From the investigation files provided by Sun Xian, Han Li had obtained a large number of secrets about those under Zhang Jin, although there was no very important military information in them, but once these secrets about private individuals were made public, they would definitely cause an uproar.

Han Li suggested to Li Xingqi that he should use this information involving personal secrets to plot against Zhang Jin's officers, and when the time came for the war, he could use it as an internal response.

Li Xingqi was a little hesitant about Han Li's plan, if he followed Han Li's plan, the time of this war would definitely be extended, and Li Xingqi couldn't wait any longer.

However, Li Xingqi could not ignore the tremendous role of this intelligence, and if he could defeat Zhang Jin without blood, it would undoubtedly be a very important victory.

After some weighing, Li Xingqi adopted a compromise method, that is, to publish this information in batches, so as to cause chaos under Zhang Jin's men, and when everyone was detached, he could boldly launch an attack.

Sun Xian's rebellion can be said to have sent a weight to Li Xingqi, so that the balance of victory tilted a little more in favor of Li Xingqi.

However, the current Zhang Jin is not idle, and the failure of the sneak attack on Yaqiu made his entire strategic plan bankrupt, so Zhang Jin readjusted his thinking, and still had to start from his own advantages.

Zhang Jin's biggest advantage is his family background, as a person with a strong family background, Zhang Jin can mobilize many resources through interpersonal relationships, which Li Xingqi does not have.

Everything Li Xingqi has is fought by war, while Zhang Jin does not need to be so troublesome, and can often achieve the same results through several talks.

Zhang Jin planned to use his family connections to seek foreign aid from other big families, as long as one or two big families were willing to join hands with him, his fleet would immediately gain an overwhelming numerical advantage.

As long as there are enough troops, even if Li Xingqi can fight again, it will not help, the battle between fleets, in the final analysis, is a competition in numbers, in the face of huge numerical superiority, any tactics are pale.

Zhang Jin thought so, so he also acted according to this line of thought, and during the truce, he had been busy contacting other big families, trying to persuade them to participate in his plan.

Just when Zhang Jin was trying his best to win over the other big families, a silent monster was quietly eroding his fleet, and this monster was a rumor.

I don't know when it began, there were some very personal rumors circulating within Zhang Jin's fleet, such as someone who had beaten someone else's small report behind his back, and who had seduced a colleague's wife behind his back......

Although these rumors may seem trivial, they can be surprisingly destructive to the relationship between colleagues, and soon people become distrustful of each other, and even more seriously, affect the cooperation at work.

This kind of harm caused by rumors is difficult to detect on the surface, unless Zhang Jinken personally goes to the grassroots to understand, but he is now busy with his own affairs and has not noticed these at all.

The rumors in the fleet are spreading more and more, and the most fatal thing is that there are many rumors mixed with many true parts, which makes it even more difficult for people to distinguish which ones are true and which ones are false, and the trust between them is becoming weaker and weaker.

Some of the people who were slandered by the rumors, in retaliation, also began to create new rumors, and at the same time revealed more privacy, causing panic in the entire fleet.

Some people began to suspect that so many rumors circulating around were probably related to the large-scale investigation not long ago, and perhaps it was because of that investigation that so many unknown secrets were uncovered.

When Zhang Jin noticed this storm of rumors, it was already too late, not only the contradictions between the soldiers in the fleet intensified, but even the officers had serious distrust among each other.

Some officers even ran to Zhang Jin to quarrel and openly expressed their reluctance to become colleagues with certain people, which made Zhang Jin feel extremely headache.

The most difficult thing in the world to deal with is interpersonal relationships, this kind of thing has always been difficult to distinguish right from wrong, and Zhang Jin can't punish him at will, he can often only be a peacemaker and try his best to press down.

These messy interpersonal relationships seriously affected the normal operation of the fleet, and at the same time, they also greatly distracted Zhang Jin's energy, making it impossible for him to spend most of his time trying to win over those big families.

What's worse is that these messy things in the fleet have for some reason spread outside the fleet, and Zhang Jin's entire management system has been deeply affected because of this.

Those big families that Zhang Jin tried to win over, after hearing about these messy things, their impression of Zhang Jin gradually changed.

For them, participating in the war is a business, with great risks and great benefits, but only if it is won.

Such rumors made Zhang Jin's reputation more and more stinky, and many people really didn't feel at ease about handing over their fleet to Zhang Jin, lest their fleet would also be involved in these rumors.

Originally, Zhang Jin had already talked to some families, but after the other party heard these rumors, he began to become depressed, and raised the conditions that had been said up a lot.

Zhang Jin was caught between the rumors and the big family and was tired of coping, which made the whole person lose a lot, and he looked very haggard, completely lacking his original spirit.

The people around Zhang Jin saw that he was listless all day, so they persuaded him to withdraw from the army, and it would not cause too much loss if he retreated now, and he could make a comeback if he had the opportunity in the future.

Zhang Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How do you know the difficulties behind this, if I withdraw now, how will Zhao Pai explain it?" borrowed his fleet, but there was a price. Besides, if I return in vain this time, who will lend me a fleet in the future? These people are very practical and will never bet on someone who can't win......"

After listening to Zhang Jin's words, everyone was silent, and said secretly in their hearts: "Zhang Jin's position is really not easy to do, although he is powerful and powerful, but the pressure is also terrifying, so I just go home and enjoy the blessings......"

Unable to stop the spread of rumors, Zhang Jin had no choice but to focus on winning over the big family, as long as he could bring in reinforcements and let everyone see the hope of victory, the messy rumors below would naturally stop slowly.

But Zhang Jin ignored one thing, that was the role played by Li Xingqi in this matter, although Li Xingqi could not win over those big families, it was still possible to destroy their relationship with Zhang Jin.

Li Xingqi gave this task to Han Li and Sun Xian, and due to the success of the rumor offensive, Sun Xian was rewarded by Li Xingqi and was full of energy at this time.

Sun Xian patted his chest and assured Li Xingqi that he would definitely do his best to destroy the relationship between Zhang Jin and those big families.

Through the last investigation, Sun Xian has mastered a lot of interpersonal relationships in the fleet, although these relationships have not yet touched the core of a big family like Zhang Jin, but some of them involve the businesses of those big families.

Most of these companies are leaders in the industry, and while making profits for the big family, they also take on the responsibility of carrying out various social activities for those large families.

Sun Xian suggested to Han Li that he might as well start with these companies and expose their private dealings with those officers in the fleet, which would inevitably make those big families dissatisfied with Zhang Jin.

Han Li listened to Sun Xian's suggestion and said secretly in his heart, "This Sun Xian is really an out-and-out villain, and he must not have too much contact with this kind of person in private. However, such a person is very suitable for use in war. ”

"Your suggestion is very good, let's do it in the same way as you say!" Han Li complimented.

Sun Xian was very grateful for Han Li's compliment, and said vigorously that he would definitely do his best, and no matter what, he would completely stink Zhang Jin's reputation.

In fact, Han Li and Sun Xian's subordinates did not have much direct evidence to prove that Zhang Jin's officers had illegal activities with those enterprises.

However, the cost of rumors is very low, but it can cause very serious consequences, Sun Xian published part of the evidence on the Internet, and then added fuel and vinegar to process it, this kind of half-truth and half-false rumors are the most likely to confuse the public.

Soon a large number of similar rumors appeared on the Internet, and these rumors caused great repercussions, and many people expressed great disappointment with Zhang Jin and his army, and all kinds of criticism and even abuse were well known.

These rumors naturally reached the ears of those big families, and many people were very disappointed with Zhang Jin, not because of Zhang Jin's bad reputation.

For these people, reputation and nothing are important, what they are really worried about is that Zhang Jin will not be able to win the war, how can a chaotic fleet be Li Xingqi's opponent.

Although Zhang Jin tried his best to explain that these were rumors, not many people believed him, and once the impression was fixed, it was not easy to change it.

Some people said more directly, saying to Zhang Jin: "Come back when you defeat Li Xingqi, we won't bet on someone who can't manage the army well!" ”

Zhang Jin, who was running into walls everywhere, was exhausted, and he finally realized the fact that these big families would only stand with the victors, and they would not bet on themselves until the war was inconclusive.

At this time, Zhang Jin was forced to make up his mind, only by defeating Li Xingqi on the battlefield could he change back to his original appearance, otherwise it would be difficult for him to gain the support of those big families.

"Alright! Since you see the results of the war, then I will show you! Zhang Jin said secretly.

Zhang Jin convened a military meeting again and announced to the senior officers that he was going to fight Li Xingqi next, and he asked the fleet to jump to the vicinity of Li Xingqi's fleet to prepare for the next battle.

Zhang Jin's subordinates were relieved when they heard this decision, in this messy situation, they were willing to fight to the death on the battlefield, it was better than being in the whirlpool of rumors every day.