The Era of Generals

Chapter 204 Friendship

The reason why Hua Lao couldn't speak.

According to what Meng Yang and others told Chen Ze before, Mr. Hua was always heartbroken because those brothers who had followed him for many years died in battle.

After returning to Han Cang City, facing other generals' doubts about Mr. Hua, he actually didn't say a word, and let everyone treat him with cynicism, which finally created the current situation.

In fact, based on Hua Lao's status at the beginning, if he justified, the situation would not be like it is today.

At that time, although Hua Lao was not as powerful as before, he was still the famous Qingyang wise general after all. How could anyone despise him?

If it wasn't for someone's instruction, if it wasn't for ensuring that Hua Lao could be trampled into the ground, would they dare to do this?

So where does confidence come from?

Is it heartbroken to place hope on Mr. Hua?

What if he didn't die?

So, where is the greatest confidence for those people?

This was Chen Ze's doubts when he heard Meng Yang's indignant recounting of the past.

It's just that he had only met Mr. Hua once at that time, and they couldn't talk about friendship, and there were even differences in ideas between them.

Knowing about Mr. Hua's affairs from Meng Yang and the others is just to understand Mr. Jing's thoughts so that he can make the most favorable judgment for himself.

But now it's different.

Hua Lao helped him.

Chen Ze didn't want to stand in line, but he also didn't want to owe anyone favors. It can be said that Hua Lao played a great role in this battle in Bo'an City. If he didn't directly save his life, Chen Ze might not be able to succeed.

It can also be seen from this incident how much Hua Lao's status has declined.

A majestic and wise general from Qingyang actually had to risk his life in order to get the approval of the general Zheng Yuanyun. In the past, would Zheng Yuanyun dare?

This favor is not small, if given the chance, Chen Ze would like to return it to Mr. Hua.

"You said I...can't speak?"

Hua Lao looked at him coldly, "Why can't I speak?"

Chen Ze sighed, "It's because of the families of those soldiers."

"you!"

Hua Lao jumped up and rushed towards Chen Ze with a violent posture that Chen Ze had never seen before. With a palm, his veined right hand clasped Chen Ze's throat.

Chen Ze didn't hide, let him pinch his throat, and said with unchanged expression: "So I said, Mr. Hua, don't misunderstand, you must know that I was just a child when that incident happened back then, and this incident Of course I couldn't be a part of it."

"And the whole incident is actually not difficult to guess."

He reluctantly turned his head to look at Elder Hua, "If it weren't for someone threatening your brothers' families, I can't think of any reason why you can't speak."

"Even if it's not for yourself, for the sake of those dead soldiers, and to give them a name, it's impossible for you to keep silent and allow yourself to be humiliated in every possible way."

"So, Mr. Hua, you chose to retire later, not because you were discouraged, but because it was one of the conditions that the other party proposed to you!"

"Because only in this way, they are willing to let those people go."

Every time he said a sentence, Hua Lao's hand that was tightly clasped around his throat loosened a little, and when the last sentence was finished, Hua Lao's hand also left his throat at the same time.

As Chen Ze said, this matter is actually not difficult to guess, and based on what Hua Lao knows about Chen Ze now, it is not surprising that he can guess to this extent.

The reason for the sudden runaway is that Ge Yinhua is concerned about this matter in his heart.

Chen Ze covered his throat and coughed heavily twice.

This is what he felt wrong after hearing Meng Yang's words.

The man who sits in Han Cang City is Chunyu, one of the three wise men of Qingyang, the national teacher. This person can get to the position of national teacher, one can imagine that his wisdom is extraordinary.

But even so, Chunyu Guoshi couldn't read minds, could he?

After directly reading the important information that Mr. Hua has lost his will to fight, how can he boldly deny Hua's achievements?

it's out of the question.

So, if Hua Lao hadn't made arrangements in advance before returning to Han Cang City after all the hardships, how could he have hit it with one blow?

Combined with what the fat shopkeeper mentioned before, after Mr. Hua came to this Bo'an City, he actually opened the General Aircraft Office into a restaurant, which made him even more associated.

Although Mr. Hua has retired, his military rank is still there.

It is also impossible for the Qingyang Empire to publicize the loss of a general in its own empire. Wouldn't it tell other empires that I am now missing a general and I am weak, come and beat me up?

Therefore, to the outside world, Hua Lao is still the famous Qingyang Zhijiang, an existence that makes his enemies extremely headache.

So, as a general, how much is Hua Lao's monthly salary?

Chen Ze didn't know it, but he knew that it was definitely an astronomical figure, which was completely different from his little counselor's salary.

Such a large sum of money is not enough for Mr. Hua to drink?

Even if he used the best wine to take a bath every day, he might never run out of it, so why open another restaurant?

The original fat shopkeeper gave the answer, because most of Hua Lao's money was used to support the family members of the dead brother.

It can be seen from this that these people are Hua Lao's entanglements.

An alcoholic old man who doesn't care about anything and only cares about his drunken dreams every day, still remembers to take care of the families of his soldiers?

The two phases are confirmed, so he has this guess:

At the beginning, Hua Lao used only a small amount of troops to raid the rear of the Bailie Empire. Although he succeeded, his soldiers suffered heavy losses, and they were in Hancang City, which was far away from the base camp. Before arriving at Qingfeng City, that was the time when his strength was most emptied.

So Chunyu Guoshi saw the opportunity—assuming that this person was behind the scenes, secretly ordered someone to host the family members of the elite soldiers under Hua Lao, and threatened Hua Lao with this.

After receiving the emergency military information, Hua Lao had no time to second a large number of soldiers and horses from the military aircraft of Qingfeng City before rushing to Hancang City.

Originally, Hua Lao's plan was to gradually collect soldiers and horses in the cities along the way, so that when he arrived at Han Cang City, he would be able to gather a large army.

It's a pity that things backfired. He didn't mobilize troops along the way, so those who rushed to Han Cang City were still private soldiers who had followed him from the beginning.

The number of private soldiers that the general can recruit is exactly 5,000. They have followed Hua Lao for many years, and they have experienced many life-and-death crises with each other, and they have long since formed a life-and-death friendship.

For Mr. Hua, these people are not only his subordinates, but also his family, his brothers!

The brother's family is his family, and if his brothers are willing to die for one of his orders, then he will naturally try to protect the family for the brothers.

The people behind the scenes grasped this point precisely, and threatened Hua Lao with this when Hua Lao's strength was at its emptiest, and restrained Hua Lao in one fell swoop!