The Era of Generals

Chapter 718   Be Careful

What he said left He Leng and the three speechless.

Chen Ze still stood calmly in front of the three of them, his face seemed indifferent, but there was a deep trace of disdain hidden in his eyes.

These three people, just like what he said just now, are they showing such resignation to death now? Who are they showing?

If they really had the courage to see death as home, they would not have chosen to surrender before, and they were even abused by Huang Liang like this.

Of course, the surrender itself was nothing.

Since it is a war, there is naturally a winning side and a losing side.

Not in all battles, the loser will be killed without leaving a piece of armor, but in the case of knowing that nothing can be done, in order to avoid greater casualties, choosing to surrender may not be an option.

Even in the history of the four empires, there have been many times when the defenders chose to surrender to the powerful attacking party when their own city was out of ammunition and food and knew that there would be no support.

So there is no problem in surrendering, but can Dongping City surrender?

If it is another force to attack the city, even if it is the Bailie Empire or the Qingyang Empire, these two hostile empires are actually acceptable.

After the troops of He Leng and the others in Dongping City were dispersed in large numbers, they encountered a powerful enemy attacking the city, so whether it was to preserve their strength or for the sake of the civilians in the city, surrendering would be a good choice.

But the person who came to attack the city was Huang Liang!

Strictly speaking, Huangliang no longer belonged to any of the four great empires, but was a vicious and brutal bandit force.

Bandits are nothing like the Imperial Army.

Under normal circumstances, after the imperial army captures the next city, the leading generals are more concerned about how to keep the city in their own empire permanently.

No matter how bad it is, it will also be used as a bargaining chip to negotiate with other countries in the future, using this city in exchange for corresponding benefits.

So if the city is captured by the imperial army, under non-extreme circumstances, the city can still be kept intact. If luck is good enough, the civilians in the city will not even be disturbed too much.

The act of massacring the city like the one Zheng Yuanyun made before was, after all, one of the very few.

If this happens, there is no problem for He Leng and others to choose to surrender, and they will not be too blamed by the empire.

But the object of their surrender was Huang Liang, a bandit!

Will the bandits consider the long-term gains and losses in the future?

Would the bandits expect to use Dongping City as a bargaining chip in exchange for greater benefits from the Zhu Yan Empire?

Even if they want to, they have to dare!

Even if they dare, Zhu Yan Empire is willing to do so!

If the Zhuyan Empire was really reduced to the point where it could only negotiate terms with the bandits in order to return to its own city, then... it would not be far from extinction.

At the same time, it will also become the laughing stock of the other three empires, and they will not be able to lift their heads from then on.

This is a truth that everyone can understand.

Zhu Yan Empire understood, and Huang Liang, the bandit leader, naturally understood too.

So from the very beginning, Huang Liang never thought about occupying Dongping City as his base camp, but just thought about spending a few days as the city owner's addiction, and then patted his ass and left.

By the way, a large amount of resources in Dongping City were also looted.

One can imagine the consequences of letting these bandits into the city.

It's not that the three of He Leng didn't know what this meant, but at that time, they still made the decision to surrender.

It doesn't make sense to say that they gave up defending the city because of the safety of the civilians in the city.

As for the toughness shown by the three of them just now?

Ah.

Isn't that the plan made by the three of them after observing from a distance for a long time?

Perhaps these three people did not expect that Huang Liang would treat them like this after they chose to surrender.

According to the original thinking of the three, although they were surrendered generals, for Huang Liang, it also saved him from losing a lot of troops.

You must know that the bandit force is not like the imperial army, that force belongs to the empire, not its own.

For the bandit force, each soldier is like a non-renewable resource. If you use one, you will lose one. It is very difficult to replenish.

From this point of view, the three of He Leng can be said to have given Huang Liang a big favor, so after the surrender, the treatment of the three of them should not be too bad.

Unexpectedly, Huang Liang was not treated differently from the other prisoners as they wished, but was detained in the barracks together.

In fact, this is why the three of He Leng didn't understand Huang Liang's thoughts.

You must know that Huang Liang was also a general before, if he hadn't committed a crime, how could he be willing to become a bandit?

Does Huang Liang really want to be a bandit?

From his attitude towards Chen Ze later, we can know that in his heart, he is not reconciled.

It is conceivable that with such unwillingness, how much he envies and hates those real generals?

When envy turns into jealousy, Huang Liang will give He Leng and the other three a good look, then there is something wrong.

Do the three of He Leng regret it?

Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that there are.

When the barbed wire fences in the barracks were dismantled and a large number of prisoners came out of the tents, Chen Zeshi had already paid attention to He Leng and the three of them.

Because their behavior is so abnormal.

After they came out, they didn't move their bodies that had been locked up stiff like others, nor did they have green eyes when they heard that someone was delivering food like others.

These three people were detained separately, but at the same time, the three of them joined together and kept observing in secret.

What they were looking at was always Huang Liang's side.

It was late at night, and the three of He Leng were naturally wondering why Huang Liang would choose to come to the barracks at this time, and ordered people to dismantle the barbed wire fence, and after giving the prisoners a little freedom, they ordered people to send meal?

Have you changed your gender?

What's more, the soldiers who came to dismantle the barbed wire also brought a word.

Let them not have to riot, it is General Ouyang who came to rescue them!

General Ouyang?

These four words shocked He Leng and others no less than when Huang Liang first heard them.

Moreover, the three of He Leng were even more disturbed.

Naturally, they knew very well what Ouyang Lixing was like, and they also knew how much Ouyang Lixing valued Fengqi Province.

But the three of them delivered Dongping City to the bandits with their own hands.

If this matter is pursued, the responsibility of the three of them will be too great to bear.

So, there has to be performance.

This is why they have been observing Huang Liang and the others, and then locked their eyes on Chen Ze.

From that sentence to Huang Liang and Zhang Li's attitude towards Chen Ze, the three of them can be sure that Chen Ze is the one representing Ouyang Lixing here.

So, how to make a good impression on Chen Ze became the thing they need to consider now.