Li Zitong originally planned to lead his army in person to meet with Gao Bufan, but after leaving Jiangdu City, he received news of the navy's defeat just as he walked near Gaoyou County, and then Xucheng was also lost. He was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Immediately, they stationed themselves in Gaoyou and hesitated to move forward. At the same time, they sent people to urge Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing to quickly reinforce and jointly deal with the Qi army's attack.

Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing were both momentary heroes, unwilling to submit to others, so the three of them seemed to be in harmony with each other. The reason why they joined forces to deal with Pei Xingyan some time ago was due to their own interests. As a result, Li Zitong gained the most benefits afterwards and even took the money.

When they arrived at Xiapi County of Qi State, Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing received very few benefits, so they were extremely dissatisfied. This time Li Zitong clamored for a joint attack on the Qi army, but Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing were not so active.

If it weren't for the fear of lip death and teeth cold, they wouldn't even agree to join forces with Li Zitong.

Therefore, Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing have been delaying sending troops, just to let Li Zitong and Qi Jun fight to a close before taking advantage. However, when the news came that Li Zitong's navy was defeated in Hongze Lake

, Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing were both shocked, because they knew the strength of Li Zitong's navy, but he was defeated by the Qi navy in such a short period of time, and it was a disastrous defeat, with losses exceeding 60%. So Qi

How powerful are the military and naval forces?

For a moment, Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing broke out in a cold sweat and began to become anxious. They all understood the truth of the situation. Once Li Zitong was defeated by Qi Jun, they would be the unlucky ones next, so the two did not dare

If he was negligent again, he quickly sent troops to reinforce Li Zitong.

Du Fuwei sent his good brother and deputy Fu Gongyou to Gaoyou County with 20,000 men, while Shen Faxing sent his son Shen Lun, who also led 20,000 men to Gaoyou County. Li Zitong learned that Du and Shen

Reinforcements were arriving and he finally calmed down. He reorganized the remnants of the navy and stationed them at Gaoyou Lake, while the land army was stationed near the canal to the north of Gaoyou City. The total number of troops on both land and water exceeded 60,000. As long as Du Fuwei and

Once Shen Faxing's reinforcements arrive, there will be 100,000 troops, enough to give the Qi army a fight.

Cui Shiyao, a brainless woman, was originally expecting her husband Li Zitong to defeat the Qi army, and then capture Gao Changqing and humiliate him to make him angry. As a result, Wu Jun's navy was defeated miserably in Hongze Lake, and then Xu Cheng also

Lost, the woman couldn't help being disappointed, and at the same time she became panicked. Then she suddenly woke up. Dreams usually seem to come in reverse!

Let's say that Gao Bufan led the main force southward from Pengcheng in a mighty manner and took back Xiapi County, which had been snatched by the Wu army before, without a single blow. After joining up with Yuchi Gong, he continued to advance by land and water, and successively captured Huaiyang, Shanyang and An.

In Yisan County, the army was approaching Gaoyou.

And Liu Heitai was also very fierce. He led the vanguard of 10,000 Qi troops to Xuyi County. He went down to the city in three days and then captured Duliang Palace and Yongfu County. Near Yongfu County, Liu Heitai met Du Fu.

Du Fuwei sent 20,000 Chu troops to support him (note: because Du Fuwei claimed to be King of Chu, he was called the Chu army).

It was Fu Gongyou who was responsible for leading the 20,000 Chu troops. Liu Heitai's morale was high at the moment, and he tried to defeat Fu Gongyou in one go. However, after the two sides fought in close combat, Liu Heitai found that the 20,000 Chu troops were a tough nut, so he decisively withdrew.

He retreated to camp, built fortifications, and took a defensive posture, but Fu Gongyou did not dare to attack rashly, so the two sides faced off twenty miles apart.

Soon, Fu Gongyou received Gao Bufan's imperial decree to recruit him to peace. He couldn't help but be very surprised, but he couldn't make the decision, so he sent someone to rush Gao Bufan's imperial decree back to Liyang County in the rear, and left it to Dewey to make a decision.

Du Fuwei was also very surprised after reading Gao Bufan's imperial edict. It was said that Pei Xingyan was a good brother of Qi Emperor Gao Changqing. It was precisely because Pei Xingyan was killed in battle that Gao Changqing was so angry that he sent his troops to fight in person. Now he actually issued an order to recruit him. Could it be that Gao Changqing Are you not planning to avenge your good brother? Or is it just a delaying tactic?

Du Fuwei casually threw the imperial edict aside and fell into deep thought. A hero like him would naturally not be willing to submit to others. How could he accept the offer unless he had to? He would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow.

Shortly after Du Fuwei received Da Qi's imperial edict to recruit people to peace, Shen Faxing also received it. His reaction was similar to Du Fuwei's, and even more extreme. He directly burned Gao Bufan's edict in front of everyone, and even laughed and ridiculed Qi. After some envoys, it turned out that Shen Faxing's shameless behavior had cost the lives of the whole family. When the envoys of Qi brought the news back, all the officers and soldiers of the Qi army were furious.

As the saying goes, the main concern is the humiliation of the ministers, and the main purpose is to humiliate the ministers to death! Shen Faxing dared to burn my emperor's imperial edict in public, and also mocked and ridiculed my emperor. He simply did not know whether to live or die, and everyone would kill him!

For a time, the whole Qi army reached a tacit understanding that if they encounter Shen Faxing's army in the future, they will fight to death and not give them a way to survive!

Let's talk about Li Zitong, who also received Gao Bufan's imperial edict. Although he didn't burn it, he threw it directly into the trash can. Unless the knife was held at his neck, he would not consider surrendering. However, being suspicious by nature, he couldn't help but guess that Du Will Fu Wei and Shen Faxing receive the imperial edict of recruitment? If they receive it, will they accept it?

Thinking of this, Li Zitong couldn't help but become restless, and sent envoys to the camps of Shen Lun and Fu Gongyou. Finally, they found out clearly that both Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing had received the imperial edict of recruitment. Although Shen Faxing burned the edict, Du Fu Fuwei did not, and Fu Gongyou remained stationary, which made Li Zitong even more suspicious that Du Fuwei intended to accept the recruitment.

In this way, Li Zitong was suspicious and fearful that Du Fuwei would suddenly switch sides, so he did not dare to deal with the Qi army with all his strength, and secretly reserved troops to guard against a sneak attack by the Chu army.

As everyone knows, Li Zitong's move to reserve troops also aroused the alertness of Fu Gongyou and Shen Lun. For a time, the three parties were wary of each other, and the three parties who were supposed to work together became strange bedfellows.

Let's talk about Gao Bufan, who is stationed in Anyi County with the main force of the army. The first day of June is the deadline for him to recruit troops. If Li Zitong and others do not accept the recruitment by then, the Qi army will attack Gaoyou with a thunderous force.

In the Qi army camp, various scouts were coming in and out, constantly sending the latest news into the imperial tent. At this time, Gao Bufan was standing in front of the sand table, with a pure white falcon standing on the scaffold next to him. Haidong is thousands of miles blue.

At first Gao Bufan gave Wanli to Cui Daoyun, but later Pei Xingyan and Cui Daoyun got married, and Wanli returned to Pei Xingyan's hands. After Pei Xingyan was killed in battle, Wanli had no owner, and now Gao Bufan personally feeds him for the time being.

Gao Bufan threw a stick of meat to Wan Li and naturally said to himself: "Eat a little, you will be useful soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Ruhui and Cui Jiuling walked in and saluted, "See your Majesty."

Gao Bufan waved his hand and said: "No courtesy!"

Du Ruhui and Cui Jiuling looked at each other, and both felt a fierce aura from Gao Bufan. The latter said cautiously: "Your Majesty, everyone is ready."

Gao Bufan said calmly: "Then just act according to the plan!"

Cui Jiuling agreed and left the tent. Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty, if Du Fuwei accepts the recruitment, what should be done?"

"Impossible." Gao Bufan interrupted.

Du Ruhui shook his head and said: "Nothing is absolute. If Du Fuwei accepts the recruitment, please put the overall situation first..."

Gao Bufan suddenly turned around, murderous intent flashed through his eyes. Du Ruhui shuddered slightly, lowering his eyes and not daring to look at each other, but continued to insist: "... cherish the lives of the soldiers with compassion."

Gao Bufan's sharp eyes slowly softened, and he nodded and said: "Mr. Du, don't worry, if Du Fuwei is really willing to accept the recruitment, I will spare his life."

Du Ruhui breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise."

Gao Bufan turned around and continued to feed the eagle without saying a word, and Du Ruhui bowed out respectfully.

After Gao Bufan finished feeding Wan Li, he turned around and walked to the weapon rack. He pulled out a sharp and shiny horse spear, and the murderous aura on his body suddenly became more intense. This horse spear was the weapon that Pei Xingyan was born to use. Although Pei Xingyan's body was not found

He was able to get it back, but the weapon was taken back by a soldier.

Gao Bufan held the horse spear in both hands and danced with a cold light, finally put it back on the weapon rack, caressed the blade of the spear and said: "Are you not like me and miss brother Xingyan? Don't worry, it won't be long before I and I will be together."

You drink the blood of your enemies together."

A fierce look flashed in Gao Bufan's eyes. Although he ordered Li Zitong and others to be recruited, he knew that these three people were not heroes who were willing to accept troops, and it was impossible to accept the recruitment unless the situation was extremely dire.

Under good circumstances.

Therefore, Gao Bufan graciously accepted Song Zhengben's suggestion and gave him the opportunity to recruit people. If Li Zitong and others didn't want it, then they deserved to die. No wonder he went on a killing spree!!!

It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high. Fu Gongyou's camp was attacked at night. Judging from the clothes and language of the attackers, they looked like Jiangnan people under Shen Lun. On the same night, Li Zitong's military camp was also attacked, and the attack

However, the person's clothing and speech sounded like someone who was assisting Gongyou.

Originally, the three parties were in harmony with each other and were wary of each other. As a result, they became even more suspicious. Fu Gongyou was so angry that he sent troops to sneak attack Shen Lun's military camp in order to retaliate against the other party.

This was a big deal. Fugongyou and Shen Lun started to fight directly. Liu Heitai was overjoyed, but he did not take the opportunity to attack. Instead, he retreated a distance to make room for Fugongyou and Shen Lun to fight with peace of mind.

At the same time, Gao Bufan also ordered the main force of the Qi army to attack Gaoyou with an overwhelming force.

Yuchi Gong led the navy to deal with the Wu navy in Gaoyou Lake, while Gao Bufan personally led the main force of the army to attack Li Zitong.

On the third day of June in the first year of Tianbao, the Qi army and the Wu army fought a decisive battle in Gaoyou. The total troops invested by both sides reached 200,000, Qi army had 110,000 troops, and Wu army had 90,000 troops, of which 30,000 were later reinforcements.

An earth-shaking decisive battle began immediately!
Chapter completed!