Chapter 786 Unifying the South (Supplementary)

After Du Fuwei agreed to surrender to Shen Tang, Shuanglong seemed very happy. This way, the two sides would avoid fighting. If possible, the two naturally did not want to fight Du Fuwei. As two people who knew Shen Fei, they knew that no one in the world could defeat him.

If Du Fuwei did not surrender, the final result would definitely be defeat and death, which Shuanglong did not want to see. The current situation is considered a happy ending.

"Dad, why do I feel that you don't care about the foundation of the Jianghuai Army at all?"

Shuanglong and Du Fuwei have now officially established a father-son relationship, and Kou Zhong spoke more casually and immediately asked the doubts in his heart.

Before meeting Du Fuwei, the two actually did not have much confidence in persuading Du Fuwei to surrender. They just thought about doing their best and leaving it to fate. After all, Du Fuwei is now a hegemon with a high position and power, but once he surrenders, these will be gone.

After Du Fuwei surrendered, Shen Tang would naturally not treat him unfairly. He would be given a high position and generous salary. However, it is certain that these are all empty positions without any real power. Du Fuwei's subordinates still have the opportunity to be reused, but Du Fuwei has no such possibility.

This is not because Shen Fei is afraid of what Du Fuwei will do, but the unspoken rules of the struggle for hegemony. Some things, even with Shen Fei's current strength, cannot be changed, because once changed, not to mention endless troubles, but definitely endless troubles.

There is a saying that it is not the lack of worry but the inequality of worry. Once Du Fuwei sets a precedent, how should the people who surrender later be dealt with? Not everyone will surrender directly without any conditions like Du Fuwei. If it is someone else, they will definitely have to negotiate various conditions before they surrender.

For example, what official position will be given after surrendering, and how much property can be retained by oneself, etc., even if it is an empty position, the title of the official position is equally important, but not many people will care about the salary. To put it bluntly, when it comes to Du Fuwei, he basically doesn't worry about money.

To put it bluntly, people in high positions and with great power basically don't worry about money, and they don't even need to embezzle or accept bribes. Just getting some information in advance and using formal means is enough to keep them from being bothered by money.

"I have tried my best. If I lose, I lose. The alliance between the Song clan and Shen Tang has determined the pattern of the whole world."

It is impossible to say that Du Fuwei doesn't care about the Jianghuai Army at all. After all, this is his hard work. It's just that compared with other people's flukes, Du Fuwei can see the reality more clearly. It's not easy to surrender to the Li clan later in the original book.

With Shen Tang's current power, plus the Song clan, let alone the north, the overall situation in the south has been determined. Others refuse to admit defeat. On the one hand, they are lucky, and on the other hand, they are reluctant to give up the power in their hands. Even if they really want to surrender, they can wait until the army is pressing.

In this case, the treatment of surrendering in advance and surrendering under the pressure of the army is naturally different. On the Jianghuai Army side, Du Fuwei will only be idle later, but other people in the Jianghuai Army are different. If they are capable, they will naturally be reused.

"Let's go."

Du Fuwei was very decisive. After deciding to surrender, he made some arrangements for the Jianghuai Army and immediately prepared to go to Luoyang with Shuanglong to meet Shen Fei.

Since Du Fuwei had decided to surrender, Fu Gongyou naturally wouldn't say much. Now the Demon Sect was all on Shen Fei's side. If it was just Zhu Yuyan, Fu Gongyou might have some other ideas, but even An Long was in Luoyang. Fu Gongyou was very clear about what this meant.

Who in the Demon Sect didn't know that An Long was Shi Zhixuan's man? His presence meant that Shi Zhixuan had also surrendered to Shen Tang. Although Zhu Yuyan was very powerful in the Demon Sect, she was still much worse than Shi Zhixuan.

"I never thought that Xiaozhong, you and Miss Song would have such a relationship. Song Que is really worthy of being called Song Que. He even agreed to such a thing. I have to say, Xiaozhong, you are lucky."

Du Fuwei did not bring anyone to escort him. He went on the road with Shuanglong. After learning about the relationship between Kou Zhong and Song Yuzhi on the road, he was very shocked. Before that, he thought that Shen Fei would definitely marry the Song family, but he did not expect that Kou Zhong and Song Yuzhi would indeed marry.

At the same time, Du Fuwei also admired Shen Fei. If it were anyone else, even Li Shimin, he would not care about the relationship between Song Yuzhi and Kou Zhong. After all, marriage is the easiest way for both parties to trust each other.

If Shen Fei insisted, Song Que would have to agree no matter how much he loved Song Yuzhi. After all, compared with the whole world, the happiness of a woman, even if it was his own daughter, seemed insignificant.

Fortunately, Kou Zhong and Shen Fei were from the same school. In this case, Kou Zhong and Song Yuzhi together could be regarded as another form of marriage, which was enough to convince other people in the Song family.

"Cihang Jingzhai, Ning Daoqi, I used to respect them."

As the three of them walked along, they inevitably talked about Buddhism and the plans of the Jingnian Zen Sect. When talking about this, Du Fuwei's face immediately became serious. Cihang Jingzhai relied on its reputation for many years and was very high in the martial arts world. If Shen Fei had not appeared, Buddhism would not even have to take action. Shi Feixuan alone was enough to stir up the situation.

In the original novel, Du Fuwei surrendered to the Li Clan, and Shi Feixuan played an indispensable role in this. If it weren't for Shi Feixuan's matchmaking, even if Du Fuwei surrendered to the Li Clan, it would not have been so early. After all, at that time, the Li Clan had not yet captured Luoyang.

But now, because of Shen Fei's revelations, Du Fuwei has no good feelings towards Cihang Jingzhai and Buddhism. Later, he took advantage of the war to rob some temples. After all, instead of plundering from ordinary people who are poor and can't make much money, the rich Buddhism is obviously a better target.

This is not just Du Fuwei doing this. Others such as Li Zitong and Shen Faxing are following suit. As long as there is no solid evidence and they refuse to admit it, Buddhism can't do anything to them.

"Hey, wait a minute, why are you so panicked?"

The three of them walked all the way to Liangcheng, preparing to go to Luoyang by water here. They unexpectedly found that the people of Liangcheng were all fleeing to the mountains with their families. Kou Zhong immediately grabbed a young man with a bag on his back and asked him the reason directly.

The captured young man wanted to get angry, but after seeing Kou Zhong and the other two were so impressive, he immediately started to talk about the reason. It turned out that it was because the pirates from the East Sea Alliance were coming.

The chaos in the Central Plains was the best opportunity for foreign races, just like the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms before. If it weren't for the Three Kingdoms period, the civil war in the Central Plains had seriously damaged the vitality, and there would be no subsequent things.

"East Sea Alliance."

Hearing that it was the East Sea Alliance, Shuanglong's face immediately turned cold. They knew something about the East Sea Alliance. This was a group of people mainly composed of Khitans, a small number of other races, and the scum of the Central Plains Han people. They specialized in robbing coastal towns that were not protected by major forces.

"Who is in charge here now?"

Since they had met, Shuanglong naturally couldn't ignore it, but since he knew nothing about the specific strength of the East Sea Alliance, Kou Zhong didn't simply want to rely on the three of them to kill the East Sea Alliance.

"It's the people of Peng Lianghui." The young man immediately got rid of Kou Zhong's arm and fled in panic.

"Pengliang Society, old acquaintances." Kou Zhong said, looking down at Xu Ziling and Du Fuwei, and said, "Dad, are you interested in making a big fuss?"

"Since my child is so interested, I, as a father, can only accompany him."

After that, the three of them immediately went against the flow of people towards Liangcheng. After entering Liangcheng, they soon saw the people from Pengliang Society, who were Ren Meimei whom they had met before.

"General Manager Du, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling."

Ren Meimei was shocked when she saw the three people, especially Shuanglong, after all, she had bad intentions towards the two of them at the beginning.

"Where is Ghost Claw Nie Jing?"

Seeing that only Ren Meimei came out to receive them, Du Fuwei's face immediately turned cold. With the identities of the three of them, coming here, it should be the head of Pengliang Society who came out.

Pengliang Society is one of the eight gangs and ten societies. As the name suggests, its base is in Pengcheng and Liangcheng.

"Sorry, the boss passed away."

Hearing Du Fuwei mention the boss, Ren Meimei's expression dimmed, and then she talked about the reason. As one of the eight gangs and ten associations, it was still very glorious when Yang Guang was still alive. However, after Yang Guang's death, its boss, Ghost Claw Nie Jing, was also ambitious and wanted to use Pengcheng and Liangcheng as bases to become a local lord.

At the beginning, it was okay, and the control of the two cities was firmly controlled. However, after Yu Wenzhi retreated from Yangzhou, Pengliang Association confronted Yu Wenzhi. If Li Mi had not attacked Yu Wenzhi at that time, I am afraid that Pengliang would have been taken by Yu Wenzhi.

But even so, Ghost Claw Nie Jing was seriously injured by Yu Wenzhi's Ice Mysterious Power, and then he faced the Khitan Ku Ge of the East Sea Alliance. The new injury plus the old injury, so he died, and then the Pengliang Association almost fell apart under the threat of the East Sea Alliance, and only a few old people like Ren Meimei remained here.

The eight gangs and ten associations can still have some energy in a generally peaceful environment, but it is completely different in troubled times. To date, less than half of the eight gangs and ten associations have survived.

The Haisha Gang, the Jukun Gang, and the Pengliang Association are almost in name only. The Baling Gang and the Iron Cavalry Association have been confirmed to be extinct. The remaining ones who are alive and well are probably the Water Dragon Gang and the Poyang Association, which are either supported by forces behind them or have not been involved in the war.

The backer of the Water Dragon Gang is the Song Clan, so there is naturally no problem. As for the Poyang Association, it was founded by Lin Shihong with the support of the Demon Sect. Although it is living a comfortable life now because Lin Shihong dominates one side, it is hard to say what will happen next.

Shuanglong and Du Fuwei did not care too much about the death of Ghost Claw Nie Jing. After all, in this era, this kind of thing is too normal, and the two sides have no friendship at all.

"How many people are there in the Pengliang Association now?" Kou Zhong asked Ren Meimei directly.

"You want to?"

Kou Zhong's words made Ren Meimei stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized that Kou Zhong and the other two obviously wanted to deal with the incoming East Sea Alliance.

After losing the ghost claw Nie Jing, the surviving Peng Lianghui and others could only give early warnings to the East Sea Alliance, and then have people hide, and come back after the East Sea Alliance left. It's not that Ren Meimei and others don't want to deal with the East Sea Alliance, but because of their lack of strength.

"If the three of you are willing to take action, I can gather more than a hundred people here." Ren Meimei immediately answered after a silence.

"Where are the weapons?"

"All that is needed."

"How many people are in the East Sea Alliance?"

"We'll know the exact number later, but it shouldn't be more than 500 people."

After a conversation with Ren Meimei, Kou Zhong nodded and told her his plan. The opponent was 500 people, so a head-on confrontation would definitely not work, so they could only outsmart them.

"Bring the best bows you have here, and prepare enough arrows."

After a brief discussion, the plan was made, and the next step was to make preparations. Ren Meimei immediately began to gather the people from the Pengliang Society who were still in Liangcheng.

After knowing that Shuanglong and Du Fuwei were there, these people's morale immediately rose, and they immediately prepared according to Kou Zhong's division of labor. Most of the people from the Pengliang Society came from Pengcheng and Liangcheng, and they were authentic locals. If possible, they naturally didn't want their hometowns to be plundered.

"Don't worry, even if we can't completely wipe out the East Sea Alliance this time, the power of the Tang Dynasty will soon expand here, and then we can catch them all in one fell swoop."

The East Sea Alliance is actually just a small problem. The key is the Han scum who cooperate with them, such as the Luoma Gang and other gangs that collude with them.

During the chaotic times, all kinds of bulls, snakes, ghosts and gods jumped out, just like the Pengliang Society controlled Pengcheng and Liangcheng. There are some small gangs that can't control the city, but the villages and towns can still be controlled.

"Here we come."

As a figure passed through the suspension bridge of the city gate at a very fast speed and came to Kou Zhong and others, Kou Zhong immediately asked others to hide, and Shuanglong and Du Fuwei set up a banquet at the window of the restaurant closest to the city gate.

After a fierce sound of horse hooves, Ku Ge of the East Sea Alliance came to the gate of Liangcheng with hundreds of men. Seeing the city gate wide open and the suspension bridge lowered, he immediately waved his hand to signal his men behind him to stop. This weird situation looked like a trap.

However, Ku Ge probably felt that no one in Liangcheng could threaten him. After a moment of silence, he immediately led his men into the city.

The empty city and the three people drinking on the second floor made Ku Ge's fierce eyes narrow. Ku Ge was naturally not a real pirate. In Khitan, he was also the son of a tribal leader. He was gloomy. After pondering for a while, he immediately waved his hand.

As he waved his hand, three Khitans immediately drew their bows and arrows behind him and shot at Kou Zhong and the other two.

"Ku Ge, you will die here."

Facing the three powerful arrows, Kou Zhong waved his hand and held the three arrows in the palm of his left hand. After he roared, the three arrows in his hand immediately shot back and instantly penetrated the bodies of the three Khitans in Ku Ge's team.

After Kou Zhong roared, a large number of figures suddenly emerged from the empty houses on the street. After these people appeared, they immediately lit the fire that had been prepared long ago, and then threw it at the people of the East Sea Alliance. In an instant, a large amount of black smoke rose, covering the people of the East Sea Alliance.

At the same time, the silent suspension bridge began to rise slowly.

"Retreat."

Hearing the sound of the suspension bridge rising, Brother Ku immediately issued an order to retreat, but unfortunately it was a little late at this time. Screams one after another continued to sound around Brother Ku.