It took several days after the battle for the news to reach Liangzhou City. There was nothing that could be done about it. The two places were too far apart, making communication inconvenient. And because of the war, many past intelligence channels had been destroyed.
It was also because the skill of Jianghu Rumors was still in effect that Cheng Dalei was able to get the news ahead of others. However, when the news reached Liangzhou City, a lot of rumors and hearsay were added instead of the true facts.
As soon as he received the news, Cheng Dalei gathered together several important figures currently staying in Liangzhou City. Everyone worked together to analyze the truth of this war.
Regardless of whether Cheng Dalei wants to admit it or not, he must realize the fact that there will definitely be a battle between himself and the Rong tribe. It will be beneficial to his own side to become familiar with their fighting characteristics as soon as possible.
The intelligence received in front of us was shocking. Tens of thousands of people joined the battlefield, the elites of the empire came out, and the king of the Rong clan personally participated in the battle. As a result, the Rong clan still had the upper hand and pushed their troops to the gates of Chang'an City. This battle was against the empire's number one leader.
The siege of the city will start at any time.
Everyone in the study looked serious, and no one was joking at this time.
Liu Bei raised his head: "Master, in your opinion, can Chang'an City be defended?"
Cheng Dalei smiled bitterly, spread his hands and said: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, how can I get the answer? However, based on the current intelligence, the Rong clan has a great advantage, but Li Letian does not have no trump card, and it cannot be underestimated.
Look at Chang'an's city defense strength."
"Having said this is almost the same as not saying it." Xu Shenji interjected.
Cheng Dalei curled his lips, if he could really predict the enemy beforehand, he would really be a military god. Unfortunately, he is just a bandit with a family, and he is worried about the survival of those around him.
"What do you think Miss Cui has to say?" Cheng Dalei chose to listen to Cui Baiyu's opinion first.
No matter what, this girl must be considered a sensible person for Xu Shenji.
Cui Baiyu frowned for a long time and sighed: "In my opinion, Chang'an City is in danger."
Cheng Dalei nodded and said, "Continue?"
Cui Baiyu continued: "The art of war says that if you defend for a long time, you will lose. What's more, this time the Rong tribe invaded with heavy troops, Chang'an City must be captured. The key now is not whether Chang'an City can be defended, but how long it can be defended.
If in a month or so, the Rong tribe breaks their long hair, then their strength will not be reduced much. They can take advantage of the situation to invade the hinterland of the Central Plains and then go to the south of the Yangtze River. The entire empire will be in danger.
However, if the time drags on for too long, even if the city of Chang'an is captured, the Rong clan will lose more than the gains. By then, the Li family will have lost its deer, and all the princes will be ready to take action, and it will be a melee for the deer."
"It makes sense." Cheng Dalei didn't care about the survival of Chang'an City. He was more concerned about the changes in the situation in the future: "Then how long do you think Chang'an can be defended?"
"The Rong people now have the four cities of Hanoi, Hexi, Dongshan, and Chencang as a way to supplement their supplies of food and grass. This march south must have been planned for a long time, and they will not fight an unprepared battle. However, the walls of Chang'an are high and the troops are strong.
It cannot be ignored. Li Letian is extremely good at defending the city. Not to mention..." Cui Baiyu paused: "Winter is coming."
The right time, right place, and right people are what military strategists must strive for. Autumn has turned into winter now, and the weather is getting colder day by day. The winter in Chang'an is very cold, and the Rong people may not be able to adapt to fighting in such a harsh climate.
Now we can see whether Chang'an City can survive the first month. Only if it can survive the first month, this siege must be a protracted war.
Fighting back and forth, consuming each other, snipe and clam fighting, in the end it is the fishermen who gain.
Cheng Dalei breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned back on his chair, waved his hands lazily and said: "The situation seems to be unfavorable to the empire, but it is not difficult for the Rong people. The Rong people have always invaded, just to grab some property at the border.
They don’t dare to covet the Central Plains. It may not be that they don’t want to, but they really can’t swallow it. Let’s see how the empire’s mountains and rivers consume all the elite Rong tribe in this battle.”
"Master, do we need to do anything now?" Xu Shenji asked.
Cheng Dalei shook his head: "The situation is still unclear, and it's not time to take action yet. We just don't take action. Once we take action, we must seize the best opportunity. What we need to do now is to train troops in the fortified city and not go into this muddy water.
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"Of course..." Cheng Dalei paused again: "Investigate the specific circumstances of this battle clearly, and let your subordinates study hard, so that when we actually fight against the Rong tribe, we will lose our pants like the imperial army."
In today's Liangzhou, it can be said that everyone wants to fight, but Cheng Dalei has already formulated a grand strategy, and it is difficult for everyone to disobey, so they have to do what he ordered. Cheng Dalei may not want to fight, but his own family knows about his family affairs.
With the 30,000 to 50,000 people in his own hands, it is okay to separate one country from another, but conquering the whole world is just wishful thinking.
Nohara Huo and Li Letian can fight openly and openly. But with Cheng Dalei's current strength, he is actually not qualified to be the other's opponent against either one.
Like other princes, he can only be a spectator in this war concerning the survival of the empire.
However, this does not mean that Cheng Dalei has nothing to do.
After the military meeting, Cheng Dalei and Cui Baiyu came to the side hall of the city lord's palace together. Bai Yuanfei had been waiting for him here, and when he saw Cheng Dalei coming in, he immediately stood up and handed over.
"The boss."
"Sit, sit, don't be polite." Cheng Dalei waved his hand to let him sit down first, and said: "Are you ready for what I'm going to tell you?"
Bai Yuanfei nodded: "Everything was done in accordance with the instructions of the headmaster. A total of more than a thousand brothers were selected, all of whom have been through the world in the past."
"That's good." Cheng Dalei nodded: "This big thing will fall on you, and you will be responsible for these thousand people. After the task is completed, I will reward you according to your merits, and I will never treat my brothers badly."
Bai Yuanfei agreed, said goodbye and left.
Cheng Dalei did not make any announcement about what he wanted to do. At present, only Cui Baiyu knew about it. Of course, it was not kept strictly confidential. After all, he was not doing anything shameful.
This mission has only one purpose, which is to spread news and confuse people's hearts. Similar to what was done to Song Bokang before, it made some strange noises throughout the empire, such as Toad King and Liangzhou Xing.
The purpose is to lure the refugees out of the customs and seek refuge in Liangzhou.
Cui Baiyu frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Why do you bother to do these things? What good will it do to you?"
"Accumulate virtue." Cheng Dalei said matter-of-factly.
"Ji De?" Cui Baiyu frowned even more tightly.
"The war-torn world hurts the poor and helpless people. If Liangzhou doesn't use weapons, if it can give them a peaceful world, why not do it?"