More than ten thousand men launched a long-range raid, catching the Southern Camp troops at the Imperial Mausoleum completely off guard.
The Southern Camp soldiers, who had initially held the position of the hunters, suddenly found themselves the prey. Upon learning that reinforcements had arrived, the thousand-plus Imperial Guards stationed within the Imperial Mausoleum broke out to join the fray. Realizing there was no way out, the Southern Camp soldiers fought to the death. Although they were eventually wiped out to the last man, the combined forces of Pei Yuzong, Shi Zhaobang, and the Imperial Guards suffered nearly four thousand casualties.
"How is my father?" Zhao Yi asked the most critical question.
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