Goro SHIBA also felt those differences in opinion in the surrounding area, and stated after the release that 甘軍 of Gansu Province seriously considered terminating the siege, and the division under the direct control of Ronglu shot but made very few attacks.
柴五郎らもその辺の温度差を敏感に感じ取っており、柴は董福祥の甘軍は真剣に包囲殲滅を目指しているが、栄禄直轄の部隊は銃撃するものの突撃などは少なかったと解放後に述べている。