All is Chosen

The leader refused to lie to himself, the battle has been lost, they had fallen into the enemy trap, surrounded the leader thinks of a way out, he might have lose the battle but he could still win the war but for him to win the war he has to trust every single one of his men, even the ones he doesn't know, the leader's general advised him not to trust all his men cause they were losing and the men might betray the leader to gain favour from the enemy but the Leader refused his general advice and went ahead with his plans, did his men betrayed him or did they even live to tell anyone the leader plan?