There was almost no movement when Cheng Dalei returned to Liangzhou this time. No one greeted him with gongs or drums, and Cheng Dalei did not notify anyone in advance.
But when he returned to the city lord's palace, washed and tidied up, changed into clean clothes and came to the meeting hall, the main figures in Liangzhou had already raised their heads.
The literary ones include Liu Bei, He Shen, Wu Yong, Gao Lishi, Song Ci, Yang Guozhong, and Axi; the martial arts include Qin Man, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Zilong, Gao Feihu, Gao Feibao, and Xiaobailang.
Speaking of which, Cheng Dalei now also has civil servants, military generals, and many soldiers.
"The Rong tribe is coming." Cheng Dalei took a sip of tea.
Everyone nodded at the same time and stared at Cheng Dalei intently.
Being in Liangzhou, the news channel is faster than Cheng Dalei. Before Cheng Dalei arrived in Liangzhou, everyone had already learned the news of the Rong invasion in advance. They have been sharpening their knives these days, just waiting for Cheng Dalei to come back to make a decision.
Cheng Dalei first introduced Hua Rong, Yang Zhi, and Zhou Cang to everyone. Everyone had met Shan Xiongxin before, so there was no need for Cheng Dalei to talk nonsense. Cheng Dalei sent Zhou Cang to Guan Yu to deactivate him. As for Hua Rong and Yang Zhi,
He will make arrangements again.
After that, Cheng Dalei briefly talked about his experience in Chang'an City. Now he is the legitimate king of Liangzhou, with a military seal given by the emperor of the empire. Others, such as Xu Shenji, Liu Bei and others, also have awards.
He Shen stood up first and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
The others stood up at the same time, carried their luggage to Cheng Dalei, and shouted "King".
Cheng Dalei waved his hand. He originally planned to be an idle prince for a few years and regulate Liangzhou like an iron bucket. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got the throne, the Rong clan came over. The empire was in danger, and his Liangzhou was in danger.
King Ben is not as valuable as originally thought.
"Everyone can just call us as before, no need to be polite." Cheng Dalei said, and then asked: "Let's talk about what you know?"
Ah Xi answered. He was responsible for collecting intelligence. The Imperial Army had been relaxing its intelligence work on the Rong people, but Ah Xi had not relaxed. This time, even if he was not the first to get the information during the massive Rong invasion, he was the first to get it.
Among a group of people with intelligence.
He learned this information from the mouth of the Rong tribe. Cheng Dalei had been entrenched in Liangzhou for so many years and got along well with the neighboring Rong tribes. Ye Yuanhuo unified the Rong tribes, but some small tribes were unwilling to submit.
.They are displaced and live in a remote place, and the wild fire cannot do anything to them.
From their mouths, they learned that Nohara Huo used all his strength this time and summoned an army of 200,000 with only one purpose, which was to take over the world from the Li family.
Although he had guessed this possibility before, Cheng Dalei still found it thrilling to hear the confirmation from Ah Xi.
"Sure enough, the wildfire is going to burn the sky." Cheng Dalei sighed with emotion.
"Master, what should we do?" He Shen asked, the fire in his pupils unable to be hidden.
"How many troops do we have now?"
"Fifty thousand." Liu Bei replied: "There is more food and grass, weapons are being produced all the time, and there is enough."
"There are 50,000 people, and 20,000 people are left to guard Liangzhou. The available troops are only 30,000?" Cheng Dalei glanced at the people in the hall: "What can we do?"
There was speechless silence, and the light in He Shen's eyes dimmed a bit.
Cheng Dalei sighed softly, and he kept thinking about this problem on the way back. Naturally, he didn't want to see the Rong clan causing trouble in the world, but the troops he could use were too few, and he couldn't do anything he wanted to do.
In fact, 50,000 people is not a small number at all. If you include the civilians and the adults as soldiers, Liangzhou City can still draw a team of more than 100,000 people.
However, letting these people who have never seen blood go to the battlefield is almost like letting them die. Only those who can survive a large-scale battle can be considered a qualified warrior.
"Should we do nothing?" Heshen asked.
Cheng Dalei shook his head and sighed, and said: "There are many passes along the way from Liangzhou to help Chang'an. Even if only 30,000 people are dispatched, the number of people eating horses and chewing is an astronomical figure. After running thousands of miles, it is impossible to establish a logistics channel. Besides, the Imperial Army is not
Our friend, how does he know whether we are going to support or take advantage of the situation? Li Letian has already mobilized troops to Liangzhou to guard against us..."
"Master, how about walking from the grassland?" Wu Yong asked, but there were no imperial army checkpoints on the grassland.
"It's difficult to go deep alone." Cheng Dalei sighed.
"If we cut off the Rong people's food routes, they will be defeated." Liu Bei.
"The Rong tribe..." Cheng Dalei paused: "There is no food and grass."
The Rong people are terrible. First, their riding skills. They grew up on horseback. They are not comparable to the Imperial Army. They are brave. Everyone has the spirit of an outlaw. On the grasslands, they fight wild beasts. In the Empire, they are
The most ferocious beast.
The Kerong tribe also has one of the most troublesome advantages, and that is their super high mobility.
When mobilizing the Imperial Army, the first thing to do is to ensure the supply of food and grass. One load of food sent to the front often consumes more than two loads. The back-end's shirk and blame, and the lack of food and grass supplies, are the main reasons for the defeat.
In this regard, the Rong people have perfectly displayed the spirit of being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. Each warrior will carry several days of dry food with them. They will replenish it after they invade the empire and conquer the city. Only after occupying a large area of the city, they will
Establish logistics support.
And even if they are in a food-free situation, they have their own methods. The Rong people are natural hunters. Even if they cannot hunt wild animals, they can still prey on civilians. It is said that dried meat made of human flesh is often served on the dining tables of the Rong people.
tasty.
This kind of thing does not only happen to the Rong people. It is not unheard of for the princes of the empire to fight each other.
This is the cruelty of cold-weapon warfare. The bloodshed turns people into beasts. After the most ferocious beasts win, they teach the beasts who are not ferocious enough to be human. This is euphemistically called morality.
This is also the reason why Cheng Dalei has always been reluctant to use force easily. The war is too cruel and there are not so many battlefield tragedies to say.
He Shen was a little dissatisfied: "Are we just going to sit idly by and watch them invade my empire and slaughter my people?"
He Shen is an ambitious man. He doesn't care about the empire or the people. This crisis is also an opportunity. What Cheng Dalei said is never a problem. Li Letian can't believe us, so he might as well fight all the way and take over the world.
Cheng Dalei shook his head: "You have to sit back and watch, but you can't ignore it."
This time it was a matter of subjugating the country and the world. No matter how cold-hearted Cheng Dalei was, he would not stand idly by. However, it was really not the right time to take action now. He was just waiting.