The Xin commander, Wang Yi, confident of his overwhelming numbers, stated that his army would "annihilate all in his path, massacre the town, and dance in its blood", and laid siege to the town.
Komandan Xin, Wang Yi, yakin akan jumlah yang luar biasa, menyatakan bahwa pasukannya akan "memusnahkan semua yang ada di jalannya, membantai kota, dan menari dalam darahnya", dan mengepung kota.