In fact, Lu Luo didn't care who Cheng Dalei would send to Liangzhou City as a hostage. But if Cheng Dalei was given a city, Cheng Dalei wouldn't believe it if he didn't make his request.
In addition, it would also be a good thing if there could be a hostage left in Liangzhou City to restrain Cheng Dalei.
Cheng Dalei glanced around the hall, not thinking about who to ask as a hostage. Logically speaking, Cheng Dalei's children should be sent to Liangzhou City. However, Cheng Dalei had no children, which saved a lot of trouble.
Cheng Dalei sighed and said: "We are currently short of manpower here, and of course we hope to send someone to coordinate the cooperation between the two companies. I have a candidate, Mr. Lu will consider whether it is feasible."
"who?"
"Xue Wenting."
Cheng Dalei slowly said three words, this is the daughter of the prime minister's house, and Cui Xiang regards her as the apple of his eye. She is still staying in Toad City, so she can be of some use.
Lu Luo hesitated slightly and finally said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I still need to go back and discuss it with my king."
"Don't be in a hurry. It won't be too late to talk about it when you have agreed upon it."
Lu Luo hurriedly returned to Liangzhou City to discuss the matter with Song Bokang. This matter was such a big one that it could not be decided in a day or two.
Almost as soon as he left, Cheng Dalei spread out the map of Liangzhou, and Liu Bei and others came over, and together they searched for the location of Shuofang City.
Cheng Dalei had already sent people to draw the topographic map of the entire Liangzhou. Although he has not yet thought about replacing Song Bokang, he still needs to make preparations.
Compared with Toad City, Shuofang City is a big city. The predecessor of Toad City, Qinchuan Pass, was just a border pass that mainly played a military role. Cheng Dalei has finally made some improvements in the past few years. But in terms of population, resources, and location,
In other aspects, it cannot be compared with Shuofang City.
Of course, the defense of Toad City is definitely stronger than that of Shuofang City, but Cheng Dalei has the ability to build Toad City like an iron barrel, so he may not be unable to run a Shuofang City well.
"It just doesn't make sense why Song Bokang was willing to give Shuofang City to us?" Liu Bei frowned and thought.
"Well, he wants to eat Baili Sheng, so naturally he doesn't want us to interfere. He gave us a city, but only bought us to stay put." Heshen said excitedly, he could expand his territory, and he was the happiest among them. His
Ambition finally took the first step.
"That's what I say, but this pie falling from the sky, just because it looks good, doesn't necessarily mean it tastes good?" Cheng Dalei said: "We always have to find out what they have in mind."
After Ah Xi received the order, the spies deployed by Liangzhou City immediately launched operations to find out the inside story of the matter. However, this matter was done extremely secretly, and only Song Bokang and Lu Luo knew about it in Liangzhou City.
The spies made inquiries, but in the end they did not find any useful information.
Liangzhou City has sent people here several times, and the two sides have had close contact. At present, it seems that the matter is almost completed.
On this day, Lu Luo came to Toad City again and was led to the flower hall of the city lord's palace, where Cheng Dalei sat drinking tea.
"Congratulations to Master Cheng, congratulations to Master Cheng..." Lu Luo said hurriedly as soon as he arrived.
"Master Lu, please sit down. I don't know where my joy comes from." Cheng Dalei waved his hand.
"My king has promised that there is no need for Toad City to send hostages, and agreed that Miss Xue will be exchanged for Shuofang City." Lu Luo.
"Oh." This was beyond Cheng Dalei's expectation: "Did the King of Liangzhou really agree?"
"A promise is a promise, but my king has one more request?"
"Speaking?"
"This battle requires the assistance of Toad City. The Cheng family needs to send a group of troops to help us win this battle."
This request is not too much. Cheng Dalei always wants to give Song Bokang something to make him feel at ease.
"I agreed to this matter. I wonder if the King of Liangzhou has taken a fancy to my Toad City team?"
"Of course, this will be decided by Master Cheng. However, if it is the Long Zijun, it is naturally best not to have it."
The Dragon Character Army led by Zhao Zilong is the only cavalry in Toad City. Although it is small in number, it has extremely strong combat effectiveness. This Lu Luo has suffered a loss at the hands of the Dragon Character Army.
Cheng Dalei thought for a while and then said: "Okay, when the King of Liangzhou needs it, my three thousand dragon-shaped army will be at my disposal."
Upon hearing this, Lu Luo was overjoyed. He settled the matter, which was a great achievement for himself. He could regain a little bit of his lost identity and status.
Cheng Dalei personally compiled a letter and asked Lu Luo to bring it to Song Bokang. As for the detailed handover time, both parties still need to confirm it.
Lu Luo hurried away with Cheng Dalei's letter. Cheng Dalei sat alone in the flower hall and suddenly sighed softly: What a pity Baili Sheng.
After Lu Luo left, Cheng Dalei sent someone to summon Zhao Zilong to the city lord's mansion.
"Master, you are looking for me."
"Well, I have something to discuss with you." Cheng Dalei explained the matter to Zhao Zilong in detail.
"This... let Long Zijun help others fight the war?"
"Hey, don't get excited yet." Cheng Dalei said: "If we don't send hostages or soldiers, how can Song Bokang trust us? Letting you go is just to show our sincerity and not to hinder them behind their backs.
Son. You may not need to go into battle, you can always stand by and watch."
"Oh, I understand." Zhao Zilong suddenly realized: "However, I am worried that doing so will damage the morale of the Longzi Army. The boss also knows that the Longzi Army has never been defeated."
The Longzi Army is a strong force in Cheng Dalei's hands. They are indeed not very used to defeat. It may not be a good thing to weaken the soldiers' invincible vigor in this way.
Cheng Dalei thought for a moment and said: "Then send other troops, but they will still be led by you, and they will still fly the banner of the Dragon Character Army outside."
Liangzhou finalized this matter with Cheng Dalei, and after mutual transactions, a cooperative relationship was established.
This was a good thing for Cheng Dalei, but it was not necessarily a bad thing for Song Bokang. He sharpened his sword and finally had his hands free to eliminate Baili Sheng's power in Liangzhou.
There must always be a reason for sending troops to fight, and Song Bokang has been concocting this reason recently. He arrested several Rong tribesmen for no reason, and from their mouths, he learned that they had secret contacts with Baili Sheng.
So he wrote a letter and sent it to the court, saying that Bailisheng was secretly colluding with the Rong people to plot our empire. Without waiting for the court's reply, he reorganized his army and sent troops to prepare to attack Bailisheng.
As for how those Rong tribe came from, and how the illiterate Rong tribe came up with a detailed confession, no one cares.
Of course, before that, Song Bokang had to complete the handover of Shuofang City with Cheng Dalei, and then he could go all out to deal with Baili Sheng.
After the handover between the two parties was completed, Cheng Dalei came to Shuofang City in person to see what was going on with his newly acquired city.