Records of the Human Emperor Side Story Chapter 39: The Final Battle!

"You dare!"

Li Xuantu suddenly thought of something and exploded in rage.

He had far stronger Psychic Energy than the others, and in just a moment, he had realized what had happened outside the city.

An army had surrounded the city!

And judging by the sound, the army was rather large.

Never since the founding of the Great Tang had an army assaulted the capital.

"Third Brother, you are forcing my hand into killing you. No matter how many soldiers you have brought, it will be of no help to you in this battle. The gates of the capital are one thousand feet tall, and the city is guarded by the City Guard and the Imperial Army. The soldiers you have mustered will need at least one hour to break through the gates."

"They won't need an hour."

Li Taiyi chuckled, and as if in response to his voice, four booms came from the north, south, east, and west.

"Reporting!"

An Eastern Palace messenger frantically rushed over. "Bad news! All of the gates have been lost! The soldiers manning the gates have turned traitor, letting the invading soldiers in."

"Reporting!"

Before one wave had settled, another rose. Another messenger arrived and got down on one knee.

"Your Highness, we've just received word. Our men were ambushed, and Virtuous Empress Dou was taken away."

"Reporting!"

A third messenger soon followed.

"The City Guard has turned traitor. They're working with the rebel army and are making their way toward the Imperial Palace."

Three nightmarish reports came one after another, causing all of the Eastern Palace advisors to pale.

"How could this be!? How could the City Guard join the Third Prince?"

"So this was your trump card."

The First Prince shook his head as he finally spoke, his expression composed and devoid of panic.

"I must admit that I truly underestimated you. However, despite all you've done, these are just minor tricks. The rebel army outside the city together with the City Guard amount to around forty thousand men, but the Imperial Palace has one hundred thousand soldiers, and this isn't even considering that the C

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