It Starts With A Mountain

Chapter 626

In troubled times, no matter what Cheng Dalei wants to do or not, in fact, he has already taken a seat at this card table.

The empire is so big that no power will ignore Toad City. If possible, the first person Song Bokang wanted to get rid of was not Bailisheng, but Cheng Dalei. It is nothing more than fear of Toad City's elite soldiers and strong generals, he has not done anything for the time being.

There will be no fools in the middle of a seat at this table. In fact, many people have the same thoughts as Cheng Dalei, quietly expanding their power and making a fortune in silence.

But in the process of expanding the power, it is inevitable that others will occupy the territory of others, and in the end no one will give in, so it can only be solved by fighting.

Song Bokang is the nominal king of Liangzhou, but in the territory he controls, not only Cheng Dalei's confidant, but also Bailisheng exists.

Seeing that the power of these two families is getting bigger and bigger, if they don't do it again, it is hard to say whose territory this Liangzhou is.

Bailisheng was a force supported by the General's House, and Song Bokang wanted to get rid of him from the very beginning. I once wanted to contact Cheng Dalei, and the two joined forces to swallow Bailisheng, but Cheng Dalei was not fooled by him.

On this day, Song Bokang was thinking about how to use troops in his palace. Lu Luo walked into the room quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I just got the news that Cheng Dalei has returned to Toad City."

Song Bokang was shocked: "Really?"

"It is true that our spies saw him enter the city with his own eyes."

Song Bokang frowned, thinking about this in his heart. He wanted to destroy Bailisheng, but in fact, there was no difficulty in this matter. Bailisheng guards the border and can only rely on the empire's food and grass support, unlike Toad City, which can already be self-sufficient. As long as he cuts off his food path, it won't take long before he will be self-defeating.

The key is Cheng Dalei's attitude. If Cheng Dalei interferes, this matter will increase a lot of variables. With his human nature, Song Bokang couldn't tell whether he would stand still or help Bailisheng secretly.

If he really intends to do bad things, it is good to wait for him to go up to the room and pull the ladder. If he takes advantage of the empty soldiers and horses in the city, it is not impossible.

Song Bokang had been hesitant and did not send troops to Bailisheng. That was what he was worried about.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have a plan, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." Lu Luo said.

"Oh, what's your plan?" Song Bokang didn't look down on Lu Luo very much. If it wasn't for his family background, he would have disdain to use him.

Lu Luo took a deep breath. Since he was defeated by Cheng Dalei when he rashly dispatched troops last time, his status has plummeted. Now he urgently needs to do something to save his political life and prove his worth.

"Why don't we give Cheng Dalei a city."

"What." Song Bokang was shocked: "How can the city be easily given to others? I think it's better to give the whole Liangzhou to him. I'll go and lead the horse to Cheng Dalei."

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty, listen to what I have to say." Lu Luo has been thinking about this for a long time, and now he said: "Toad City has been run by Cheng Dalei for many years, and now the grain in the city is like a mountain, and the strong generals are like clouds, just like an iron barrel. Similar. With our current strength, let’s not say whether we can defeat Toad City or not, even if we can defeat it, the loss of troops will definitely be severe, and the gains will outweigh the losses.”

"Who said no, if I can conquer Toad City, will I attack Bailisheng?" Song Bokang sighed and said, "Do you continue?"

"I can't beat Toad City anyway, so I just led him out. Give him a city as bait, and Cheng Dalei will never refuse. But to run a city, he must send people, and the civilians in the city will greatly consume it. Food and grass." Lu Luo said slowly: "Both fists want to hold something, but sometimes they just can't get anything."

Song Bokang didn't take it seriously when he first listened to Lu Luo's words, but gradually he narrowed his eyes. What Lu Luo said might not be a solution. Since Cheng Dalei was strong, he simply dispersed his forces, which would allow him to ensure that he would remain stationary during this operation, and secondly, after dispersing his strength, it would be convenient for him to be eliminated by himself in the future.

"I don't think Cheng Dalei will refuse. The key is... can he keep his promise and keep his troops after he gets the city?" This was Song Bokang's consideration. In a troubled world, credit is a very ridiculous thing. Song Bokang didn't believe that Cheng Dalei would have it. this kind of thing.

Lu Luo clasped his fists with both hands: "My minister is willing to take a trip to Toad City in person and use three inches to persuade Cheng Dalei."

The empire is very big, Cheng Dalei's reputation is very bad, people all over the world say how heinous he is, he eats ten pounds of human flesh for every meal, and he has a hundred wives and so on. However, Liangzhou City was quite close to Toad City, and the spies from both sides kept dealing with each other, so Liangzhou still had some understanding of Cheng Dalei.

He is not as brutal as in the legends, and he is not a murderer himself. Currently, he has one wife and one concubine, and his life can be regarded as prudent. In general, Cheng Dalei is still a normal person. For coming to Toad City, everyone no longer has the feeling of going deep into the devil's cave before.

In order to show his sincerity, Lu Luo rode alone to Toad City. After explaining the purpose of his visit, he was led to the City Lord's Mansion and met Cheng Dalei, with Liu Bei, He Shen, and Xu Shenji sitting beside him.

After some courtesies, Lu Luo explained his purpose. In order for Cheng Dalei to hold back, Liangzhou was willing to give up Shuofang City to Cheng Dalei.

Cheng Dalei has been speculating about the purpose of Lu Luo's trip. The so-called "Nothing Goes Without Going to the Three Treasures Hall", he will never just ask himself a question mark. However, after listening to Lu Luo's words, Cheng Dalei was still surprised.

What was Song Bokang thinking, he would give him a city.

"That...my king has another request?"

Cheng Dalei knew in his heart that Song Bokang would not give him a city for free. He leaned slightly: "What does the King of Liangzhou need me to do?"

Lu Luo said: "Our two govern Liangzhou together, and we need to send one person from the Cheng family to contact them about the cooperation."

Cheng Dalei blinked and understood Lu Luo's words. In order to ensure that he would not send troops, he needed to give Lu Luo a hostage.

This is also reasonable, otherwise the other party will not give him a city for nothing, and he will not be relieved to hold it.

But who to send as a hostage is still an issue. In fact, it's not a problem, Cheng Dalei's eyes naturally fell on Xu Shen's body.

"Master Xu, why don't you take a trip?"

Xu Shenji was shocked, and no matter how confused he was, he still understood the result of being a hostage. In a panic, he waved his hand: "The big boss, the old man is so old, he can't stand the pain. You should leave such a difficult task to someone else."