What Ouyang Lixing didn't know was that his hesitation gave Chen Ze a chance to breathe.

Are the 500,000 elite soldiers Chen Ze is willing to lead to the front?

of course not!

This army is well-equipped and well-trained. Chen Ze was very optimistic about it when it was in Xifeng City early in the morning. Later, because of Zheng Yuanyun's order, this army has stayed in Ketan City, which means it has been far away.

The center point of the war.

I have to say here that this is also the result of Zheng Yuanyun’s selfish motives.

This army is the strongest one he has at hand, and it is also the most loyal to him. Zheng Yuanyun is reluctant to let this army suffer losses easily.

In the original Nantes Province, he was the most powerful force. No matter Ouyang Lixing, who had more troops, or the Nantes Province that had long been hollowed out, they were actually no match for him.

Since you are not your opponent, why bother using a bull's-eye?

It is naturally not a simple matter to cultivate such an army. Zheng Yuanyun spent a lot of effort, so when there was no need to lose it, of course he put it in Ketan City and only brought it with him.

Soldiers recruited from various affiliated cities in Anluo Province left.

Those soldiers belong to each city. Zheng Yuanyun has the right to coordinate and can give priority to the troops he wants to lead at this time, so it is naturally better to use these troops to consume them first.

But he never thought that the final result of Zheng Yuanyun's selfishness would be that he would never see his beloved again. When he was about to die, he did not see any of the soldiers coming to Ihe City to support him.

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In this case, since this army has always been away from the war, and Zheng Yuanyun is dead, in any case, at least in the province of Nantes, they still need to obey the commands of other generals.

This general must be none other than General Luo!

Commander Luo was able to obtain the command of these 500,000 elite soldiers, which indirectly allowed Chen Ze to obtain military power.

So, why did Chen Ze let this army come to die at this time?

It doesn't make sense.

If he loses this force, Chen Ze will not be able to save even the three main cities of Nantes, and he will really have no choice but to run back to Anluo Province in despair, just as Ouyang Lixing thought.

In this case, wouldn't his trip be in vain?

Not only did he come here in vain, Chen Ze even had to face accusations from the empire after he returned.

After all, Zheng Yuanyun, as the supreme commander, died on the battlefield, but Chen Ze, as the vanguard, was able to escape unscathed?

Although this was under Zheng Yuanyun's order, who could take care of so much at that time?

A battle that was supposed to be a complete victory ended in the total destruction of the army that invaded the province of Nantes!

In this way, wouldn't the situation of Anluo Province become the same as that of Nantes Province at the beginning, with empty troops and no troops to use, and they could only stand there and passively wait for support from neighboring provinces or the empire?

Who could bear to hand over a great victory and a situation that was extremely beneficial to the empire?

Anyway, someone needs to take the blame for this matter.

And the best scapegoat is naturally none other than Chen Ze.

Don't forget, although Chen Ze's military rank is low, he was the first person to propose a counterattack against Nantes Province!

These are all documented in the empire.

When the investigators come and check the records, they will find that Chen Ze, the source figure, cannot escape at all and will be put on the table.

You must know that the results will be deduced at that time, and it can be concluded that if Chen Ze did not propose to send troops to counterattack the province of Nantes, it would be the best arrangement.

After all, judging from the results, Anluo Province would not have experienced such a huge defeat if it had not sent troops to attack Nantes Province, and it would not have led to the fact that Anluo Province was empty of troops.

Who would stand up to the situation and speak a fair word to Chen Ze at that time, saying that the original decision was not wrong, but there were problems in its execution, and thus passed the blame back to Zheng Yuanyun?

Zheng Yuanyun is already dead, what's the point of passing the blame to a dead man?

Therefore, the person who takes the blame must be Chen Ze.

Of course, this is considering the worst possible outcome.

And what if the situation is not so bad?

For example, Anluo Province still retains some strength and has also made a lot of profits, which is another thing.

The interests are the three main cities of Nantes!

These three main cities have fallen into the hands of the Qingyang Empire from the very beginning, and there is absolutely no reason to spit them back now.

Three major cities, three major cities that are not lower than Bo'an City, this is definitely a huge benefit. Even if you get the three major cities, you get half of the province of Nantes. This is not

Too much.

Chen Ze now needs to continue to keep these three major cities as his own military exploits. Even in the subsequent investigation, he can say that it was Mr. Zheng who made the decision to divide the work and cooperate with Mr. Zheng.

Attack the city and seize the territory, and he, Chen Ze, is responsible for stabilizing the rear.

Although Master Zheng lost, Chen Ze, as a stable party, did a great job and did not lose control of the three main cities after Master Zheng was killed.

In this way, Chen Ze not only had no faults, but even merits, which also proved that his original proposal to counterattack Nantes Province was feasible. The evidence is that the three main cities are still in the hands of the Qingyang Empire.

So it’s self-evident who the person in question is.

In a situation where he lost most of his troops and even his commander was killed, Chen Ze was able to make a comeback against the wind and was rewarded by the empire.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether there is a commendation or not. Chen Ze's main purpose is to completely get rid of his own involvement in this matter and let the matter have the ending he hopes for. That's all.

Therefore, it was not Chen Ze who wanted them to get so close to this elite force of 500,000, but the situation when Zheng Yuanyun was still alive forced him to let Ma Hui lead the troops to the front line step by step.

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And now that Zheng Yuanyun is dead, there is no need to cover up anymore. The troops must retreat when it is time to retreat, but before that, necessary measures to stabilize the morale of the army are still needed.

For example, Ma Hui, Huang Shi and Wu Peng jointly put on a good show, which temporarily stabilized the floating hearts and minds of the army.

After that, Chen Ze and Commander Luo had to arrive and use Commander Luo's rank to forcibly take back the military power. Only then could they completely control this army that was constantly raising questions.

And more importantly, General Luo once commanded this army and went to Xifeng City to relieve Chen Ze from being trapped.

In the process, this force, together with Chen Ze, solved the crisis in Xifeng City, and even pulled in the opposite direction to eliminate the Bailie Empire army that broke into Nantes Province.
Chapter completed!