Outside Hulao Pass:
Eight hundred thousand Song Nation soldiers camped five kilometers outside the city. The army gathered. Now, it was time for breakfast.
"That's not right. That's not right. What's going on? This letter of mine is not from my little sister! "A scar-faced soldier exclaimed with a bewildered expression.
"Scar, what's going on?" the surrounding soldiers asked, feeling confused.
Scarface was holding a letter in his hand. At this moment, his eyes were wide open, and he was bewildered for a moment.
A few soldiers at the side leaned over to read the letter.
"Scar, isn't this letter written very well? Your little sister sent a letter saying that everything is fine at home and that you don't have to worry, "the soldiers said, feeling confused.
Scar's expression turned unsightly as he said, "That's not right. That's not right. My little sister never calls me Elder Brother. She never calls me that!"
"Huh?" Everyone revealed confused expressions.
"My little sister is my twin. She always calls me Little Brother or just calls me by my name. She has never been so polite before. Calling me Elder Brother? Why would she call me Elder Brother? This … this does not seem to be from my little sister! "Scar said in shock.
"Scar, you are overthinking!" Everyone immediately laughed.
Scarface was still at a loss. Only Scarface knew that his little sister would never call him big brother. But …
"Huh?" Suddenly, another person cried out in bewilderment.
"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at that person.
"Scar, this letter is mine. Did you take out the wrong one? That's not right. My letter is in my bosom. Why …? "a bald soldier exclaimed in shock.
"Baldy, what did you say?" Everyone looked at the bald man.
The bald man took out a letter. After opening it, everyone looked at it. They saw that the bald man's and Scar's letters were identical. Not a single word was different. Even the handwriting was the same.
The surrounding people immediately fell silent. He stopped eating as well.
"Fake? This is not a letter from my little sister at all. Someone copied it? "Scar's expression immediately changed.
Everyone here had crawled out from piles of corpses. They still had some brains.
"The Grand Marshal told us to send letters to our families. However, why are they fake? That's impossible. What's going on? "the bald man exclaimed.
"Maybe, maybe this is Gu Hai's scheme?" A soldier whispered.
"Bullsh * t. The Grand Marshal said that he had informed all the military families, so he must have sent a letter. How is this a scheme? Is my family being controlled by Gu Hai? Otherwise, how could my letter become fake? "The bald man suddenly roared.
The bald man's roar immediately attracted the attention of more and more soldiers.
At the same time, the news that the letters were fake began to spread. Because this news was the focus of everyone's attention, it spread extremely quickly. Soon, many soldiers began to flip open their letters.
"Ah? Mine? Mine is fake too? "
"I'm telling the truth, b-but …!"
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The news was like a wave, blowing in all directions. In the shortest amount of time, the 800,000 strong army began to question their own letter.
Song City.
Gu Hai stood on the top floor of the Tian Estate, looking towards the north with a solemn expression.
Gu Han stood behind him.
"Adoptive Father, the decisive battle should be happening in the next two days, right?" Gu Han sighed.
Gu Hai nodded and said, "Soon. Whether we can lose the army's morale or not will depend on this. You don't have a problem with me asking you to change the letters of the Song soldiers, right? "
"Adoptive Father, don't worry. Gao Xianzhi shot himself in the foot this time. We sent the rich merchants to cause trouble, but Gao Xianzhi actually allowed the rich merchants to bring the soldiers' letters to prove his innocence. Does he think that he is innocent just like that? Haha! Adoptive Father, there is news from the frontlines. They randomly selected eight hundred letters and made only a small change to them, "Gu Han said.
"It will be enough to change it a little. Out of eight hundred letters, as long as ten letters are confirmed to be fake, it will be enough for them to cause a ruckus. With ten fake letters, they will be able to lure out eight hundred fake letters!" Gu Hai smiled faintly.
"But there are eight hundred thousand soldiers. Eight hundred letters versus eight hundred thousand. That is a difference of one thousand times!"
"A single spark can start a prairie fire. So what if it is real? Who has a fixed pattern in their letters? This is how the human heart is. Once they start doubting, it will be difficult to make them believe it. Fake letters keep appearing in the surroundings. No matter how authentic the letters in their hands are, they can find flaws. At that time, the real letters will turn into fake letters as well. Their uneasiness would be contagious! Ha! "
Gao Xianzhi's camp: In the commander-in-chief's tent:
Gao Xianzhi led Lin Chong and the others back from Song City, covered in dust. They did not have time to rest yet. I heard that Crown Prince Song killed one hundred eighty-six Chen Nation deserters.
You didn't kill over a hundred traitors. You killed the Chen Army's hope. You killed the Chen Army's hope. You killed the Chen Army's hope. You killed the Chen Army's hope. You killed the Chen Army's heart. Now, they no longer have any hope of surviving. They will definitely fight to the death. No matter how ferocious the soldiers are, they can't win against a soldier who doesn't care about his life! I only came back two days late. Just two days. Hah! Hah! "Gao Xianzhi said with a bitter expression.
Crown Prince Song's expression changed. At this moment, he immediately understood.
"Oh no! That group of idiotic spies sent me such a stupid piece of news!" Crown Prince Song's expression immediately changed drastically. "Forget it.
Your Highness, you don't have to blame yourself. This Gu Hai is indeed incredible. Ever since he led the Chen Nation, we have not had any rest. Let's end this war quickly. I'm worried that something bad will happen next. Speed is important in war. We need to be fast! Break Hulao Pass and take down Gu Hai. Everything will be solved quickly! " Gao Xianzhi consoled.
"That's right. Take down Gu Hai. I want to tear him into pieces!" Crown Prince Song said with an unsightly expression.
As for his son's matter, Crown Prince Song could only keep it in his heart. When he saw the expressions of Lin Chong and the others, he guessed that his son had met with misfortune.
My son, I will definitely take revenge for you! Crown Prince Song roared in his heart.
"Reporting! Grand Marshal! Oh no! The soldiers are rebelling again! There's another mutiny. This time, there are even more people. Commander! "Immediately, a soldier ran into the tent.
"What?" Crown Prince Song exclaimed, his expression changing.
Rebelling? More rebelling? What kind of demonic genius is this Gu Hai? How long has it been, and the eight hundred-thousand-strong ferocious army is already rebelling? How can we fight a war like this?
Gao Xianzhi's pupils constricted. "Gu Hai, I knew it. I knew it. Fortunately, I already led the eight hundred-thousand-strong army here. The decisive battle is about to begin. Otherwise, if I gave you more time, my entire army would have scattered. "
"What's going on?" Lin Chong shouted to that soldier.
"The soldiers discovered that their letters home were all fake!" that soldier said with an unsightly expression.
"Letters home? Letters home? Wealthy merchants? I got careless. I just knew that Gu Hai's scheme would not be that simple. It turned out that he had such a vicious plan in mind. Taking drastic measures to deal with the situation? I should have killed those wealthy merchants long ago! "Gao Xianzhi felt horrified. She immediately understood everything.
Whoosh!
A commotion broke out outside. A large number of angry and insulting voices came from outside the large tent. Furthermore, this time, these voices came with overwhelming momentum.
As Crown Prince Song stood in the large tent, he felt frightened.
Gao Xianzhi's eyelids twitched. Then, she took a deep breath and said, "Come, let's go out together!"
Hulao Pass: At the top of the city gate tower:
The white-haired Guqin leaned against the city wall as he stared to the south.
Chen Tianshan and Chen Liangyi stood behind him.
"Grand Marshal, the army in the pass has already been reorganized. What should we do now? Earlier, the scouts reported that Gao Xianzhi returned to camp. The eight hundred-thousand-strong army is about to launch an all-out attack! "Chen Liangyi said anxiously.
"Don't worry. Adoptive Father already made arrangements for everything. It is useless even if Gao Xianzhi returns. She just needs to cooperate with Adoptive Father. Eight hundred-thousand-strong army is about to descend into chaos! "Guqin said with a faint smile.
"Ah? Gu Hai's arrangements? What arrangements? "Chen Liangyi immediately pressed.
However, Guqin did not explain. Instead, he stared to the south.
Chen Tianshan frowned slightly at the side. "I remember that you sent a group of people out of Hulao Pass three days ago, about forty of them. They are all your Gu Clan guards, right? Your trusted subordinates? Why did you send these forty people out of Hulao Pass? Their cultivations aren't very high, right? "
Guqin smiled faintly and said, "Them? They went to be bandits. Later, there will be fireworks! "
"Bandits?" Chen Tianshan and Chen Liangyi revealed confused expressions.
At Gao Xianzhi's camp:
The matter of the eight hundred-thousand-strong army's letters to their families was extremely large. However, Gao Xianzhi used her prestige and hard work to get a rough idea after one day.
At a commander's platform in the camp:
Gao Xianzhi led Crown Prince Song, Lin Chong, and the others to the commander's platform. Below, the eight hundred-thousand-strong army's eyes were bloodshot. Although she managed to pacify some people, many people were still in a frenzy.
However, Gao Xianzhi's prestige eventually calmed them down. Then, they looked at Gao Xianzhi.
"Soldiers, I have returned. I have investigated what happened to all of you yesterday. I know that all of you are in a mess right now. I know that all of you are anxious and uneasy. However, I still have to say that all of this was part of Gu Hai's scheme. Thank you for being willing to listen to me!
"The soldiers who first discovered that there was a problem with the letters have already made it clear that their letters came from a group of wealthy merchants in the past. Among those wealthy merchants, there were people from Gu Hai. That's why they gave you fake letters! Their goal was to use you all to disrupt the morale of our soldiers. "
Gao Xianzhi shouted.
"Their letters came from the wealthy merchants, but my letter came from the soldiers. Why is my letter fake as well?" someone shouted.
The people below were about to burst into an uproar.
"Good question!" Gao Xianzhi shouted, interrupting everyone.
Gao Xianzhi stared in that direction and said, "Are you sure that your letters are fake? Can't your family write such a letter? Why are you so sure that they are fake? My guess is that you grew suspicious because you saw that the letters of others were fake, right? "
"Huh? My … "When that person was questioned by Gao Xianzhi, he immediately frowned. That seemed to be the case.
"That's your letters to your family. That's right. You are just doubting yourself. Don't just follow what others say, "Gao Xianzhi said.
"Me?" That person frowned and fell into a dilemma.
The Grand Marshal's words made sense. However …!
Gao Xianzhi looked around and said, "Soldiers, this is also this marshal's negligence. I should not have given those wealthy merchants a chance. I, Gao Xianzhi, guarantee everyone that your families are definitely safe. No one is harmed. No one should think of harming them. No one!"
The soldiers looked at Gao Xianzhi with complicated expressions on their faces.
"I know that you all want to go home. Go home now. I understand. However, victory is right before your eyes. Do you see it? Hulao Pass is five kilometers away. As long as we break through Hulao Pass, everything will be over. This is the final step to victory. Are you all going to stop here?
"Because of Gu Hai's schemes, you all chose to give up? Choose to go home? Be a deserter, a coward, and go home? When you return home, how are you going to face your parents, wives, and children? Why are you so cowardly? "Gao Xianzhi shouted.
"We …!" Many of the soldiers showed troubled expressions.
"I guarantee everyone that as long as we take down Hulao Pass, we will split up and go home to visit our families. It will be soon. As long as we take down Hulao Pass, it will be fine. As long as we take down Hulao Pass! "Gao Xianzhi shouted.
Although many of the soldiers felt flustered, they still clenched their fists.
Gao Xianzhi looked at the soldiers and sighed. Fortunately, he still had prestige. That was how he could convince the soldiers. Otherwise, the situation would have turned chaotic.
"Everyone, I will make this clear to everyone. Everything is Gu Hai's scheme. Everything is safe within the country. No one dares to bully the soldiers' families, not even the crown heir. I will not say more about the rest. Let Lin Chong explain it to everyone. I believe everyone knows Lin Chong. Not long ago, several people volunteered for him! "Gao Xianzhi shouted.
All the soldiers looked at Lin Chong and the other people who followed Gao Xianzhi to Song City.
Lin Chong walked to the front and nodded. "Brothers, do you still not understand the Grand Marshal's character? The Grand Marshal is a man of his word. He has already issued an imperial decree in the various regions. Anyone who makes things difficult for the soldiers' families will be punished with great crimes. The Grand Marshal is a man of his word.
Thank you, brothers, for pleading for me earlier. What I want to tell everyone is that the Grand Marshal is a man of his word. He is a man of his word. The crown heir, Song Zhengxi, was killed before me. He really was killed. At that time, many brothers witnessed it. "
"The crown heir really got killed?"
"He really got killed?"
"If the crown heir could be killed, who could not? The Grand Marshal is a man of his word! "
"We should have trusted the Grand Marshal!"
"Don't listen to Gu Hai's schemes. I believe in the Grand Marshal!"
"He can even kill the crown heir. The Grand Marshal would not lie to us!"
"After killing the crown heir, I believe whatever the Grand Marshal says!"
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A commotion broke out below.
The soldiers believed that Lin Chong would not lie. Back then, he risked being executed to lead the rebellion. Song Zhengxi was the one who killed his entire family. If Song Zhengxi had not died, Lin Chong would not have been so resolute.
The Grand Marshal killed Song Zhengxi. What else is there to worry about?
Beside Lin Chong, Gao Xianzhi released a long breath. Finally, the soldiers' hearts were pulled back. Killing the crown heir won the hearts of eight hundred thousand soldiers. It was all worth it.
Gao Xianzhi understood how horrifying the situation would be if eight hundred thousand soldiers fell into chaos.
"Good. Now, light the fire and cook. After eating, immediately reorganize the army and attack Hulao Pass!" Gao Xianzhi shouted.
"Roar!" The soldiers roared.
"What? So fast? Grand Marshal, you are back. Why haven't you rested yet? Why don't you rest for the night before reorganizing the army to attack Hulao Pass? "Crown Prince Song exclaimed in shock.
Gao Xianzhi had rushed back in a hurry and looked haggard. Yesterday, he had been researching the cause of the mutiny nonstop and hadn't had a good rest. He seemed to be mentally and physically exhausted. Now, he was going to launch an attack?
"No, I am racing against Gu Hai's schemes. Gu Hai's schemes are too sinister and vicious. They come in waves, exhausting us. Hence, I need to be fast. I need to outrun the next wave of his schemes. I need to be fast! Otherwise, the consequences will be dire! "Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly.
From the moment Gao Xianzhi found out that Gu Hai had become the Chen Nation's commander, he knew that there would be endless trouble. However, Gao Xianzhi had not expected that trouble would push him to such a miserable state in such a short time.
Hence, he could not wait anymore. He needed to be fast. Fast! Fast! Fast! The final battle would begin after the meal. Nothing should happen in the time it takes to eat, right?
"Ah! Look! Is that the crown heir?"
"What? You saw wrong. The Grand Marshal already said that the crown heir was killed! "
"Indeed. It is definitely not the crown heir. Would Lin Chong lie to us?"
"The Grand Marshal would not lie to us!"
"However, I saw it in Song City. He is the crown heir. He is the crown heir!"
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Suddenly, some of the soldiers, who had high morale earlier, turned restless.
This was because a person ran down a small hill in the distance. This was a man with disheveled hair and tattered clothes.
In the past, the soldiers would have already killed or captured this intruder.
However, at this moment, the approaching soldiers all goggled, showing incredulous expressions. Then, they quickly opened up a path for the intruder.
This was because that miserable-looking man was none other than the crown heir that everyone had just mentioned, Song Zhengxi.
How can this be? How can this be?
The soldiers who were in high spirits a moment ago suddenly calmed down like a wave sweeping over them.
Song Zhengxi?
Didn't the Grand Marshal kill him? How can this be?
The change in the eight-hundred-thousand-strong army attracted the attention of the people on the platform.
Lin Chong turned his head and instantly saw Song Zhengxi's appearance. Then, he suddenly trembled. No, his entire body started trembling.
"That's impossible! That's impossible!" Lin Chong's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he roared in shock.
Song Zhengxi? Even if Song Zhengxi turned into ashes, Lin Chong would recognize him. Wasn't he beheaded? How can this be?
"Ah?" Crown Prince Song exclaimed in shock.
Over the past few days, Crown Prince Song had been filled with hatred. He hated Gu Hai, hated Gao Xianzhi, and hated Lin Chong. To think that he had been forced to kill his most beloved son, and he could not do anything about it. If the heavens could return my son, I would rather reduce my lifespan by ten years. However, that is impossible.
Now, Song Zhengxi suddenly appeared.
Crown Prince Song rubbed his eyes. Is this real? Is this my son? He is still alive?
When Gao Xianzhi saw Song Zhengxi, shock flashed in her eyes. "That's impossible. How can this be? How can there be such a similar person? Where did Gu Hai find such a person who looks so similar? "
Then, the miserable-looking Song Zhengxi ran over when he saw Crown Prince Song.
"Father, this child finally found you. I nearly died at the hands of the bandits. Quickly go over there and help me capture the bandits. They want to kill me! "Song Zhengxi cried out miserably.
Crown Prince Song and Gao Xianzhi shivered at nearly the same time. Suddenly, their hands and feet turned cold, and they broke out in a cold sweat.
Is it really Song Zhengxi?
At this moment, the soldiers who had been united as one suddenly turned to look at Gao Xianzhi with expressionless faces.
The eight-hundred-thousand-strong expressionless faces already said everything. Gao Xianzhi's prestige in everyone's hearts was already gone.
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