The Era of Generals

Chapter 571 Gathering

"Yes, the man was released, but he is not here."

Hua Lao smiled wryly and said: "That guy is very smart, he knows that I will not trust them easily this time, so in order to make me feel at ease, of course they have to show a little sincerity first."

"So, take a guess, where is he now?"

Having said that, he looked back at Chen Ze.

"I think……"

Chen Ze pondered: "If the Bailie Empire wants to make you believe in their sincerity, Mr. Hua, but they can't hand over the person to you first, lest you repent, the best place to put the hostage should be..."

He paused, his eyes brightened, and he said with absolute certainty: "It's in Fengqi Province!"

As soon as this remark came out, a strange color appeared in Hua Lao's eyes.

"If the old man didn't know that you had just returned to Bo'an City, I would have wondered if you were there."

"That's right. If the Bailie Empire sent people to bring them back, they would indeed secretly bring those two thousand people into the territory of Fengqi Province."

"The scouts I stayed in Mohe Province also sent back news at about the same time. They did see that those brothers were secretly escorted out of Mohe Province, and followed them all the way, seeing them enter Fengqi Province."

Chen Ze nodded, which was consistent with his speculation.

If the Bailie Empire wants to convince Hua Lao, they must show some sincerity. At the same time, they will not be willing to return the hostages to Hua Lao before Hua Lao has done his work.

Then the place of compromise is Fengqi Province.

First of all, this Fengqi Province is the goal of the Bailie Empire. This time, whether it is Yan Haomiao or his successor, their primary goal is Fengqi Province. As for the Nantes Province, it is better to get it. Nothing.

Putting the hostages in Fengqi Province will save Hua Lao from the distress of attacking Mohe Province, and it will also give Hua Lao the motivation to cooperate with them to capture Fengqi Province.

The other point is also on Ouyang Lixing.

Ouyang Lixing, as the head coach of Fengqi Province, is currently trapped in Nantes Province and cannot return to take charge of the overall situation. This is naturally a perfect opportunity for the Bailie Empire.

At the same time, because of Ouyang Lixing's absence, Fengqi Province is very nervous about Mohe Province's intrusion, so most of their attention should be on Mohe Province.

At this time, it is also a good opportunity to sneak in from a remote place with more than 2,000 people secretly.

As a result, Fengqi Province has become a very suitable place for hostage exchange.

As long as the spy of the Bailie Empire succeeds in attacking Fengqi Province, Hua Lao will naturally have a way to rescue the hostages with the scouts he left beside him.

At that time, the Bailie Empire probably wouldn't pay too much attention to these hostages. To be precise, this was a deal.

Hua Lao helped them take Fengqi Province, and the Bailie Empire returned the hostages to Hua Lao.

The reason why Yan Haomiao has been holding on to people is not that he has other schemes against Hua Lao, but he is very clear that after putting Hua Lao together, if he has no hostages in his hand, with Hua Lao's strength, he can divide them. Min sent masters to Mohe Province to assassinate him!

Yan Haomiao himself was born as a counselor, and his own force is not strong, so he naturally had to take hostages to ensure his safety.

He knew very well that after the incident in five years, Hua Lao absolutely hated him, no matter what, Yan Haomiao would leave a way out for himself.

But this is just Yan Haomiao's own thoughts.

At the level of the Bailie Empire, there would be no such concerns.

No matter how ruthless Hua Lao is, can he still send someone to assassinate the emperor of the Bailie Empire?

As a result, both sides are thinking differently from five years ago, so this cooperation can be accomplished.

As for Mr. Hua making trouble in his own city lord's mansion, it was just like what Chen Ze said, it was to divert attention.

What is diverted is the line of sight inside the Qingyang Empire!

Right now in terms of the Qingyang Empire, most of the eyes of all parties are pointing to two aspects.

One is the Nantes province that is still occupied.

Originally, Nantes Province should be in Zheng Yuanyun's pocket, and he can also make great contributions by taking the credit for capturing Nantes Province and become the fourth national teacher of the Qingyang Empire.

But unfortunately, he didn't succeed in the end.

But then again, Zheng Yuanyun's inability to accomplish anything is probably what many high-ranking generals in the Qingyang Empire hoped to see.

Only Zheng Yuanyun's failure could give them a chance to stand up and make such a great contribution.

What's more, the opportunity to capture the province of Nantes has not disappeared!

Nantes Province guards the four main cities of Anluo Province, and they are still in the hands of the Qingyang Empire!

In other words, whoever can raise a sufficient number of troops in the shortest time may go to Nantes Province to get a big share of the pie!

Who wouldn't?

It is not a secret that the imperial family promised Zheng Yuanyun to be promoted to the rank of national teacher after he accomplished his task. This has already been widely spread.

At that time, I didn't know how many people were stuck in the general rank, and the high-ranking generals at the general rank were jealous.

Now that Zheng Yuanyun didn't live up to his expectations, he didn't get this world-shattering feat after all, so he realized that other people had a chance.

Who is not jealous?

This is one of the reasons why most of the eyes are now on An Luo Province.

As for the second reason, it was Hua Lao.

Hua Lao's sudden comeback will naturally catch those who have ambitions for the Nantes province by surprise.

Although Hua Lao has retired for five years, his strength has been greatly reduced, but at the same time, they have to worry about Hua Lao's previous identity.

This boss was the famous Qingyang wise general in the mainland!

If Hua Lao wants to stand up and claim the credit, then they have to weigh whether they are qualified enough to compete with Qingyang Zhijiang.

What's more, if Hua Lao wants to come back, why can't he come back, why is he in this Anluo province?

Doesn't this also prove from the side that Mr. Hua is ambitious about this?

So, this is the second reason.

And the third one is naturally Hua Lao's old friends.

Those... the national teachers and generals who took advantage of his loss of power and quickly divided up the old Hua's forces.

Their line of sight is naturally also here.

It can be said that today's Bo'an City in Anluo Province has become the most concentrated area in the Qingyang Empire.

With so many pairs of eyes staring at him, how difficult is it for Mr. Hua to make some small moves?

It is also because there are so many pairs of eyes staring at them, how can they escape from these sights with every move in the province of Nantes?

Then, diverting attention can ensure the smooth progress of the plan in Nantes Province.

Therefore, in the end, Hua Lao had no choice but to use himself as a way to divert attention.

He can't make people stop staring at Bo'an City, so he can only direct his eyes to himself as much as possible!