Choosing to confess one's crimes and accept death was vastly different from being beheaded by others.
In a split second, the commanders of the Army Seeking Revenge, clad in white, all perished.
Only their commander-in-chief, Li Xiaozu, remained.
He stared blankly at the blood-red sun, speechless.
CAW! CAW!
Several crows, drawn by the scent of blood, flew from afar. They landed on the city wall and began to feast on the flesh of the dead soldiers and commanders. Li Xiaozu's corpse was among them.
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In the first year of Tiande, in the ninth month, King Zhenbei Li Liang died. His heir, Crown Prince Li Xiaozu, led an army south to seek revenge, calling themselves the Army Seeking Revenge. They conquered five cities in a single day, sweeping away all opposition and striking terror into the hearts of the officials and commoners of Shenjing...
