How many days does collective panic occur after a city is isolated?
The answer is nine days.
On the ninth day of Jin Zhongdu's self-imposed isolation, the scent of fear began to permeate the city. Large numbers of people started to exhaust all methods to escape, but at this time, the Jin Emperor Wanyan Jing issued an astonishing order: those who attempt to flee will be executed immediately.
After executing a batch of people, the citizens' actions calmed down, but anyone with a brain knew this was only the dead silence before an outbreak; time was running out for the Jin Dynasty, for Wanyan Jing.
Military disaster isn't scary; what's truly terrifying is a people's uprising. Having thoroughly studied historical materials, how could Wanyan Jing not know this? But... saying it is somewhat laughable, he truly had no choice.