ual ties . ▁The ▁M ing ▁army ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rep ulse ▁Jin ▁adv ances ▁until ▁they ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁am mun ition , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁rout ed . ▁The ▁Jin ▁left ▁wing ▁took ▁the ▁W uj ing ▁Gate ▁and ▁sever ed ▁the ▁bridge , ▁cutting ▁off ▁the ▁broken ▁M ing ▁retre at . ▁Sc atter ed ▁M ing ▁soldiers ▁were ▁driven ▁towards ▁the ▁city ▁mo at ▁where ▁they ▁d rown ed . ▁ ▁Jin ▁sie ge ▁c arts ▁began ▁moving ▁towards ▁the ▁city . ▁S cal ing ▁l add ers ▁were ▁ere cted ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁assault ed ▁on ▁all ▁sides . ▁The ▁M ing ▁def enders ▁had ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁gun pow der ▁after ▁their ▁gun pow der ▁stores ▁were ▁hit ▁by ▁Li ▁Y ong fang ' s ▁can none ers . ▁Finally ▁mor ale ▁broke ▁as ▁two ▁walls ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Jin . ▁As ▁Y uan ▁Y ing ta i ▁saw ▁this ▁he ▁set ▁his ▁watch t ower ▁on ▁fire , ▁comm itting ▁suic ide . ▁M ing ' s ▁Mong ol ▁al lies ▁who ▁were ▁present ▁were ▁too ▁busy ▁lo oting ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁do ▁any ▁fighting ▁and ▁fled ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁M ing ▁army ▁was ▁defeated . ▁Following ▁Y uan ' s ▁example ▁the ▁other ▁M ing ▁officers ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁vict orious ▁Jin ▁were ▁reported ly ▁wel com ed ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁c ries ▁of ▁joy . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Sh eny ang ▁and ▁L ia