Chapter 90 Gossip and Gossip
Outside Shouchun City, the camp where Zhu Hongjun was stationed.
Since the defenders of Shouchun City released the prisoners back yesterday, the camp suddenly became boiling. Originally, the generals of Zhu Hongjun had gradually stabilized their morale, making these soldiers no longer afraid of the other party's strange magic.
But when these prisoners come back, it seems like a layer of stone stirring up a thousand waves, causing the public opinion in the military camp to keep coming. As for what they are discussing, they have their own versions. For example, the two guards standing at the gate of the camp are discussing fiercely.
"Hey, have you heard of it? The defenders on the opposite side were full of paupers, as if they were almost gone for food, and many people were starving to death!"
"Bao, fart, why did I hear that the enemy in Shouchun City is particularly powerful? Just like the one who released the fire dragon on the battlefield a few days ago, although the general said it was a magic trick and a lie. But I heard that the people in the city worshipped that person like a god?"
"Impossible, how could there be gods in this world?"
"This is you ignorant. How can ordinary people control flames? What's more, it's such a powerful fire dragon? If you have the ability, please try it?"
The guard couldn't help but feel a little angry when he heard this, as if his perception was rejected, it made him very upset. "Then you say, if the other party really knows the magic of immortals, why didn't he chase us and beat us up in one go? They must be at the end of their strength, so they dare not come out!"
Another guard curled his lips disdainfully: "The fool is the fool. He is a god. How could he be petty with us mortals? According to me, if we retreat like this, the other god will not do anything to us. If I still fight with them, the god will definitely attack us."
The guard even more furious: "You are the fool. They are poor now and can't even have enough food. We should hit them now, and they will definitely not be able to stop them!"
"Dare you dare to scold me? My mother has never scolded me since she was a child, but you dare to scold me! Look, if I don't beat you up today, I will be bruised and swollen!"
"Come on, come on, who is afraid of whom!"
So, a hand-to-hand battle was staged at the gate of the military camp. Why do you say it again? Because in just one day, countless fights and disputes occurred in Zhu Hongjun's camp. The reason was nothing more than some trivial matters, and the verbal quarrel caused by them eventually evolved into fierce fighting events.
Of course, this scene was not accidental, but Lu Cheng intentionally did it. Just yesterday, Lu Cheng released all the hundreds of enemy troops he had captured before. However, before he was released, he deliberately divided these people into two groups and revealed completely different news.
The first half of the people learned this. When they were escorted out of the city, they suddenly found a strange statue in front of the homes of the people along the way. After careful identification, they recognized that this was the image of a man surrounded by a red dragon. In addition, the respectful gaze of soldiers around them looking at the statue, they quickly figured out some legends by themselves.
The news that the next half of the people learned was completely different. When they left the city, they saw a desolate scene in the city. Many hungry and skinny people begged the officers and soldiers pitifully, but were kicked away ruthlessly. They even heard the soldiers' complaints saying that they were not full, so how could they give these people food? So these people came up with another story!
And people are like this. They only believe in what they see and can find some reasons for what they see in a short period of time. So Lu Cheng used this indirect performance to let them "inquire" some news!
Just like the first half of them, they thought they saw the facts, and they should know that those who dared to worship at home were gods or ancestors, so they subconsciously regarded the previous fire dragon as a magic spell. Although it seemed absurd, the ancients believed it.
The latter half were different. They saw the miserable life in the city, and even heard some explosive inside stories "unintentionally", which made them believe it. Could it be that with such a obvious performance, I can't guess that the situation in the city is very bad?
As for why Lu Cheng deliberately released two completely opposite news, it was because he knew that if he had a unified voice to all the prisoners, the other party's general was not a fool, and he would definitely see that this was the news he had deliberately spread. Now that doing so, it would make the other party confused, unable to see the actual situation on his side, and it could also disrupt the other party's military morale.
However, what Lu Cheng did not expect was that his move was backfiring and had a huge impact. Just because the opponent's soldiers were not elite and had very poor discipline, the news spread rapidly, and everyone said seriously as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
In addition, these soldiers were forced to be recruited from the village and were in an extremely irritable mood. After a quarrel, it would be strange if such a group of young men did not fight!
In this way, there were waves of curses from the commander camp in the center of the army, and even the sound of broken things were mixed. It was obvious that their commander had reached the extreme of anger. Soon, soldiers issued a military order: rest for a night, tomorrow! Siege the city!
There was nothing to say all night. As soon as the horizon turned white the next day, Zhu Hong's army had a good meal to welcome the second siege. Under the leadership of the four generals in front of the formation, the army slowly advanced and headed straight for Shouchun City.
Not long after this army of more than 40,000 people marched, they suddenly found a man and a cavalry in the distance. The four generals in the lead looked at each other and saw the caution in each other's eyes. This time, their boss gave the order to die. If they could not capture the city, they would not have to come back, so they could not help but be cautious!
After one of them raised his hand to stop the army's advance, he brought three companions around him to meet him. After getting closer, they quickly recognized that the person who dared to come alone was the general in the enemy's army. According to the captive, this person seemed to be named Lu Cheng.
The enemy general in the middle snorted angrily and said coldly: "Lu Cheng, what tricks do you want to use? Humph, no matter what you are going to do when you come here, but I will only tell you one thing. We will win this battle today, and Shouchun City will definitely return to our hands!"
Lu Cheng sat upright on the horse and said without comment: "Whatever you say, the winner will be determined by your own mistakes, why waste your words here?"
The enemy general sneered: "Then what are you doing here? Are all the soldiers in the city starving to death? Only you can come out to fight?"
Lu Cheng laughed and shook his head: "I think you should not be a general. It is better to be a writer with such a strong imagination."
"Don't talk nonsense, I'll lead the troops here!"
Hearing this, the smile on Lu Cheng's face slowly faded and he said coldly: "Hey, I originally wanted you to say a few more words before you die, but I didn't expect you to be so impatient! Then I will tell you, I'm here to fight you one-on-one!"
"What!" The four enemy generals screamed in surprise, and then suddenly laughed: "I said Lu Cheng, you have a brain in your mind. We have such a huge army, why should we fight you one-on-one!"
Lu Cheng was not bothered by the ridicule of the few people, but just raised his head proudly and said provocatively: "What? Do you dare not even make any of you four beat me?" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!