The gates of Jiangdu were tightly closed, and a bloody cleanup was going on inside.

At the same time, the city gate of Danyang slowly opened, and Du Fuwei entered the city alone, accompanied by more than a dozen Xingyang soldiers, entered Zhang Xutuo's big tent, and the two greeted each other and sat opposite each other.

"I have heard the name of General Zhang for a long time, and I am deeply honored to see it today." With a hint of respect, Du Fuwei arched his hand and said, his expression was very sincere, without the slightest compliment.

"Mr. Du takes himself as a hostage, so bold, he deserves to be a hero." Zhang Xutuo returned the salute and said, "I hope that Chief Du can serve the court in the future, but Sutuo really doesn't want to meet you in battle." ”

Du Fuwei heard Zhang Xutuo's persuasion, but he had not yet made up his mind, and it was inconvenient to answer, so he smiled heartily and said: "This cooperation with the imperial court is because Fuwei and the imperial court have common enemies, as for other things, you might as well talk about it later." ”

At that time, Li Zitong and Zuo Cai did not get along, and led more than 10,000 people to defect to Du Fuwei, and when Du Fuwei was developing, he was naturally very happy. But Li Zitong had great ambitions and was unwilling to succumb to others, so he suddenly made a difficulty, intending to annex Du Fuwei's territory.

Du Fuwei was defenseless and was taken by surprise, the army was routed and fled, and Du Fuwei himself was seriously injured, and under the protection of his adopted son Wang Xiongdan, he barely survived.

Seeing that Du Fuwei and Li Zitong were killing each other, the court sent troops to recruit in time, and defeated the army that Du Fuwei had just gathered, and finally relied on the wives of his subordinates to flee for their lives.

Li Zitong's betrayal caused Du Fuwei to suffer heavy losses, and even caused the power he had worked so hard to build collapsed, how could he swallow this breath?

When Zhang Xutuo heard this, he no longer persuaded more, and said calmly: "Zhou Guogong sent someone to send news. Li Zitong has already won the plan, at this time, the defense of Hailing City is empty, it is a good opportunity to attack the city, and please don't miss it. ”

Li Zitong thought that Fu Wei was preparing to attack Danyang, but he didn't expect that General Zhang would open the city gate. Let me borrow the Jianghuai Army. Du Fuwei thought of the strategy of the eldest grandson Wuji, and said with admiration: "I also ask General Zhang to return to His Majesty the Emperor, Fu Wei must abide by the previous agreement, only take Li Zitong's head, and the rest will be disposed of by the imperial court." ”

Li Zitong still did not realize that he was in danger, and when the rear army arrived, he ordered the officers and men of the three armies to eat and drink enough, and then immediately marched in the direction of Jiangdu. He was also very careful, and sent out hundreds of scouts. It's a pity that his eyes are only on the front, and he doesn't know what is happening behind him

Li Xuanba led 8,000 soldiers, and when he saw the banner of Li Zitong's army, he would keep retreating, which made Li Zitong a little confused, but according to the spies' report, there were indeed no ambushes from the imperial court around, and according to the news of Jiangdu. The tens of thousands of troops in the eastern city have not left the city, and they are puzzled. He could only think that Li Xuanba didn't know how to use soldiers at all.

Retreating again and again, Li Xuanba quickly retreated to the city of Jiangdu, he looked at the dozens of heads hanging on the city wall and the open city gate, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and entered the city like a victory.

Li Zitong's army chased to the city and also saw the head hanging on the city wall. It's just too far away to see it really.

"King Chu, the deeds have been revealed." Li Zitong didn't know those heads, but Mao Wenshen was very familiar, he gritted his teeth and said: "Yang Tong and Li Xuanba really set up a big game!" ”

"What do you mean, sir?" Li Zitong asked in wonder, "Didn't Yang Tong and Li Xuanba break up?" ”

"King Chu. Those heads on the city wall are all people who are willing to go to you! There are also people who are deeply literate! Mao Wenshen showed a look of pain, endured his sadness, and replied: "The contradiction between Li Xuanba and Yang Tong is just to lure them all out, and the strategy of the two yellow-mouthed children has been hidden from everyone. ”

"Gentleman's Day." Li Zitong comforted softly and said: "When this king captures Jiangdu, he will use their heads to avenge his clansmen." Although Nei Ying was killed, Li Zitong was still full of confidence in capturing Jiangdu.

The main purpose of Li Zitong's trip was not to kill Li Xuanba, but to prevent the people of Jiangdu from going out of the city to harvest rice. Yuwen Chengdu and Pei Yuanqing are famous, and Li Zitong is also knowledgeable, so he did not send anyone to call the battle.

The army marched quickly, the grain and grass carried were not much, and the rice was still ripe for more than ten days, Li Zitong sent people back to the city to transport grain and grass to prepare for a protracted war. But after waiting for two days, he didn't see the arrival of grain and grass, so he hurriedly sent someone to urge, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. But the second batch of people sent back also had no news, and now Li Zitong began to be anxious.

Some strategists persuaded Li Zitong to retreat to Hailing first, and Li Zitong agreed, after all, Hailing is not far from the river, and it is not too late to besiege the city in two days. As a result, the army of more than 100,000 had nothing to gain, and the camp was ready to withdraw.

Li Zitong wanted to retreat, but Nan Sui did not give him a chance to retreat with peace of mind, Li Zitong's army just set up a retreating formation, and the gate of Jiangdu, which had been closed for several days, was opened, and countless soldiers flocked out, integrating under the city, ready to pursue at any time.

When Li Zitong heard the news, he didn't dare to act rashly and ordered to prepare to meet the enemy, but the army of the Southern Sui didn't pay attention to them at all, standing quietly under the city, looking at them with a smile.

The hundreds of thousands of troops fought head-on with the imperial army, Li Zitong was not worried, after all, the imperial army was not large, but if his own side retreated and the imperial army pursued behind him, it would be difficult to control the outcome of the battle.

Thinking of this, Li Zitong couldn't help but have a headache, but Mao Wenshen endured his grief and offered a suspicious plan, leaving thousands of people to confuse the army of the imperial court, and the rest withdrew by night.

Li Zitong's response, Li Xuanba didn't expect that after all, as soon as the sky dawned, the suspicious plan would be discovered, and the people left behind would become lambs to be slaughtered. So when he found out that Li Zitong really abandoned thousands of soldiers in order to ensure the safety of Hailing, he couldn't help but curse a few words, and then led 4,000 cavalry and 15,000 infantry to pursue.

Thousands of cavalry in front of him, those remaining infantry had no power to resist, they abandoned the camp one after another, scattered and fled, Li Xuanba didn't have the heart to pay attention to them, set fire to their camp tents, and then continued to pursue in the direction of Hailing, praying in his heart that Changsun Wuji had set up an ambush.

Hailing City is far less majestic than Jiangdu City, although Li Zitong ordered people to strengthen the city wall, it was still easily captured by Du Fuwei's Jianghuai army, but the banner of Da Chu was still hung on the city wall, and there was no sign that Hailing City had fallen into the hands of others.

Li Zitong led the tired division, and finally rushed back to Hailing City, he saw that everything in Hailing City was as before, relieved to breathe a sigh of relief, and ordered someone to open the city gate to welcome the army into the city. At the same time, he wondered who had ambushed the two teams he had sent.

The drawbridge was slowly lowered, and the former army stepped on the drawbridge without noticing, thinking only about going back to have a full meal. (To be continued.) )