The Era of Generals

Chapter 395   Self-help?

"General Ma, why are you still hesitating?"

Seeing his complexion, Chen Ze knew in his heart where the other party was hesitating.

However, if you know it, you know it, and he can't make it clear.

After hearing what Chen Ze said, the hesitation on Ma Hui's face became more intense. He thought for a while and smiled wryly: "Master Chen, I have to say that your analysis is very reasonable. I can't find anything wrong with it, but..."

He raised his head, looked directly into Chen Ze's eyes, and said word by word: "But there is one thing I really can't understand."

Chen Ze also looked at him without fear, and said, "General Ma, but it's okay to say."

"What I want to say is..."

Ma Hui considered his own words, and said in a concentrated voice: "Since Mr. Chen has seen it so thoroughly, he should not fail to see the purpose of Mr. Zheng asking you to guard Ketan City, and the purpose of the large number of troops on the periphery to seal the city." ?”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Ze was not doing well, Wu Peng's face changed slightly, and he gently pulled Ma Hui's clothes.

"Hahaha!"

On the contrary, Chen Ze laughed loudly when he heard it. He waved his hand at Wu Peng and said, "It's okay, this question is actually a very good question."

"But..."

He smiled at Ma Hui and said, "Didn't you just say that I am a general and have the capacity to tolerate others?"

"Now I use this sentence as an explanation, General Ma, will you be convinced?"

As soon as this remark came out, both Ma Hui and Wu Peng bowed their heads and remained silent.

That sentence?

It was nothing more than a polite remark, but how could it be true?

Chen Ze smiled, seeing that the two were silent, he shook his head and said, "Of course, this is just a joke. If General Ma really wants to hear my true thoughts, then I might as well tell you."

Hearing this, Ma Hui raised his head, looked at Chen Ze, and said in a deep voice, "Master Chen, please tell me."

Chen Ze lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "That's right, as General Ma said, I can see through the battle ahead, so I'm naturally very clear about Master Zheng's purpose of being trapped in Ketan City."

"Sleepy is sleepy, so there's no need to stick to it." Seeing Wu Peng wanted to speak, Chen Ze waved his hand to stop him: "Actually, we all know it well, don't we?"

Wu Peng, who wanted to explain, immediately swallowed his words back into his stomach.

"Master Zheng doesn't like me, I understand that, he wants to kill me, and I understand that too."

Chen Ze sighed: "This incident is also a coincidence, so no wonder who came here."

"So General Ma is very confused. Why did I try my best to guide General Ma when I knew Master Zheng wanted to get rid of me, and even expressed my intention to rescue Master Zheng."

"Actually, this is not difficult to guess, and I am nothing more than saving myself."

Having said that, he paused, and saw Ma Hui's puzzled eyes flashing, and asked softly, "Save yourself?"

"Where did you say that?"

Chen Zedao: "Actually, it's very simple. The situation on Mr. Zheng's side is critical if you say it is critical, but if you want to say how critical it is, it's probably not necessarily so."

"Although the possibility of mutiny is very high, to be honest, it will only be a small part, even the small part that concerns your own life."

"You have to know that Mr. Zheng's purpose is to quickly attack Xilong City, so for this reason, he can accept the loss of part of his troops, but this amount will never be too large, according to my estimation..."

Chen Ze touched his nose, looking like he was thinking, but only he himself knew that what he was talking about at this time was nothing more than the war that had already been fought, and he was just repeating the scriptures.

"Three hundred thousand!"

He stretched out three fingers, and said convincingly: "The maximum loss of troops Mr. Zheng can bear is 300,000 troops. Once this number is exceeded, it will be meaningless for him to quickly attack Xilong City. It will have an impact on the subsequent strategic deployment."

"In fact, the number of troops he lost should be less than this. Otherwise, where would the mutiny come from?"

Chen Ze said with a smile: "You must know that not all armies are suitable for crossing rivers and attacking cities. For example, cavalry, archers, and many functional units are not suitable for charging and attacking cities. Master Zheng's troop configuration It is estimated that most of the troops that can really be used to charge are sword and shield fighters, that is to say, in his army, the casualties of sword and shield fighters will be very miserable, so it is conceivable."

"The source of the mutiny comes from these infantry units!"

"Other troops may respond, but after all, it has nothing to do with them. Except for some soldiers who are involved with the sword and shield troops, there will not be too many responders."

"Then this mutiny, apart from trapping Mr. Zheng in place and being unable to order the siege, he won't actually suffer much loss."

"The reason why you are asked to support is more because I think it should be that the swords and shields are blocking the periphery, making Master Zheng unable to advance and retreat, and this part of the mutiny troops naturally cannot stay."

"Therefore, there will be a problem, that is, Mr. Zheng has indeed lost the troops within the range he can bear, but the result of the exchange is not satisfactory. He still cannot continue to attack the city, so he wants you Hurry up, to put it bluntly, I just want to replenish our troops, and your troops have not seen the tragic situation of those who fought to death with their own eyes, so they will be more accepting of Master Zheng's orders."

"So, does General Ma understand?"

Seeing Ma Hui's stunned silence, Chen Ze had no choice but to explain again: "That is to say, there is nothing wrong with Mr. Zheng's safety at all. The only problem is whether he can still attack Xilong City."

"Master Zheng, who is in a dilemma, has your help, so this city will naturally be able to attack. At that time, General Ma and General Wu, please speak a few words for me, and mention that your support has something to do with me. That's it."

"I believe that Master Zheng will change his mind after learning that he secretly helped him. At least his murderous intentions will not be so serious anymore. In this way..."

He laughed and said, "You two said, is this my self-help?"

"I see!"

Wu Peng suddenly said: "Master Chen actually has this idea!"

"This is also a helpless move."

Chen Ze sighed: "Anyway, we are all generals of Anluo Province, and I understand the truth of being both prosperous."

"It's fine if Anluo Province can't take down Nantes Province this time, but if it's because of Master Zheng's loss that we're defeated or even returned by a counterattack, when the time comes, none of us will be held accountable." Can't get away with it."

"Instead of this, it's better to be a favor and settle the suspicion with Mr. Zheng. Wouldn't it be better?"