The siege of the great Liang city turned out to be even more difficult than anticipated.
On one hand, there was the tenacious will of the Liang people to resist.
On the other hand, there was the help from Xu State.
In fact, by the end of June, after losing all peripheral strongholds and cutting off contact with the outside world, the completely isolated Great Liang City was battered to the point its fortifications wavered and it was on the verge of not holding out any longer.
It was exactly at this time the Liang people noticed something was amiss and, taking advantage of the Chu army's lack of vigilance, immediately sent an Inborn Grandmaster to break through the encirclement.
This Inborn Grandmaster, acting as a messenger, did not head for the heartland still under Liang's control but went directly north to Xu State.
The situation in the heartland of Liang State was already dire.