2489: C2489 Loyalty

C2489 Loyalty

"What happened this time is very important to us. I don't want what happened in Cangling Mountain to happen again." Wang Cheng said.1

Indeed, Wang Cheng attached great importance to this matter. If this matter could succeed... Then, not only could they destroy the marriage between the Great Lu Dynasty and the Fengjue Country... It might cause a rift between the two countries. Furthermore, they could also take advantage of this opportunity. After all, the Money Yuan Kingdom had already agreed to give them the weapons they needed the most.

To the Rebellion Army, numbers were the easiest to obtain. After all, in this era, the living environment wasn't very good. Many people were unhappy with the Imperial Court for not being able to eat or wear warm clothes. As long as they encouraged them, there was no need to worry that no one would be willing to join them. Even though rebelling was a capital offense, but... For those who can't even eat, for those who could die at any time, rebelling wasn't a big deal.

Therefore, it wasn't too difficult to recruit more people from the Rebellion Force.

However, the difficult part was that after recruiting more people, how to train them and how to feed them? There were many generals of the Rebellion Force. They could only be hired. Although they had men under them, they could not provide enough food to feed them. This led to the annihilation of their forces.

It wasn't as if the Rebellion Force hadn't thought of attacking the county. However, this wasn't an easy task. The Imperial Court was very strict in the management of iron weapons. Not everyone could obtain them. Without weapons, a group of thin and weak farmers holding bamboo poles... It was undoubtedly very difficult to break through the city gates.

Therefore, those people from the Rebellion Force couldn't find any food. Naturally, they couldn't keep anyone alive. The Rebellion Soldier was one of the major powers. They either starved to death or fled. In the end, they fell apart. This time, there were many people from the Rebellion Force. Obviously, this was the reason why they joined Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu. Of course, it was good to be the leader. However, the pressure was also great. They couldn't get enough food. It was useless even if they couldn't afford to support their subordinates.

Therefore, he might as well seek refuge with Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu. In this way, he would be able to become an official, and he wouldn't have to worry about finding food.

It was also because of this that Wang Cheng was very interested in this operation. He was even more interested in this operation than before, because this time, they would have a chance to obtain weapons. One had to know that Wang Cheng himself would train soldiers. However, even if the soldiers were trained, without weapons, they still did not have much combat strength. Going to the battlefield was most likely a dead end.

And now, the Money Yuan Kingdom had promised them weapons. That would be the best. Once they had weapons, the strength of their team would increase exponentially. At that time, it wouldn't be a big deal to attack the scene, but they would be able to win the battle. Naturally, they would not have to worry about food. After all, the Imperial Court still had grain stored in the city. With grain, they would be able to keep their subordinates. He could expand further.

Apart from those ironware frogs, the spoils of war were also things that Wang Cheng coveted. It was no longer the same as before. He now had more soldiers under his command. He had to spend a lot of food and wages every day, which cost money. With spoils of war, he would naturally have money. Wang Cheng was even thinking about it. If there was a chance... He would not kill the Fengjue Country's First Prince and the Great Lu Dynasty's princess, but instead kidnap them. He would have the imperial court on both sides use money to redeem them. If that was the case... Then he can make a lot of money again.

Because of this, Wang Cheng attached great importance to this matter. He didn't want to see any accidents happen again, and Shi Dafu was the one who could possibly cause an accident. Previously in Cangling Mountain, the other party had a disgraceful incident.

Therefore, Wang Cheng felt that it was necessary for him to inform the other party in advance, lest something that he didn't want to see happen again.

Upon hearing Wang Cheng's words, Shi Dafu's face turned slightly red, and he said, "What's the matter in Cangling Mountain? Why don't I remember? Also, it's not only you who values this matter, it's also me."

Obviously, Shi Dafu wasn't willing to admit what he had done in the past, as long as he didn't admit it. Wang Cheng had no other choice. After all, there was no evidence for this matter. Shi Dafu didn't want Wang Cheng to publicize this matter. It would be a huge blow to his reputation. Now was the time for him to expand. Reputation was still very important to him.

However, although Shi Dafu didn't want to admit that the Cangling Mountain was holding him back, however, his next sentence was the truth. His colleague who Wang Cheng attached great importance to this matter. Shi Dafu also attached great importance to this operation. What Wang Cheng could think of... He could also imagine that Wang Cheng wanted to make use of this opportunity. He wanted to arm his own team and strengthen it. How could Shi Dafu not have such a plan? Otherwise, he wouldn't be like Wang Cheng. He gathered as many of his men as possible here and did this. It was all for the sake of getting more weapons from the Money Yuan Kingdom. After all... The Money Yuan Kingdom had said that they would distribute weapons based on human heads. Naturally, the more people came, the more weapons they would get.

In the Rebellion Force, there was no shortage of people. However, it was also because they accepted everyone. This led to the rapid expansion of the team, but the people inside were mixed up in good and bad. There were old, weak, sick, and disabled people. The leader of the Rebellion Army didn't care about these people.

This time, Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu called these people over at the same time. Those who could come were here to get their weapons. As for whether these people could survive after entering the battlefield... That wasn't a question that Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu were concerned about. It was naturally best if they could survive. It didn't matter if they couldn't survive. Originally, these people had been called here. It was all for the sake of getting more weapons, even if they died on the battlefield. It wasn't a pity. As long as the weapons were in their hands, it was fine. As for the people... As long as they had food and money in their hands, in this environment... Was he afraid that he wouldn't be able to find the person?

Therefore, Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu had risked their lives to call for more people this time. The people who could come from the surrounding had all arrived, and this was the main reason why they were here. The number of Rebellion Soldier gathered near the pass wasn't the one hundred thousand that the despotic general had guessed. It was more than 200 thousand, although there were some old, weak, and disabled people inside. It was Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu who had brought them here to fill in the numbers. But... The overall strength was still not to be underestimated.

It didn't matter to Wang Cheng if Shi Dafu didn't admit what had happened. Anyway, since that incident had already happened, there was no point in thinking about it anymore. As long as Shi Dafu knew about it, he wouldn't do the same stupid thing this time. Although Shi Dafu didn't look like much, however... He didn't know how stupid he was.

Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu had openly gathered near the pass, so they naturally attracted the attention of the generals defending the pass. Originally, he hadn't thought too much of it. After all, Rebellion Soldier had already attacked the city once. In the end, he didn't manage to defeat them. In his point of view, the Rebellion Force's strength was only so-so. They were just a bunch of useless peasants. They were nothing to worry about. As long as they dared to attack the city... Then... He would definitely be able to force them back once again.

Initially, he thought that there would be no more chances for him to perform meritorious deeds by guarding this pass. After all, the Imperial Court had already stopped fighting with the Fengjue Country. In a short period of time... It was impossible for them to continue fighting. The generals guarding the border... Naturally, there was no chance for them to display their abilities. Now, it seemed like... These brainless Rebellion Soldier had come to seek death. Of course, he wouldn't be polite to them.

Therefore, when the general found out that the Rebellion Force had appeared near the pass... I didn't take it seriously, and I didn't choose to ask for backup from the court. He felt that he had the ability to defeat the people of the Rebellion Force and send the others over. Of course, he wasn't willing to take credit from him.

However, after that, he realized that something was wrong. Those people from the Rebellion Force... It wasn't the thousands or tens of thousands of people from before, but a huge black mass. According to his estimation, it should be more than a hundred thousand. More importantly... These people had not yet stopped gathering, and the number of people was still increasing. At this moment, the generals in the pass knew that things were not good. Their city defense was not good, and they did not have many defending troops. They really couldn't stop the attack of so many Rebellion Soldier soldiers. And so... He hurriedly asked for help from the Imperial Court.

However, it was already too late. It would take some time for the information to reach the capital. The capital would need some more time to make arrangements. The reinforcements would still need some time to arrive. All of this time added up. It would definitely not be a short period of time. In other words, it would take a short period of time. The reinforcements would definitely not arrive. The defending general could only pray in his heart. It would be best if the Rebellion Soldier outside the city did not attack the city immediately and buy more time. He would wait until his reinforcements arrived.

However, Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu weren't fools. They had openly gathered here. It was impossible that the guards in the city didn't know about it. If this dragged on for too long, the reinforcements of the Imperial Court would arrive. It would be very difficult for them to take down this pass. If they could not take down this place, they would not be able to go out. They wouldn't be able to attack the sending troops or obtain any weapons from the Money Yuan Kingdom.

Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for them to defeat this place. They couldn't afford to delay it for too long, even though Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu wished they could gather all of their subordinates. However, time didn't allow them to do so. After gathering most of their subordinates, * Hong Long...... *

Where was the pass that had been destroyed by the Fengjue Country? Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu had also attacked it not long ago. It could be said that the defensive facilities here were very lousy. There weren't many places that could be used. Therefore, the pressure on the defending troops in the city was quite great. The reason why they were able to defend this place was because of Lin Yu and the others' help. Now that Lin Yu and the others had left, they could only rely on themselves.

However, in just half a day's time, the city had fallen.

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