The sudden activation of the Protective City Formation thrust Zhenxi Prefecture City, a city long distant from the rhythm of warfare, into inevitable chaos. However, as the commanding officers returned to their posts and orders were issued one after another, the efficiency of military governance quickly stabilized the situation.
Yet, in Xu Yuan's plan, this was merely the beginning.
If Mu Xingchen's intelligence was accurate, the adversary would begin their assault on the city in two days at the earliest.
To defend this fortress from the Saints' grasp, every resource within the city must be utilized exhaustively, whether it be the stationed Xia Groups and merchant caravans or the war reserves of the noble clans—all had to be requisitioned under military governance.
This, however, was Xu Yuan's true headache.
