The Court had set up no defenses on Jianglin Road. Following Wang Ping's orders, the great army of Chu Country pushed all the way to Moon Mountain. Here, the local Government Army still had to put up a token defense—after all, the Imperial Mausoleum was nearby.
Before long, it was the Spring Festival. In military camps across Chu Country, aside from those on the front lines, chickens were being killed and sheep slaughtered, filling the air with a lively, celebratory atmosphere. Along Ningzhou Road, large contingents of people continued to travel by both land and water. These were migrants the Chu Kingdom Court had selected from various regions, preparing to relocate to the area surrounding True Yang Mountain.
