The two of them spent a long time together, but still couldn't figure it out.

Although Chen Ze believed that someone was secretly helping them, he was puzzled as to who this person could be. In the end, he still felt that the most likely person was Mr. Hua.

But there was no evidence, and Hua Lao did not send anyone to send a message. Even Cheng Hong, who was most likely to know the inside story, remained silent and did not reveal any information.

But no matter how you look at it, leaving Xilong City and returning to the Qingyang Empire at this time is a matter of great benefit and no harm.

Chen Ze and Mr. Luo thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed with this conclusion. Therefore, in the end, the two of them still did not discuss a final result, and only made a plan to take it step by step.

Chen Ze said goodbye and left. He was confused and couldn't figure out the context, but he was much more optimistic than General Luo and believed that this matter would not be harmful to them.

Just in case, Chen Ze sent out the beheading team once again after having rested for many days and having recovered their physical strength.

Gu Qingfeng and the other five had played a big role in the previous battles, and now they have become a trump card in Chen Ze's hands.

The five of them were sent out by Chen Ze, but they went to the rear. The five separated people went to the pre-assigned routes to ensure that there was no overlap in the routes.

The reason why Chen Ze did this was actually to broaden his horizons.

Just in case.

Although he believed that this matter was credible, he could not take it completely lightly. Gu Qingfeng and the other five people were considered as vanguards for him to explore the situation behind the scenes to ensure that they would not fall into other people's traps.

Then there was no conversation all night, and Gu Qingfeng and others did not find anything suspicious until the next day.

Cheng Hong was a man of his word. As soon as it got light, he went to knock on the door of Commander Luo's room. He seemed to be very eager to hand over troops with Commander Luo.

This left Mr. Luo speechless for a moment. No matter how you look at this matter, it seems that he is the one who is more anxious to leave, right?

Of course, the other party was positive, and he had no reason to refuse, so he called Chen Ze up, and the three of them left the city lord's mansion together and headed straight to the inside of Xilong City, that is, facing the main city wall in the direction of Iihe City.

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Most of their troops are now deployed on this side of the city wall, forcibly turning the direction of the back gate, which was supposed to be the loosest defense, into the strongest wall.

"Brother Luo, it's okay!"

As they walked through the city, Cheng Hong rode behind the two of them, marveling at them.

"I heard that Zheng Yuanyun burned down this city. It has only been a month. How can you recover to this extent?"

Xilong City was destroyed by a fire caused by Zheng Yuanyun. After Ma Hui took care of it, Chen Ze and other nearly one million troops entered the city. Naturally, it had to be repaired, and more importantly, as we approached the city gate,

The closer you get, the more abundant the city defense materials are. It can be seen that before Cheng Hong came, General Luo and Chen Ze spent a lot of effort to guard the city.

This made Cheng Hong very satisfied.

Naturally, he didn't want what he took over to be a mess. At this moment, General Luo had almost arranged all the details properly. His taking over was equivalent to becoming a hands-off shopkeeper.

"The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we have to be more prepared."

Commander Luo smiled, turned back to look at Cheng Hong, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Brother Cheng, are you really willing to switch defenses with me?"

"Where does this come from?"

Cheng Hong smiled and said: "Everyone is working for the empire, so how can we talk about whether we are willing or not?"

"In a word, just follow orders."

Commander Luo raised his brows and reined in the horse's head slightly. When Cheng Hong caught up, he lowered his voice and said, "I just want to know, whose order are you... taking?"

"Listen to whom?"

Cheng Hong pursed his lips, and after a moment of silence, he smiled again: "Who else could it be? This is an order from the empire!"

"Brother Cheng..."

Commander Luo still refused to give up, and after thinking for a while he said: "You and I are not outsiders. We all know the risks of staying in Xilong City at this time, and you are willing to take a big risk and come to switch defenses with me. This matter

In any case, it is a huge favor, and Mr. Luo made a note of it."

"But I still want to know, who would let you do this?"

When the conversation changed, Mr. Luo asked the question.

It was true that he and Cheng Hong were old acquaintances, but he also knew very well that the friendship between the two was far from the point where I would trade my future for yours.

If there was no one behind the scenes who instigated Cheng Hong to do this, he would never believe it.

Cheng Hong was silent.

He lowered his head and just let the horse take him forward without saying a word for a long time.

This silence lasted until they almost reached the city gate. Chen Ze, who was walking at the front, had already dismounted. He then raised his head, looked at Mr. Luo seriously and said:

"Brother Luo, your guess is not wrong. Someone indeed asked me to do this, but before leaving, he also told me not to reveal the information under any circumstances, so..."

"I apologize for Cheng's inability to tell the truth. All I can say is that the reason why I agreed was to return a favor to others."

Commander Luo frowned.

Return the favor?

Cheng Hong finally relaxed slightly and gave him a more important message, but whose favor was he returning?

I quickly went through it again in my mind and developed it through Cheng Hong's connections. However, after thinking about it for a long time, I was still at a loss.

While he was thinking, Cheng Hong had already dismounted and walked to the top of the city with Chen Ze. Under Chen Ze's introduction, he began to consciously get to know the generals guarding the city, as if he were a coach.

From the appearance of the inspection, it seemed that he was even more determined to take over the defensive task of Xilong City.

This made Chief Luo Bing only shake his head and smile bitterly. After sighing, he had to take two quick steps to catch up.

Although Cheng Hong still didn't tell him who he was, he at least told him that there was a high probability that there was no fraud in this matter, and that there was really someone helping them in secret.

Commander Luo's wry smile was directed at Chen Ze.

He was thinking hard here, but Chen Ze looked much more relaxed and comfortable than him. He didn't seem to have any doubts about this at all, but just calmly handed over various defense matters to Cheng Hong.

Too……

As he followed the two men to the top of the city, he suddenly felt enlightened.

What are you thinking about so much?

Since the other party has no ill intentions, there will always be a day when his true identity is revealed in front of them. By then, won't the truth be revealed?

No matter how much you think about it now, what's the use?
Chapter completed!