In the troubled times of poker, whether Cheng Dalei wants it or not, in fact, he has already taken a seat at this card table.
The empire is so big that no force will ignore Toad City. If possible, the first person Song Bokang wanted to get rid of was not Baili Sheng, but Cheng Dalei. It was simply because he was afraid of Toad City's elite soldiers and generals.
I haven't taken any action yet.
There will be no fools among those who can occupy a place at this card table. In fact, many people have the same idea as Cheng Dalei, quietly expanding their power and making a fortune in silence.
But in the process of expanding your power, you will inevitably encroach on other people's territory. In the end, no one is willing to give in, so the solution can only be solved by fighting.
Song Bokang was the nominal king of Liangzhou, but in the territory he controlled, there were not only Cheng Dalei who was a close friend, but also people like Baili Sheng.
Seeing that the power of these two families is getting bigger and bigger, if we don't take action, it's hard to say whose territory is Liangzhou.
Bailisheng was a force supported by the General Mansion, and Song Bokang wanted to get rid of him from the beginning. He also wanted to contact Cheng Dalei, and the two families worked together to swallow up 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: "Seriously?"
"It's absolutely true, our spies saw him entering the city with our own eyes."
Song Bokang frowned, thinking about this matter in his mind. He wanted to defeat Bailisheng, but in fact there was no difficulty in doing so. Bailisheng guarded the border and could only rely on the empire's food and grass support, unlike Toad City, which had already
It can achieve self-sufficiency. As long as you cut off its food channel, it won't take long before it will destroy itself.
The key is Cheng Dalei's attitude. If Cheng Dalei interferes, this matter will increase a lot of variables. Based on his human nature, whether he will stand still or secretly help Baili Sheng, Song Bokang can't tell at all.
If he really intends to cause harm, it would be a good idea to wait until he gets to the house to take out the ladder. If he takes advantage of the lack of soldiers and horses in the city and attacks them all, it is not impossible.
Song Bokang has been hesitant and has not sent troops to Baili Sheng. This is what he is worried about.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates have a plan, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not." Lu Luo said.
"Oh, what's your plan?" Song Bokang didn't think highly of Lu Luo. If it weren't for his family background, he wouldn't bother to use him.
Lu Luo took a deep breath. Since the last time he rushed out troops and was defeated by Cheng Dalei, 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 given to others so easily? I think it would be better to give the entire Liangzhou to him, and I will lead Cheng Dalei's horse myself."
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Listen to what I have to say." Lu Luo had been thinking about this matter for a long time and now he said: "Toad City has been run by Cheng Dalei for many years. Now the city has mountains of grain and rice and strong generals like clouds, just like iron barrels.
Similar. With our current strength, let's not say whether we can capture Toad City. Even if we can capture it, we will definitely suffer serious losses in troops and the gain will not be worth the loss."
"Who says it's not the case? If I could capture Toad City, would I take action against Bailixheng?" Song Bokang sighed and said, "You continue?"
"We can't capture Toad City anyway, so we simply lure him out. Cheng Dalei will never refuse if he is given a city as bait. But to run a city, he must send out manpower, and the civilians in the city will also consume a lot of their resources.
Food and grass." Lu Luo said slowly: "I want to hold something with both fists, but sometimes I just can't get anything."
At first, Song Bokang didn't take it seriously when he heard Lu Luo's words, but gradually he narrowed his eyes. What Lu Luo said may not be a solution. Since Cheng Dalei is powerful, simply disperse his power, so that he can ensure that
By keeping his troops stationary during this operation, he dispersed his power and made it easier for him to eliminate him in the future.
"I don't think Cheng Dalei will refuse. The key is... can he keep his promise and stand still after getting the city?" This is what Song Bokang considered. In a world in troubled times, credit is a very ridiculous thing. Song Bokang doesn't believe that Cheng Dalei will have it.
This kind of thing.
Lu Luo clasped his hands in fists: "I am willing to personally go to Toad City and use all my skills to convince Cheng Dalei."
The empire was very big, and Cheng Dalei's reputation was very bad. People all over the world said that he was so heinous that he ate ten pounds of human flesh for every meal and had a hundred wives. However, Liangzhou City was quite close to Toad City, and spies from both sides kept fighting.
There is no good relationship, so Liangzhou still knows a little about Cheng Dalei.
He is not as cruel as the legend says, and he is not bloodthirsty. Currently, he only has one wife and one concubine, and his life can be considered a good one. Generally speaking, Cheng Dalei is still a normal person. When coming to Toad City, everyone no longer has the experience of going deep into the devil's cave before.
Feel.
In order to show his sincerity, Lu Luo rode alone to Toad City. After explaining his purpose, he was led to the city lord's mansion and met Cheng Dalei. Sitting beside him were Liu Bei, He Shen, Xu Shenji and others.
After some courtesy, Lu Luo explained his purpose of coming. In order for Cheng Dalei to stand still, Liangzhou was willing to give up Shuofang City to Cheng Dalei.
Cheng Dalei had been speculating on the purpose of Lu Luo's trip. He said he would not come to the Three Treasures Palace just to ask questions for himself. However, after hearing Lu Luo's words, Cheng Dalei was still shocked.
What was Song Bokang's intention to give him a city?
"Um...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 and asked, "What does the King of Liangzhou need from me?"
Lu Luodao: "Our two families govern Liangzhou together, and we need one person from the Cheng family to contact us about the cooperation between the two families."
Cheng Dalei blinked and understood what Lu Luo said. 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 would not give him a city for free, and he would not be at ease with it.
But who to send as a hostage is still a problem. In fact, it is not a problem. Cheng Dalei's eyes naturally fell on Xu Shenji.
"Commander Xu, why don't you take a trip?"
Xu Shenji was excited. No matter how confused he was, he still understood the consequences of being a hostage. He waved his hands in panic: "The boss, I am old and can't bear the suffering. You should leave such an arduous task to others.