Zhao Shen led his less than 2,000 brothers to attack the Imperial Palace Annex. Captain Shi closed the city gate, responsible for guarding it, giving no chance for the enemy army to enter the city.
However, Zhao Shen thought that if Xun Xiu had long harbored rebellious intentions, he would have secretly moved troops into the city long ago, making it unnecessary to storm the city today.
Thus, the place where Zhao Ming and the Little Emperor were now must be very dangerous.
He pondered deeply but felt that his thousand men couldn't win, so he called a few brothers and pulled some Zhao Family Army members to act as guides, saying: "I already know where the Imperial Palace Annex is, no need for you to lead the way. You take them through the streets and alleys, beat gongs and drums, gather all the citizens in the city, find all the Zhao banners, and have them pose as the Zhao Family Army."
