What he said made He Leng and the other two people speechless.

Chen Ze still stood in front of the three people calmly, his face seemed indifferent, but there was a trace of disdain hidden deeply in his eyes.

As he said just now, these three people are showing their disdain for death. Who are they showing this to?

If they really had the courage to face death, they would not have chosen to surrender before, and they would have even been so abused by Huang Liang.

Of course, surrender itself is nothing.

Since it is a war, there will naturally be a winner and a loser.

Not in all battles, the losing side will be killed without leaving a single piece of armor behind, but in order to avoid greater casualties when knowing that nothing can be done, surrendering may not be an option.

Even in the history of the four great empires, there have been many times when the defending side chose to surrender to the powerful attacking side when their own city was out of ammunition and food and knew that there would be no support.

So there is no problem in surrendering, but can Dongping City surrender?

If another force were to attack the city, even the Bailie Empire or the Qingyang Empire, these two hostile empires, would actually be possible.

After the troops of He Leng and the others in Dongping City were dispersed in large numbers, they encountered a strong enemy attack. So whether it was to preserve their strength or for the sake of the civilians in the city, surrendering was a good choice.

But the person who came to attack the city was Huang Liang!

Strictly speaking, Huangliang no longer belongs to any of the four empires, but is a fierce and brutal bandit force.

Bandits are not like the Imperial Army.

Under normal circumstances, after the imperial army captures the next city, the leading generals are more concerned with how to keep this city permanently in their empire.

No matter how bad it is, it will be used as a bargaining chip to negotiate with other countries in the future, using this city in exchange for corresponding benefits.

Therefore, if the city is captured by the imperial army, under non-extreme circumstances, the city can still remain intact. If you are lucky enough, the civilians in the city will not even be too harassed.

After all, the kind of massacre that Zheng Yuanyun had done before was a rare occurrence.

If He Leng and others choose to surrender in this situation, there will be no problem, and they will not be too criticized by the empire.

But the person they surrendered to was Huang Liang, a bandit!

Will the bandits consider the long-term gains and losses?

Will the bandits hope to use Dongping City as a bargaining chip to obtain greater benefits from the Zhu Yan Empire?

Even if they want to, they have to dare!

Even if you dare, then only if the Zhu Yan Empire is willing!

If the Zhu Yan Empire was really reduced to the point where it could only negotiate terms with the bandits in exchange for its own city, then... it would not be far from destruction.

At the same time, it will become the laughing stock of the other three empires, and it will be unable to hold its head up from now on.

This is something everyone can understand.

The Zhu Yan Empire understood it, and Huang Liang, as the bandit leader, naturally understood it too.

Therefore, from the beginning, Huang Liang never thought about occupying Dongping City as his base camp, but just thought that after a few days, the city master would be satisfied and then leave.

By the way, a large amount of resources in Dongping City were also looted.

One can imagine the consequences of letting these bandits enter the city.

It's not that He Leng and the others didn't know what this meant, but at that time, they still made the decision to surrender.

It makes no sense to say that they gave up defending the city because of the safety of the civilians in the city.

As for the toughness shown by the three of them just now?

Ah.

Isn't that the plan the three of them made in their minds after observing it from a distance for a long time?

These three people probably did not expect that Huang Liang would treat them like this after they chose to surrender.

According to the original thinking of the three people, although they were reduced generals, for Huang Liang, it also caused him to lose a lot of troops.

You must know that bandit forces are not like the imperial army. Those troops belong to the empire and not to you.

Each bandit force has a soldier, which is like a non-renewable resource. Every time you use it, you will lose one. It is difficult to replenish it.

From this point of view, it can be said that He Leng and the others have given Huang Liang a big favor, so after the surrender, the treatment of the three of them should not be too bad.

Unexpectedly, Huang Liang was not treated differently from other prisoners as they wished, but was instead imprisoned in the barracks together.

In fact, this is why He Leng and the others did not understand Huang Liang's thoughts clearly.

We must know that Huang Liang was also a general before. If he had not committed any crime, how could he be willing to fall into the trap of a bandit?

Did Huang Liang really want to be a bandit?

From his attitude towards Chen Ze later, we can know that deep down in his heart, he was unwilling to do so.

It is conceivable that with this unwillingness, he envied those real generals and how much he hated them?

When envy turns into jealousy, Huang Liang will look good on He Leng and the others, and that means there is something wrong.

Do He Leng and the three of them have any regrets?

Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that there is.

When the barbed wire fences in the barracks were dismantled and a large number of prisoners came out of the tents, Chen Zezhi had already paid attention to He Leng and the others.

Because their behavior is so abnormal.

After coming out, they did not move their bodies that had been locked up stiffly like others, nor did their eyes glow green like others when they heard that someone had brought food.

These three people were imprisoned separately, but at the same time, the three of them came together and were observing secretly.

What they were looking at was always Huangliang.

It was late at night, and He Leng and the others were naturally wondering why Huang Liang would choose to come to the barracks at this time, and even ordered people to dismantle the barbed wire fence, and after giving the prisoners some freedom, they also ordered people to send

meal?

Have you transitioned?

What's more, the soldiers who came to dismantle the barbed wire fence also brought a message.

Let them not riot, General Ouyang is here to save them!

General Ouyang?

These four words shocked He Leng and others no less than when Huang Liang first heard them.

Moreover, He Leng and the others were even more worried.

Naturally, they knew Ouyang Lixing's character very well, and they also knew how much Ouyang Lixing valued Fengqi Province.

But the three of them personally delivered Dongping City into the hands of the bandits.

If this matter is investigated, the responsibility of the three of them will be very great, so great that it is simply unbearable.

Therefore, something must be done.

This is the reason why they have been observing Huang Liang and others, and then set their sights on Chen Ze.

From that sentence to Huang Liang and Zhang Li's attitudes towards Chen Ze, the three of them were certain that Chen Ze was the person who represented Ouyang Lixing here.
Chapter completed!