November, Year 783 of the Bright Calendar. The end of the year was drawing near!
In the early hours of the 12th, ten minutes remained until three o'clock.
The Lin Family Army's camp, inside Danya City!
Under cover of the deep night, the Lin Clan's reconnaissance companies, which had long since mapped out the enemy sentry posts, quietly crept up behind them.
To ensure nothing went wrong, three men were assigned to work together at each sentry post.
With three minutes remaining before the all-out assault, every reconnaissance squad went into action.
The soldiers in each squad drew the daggers at their waists and crept silently up behind the enemy. Their hands rose, their blades fell, and they struck straight at the sentries' throats from behind, clean and swift.
Every overt and hidden sentry Zichuan Canxing had posted was taken out by the reconnaissance soldiers.
At three o'clock sharp, the all-out assault began!
"Second Division, take East Main Street and attack the Chief Executive's Residence in the city center! Third Division, take West Main Street!"
"Understood, Army Commander!"
A hundred thousand fully rested tigers of the Lin Clan poured out of their cages, roaring for Zichuan Canxing to be captured alive as they charged toward the Chief Executive's Residence where he was supposed to be.
Such a tremendous commotion naturally woke Zichuan Canxing from his sound sleep.
"What's all that racket outside? What are they doing? What are they shouting?"
Zichuan Canxing rose, stepped out of his room, and questioned the Imperial Guard beside him.
Before the Imperial Guard could answer, Lindi, commander of the Guard Army, came rushing in from outside in a panic.
His face stricken with fear and his nerves still rattled, Lindi said, "Chief Executive, disaster! The Lin Clan's army has turned against us! They've mobilized