The garrison commander, fleeing from the rear gate, had braced himself for a bitter, hard-fought breakthrough. To his surprise, there was almost no resistance once they charged out; only sporadic arrows were fired at them from the surroundings. They broke through the encirclement with ease and returned to the Imperial City.
The current Emperor, upon receiving this news, realized they had fallen into a trap. Helpless, he could only order his weary soldiers to rest.
The next day, we entered one of the four satellite cities without incident. The remaining three satellite cities, however, were heavily fortified. Attempting the same tactic against them would likely prove troublesome.
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