"Open the gates! Quick, let us in!"
Hundreds of Shun Army soldiers, disguised as Ming Army troops, suddenly lit their torches and shouted toward the city walls. In truth, no elaborate disguise was needed; the Shun Army’s armor was identical to the Ming’s. All they had to do was swap their banners for those of the Ming Army.
The guards on the wall, jolted from their sleep, rubbed their eyes and peered down. In the flickering torchlight, they saw hundreds of Ming infantrymen huddling together in a disheveled, panicked mass, their eyes constantly darting toward the distance, as if fleeing from some unspeakable horror.
Chapter 325