"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Hearing this, Wang Xiongdan could not help but smile bitterly.
"But I'm deeply indebted to my foster father. How can I abandon him?”
In fact.
Long before he was captured, when he heard Wei Wuzu say " take down Fengtai City and capture Wang Xiongdan alive ", he knew that the Great Sui Emperor had the intention to surrender him.
But Wang Xiongdan had always been loyal to his foster father.
Especially.
Now, the Great Sui Emperor was leading the army to attack his foster father. How could he betray Du Fuwei?
"You are quite loyal."
Yang Fan wasn't surprised.
In history.
Wasn't this Wang Xiongdan loyal to Du Fuwei, which was why he fell into the plot of the Fugong, giving up the military power of the Jianghuai Army and killing himself?
If not for Wang Xiongdan's loyalty, he would not have recruited him.
He smiled and said,
"However, if you really treat your foster father well and want to repay his kindness, then you should be careful.”
"Then all the more you should join the Imperial Court. Do you still think that Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army is a match for my Wei soldiers and Tiger Leopard Cavalry after today's battle?”
Emperor Wu of Wei died!
Tiger Leopard Cavalry!
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiongdan immediately imagined the scene of his Jianghuai Army being utterly defeated by them, like a slaughter of pigs and dogs.
Instantly, Wang Xiongdan fell silent.
This!
If this continued.
It wouldn't take long for the Great Sui army to attack the city and attack Liyang City. His foster father and the Jianghuai Army wouldn't be able to resist at all.
At the thought of this.
Wang Xiongdan looked at Yang Fan nervously.
"May I ask, Your Majesty?"
"If I am willing to pledge my loyalty to the Imperial Court, when Your Majesty breaks through Liyang, if my foster father is willing to surrender, will Your Majesty be able to let my foster father retire?”
According to Wang Xiongdan's knowledge.
When Yang Guang was in power.
If the rebel army was defeated by the Great Sui army, their leaders and higher-ups would all be beheaded by Yang Guang.
Now.
Wang Xiong Dan's only hope was that Yang Fan would let his foster father go.
"Return to the fields?"
"No!"
Hearing Wang Xiong Dan's request, Yang Fan shook his head.
Just as Wang Xiongdan's heart turned ashen.
Yang Fan continued,
"When I was in Jiang Du City, I made an oath in front of all the subjects to revive the Great Sui and let the people live and work in peace and contentment.”
"With your foster father's talent, how could I let him retire!”
In fact.
Now, there were countless rebels in the Great Sui. If Yang Fan was narrow-minded and wanted to kill all the rebels, he would be able to kill them all.
In this way.
Wherever he went, didn't those rebel kings fight to the death with Great Sui?
This!
It was definitely not something that Yang Fan would be happy to see. It would only consume Great Sui's strength.
Therefore, he had no choice.
At this time, Yang Fan, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, had to show his tolerance and reach the goal of " buying a horse bone with a thousand gold coins ", and Du Fuwei was that horse bone.
In history.
Li Yuan and his son from the Great Tang had relied on this move to make countless rebel kings surrender without fighting. Only then did countless people surrender and finally usurp the entire Great Sui.
Even Li Yuan and his son could do it, let alone Yang Fan.
"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of my foster father!"
Hearing this, Wang Xiongdan was overjoyed and immediately knelt down.
Behind Yang Fan.
Looking at the harmonious scene between the monarch and his subjects.
Regardless of whether it was Fan Zeng, Guo Jia, or Xi Zhicai, the three of them could not help but smile. With such an Emperor, there was no need to worry about the prosperity of the Great Sui Dynasty.
"Hahahaha!"
"General Wang, stand up. There's no need to be so polite.”
Looking at the respectful Wang Xiongdan, Yang Fan laughed.
In the Jianghuai region.
Wang Xiongdan had always had prestige. He was a benevolent person and was very considerate of his subordinates. He could make his soldiers work for him. Moreover, he was very disciplined. Every time he captured a town, he did not commit a single crime.
Therefore, he had no choice.
Now, he had Wang Xiongdan's loyalty.
Along the way from Fengtai City to Liyang City, it would be much easier to attack those cities. They could even surrender without fighting, and the people would not reject the Great Sui Dynasty.
At this moment.
Ji Gang walked over and reported to Yang Fan,
"Your Majesty."
"There's news from Liyang City. The 100,000 troops led by Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong, and Luo Shixin of the Tile Gang Village and the 100,000 troops led by Yun Dingxing of Luoyang have arrived at Liyang City.”
"However, these two parties did not get along very well.”
Si!
Hearing this, Wang Xiongdan was shocked!
He had never expected this!
Not only was the Great Sui Dynasty's army powerful, but they were also well-informed. They had a clear understanding of the situation of the Tile Gang Village and the Luoyang reinforcements.
But what about the Jianghuai Army?
Up until now, even the number of troops, infantry, cavalry, and combat strength of the Great Sui were all unknown.
If not for that…
Why would he lead a hundred thousand troops to Fengtai City and deliver himself to their doorstep?
"Hey!"
"No wonder the Jiang Huai Army is so weak.”
In his heart, Wang Xiongdan couldn't help but sigh.
But this time, he was wrong.
Whether it was Wuqi's 70,000 soldiers, 50,000 tiger leopard cavalry, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and the others, they were all " produced " by Yang Fan.
Hence, it would be strange if the Jianghuai Army spies could find out!
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