When we arrived at Tell City, five days passed in a blink of an eye.

If, as Yang Mingzhong said, there was no riot in Ter City, the civilians in Ter City had been very calm towards the invaders.

Although the rejection of the Qingyang Empire can be seen in this calmness, it is just rejection and not hostility.

This moment made Chen Ze feel confused.

It is said that although there are frictions between the two countries, things like the direct occupation of the city rarely happen. The people in the respective cities should be extremely loyal to their own countries.

After getting to know Zhang Chengwang, I found out that this time Zhang Chengwang launched an all-out attack, but the preparation time was extremely long. In order to ensure that he could capture the city of Bo'an in one fell swoop, he did his best to search the province of Nantes for at least half a year.

Since then, the civilians have been exploited by him to the point where they have almost nothing to eat.

That’s not all.

Of the more than two million soldiers under Zhang Chengwang's command, at least half were originally from Nantes Province, or even from the city of Tell.

These soldiers are the sons, husbands, and fathers of the people in the city, and are the backbone of their families.

But because of Zhang Chengwang's eagerness for quick success and his obsession to conquer Bo'an City in his lifetime, the pillars of countless people's homes collapsed.

When Zhang Chengwang summoned troops, no one stopped him.

After years of fighting, the territory of the four empires has actually been stabilized. Although there are constant frictions between them, no one can take advantage of the other.

Moreover, Bo'an City is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is not easy for Zhang Chengwang to succeed in one attack, not to mention that he still takes such a big risk and consumes so many resources.

Fighting means fighting for money, and at the same time, it is also fighting for people.

This defeat directly caused more than half of the soldiers to die in a foreign country, and the other half's life and death are now unknown. It can be said that of the more than two million soldiers who were taken out by Zhang Chengwang, none of them could return to their homeland.

How can this prevent the people from getting hurt?

In terms of hatred, the Qingyang Empire that massacred these young soldiers with its own hands is certainly hateful, but was this caused by Zhang Chengwang?

Hate, more of a hatred for Zhang Chengwang, this hatred goes beyond the sense of belonging to the empire, to the point of exaggerating, isn't this the pain that the Zhu Yan Empire has brought to them?

Allowing the enemy to occupy the city without resisting was a kind of revenge. It was revenge for Zhang Chengwang who ruined their family, and revenge for the Zhu Yan Empire who appointed Zhang Chengwang as the lord of the city of Terre and the commander-in-chief of the province of Nantes.

After understanding this, Chen Ze sighed deeply.

The tragic situation in Ter City was caused by Zhang Chengwang, but at the same time, it was also caused by himself.

If it hadn't been for his appearance, perhaps Zhang Chengwang's ambush plan would have been successful, and more than half of the soldiers in Nantes Province would not have died under the walls of Bo'an City.

But so what?

It's just that the people in a different city are grieving.

In a war, one or both parties will always suffer the pain of life and death, unless... there is no war.

The idea that suddenly popped up in his mind made Chen Ze stunned for a long time, and then he could only smile helplessly.

It seems too early to think about this.

Chen Ming had returned to Ter City two days ago and met up with Chen Ze.

Following Chen Ze's instructions, he followed the trail ten miles away until the traces gradually faded and were almost undetectable.

Chen Ze had seen the results of the investigation from the system map long before Chen Ming came back, and not a single person was seen.

If you want to enter the Province of Nantes, you can only enter through the three main cities on the front. In addition, the terrain of the Province of Nantes is higher than that of the Province of Anlo, and the steep mountain walls are simply not climbable by humans.

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Of course, to be on the safe side, he sent out the dozen or so black armor elites to spread out in small teams to the inner areas on both sides of Tel City.

It's not that I want them to do scout work, I just want to light up the map.

The Jiangxing system is one of the few functions that is so convenient for cheating that it can really provide convenience to Chen Ze without cheating him. Chen Ze can use it as soon as possible. Maybe one day the system will have a seizure.

If there is a charge for some functions, he would be really crazy.

Therefore, although Chen Ze was sitting in the city, his field of vision was extremely wide, almost encompassing the entire surrounding areas of the three main cities.

At least so far, he has not noticed any enemy movements, whether it is the millions of troops scattered outside or the enemy troops from within the province of Nantes.

They still occupy the city securely.

And three days ago, news came from Bo'an City that Zheng Yuanyun, who had stabilized the city's defenses, finally sent over a million troops and was advancing towards Ter City.

Calculating the time, Zheng Yuanyun sent out his army about four days after Chen Ze led his troops to leave. The marching speed of the million-strong army was certainly not faster than that of Chen Ze's troops, but it would not be much slower. It was estimated that there would be another five

In a day's time, the main force should arrive.

Once these millions of troops enter the city, it will be really stable.

After having sufficient manpower, not to mention sticking to the three cities that have been acquired, it is not impossible to attack other auxiliary cities that are also insufficiently defended.

If Zheng Yuanyun is more wild-minded and sends a large number of troops that have not yet evacuated Bo'an City to the Nantes Province, he can completely take over the Nantes Province and become Qing Dynasty before the Zhu Yan Empire completes the deployment of troops.

The new territory of Yang Empire!

Of course, this is Zheng Yuanyun's matter, Chen Ze has no idea about it, and he also fully understands that Zheng Yuanyun will not let him have any idea.

He takes his city, and he takes his own troops. This is how everyone gets what he needs.

Yang Mingzhong's attitude towards Chen Ze has completely changed. From the beginning he secretly looked down on Chen Ze, to now he has to ask Chen Ze for advice on everything. He is completely impressed by Chen Ze.

If Yang Mingzhong's military rank was not much higher than his, Chen Ze would have wanted to use a magnifying glass to see how loyal Yang Mingzhong was to him at this time.

All in all, Chen Ze enjoyed a rare leisure time after arriving in Ter City. He visited the exotic Ter City every day, went to the barracks to check on the training of soldiers, and studied beheading tactics with Gu Qingfeng and others.

Taking the opportunity to exercise and exercise is extremely relaxing.

However, this comfort was broken two days later when a fast horse entered the city.

This was a light and fast horse that came from the interior of the Nantes province to the city of Tell. The man on the horse was a scout that Yang Mingzhong had sent out to explore the movements of other cities in the province.

Not long after he entered the city, four or five people rushed out of the main palace of Ter City, which was temporarily occupied by Yang Mingzhong, and went to various places in the city that Chen Ze liked to stay recently.
Chapter completed!