In the government office of Liyang City, Du Fuwei and several bosses were sitting around a table, stewing mutton and fresh fish in a large pot, and drinking strong wine.
When everyone was drinking happily, one of them said: "Brother, this year, I have seen you hanging out with those rotten scholars.
It is rare for us brothers to get together, and today we must have a good drink."
"After that, he raised his wine bowl and toasted to Du Fuwei again.
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
Du Fuwei laughed and said, "Brothers, do you think that your eldest brother and I are not as alienated from the brothers as before?"
After hearing this, the few people put down their wine bowls uneasily and looked at each other, not knowing what to say. .
The man who just spoke quickly explained: "Brother, what are you talking about?
Our brothers are not ignorant.
Now our Du family army has become huge, with one hundred thousand people, occupying the three counties of Huainan.
Brothers have their own responsibilities.
Everyone has their own dignity, and of course they cannot get along as well as they did in the countryside. " "Yes, when you become the emperor, we will no longer be able to call you brother.
When I see you, you will shout "Long live the mountain" and perform the courtesy of a king and a minister."
A red-faced and slightly fat man also agreed. said.
This man's name was Li Zitong.
He did not start the uprising with Du Fuwei, but defected to him after Du Fuwei moved to fight in Huainan.
"Haha, Brother Zitong is right.
We all understand this truth.
But in the future, no matter when the eldest brother separates one party, whether he is crowned a king or becomes an emperor, the most trustworthy ones are us old brothers.
"The man who started talking drank a large bowl of wine and continued talking drunkenly with his mouth shut.
The rest of the people also agreed.
Du Fuwei puffed up his chest and said with a serious face: "Brothers, please don't talk nonsense about being an emperor or not.
Your eldest brother, I know myself.
I don't have the fate, nor the ability.
I just want to lead everyone to a bright future." .Brothers, don’t worry that I will alienate everyone after appointing these scholars.”
He took a big sip of wine and continued: "We have occupied the territory of nearly three counties in Huainan, and we are no longer the stragglers we used to be.
Therefore, we need talents to manage the local area.
Otherwise, where will the sources of these 100,000 troops and the food and grass come from?
It's okay to fight wars, but manage the people and settle lawsuits, collect grain and tax, organize labor, count households, and develop farming.
Are you willing to do these?
Can you do it?
I won't go to these scholars to do it.
Who can I go to?"
Everyone quickly echoed: "What the elder brother said is true."
At this moment, a panicked soldier ran in and reported on his knees: "Report, a large number of Sui warships, about two hundred, were found on the northeast river."
Du Fuwei's face changed drastically, he stood up suddenly and asked loudly: "Where is the Sui army from, unexpectedly attacking Liyang on such a snowy day."
"Report to the general, the opponent's ship should have passed through the Liuhe River section at night.
As a result, the patrol horses of our Liuhe garrison did not find them, so they were unable to send a warning signal.
The opponent's ship entered the Liyang territory and was set up by our army in a watchtower along the river.
Found at the guard post," the soldier reported truthfully.
Li Zitong next to him said: "Brother, there are not many garrison troops in Liyang City now.
There are only 3,000 soldiers on foot, and judging from the number of the opponent's ships, they carry at least 10,000 people.
If they are allowed to land safely, I'm afraid that Liyang City will be surrounded.
However, the main force of our navy is stationed in the water camp of Liyang City.
It would be good to intercept them with the navy first.
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If we can sink the Sui navy in one fell swoop, it would be great.
Even if we can't do that, we can at least delay them for a while.
During this time, we can mobilize troops in the surrounding military camps and then land at the predicted landing site.
Set up an ambush.
Just like when you defeated Song Hao and Gongsun Shangzhe, you surrounded them in the reeds and burned them alive."
Du Fuwei pondered for a moment and said: "The fire attack strategy is not feasible.
Although the reeds are dry now, the snow is heavy on the ground, and the reed swamps cannot be burned.
But first, the navy will delay their landing, and then mobilize heavy troops at the landing site.
Killing them in one fell swoop is feasible.
If we are lucky, we can even send them to feed the fish on the river."
After saying that, he shouted: "Where is Wang Xiongdan?"
A sturdy young man stood up beside the wine table and answered with clasped fists: "My subordinate is here."
"This general orders you to use all the warships and soldiers in the naval camp to intercept the Sui fleet."
"I respectfully respect the general's orders."
This Wang Xiongdan was Du Fuwei's adopted son.
He fought extremely bravely and was now in charge of Du's navy.
After Wang Xiongdan left, Du Fuwei took out another brass talisman.
This is a seal specially used by Du Bu to mobilize troops.
He looked at Li Zitong.
Li Zitong's heart suddenly fluctuated.
He straightened his chest and stood upright in front of Du Fuwei.
He knew what this soldier talisman represented.
It could mobilize nearly 100,000 troops from Liyang, Liuhe, and Gaoyou counties.
But Du Fuwei's next move made him very disappointed.
Du Fuwei's hand holding the talisman was about to stretch out but then retracted it.
He just said calmly, "Zitong, please return to the camp quickly to mobilize the troops and horses from the headquarters to meet me."
Li Zitong had no choice but to accept the order and leave.
Finally, Du Fuwei handed the military talisman to his general Ximen Junyi and asked him to summon the nearly 30,000 troops garrisoned around Liyang.
In Liyang Water Village, more than 300 large and small warships sailed into the river one by one.
Amidst the sound of drums and trumpets, they formed a battle formation and sailed downstream to the northeast.
The deck of the warship was filled with navy soldiers, standing like a forest of swords, guns, bows and crossbows.
In addition to the navy soldiers in their respective positions, many warships are also equipped with crossbows, rackets and other water warfare equipment.
This racket stick is a lever device installed on the bow of the ship.
A heavy hammer is tied to one end of the long arm.
The heavy hammer is lifted manually.
When the ship approaches the enemy ship, the racket stick is suddenly released and the weight is allowed to fall freely.
It can be smashed on the side or deck of the opponent's ship to achieve the purpose of destroying the enemy ship.
It can be seen that the water warfare model of this era has made great progress.
Warships already have dedicated naval combatants, instead of using army infantry to temporarily act as combatants for boarding battles.
The form of water warfare is no longer limited to boarding warfare.
Large water warfare equipment such as bed crossbows and platoon poles have been installed on the hull.
At the same time that Liyang's navy was exhausted, Du Fuwei himself led two thousand "highly recruited" elite soldiers out of Liyang City and monitored the Sui fleet along the river.
Du Fuwei immediately stood on the river bank and looked into the distance.
Against the backdrop of the snow-capped land, the entire Yangtze River looks like a black dragon passing through the snowy fields.
On the river, the sails and masts of the fleets of both sides stood in great numbers, and the war drums shook the sky.
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