Chapter 626

In the troubled times, whether Cheng Dalei wants to or not, in fact, he has already sat down at this table.

The empire is so big that even any force will not ignore Toad City. If it is possible, the first person Song Bokang wants to get rid of is not Bailisheng, it is definitely Cheng Dalei. It's nothing more than being afraid of the elite soldiers of Toad City, so he didn't do it for the time being.

There will be no fools in the middle of those who can take their place at this table. In fact, many people have the same thoughts as Cheng Dalei, quietly expand their power, and make a fortune in silence.

But in the process of expanding power, it is inevitable that they will encroach on other people's territory, and in the end, no one will give in, so it can only be solved by fighting.

Song Bokang is the titular king of Liangzhou, but in the territory he controls, there is not only Cheng Dalei, a confidant, but also Bailisheng.

Seeing that the power of these two families is getting bigger and bigger, if they don't do it again, it is difficult to say whose territory this Liangzhou is.

Bailisheng is a force supported by the General's Mansion, and Song Bokang wanted to get rid of him from the beginning. once wanted to contact Cheng Dalei, and the two worked together to swallow Bailisheng, but Cheng Dalei was not fooled by him.

On this day, Song Bokang was thinking about how to use soldiers 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 taken aback: "Really?"

"It's true, our spies saw him enter the city with their own eyes. ”

Song Bokang frowned, thinking about this matter in his heart. He wanted to defeat Bailisheng, but in fact, there was no difficulty in this matter. Bailisheng guards the border passes, and can only rely on the support of the empire's grain and grass, unlike Toad City, which can already complete self-sufficiency. As long as he cuts off his food by himself, it won't be long before he will break himself.

The key is Cheng Dalei's attitude, if Cheng Dalei gets in the way, this matter will add a lot of variables. With his human nature, whether he will stand still, or secretly help Bailisheng, Song Bokang can't see this matter at all.

If he really planned to make it bad, it would be good to wait for him to go up to the house and draw a ladder, and if he took advantage of the emptiness of the soldiers and horses in the city, it would not be impossible to fight in one go.

Song Bokang has been hesitant and did not send troops to Baili Sheng, worrying about this matter.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates have a plan, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not. Lu Luo said.

"Oh, what plan do you have?" Song Bokang didn't think very highly of Lu Luo, if it weren't for his family background, he wouldn't have disdained to use him.

Lu Luo took a deep breath, since the last time he rashly sent troops and was defeated by Cheng Dalei, his status had plummeted. Now he urgently needs to do something to save his political life and prove his worth.

"It's better for us to give Cheng Dalei a city. ”

"What. Song Bokang was taken aback: "How can the city be easily given to others, I think it is better to give the entire Liangzhou to him, and I will go and lead the horse for Cheng Dalei myself." ”

"Don't be angry, your king, but listen to what I have to say. Lu Luo has been thinking about this for a long time, and at this moment he said eloquently: "Toad City has been operated by Cheng Dalei for many years, and now the grain and rice in the city are like mountains, and the strong generals are like clouds, just like iron buckets. With our current strength, let's not talk about whether we can defeat Toad City, even if we can defeat it, we will definitely lose more troops than we lose. ”

"Who said it wasn't, if I could take down Toad City, I would do it to Bailisheng. Song Bokang sighed and said, "You continue?"

"Anyway, I can't beat Toad City, so I just lure him out. Give him a city as bait, Cheng Dalei will definitely not refuse. But if he wants to run a city, he must send men, and the people in the city will also greatly consume his food and grass. Lu Luo said slowly: "Both fists want to hold things, sometimes they just can't get anything." ”

At first, listening to Lu Luo's words, Song Bokang didn't care, but gradually he narrowed his eyes. What Lu Luo said in his mouth may not be a solution. Since Cheng Dalei is powerful, he simply disperses his forces, firstly, to ensure that he will not move in this operation, and secondly, to disperse his forces, and to facilitate his own elimination 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 a point that Song Bokang considered, in troubled times, credit is a very ridiculous thing, and Song Bokang does not believe that Cheng Dalei will have this kind of thing.

Lu Luo clasped his hands into fists: "Your Majesty is willing to personally go to Toad City, and use three inches to persuade Cheng Dalei." ”

The empire is very large, Cheng Dalei's reputation is very bad, and people all over the world say how he is heinous, eating ten catties of human flesh at every meal, and having a hundred wives. But Liangzhou City is quite close to Toad City, and the spies on both sides are constantly dealing with each other, so Liangzhou still knows a little about Cheng Dalei.

He is not as brutal as the legend says, and he himself is not a murderer, and he currently has a wife and a concubine, and his life can be regarded as a checkpoint. Overall, Cheng Dalei is still a normal person. For coming to Toad City, everyone no longer has the feeling of going deep into the demon cave before.

In order to show his sincerity, Lu Luo rode alone to Toad City. After explaining his intentions, he was led to the City Lord's Mansion and saw Cheng Dalei, with Liu Bei, He Shen, and Xu Shenji sitting on the side.

After some politeness, Lu Luo explained his intention. In order for Cheng Dalei to stay still, Liangzhou was willing to give Shuofang City to Cheng Dalei.

Cheng Dalei has been speculating about the purpose of Lu Luo's trip, the so-called "Nothing to do without going to the Three Treasures Palace", he will never just ask himself a question mark. However, after listening to Lu Luo's words, Cheng Dalei was still taken aback.

What kind of mind does Song Bokang have in mind, he will give himself a city.

"That...... My king has another request?"

Cheng Dalei knew in his heart that Song Bokang would not give himself a city for nothing. He leaned over slightly: "What does the King of Liangzhou need me to do?"

Lu Luo said: "The two of us govern Liangzhou together, and we still need to send someone from the Cheng family to contact the cooperation between the two families." ”

Cheng Dalei blinked and understood Lu Luo's words. 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 will not give him a city for nothing, and he will not be at ease if he takes it.

Who can be sent as hostages is still a question. In fact, it wasn't a problem, Cheng Dalei's gaze naturally fell on Xu Shenji.

"Master Xu, why don't you take a trip?"

Xu Shenji was excited, no matter how confused he was, he understood what the result of being a hostage was. Waved his hand in a panic: "The big boss, old and decrepit, can't stand this upheaval." For such a difficult task, you should leave it to someone else. ”