Chapter 394 The Power of Rumors
After capturing the coalition camp and capturing 60,000 coalition soldiers, Wang Jin did not stop. He asked the 50,000 troops of the Lishan base to stay there and take charge of the prisoners. He led the remaining 370,000 insect swarms to pursue the enemy in the southeast direction.
Before leaving, Wang Jin called Murong Jun over and ordered him, "Notify the spies planted in the five bases to spread the news that the coalition soldiers were annihilated. In addition, deliberately let some remnants go back to increase credibility."
"Brother Wang, do you want to disrupt the morale of these bases?"
Murong Jun quickly understood what Wang Jin meant. The 200,000 coalition troops were more than half of the troops of these five bases. Once this news was passed back, it would be like a bolt from the blue for these five bases, and the morale of the troops might be directly dispersed.
"Well, although it doesn't take much effort to deal with them, it's good to add some trouble to them. After I deal with the troops of the New Ludong Base, I can defeat these five bases one by one and take them into my pocket."
Wang Jin saw that the insect swarm had gathered, and gave a few more instructions to Murong Jun, then sat on a flying dragon and led the mighty insect swarm army to chase in the northeast direction, where the eyeworms had already found the traces of the troops of the New Ludong Base.
After Wang Jin left, Murong Jun immediately began to arrange Wang Jin's affairs, and gave orders in a special way at a specific location.
With the host as a means of transportation, the spies arranged by Murong Jun quickly passed the information out. In less than a few hours, the five bases began to become chaotic. The news that the coalition forces were annihilated and swallowed by Wang Jin spread like wildfire. As the saying goes, good news doesn't go out, but bad news spreads a thousand miles. People in the end times don't have any entertainment activities, and chatting about some gossip is what people love to do most.
The news that the allied forces of 200,000 men were annihilated was extremely shocking. The news first came from the hotels and markets with the largest flow of people. After being passed on by word of mouth and exaggerated by the survivors, dozens of versions were made up, saying that they had real eyes and ears, as if they had really seen it. After a while, it spread throughout the base, and everyone heard the news from their neighbors or from other people's bragging and gossip.
Although the news spread quickly, most people listened to it as a joke. When the remnants of the defeated army who had "luckily" escaped from various places ran back to the base and were seen by the survivors looking for food in the wild, the rumor began to become a reality.
Although the base immediately came out to refute the rumor, it could not stop the survivors' speculation at all. The people's eyes were sharp, and even the defeated soldiers appeared. The survivors had already believed it three-quarters, so the five bases began to become panic-stricken. Everyone was looking for news everywhere and asking about the truth of the matter. The more the base refuted the rumor, the more suspicious the survivors became.
If the base could barely conceal the survivors, the soldiers were not so easy to fool. As the remnants of the army returned to the barracks, the news about the war began to reach the soldiers' ears.
The news that Wang Jin's insect swarm was terrible and might invade the base was greatly shocked by these defeated soldiers. Some of the defeated soldiers even brought the corpses of velociraptors, which made the soldiers believe it.
Therefore, compared with the survivors, the soldiers of these five bases were more panicked. They would think that even the huge army of 200,000 of the five bases' combined forces was eaten up by Wang Jin. Now with the remaining 30,000 or 40,000 troops in the base, how could they stop Wang Jin's invasion.
The thunderstorm was brewing in these five bases. Some rich families and privileged classes had already left the bases to avoid the wind. As these bases began to strengthen their defenses, dig trenches, and deploy defensive weapons, the news was further confirmed. More people began to leave the bases and run outside.
Wars are not long-sighted. Once you are unlucky enough to be hit by a stray bullet, you have nowhere to complain, and it is a waste of death.
It is better to go out for refuge and wait for the war to end before coming back. No matter who is the winner, they can guarantee a life. There are always smart people. Therefore, as long as they are capable, everyone starts to run away, even ordinary survivors are the same. No one wants to stay in the center of the storm.
Not only the survivors are running away, but even the barracks are beginning to have deserters. Facing the possible invasion of hundreds of thousands of insect swarms by Wang Jin, these soldiers who have heard the news of the defeat have thought about it, and many of them choose to temporarily avoid the sharp edge, secretly run out of the base, find a place to stay, and will not go back until the base has a result.
The defeated army is even more so. They run out in groups. They clearly know the horror of Wang Jin's insect swarm and never want to experience another endless insect sea impact.
Under their leadership, the number of soldiers who fled increased. Some patrolling soldiers disappeared directly in teams. Often, a platoon or a squad went out to perform patrol tasks, but no one came back, which made the officers dumbfounded. Looking at the increasingly intense escape behavior, they finally understood the seriousness of the matter.
The quality of the soldiers in the five bases was not high to begin with. Most of them were recruited and trained from ordinary people. At most, they were trained for a few months. It was okay for them to fight in a favorable battle, but once they were put up against Wang Jin's hundreds of thousands of insect swarms, when the difference in strength was ten times, they would be the first to be destroyed.
The top leaders of the five bases also discovered this phenomenon and chose to close the camps. They arranged for more elite veterans to patrol outside the barracks. If they found deserters, they would kill them directly, and arrest those who fled. They also arranged for counselors to actively do ideological work for the soldiers. Only then did they finally curb the desertion incident.
However, Wang Jin's goal has been achieved. Under the stimulation of these news and the defeated army, the five bases have already become a mess. When Wang Jin's troops are at the gates of the city, they will face a group of troops without fighting spirit. Such a result is what Wang Jin is happy to see.
How could Wang Jin not do things that can reduce casualties? You know, Wang Jin will have to deal with the zombie king of Jiaping City with all his strength soon. Every bit of strength is crucial to Wang Jin.
Not to mention the riots in the five bases, Wang Jin has already flown hundreds of kilometers to the northeast and finally found his target, the 30,000 troops of the New Ludong Base who fled in the jungle.
Wang Jin already has detailed information about this group of fleeing New Ludong Base troops. This group of troops was originally the garrison of the New Ludong Base in the five bases and was under the jurisdiction of the embassy.
Later, the news from City S reached the New Ludong Base, and the New Ludong Base encouraged the five bases to send troops to invade. As a help, the New Ludong Base will also send the garrisons in the five bases to coordinate their operations, which is also the origin of this group of 30,000 troops.
The five bases received support from the New Ludong Base and thought they had the confidence to not be afraid of Wang Jin. Who would have thought that Wang Jin would beat up the 200,000 troops of the coalition without even saying hello, making the coalition cry for their parents.
The 30,000 troops of the New Ludong Base that the coalition expected knew that Wang Jin was serious after seeing the endless hundreds of thousands of troops. The 30,000 troops on their side were not enough to fill the gaps in their teeth, so they chose to flee without hesitation, leaving the blame to the five bases, and they fled first.
If the officers of the five bases hate someone the most now, it is definitely not Wang Jin, but the 30,000 troops of the New Ludong Base who betrayed their faith.
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