What does 2 Kings 25:4 mean?

Finally, the city wall was broken through. That night, Zedekiah and his soldiers tried to escape through a gate between two walls near the king's garden, even though the Babylonians had surrounded the city. They headed toward the desert. 2 Kings 25:4 - Modern Text Bible

(When the city was breached, Zedekiah tried to escape with his remaining troops, sneaking out at night in a last-ditch effort to survive.)