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The army was encamped outside the county seat of Yingchuan, and truly, Liu Bei's arrival had frightened the Governor of Yangdi half to death. Although this was the administrative center of Yingchuan, the sight of over ten thousand elite infantry and cavalry stationed outside the city would scare anyone, especially during such chaotic times when nothing was certain.
The Governor of Yangdi, Chen Liang, immediately locked down the city gates and gathered all the defensive forces within the city to prepare for a possible attack by Liu Bei—after all, the Great Han Dynasty had not yet fallen, and moving more than ten thousand troops within the borders without official orders would definitely not be permitted.