The Era of Generals

Elder Hua did not deny Chen Ze's statement.

After a moment of silence, he shook his head sadly, "I owe them this, but it seems that I owe you for it."

"So this time, although I don't know why you must insist on leading the army by yourself, but since you insist on this, then I will help you, which can be regarded as returning this favor to you."

This time it was Chen Ze's turn to be silent.

Return favors?

Pay it with your life?

Hua Lao's words let him know that the other party is not really optimistic about him, thinking that he can really solve the crisis for Bo'an City.

But just want... to return him a favor.

So is this the reason for the sad look on the fat shopkeeper's face?

The heartbroken Mr. Hua may have long since wanted to live, but it was just an excuse.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, if the matter is successful, he will return Chen Ze's favor; if it fails, then it is exactly what he wished, and he will end this remaining life!

The fat shopkeeper has always been by Hua Lao's side, and he has been the only person who has taken care of Hua Lao in recent years. I am afraid that no one in this world knows Hua Lao better than him.

That's why Mr. Jing wanted to persuade them, but the fat shopkeeper stopped him.

"Mr. Hua..."

Chen Ze hesitated for a while, but still said: "I have something unclear..."

"You want to ask, it's just a battle, why am I so depressed?"

Hua Lao seemed to see through his mind at a glance.

"..."

"yes!"

Chen Ze took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Anyway, it was just one battle back then. Who dares to say that every battle is victorious and has never been defeated in a lifetime?"

"What's more, you at that time can't be said to be defeated, it should even be said to be a big victory!"

"As for what happened later, I believe that if Mr. Hua really wants to defend himself, there will be no room for it. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why the enemy country retreated was precisely because of you, Mr. Hua. reason!"

"Win...and...lose?"

Elder Hua looked up at the ceiling and murmured to himself, "What is the use of such a victory?"

"Such a victory cannot bring back the lives of my brothers!"

"Can……"

Chen Ze wanted to say more, but Hua Lao interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said without doubt: "This matter has nothing to do with you, so there is no need to say more!"

For this, Chen Ze could only sigh.

He knew the regret in Hua Lao's heart. His depression came from the sentence that he couldn't change his brother's life, but what Chen Ze wanted to say was, how could anyone survive in a war?

The so-called benevolence does not govern soldiers, benevolence does not govern, swords have no eyes on the battlefield, anyone may die.

Although those people lost their lives because of Hua Lao's decision, soldiers should obey the command, and they should have known it from the first day they joined the army, and they should have this awareness.

From what he saw twice, is Mr. Hua the kind of indecisive person?

of course not.

What's more, Hua Lao's order at that time was also for the sake of the overall situation, and it did resolve a major crisis that the Lord of Qingyang had faced back then, which can be said to be a worthy death.

And didn't Hua Lao also put himself in danger at that time?

So from Chen Ze's point of view, Mr. Hua shouldn't be like this, and the gesture of waving to interrupt seems to prove that there is something hidden in it.

But the other party obviously didn't want to get entangled in this matter anymore, so Chen Ze shut his mouth wisely.

Instead, Hua Lao turned around and asked, "I also have one thing I don't understand."

"Today's matter, you have contributed a lot. If your strategy is effective, even if you don't personally lead the troops, you can still get a lot of military exploits."

"When I was in Xiyun City, Ah Jing issued military exploits missions for those of you who participated in the defense of the supply line through the Military Aircraft Department. Far."

"In this case, why do you take such a big risk?"

This question is not only for Mr. Hua, but also for everyone in the meeting hall.

Let's just say that Chen Ze is arrogant and greedy for merit, but this greed is too much, and he is even a bit overconfident.

"this……"

Chen Ze smiled wryly, he was greedy for merit, of course he was very greedy, why did the general star system only recognize battles led by him himself?

If you just participate, you can't get military exploits.

This point can be proved from the interception and killing of Zhu Yan's ambush on the supply line of Qilin City.

At that time, he led more than 7,000 soldiers under his command to fight against him, and his combat achievements were not missing at all, but later the reinforcements arrived, and the reinforcements also belonged to the troops from Xiyun City. The suggestion would only appear there, but the enemies killed by the reinforcements did not add even a single bit of military exploits to Chen Ze.

So can Chen Ze not be greedy?

Not only to be greedy, but also to be in a greed that others cannot understand.

"It's okay if you don't want to say it."

Seeing his complexion, Mr. Hua stopped insisting, and asked instead: "Then let me ask how sure you are of this plan, can you tell me?"

"Of course you can."

Chen Ze nodded. Mr. Hua was also involved in this matter, and he still supported him with his life. The other party's bet had already been placed, so he couldn't fail to satisfy him with such a small request.

After serious consideration, Chen Ze said seriously: "Basically, considering all the unfavorable factors, I think the probability of success of this plan is 80%!"

"Eighty percent?"

Hua Lao was thoughtful, then nodded, "Basically, I can put it all together."

Suddenly asked: "Your current entourage quota is not full yet?"

Chen Ze was slightly startled, and replied, "No."

In fact, his entourage has only been Li Quan'an so far. Although Meng Yang and others are already his confidantes, they still have to complete the formalities on the Qingyang Empire side. Go to the military planes in each city to sign documents.

In other words, Meng Yang and others are not yet recognized by the empire, but they are Chen Ze's own personal followers.

The task of exterminating ghosts and sorrows had already been completed. It stands to reason that after returning to Bo'an City, Chen Ze should return the seconded military authority of Meng Yang and others to the Military Aircraft Department, and those Xuanjia elites had to return to the barracks to stand by.

When Chen Ze came back this time, he planned to take everyone to the military plane to go through the formalities, but he was led by the fat shopkeeper from the gate of the city to the city lord's mansion first, and he never found a chance.

Furthermore, apart from Meng Yang and Chen Ming, the others, Chen Ze, were handed over to Guo Zi to escort Du Jun and the other three Zhu Yan scouts, and they were not here right now.

"You are now a first-class strategist, and you can recruit fifty-five followers. You have left five vacancies. I have five people here that are just right for you. I believe they will be helpful for this operation."

Hua Lao pondered for a moment, and suggested to Chen Ze.