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During the Hour of the Ox that night, Gao Lan led two thousand infantry, each with a copper coin in their mouth, and stealthily ran towards Guan Ping's main camp after opening the city gate.

Simultaneously, after midnight, Guan Ping had already awakened all his soldiers and instructed them to stay within the military camp without stirring. As for Wei Yan, he had taken two thousand soldiers out of the main camp and lay in wait about a mile away. Though the deep autumn night was cool, these were physically fit soldiers who had no trouble with the chill.

After Gao Lan left the city, Zhang He felt an ominous premonition lingering between his brows. He wanted to send someone to call Gao Lan back, but lacking a good reason, he could only pace back and forth in his room, feeling irritable.