Invasion of Gongmen City

{{Infobox event
| Name           = Invasion of Gongmen City
| Image          = KFP2Palace.JPG
| Caption        = [[Shen]] approaching his old ancestral home
| Also called    = 
| Type           = Invasion
| Conflict       = [[Shen's conquest]]
| Significance   = Shen overthrows the [[Kung Fu Council]] and now leads [[Gongmen City]]
| Location       = [[Tower of Sacred Flame]] in Gongmen City
| Duration       = 2 minutes
| Bystander(s)   = [[Soothsayer]]<br>[[Shen's army]]
| Outcome        = Shen is victorious and murders [[Thundering Rhino]]; [[Croc]] and [[Storming Ox]] are shocked and surrender; Shen and his [[Shen's Army|army]] take over palace and city
| Group name     = Combatants
| Side 1         = Shen
| Side 2         = <div style="text-align:left;">{{*}}Storming Ox<br>{{*}}Croc<hr> <div style="text-align:left;">{{*}}Thundering Rhino
| Casualties 1   = -
| Casualties 2   = Thundering Rhino
| Films          = ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]''
| Shorts         = 
| TV shows       = 
| Video games    = 
| Books          = 
| Previous       = [[Battle of Artisan Village]]
| Next           = [[Infiltration of Gongmen City]]
}}
{{Dialogue-intro
|speaker a= [[Storming Ox]]
|quote a= What's in the box, Shen?
|speaker b= [[Shen]]
|quote b= You want to see? It's [[Shen's Cannon|a gift]]. It's your parting gift, in that it'll part you; part of you here, part of you there, and part of you ''way'' over there staining the wall!
|speaker c= [[Storming Ox]]
|quote c= You insolent fool!
|description= The beginning of the battle
|source= Kung Fu Panda 2
}}
The '''Invasion of Gongmen City''' was the return of [[Shen]] to his former home in [[Gongmen City]] after having been banished by his [[Peacocks|parents]]. Shen's return with his army and new weapon triggered a short battle that resulted in the death of the [[Kung Fu Council]]'s leader, Master [[Thundering Rhino]], and the surrender of Masters [[Storming Ox]] and [[Croc]]. This ultimately placed Shen in complete control of the city.<ref name="kfp2">{{cite film|Kung Fu Panda 2}}</ref>

==Summary==
===Moments before===
One afternoon, Masters [[Storming Ox]] and [[Croc]] were sparring in the palace courtyard, tutored by Master [[Thundering Rhino]] and observed by the [[Soothsayer]]. They were unaware that just outside the palace gates, Lord [[Shen]] was slowly approaching his [[Tower of Sacred Flame|former home]] after years of exile.<ref name="kfp2"/>

===Shen's entrance===
Shen effortlessly dispatched the antelope guards in front of the gates and then sliced through the gate bar, slamming open the doors. Shen walked inside and approached the [[Kung Fu Council]] and the Soothsayer, who were all astonished to see the exiled lord after so long. After a brief but tense exchange between himself and the Soothsayer, Shen casually confronted the masters, telling them he was there to take back what was his; [[Gongmen City]]. The warriors made it clear that they would protect the city no matter what, which surprisingly pleased Shen as a gang of his wolf soldiers pushed a large box into the yard. When Master Storming Ox inquired as to what was in the box, Shen explained that it was a parting gift of sorts... in that it would literally part them.<ref name="kfp2"/>

===The battle===
Enraged, Storming Ox leapt at the peacock, but Shen countered by lassoing Ox's horn with a rope, pulling him to the ground. Croc immediately leapt into the fray but was knocked away by Shen and barely managed to deflect Shen's throwing knives with his sword. In the skirmish that followed, Shen easily out fought Masters Storming Ox and Croc, knocking them sprawling and stunning them, but was met with stronger competition from Master Thundering Rhino, who deflected several of Shen's blades using his [[Cloud Hammer]] and his horn, slowly approaching him as he did so. He eventually pushed the peacock back with a thrust of his hammer and destroyed the remainder of his knives. Thundering Rhino declared that this defeat was a warning, and that Shen was no match for their kung fu.

Shen, however, was prepared for this, and unveiled the object inside the wooden box... a [[Shen's Cannon|cannon]]. Thundering Rhino prepared for battle, but was no match for Shen's device and was killed a second after Shen lit the fuse.<ref name="kfp2"/>

===Aftermath===
With Thundering Rhino dead, Shen threatened to turn his cannon on the city unless Storming Ox and Croc surrendered. He had the two masters imprisoned in [[Gongmen Jail]] and planted Master Rhino's Cloud Hammer in his courtyard as a trophy.

The kung fu masters of [[Jade Palace]] would soon learn of Thundering Rhino's death, and set out to stop Shen and his weapon.<ref name="kfp2"/>

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