Until the first light of dawn, the sounds of battle finally subsided, and the palace gates were breached. The catastrophe surged into the heart of the imperial palace.
At the Capital city gates, new commanders took up their positions, tasked with defending against any soldiers arriving from the other three gates. Yet, no such soldiers arrived. At the same time, at those other three gates: Quan Yuanwu, holding a long spear, led the Anguo Army to storm the South Gate. Wang Jing, the Grand Governor of Xinggong Prefecture, led an army of two hundred thousand to attack the West Gate. At the North Gate, the guards were replaced without a sound; no one paid any mind to the bodies left behind.
In that moment, everything changed.
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