After two days of fierce fighting, most of the enemy troops fled from the other side of the city gate, a small number were killed, and only a very small number were captured.
It can be said that Dajing took over a city easily.
However, the city had been devastated by cannons and muskets.
Most of Dajing's soldiers were stationed outside the city, while a small number of people patrolled the streets inside the city.
As for the two thousand Jinyiwei, they had been resting in the rear without moving, just silently guarding the equipment boxes belonging to their team.
Li Yuanzhao was responsible for reorganizing the army, while Fang Zhengyi was responsible for solving other problems. The division of labor was clear.
As the enemy retreated, his attention began to shift to the people in the city.
For him, how to deal with ordinary people is far more important than how to win a battle.
There is no doubt that winning the hearts and minds of the people will have more far-reaching impacts.
However, after seeing the people in the city, Fang Zheng suddenly lost the desire to give a passionate speech.
In order to prevent panic from spreading, a considerable number of people were called to the city square.
These people were like zombies, each of them was skinny and had no energy at all.
It has almost been squeezed to the limit!
Even when he was driven to the square by the Dajing army, there was no extra fluctuation in his eyes.
Just walking numbly and obeying instinct.
Living without any hesitation is a torture, which is a far more terrifying scene than a mountain of corpses.
Drowning in despair.
Generals Maud and others were invited by Fang Zhengyi to visit the square.
Ever since the six major dioceses severed ties with the Holy City, countries such as Greece and Roma have also severed ties with the Old Church, and they have never known the specific situation here.
But when I saw it today, this scene was really hard to accept.
The city is almost turning into a tomb of the living dead!
In order to prepare for war, the enemy will certainly do its best to concentrate resources.
Seeing the people gradually gathering and increasing in number, Fang Zheng said, "I never thought that the people under the rule of the old church would live like this."
Maude and the others looked at him.
"I wanted to explain to everyone today that Dajing has no hostility towards civilians, and I hope they can live a normal life without panicking, but now it seems that we can't survive if we ignore them."
Fang Zheng turned his head and looked at Maud and the others: "Everyone, I have an unwelcome request. Can you please send people back to your country to deliver some food and fodder to distribute to the people here. No... you should send as much as possible. There are cities ahead, and I don't think they will be better than here."
"The money for the purchased food and fodder will be put into my Dajing's account. I will pay it back immediately after the war is over. I will never default on it."
Maude and the others looked at each other, with confusion and vigilance in their eyes.
This is definitely not a small amount of money!
The people of Dajing are so generous, could it be that they want to occupy the six dioceses?
With Dajing's performance today, it is entirely possible to face the six major dioceses head-on and achieve a huge victory.
If the six major dioceses are occupied, the Holy City will also be in Dajing's hands, as well as the port of Feka...
Their influence in the West is too great, so great that it is scary, enough to pose a threat to all countries.
Fang Zheng knew what they were thinking when he saw this, and explained, "We are just rescuing ordinary people, please don't worry."
"I, Dajing, take the world as my responsibility and uphold justice. Now countless people are in danger. We still have the strength to spare and we cannot stand by and watch them die."
"Although the interests between countries are the most important, in my opinion, the values we uphold are the greatest interests. This is the core of uniting the nation. To watch someone die without helping is to betray our values, which is absolutely not allowed in Dajing."
Maud questioned: "If Dajing evacuates from here in the future, no one will remember what you did, and there will be no benefit."
No benefit? The potential future benefits of this matter are huge!
"That's not important. What's important is that we want to do it." Fang Zhengyi smiled and said, "If we do things for rewards, then it becomes another nature, which is still a betrayal of Dajing's values."
"Besides, I don't think Dajing won't get any benefit from this, and it's not like no one will remember that we were here."
"We Dajing people are good at writing history and value history. The pen of history has always been in the hands of the court. But there is another pen in the history books, and it is in the hands of these people." Fang Zheng waved his hand and pointed at the hungry people. "They will remember everything, even if only a few people remember it, even if the historians can tamper with history, the evil and good deeds we have done will never be forgotten by them."
Maude and the others watched Fang Zheng talking, and their expressions gradually became full of admiration.
These generals who had come out of the battlefield had never seen such a special person.
Instead of calculating the real benefits, we talk about values.
I have to say, the value of the grand view he talked about is really touching.
Justice and kindness are right at all times.
And Fang Zhengyi is now taking this correctness to the extreme.
But after all, they are a group of soldiers and will not be easily controlled by emotions.
Suddenly someone said, "Marquis Jianye, I suggest you leave these people alone and let them fend for themselves."
"We all understand your good intentions, but if you do the same in every subsequent city, I'm afraid the march will be greatly slowed down."
"In fact, it's okay to give up on them. After all, the strong prey on the weak, and that's how it's always been."
Fang Zheng glanced at the general who spoke. He had a full beard and an extremely fierce expression, and he didn't seem to have any sympathy.
The strong prey on the weak? This is just a correct nonsense in his eyes.
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