Li Zhengshang opened his mouth but couldn't get a single word out. He was utterly shocked and could only nod.
There was no point in talking to mercenary soldiers about loyalty, because they didn't care for this at all.
They only had eyes for money!
He finally understood why Jiang Ning allowed Li Genhong to tell their soldiers that they were going to fight a bitter war with the Purple Moon Mercenary Army.
It was a ploy to filter out those men who would run in times of trouble!
But many people would not have passed this test.
If everyone really made a run for it and the Purple Moon Mercenary Army came to attack, then that was as good as Li Zhengshang digging his own grave.
He would have been buried in no time!
But Jiang Ning wasn't going to let that sort of thing happen, because he was in control of the situation.
At the same time, he was in control of human nature.
Time continued to tick by and more people decided to leave, but the number of people leaving started to decrease. The remaining few were those with greater determination, more principled and with a greater sense of responsibility.
Since they had accepted payment, they had to stick to their paymasters to the very end, even if they might die in the battle the next day.
After some time, the number finally stabilized at just over a hundred men. Nearly two-thirds of the soldiers had run away!
That meant that Li Zhengshang's hard work before was just an illusion and didn't mean anything.
Li Zhengshang blamed himself for it, but he also knew that Jiang Ning was giving him a chance to make a mistake and correct it. And he also knew that this would be the only chance that Jiang Ning would give him!
Meanwhile.
At the Purple Moon Mercenary Army's campsite.
Halen was in high spirits. He was always in the best mood just before a battle!
The five troops were all ready to go. He was going to lead the men over first thing the next morning to trample Li Zhengshang and his men underfoot.
He was already having trouble controlling himself.
The sound of a woman moaning away in the room would arouse any man.
"Attack! Attack!" shouted Halen furiously, and just at the most critical moment...
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