Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

At the front line of the military camp, more people saw this white propaganda paper.

A young man who had just retreated from the front line looked silently at the paper in his hand with a somewhat confused look.

"This paper says..."

"What is there to say? This is nonsense!" The team leader next to him tore up the paper and said angrily, "What a bunch of filthy things, half-human dogs, they are actually trying to attack my mind!"

The soldier next to him lowered his head to eat the canned food, chewing slowly and whispering: "Let Bai Yujing come forward by name. Even the incarnation of the Demon Ancestor knows that after Luohou's death, if anyone still threatens him, it will be Bai Yujing."

He squinted at the people around him and said, "You don't really believe what's written on this piece of paper, do you? Just think about it and you'll know... If Bai Yujing dies, the battle line will only collapse faster."

Everyone in the barracks was silent.

Someone in the corner said abruptly, "I understand that, but... I don't want to think about it too long. We have only been at the front for ten days, and so many people have died. After today, one-third of the team is gone."

"I'm a junior. Before I came here, I thought it was an honor to serve my country, but after I came here, I found that I was still afraid of death... I haven't heard from my brother since yesterday. He was assigned to the Xianzhen Camp. Now I don't know what to do. I don't know if I can go back alive, and I don't know how to tell my parents."

"I want to write a suicide note, but my hands are shaking..."

He crumpled the paper in his hand, held his head with both hands, and sat slumped on the bed, his eyes full of bloodshot. He asked in a low voice: "What else can I do? I know I shouldn't believe it, but whether I believe it or not...what difference does it make? Can we win this war?"

No one around spoke, and a feeling of despair spread in the silence.

The most terrifying thing is that there is no end in sight to the war, and no hope of victory. Everyone comes here with the belief of defending their country, but if there is not even the slightest chance of winning, who would be willing to die in such a meaningless way?

Originally, this was a statement that shook the military's morale and could be punished according to military law.

But the captain sighed and said, "Forget what you said just now... We are fighting here for our country. Please don't say these words again... Otherwise, you will be swallowed by despair before you die in the Shadow Tide."

……

Just a few pieces of white paper cannot shake Daxia's will to resist and military morale.

It will not reveal any bad consequences for the time being, but will only leave some traces and plant one or two seeds.

That's the case for now.

But just as Chen Buren and Hua Jianlei had already expected, the battle situation continued to deteriorate and the defense line continued to shrink.

As time goes by, the number of casualties continues to accumulate and increase.

Many people couldn't even bring back their bodies.

Each life is forever frozen at that age and no longer grows older.

The worsening war situation, the shrinking of the northern battlefield, and the continued fall of Yanyun are further exacerbating the anxiety of the people across the country. Even those in the safe south are always affected by the war situation in the north.

Although wartime controls were in place and Daxia officials controlled the channels of public opinion, it did not mean that all information was blocked.

Especially in this world where supernatural powers exist, there are many channels for the circulation of information.

In addition, some people with ulterior motives are secretly fanning the flames.

Two and a half months after the war began...

Large pieces of printed paper appeared in the sky above several cities, and the papers filled with words were scattered in the downtown areas like snowflakes.

At the same time, another article suddenly spread across the entire Internet at an extremely fast speed. Before the relevant departments reacted and imposed controls and bans, it had already spread like a plague.

The title of the article is "Why Are There No Saints on the Battlefield?"

The specific content did not directly target certain people, but targeted the canonization group. The article made a lot of accusations, reversed right and wrong, spread rumors, and used the style of the Spring and Autumn Annals, saying that there were so many casualties on the front line, but the canonization refused to go to the battlefield, and watched many soldiers die in battle, while they themselves hid in the rear because of fear of death; the noble families and wealthy families all lived in the rear and enjoyed themselves, and did not send their disciples to fight on the front line, and still enjoyed their wealth and glory, while innocent people died in vain; there has been no results since the beginning of the war, only the number of casualties has continued to soar, which is simply due to the incompetence of the Ministry of War...

At the end, one question was left.

——Why has Bai Yujing never left the capital since the war began?

This article was obviously written by Tai Sui. He did not express any opinions, but simply questioned, questioned and questioned again, stirring up all the conflicts that could be stirred up.

They instigated class contradictions and hatred within humanity, and then used the issue to play on the selfishness of human nature, calling for the problem of inequality rather than scarcity, and cried out the innocence of the soldiers who died in the war. They also came up with a conspiracy, saying that the front line was not unwinnable, but that it was because the canonized saints refused to fight that they suffered repeated defeats and the war situation was deteriorating... They tried to drag the canonization of saints into the quagmire, thereby impacting the official authority and stirring up internal contradictions.

After reading this article.

Miu Tianji sighed: "It's really well written... Damn, I can't think of a more evil plan than this."

Everyone may be rational, but the masses are not rational; if everyone sits down and talks it out, they may all express understanding, but if put together, they will be swept away by the wave of public opinion and become a mob.

So the masses are emotional...their eyes may not be sharp, but they can only see the parts that others want them to see.

However, this wave of rhythm was suppressed in less than two days.

The mastermind behind the incident was also caught. It was a small media company with only a few dozen people, but it caused panic among tens of millions of people.

At the arrest scene, it was confirmed that this person was not a fallen demon, but a human being.

When he was arrested, he did not express any regret, but instead sneered at the camera and said, "Time will prove that I am right."

But he had no chance. He was dragged away and shot on the same day, and the relevant personnel were also sentenced to life imprisonment.

The news of the arrest was disclosed to deter other fence-sitters and lackeys.

Human nature is not all noble and great. There are Adventists in all three bodies.

Faced with the threat of genocide and the temptation of demons, there are always people who will bow their heads and accept the "Ark Ticket" handed over by Tai Sui. They believe that as long as they accept the demon seeds and become fallen demons, they can change their identities and life forms and live on.

Moreover, this infiltration did not start recently, but started a long time ago. Tai Sui has planted a large number of hidden players, some of whom have not fallen into demonic bodies at all, but are willing to serve the other party in exchange for the right to live.

This type of people are the most terrifying. They look no different from humans, but it is impossible to tell whether they have been bribed long ago. Moreover, once they get on the pirate ship, there is no chance of turning back. The impact will be far more far-reaching than that of ordinary fallen demons, and may even give rise to a pathological psychological phenomenon called convert fanaticism.

then……

A more intense public opinion offensive began.

And the rhetoric has become more intense.

From the initial doubts, it turned into accusations and even insults, denouncing the canonization of inaction and incompetence.

You don't need to think before you curse someone.

There is no need to express emotions.

There is no cost at all to oppose a thing.

It's like it's easy to tear down a house, but it's dozens of times more difficult to build it up.

Therefore, as a person with sound thinking, before speaking on a matter, you should consider whether you really understand it and whether you have the corresponding solution. If you just vent your emotions and give advice on everything, questioning all the people who have put forward opinions but not giving your own opinions, then you are a pure nitpicker or a ridiculous kid.

But the happiness of argumentative people is beyond the imagination of most people. However, they are not aware of this and think it is happy to give advice and feel comfortable to criticize everyone.

Therefore, accusations and insults will immediately trigger emotional points and spread in a rampant manner.

Even a few rational voices would be quickly drowned out by the tide of abuse.

Over the past few months, people's emotions have been pent up and suppressed for too long. They need a window to vent. Whoever is singled out as a target at this time is bound to suffer.

The consequence of the outburst of public opinion is the generation of confrontational behavior and rebellious thoughts.

This naturally created divisions within Daxia.

Even the conscription work was affected to some extent.

The speed of refuting rumors cannot keep up with the speed of public opinion outbreak.

The authorities are also trying to clarify, but they cannot stop the rumors from spreading like wildfire.

Because the fundamental problem lies not in public opinion, nor in the reactionaries planted by Tai Sui, but in the ever-declining war situation.

Without victory, the people's pent-up dissatisfaction will have nowhere to vent, which will eventually backfire.

The successive defeats on the front lines and the shrinking of the battle lines made the military extremely anxious.

Four months after the war began.

Yanyun fell completely.

The whole country is sad.

It was originally just mourning, but this emotion was exploited again.

Sadness turns to anger, which turns to accusations and abuse.

These angry emotions and surging public opinion eventually formed a huge boomerang.

It clearly hit the "White Elm" which was once a role model promoted by the government.

Because Bai Yu never showed up, nor did he leave the capital, it was as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.

Various Baiyu jokes began to circulate on the Internet.

For example, the world famous painting "Bai Yujing in the Capital";

For example, some of Bai Yu's past deeds and words were taken out of context and compared with the current situation to make ridicule;

For example, they ran to the gate of Nanling No. 3 Middle School and used a loud speaker to curse people, or even threw paint on the photo wall of "excellent graduates"...

All these irrational behaviors received a lot of likes.

The front line was full of life and death, and the lives filled the trenches;

There was a lot of curses from the rear, and public opinion forced Feng Sheng to go to the front line to die.

This world is so magical.

The whole of Daxia was a scene of chaos and disorder.

I am afraid that only when the demons break through the northern war zone and come to the south one day, these people will be shocked to find that the truth they believed in was all false. It is not that someone is slacking off or that the saints are afraid to show up, but that the difficulty of this war is unimaginable.

But if that day really comes, no one will care about the truth.

This means that the country will be destroyed and bones will be left everywhere.

……

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, winter in the capital.

The weather is cold and frost has formed on the windows.

In the courtyard, Su Ruoli exhaled a breath of cold mist, looked at the paper in his hand, and read: "This Bai Yujing really deserves to die. He sought fame and reputation, and was touted as the number one of the younger generation, but he was afraid of death and hid in the capital and refused to fight. I'm afraid that few of his achievements are real. He is just a puppet promoted by the authorities. He is not that good. How can anyone achieve so many achievements in three years? It's all a false scam. Now this lie can no longer be maintained."

"Stop reading!" Su Ruo couldn't listen any longer. She whispered, "I don't want to listen."

Tao Rusu started cursing loudly, and in a few words he attacked all the female family members of the writers who wrote these disgusting articles, and launched a crazy AoE attack with a radius of 18 generations of their ancestors.

Perhaps it was because her curse was too harsh, even Mu Yaoxi beside her couldn't help but slap her ears, trying to pour out the dirty words from her ears.

"I really want to curse back." Tao Rusu said indignantly.

"Didn't you scold me?"

"I'm not talking about at home, I'm talking about outside!"

"Outside, you'll get yelled back as soon as you open your mouth." Su Ruo shook her head and said, "And the more we refute, the more we'll be treated as incompetent and furious."

"Yes." Amamiya Mahiru agreed: "Now, it's useless to say anything. The opinions of the people are not important. The outcome of this war depends on only two people."

"What Tai Sui did actually proves how much he fears wood." Su Ruoli threw the paper into the trash can.

Mu Yaoxi said calmly: "But I will remember all these remarks. When this matter is over, I will slowly settle the reputation loss he suffered."

"That's a must."

The girls were talking and laughing happily.

A man walked past the gate of the yard and knocked on the door.

It’s Ao Xuanyue.

She was dressed in military uniform and glanced at the girls who were talking and laughing. She envied their relaxed attitude.

"You guys aren't nervous at all... Yanyun has already fallen, and the enemy is about to reach the gates of the capital."

"Will the enemy not come if I'm nervous?" Tao Rusu stretched lazily, "Besides, we still have to live our lives."

All the girls present had fought in the battlefield, guarded strongholds, and had been injured to varying degrees.

They are not sitting back and enjoying the good life, but in order to ensure the safety of the capital, they will regularly rotate back home in groups of three.

After several months of baptism of war, their temperaments have changed slightly and become more mature.

Today, everyone gathered in the yard, which was the first time in several months.

Because Yanyun was completely captured.

There is no need to stick to it.

The defense line has reached thirty miles outside the capital.

It cannot be said to be the end of one's rope, but this is already the true meaning of the emperor guarding the country's borders.