In July, Zhang Lun led his troops and fell into Hongnong.
Without much effort, Duan Da only left two thousand men in Hongnong. Before the army arrived, the defenders started fighting among themselves according to the established rhythm of the Henan army.
The defender Wentong led his army to flee eastward, leaving more than 500 people to sacrifice the city of Hongnong.
Zhang Lun garrisoned troops in Hongnong. He drooled a little when he looked to the east, but he still followed Li Po's military order and ordered people to repair the city and passes, and not to go eastward again.
At the same time, Xiao Mian sent troops to attack Huai'an County, which was overwhelming, and soon took Huai'an County as his own. Du Fuwei was not idle, captured Pi, plotted Pengcheng, and sent his troops to continue northward, rushing towards Shandong.
mean.
The situation on both sides was similar. Wherever the army went, there were waves of surrenders, but few dared to resist.
The so-called wall fell and everyone pushed it back. Dou Jiande finally returned to the south and stationed on the bank of the Yellow River, hesitating. What he called everyone to discuss was what would happen if Luoyang was captured?
Looking at this situation, we can actually see that the few princes who emerged from the war in the late Sui Dynasty understood that Luoyang was a hot potato, and no matter whose hands it fell into, they had to think about the consequences in advance.
After the disasters caused by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and the ravages of Zhai Rang, Li Mi, and Wang Shichong, Henan had already become a complete mess, and the advantages of Luoyang, the eastern capital, were somewhat undeserved.
In other words, except for Dou Jiande, everyone else is powerless. Even Dou Jiande, after taking over the counties in Hebei and Shandong, has to carefully consider whether he wants to invade Luoyang. Once the troops are mobilized, the problems he will face will not be any worse than others.
There are half a point less people.
The time is entering autumn, and winter in Henan comes later, but not much later, so time is still tight.
But according to the situation at this time, the trend of dividing Zheng among the four families has already taken shape.
Henan was still in turmoil. Although Wang Shichong was missing, his elder brother Qi Wang Shiyun was still there. Together with the eldest grandson, the Yuan family and other Luoyang families, Chen Guogong Duan Da, who was leading his army to return in a hurry, was blocked outside Luoyang City.
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Both sides are facing a life-or-death situation, and no one will show mercy.
Wang Shiyun in the city swung his butcher knife and not only killed Duan Da's family members, but also Duan Da's party members were killed one after another.
Duan Da led his troops to patrol outside the city. He was unable to attack the city. The people in the city were afraid of Wang Shiyun's fierce power, but did not dare to let the more ferocious Duan Da enter the city, so the situation was stagnant.
Duan Da had been stationed outside the city for many days. Seeing that the army would disperse if the delay continued, he no longer had any scruples and dug up the graves of the Luoyang clan members outside the city. In addition to giving the digged out artifacts to the soldiers to win over the generals' hearts, Duan Da garrisoned outside the city for many days.
Besides, it just means cutting off everyone's escape route.
In July, Duan Da led his army to loot the area around Luoyang for military supplies, and then headed eastward, passing through Hulao and entering Zhengzhou, where he prepared to spend the winter.
After this battle, the remaining vitality in Henan was completely gone, and the counties and counties in Henan gradually fell silent, filled with the smell of death.
The ghosts of the dead are wandering around, but the living are still struggling and gradually falling into the abyss. At this point, the hometown of the Northern Qi Dynasty has almost become a ghost.
Dou Jiande became a survivor and became prominent.
But this guy was used to shrinking his head. He stopped his troops on the bank of the Yellow River and became a little confused. The voices in his ears were also extremely noisy, making him unable to make up his mind.
Duan Da sent him a letter of surrender and asked for food and grass. Wang Shiyun also wanted to get closer to him in Luoyang City, but this man had more escape routes than Duan Da. He had exchanged letters with Xiao Xian and Li Po, and later sent
People went to Du Fuwei to negotiate peace.
As a result, the situation in Henan became more and more complicated, and Dou Jiande did not dare to move. Li Ding'an had already crossed the Yellow River, Xiao Xian, and Du Fuwei were watching eagerly. Dou Jiande hesitated for a long time, but he still led his army before winter came.
Wei Jun never stepped into the quagmire.
At the same time, Xiao Mian's pace of expansion also stopped. Li Ding'an's Jin army was a bit scary. If he went further north, he might have to collide with Jin soldiers and horses.
This is a situation that neither Xiao Mian nor his ministers want to see. You must know that not long ago, during the great victory of the Tang army, Li Ding'an gave him a hard blow and blocked him in Tongguan. There was no one left.
The courage and courage to go out and fight.
When the news reached Xiao Mian, it immediately put everyone in the jubilant Liang State on guard. After some discussion, Liang Jun stopped moving forward, and Xiao Mian turned his attention back to the south again.
Du Fuwei was in another situation. He never had many troops and took a completely different route from the current princes. He was the only one among the current princes who set sail to the sea to finance military supplies.
His sphere of influence is close to the mouth of the river, and he has many seaside fishermen and some Jianghuai warriors who have accompanied his children to the sea. Fortunately, he has also found some large ships in Jiangdu for use.
Ever since, this man has been sending troops out to sea for several years. In addition to doing business with other people, he also wiped out pirates... Relying on sea goods, his subordinates were all very fat, and they had no idea about the war in the Central Plains from top to bottom.
How interested...
Well, compared to Li Po, Du Fuwei is more of a forward-looking person, but his ambition is smaller than that of Li Po. He has never had any intention of becoming king and hegemony. He always wants to find a big thick leg to hug him.
hug.
In fact, Du Fuwei has been looking for the "Ming Lord" in the past two years. He has repeatedly expressed his goodwill to Dongdu, but the fight there is a mess. Even though he has been given a string of officials and nobles, no one can really subdue this Jianghuai bandit.
For his own use, either others are dissatisfied, or Du Fuwei himself is unwilling to do so.
Anyway, they could never reach an agreement, and every now and then there would be a change of emperor in Luoyang City, which made Du Fuwei disappointed several times.
In the past two years, Du Fuwei first thought that Xiao Mian was good and exchanged letters several times. Xiao Mian was naturally very willing to accept him, but later Du Fuwei quickly lost interest in Xiao Mian.
For no other reason than that the two families were relatively close to each other, he inquired about Xiao Mian's personality and background. Although Xiao Mian had a good reputation, it was not a secret that he focused on family background.
Many of the generals under Xiao Mian came from rude backgrounds. In the process of rising up, they turned against each other ruthlessly and wantonly killed heroes not once or twice.
The background of these heroes is not high. You must know that Du Fuwei once worked as a thief and is a pure grassroots. He is not stupid. He works as a cow or a horse for others, but he still has to worry about his life at all times.
So Du Fuwei soon turned his attention to Guanxi. Li Yuan also had a good reputation and looked very good, but... he made an abdication. You said you are a Sui minister and a relative of the Sui Dynasty. How can you do this?
It's so out of tune. Wouldn't it be better to be a minister of ZTE? Why do you have to sit on that dragon chair?
Having said this, I'm afraid there is nothing unclear. When Li Tang sent envoys everywhere, it was impossible for him to miss Du Fuwei. It was precisely because of this that Du Fuwei declined Li Yuan's solicitation.
Speaking of which, Du Fuwei is very similar to the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty. No matter what his background is, he strongly agrees with the orthodoxy of the wealthy families and has extremely complicated feelings for those high-ranking families. He envies them.
The honor they enjoy, but they hate their greed and cruelty.
Such contradictory characteristics are actually reflected in Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou, Li Gui, Lin Shihong and many generals who came from civilians in the late Sui Dynasty, but it is more specific in Du Fuwei.
Anyway, at the end of last year, perhaps seeing that Yang could no longer be found, Du Fuwei decided to change the flag again and use a big flag with the character "Li".
The subordinates had no choice but to dissuade him again. If Xiao Mian was still reliable, Li Yuan was too far away from them. At this time, you surrendered Li Tang and asked Wang Shichong. What do you think of Xiao Mian? He still can't survive?
Du Fuwei followed the good example, so this proposal was dropped.
At this time, Wang Shichong was defeated and Henan was completely ruined. If not for the instigation of Pu Gongtuo and others, Du Fuwei would not have led his army into Henan, but he only stretched his hands and feet slightly, and his other subordinates were already complaining.
No way, it was a good time to go to sea. Not only did we get very little from marching into Henan, but we also brought back some random people who had surrendered from Henan. The eyes of these guys were red after killing them, and their eyes turned blue because of their poverty.
When he came under Du Fuwei's rule, he didn't know how to do business, and he spared no effort when fighting for things, which made Du Fuwei's old subordinates look down upon him.
So, as soon as Wang Shiyun's men arrived, Du Fuwei immediately shook hands with Wang Shiyun and made peace, withdrew from the siege of Pengcheng, and also gave Wang Shiyun some grain and grass. His kindness was enough to put the heroes of this season to shame.
When winter came, Du Fuwei regretted and said to his men: "If we surrendered to the Tang Dynasty before, now is the time to make efforts to coordinate with Li Jiancheng of Tongguan and conquer the fortified city of Luoyang. Then we will all be heroes, and we will be promoted to official positions."
Sir, it is better to have a shadow for your descendants than to live in such a miserable life of being exposed to the wind and the sun and having no one to rely on."
Everyone looked at each other and murmured in their hearts that the Lord was acting like a monster again... So a group of people began to persuade each other, and the atmosphere looked different from other places, very harmonious.
It can also be seen from this that Du Fuwei and his subordinates are very friendly, and no one can shake his prestige. Although he lacks the majestic kingly aura, his life is actually quite comfortable, and he is not a bit better than others.
It's just that in such a turbulent year, it's really not easy to live a small life behind closed doors. Otherwise, Li Po, who used to be more concerned about living a small life, wouldn't be fighting with Li Tang for his life now.
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Because what he relies on is not the sea, but the fucking Turks...
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In Jinyang in July, the heat has subsided, the autumn wind is picking up, and the leaves are falling one after another.
Jinyang is very busy, the autumn harvest is coming, this is the top priority facing Jinyang, even more important than the ongoing war in the south.
At such a moment, a group of people entered Jinyang Nancheng gate...
This chapter has been completed!