The reason why Hua Lao can't speak.

According to what Meng Yang and others told Chen Ze before, Mr. Hua was disheartened because his brothers who had followed him for many years died in the war.

After returning to Han Cang City, when other generals questioned Hua Lao, he actually remained silent and allowed everyone to ridicule him, which ultimately led to the current situation.

In fact, given Hua Lao's original status, if he had made any excuses, the situation would not have ended up like this.

Although Hua Lao at that time was not as powerful as he was back then, he was still a famous Qingyang wise general. How could he be insulted by anyone?

If it weren't for someone's instructions, if it wasn't for the assurance that they could trample Hua Lao into the ground, would they dare to do this?

So where does confidence come from?

Do you feel so devastated by placing hope in Hua Lao?

What if he doesn't die?

So, where do these people have the greatest confidence?

This was the doubt that Chen Ze had when he heard Meng Yang's angrily recounting what happened that year.

It was just that at that time, he had only met Mr. Hua once, and they were not on good terms with each other. There were even ideological differences between them.

The purpose of learning about Mr. Hua from Meng Yang and others was to understand Mr. Jing’s thoughts so that he could make the most favorable judgment for himself.

But it's different now.

Mr. Hua helped him.

Chen Ze didn't want to take sides, but he also didn't want to owe anyone a favor. In this battle in Bo'an City, it can be said that Mr. Hua played a huge role in it. If he hadn't directly sacrificed his life to protect him, Chen Ze might not have been able to succeed.

From this incident, we can also see how severely Hua Lao's status has declined.

A dignified Qingyang wise general actually had to risk his life to get the approval of General Zheng Yuanyun. In the past, would Zheng Yuanyun have dared?

This favor is not small. If there is a chance, Chen Ze would like to return it to Mr. Hua.

"You said I...can't speak?"

Mr. Hua looked at him coldly, "Why can't I speak?"

Chen Ze sighed: "Maybe it's because of the families of those soldiers."

"you!"

Hua Lao stood up and rushed towards Chen Ze with a violent attitude that Chen Ze had never seen in him before. He reached out with his palm and clasped his right hand full of veins on Chen Ze's throat.

Chen Ze didn't hide, and let him hold his throat. His expression remained unchanged and he said: "So I said, Mr. Hua, don't misunderstand me. You must know that I was just a child when that incident happened.

Of course I can't be a part of it."

"And the whole story is actually not difficult to guess."

He reluctantly turned his head to look at Mr. Hua, "If someone hadn't threatened your brothers' families, I can't think of any reason why you couldn't speak."

"Even if it's not for yourself, for the sake of those dead soldiers, or to give them a name, you can't remain silent and allow yourself to be humiliated in every way and keep silent."

"So, Hua Lao, you chose to retire later, not because you were discouraged, but because it was one of the conditions put forward by the other party to you!"

"Because only in this way will they be willing to let those people go."

Every time he said a word, Hua Lao's hand on his throat loosened a little. When he finished the last sentence, Hua Lao's hand also left his throat at the same time.

As Chen Ze said, this matter is actually not difficult to guess, and based on Mr. Hua's current understanding of Chen Ze, it is not surprising that he could guess this far.

The reason why he suddenly went berserk was because Mr. Inhua was concerned about this matter.

Chen Ze covered his throat and coughed twice.

This was what he felt was wrong after hearing what Meng Yang said.

Sitting in Han Cang City is Chunyu Guoshi, one of the three wise men of Qingyang. For this person to be able to reach the position of national master, one can imagine his extraordinary intelligence.

But even so, Chunyu Guoshi cannot be a mind reader, can he?

Directly read the important information that Hua Lao is already heartbroken and has no fighting spirit, and then confidently and boldly deny Hua Lao's contribution?

it's out of the question.

Therefore, if Hua Lao had not made arrangements in advance before he went through all the hardships and returned to Han Cang City, how could he have hit it with one blow?

Combined with what the fat shopkeeper mentioned before, after Mr. Hua came to Bo'an City, he actually opened the military aircraft office into a restaurant, which made him even more tempted to think about it.

Although Mr. Hua has retired, his military rank remains.

It is impossible for the Qingyang Empire to publicize the fact that their empire is missing a general. Wouldn't this tell other empires that I am missing a general now? I am very weak. Come and beat me?

Therefore, to the outside world, Hua Lao is still the famous Qingyang Zhijiang, a being who causes his enemies great headaches.

So, as a general, how much is Mr. Hua's monthly salary?

Chen Ze didn't know much about it, but he also knew that it was an astronomical figure, which was vastly different from his small counselor's salary.

Such a large sum of money is not enough for Hua Lao to drink?

Even if he takes a bath with the best wine every day, he might not be able to use it up, so why open another restaurant?

The fat shopkeeper at the time gave the answer, because most of Hua Lao's money was used to support the family members of his dead brother.

It can be seen from this that these people are the source of Hua Lao's problems.

An old drunkard who doesn't care about anything and only cares about his drunken dreams every day, still remembers to take care of the families of his soldiers?

The two facts confirmed each other, so he made this guess:

Hua Lao only used a small number of troops to raid the rear of Bai Lie Empire. Although he was successful, his soldiers suffered heavy losses. Moreover, they were in Han Cang City, which was far away from the base camp. For Hua Lao at that time, his vitality was already severely damaged and he could not return.

Before arriving at Qingfeng City, that was when his strength was at its weakest.

So Chunyu Guoshi, who saw the opportunity - assuming that this person was behind the scenes, secretly ordered someone to threaten the family members of Hua Lao's elite soldiers, and used this to threaten Hua Lao.

After receiving the urgent military information, Hua Lao had no time to second a large number of troops and horses from the Qingfeng City Military Aircraft Department before rushing to Han Cang City. After all, the speed of the army's advance could not keep up with the light cavalry and fast horses.

Originally, Hua Lao's plan was to gradually gather soldiers and horses in the cities along the way, so that when he arrived at Han Cang City, he could gather a large army.

Unfortunately, contrary to expectations, he did not mobilize any troops along the way, so those who rushed to Han Cang City were still the private soldiers who had followed him from the beginning.

The number of private soldiers that the general can recruit is exactly 5,000. They have followed Hua Lao for many years. They have experienced countless life and death crises together, and have already formed a life-and-death friendship.

For Hua Lao, these people are not only his subordinates, but also his family and his brothers!

A brother's family is his family, and if his brothers are willing to die for his orders, then he will naturally find ways to protect his family for his brothers.
Chapter completed!