It is natural that Cheng Dalei is not easy to fight. If he were easy to fight, Song Bokang would not tolerate him until now.
Day after day, Cheng Dalei became a scourge that could not be eliminated. He had to take action and pay a certain price for it.
Of the five cities in Liangzhou, Song Bokang occupied four, and Cheng Dalei occupied one. In addition, Cheng Dalei opened up a Toad City. Now, Song Bokang can dispatch about 150,000 troops. In terms of military strength alone, he has an absolute advantage.
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However, Cheng Dalei is a feared being after all. No one can say whether the entire army can eliminate Cheng Dalei in an attack.
Dai Bai suggested borrowing troops from Jingzhou, but he also felt that it would be extremely difficult to eliminate Cheng Dalei, and it was probably impossible to do so with the troops currently in Song Bokang's hands.
Song Bokang pondered for a moment and said: "In the end, we still need Prime Minister Cui to provide some weapon support. It would be best if he could lead troops, but I am afraid that the prime minister's office does not have enough troops."
In terms of Song Bokang's thoughts, he did not want foreign troops to enter Liangzhou. He no longer wanted to be controlled by the prime minister's government. Of course, this was still his personal thought and he did not dare to make it public yet.
If Cheng Dalei can be eliminated and Liangzhou is completely under his control, then he will be qualified to make demands on Xiang Cui.
Song Bokang was sharpening his sword. The situation was already approaching and he had no choice but to take action.
Naturally, Cheng Dalei was not idle at this moment. After he explained everything, he and Xu Shenji left Shuofang City and hurried back to Toad City.
Just after returning to the city, Cheng Dalei did not rest at all, so he summoned the main personnel in the city and held a military meeting.
Participants in the meeting were Liu Bei, Xu Shenji, Zhao Zilong, Qin Man, Wu Yong, and Axi. Because Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and He Shen stayed in Shuofang City, they did not attend the meeting.
This is the case with meetings, sometimes the smaller the number of people, the more important it is.
This meeting was not in the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, but in the study room of the City Lord's Mansion. Several people gathered together, and there was no maid serving tea or water.
Ah Xi spread out the map of Liangzhou on the table, with the locations of the five cities marked on the map.
"Let's chat, what do you think?" Cheng Dalei took a sip of tea.
Song Bokang controlled four cities, all of which were extremely important strategic locations. He had better resources than Cheng Dalei and had a larger population than Cheng Dalei.
Cheng Dalei has always had the qualifications to bargain with Song Bokang. In fact, it only relies on a few words: Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. In a real comparison of strength, Cheng Dalei does not have any advantage.
But under the current situation, Cheng Dalei no longer has the power to decide whether the war will start. He can only think about how to win this war.
In the study, everyone began to express their opinions, and everyone discussed and sometimes argued endlessly over an issue.
We must fight, but the key is how to fight? The strategy has been determined, and what everyone is discussing is actually tactics.
The more conservative ones decided to fortify the walls and clear the country to deal with Song Bokang's attack. It would not be easy for Song Bokang to capture two cities. He had to make him pay some price. As long as he paid a high enough price, he would choose to stop.
The more radical one is to take the initiative to attack Jincheng, Wuwei, Haojia, and Liangzhou city by city to eliminate Song Bokang's military power, expel or eliminate him, and then occupy the entire Liangzhou.
Those who support the radical strategy include Qin Man, Zhao Zilong, and Wu Yong. Those who support the conservative strategy include Cheng Dalei...
There is only one Cheng Dalei.
Cheng Dalei leaned against the wall, feeling a little speechless. Among the counselors and generals under his command, none of them were normal. When they heard that there was going to be a war with Song Bokang, everyone felt like they were on fire. No one said they wanted to be more stable and conservative.
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"Master, what should we do? Can you give me an idea?" Qin Man said.
Qin Man looked like a steady person, but he had never been so irritable before, and now he couldn't control himself.
"We must fight, and the decision-making power is no longer in our hands. But the goal remains the same, with stable victory as the first goal, not expansion of territory. Let's think about how to win this war."
The military strategy office led by Wu Yong has countless advisers, who only use their brains to do things. Cheng Dalei has never stopped training them.
Today is just the first meeting. After all, it is impossible to come up with a definite solution. What follows should be discussions and even quarrels day and night. It is up to Cheng Dalei to decide how to act in the end.
Ah Xi's Xizi Team cannot rest during this period. They have to constantly spy on the intelligence of Liangzhou City and make preparations for war. They also need to see how the other party is preparing.
The meeting lasted until evening. After everyone dispersed, Cheng Dalei also walked out of the study. The cool breeze blew and he woke up.
Suddenly he thought that there was still a trouble he needed to face, and that was Su Ying and Liu Zhi. They had been hiding in Shuofang City for some days, but they couldn't escape after all.
He sighed helplessly and walked towards the backyard.
He was anxious to come back today and he hadn't met Su Ying yet. When he came to Su Ying's yard, he suddenly noticed that it was a little deserted.
"Master, you are back, I will wash your feet." Liu Zhi came over and said.
Cheng Dalei nodded in agreement, and Liu Zhi squatted down and helped him take off his boots. Cheng Dalei looked around, but still didn't see Su Ying.
"Where are you, where did Su Ying go?"
"Madam went to Luoyuzhai and went with the second lady."
"Huh……"
Cheng Dalei was a little speechless. It turned out that Fan Lihua was really bored and wanted to go back to Yuzhai. But unexpectedly, she took Su Ying away with her without even saying a word to Cheng Dalei.
Of course, it was not easy for them to tell Cheng Dalei, after all, Cheng Dalei had been hiding in Shuofang City.
Initially, he felt a little troubled when he saw the two of them, but suddenly they disappeared before his eyes, and Cheng Dalei felt empty again.
"It's good to go out and relax." Cheng Dalei comforted himself: "I'd better rest in the study tonight."
"Yes, I serve the boss."
The Military Policy Office is probably still brightly lit at this moment, discussing the current situation. Although Cheng Dalei left this matter to them, he couldn't help but think about it.
After all, this matter is related to the future survival of Toad City.
He lit the lamp and shut himself in the study, while looking through the information handed over by the Xizi Team, he also calculated the power that Toad City could currently use.
This is not an easy job, it is boring enough to drain all the passion. Cheng Dalei endured the boredom and seemed to be sitting there peacefully, but inside he was in trouble.
The study is divided into an inner room and an outer room. Cheng Dalei occasionally rests in the study. There is a small bed in the outer room for Liu Zhi. Sometimes she will go into the study, bring tea and water to Cheng Dalei, and refill the oil lamp that is about to run out.