What has to be said is that as an imperial general, Cheng Hong's own strength cannot be underestimated.

In other words, Cheng Hong is also an indispensable and excellent general for the empire.

But such a general went to Nantes to do such hard work, and the change of defense was quite confusing.

Xilong City and Juhe City have been in a confrontation for a month. At this time, what is the need to replace General Luo with a general of the same rank?

So can it be said that Commander Luo's identity is unusual and the empire is afraid that he will suffer losses?

According to this statement, Commander Luo's life is life, but Cheng Hong's life is not life?

General Luo cannot lose, but Cheng Hong can.

Once this word spreads, what will other generals think?

He has been in the army for half his life, but in the eyes of the empire, he is not comparable to those who are related to the royal family?

What's more, General Luo has no problems himself, but there are some problems with his family background.

Because of Yan Haomiao, the Luo family suffered a heavy blow, and it can be regarded as a family guilty of the empire.

And even so, the empire would rather protect the descendants of a guilty family, and send these generals, who have nothing to do with each other and were promoted based solely on their military exploits, to the front line to take risks?

So, relationships come first. As long as he is related to the royal family, he will receive special care?

Once this word gets out, it will be easy to say but not easy to hear.

Maybe it will directly trigger a big chaos in the confrontation between the two parties.

Of course, the imperial family cannot just sit back and allow this situation to arise, so if there is any sign of it, it is necessary to maintain stability.

How to maintain it?

Of course someone has to make a sacrifice!

This person is most likely Commander Luo!

Therefore, Hua Lao naturally would not let this happen, so when he asked Cheng Hong to go to Nantes Province, he had special instructions not to leak the inside information.

This is the reason why Cheng Hong did not tell him directly when he arrived in the province of Nantes.

In this way, the three great national masters cannot use this as a breakthrough point to fabricate something to hold Hua Lao in their hands.

What's more, they just wanted to use Chen Zelai as a breakthrough point to target Mr. Hua, but once this matter got too big, the person who would be most affected in the end, and the person most at the center of the storm, would be Mr. Luo.

Commander Luo has connections in Qingfeng City. This is not something he talks about casually. If the forces behind Commander Luo are implicated in the end, it will be a bit more gain than loss.

Naturally, the three great masters would not do such stupid things. Therefore, they probably knew what Mr. Hua had ordered from Cheng Hong, but they would not use it to pursue him.

To put it bluntly, Mr. Hua has given them enough face, and if they still hold on to this, it means they are ignorant.

Under the leadership of Mr. Jing, everyone was thinking about their own things, but they also returned to Bo'an City unknowingly.

The wide and heavy city gates are still there, and the bustling and lively scenes in the city are still there. Compared to the Nantes province that is now suffering from the war, Bo'an City is also on the side of the war, but the atmosphere in the city is much better.

However, along the way, Chen Ze and others could also see that under the bustling atmosphere, overtly and covertly, they could also see the worries hidden in the expressions of the people.

The news of Zheng Yuanyun's defeat has naturally spread back to Bo'an City.

Although the imperial army can still firmly occupy the four most important main cities in the province of Nantes, this is not very reassuring.

Zhang Chengwang had already invaded Bo'an City, but he was still defeated. Of course, no one will forget it.

The war will not end in one day, and any reversal will not surprise anyone.

What's more, many of the two million soldiers who accompanied Zheng Yuanyun either died in battle or were captured, had family members in Bo'an City.

Whether one's relatives are dead or alive now, and whether they can return to Bo'an City safely, are all unknown. How can this make people feel relieved?

Regarding this, Chen Ze could only sigh deeply.

As for the culprit that led to this ending, of course it was him.

If he hadn't taken advantage of it, Zheng Yuanyun would have already taken over the whole province of Nantes. Now it's time for a grand celebration banquet in Bo'an City. How could it be like now, on the surface?

Under the excitement, is it full of sorrow and misery?

But can you blame him?

Chen Ze believed that he was not yet so great that he could sacrifice himself without hesitation for the safety of others.

Zheng Yuanyun's defeat was caused by Chen Ze. If Zheng Yuanyun had not been defeated, he would be the one who died now!

As for the more than two million soldiers, they were the consequences of Zheng Yuanyun's defeat.

Chen Ze had already thought of this consequence when he planned to assassinate Zheng Yuanyun, but what could he do?

Go and tell those soldiers that I am going to plot against your master, and you will suffer a lot of disaster, so leave quickly, okay?

It's strange that anyone would listen to him!

After all, Chen Ze was just trying to protect himself. Now, it was not his original intention to destroy two million people, but the fact was in front of him. Although he did not regret doing this, he felt guilty for these civilians.

There are still some.

Passing through the busy market, Chen Ze sighed in his heart. All he could do was to say sorry silently, that's all.

When he returned to the door of Bo'an City Lord's Mansion, Chen Ze raised his head and glanced at the huge plaque in the middle of the door. The three words City Lord's Mansion with flying phoenixes were still there.

This was not the first time he had come to the City Lord's Mansion, but this time he stopped in front of the door, but things had changed.

When Mr. Jing waited for the group to come back, they had already been seen by the guards waiting outside the mansion, and they went inside to report. When everyone dismounted in front of the mansion gate, someone inside had already come out to greet them.

Without keeping Mr. Hua waiting, Chen Ze and Mr. Luo followed Mr. Jing to the banquet hall where Mr. Hua held a banquet. Their subordinates were also led by the servants of the mansion to the side hall to catch the wind and wash away the dust.

After a while of walking around the city lord's palace, the three of them arrived at the door of the banquet hall. They only took a look inside and couldn't help but be stunned.

This banquet was set up for Mr. Luo and Chen Ze to meet each other. There were no superfluous people except Hua Lao.

However, I don't know whether it was because they waited too long or because Hua Lao was addicted to alcohol. When the three of them arrived in front of the banquet hall, before anyone could tell them, they heard a steady snoring sound.

Looking further inside, there was only an old man lying on a table filled with delicacies in the huge banquet hall. Now it was...

Fell asleep.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Chapter completed!