Two days later, everything happened just as Lu Qing had predicted. A group resembling imperial guards launched a breakout towards the southwest. The defenders in the southwest of Runzhou posed as if to intercept them but retreated as they fought, silently opening a gap to let those people rush out. Then they pretended to pursue, and after figuring out the direction of the escape, they reported back to Lu Chao and Lu Qing.
According to their rough estimates, the puppet soldiers of the imperial guard fleeing towards Fan Country accounted for more than half of the people within Congzhou.
This means that the number of rebels besieging the capital in Congzhou greatly decreased.
Lu Chao decisively ordered the imperial guards stationed in Runzhou Camp to divide into two teams. One team was to lead the charge, breaking through Congzhou's blockade, while the other team followed behind, taking advantage of the rebel's preoccupation with the battle to directly open the gates of the capital.
