It Starts With A Mountain

Chapter 430

Having experienced the fear of death, and finally ushered in victory, it should be so presumptuous.

But there are people in the cottage who are completely drunk, and they may need people to guard against incoming enemies. Cheng Dalei left the street alone and walked to the front of the city to check the city defense.

There are guards patrolling the front of the city, always guarding against incoming enemies. When they saw Cheng Dalei appear, they immediately straightened their waists and clenched the spears in their hands.

"Big boss!"

Cheng Dalei nodded and straightened his hat for the opponent. It was still winter, and he was standing on the top of the city to resist a gust of wind. This is naturally not a good errand. Fortunately, everyone maintained a high level of vigilance and did not neglect because of hardships.

"Today is a celebration party, you all work harder, and when you change posts, go have a drink." Cheng Dalei.

"Yes!" A team of ten people raised their chests at the same time.

In fact, Cheng Dalei didn't know what their names were, whether they were summoned by himself, or the children of refugees who migrated here, but after all, it was not important. Since he came here, he was his own brother, and Cheng Dalei was also responsible for them now.

"Master, when will we fight again?"

"Do you like... wars?" Cheng Dalei looked a little confused.

"Well, when we go to Chang'an, let's give some color to those officials." The guard said excitedly.

Cheng Dalei shook his head helplessly and asked, "How old are you this year?"

"Report to the master, seventeen."

"It's only seventeen years old." Cheng Dalei sighed and patted his shoulder with his hand: "Work hard, when you can help."

"Yes."

Cheng Dalei walked down the city head alone, instead of returning to the city, he walked to the wasteland outside the city. When winter and spring meet, the wasteland can't be seen at a glance. Although there are grass and trees emerging green in the black soil, the weather is still frighteningly cold.

Outside the city, there is a cemetery of Toad City.

The ashes of the brothers who died in battle, old age, illness, or injuries were cremated, and their ashes were buried here. Tombstones were erected on the ground, and their origins and names were engraved on the black granite. The bodies of many people could not be found at all, that is, buried a few pieces of their clothes. As long as he is buried with his brothers, he will go home.

This time Toad City won another battle, and again, a new tombstone was erected in the cemetery. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Cheng Dalei has never overplayed this matter, but he will always come over to take a look when he has time.

On the wasteland, there is a forest of black steles that can't be seen at a glance. The names engraved on it represent a young or old life. Compared with three years ago, Toad City is indeed getting stronger and stronger, and with it, more and more black monuments are erected.

Cheng Dalei met Liu Bei in the Forest of Steles. He was wrapped in a sheepskin coat and drank silently by himself. When Cheng Dalei walked over, he didn't say anything, just handed over the wine gourd.

Cheng Dalei took a sip and handed it back to him. The two sat side by side for a while, Liu Bei yawned and hesitated.

"The big boss..."

A voice broke the silence of the Forest of Steles, and He Shen walked over quickly and came to Cheng Dalei's side.

Some people get drunk at the celebration feast, but there are also people who stay sober all the time. Liu Bei, Cheng Dalei, and He Shen are all such people.

"I guessed that the boss is here, so I came here specially." He Shen said.

"Uh... what's the matter?" Cheng Dalei was a little absent-minded.

"Master, I have already sent someone to count the number of spoils. This time we can say that we have achieved a great harvest. There is another thing, I must report to the master. In front of me, is a rare opportunity..."

"what chance?"

He Shen came in a hurry, and it was obvious that he was breathing evenly at this moment.

"The great master, Song Bokang sent 100,000 people to Chang'an, and now there are no more than 50,000 troops left behind in Liangzhou City, and after this battle, we have wiped out a lot of them. Now, Liangzhou City's defense is empty, if we take the opportunity to attack, We will definitely be able to take Liangzhou City in one fell swoop. After that, we will clean up the other forces in Liangzhou, and the entire Liangzhou will be our world.”

tsk...

Cheng Dalei took a deep breath. If He Shen hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten about it.

The world is in great chaos, the word "court" has already existed in name only, and the struggles between various forces are endless. Now there is no royal court, and whoever has more troops is the king.

Cheng Dalei now has a lot of soldiers in his hands, and after this battle, his combat effectiveness is not weak. If you want to win Liangzhou City, there is indeed the best opportunity in front of you.

"Liangzhou City is a big city, and it's not easy to take down. Moreover, people from other cities may not be able to come to the rescue. When we are attacked by the enemy, we will fall into danger?" Cheng Dalei.

"Don't worry about this matter, we have already inquired about the specific situation. There are seven cities in Liangzhou, and there are five gates on the border with the Rong tribe. Of course, the original Qinchuan gate is also one of them. These twelve forces , Logically speaking, they are all under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou Mu. But this is not the case. Among them are people from the General's Mansion. We first send people to sneak into Liangzhou City, and Bai Yuanfei is there, this is not a big problem. Then launch a strong attack , to solve the battle in a short time, other cities may not react."

Heshen explained it in great detail. It seems that he has done a lot of preparations before. Heshen's ambition is not small, and he started to fight the whole Liangzhou very early.

But the problem is that Cheng Dalei has no such ambition, and it is the first time he starts to think about it. Heshen's method is not necessarily infeasible. Of course, he needs to take some risks, but the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

However, Cheng Dalei hadn't made up his mind for a while.

"The big boss..." He Shen called out.

Cheng Dalei was suddenly lost, and then he reacted. After thinking for a moment, he said: "This matter should not be rushed. Once Liangzhou City is captured, the balance of power in Liangzhou will inevitably be broken. At that time, a chaotic Liangzhou may not be what we want to see. Yes. The reactions of refugees and other forces must be taken into consideration, and this matter must be considered in the long run.”

Heshen understood Cheng Dalei's hesitation, he was silent for a moment, and said, "Now that it's time to tell us what the boss wants, so we can have a way to go."

Cheng Dalei was startled, and he naturally understood what He Shen said. In fact, Heshen asked Cheng Dalei about this question at the very beginning.

The troubled times are in sight, Cheng Dalei wants to compete in the world, or choose the master... He has a direction, and his subordinates have a direction. Today's Toad City can already have enough to eat, but after eating enough, I start to think about some things that are not there, make kings and ministers, and expand the territory...

The problem is that Cheng Dalei didn't think about it himself. He does not have the feeling of helping the world, he wants to be alone.

But troubled times is a zero-sum game, either, you take everything, or you have nothing.