Situ Lei was a legend; even considering his series of defeats at the Snow Sea Pass in his later years leading to the wild people breaching the pass, it still cannot completely negate the splendor of his life.
And the emergence of legends always requires stepping stones and foils.
The place where Situ Lei rose to prominence was precisely at Town South Pass.
This originally unappreciated son, relying on consecutive victories over the Chu people at Town South Pass, accumulated substantial military achievements and prestige, allowing him to return to Ying Capital City to contend with his two brothers in the royal court's struggles to determine the outcome.
Correspondingly, Town South Pass is exactly Shanggu County of the Chu people. Here, it was once the battlefield where the Chu and Situ Family clashed several times. Due to frequent wars, the population and various industries in Shanggu County were underdeveloped, and in many places, it could even be said to be extremely barren.
