The Chu army and the people of Liang within the city share deep grudges of blood and hatred, resulting in the deaths of husbands, children, fathers, brothers, and siblings.
Under these circumstances, one should not expect the people within the city to have any good impressions or attitudes towards Chu State—that would definitely be wishful thinking.
At this time, if the Chu army were to enter the city, they would certainly face many troubles.
Such as hidden attacks, unceasing resistance, assassination attempts from the remnants of Liang, and so on, all sorts of inevitable problems.
Also, the city having been besieged for so long, was already short on food, and these nearly a million hungry mouths would need to be provided for by Chu.
If they were to enter the city, wouldn't that mean enduring resistance from the people of Liang while also holding their noses to feed them? Wouldn't that be playing the fool?
But if not so, could they really slaughter the entirety of Liang city?
