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Chapter 711 Jianghuai Army

Jiangdu City in Jiangdu County was one of the three capitals of the Sui Dynasty.

In order to complete the grand strategy of connecting the north and the south, the talented Yang Guang built the Yongji Canal from Luoyang to Youjing, and the Tongji Canal from Luoyang to Jiangdu.From Jiangdu to the Yangtze River in the east, you can go to the sea to Japan and Ryukyu. In the heyday, the rice grain and salt boats in the Jianghuai River were like crucian carp crossing the river, and they were transported from Tongji Canal to Luoyang.

It is well known that Yang Guang attaches great importance to Jiang. After breaking the Chen Dynasty for the King of Jin, he appeased Jiang Yang and fell in love with the customs of Jiangnan. In addition, his wife, Queen Xiao, was from the Southern Dynasty. After Yang Guang came to the throne, he used Jiangnan scholars more. , in order to balance the momentum of the Longmen Clan in the upper and lower gates of the court.

However, Yang Guang failed to balance in the end, and Jiangdu became his last place to die.

After Yu Wenhuaji killed Yang Guang, he abandoned Jiangdu City and led an army of [-] Xiaoguo to go north, passing through Pengzhou and Xuzhou, and then crossing the Yellow River to attack Liyang City in order to seize food and grass. In the end, Yu Wenhuaji was defeated by Li Mi .

After Yu Wenhuaji left, Jiangdu was handed over to Chen Leng, the general of the right guard.Chen Ling was a famous general who went on an expedition to Ryukyu with Zhang Zhenzhou and defeated the enemy country.But after Yu Wenhuaji left, Chen Ling couldn't resist Li Zitong's attack on Jiangdu, and finally gave Jiangdu to Li Zitong.

After Li Zitong won Jiangdu, he lost to Du Fuwei.Finally, the most prosperous place in Jianghuai is now owned by Du Fuwei.

Now at the gate of Jiangdu Water City, the water gate is wide open.The warships of the Jianghuai Army are leaving the water city in file.

On the battleship, Du Fuwei wore a golden crown and looked at the rolling river with a stern expression.The Jianghuai Army battle flag fluttered behind him as the wind from the river blew.Except for Zuo Xianyou to guard Jiangdu, all the generals of the Jianghuai army are at his side at this moment, and there are many advisors among them.
The battleships on the left and right were fully loaded with [-] elite soldiers of his Jianghuai army. Du Fuwei's direct descendants were Danyang soldiers.It is said that after Sun Quan pacified Shanyue, he chose the strong and strong as his army. At that time, among the various ethnic groups in Shanyue, the most lived in Danyang.

In addition to the direct descendants, the Zhouchuan navy is also a strong force, and this strong force is the Dongyang soldiers of the Youyuwei General Chen Ling.This Dongyang army was the powerful naval force that used to conquer Ryukyu, the eastern capital, for thousands of miles to destroy its country.

When Yang Guang conquered Liao, he ordered Chen Leng to lead the Dongyang navy to sit in Donglai as a backup. After Yang Xuangan rebelled, Chen Leng led the Dongyang navy to attack Liyang and beheaded its general Yuan Wuben.After Chen Leng was defeated by Li Zitong, he led his troops to defect to Du Fuwei.After Du Fuwei pretended to accept Chen Leng, he killed the other party and took in his troops. This Dongyang navy also fell into Du Fuwei's hands.

Now that the two major forces are in hand, plus Du Fuwei's upper camp, now the main force of Jianghuai will follow him to march north.

Du Fuwei said to the left and right: "Zhang Shan'an, where are the men of Zhang Zhenzhou and Wang Shibian?"

Wang Shibian was the younger brother of Wang Shichong, who was based in Pengzhou and Xuzhou.As for Zhang Zhenzhou, he was a famous general who conquered Ryukyu together with Chen Ling at the beginning. After Yang Guang was killed, he surrendered to Xiao Xian. After Xiao Xian was defeated by Li Xiaogong, he changed his flag and surrendered to Tang Dynasty.

And Zhang Shan'an was born in the rebel army, he was the former subordinate of Meng Rang, and now he also surrendered to Li Tang, and became the general manager of Hongzhou.This time Li Yuan ordered Du Fuwei to send troops to attack Li Chongjiu, and then sent these three generals to lead their own troops to assist Du Fuwei.
Hearing Du Fuwei's inquiry, Fu Gongyou told him, "We have already approached Donghai County, and fought a few battles with Zhao Jun Song Jingang's Department, but they were all small fights."

When Du Fuwei heard this, a look of contempt appeared on his face and said: "The mob!"

Fu Gongyou said: "I still need our Jianghuai army to go out. Without our army, with just a few hozen, when will we be able to attack Donghai County?"

Du Fuwei smiled and said: "Uncle Fu is right. This time Li Chongjiu led the main force to Luoyang to fight the main force of the Tang army. The two families fought lively. If we, Du, don't take advantage of this time to make a fortune, we are not too sorry for ourselves. Yes. I’m going to decide on the land of Shandong, and Song Jingang has less than 2 horses, so it’s not in my eyes at all, Du Fuwei.”

Fu Gongyou said with a smile, "This is exactly how the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's benefit."

Du Fuwei said: "We don't care about Tang Jun who beats Tang Jun, and they won't listen to our command, but you immediately order Wang Hua and Wenren Suian to lead their troops to come as soon as possible, and tell them to fight down Donghai County. Everyone has meat to eat, if you are a step late, or find an excuse to mess with me, don't blame me, Du, for turning against me."

There was a fierce light in Du Fuwei's eyes, showing the ruthlessness of a Jianghuai hero.

At present, Du Fuwei's [-] Jianghuai troops are heading north along the Tongji Canal and Shanyangdu.

The Tongji Canal is divided into two sections. The upper section is from the Yellow River to the Huaihe River. This section was called Honggou in ancient times, which is the gap between the Chu River and the Han Dynasty.

The lower section is Shanyangdu, which connects the Huai River to the Yangtze River. Yangdu was named Hangou in ancient times. This is the earliest canal in China, which was dug by King Fuchai of Wu.Hangou connects the Huaihe River with the Yangtze River.This was a remarkable project at the time. The Huai River and the Yangtze River were paralleled by four rivers, both of which flowed into the sea. Hangou connected the two rivers in one fell swoop, allowing boats from the south of the Yangtze River to enter Qingyu and Qingzhou.

Back then, in order to get rid of his identity as a barbarian country, Fu Chai entered the Central Plains and competed with Qi and Jin for hegemony, so he dug Hangou to facilitate transportation.When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty attacked Chen, in order to transport troops, Hangou was dredged again.After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he opened the Yongji Canal, which further dredged the canal, making the upper and lower sections of the Tongji Canal completely connected.

Du Fuwei's [-] troops marched northward from Shanyangdu, passed through Gaoyou, and entered the Huaishui River.Donghai County and Jiangdu County are bounded by the Huai River. At the beginning, Li Chongjiu and Du Fuwei made a secret agreement that the two families would use the Huai River as the boundary and would not invade each other. Landed and went straight into Donghai County.

Now Donghai County was originally the territory of Zang Junxiang. After Zang Junxiang was destroyed, it was included in Zhao Guo's pocket.

Du Fuwei led his troops to come here because Zhao Jun had just captured Shandong, and his foothold was unstable. If Zhao Jun had a firm foothold in Shandong, then Du Fuwei would not take the risk easily this time.

Du Fuwei ordered the navy to station in Shanyang to guard against the upper reaches of the Huai River, and he himself led [-] infantry to land. Will meet.

These two people were both powerful in Jianghuai. It was heard that Suian killed Shen Faxing, the confidant of the other party, for Du Fuwei, while Wang Hua was a member of the Wang family in Shezhou. The conflict between the Han people in Shezhou and the Shanyue people was very serious.After Wang Hua occupied Shezhou, he was able to lead the two clans to live in peace.

After Du Fuwei became powerful, Wang Hua expressed his surrender to Du Fuwei to preserve the stability of the place.This person's strategy is also very appreciated by Du Fuwei.

Now the Jianghuai soldiers and horses are gathered together, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Shandong.

(End of this chapter)