The sudden arrival of Chu State gave Xinzheng City hardly any time to prepare.
Especially the naval forces of Chu, after annihilating the Zheng Kingdom's waterborne strength, sailed directly into the inland of Zheng along the nearby Wei River, sealing all of Zheng's water and land thoroughfares.
In just a few short days, not only was Xinzheng City cut off from the outside world, but even Changguang County, and all the other counties within Zheng, were isolated from each other.
The counties of Zheng's hinterland, though their territories were still contiguous, had in fact lost all contact with each other.
As a result, Zheng Kingdom fragmented into several pieces.
Under such circumstances, even if the monarch and ministers of Xinzheng wanted to dispatch high officials as messengers to convey decrees, asking local county governors to come to their aid, it became extremely difficult.