As night falls, the smell of blood in Xiangyang City is gradually dissipating.
This war had a miraculous effect because of the defection of the people of Xiangyang. Many Xiangyang men obediently laid down their weapons. In fact, not many died fighting.
Preliminary statistics show that of the nearly 100,000 Xiangyang defenders, only more than 10,000 died in the battle, and more than 20,000 escaped from the east gate. The rest have all surrendered to the British King. By this time, the total strength of the British King's army was nearly 150,000.
This force has been greatly replenished, but how to gather the morale of the military must be used. Of course, Gui Yunzheng was already familiar with this trick before, and the generals under his command were also familiar with it. They always used both kindness and power to quickly calm down the surrender of the army.
Moreover, after the British king's army entered the city, they were strictly disciplined and did not interfere with the people. Most of them withdrew from the city and were stationed outside the city. This further reduced the intrusion on the people. Occasionally, some lawless soldiers were executed immediately after being caught, so the people were very safe.
Gui Yunzheng and the other three walked along the street, and gradually smelled a hint of smoke in the still-bright lights.
"Junior brother, what the people want is peace!"
Gui Yunzheng felt touched and said softly.
"Exactly, senior brother, now that we have captured Xiangyang, what should we do next?"
Xu Lang's heart was still worried about the war.
"I have already made plans on this matter. The only places where King Ping can go are Jingzhou and Changsha counties. Tomorrow, I will send someone to inform Ling Yue, the general of Ganzhou, and ask him to send troops out of Ganzhou to approach Changsha. I will send another general , pass through Jingmen and arrive at Jingzhou, if attacked from both sides, we will definitely be able to break through!"
Gui Yunzheng said this roughly, and Xu Lang suddenly felt relieved. It seemed that his senior brother had already made a plan.
"It's just, senior brother, if Jingchu is defeated, how will we get along with King Fu?"
Xu Lang asked again.
Indeed, after the territory is won, it is necessary to consider whether the two sides will win or lose or divide the territory.
"It doesn't matter. I will write another letter and inform Uncle Fu Wang that if the matter is successful, my troops will return to Xiangyang."
Gui Yunzheng said, seemingly not taking this matter to heart.
"Isn't this, I'm afraid, not good? If we give up the territory we have worked so hard to gain to others, we are afraid that the soldiers will not accept it, right?"
Xu Lang was puzzled and asked in surprise.
"Junior brother, look forward to everything. Uncle Fuwang and I have the same goal, to eliminate evil and bring peace to the people, and to restore peace to the world!"
Gui Yunzheng said, patting Xu Lang's shoulder.
"But, senior brother, even if you think so, the soldiers may not understand you. Moreover, can you guarantee that King Fu and his soldiers will believe you?"
Xu Lang was a little worried.
"Oh, just hope you feel free from guilt!"
Gui Yunzheng sighed again.
"Senior brother, I just want to say one thing. If all the officers and soldiers follow you, I am afraid that many of them want to be ministers of the Dragon. If you are so generous, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the morale of the army!"
Xu Lang actually hit the point when he said this.
This is a fact that cannot be ignored. Many people definitely do their best to help Gui Yunzheng because they feel that Gui Yunzheng is the proud son of heaven and has the talents of dragon and phoenix. If Gui Yunzheng cannot let them get what they want, I am afraid that there will be The day the soldiers left their hearts.
For example, people like Wang Liang and Du Cong, as well as a large number of low-level soldiers, their desire for fame is hard to get rid of!
"Well, junior brother is right. Let me think about this matter again!"
Gui Yunzheng could only nod and admit.
Taking Jingxiang together is only a part of it. If we take the world together, it will be difficult to distribute the results later. You can't, the two uncles and nephews are fighting again!
In Gui Yunzheng's heart, he actually had some thoughts of retiring after his success, but he couldn't say it out loud now.
