Chapter 128

  Zide nodded: "The Great Wu has been established for 120 years, and the Rong tribe sees me as weak and deceitful. This is a shame for the sons of the Empire."

  Cheng Dalai curled his lips and thought to himself, "What's there to be ashamed of? It's not like no one has ever been bullied before." Over the years, in the wars between the Empire and the Rong tribe, they had almost always lost, basically being trampled on.

  "The nine million li of rivers and mountains, any man with blood should devote himself to the battlefield, to repay his country with his life. My master only uses talent, as long as you all agree to accept amnesty, my lord has promised to give you a future, to be appointed as a general and enfeoffed as a marquis, to bring good fortune to your descendants, it's not impossible."

  "Good!"

  Cheng Dalai slammed his hand on the table and stood up, saying loudly: "General Qi's words have truly struck a chord in my heart. I won't hide it from you, General Qi, but I'm also a hot-blooded man, with blood that's boiling with fervor. I've long been eager to ride into battle, defend our home and country."

  Zide Qiang was stunned, why did Cheng Dairen react so big, he still had a lot of long-winded arguments to say. He stared blankly at Cheng Dairen: "Cheng Zhai Zhu is... agreed?"

  "This matter... there are many brothers in the mountain stronghold, and it can't be decided by me alone. I need to discuss this with them, but don't worry, General Zhi, those who are not aware of the situation, I will do a good job of ideological work on them."

  "In that case, I won't stay long either. Master Cheng, before you leave, the master has one more thing to entrust to you: ten days later, please gather all the heroes of the green forest within the borders of Youzhou at Fengyu Pavilion outside the city of Youzhou. At that time, Master Cheng must attend, and everyone will discuss this matter together."

  "I wish it were now in ten days!" said Cheng Dairen.

  "Well... I'll take my leave first, let's meet again in ten days."

  "I will send you off with a smile."

  "Don't bother."

  "See you off... must see you off."

  Cheng Dali escorted Qizhao and the others down the mountain, until they mounted their horses and galloped far away. When they turned back to look, Cheng Dali was still standing at the foot of the mountain.

  "Are they still behind?" Zide said strongly.

  "Yes, I've been seeing you off from behind all along."

  Zide Qiang turned his head and looked back, inexplicably saying: "Is this person sick or something?"

  "Have you ever heard of a saying called 'one sight like old'?"

  Shanxia, Cheng Dairen stretched out his hand to the distance and sighed: "I can only regret that I don't have the ability to cut down trees!"

  "The master of the house is gone, and nobody knows where he is."

  "Has he left?" Cheng Dairen rubbed his face and said: "Return to the mountain!"

  Several village heads gathered in the hall again.

  Everyone is discussing this matter, the imperial fourth rank and the mountain bandits are not even considered as lowly people. Everyone in their hearts wants to take off the hat of the mountain bandit and let their wives and children hold their heads high, living a dignified life. But everyone has also become too used to being free and unruly, and may not be able to bear being controlled. In the past, when they were fighting against the government troops, if they really were to surrender and wear the clothes of the government troops, who knows what kind of situation it would be? Everyone's heart is filled with anxiety.

  When everyone was discussing, Gao Fei Hu found Cheng Da Lei sitting there, without making a sound.

  "Great leader, what do you mean? Are we really going to accept their surrender?"

  Everyone's eyes were on Cheng Dairen, and the hall gradually fell silent. Cheng Dairen remained silent for a moment before speaking: "It's time to go to war."

  "Are we going to fight the Rong tribe?" Gao Feihu was taken aback: "Yang Longtan really has such great courage, this is the first time in so many years that he's taking the initiative to attack the Rong tribe."

  Cheng Dalai shook his head: "It's not fighting against the Rong tribe, but fighting against Heishi City."

  "Blackstone City..."

  "Paper, bring paper and pen." Cheng Dalai suddenly waved his hand.

  "This... " Gao Fei Hu awkwardly said: "Our mountain village doesn't have a pen."

  "Huh?"

  The cultural level of the mountain bandits is naturally not high, in a big mountain like Qingniu Mountain, it can be said that only Cheng Dalai reads books, and it's not an exaggeration at all. Without paper or pens, it's not worth making a fuss about.

  Cheng Dalai gave him a white eye and had no choice but to use stones to draw on the ground.

  "This is Blackstone City, this is Green Cow Mountain, and this is Falling Leaf City. Where's Youzhou City?" Cheng Dairen said as he drew the map.

  "It's probably around here." Gaofei Hu pointed out the location to Cheng Dali.

  From Youzhou City to Heishi City, there is only one official road on Qingniu Mountain. If you go elsewhere, the terrain is extremely complex and not suitable for large-scale military operations. Therefore, if Yang Long wants to attack Heishi City, he must pass through Qingniu Mountain.

  It was learned from Lu Hong's mouth that Xue Banquan usurped Han Hu after his death, and Yang Longtan was furious and vowed to avenge his brother. However, this thing happened a long time ago, and for more than half a year, Yang Longtan has been quiet.

  He is preparing.

  The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass are already on their way. Large-scale marching is a problem for both humans and horses to eat. And it just so happens that this winter has arrived, and if we really want to take action, it will be next spring.

  Preparations were made to come and go, and naturally, they were prepared for Cheng Da Lei's head. On the must-pass route of the expedition, a group of mountain bandits stuck like a nail, and we had to think of ways to wipe out this nail. Either eliminate these people or let them be cannon fodder and die cleanly.

  Who can afford to look down on a bandit who has been rejected four times? What's more, talk about granting titles to wives and sons...

  "Great leader, shall we accept their offer of amnesty?" said Gao Fei Hu.

  "What nonsense." Cheng Da Lei gave him a glance, Song Jiang was calm and collected, but his words were bitter: "Surrender is impossible, it's not possible in this lifetime."

  "Yang Long will stop at nothing to ensure our safety, as long as we agree to his terms. He'll definitely let us go to Blackstone City, and when the time comes, we'll all be dead, and he'll come out on top."

  "These bastards!" Several village heads were furious: "He actually wants us to go and die!"

  "Big boss, Feng Yu Ting Hui, let's just forget it and directly reject Yang Longting?" said Gao Fei Hu.

  "If we directly refuse him, the other side will definitely take us down first. The King of Youzhou is not easy to mess with, and now is the time for us to rest and recover."

  "What's to be done? Can't lower it and can't fight back either?"

  "The gentlemen may have heard a saying: when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits."

  "What does 'dà dàng jiā' mean?"

  "Get to work! Get to work!" Cheng Dairen suddenly stood up: "Everyone, don't slack off, hurry up and get to work. We must build the mountain stronghold before spring arrives."

  "Shall we go to Fengyuting?"

  "Go, of course I'll go. We're all friends from the Green Forest Road in Youzhou. Taking this opportunity, I'll also show my face to them and meet with fellow Jianghu friends."

  The project that had been suspended is now resumed in the face of severe cold, and the progress will not be too fast, but it has been carried out day and night.

  With a flick of his finger, ten days had passed. Cheng Dairen chose Gao Feihu, Qin Man and Xue Shenji to accompany him to Fengyutai.

  Cheng Dali had never shown up on Green Forest Road, and others still recognized Gao Feihu more. And with Qin Man in attendance, there was no need to worry about encountering any danger. As for the reason for bringing Xu Shenji along...

  The reason is self-evident.