Xun Xiu was still unconscious, but Zhao Ming received the information. After a brief contemplation, he understood and immediately ordered a retreat, intending to vacate the area outside the South City Gate.
For an ordinary person, it would be natural to know the importance of preserving strength for future fights, but is Zhi Xiong an ordinary person?
Ignoring the escape route, after realizing he couldn't retake Meng County, and believing he would be encircled and pursued by the Zhao Family Army once outside, he spent considerable effort setting up kerosene and other materials. As Zhao Hanzhang closed in on him, he directly ordered to set the city on fire, then fled through the opened South Gate with his men.
It was late summer in July, following the hottest June and a continuous drought. The kerosene-soaked buildings ignited and exploded in an instant, the flames snaking along the poured kerosene like fiery serpents.
