Chapter 498: Battlefield Diva

"Is that...paper?" Hu Wan's eyesight was much better than that of ordinary people. He soon realized that the soldiers were scrambling for sheets of white paper. No wonder there was a commotion in the camp - this kind of rare thing is not seen every day.

However, he also understood that the other party would not give them paper for free. Even in the big city of Jinzhou, only scholars with decent family backgrounds could afford such paper for writing. "Go get some and show me."

In fact, someone had already done so before he arranged it.

In less than half a minute, a guard came to Hu Wan with a stack of paper. Not only that, the main generals of several troops also gathered here, obviously for this matter.

Hu Wan took the white paper and flipped through it casually, and his mind suddenly buzzed - this was clearly a means used by the enemy to confuse the army! What family members are looking forward to the return of soldiers, children are muttering their father's name... The words are extremely simple and easy to understand, and they are obviously aimed at ordinary soldiers.

"Lord Hu, someone in the camp even sang a song!" someone else reported.

"What song?"

"It seems to be a local folk song in Shenzhou, a song used to comfort the wanderers from afar."

"Lord, look at this... they even added a painting! The content is extremely..." A general thought hard before finding the right adjective, "Shameful!"

Hu Wan took the painting and felt cold in his heart again. Three figures were sketched on the paper with just a few strokes. The soldier holding a spear in the distance, the woman in the middle was seeing her off, and the rough man on the left who was closest to the woman was peeping at her. The composition of near big and far small gives people a sense of reality. This is the first time he has seen such a painting technique. Moreover, the painter's few strokes clearly summarize the characteristics of the three people. His purpose is clear at a glance. Even an illiterate person can see the artistic conception of the painting at a glance.

The problem is that this is not fiction.

What will happen when the pillar of the family is gone is the worry of the soldiers, but everyone usually knows it tacitly and is unwilling to think about it. If someone takes the initiative to expose this scar...

"Pass my order, immediately lock down the camp and collect all the distributed papers!" Hu Wan roared, "Anyone who hides the papers and publicizes their contents will be killed!"

At the same time, he felt bitter in his heart. Why did Jin Xia choose this time! The salary he originally used to boost morale now seemed to be a kind of hush money. Although it also has a soothing effect, in a sense it seems to confirm the other party's propaganda.

He looked at the generals, "The camp area tonight must be readjusted to separate the Shenzhou Army, and everyone must strengthen defense to prevent the camp from rioting."

"Yes." Everyone's expression was also solemn. If a mass riot really occurred, this battle would be over without even fighting.

That night, all the camps were brightly lit. The generals not only increased the number of light sources in the camps to several times that of normal days, but also added extra patrols to patrol the tents one by one. Once they found any conversations or crying, they would immediately extinguish them in the budding stage. However, even so, they still could not stop the news from spreading quickly among the Shenzhou army.

Someone was waiting for them to return safely - once this idea was born, it was difficult to erase it.

The next day, Hu Wan thought again and again and decided to put the Shenzhou army in the front of the large army.

He thought clearly that this would indeed increase the hope of escape for some people in the army, but it was better than putting them in the rear and cutting off their retreat. Even if they were defeated by the Jinxia army, they could still retreat all the way to the west, but if the Shenzhou army in the rear turned against them, the situation would be extremely dangerous.

However, this time, Jinxia did not choose to wait until nightfall to take action.

The scouts found the traces of the Jinxia army just as the sun rose to the middle of the sky in the early morning. A 5,000-man troop appeared in the suburbs south of the army and kept approaching the main army.

At this time, the border army had just set out and had not entered the siege range of Baihe City. It was just that the distance was neither long nor short. If they maintained normal marching, they could reach the city in half an hour.

"Who gave them the courage to send such a small number of people out of the city for a field battle?" Hu Wan was a little unbelievable when he got the news. What kind of fighting method was the Jinxia Army? At this time, instead of defending the fortified city, they came to trouble them. Does the princess know how many people she has?

The previous battles were all night battles, and the enemy and our situation were unclear. In addition, the troops of various states were dispersed, which eventually led to a great defeat. But the Privy Council Army gradually found out the number of the left-wing army active in the south of Jiujiang. They would not exceed 10,000 at most, and the 5,000-man army in front of them was definitely the main force of the third princess!

This means that Baihe City is in a defensive state!

He now has several options. One is to send a cavalry to contain the princess's main force, and the main force will attack the city first, at least to force the enemy to stay in the city and not return. The second is to pretend to attack the city and encircle and annihilate the enemy, lure the enemy over and then double-team. The third is to take the initiative to pursue this army, and at the same time notify the central army to send a reinforcement force to occupy Baihe City. The last one of the three is obviously the best choice, but he is really unsure whether the central army will agree to this plan. After discussing with the generals, Hu Wan finally decided to choose plan one for the sake of safety and take down Baihe City first.

Just at this time, the figure of the Western Dragon appeared again in the sky.

"They want to use the same trick again?" A general frowned.

"During the march, no noise or conversation is allowed. At this time, scattering paper will not have any effect." Hu Wan shook his head, "They should also know this, so we only need to deal with the magic of the demon dragon and the nine heavens thunder. Pass the order down and prepare to attract thunder--"

Suddenly, a loud and distant singing voice came from the sky.

Hu Wan was stunned. In an instant, he seemed to see the osmanthus tree at the door of his hometown, and in front of the trunk stood his deceased parents and his wife and daughter who died at the hands of the court.

An irresistible sour feeling suddenly surged from his heart!

Not good - this song is not right. He opened his mouth to give an order, but his words were disrupted by the surging emotions several times.

Is this Kanshu?

But his will did not produce any resistance, as if his whole body was integrated into the song.

Not only the Shenjin coalition was affected, but Olena, who was carrying Chi, was also affected.

This is obviously a local song of Shenzhou, which has nothing to do with the Saint Wing Islands thousands of miles away, but she only felt her nose sour and something seemed to be about to burst out of her eyes.

She thought of her younger brother, the castle she used to have, and the people and cattle and sheep in the fields. How long has it been since she went home to visit? Does my brother still remember what she looks like?

For a moment, Olina wanted to return to the archipelago immediately and hug her family members who were still alive.

As the sadness in her song became stronger, she could no longer hold back and cried out.

And this wail was like a floodgate that opened, breaking the few remaining restraints in the soldiers' hearts, causing the Shenzhou army on the ground to explode instantly.