Zhao Jie fled without looking back, abandoning his defensive position and the city's southern airport outside the walls to Luo Xiao's Fengjiang Troops. He himself escaped directly towards Pingfeng, where he convened with tens of thousands of soldiers coming to support him and managed to establish a stable footing there.
The speed of his retreat was so fast that Fengjiang Troops had already occupied the southern district of the city, and Li Mingshun's Troops hadn't even reacted yet.
By this time, the eastern gate had also been taken by the Great Tang Empire's Troops, and the nearby Imperial City was also affected: Zhao Ji, who was there, was now less than five kilometers away from the front line.
Actually, if one were to move in a straight line, the distance might be just a bit over three kilometers: Li Mingshun's Troops were fighting desperately, but they really couldn't hold on for much longer.
