After the army of the Northern Huns flooded into Jicheng, chaos ensued. When the fire started, the soldiers rushed out again, leading to a state where soldiers did not know their generals, and generals did not know their soldiers. The troops of the Northern Huns were destined to struggle with control once the miscellaneous Hu soldiers fell into disarray.
It can be said that Sheni Pei's early goal was not to defend Jicheng. He was willing to gamble with Jicheng and all their lives, which is why he risked having Jicheng overtaken by the miscellaneous Hu, forcibly opening the North City Gate to let the Northern Huns invade.
The purpose was to, under the blaze of a massive fire, separate the Northern Huns and the miscellaneous Hu, allowing them to fight independently. Only by doing so could the imminent reinforcements have the chance to annihilate all the foreign clans that had entered the frontier!
