Two days before the Emperor was about to meet Li Shimin, another major event happened in Fuso. Suzuki Nakayasu and Okawa Gensaburo led tens of thousands of troops to approach Ito Taro's county town.
At the same time, Kato Jiro's army began to cut off the connection between the two and drove back Fukuda Yasukawa's army.
Now their strategy is very clear, that is to get rid of Taro Ito first, and then deal with Yasukawa Fukuda. After all, Yasukawa Fukuda is slightly stronger, so we will pick on the weak one first.
When they were about to be divided and surrounded, Fukuda Yasukawa wrote a letter to Ito Taro, hoping that he could bring the Ito family's century-long savings and all his men to Fukuda's side, so that the two of them could join forces and perhaps they could survive.
But unfortunately, Taro Ito didn't believe it. He thought that Fukuda Yasukawa was plotting to swallow up all their family's property, so he swore to stay in his own place until his death.
Who would have known that in less than ten days, his men would begin to flee. You have to know that all those fighting here were Fuso troops. If they were the Tang army, they would have to go through a psychological burden to surrender. But if everyone was the Fuso army, there would be no such burden if they surrendered.
These people left their own base at night and ran to the camps of the generals of New Fuso. They had only one idea in mind, which was to have a full meal.
It turned out that since these two local daimyos were surrounded, their granaries had been closed, and they would not provide enough food to their subordinates, only one meal a day.
In the past, they could go to the sea to catch fish to fill their stomachs, but now with the retreat of the two ministers, they are already quite far away from the seaside. Even if they want to replenish some fish, they probably don’t have the opportunity.
Outside Ito County Castle.
Several generals of New Fuso were dressed in new clothes. Today they were here to welcome Li Xiang's arrival. Li Xiang didn't want to come, but he also wanted to see Fuso's last resistance, so Li Xiang came here by boat.
In addition to Li Xiang, there are Su Dingfang's 3,000 guards. Although the number is not large, if a war really breaks out, no matter whether it is the New Fuso or the Old Fuso, the troops under their command will not be able to cause harm to Li Xiang.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness live a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."
When these people saw Li Xiang, they all knelt down immediately. They had not seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a while. It was said that after resolving the issues here, His Royal Highness Tyson would have to return to the Tang Dynasty. After all, he had been away from the Tang Dynasty for quite some time.
"All of you, get up! I've heard everything you've been up to on the front lines. After we capture these two men, you'll each receive a reward."
Li Xiang has always treated these Fuso generals like dogs, but even if they are dogs, you have to let them understand that they will be rewarded if they do a good job. If the rewards are not reduced, how can these people continue to work hard?
Su Dingfang and Ding Jiayong looked at these people with disdain. You really are addicted to being traitors.
"Who will explain the current situation to this king?"
Li Xiang came to the front of the sand table. Now should be Fuso's last stand. After various blows, these two people didn't have much strength in their hands, but in the end they would rather die than surrender, and killed all the people we sent to persuade them to surrender.
After all, these two people still have backbone. Of course, they can also see their own future. If they surrender, they will not only be infamous, but they will also die in the end. It is better to resist to the end, so that they can at least leave a good reputation. But they forgot one thing, that is, history is written by the victors. How can you have a good reputation?
"Your Highness..."
Several people wanted to show themselves well, so when Li Xiang said this, they all walked out, hoping to explain to Li Xiang, because these people were not given clear ranks, so there was no concept of superiors and subordinates at present.
"Kato, come here."
When Li Xiang mentioned this name, Suzuki Nakatasu and Ohkawa Genzaburo immediately felt bad. They originally thought that they were the competitors, and people like Kato Jiro and Watanabe Taro could only follow behind them and get some wind. They didn't expect that this guy would be so arrogant today, and it was His Highness who named him personally.
Kato Jiro also swallowed nervously. He couldn't believe that such a good job actually fell on his head. Compared with Suzuki Nakatasu, he was inferior in all aspects. Even compared with Ohkawa Gensaburo, his foundation was not as deep as his.
But after this period of time, Li Xiang discovered that this guy was the one who worked for him wholeheartedly and had no other ideas. While others were fighting for power, he was training his soldiers desperately.
This advantage is now apparent. Take Ohkawa Genzaburo for example. Originally, his army was considered elite, at least comparable to Fukuda Yasukawa's elite troops. However, the true test was shown on the battlefield. What the local Kato Jiro's army of 3,000 men could do, Ohkawa Genzaburo could do with at least 5,000 men.
Li Xiang would not allow these Fuso people to possess purely military power, so he also placed a lot of spies in their army. If anyone had any ideas, their entire army could be crushed at any time. When he could fully control them, Li Xiang had to require them to have combat effectiveness, otherwise how could they help him expand the world in the future?
"Your Highness, we have currently surrounded both of them on two isolated mountains. Their county town has been completely burned down. These two are truly heinous and would rather burn down the entire city than give it to us."
When talking about this, Kato Jiro felt depressed. If these two cities were taken, there would be no telling how much wealth they could get. These two families had been passed down for hundreds of years, and their family wealth was even greater than that of the royal family. Now, a fire had left nothing. Although some valuables were transported to the mountain, it was a heavy loss after all. Without so much money, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would certainly not be so happy.
"Tell me about the remaining armies of the two of them."
Li Xiang didn't want to hear what had happened.
