Most of the imperial soldiers had woken up in the middle of the night, hearing that the rebel army had infiltrated the city. They were surrounded by enemies. The commanders couldn’t find their soldiers, and the soldiers couldn’t get to their commanders. Under such circumstances, they could only obey their primal instincts and flee, thus leading to a one-sided slaughter.0

Some had tried to rally the soldiers together to resist, but there were too few of them, so the enemies overran them swiftly. Their defeat further lowered the morale of their comrades, leading them to dare not fight back. The only thought left in their minds had been to flee. 0

But when they saw the two magnificent banners flying high, and someone shouting that the empress was still fighting, they suddenly felt as if they had found their backb...0