Jianghuai Army's base camp, Liyang.
Two years ago.
As his power and territory grew, more and more scholars joined Du Fuwei. Relying on these scholars, he gave up his previous raider tactics and began to work hard to build his own territory.
Thus, in Liyang City, the army and the people could be considered to be living in harmony.
However…
When they saw groups of Gaoyou deserters and wounded soldiers returning to Liyang City, and the messengers in and out of the city, the people of Liyang City gradually felt that something was wrong.
Soon, the news spread throughout the city.
"This! The Sui army actually attacked!"
"Didn't they say that Jiang Du's heir to the throne was only a fifteen-year-old young man? He's the son of the emperor, why would he send troops to attack our Jianghuai!”
"Don't tell me that Yang Dong of Luoyang has found out that he wants to confer the title of King Chu on the General Manager!”
"How is that possible? The Great General had defeated the Sui army in the past, and no Sui army dared to invade our Jianghuai. But now, he was fine. How could he die in battle?”
"Gulp! What should he do? Are we going to return to the tyrant's rule again?”
"What's going on! Even Li Zitong, who was even closer to him, had already proclaimed himself emperor. Why did he have to send troops to attack our Jianghuai!”
"Since when did Great Sui's army become so powerful?”
"Even the Great General has died in battle, and Gaoyou City has been breached. Doesn't this mean that the army of the Great Sui Emperor may soon arrive at Liyang City?”
"I hope that Lord Chief can come up with a solution."
...
The Great Sui Emperor personally led the army!
Great General Han Ling had died in battle!
Gaoyou City fell in one day!
...
Originally.
Many of the people in Liyang City could not stand Yang Guang's rule, so many of them dragged their families and fled their hometown to Liyang City.
Because he was already suffering from taxes, Du only collected very low taxes in the territory.
At the same time.
Du Fuwei ordered that all corrupt officials in the Jianghuai region be executed regardless of the severity of their crimes. This was obviously unreasonable, but it received the support of countless citizens.
Therefore, he had no choice.
These messages came one after another.
For countless people in Liyang City, this was their nightmare. They did not want to live under the tyranny of the Great Sui Dynasty anymore.
In their eyes, Yang Fan was Yang Guang's grandson. There was no difference between the two!
At the thought of this.
Countless Liyang citizens could only place all their hopes on Du Fuwei. Some even went to the General Manager's Office to express their encouragement.
...
In the meeting hall of the General Manager's Office.
At this moment.
The commander of the Jianghuai Army, General Manager Du Fuwei, had gathered the auxiliary duke, Wang Xiongdan, and all of his adopted sons, as well as the high-ranking generals of the Jianghuai Army.
There was a long silence.
"Everyone!"
"As you all know, the little Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty personally led his troops to attack our Jianghuai Army. Not only did he break through Gaoyou City, but he also killed my adopted son, Han Ling!”
"Looks like this Yang Fan has his eyes on our Jianghuai Army. Tell me, what should we do?”
Du Fuwei said as he sat on the steward's chair.
He was born poor and destitute. When he was young, he did not manage to make a living. He often broke through walls and climbed over walls to steal things. Later, he was wanted by the government, so he became a bandit.
Who knew that later on, the times created heroes!
The Sui Dynasty was in turmoil, and the anti-king uprisings continued everywhere. Du Fuwei also took advantage of the situation and achieved great things today, sitting on the Jianghuai area.
"Godfather, whatever you say, we'll listen to you!”
After Du Fuwei's words.
The first to express his stance was his adopted son, Wang Xiongdan.
As Du Fuwei's adopted son, Wang Xiongdan was loyal to Du Fuwei. In addition, he was strong, courageous, strong, and considerate of his subordinates. He could make the soldiers work for him.
Therefore, Du Fuwei trusted Wang Xiongdan very much!
"Hahahaha!"
"Other than Xiong Dan, what about everyone else?"
Du Fuwei laughed when he heard his adopted son's reply.
He then looked at the others, especially the second in command of the Jianghuai Army, Fu Gong He. Over the past year, the differences between him and his former good brother had become greater and greater.
"Big Brother Du!"
"What should we do? We'll deal with whatever comes our way!”
"According to the soldiers who escaped, Yang Fan only has thirty to forty thousand men. Our Jianghuai Army has hundreds of thousands of men, so we don't have to be afraid of him!”
At this moment, the auxiliary duke also spoke.
In the eyes of the auxiliary duke.
This Big Brother Du was really a little cowardly.
With the strength of the Jianghuai Army, they could have proclaimed themselves emperor and established a country. However, not only did Du Fuwei not declare himself emperor, he did not even dare to declare himself emperor!
Even!
He even wanted to accept Yang Dong's conditions and become that bullsh * t King Chu!
This!
One had to know that they had rebelled against the Great Sui back then, and had even defeated countless Great Sui generals. Now, they had to bow down to Yang Dong!
And now, a little Yang Fan had thrown him into chaos.
....
After everyone expressed their opinions.
"Although the soldiers who escaped said that Yang Fan only had thirty to forty thousand soldiers, he dared to attack our Jianghuai Army, killed Han Ling, and broke into Gaoyou City!”
"Therefore, he must have something to rely on. We can't underestimate him!”
Du Fuwei said his own countermeasure.
"Didn't Yang Dong of Luoyang and Li Mi of the Wagang stockade want to rope in our Jianghuai Army? So I plan to ask them for help and see their sincerity!”
"Use them to deal with Yang Fan!”
In fact.
Du Fuwei was a very pragmatic person.
This time.
If he could borrow the help of Yang Dong or Li Mi to resist the menacing Yang Fan, even if he had to submit to them, it would not be a big deal.
In any case.
This was just a loss of face. The Jianghuai Army was still his.
"Lord Chief is wise!"
"Lord Chief is wise!"
"Lord Chief is wise!“
...
In the Jianghuai army.
Du Fuwei had an extremely high prestige, and his 30 adopted sons were spread throughout the entire army, so he had a very deep control over the Jianghuai Army.
These generals were used to following Du Fuwei's orders.
Therefore, he had no choice.
They didn't have any objections to Du Fuwei's decision. Moreover, in their opinion, this was indeed a good countermeasure.
"Humph!"
Seeing this scene.
" Hmph!" Fugong Huan couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart.
One had to know.
He was the second most important person in the Jianghuai Army, but in the eyes of these generals, there was only Chief Du Fuwei, and not him!
How can I not be angry?
"Good!"
"In that case, it's decided!”
Seeing this, Du Fuwei made the final decision.
...
Hence, he decided to do it.
After the meeting ended.
Du Fuwei was mobilizing his troops and preparing to defend against Yang Fan. At the same time, he sent out two messengers, one to Luoyang and the other to Tile Gang Village!
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