Because Zeng Guofan led the Xiang army and had no money, he had to indulge his own army to kill these people and then take this opportunity to grab some money. Zeng Guofan was very indulgent, because the army had no money and almost had an accident before.

Most of Zeng Guopan's Xiang generals came from Xiangxiang, including many feudal Confucian scholars. These soldiers are also farmers recruited in Xiangxiang. In this way, Zeng Guofan and these important generals are fellow villagers on the one hand, but also classmates, teachers and students, relatives and friends. At that time, most of the soldiers of Xiang army were recruited by battalion officers themselves, so they only obeyed battalion officers. This is the subordinate relationship between the superior and the subordinate, and the whole army only obeys Zeng Guofan. Moreover, these soldiers are either relatives or neighbors.

In this way, everyone knows the nature of the item. It can be said that they are almost mercenaries. They won't be interested in talking about the slogan of defending our country or defending our country. At the same time, most of them were born in poverty and then risked their lives to join the army. These are nothing more than trying to exchange their lives for money. If you don't want to rob them, where will you get the money?

Not only that, Zeng Guofan also condoned Xiang's killing of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom troops, and believed that everything happened for a reason. This practice was originally a revenge for the brutality of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at that time.

Moreover, in Zeng Guofan's eyes, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was originally a heresy and a cult, and the people under this rule were brainwashed. These people have long been farther and farther away from the Confucian tradition. If we let them live, it will be harmful to the Qing Dynasty. In this case, Zeng Guopan naturally ignored the massacre committed by his opponent.