It happened faster than Cai Zheng had anticipated; the once peaceful and tranquil imperial city descended into chaos.
Smoke filled the city, gunfire echoed everywhere, civilians ran for cover, and Sichuan rebels opened fire—the entire city was engulfed in flames.
“Hurry, hurry!”
The city's troops split into two groups, fighting from different positions!
The imperial guards were surrounded by the rebels, who in turn were surrounded by the imperial garrison.
The fighting was exceptionally fierce.
The rebels wanted to breach the imperial city as quickly as possible (the imperial city typically consisted of an inner and outer city; the emperor resided in the inner city), while those in the outer city were also eager to rush in to rescue the emperor!
Both sides were racing against time;
