The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 528 Brotherhood is Difficult to Renew

At the beginning, Fang Xuanzao’s strategy for Li Mi was to abandon the Central Plains, jump out of the quagmire of war, avoid the Sui Dynasty, which was at its peak, and devote all its forces to the south of the Yangtze River, and separate the southeast, so that the world will form a tripartite confrontation of Sui, Tang, and Wei. Once the momentum is achieved, it will affect the whole body. If the Sui and Tang Dynasties continue to fight and fall into a stalemate, Li Mi can go north to the Central Plains and contain the Sui army from the east; , will also attack Guanzhong and Heluo from the west, forcing the Sui army to withdraw.This is actually a replica of Wei, Shu, Wu, Zhou, Qi, and Chen. The three-legged confrontation is the most stable. The confrontation is as short as Wei, Shu, and Wu, lasting for decades, and as long as the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Zhou, Qi, and Chen, split for more than 300 years.

After Li Mi moved to the south, he first faced Li Zitong in Jiangdu, Shen Faxing in Wujun, and Du Fuwei in Jianghuai who were entrenched in the south, and then Lin Shihong in Yuzhang, Meng Haigong in Yongjia, and Xiao Xian in Jingyang.

Although there are many forces in the south, big and small, there are very few who can be an enemy. Therefore, after Li Mi went south, he made amazing progress. He first trapped Jiangdu with 20 troops, and then offered Li Zitong a generous offer from the King of Wu and his servants. Li Zitong wants the right to be independent, how can Li Mi, who is already surrounded by mountains, agree?So the army was ordered to attack Jiangdu in turn. Li Zitong, a small general with few troops, had no choice but to surrender the city, and honestly served as the king of Wu and his servants. He followed Li Mi's order and let the Piling defenders accept Li Mi's reorganization. Li Mi easily obtained the two counties of Jiangdu and Piling, as well as Li Zitong's [-] army, and successfully gained a foothold in the south.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mi ordered Wang Bodang to lead an army of [-] to attack Shen Faxing's Xuancheng. Shen Faxing personally led [-] elite soldiers to rescue them from Wujun. , and then successfully incorporated Shen Faxing's armies in Wujun, Xuancheng and Yuhang with Shen Faxing's head.

It took less than three months for Li Mi to annex and annihilate the princes of the two routes, and a large area of ​​land in the east of Jianghuai was in Li Mi's hands. However, when Li Mi attacked the west of Jianghuai, he suffered a heavy setback. When the Wei army attacked Danyang, Du Fuwei and his assistant Gongyou defeated Wang Bodang and Shan Xiongxin in Jiangning, and wiped out more than [-] Wei soldiers. The second general led the remnants of the defeated army back to Danjiang and fled back to Jiangdu.

But this battle also cost Du Fuwei's army a heavy price, with the loss of more than [-] troops, and even Fu Gongyou was seriously injured; It is suggested to abandon the two counties of Liyang and Danyang, retreat to Lujiang, and then lead Xiao Xian's soldiers into the country to confront Li Mi in Hefei. Although there is no big war between the two sides, small fights continue. He and Xiao Xian's army won more than they lost, and successively wiped out nearly [-] Wei troops, causing Wei's troops to shrink before they went south.

At this time, Lin Shihong, who had been suppressed by Du Fuwei and Xiao Mian for a long time, declared his allegiance to Li Mi, accepted the seal of King Chu, and launched an offensive against Du Fuwei from the direction of Jiujiang, but fell into the trick of Cen Wenwen under Xiao Mian's command. He was beaten back to Yuzhang, and even Jiujiang fell into the hands of Xiao Mian.

And Li Mi's strength in the south also threatened Meng Haigong, so he concentrated his troops in Kuaiji. Although he didn't make a move, he forced Li Mi to draw [-] troops to Yuhang, which indirectly helped Du Fuwei to share the burden. Part of the pressure.

Because the situation in the world was clear, Du Fuwei knew that the good opportunity to compete in the world had been missed, and he didn't have much ambition, so he accepted the surrender of the Sui Dynasty, and was named the general manager of Jianghuai soldiers and horses, the prince of Zhuguo, and Liyang County. But ever since he heard Fu Gongyou said that the Tang Dynasty used the king of Chu to surrender as a bait, he didn't dare to receive such a high title, so he demoted himself to one level, and when he communicated with the Sui envoy, he regarded himself as the Jiangning County Duke.

Early this morning.

As soon as Du Fuwei got up, he ran to Fu Gongyou's mansion. Fu Gongyou was seriously injured in Danyang. Still not out of danger.

Fu Gongyou was lying on a big soft couch, his face was pale gold, and he was so thin that only skin and bones remained.He was hit by Wang Bodang's back arrow on the battlefield. His spine was broken, and the broken bone hurt his internal organs. This serious injury almost killed him on the spot.

Du Fuwei knew that brother-in-law's injury was fatal. He was able to persist until now. In addition to his strong physique, he also had an amazing will. Although he persisted until now, the injury was devouring brother-in-law's vitality day by day. When the lights are dry.Although there were serious differences, they have shared weal and woe since they were young, and they have worked hard step by step to achieve their current status. The deep brotherhood cannot be erased by any contradictions and differences.

Du Fuwei sat lightly beside the bed, tightly holding Fu Gongyou's hand, looking at the skinny and sallow face of his righteous brother, his heart ached like a knife for a moment, and tears rolled down onto Fu Gongyou's hand.

Fu Gongyou woke up slowly, he tried to open his eyes, saw that his righteous brother had arrived, he smiled with difficulty: "Manly man, you bleed but don't shed tears, if you let the children see you like this, wouldn't you make them laugh at you? "

"Brother, when will you be able to stand uprightly? I really can't live without my brother." Du Fuwei said with a choked voice.

Fu Gongyou sighed slightly, and said intermittently: "I'm not going to make it. Death is not a sin to me now, but a relief. The one I'm worried about is you. Sigh!"

Fu Gongyou slowly closed his eyes, tried to recover a bit of strength, and said: "The situation in the world is clear now, whether it is Xiao Xian, Dou Jiande, Meng Haigong, or us, they are all insignificant in front of the three major forces of Sui, Tang, and Wei. Small forces; Li Zitong is the best example. This person is generous and can win the hearts of soldiers, but the end of trying to fight against Li Mi is wiped out. The result that Emperor Wu never wanted to see, so he must cut off one foot before the real alliance between Tang and Wei, turning the Three Kingdoms into a two-strong confrontation. Emperor Wu of the Sui Dynasty was stable in the rear and had no worries. Now that he has successfully established himself in Henan, it is estimated that it will take Soon, we will fight Li Yuan in Nanyang. If the Tang army is defeated again, we will have to retreat to Bashu. At that time, it will not be long before the Sui Dynasty reunifies the world. So it was a wise move for you to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, but I want to advise you ..."

"Brother, please tell me." Du Fuwei squeezed Fu Gongyou's hand and asked softly.

At this time, Fu Gongyou's spirit seemed to be a little better. He grabbed Du Fuwei's hand firmly and said hurriedly: "Your prestige in Jianghuai is too great. You must leave here in the future and don't lead troops. Give the opportunity to Kan Ling and Wang Xiongdan, these two children are young and capable, as long as they perform meritorious service, the rest of your life will be safe."

Du Fuwei nodded solemnly, "I listened to my elder brother. If the Sui army arrives, I will immediately hand over my military power and go to Luoyang to face the saint. I don't want this Jianghuai chief! If Emperor Shengwu's attitude is not good, I will choose the opportunity Quit all jobs and become a millionaire."

"If you think so, I'm relieved!" Fu Gongyou smiled gratifiedly.

Du Fuwei was about to speak, but there was a report from a soldier outside the door, "General, a businessman surnamed Zhang came outside, claiming to have visited the general in Liyang."

Du Fuwei frowned slightly, thought for a while, then understood, and said to Fu Gongyou: "It must be Zhang Xuan, the emissary sent by Emperor Shengwu last time."

He gently opened Fu Gongyou's skinny hand, "I know how to go, big brother doesn't have to worry about anything, just rest in peace and recuperate, we brothers will go back to live in our hometown in the future."

He turned around and got up, but Fu Gongyou held him tightly, his eyes full of reluctance and worry.

Du Fuwei was so heartbroken that he forced a smile, "Brother, I will move here to live with him later. I heard that there was a genius doctor named Sun Simiao in Sui Dynasty who could cut open the stomach and save people. Zhang Xuan came at the right time. I asked him to pass the message on my behalf, I don’t want anything, as long as Emperor Shengwu let Sun Simiao come to treat the eldest brother.”

After he finished speaking, with a little effort, he broke free from Fu Gongyou's hand and walked out quickly.

Fu Gongyou looked at Du Fuwei, his eyes dimmed, and he whispered the word 'Zhangqiu'.

……

Du Fuwei's office is next to Fu Gongyou's mansion, and after he hurried there, he immediately asked, "Where is Mr. Zhang?"

"Go back to the general, he is in the living room." The personal guard replied respectfully.

"I see!"

Du Fuwei strode towards the living room. He knew that Zhang Xuan was now the Minister of Rites of the Sui Dynasty, and his status was different from before. He was one of the core officials of the Sui Dynasty. There must be a major negotiation.

In the room, the dusty Zhang Xuan was waiting patiently. He said that after surrendering Dou Jiande, he planned to return to the court to hand over the order, but he was the only person who had any contact with Du Fuwei, so he was sent to discuss with Du Fuwei in detail Well, Zhang Xuan, who received the order, traveled day and night, looking quite haggard, and even very embarrassed.

Compared with Dou Jiande, it must be easier for Du Fuwei, because he has already surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, but Zhang Xuan received some intelligence from secret agents on the way, saying that Du Fuwei and Li Mi hadn't fought for a while. , let him take it seriously.

While thinking, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then the door was pushed open, and Du Fuwei walked in anxiously.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I have seen Duke Liyang!"

Du Fuwei waved his hand and interrupted: "This is what I want to say, I don't want this Liyang County Duke."

"This..." Zhang Xuan didn't understand Du Fuwei's meaning in a daze.

"Zhang Shilang, please sit down, let's sit down and talk."

Zhang Xuan sat down in a daze and looked at Du Fuwei in confusion. Du Fuwei sighed: "I was down and out when I was young, and I didn't know how to make a living. I couldn't even support myself, so I often Steal things for a living. People are valuable with self-knowledge, what virtue do I, Du Fuwei, dare to call the Duke of the county? I have decided to give up the Duke of the county and the Zhu Kingdom, and I will be the general manager of Jianghuai for the time being. I hope Zhang Shilang can tell the emperor."

When Zhang Xuan heard the words, he felt a sense of irony. It turned out that Du Fuwei didn't dislike the low position, but thought that the title was too high, but as long as he didn't go back on his word, it would be easy. It’s better to write the book yourself.”

"Alright!" After being reminded by this, Du Fuwei also felt that writing a letter could better show his sincerity. He looked at Zhang Xuan, who was much more embarrassed than last time, and asked, "Looking at Zhang Shilang's dusty appearance, he must have traveled a long distance. Arrived day and night, could it be that there is something urgent?"

"The Holy Majesty is going to attack Li Mi, and I hope that the general will cooperate with him in the battle from the south." Zhang Xuan knew that generals like to go straight, and he didn't go around in circles, so he handed Du Fuwei the letter that Yang Tong had delivered to him through Xinying.

Du Fuwei took it and read it carefully. Yang Tong said in the letter that it was very clear that he was indeed asked to cooperate with the Sui army in attacking Li Mi. He asked in amazement: "I heard that the Holy Majesty wanted to attack Li Yuan? Li Mi?"

"I didn't expect the news to spread so fast!" Zhang Xuan smiled and explained: "To be honest, Luoyang's actions are just a deception."

"That's it!" Du Fuwei suddenly realized, he thought about it again, looked at Zhang Xuan, and said in a very embarrassed way: "As far as I know, the main force of the imperial court is all in the Nanyang area; and now I only have about [-] troops. I am really no match for Li Mi alone; as for Xiao Mian's army, it's okay to fight with the wind, but it's unreliable if you fight hard! Did you know? In the Battle of Danyang, Xiao Mian's army was my left wing, but the battle was stalemate At that time, these bastards fled immediately, not only shaking the army's morale, but also scattered the rear army, forcing me to use the reserve troops in advance, otherwise, how could I win so badly."

When it comes to the Battle of Danyang, Du Fuwei's eyes were blazing. If it wasn't for this group of idiots doing something wrong, Yixiong wouldn't have been plotted by Wang Bodang; Tens of thousands, and the one who won actually paid a price of [-] elites. If Xiao Xian's losses were included, the losses would be even more. What kind of miserable victory is this?
"If the Holy Majesty asks me to beat Li Mi, I will definitely obey, but I would rather do it alone than Xiao Mian's group of idiots. Oh, please tell the Holy Majesty Zhang Shilang that this is my only condition for Du Fuwei."

Looking at the furious Du Fuwei, Zhang Xuan knew that he was scared by Xiao Mi, but he understood after thinking about it.If the role of the friendly army is to clean up the hind legs, if it is him Zhang Xuan, he will also thank you for not being sensitive

"Xiao Xian will not directly participate in the battle this time. His army is only responsible for containing Lin Shihong. General Du's role here is to cooperate, not to attack."

Du Fuwei was overjoyed when he heard the words, but a new question came up again. He hesitated for a while and asked doubtfully: "Apart from the direction of Yingchuan, does the imperial court have any troops available?"

As soon as Zhang Xuanlue pondered, he decided to tell Du Fuwei the truth, and said: "To tell you the truth, General, Dou Jiande has also surrendered now. It was just to confuse the enemy, so he kept it secret. As long as he is fully prepared, at least 15 soldiers will be able to fight like a thunderbolt." Enter Li Mi's territory."

"Then I'm relieved!" Du Fuwei was overjoyed. If his 22 troops were added, there would be [-] troops, which would be enough to cause a fatal blow to Li Mi. Known to be able to fight, he has no problem at all with such an iron-blooded army. He asked again: "I don't know when to send troops?"

"The meaning of the Holy Majesty is very clear. The main battlefield will be fought by the imperial army. When it is about the same time, the general will send troops." Zhang Xuan said slowly.

These words aroused Du Fuwei's arrogance, and he said loudly: "My Du Fuwei's army may not be as good as the imperial court's hundred-fighting army, but it is not a coward. Your Majesty must have looked down on us too much."

"General Du, please don't be excited!" Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "It's not that the Holy Majesty despises General Du, but he doesn't want our fellow-clan members to make too much sacrifice. Therefore, [-] foreign slaves are used as death squads. These slaves are all The fierce ones can consume at least [-] of Li Mi's army, if not enough, another [-] will be transferred."

Although what Zhang Xuan said was quite plain, Du Fuwei only felt a chill all over his body, and a chill shot straight into his heart. Death squads have existed since ancient times, and this dynasty is also the same, but it is unprecedented to use 5 people. have.

This handwriting is absolutely perfect!

Da Sui put his life to the test, who could stand it?
For a moment, Du Fuwei was extremely grateful that he had made the right choice. He was stunned for a long time before waking up from the shock. He solemnly said: "Please tell the Holy Majesty that my [-] troops will fight with all their strength."

"Okay, General Du's decision, I will report it truthfully"

After finishing the official business, Du Fuwei got up and bowed to Zhang Xuan, and said impatiently: "Zhang Shilang, I have something to ask! Please help me."

Zhang Xuan hurriedly returned the gift, and said with a smile: "General Du, just open your mouth. From now on, we will be ministers of the same palace. If we can help, I will do my best."

"I heard that the genius doctor Sun Simiao has..." Just as Du Fuwei was about to make a request, a soldier broke in from the door, knelt down and cried loudly: "General, uncle, he has gone!"

"Brother!" Du Fuwei yelled, fainting in pain.

[Note: Fu Gongyou is old, and Du Fuwei treats him like a father and brother, so the soldiers in the army respectfully call Fu Gongyou Fubo (one is uncle), and respect him just like Du Fuwei. 】

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