The Era of Generals

Chapter 565   Revenge for Grace

"handle?"

Chen Ze repeated, saying in his heart that it was so, but he didn't show it on his face.

"It can't be said to be a handle, it should be said..."

Hua Lao thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's more appropriate to say it's a hostage."

When the word hostage was mentioned, his dissipated aura seemed to gain momentum again, so that Hua Lao's whole body trembled slightly.

After a pause for a while, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength before suppressing the faint aura of running away.

As a result, the veins on the wrinkled forehead suddenly swelled, making Hua Lao's complexion look a little hideous.

"If Meng Yang told you, you should know that the Xuanjia elites I subdued were not just them."

Hua Lao said, looking at Chen Ze.

And Chen Ze nodded slightly, he had indeed heard Meng Yang mention this matter.

There were more than 3,000 Xuanjia elites who were subdued by Hua Lao at the beginning, and then they have been following Hua Lao's command to fight south and north.

These people felt that they were Xuanjia traitors, so they never wanted to claim credit during the battle, so even though this army became a trump card army in Hua Lao's hands, everyone was just a commoner. There is no rank in the body.

And in the process of fighting together, Hua Lao and these soldiers also forged a deep friendship, otherwise, after Hua Lao retired, how could Meng Yang be so disappointed?

So Chen Ze knew that after that battle, only 500 of the 3,000-strong Xuanjia elite died, and it was these 500 people who desperately protected Hua Lao back to the Qingyang Empire.

Could it be...

Chen Ze frowned slightly, just waiting for Hua Lao's next words.

"They...many didn't die."

Hua Lao's next sentence made Chen Ze's heart sink.

and not dead?

But five years have passed!

"Then they..."

Originally, he planned to wait for Mr. Hua to finish his speech before making an analysis, but when he heard the news, Chen Ze still couldn't help but speak.

This news really shocked him.

The Xuanjia elites were only related to Hua Lao at the beginning, but now, the Xuanjia elites are also inextricably linked with Chen Ze.

It can even be said that Chen Ze would not have achieved what he is today if it hadn't been for the veteran Hua who handed over part of the Xuanjia elite to him.

God knows how excited Meng Yang would be if he heard the news outside.

Those people are also his brothers!

"When the Bailie Empire fought, I had no choice but to do it. Although it solved the danger of the emperor being trapped, in fact, I at that time... had no chance to leave the Bailie Empire."

Elder Hua let out a long sigh, his eyes revealing the color of memory.

"Speaking of which, you also knew the enemy's coach at that time."

Immediately, he looked at Chen Ze with amusement in his eyes.

"Yan Haomiao?"

Chen Ze was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of a name.

If there is anyone he knows in the Bailie Empire, then Yan Haomiao is the only one.

"Yes, it's him."

Mentioning this enemy again, Hua Lao's face was very calm.

I don't know if it's too long, or Yan Haomiao is dead.

"At that time, Yan Haomiao was leading troops from Mohe Province to support him, and happened to collide with my troops."

"Yan Haomiao sneaked into the Qingyang Empire as an undercover agent in the early years, and I also had a relationship with me on several occasions. In fact, I recruited him at the beginning, and only later did I know that this person was a spy sent by the Bailie Empire. .”

Hua Lao spoke slowly, the past in his mouth was like talking about other people's affairs.

"do you know……"

Speaking of this, Hua Lao paused for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "The reason why Yan Haomiao was able to run back to the Bailie Empire is because I helped him secretly."

Chen Ze was taken aback.

I didn't expect Yan Haomiao to have such a show back then.

At that time, Hua Lao had such a high status. With his help, Yan Haomiao could return to the Bailie Empire, which sounds reasonable.

And Chen Ze probably knew why Mr. Hua did this.

This person, Yan Haomiao, is indeed a talent. At the beginning, he was the first to feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he did not hesitate to sneak into the Nantes province first.

Hua Lao loves talents, and he probably estimated this person at that time, so he helped him.

"Then he..."

Chen Ze frowned slightly. Based on his understanding of Yan Haomiao, this person is not someone who will repay his kindness. When Mr. Hua met Yan Haomiao in the Bailie Empire, he might not be able to get away so easily.

"He said he was going to help me go back."

Hua Lao said expressionlessly: "In fact, he did the same. If it wasn't for him, do you think I would flee back to the Qingyang Empire with five hundred remnants?"

Chen Ze was silent, but he also knew that there must be something to it.

"At that time, Yan Haomiao met with me in private and said that he could help me break through the siege, but because he and I belong to two countries, it is not easy to help each other publicly, so we have to put on a show."

"acting?"

Chen Ze sneered, "It can't be that simple, can it?"

Mr. Hua shook his head, and did not deny Chen Ze's conjecture, but said: "At that time, I also thought it was reasonable. In order not to make it too difficult for him, I agreed to this matter. You also know what happened next. The difference Yes, Meng Yang and the others thought those two thousand brothers died in battle, but they didn't."

"They just became Yan Haomiao's captives."

"At that time, Yan Haomiao said that these people were just for show, and when I returned to the Qingyang Empire, he would try to release them back."

Hua Lao said indifferently, "You know, I had no choice at that time. I either led my brothers to die in the Bailie Empire, or I chose to trust Yan Haomiao once and cooperate with him to perform this scene."

"Then I led Meng Yang and the others to kill a bloody road and returned to the Qingyang Empire. I thought Yan Haomiao was thanking me for helping him back then, and came to repay my favor, but how could I know..."

At this point, Hua Lao kept silent.

Chen Ze sighed, now that the matter has come to an end, he probably understands it.

"But he didn't release them back. Instead, he used these people as a threat to make you step down as the general of the Qingyang Empire?"

Only in this way can we explain why Hua Laohui kept silent about the affairs in Bailie Empire after he returned to Qingyang Empire. Someone was indeed threatening him.

And it was reasonable for him not to tell Meng Yang and the others about this matter.

You must know that Meng Yang and the others have hot tempers. If they know that someone is threatening Mr. Hua with their brother's life, no one will be able to persuade them, and they will immediately return to the Bailie Empire to find Yan Haomiao and fight for their lives!

In this way, the five-year vacancy of Mr. Hua can be explained. At the beginning, for the lives of those more than two thousand brothers, he could only be threatened by Yan Haomiao, so that he stepped down from the position of the general and became a general. A drunk old man sitting alone in a restaurant.