Fu Gongyou's face turned red all the way to the root of his neck, and he shouted: "What do you two boys know? Your foster father and I risked the annihilation of our clan by raising an army, not just to continue to be a slave to others. You can take your life at any time. How can we just give away the country we have won? Who did you eat from? How much did you receive from Li Yuan to say these things?" Wang Xiongdan gritted his teeth and said in protest. : "Second uncle, how can you say that? Our lives are all given by our adoptive father. If we are not loyal to our adoptive father, who else can we be loyal to? But now we are looking for a future for our adoptive father and for you, the second uncle." At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was great chaos, and all the heroes came together. We could take advantage of this troubled times to separate ourselves, but the situation is different now. This troubled times has come to an end. Back then, there were nearly two hundred rebels, large and small. , but now there are only a few left, Li Tang, Huaqiang, Dou Xia, and us. At most, there is Gaokaidao in Yuyang. Its soldiers are small and the land is small, which can be ignored. At this time, the world will be unified. The general trend has been achieved, and we can no longer count on independence as before." Fu Gongyou gritted his teeth: "We sit on half of the southeastern country, with an army of 200,000 and a population of more than 2 million households. How can we not unify the world? ? How many powerful people have been eliminated by us in recent years? Even the general Chen Leng of the Sui Dynasty was defeated by one of our men? " Kan Leng sighed: "Second uncle, Chen Leng's subordinate is just a right-wing general. The Royal Guards can only be considered the second-line troops of the Sui Army, not the main ace force. Even so, we would lose more than we win against him. If Li Zitong hadn't fought with him later and consumed his main force, he would have lost more. Why would they surrender to us after being defeated? We can't even fight Chen Leng, so how can we fight against the world's elites like Wang Shichong's Dongdu soldiers and Datang's Guanzhong cavalry?" Wang Xiongdan nodded: "Yes? Ah, even in the last battle against Li Zitong, we almost lost. If we hadn't attacked at night, we wouldn't have been able to turn defeat into victory. We all came from Changbai Mountain, and we knew that the people in this land south of the Yangtze River were weak and couldn't get out. With our elite troops, even we can sweep across this place. If we try to separate ourselves here, how can we possibly fight against the mighty army in the Central Plains?" Fu Gongyou was dumbfounded and could not refute a word. Wang Xiongdan sighed and continued: "The most important point is that we are outsiders, not locals in Jiangnan. To the people in Jiangnan, we are invaders and northern captives. Scholars will not sincerely join us. Even if the commander-in-chief appoints those Jiangnan scholars who originally worked for Li Zitong and Shen Faxing, such as Li Baiyao, they are still waiting for a price. Once a stronger force comes, it is difficult to say that they are loyal. " " Du Fuwei. He sighed: "Hey, who said that we are all from ordinary people and not from aristocratic families? Even if these people have surrendered to me now and are my subordinates, we still can't be of the same mind as them. Xiong Dan is right, Lao Fu, we It seems powerful, but in fact the foundation is fundamentally insufficient. The current pacification of Jiangnan is completely dependent on force, but if it encounters stronger force, it will be difficult to say. "Fu Gongyou gritted his teeth: "Then we won't let it go. Li Tang destroyed Huaqiang State so quickly. Not only could he not help them attack Luoyang, he even had to find a way to prevent Li Tang from sending troops this time. In this way, Li Tang would fight with Wang Shichong for many years, and we would have time to fight with him. If we can stay here for more than ten years and the foundation is established, we won¡¯t have to worry about anyone.¡± Wang Xiongdan shook his head: ¡°Second uncle¡¯s thinking is too simple. Let them continue to fight, but these two countries will not think so. Both families want to defeat their opponents in one fell swoop. If Wang Laoxie wins this time, then after he defeats the Tang army, there is a high probability that he will Come and destroy us. Now that Li Jing has occupied the land of Jingshu, there is no room for development. We are likely to be his next target. After all, Tongguan is difficult to break, but our Southeast Road Daxingtai in the Tang Dynasty is the most vulnerable. It's an easy target to attack." Kan Leng also nodded and said: "Yes, Yang Xuangan now occupies Huaibei and Pengcheng. I think he also has the intention of annexing us. Now if we get through Tangzhou and Dengzhou early, we can gain access to the Tang Army in the Central Plains. Only through contact can Yang Xuangan and Li Jing not dare to act rashly. After all, how Wang Laoxie massacred various rebels, we all know that if we lose to him, the outcome will never be better than Liu Yuanjin and Lu Mingyue! " " Du Fuwei! He sighed, looked at Fu Gongyou, and said: "Lao Fu, the children are right about this. They can surrender to anyone, but they cannot defect to Wang Laoxie. He has inherited the orthodoxy of the Sui Dynasty, and he is ruthless and dedicated. The executioner of the Tu Yi Army. When he was in Jiangnan, he swore to the Buddha that he would spare the rebel soldiers, but he turned around and killed all the tens of thousands of rebel soldiers. Therefore, the people of Jiangnan hated him so much that it was impossible for us to have any contact with him. , that is asking for death, and once this decision is made, the people in Jiangnan will immediately abandon us." Fu Gongyou.Gritting his teeth: "I didn't say that I wanted to defect to Wang Shichong, I just said that I wanted to use Wang Shichong's power to stop Li Tang. He has occupied the Central Plains for a few years, but he is still at peace with us and has not come to attack us. If There is strong pressure from Li Tang, and he cannot send strong troops to conquer us. After all, even if we are in trouble, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops, and he cannot defeat us with a single force. " Wang Xiongdan said coldly. Said: "Then I would like to ask my second uncle, is Li Jing considered a partial master?" Fu Gongyou's expression changed: "Why is Li Jing a partial master again? He also wants to be self-reliant. Otherwise, he would not watch Luoyang being besieged without giving up. Saved." Wang Xiongdan shook his head: "But after all, Li Jing is using Wang Shichong's Huaqiang flag. Even if Luoyang is lost, he can stand on his own in the name of succeeding Wang Shichong. When the time comes, he will never dare to go to the Central Plains to provoke the Tang army. He will definitely attack us in the name of revenge for Wang Shichong. Lin Shihong in Jiangzhou is definitely not his opponent. Once Jiangzhou falls, we will be his next target. Second uncle, the situation has changed now, Xiao. The emperor may not come to attack us, but Li Jing and Yang Xuangan will definitely come. It is better to give up the unrealistic idea of ????self-reliance and submit to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, and it will not lose the position of duke." "Fu Gongyou's eyes are red. , shouted sternly: "That's nonsense! Do you think you can become a duke if you vote for Tang? Maybe you two boys can, but have you ever thought about your adoptive father? He is the leader and the eldest brother, how can Li Tang tolerate him? Xue Rengao Didn't Li Gui surrender? How did they die?"