Chapter 319 Psychological Warfare
"Hey! Let's not mention these false reputations!" Du Long couldn't bear the praise from the two legion generals. He hurriedly waved his hands and changed the subject: "Let's get to the point! Tell me, what is the situation in Haoyue City now?! "
As soon as they started talking about business, Luo Hao and Qin Hanfan immediately put away their smiles, and Luo Hao took the lead in explaining: "Just before you millions of coalition troops hunted down the Blue Moon Emperor's army, we had already surrounded Haoyue City. ! Therefore, King Haoyue and the second prince could only flee to the south bank of the Hansi River with more than 100,000 remaining defeated troops. Therefore, there are still more than 400,000 troops from the Blue Moon Empire stationed in Haoyue City!"
"They are the Zhiyuan and Pangtong legions that the Blue Moon Empire has long been responsible for the defense of Haoyue City. These two legions each have 200,000 troops. They were formed by the Blue Moon Empire recruiting local troops from the Haoyue Federal Kingdom. They are similar to ours in Yulin. The Guan Jinglin Army is an old acquaintance!"
Nodding, Du Long muttered: "The generals of these two armies are all from the Zheng family. The Zheng family is from the Blue Moon Emperor's family. All their family members stay in the capital of the Blue Moon Empire, including the relatives of many of their middle- and high-level officers. They all live in the Blue Moon Empire, so it is impossible for them to surrender, otherwise..."
"The marshal's analysis is very correct. It is precisely for this reason that the 400,000 troops in Haoyue City have not shown any signs of surrender or compromise!" Luo Hao nodded solemnly.
"Alas! The Zheng family is a relatively loyal military family in the Blue Moon Empire. It's such a pity. It would be great if they could be subdued!" Du Long shook his head and sighed.
"I think it's hard! The Zheng family has always been extremely loyal to the Blue Moon Empire. Even if we get their family members out, they may not surrender to us!" Qin Hanfan interrupted at the right time.
"It's really worthless, tasteless to eat, it's a pity to throw it away!" Du Long sighed again, then his face became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "This Haoyue City is like a nail, nailed into our bodies, if If we don’t get rid of it, I’m afraid it will cause great harm to our subordinates in the future, so we can only fulfill the loyalty of the Zheng family!”
"Send my general order! After lunch, the entire army will advance and prepare to attack the city!" Du Long issued the latest general order with a solemn expression.
‘Compassion does not command troops! ’ This was the simplest advice given to him by the beauty of the Nazgul, ‘Be kind to the enemy and be cruel to your own soldiers! Since you can't have your cake and eat it too, then you can only die as a fellow Taoist, not as a poor Taoist! ’
At first, Du Long thought about whether to trap the 400,000-strong army without attacking, and then solve this problem when the time comes in the future. However, thinking about leaving a fatal nail in his body, he immediately gave up this unreliable plan. The idea of spectrum.
Outside Haoyue City, millions of troops were advancing across the board. The war drums were beating low and slowly. This was a signal to prepare for an attack. The roar of the war drums was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of the defenders on the wall of the Blue Moon Empire one after another. .
At the north gate of Haoyue City, the two army generals Zheng Kaiyuan and Zheng Kaitai stood on the command tower behind the north gate of Haoyue City with solemn expressions, looking dimly at the scene of millions of troops surrounding the city outside the city.
"Brother! Is this battle really unavoidable?!" Zheng Kaitai, the commander of Pang Tong's army, looked at his dear brother with gloomy eyes and said in a deep voice.
"How do you think we can avoid this?! Haven't you seen that the millions of coalition troops in the Haotian Empire are not even trying to persuade us to surrender?! We can't blame anyone for reaching this point. We can only fight with all our strength to achieve our goals." The name of the Zheng family is loyal!" Zheng Kaiyuan said firmly.
"I understand!" Zheng Kaitai nodded heavily.
Outside the city, a million coalition troops stood five miles away. Then, a group of high-level generals emerged from the army, and among them was Du Long riding a big fiery red lion!
As soon as his signature fiery red mount, the big lion, appeared, Haotian's millions of connections immediately let out deafening cheers. Obviously, this youngest and most magical commander-in-chief of the imperial army on the Star Continent was favored by all Haotian soldiers. of love and adoration!
This time in front of the million-strong army formation, Du Long was too embarrassed to continue riding with Huofeng and Qinglian. The two women were fully dressed in military uniforms, riding one white and one fiery red horse, and followed him quietly.
In front of the three-army formation, Du Long and his party arrived a mile outside the city, then cast their eyes far away on the opposite city wall, and finally fell on the group of generals in the command tower!
"On the command tower opposite, are Zheng Kaiyuan and Zheng Kaitai, the commanders of the Zhiyuan and Pang Tong regiments?!" From a distance, Du Long exhaled and shouted toward the city wall.
"I am Zheng Kaiyuan, and this brother-in-law Zheng Kaitai, I wonder if you are Du Long, the youngest commander in chief of the Haotian Empire?!" Zheng Kaiyuan responded loudly from the command tower.
"I am Du Long from the Haotian Empire!" Du Long responded politely.
"I wonder what Marshal Du Long wants?! If he wants to come here to persuade you to surrender, then I think you can avoid it?! I believe that all the soldiers in the legion, Zhiyuan and Pang Tong, would rather die than surrender! "Zheng Kaiyuan directly closed the door to surrender.
"Hahaha! I have long heard that the Zheng family is a rare loyal military family in the decadent Blue Moon Empire. When I see it today, it is indeed worthy of its reputation!" Du Long looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Thanks to Marshal Du Long for the compliment! Zheng is not worthy of it!" Zheng Kaiyuan replied in a neither arrogant nor humble manner: "I believe that Marshal Du Long came to the front of the two armies not just to praise me, the trapped army of the Zheng family. Bar?!"
"General Zheng is wise!"
"According to Du Long's knowledge, apart from the middle and high-level officers of the two armies of General Zhiyuan and Pang Tong, most of the rest are locals from the Haoyue Kingdom. General Zheng and his close associates are far away in the Blue Moon Empire for their own sake. My relatives will not be implicated and I will not surrender until I die. I can understand it!"
"However, the general tied countless local soldiers of the Haoyue Kingdom to the Blue Moon Empire's destruction chariot. In order to fulfill the loyalty of the Zheng family, the general had to sacrifice the lives of hundreds of thousands of his soldiers. , is this a little too selfish?!"
Outside the city, Du Long sat on the back of the big lion, looking at Zheng Kaiyuan on the command tower with bright eyes, and finally said the most important words of his trip.
It can be felt that the firm eyes of the soldiers on the city wall who were originally going to die with the Zheng family generals became a little hesitant. It is obvious that Du Long's words have successfully shaken the hearts of countless local soldiers of the Haoyue Kingdom!
"Hahaha! Legend has it that he is the first of the three young wizards in the Star Continent. He is full of wits, wisdom and bravery! When I saw him today, he is indeed worthy of his name! I am really impressed by this general!" On the command tower on the city wall, Zheng Kaiyuan looked up to the sky and shouted. bursts of laughter.
"However! I, Zheng Kaiyuan, have always treated my subordinates with sincerity. I regard all the soldiers under me as life and death brothers! The soldiers of the Zhiyuan and Pangtong legions under my Zheng family are definitely not something you can disturb the morale of the army with just a few words!"
"We still have more than 400,000 troops defending the city, so what if you call yourself a million-strong coalition?! If you want to bite us, you will definitely break a few of your big teeth!"
Outside the city, Du Long looked at the eloquent Zheng Kaiyuan calmly and did not interrupt him. It was not until his voice fell that he continued to speak: "What General Zheng said is wrong! As far as Du Long knows, Lan Yue In order to conquer the Haoyue Kingdom, the empire resorted to all possible means of burning, killing, looting, and even horrific things like massacres of cities!
After successfully conquering the Haoyue Kingdom, in order to curb the development of the Haoyue Kingdom, the entire family of the former highly respected King Haoyue was executed, and a weak distant relative of the royal family was raised to become the current King Haoyue and a puppet of your Blue Moon Empire. !
The Blue Moon Empire is still worried about the Haoyue Federation. It often sends the people of the Haoyue Kingdom to the front line on the pretext of starting a war with the Haotian Empire. Your so-called Zhiyuan and Pangtong legions are called the main legions of the Blue Moon Empire. , in fact, they are just cannon fodder on the battlefield, right? !
Take a look for yourself. From the time when your Zheng family established two major legions until now, how many veteran soldiers are there in the legions? I guess these are all new faces of the Haoyue Kingdom, right? ! How many people of the Haoyue Kingdom have become cannon fodder for your deliberate sacrifice? ! Do you still have the nerve to say that you treat your subordinates like brothers? ! "
Buzz. . .
Du Long's words made countless Haoyue Kingdom soldiers on the city wall burst into buzzing discussions. For many things, the official statement was often far from the deeper meaning behind it!
Most of the soldiers of the two armies, Zhiyuan and Pang Tong, were ordinary people from the lowest level of the Haoyue Kingdom. They had no idea of this in-depth information. Some of the information was deliberately concealed by the officials, so they had no way of understanding it.
"General Zheng! Is everything Du Long said true?!"
"General! Could it be that the empire we have sacrificed our lives for over the years is so ugly?!"
"..."
Soon, a large number of soldiers began to question the general Zheng brothers. In response, the Zheng brothers blushed and almost didn't know how to answer the questions raised by their subordinates.
After all, what Du Long said is true. As the commander-in-chief of the army, others do not know the in-depth information. It is impossible for these two commanders who constantly use their subordinates as cannon fodder not to know these things!
"All soldiers of the Zhiyuan and Pangtong regiments! Don't listen to Du Long's nonsense! He is our enemy, and this is clearly sowing discord. Don't be fooled by his words!" On the command tower, Zheng Kaiyuanhou said Shameless argued loudly.
"Hahaha..." Outside the city, Du Long looked up to the sky and smiled: "General Zheng Kaiyuan, I, Du Long, have always believed that your Zheng family is a loyal and loyal family that dares to do things, but now it seems that it is nothing more than mediocrity!
As the commander-in-chief of an army, you actually tell lies with your eyes open without blushing? ! What I, Du Long, just said can be seen if you go to any military academy in any country! How could I just make it up randomly? ! How can you shirk it with just one word? ! "
"You..." On the command tower of the city wall, Zheng Kaiyuan was at a loss for words. His face turned green and white for a while. It was obvious that Du Long had hit the nail on the head.
"What's wrong with me?! I dare to guarantee on the reputation of my Du family that what Du Long just said is true. Can you, General Zheng, dare to guarantee on the reputation of the Zheng family? Am I lying?!" Du Long took advantage of the victory and pursued him. .
On Haoyue City, countless soldiers were staring at the command tower. The two generals they once loved and admired so much. At this moment, all the generals on the command tower lowered their heads slightly. No one came out to refute Du Long's words and deeds!
Now it seems that the reason why these seemingly loyal and loyal Blue Moon Emperors are so nice to their subordinates is just to use their stupid selves to work for them!
It was only at this moment that many soldiers of the Haoyue Kingdom suddenly realized why, over the years, they knew that they could not capture Yulinguan Jiancheng, but their generals still let countless soldiers go there and die? !
Outside the city, the generals who followed Du Long closely, including the two girls Huofeng and Qinglian, all looked at this talkative young man with great admiration. Such a young man actually stood in front of the two armies, relying on his strength. Something that everyone in the world knows (of course only the authorities are obsessed with it) has shaken the enemy's military morale!
