Chapter 56: Buying People's Hearts
Cheng Lei was a little moved after knowing what happened, no matter whether Dun Leha was out of concern for his daughter or support for his son-in-law, being able to do it to this extent shows his love for Cheng Lei and Qinglan. Moreover, Chongshan said that these eighty cavalry are all elite soldiers, and they are drawn from the cavalry under the jurisdiction of Dun Leha, even if they are handed over to Cheng Lei as a dowry.
With these eighty elite cavalry for nothing, Cheng Lei was particularly happy. In this way, Cheng Lei's plan to recruit new recruits can be postponed for some time, and it will be said after the base is fully completed.
Chongshan stayed in the camp for one night, Qinglan made some good dishes, and the couple accompanied Chongshan to drink and have a good time. Shigeyama said that they only sent them to Silver Tower City on their wedding day and went back with Temu, and if it weren't for what Satban had done, they would have to stay and have a good drink. Since I didn't have a lot of fun that day, I have the right to make up for it today.
Cheng Lei found that he liked his eldest brother more and more, not only because he looked like his own small hair, but also felt the preciousness of family affection from Chongshan.
The next day, Chongshan took his men and drove a wagon full of goods back to the tribe. Before leaving, Cheng Lei brought him a lot of flue-cured tobacco and daily necessities, which was regarded as a part of his heart, and Chongshan took it as a matter of course.
The eighty cavalry brought by Chongshan stayed outside the city for a night in the evening, and after Chongshan left, Cheng Lei first went to Yinta to report these cavalry to Duke Duozan, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Duke Duozan was also a little surprised to hear that Dunleha had given Cheng Lei so many elite cavalry, but he was also relieved. After all, Cheng Lei is Dunleha's son-in-law, and I heard that Dunleha is particularly fond of his only daughter, so it makes sense to do so.
Since Cheng Lei and the others came to Silver Tower City, Duke Duozan and them have almost understood each other. He knows Cheng Lei's personality well, and knows that Cheng Lei is by no means the kind of villain who will betray his close ally for the sake of interests. Therefore, Dun Leha's gift of these cavalry to Cheng Lei is also what he is willing to see, because Cheng Lei's strength can be enhanced, which is also a good thing for Duke Dozan.
At noon, Cheng Lei was left by Duke Duozan in the Silver Tower for a meal, and they also made an in-depth discussion on the current situation of all aspects of the forces in the Silver Tower City. Cheng Lei thought that Duke Duozan did not need to be too anxious to weaken the other forces in Yinta City, and would wait until the situation slowly stabilized and the impact of the counterinsurgency war was completely eliminated before making plans, and Duke Duozan said that he would consider Cheng Lei's opinion.
In the afternoon, on the large playground inside the camp.
Cheng Lei gathered all the cavalry brought by Chongshan, these people were all sturdy and rough men, and it can be seen from the thick joints of their fingers that they were all veterans with guns and had fought a lot of tough battles. These people are all ebony people, they were bought by Dun Leha from human traffickers when the ebony country was destroyed, and if no one buys them, then they will only face death.
At that time, they were only in their teens, and the oldest was only twelve or thirteen years old, to be exact, they were all children. After so many years of tempering, they are almost all in their thirties, and they have all grown into strong and brave warriors, and each of them has more or less scars and traces of blood and fire on their bodies. And now that they've made their home in the Ironbase Tribe, they wouldn't have deserted or done anything else without those deeds of sale.
Cheng Lei looked at these knights one by one, wanting to see their faces in his eyes and remember them in his heart. In the future, although there is a difference between their bosses and subordinates, if there is really a war, they will be brothers who share honor and disgrace, and Cheng Lei also hopes that these people can deeply imprint their faces in their minds.
"Brethren! Hello, I am very happy that you can come here and be with me Cheng Lei! Cheng Lei began to speak, and he was a little incoherent with joy: "Brothers, why are you called brothers?" Because since you are here today, we will have the opportunity to fight side by side in the future, and our fate will be closely tied together. ”
"Look, what is this?" Cheng Lei took the stack of deed of sale that Chongshan handed over to him in his hand: "You are all brave and good soldiers, and you also have wives and children, I don't think you want to let yourself and your relatives bear the reputation of a slave, right?" ”
The horsemen's minds were filled with all sorts of scenes, all of which were mocking themselves or their relatives for being slaves or lowly people. There was both shame and anger in them, as well as countless blood and tears.
"The chief of Tun Leha is my father-in-law, and he has saved you from those hateful executioners, and he can be said to have saved your lives. Now I, Cheng Lei, want to give you back a free body, so that you can become a real warrior without ties! After speaking, Cheng Lei tore those deeds of sale into confetti one by one.
At this time, all the ebony cavalry couldn't help choking up and crying, and every time they tore one, someone couldn't help crying. By the time Cheng Lei tore up all these deeds of sale, all these people were lying on the ground, crying bitterly.
"Thank you for the leader's kindness to our reconstruction, we will definitely go to the soup for the leader, and we will not hesitate!"
"Go to the soup and go to the fire, don't give up!"
"Go to the soup and go to the fire, and ...... to do it"
Everyone roared in deep voices, and people could feel a chilling murderous aura when they heard it. The members of the Night Lion Squad and the Cheetah Squad who were watching from the side of the playground couldn't help but have their eyes moist, they knew that Cheng Lei had completely taken the loyalty of these cavalry into his own hands, and their Lion King Squadron had grown by more than one point.
Cheng Lei divided these knights into two parts, one part went to the base to help Zheng Bin with the escort work, and replaced the Viper team that was now guarding the base. The other part is responsible for the security of the camp with the cheetah team, as well as the protection of the convoys transporting supplies to the base.
Now the manpower is a little tight, so they can only be arranged temporarily, and after the construction of the base is completed, they can be systematically trained by special personnel. Cheng Lei believes that these soldiers, who have been baptized in many battles, will quickly complete all their training and become excellent soldiers.
Du Mo came in a little panic at this time, after he became the head of the city affairs of Yinta City, he always appointed others to come to contact Cheng Lei for affairs. Now the sudden appearance makes Cheng Lei feel a little strange, is it not Yinta City, what big things can't happen?
Cheng Lei now very little wants any accidents to happen, which has a very big impact on the construction of their base and the construction of the cement plant. If the construction of the base is completed and the cement plant is built, then if something happens in the future, then you can confidently see the move.
Cheng Lei lit a cigarette and asked, "Mr. Du Mo, why do you have time to come to me?" I came in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to entertain you with a cup of tea. Since Du Mo rejected Cheng Lei's invitation, the rift between them has become bigger and bigger, and it is now impossible to bridge. On the contrary, the relationship between Cheng Lei and Duke Duozan is becoming more and more harmonious and tacit.
Du Mo's face changed a few times, and he may be a little uncomfortable with Cheng Lei's yin and yang weirdness towards him: "Mr. Cheng, Your Excellency Duke has an invitation, I have something very important to tell you." Don't bite the word "important" very hard, which means to let Cheng Lei know the stakes.
Cheng Lei took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile: "Just send someone to greet me for this little thing, and Mr. Mo will run it himself." Is there no one in the Silver Tower? ”
Du Mo looked at the cavalry team on the playground with a gloomy expression on his face, and said, "I was afraid that they wouldn't be able to say it clearly, so I came here myself." Mr. Cheng really has a way, so many elite cavalry, it's really gratifying! ”
Cheng Lei ignored what he said, and just said: "Mr. Dumo, go back first, tell His Excellency the Duke that I will be there in a while, and you will run away in person." ”
Du Mo said a few more polite words and left, Cheng Lei was a little puzzled in his heart, what is the Duke of Duozan who needs to discuss with him? Nothing has happened in Yinta City recently, and when he was puzzled, Cheng Lei arranged the affairs of the camp again, and ordered the driver and guards to get in the car and go to Yinta, which was the second time Cheng Lei went to Yinta in a day.
As soon as I entered the door of the Silver Tower Council Hall, I saw that there were already many people sitting in the meeting hall. Most of these people Cheng Lei knew, most of them were well-known figures in Yinta City, and they got up to greet them after seeing Cheng Lei come in, among which Xilin was the most enthusiastic, and let Cheng Lei sit next to him on his own seat.
Opposite Cheng Lei's seat was Xue Chu of the Southern Dragon Society, and this guy was still smiling a little flattering at Cheng Lei. Yinta City is too small, and the forces in all aspects will know it clearly. Originally, the Lion King Squadron was already one of the top in Yinta City, but now it has added eighty elite cavalry sent by the Tieji tribe, which is even more powerful, and Xue Chu's flattery completely explains everything.
Cheng Lei also gave him a smile back, Xue Chu is still a good person in his mind. Although sometimes some of his subordinates are overbearing, there is nothing evil in his own words. And after the Wei Mazi incident, there was some tacit understanding between Xue Chu and Cheng Lei.
Although sometimes it can be thought that Xue Chu deliberately posted it close to Cheng Lei in order to gain Cheng Lei's favor. But with his heart, Cheng Lei will never put him on the hostile side. It can be said that now in Yinta City, Cheng Lei's closest ally is Duke Duozan, and the second may be Xue Chu.
As for Xing Chenghui, it is just a simple relationship of interest. A wealthy family for hundreds of years, Cheng Lei didn't believe that he would become friends with himself, a person who had just gained a foothold in Yinta City, so quickly.