No one knows who leaked the news.
The rebel army was approaching and would soon breach Changning City within days.
No one believed the imperial court could stand against them, given the invincible reputation the rebels had forged through relentless victories. That was the nature of rebellion: it started hard, but once it gathered momentum, it spread like wildfire across the plains, impossible to stamp out. After all, wherever there was oppression and exploitation, people would rise.
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