From time immemorial, the coast cities had dominated the South, commercially and otherwise. But now with the ports closed and many of the port cities captured or besieged, the South's salvation depended upon itself.
因为从很早很早的时候起,滨海城市在商业和其他方面一直主宰着南方,可是现在海港被封锁,许多港口城镇被侵占或包围,挽救南方的重任便落到了南方自己的肩上。