in the shade of green trees, but there was no sight of flower boats singing on the artificial lakes in the city. At last, the Westerners sent out their dignified envoys.

Chapter 8: Song of the Chu

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Because of the Western envoys, the early morning arguments had made everyone tense. After the court was dismissed, ignoring a large group of people who wanted to probe his intention, Chang Geng helped in supporting the elderly Master Feng Han out of the palace.

People in the capital were in panic, there was a shortage of horse carriages. Gu Yun would usually ask Huo Dan to lead a horse outside the palace to wait for him. But on this day, there was no telling what had delayed Huo Dan, he was nowhere to be seen.

Chang Geng did not pay attention to it at first, walking side by side with the old master of the Ling Shu Institute, slowly making their way back.

Master Feng Han spent all day long inside the Ling Shu Institute, his eye sockets had sunken in. His whole body was like a radish that had been drained of water, only a pair of brightly shining eyes were left.

"Your Highness has the patience to accompany us old things with bad legs and slow feet," sighed Master Feng Han. "Do you have any news about reinforcements? When on earth can they come?"

Chang Geng: "The turmoil in the four frontiers has struck the five military districts. What the local garrison is like, you already know. In recent years, the military expenditure and Ziliujin quota of each state have been reduced repeatedly. They can hardly afford several Heavy Armor units, most of them use Light Armors."

"Although the Light Armor is fast in marching and is easy to mobilize, it is also very easily hindered. Once the enemy forces set Heavy Armors along the road or intercept by combat chariots, if the commander is a little inexperienced, it would be easy to bring the troops into the enemy's encirclement — the foreigners won't even have to put out many people."