Actually, the siege of the Wazhong Region by the Valle People's Army had only begun five days ago, and the city could no longer hold on.
Of course, this siege was quite humane. It was a distant siege rather than a close one.
Liu Zhizhong's strategy was to surround but not attack, to persuade and promote surrender, to avoid more bloodshed and destruction of the rather good city of Wazhong; certainly, the time limit was set to give Xue Manzi ample consideration time.
Eventually, Xue Manzi recognized the reality, saw the situation clearly, and at early summer dawn, made the most important decision of his life: he announced to the whole nation his surrender to the Valle People's Army, and simultaneously, he shot himself to seek mercy for his innocent family from Chi Zhongshui, Ruan Juhai, Jiang Ziyang, and Long Bo, as he had committed many inhumane acts and had wrongfully killed many people, like recently shelling Sa Yileng and several of his followers.
