"We can't give them time," Su Dan said emotionlessly, watching the fierce battle between the two sides, and instructed the soldier beside him, "Immediately pass down the order to initiate the burning city!"
If this drags on, failure is inevitable. The time they've bought is enough, and the mobilized troops should be able to hold back Shi Meng for a while.
So, the next step is to burn the city and take advantage of the chaos to retreat.
At that point, Xue Shence will have to make a choice: to continue pursuing us or to put out the fire.
And the likely answer is the latter.
The soldier nodded immediately, ran swiftly down from the city wall and reached a building behind it.
Before long, a wisp of smoke slowly rose into the sky, visible from a great distance.
...
Inside a camp in Ning'an County, Wei Xianzong slit the throat of the local garrison soldier, lifted his hand to feel the warm blood on his face, and exhaled heavily.
"Boss, it's done."
