Hua Ying and the officers were silenced. They knew the general was right. The Northern Battlefront Army was indeed facing great difficulties. But the Tang Empire was also sieged by various parties. Furthermore, both the Southern Battlefront Army and the Northeast Battlefront Army were engaged in important battles and could not come to help.
Guhe was a very tiny spot throughout Tang's vast territory that located two thousands away from Chang'an. But currently it was the last defense line outside the capital. Therefore Xu Chi had decided to defend it to the very last. Even the General's Mansion had to be relocated to the north.