When they were about to break through the Xiaolingwei army formation, a riot suddenly broke out behind Zhu Guobi.
The attacking soldiers subconsciously paused and looked back.
The Xiaoling Guard took this opportunity to take a deep breath and stuffed some candy into his mouth to restore his strength.
Zhu Guobi climbed to a high place and looked into the distance, and found that the soldiers in the rear were fleeing in all directions.
Then someone came to deliver a letter: "Your Excellency, Qin Yiming led the Sichuan Army to attack from Chaoyang Gate and is attacking our rear."
Zhu Guobi was shocked: "How many soldiers did he bring?"
"Too many to count."
Zhu Guobi looked back for a while, then turned his head and stared at the Xiaoling Guard not far away.
Even if we could defeat them and attack Xiaoling Mausoleum now, our retreat would be blocked by the Sichuan Army.
"Alas!" Zhu Guobi sighed and said unwillingly: "God doesn't help me!"
Xu Wenjue asked in panic: "What should I do?"
Zhu Guobi shouted "retreat" and turned his horse around and fled westward along the wall of Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Seeing this, his soldiers either fled with Zhu Guobi or dropped their weapons and surrendered on the spot.
The accompanying officials were surrounded by the surrendered soldiers and presented to Qin Yiming as a token of their allegiance.
Soon, Qin Yiming's vanguard troops rushed over.
As they ran, they shouted: "We are here to quell the rebellion under the order of His Majesty. If you lay down your weapons and surrender, you will not be killed; if you resist stubbornly, you will be beheaded on the spot."
Mei Chun, the commander of the Xiaoling Mausoleum Guard, fell to the ground with a plop, muttering, "The reinforcements are finally here! Qin Yiming, you not only saved my life, but also protected the Xiaoling Mausoleum and kept the Emperor Taizu Gao from being disturbed."
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