Dozens of people huddled together, discarding their helmets and armor, with numb expressions. Looking to the highest point, along the winding official road, the defeated troops were like ants.
Toad Village, Juyi Hall.
Cheng Dalei is sitting on the Taishi chair representing the leader of the village. On the left is Xu Shenji, Huang Sanyuan, Liu Guanzhang, Qin Man, Zhao Zilong... On the right is Gao Feihu, Gao Feibao, Little White Wolf, Xiong Da, Xiong Er, etc. There are more than fifty people.
The leader of the cottage.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, so heavy that it took one's breath away.
"Master, where should we go?" Gao Feihu.
"Let's go?" Cheng Dalei repeated the word, but it was not clear from his expression what he was thinking.
"Let me say something unpleasant. We all admire the leader's character. Without the leader, we would not be where we are today. But now that the Rong clan has come, the brothers of each family will have to disperse. If we can all live in the future, brothers
When we get together, let’s take Master Cheng as our leader.”
According to the news brought back by Huang Sanyuan and Zhao Zilong, the Northern Barbarians have conquered Blackstone City and are currently massacring the city. Everyone in Blackstone City, old and weak, will surely be filled with blood and corpses.
If Cheng Dalei had the ambition to be a saint and help the world, he would drive away the Rong tribe and save the people from being born in water and fire.
It's a pity that he didn't, he is just an ordinary person after all.
Even as an ordinary person, Cheng Dalei was still a little unhappy when he thought about what would happen in Black Rock City.
The question is, what exactly are the Northern Barbarians going to do this time?
Should we kill some people, grab some supplies and women and leave like we have done countless times before, or should we start with Blackstone City and start the prelude to plundering the entire empire?
Is Black Rock City the end, or just the beginning?
If Black Rock City is just the beginning, Qingniu Mountain is the only place the Rong tribe must pass.
The Northern Barbarians could defeat 50,000 Youzhou soldiers in one day and Blackstone City in half a day, let alone a small Toad Village.
Therefore, everyone's first thought was to escape. The five thousand people in the stronghold were scattered like birds and beasts, and everyone took care of themselves and fled to the hinterland of the empire. The farther away the better, the better they would never see the Rong people.
The Juyi Hall began to be in chaos. The people of the empire had already reached the point where their voices changed. Everyone was in a commotion. They were thinking about how to escape. Should they take the land route to Jizhou and Bingzhou, or take the sea route to the legendary overseas island?
Or go to places far away from the border like Yangzhou and Xuzhou.
Cheng Dalei said nothing because he had no idea at the moment.
Cheng Dalei didn't have much feelings for the country and the people. He didn't love the empire, and he didn't have much hatred for the Rong people. Of course, as a bandit who didn't belong to the fourth class, the empire never treated him as a subject.
But because of this, Cheng Dalei didn't have much fear of the Rong people. Everyone said that the Rong people changed their minds and ran away, but Cheng Dalei didn't think so in his heart.
What he was thinking in his mind was: If the Rong clan is less than 10,000 people, is it really invincible if they have 10,000 people?
After a long time, Cheng Dalei coughed slightly, and the chaotic gathering hall gradually became quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on Cheng Dalei.
"Escape, where should we escape again?" Cheng Dalei asked.
"The natural way to escape is to go south to avoid the Rong clan. Let's occupy a hilltop and still dominate."
"Or we can go by sea. I heard that there is an isolated island in the sea. As long as we enter the sea, the Rong tribe will never be able to do anything to us?"
Everyone was paying attention, and the hall was about to become chaotic again.
Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "There are more than 5,000 people in our village, more than half of whom are old, weak, women and children. The only ones who can really take action are only a few thousand people. If the Rong people are not satisfied with occupying Black Rock City and want to go south again, then we two
The legs can outrun the iron hooves of the Rong tribe. Of course, brothers are all capable people, and some of them will definitely survive this chaos, but can those children and old people survive too?"
Everyone fell silent. It is said that a defeat is like a mountain, and deserters are worse than dogs. If they really disperse and escape, who will survive and who will not survive will have to rely on their luck.
"Master, if you have any ideas, please tell everyone."
Cheng Dalei shook his head: "I have no idea. If I have an idea, I won't talk nonsense to you."
He had only heard that the Rong people were strong, but Cheng Dalei had no idea how strong they were. Now he was on the verge of feeling timid but wanting to try.
The hall was in chaos again. These bandits actually didn't have many ideas. After hearing Cheng Dalei's analysis, they were at a loss what to do.
"If...I'm talking about if..." Cheng Dalei asked: "If we don't escape, is it feasible?"
"What the master means..." Liu Bei saw through Cheng Dalei's intention: "Want to fight with the Rong clan?"
There was an uproar, and when the thoughts in Cheng Dalei's mind showed a little bit, they immediately startled the bandits.
"This is not possible at all!" Someone shouted: "Yang Long stopped his 50,000-strong army and was defeated by the Rong tribe in one day. We only have 5,000 people in the village, and we can only defeat 2,000 people."
"We can run away, why should we fight with the Rong tribe?"
"Does the boss want us all to die?"
"Let's all live there." Cheng Dalei suddenly stood up: "Now I am still the boss of the village. Isn't it too early if you don't give me face now?"
The crowd fell silent, after all, Cheng Dalei Jiwei was still there.
Cheng Dalei pressed his hands: "I didn't say that we must defend or escape. Aren't I just discussing with everyone? Escape is a way. You can use your back to face the enemy's cavalry. I dare say that today's 5,000 people in the village can survive.
One or two thousand would be good. But if you keep it..."
Cheng Dalei paused for a moment, then waved his hand as if he wanted to cover the entire village.
"First, the terrain of the mountain stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the gate of the stronghold is guarded, even thousands of troops and horses cannot attack it; second, the mountainous terrain is not suitable for cavalry marches, and the Rong tribe's advantage will be greatly weakened; third, our mountain stronghold stores grain
Countless, there is absolutely no problem in holding on for a year and a half, but the Rong tribe has no logistical support, so if they cannot hold on, they will naturally withdraw their troops."
Cheng Dalei counted to the third item and said: "Of course, if we stick to it, many people will die, including me and my brothers, but I feel that with the above three items, it may not be impossible to keep it. I don't have all the power. Today is
If the life and death of more than five thousand brothers is related, it is natural for brothers from all families to discuss it together. Let me ask, whoever is willing to fight, raise your hands?"
As soon as the voice fell, everyone looked at each other, looking at each other, their eyes flickering but they didn't know what they were thinking.
Then, in the hall full of people, only one hand was raised, like a lonely flagpole.
It's Lin Shaoyu.
This man who wanted to become a hero did not disappoint Cheng Dalei after all. But he was the only one to raise his hand, but he looked so pitiful.
Even Xu Shenji, Qin Man and other people close to Cheng Dalei could not muster the courage to fight against the Rong tribe.
Are the Rong people so scary?
The more this happened, the more Cheng Dalei's curiosity was aroused.