The Era of Generals

Chapter 205   Take advantage of this opportunity

Hua Lao was silent and slumped.

Regarding Chen Ze's conjecture, he neither denied nor admitted it, but just grabbed the wine jug on the table and poured spirits into his mouth one gulp at a time.

In less than a moment, the eye sockets were already red.

But Chen Ze said again: "And I guess, those family members who were rescued by you are in Anluo Province, or even not far from Bo'an City, or in Bo'an City."

"This is the purpose of your coming to Bo'an City."

"Firstly, you can take care of them nearby, and secondly, if something similar happens again, as the chief officer of the military aircraft in Bo'an City, you can directly mobilize troops."

"As for Meng Yang and the others, you know that these Xuanjia soldiers are impulsive and irritable. If they know that someone is threatening their brother's family, they will definitely jump out and fight for their lives."

"You don't want such a tragedy to happen, so you would rather Meng Yang blame you and hate you than tell them the truth and let them sit in the Bo'an barracks for five years."

In the end, he paused, watched Hua Lao take another gulp of spirits, and asked, "I don't know if my guess is right?"

"What do you want to say?"

Hua Lao was noncommittal, and wiped the corners of his mouth casually, but his mood calmed down.

Chen Ze suddenly brought up this past event, and naturally it was not aimless, deliberately exposing Hua Lao's scars.

He thought for a while, habitually pointed his finger at the tip of his nose, and sorted out his thoughts by the way, and then said: "There is only one who can be a thief for a thousand days, how can there be any reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days?"

"Mr. Hua, the more nervous you are about these people, the more they will become weaknesses exploited by the enemy. What if..."

"No chance!"

Speaking of this point, Hua Lao said decisively: "What else do I have to be remembered by the enemy?"

"Or, how can I have any enemies?"

"No?"

Chen Ze shook his head and said, "Perhaps Mr. Hua, you don't have any more, but what about your disciples?"

Hearing this, Hua Lao frowned slightly.

Taking root in the Qingyang Empire for so many years, of course he is more than just the five thousand brothers who have turned into loess, in fact, the generals under his hand are all over the entire Qingyang Empire.

The fat shopkeeper who has been following him is Mr. Jing, the chief military officer of Xiyun City, and there are many more people who hold important positions in various parts of the empire.

These people, either recruited by Hua Lao in the early days and became his disciples' subordinates, and later accumulated military exploits, released the disciples' documents and became the leaders of one side, or they were deeply favored by Hua Lao and were willing to serve his generals.

If these people are branches and leaves, then Hua Lao is the thick main trunk, with branches and leaves spreading out, taking root and sprouting in the soil of the Qingyang Empire.

The three wise and two generals of the Qingyang Empire also have their own factions. The combined forces of the five account for almost 70% of the generals in the entire Qingyang Empire. They are the five engines that consolidate the Qingyang Empire. Tian Juzhu.

At the same time, it is also a five-handed sharp sword that restricts each other.

Everyone wants their own big tree to be stronger, so they fight openly and secretly for this reason, and they fight in secret. It is no secret that they fight in private.

At that time, because of a temporary defeat, Hua Lao was taken away by the other four people to take away most of his power, but there were still some who were loyal to him.

For example, Mr. Jing, as well as the loyal general whom Mr. Jing mentioned in the past, has been secretly waiting for the opportunity to help Hua Lao regain the rivers and mountains.

This force is also not weak, at least it is a seed with extremely tenacious vitality, which may break out of the ground at any time.

Will people who have benefited greatly from this matter give Hua Lao a chance to make a comeback?

Although Hua Lao has fallen to this point, as long as his people are still alive, it is a threat. In the words of Chen Ze's previous life, it is a ticking time bomb.

When it will explode, no one knows, but what is known is that once it explodes, it will shake the world!

So, no enemies?

How could Hua Lao's wisdom not understand this truth, but he chose another solution.

That is to give in.

He used his day-to-day depression to keep those generals who were loyal to him safe, and at the same time, he also closely guarded his bondage in Bo'an City, which was his weakness, so that no one could take advantage of it.

But as Chen Ze said, there is only one who can be a thief for a thousand days, how can there be someone who can guard against a thief for a thousand days?

No one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes, and Hua Lao is the same, so if there is any negligence, this weakness may be magnified at any time and become a fatal point to uproot him!

So as far as Hua Lao is concerned, there are also time bombs, and not one, but four!

"Now is an opportunity!"

Seeing that Mr. Hua was still hesitating, Chen Ze said firmly: "A chance to turn passive into active!"

"initiative?"

Hua Lao frowned, but his eyes fell on the sand table, "Which city do you think is my chance?"

He didn't object, on the contrary, he seemed to agree with Chen Ze's words.

Chen Ze smiled slightly. The Hua Lao he thought of had really thought about it a long time ago, and this question sounded more like a test for him.

So he said with confidence: "Xiyun City!"

"West Cloud City?"

The sand table is not that big, it can display the entire Anluo province. Hearing this, Elder Hua subconsciously focused his gaze on the map hanging on the wall.

"Zheng Yuanlong will most likely not return to West Cloud City!"

Chen Ze continued.

In the fierce battle with Zhang Chengwang's troops before, Zheng Yuanlong suffered serious injuries, but luckily he didn't get hurt at all. After these days of recuperation, he has recovered a lot.

"Because of President Huang?"

Mr. Hua knew what Chen Ze meant, and he couldn't help but nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said, "Yes, Zheng Yuanyun has put in all his efforts, and even the enemy has taken the opportunity to deal with Huang Zongbing. When Zheng Yuanlong's injury stabilizes, he can go to Zhangning The city has taken over the post of city lord!"

At the beginning, Zheng Yuanyun took advantage of the information brought back by Chen Ze and others to take down Zongbing Huang on the charge of Zhangning City's dereliction of duty and giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. Both of them were present at the time.

In fact, everyone present at the time understood that even though Zongbing Huang was at fault, Zheng Yuanyun was not using the opportunity to take advantage of Zongbing Huang's power, thus giving his younger brother Zheng Yuanlong a chance.

Although both Zhangning City and Xiyun City are city lords, the difference is huge.

Xiyun City is just a small city on the border of Anluo Province. It is located in a barren area with limited development potential. Even the garrison troops are only a few hundred thousand, which is not even comparable to the towns attached to some big cities.

But what about Zhangning City?

Although it is located in the east of the relatively barren Anluo Province, it is one of the six major granary cities. Its abundance of oil and water is not comparable to that of ten Xiyun cities.

Arranging his younger brother to work in Zhangshoucheng seems to be a mediocre transfer, but anyone with a discerning eye can see the huge benefits in it.

After this battle, how could Zheng Yuanlong return to Xiyun City and give up Zhangning City?