Our soldiers were stunned.
Most of them had no idea what was happening.
On the opposite side, dozens of officers led by Xiao Sihai were first bewildered, then the officers all asked for telescopes, wanting to get a closer look at who had emerged from the other side.
Upon seeing them.
The scene erupted in an uproar!
"What's going on?"
"I, I see my son?"
"Commander-in-Chief, what's happening?"
When some of the officers clearly saw their sons or nephews through the telescopes, their faces turned ashen as they shouted, questioning Xiao Sihai why this had happened.
"Damn it!"
Xiao Sihai directly cursed.
Before the great battle, Xiao Sihai, as the Commander-in-Chief, had received some news from home and knew that Ye Zixiao was in Jiangcheng. However, Xiao Bahuang had reported that everything was fine at home.
In an instant.
Xiao Sihai understood.
Xiao Bahuang, to prevent the morale of the front line from being shaken, had concealed the fact that something had happened at home. The truth was that Ye Zixiao had succeeded, he had captured many children of officers and sent them to the front line.
Even Xiao Erhu's son, Xiao Jian, was among the prisoners, and it looked like Xiao Jian was half dead!
"Commander-in-Chief, say something!"
"Damn it, are you lying to us?"
"Your Xiao family, are you treating us like fools?"
Some officers, who were already dissatisfied with the civil war, could no longer control their emotions. They disregarded their ranks and pointed at Xiao Sihai, shouting at him, almost ready to beat him up.
"What's going on?"
Wild Dog, who was in charge of execution, was dumbfounded.
He held his pistol, aimed it at an innocent crying woman, and turned to his superior, Mountain Cat, asking, "The minute has long passed, should I kill her or not?"
"Kill your mother!"
An officer from the Xiao family kicked him and pointed at Wild Dog, shouting, "It's you scum who caused this outcome, damn it, the Wuguo people are all idiots."
"Who are you cursing?"
Wild Dog, of course, was not convinced.
"I'll shoot you dead!"
The officer from the Xiao family drew his pistol.
"Calm down, calm down."
Mountain Cat quickly stepped forward to intervene.
"Wuguo people, no one make any rash moves."
"Get lost, don't touch innocent civilians."
"Damn it, scum, beasts."
A group of officers from the Xiao family roared at Mountain Cat's men. By this point, these officers had all realized that Hu Lai had this trick up his sleeve long ago, he just disdained to use it.
War.
It's about armies fighting armies.
Capturing prisoners and threatening them is extremely disgraceful!
Hu Lai had shouted so much to give the Xiao family army some room to maneuver, but since Xiao Sihai was determined to kill civilians, Hu Lai had no choice but to reveal the young masters.
Looking at their own sons.
Looking at their own nephews.
Many officers of the Xiao family were already considering surrendering.
They had rebelled for the Xiao family, borne infamy for the Xiao family, and if they were to die for the Xiao family again, it would be too damn worthless. This war, it was better not to fight!
"Get lost!"
"Get away."
"Release that child."
Another round of shouting and scolding. The officers whose sons were on the opposite side started a fierce confrontation with Wild Dog's men. They vented all their pent-up rage on the Wuguo people.
Chaos.
The enemy's positions were in disarray!
The main senior officers of the Xiao family had lost the will to fight. As a result, the junior officers and soldiers naturally had their morale shaken, and the entire army was in an uproar.
"What's going on?"
"The Division Commander's son has been captured."
"Yeah, everything is in chaos up front."
"Can we still fight?"
"Fight what? Prepare to flee."
Among the twenty thousand allied enemy forces, such small-scale hushed conversations were everywhere. Many soldiers were retreating, looking for escape routes, wanting to become deserters.
On the front line.
Xiao Sihai wished he could die!
He hated his eighth brother.
He hated Ye Zixiao, he hated Hu Lai, he hated those unfilial officers, but he had never thought about whether his decision to allow the Wuguo people to massacre and capture prisoners was wrong?!
"Commander Xiao, what should we do?"
Mountain Cat from Wuguo rushed to Xiao Sihai's side.
"Quiet down, all of you!"
Xiao Sihai suddenly drew his pistol and fired three shots into the sky, waiting for the enraged officers to roar, "With the great battle imminent, what are you acting like? The Xiao family hasn't fallen yet, what are you afraid of?"
The officers were subdued.
But soon.
They started to clamor again.
"Commander-in-Chief, you see it too, my own son is kneeling over there. How can we still fight this war? As soon as the battle starts, Hu Lai will chop my son's head off."
"Commander-in-Chief, I only have one son!"
"Commander Xiao!"
A Deputy Commander-in-Chief rushed over and pointed at Xiao Bahuang's nose, shouting, "I told you long ago not to kill innocents, not to capture prisoners. You insisted on going your own way, and you've killed me."
"All of you shut up!"
Xiao Sihai was completely enraged.
His body trembled, and his killing intent, approaching the level of a Martial God, erupted. A visible green light spread among the officers. This terrifying deterrent finally suppressed the officers' anger.
"You are soldiers, you are officers. The grand battle is about to begin. You cannot abandon the fight for your sons. Even if you don't fight, will you be able to save your sons?"
This speech.
Xiao Sihai said it with immense dominance!
The chaotic scene quieted down, and the officers hung their heads in dejection. They no longer dared to argue. They also realized that surrendering would not result in a much better outcome than dying.
"Don't forget, we have leverage. Exchanging two hundred civilians for your sons, the other side will definitely agree. Do you all understand?"
Xiao Sihai roared again.
No one responded.
But most of the officers looked up.
Exchanging over two hundred civilians for their sons, this move should be feasible. As long as their sons could return alive, this war would still be worth fighting.
But just then.
There was movement from the other side.
On our front line, with instructions from Hu Lai, Lao Teng of the Asura Gate directly walked to Xiao Erhu's son, Xiao Jian, and placed a large saber against his neck.
"What are you doing? What are you doing!"
Xiao Jian was scared to tears.
"Speak, tell them to release people!"
Lao Teng issued the order with a cold expression.
"My words are useless!"
*Puchi!*
Lao Teng suddenly slashed with his saber, chopping off Xiao Jian's left shoulder. He raised his voice and shouted, "If the other side doesn't release them, I will chop you to pieces, one piece at a time."
"Ahhh, Fourth Uncle!"
The unfortunate Xiao Jian screamed instantly.
"Cry louder!"
Lao Teng's voice became even colder.
"Fourth Uncle, ahhhh!"
Xiao Jian, on the verge of fainting from pain, roared with all his might, "I am Xiao Jian! I am your eldest nephew! Hurry up and release those civilians, or I will die, die a miserable death!"
On the opposite side, Xiao Sihai actually showed no reaction!
"Come on, all of you cry together!"
Lao Teng glared and yelled at the thirty-odd children of officials, "All of you cry out to your fathers for help. Only when those civilians are released will you have a glimmer of hope."
"Grass!"
"Who do you think you are?"
"You want me to cry and I'll cry?!"
"I have guts!"
For some reason, perhaps it was because they had come to the front line and were about to see their fathers, the group of young masters, who had been quite timid, suddenly became tough at this moment?!
"Alright, very good!"
Lao Teng was actually amused by them.
He thought for a moment and suddenly shouted, "Listen up, all of you! Cry out loud, shout, and call your fathers to surrender. This is not what I said, this is what Brother Shan said."
*Puchi—*
*Huala—*
As soon as they heard Brother Shan's name.
The young masters were scared to death!