Chapter 2 2. Heroes Fearless: Finding Opportunities in Tribulations

In the peasant uprising army at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Du Fuwei was one that cannot be ignored.He occupied an important corner in this mighty war, leading his team to stand in the Huaibei area, keeping pace with Dou Jiande's army and Wagang army. Du Fuwei was born in Shandong and was born in poverty.He was bold, righteous and resourceful throughout his life, but he was also prone to credulity, and he often encountered accidents and ups and downs in life because of his credulity in others. Fortunately, he had a strong character, which enabled him to fight repeatedly and become a leader of the rebel army.

In the 9th year of Emperor Yangdi's great cause (613), Du Fuwei and his friend Fu Gonger went to the Zuocaixiang Rebel Army in Shandong, and gradually became outstanding in the rebel army. Wait until the siege is overthrown.Du Fuwei led his generals to fight in the Huaihe River Basin and established his own rebel army.With his conscientious management, the combat spirit of being at the front when going out, and being at the back when entering, the army continued to grow, absorbing other rebel troops, and his reputation spread far and wide, and rebels from all over the country came to join him one after another.

In the eleventh year of Daye (615), Li Zitong, a rebel from the Changbai Mountain area, came to Huainan to join Du Fuwei, and the bold Du Fuwei readily accepted.Li Zitong saw that Du Fuwei's army was so large, and immediately knelt down on the ground. Du Fuwei enthusiastically stepped forward to help him up, and treated Li Zitong who came from afar with sincerity. But Fu Gong Er didn't think so, he told Du Fuwei at night: "General, I see that Li Zitong's eyes are twinkling, and he seems to be too curious about our marching formation, he must be guarded!" But Du Fuwei said: "General Li and I are both anti-Sui rebels. Now he has come to join me because he trusts me! It is normal for him to be curious about our army's defense. It is probably because he is intimidated by our army's majesty, so there is no need to be so guarded against him." .”

Fu Gong Er shook his head helplessly, Du Fuwei was too easy to trust others, in such troubled times, it was hard to guarantee that there would be no one with ulterior motives, it seemed that he was the only one who should pay more attention! Sure enough, not long after, Li Zitong suddenly mutinied and attacked the unprepared Du Fuwei, causing Du Fuwei to be seriously injured.Thanks to the protection of his subordinate Ximen Junyi and Wang Xiongsheng, he was able to escape, and Du Fuwei's troops were also severely damaged. In the first month of the thirteenth year of Daye (617), Du Fuwei, who had retired to Liuhe, Jiangsu, was resting his troops when he suddenly received a report: Yang Guang sent Chen Ling, the general of the right guard, to lead eight thousand elite soldiers to crusade.Assistant Gong Er, Wang Xiongdan and other right-hand men came to Du Fuwei's military tent one after another, not knowing what to do.

Fu Gong Er said anxiously: "General, this Chen Leng is a powerful general under Yang Guang, and most of the rebels in various places were wiped out by him. Although we have won the Jianghuai several times before, this time is different. There is not enough troops, secondly, Chen Leng is not easy to deal with!" Wang Xiongdan continued angrily, "It's all because of that white-eyed wolf Li Zitong. The general accepted him kindly back then, but he stabbed us back." Du Fuwei saw that the generals were full of anger, Wang Xiongdan obviously blamed himself for not accepting Li Zitong at the beginning, he smiled instead of anger, and said to everyone: "Everyone, since we were framed by Li Zitong two years ago, we have been in Liuhe. I have rested for so long. The rebels all over the place think that Du Fu's power is exhausted, and the tyrant wants to take the opportunity to destroy me. Don't you think this is a good opportunity to regain my reputation?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Du Fuwei lifted up his battle robe, went outside the tent, pointed to the distance and said: "Look, the world is so big, but we are dormant in this corner. This is not the work of heroes. This time when Chen Leng's army came, It is the opportunity that God gave us, so that we can return to the space between heaven and earth to flex our muscles!" His words were impassioned, and everyone was deeply encouraged. Thinking about the formation of troops in the past two years, they have practiced proficiently. Although the troops are not very strong at this time, their morale is stable.Chen Ling's visit here was just the time to show Du Jun's prestige, and everyone couldn't help but be full of enthusiasm.

Du Fuwei's troops are ready to fight, but Chen Leng is cunning and cunning.He didn't go up against the wind. According to his experience in suppressing peasant rebels, these people worked hard at once, but they couldn't last long.At this time, Du Fuwei must be holding back his energy and waiting for him, so he didn't send troops. He wanted to wait for Du Jun's spirit to fade before making plans. Fu Gong Er and others saw that the generals were restless, and the soldiers were sharpening their knives but could not go to the battlefield, and their tempers became extremely violent.If this continues, I'm afraid morale will drop again, so I hurriedly asked Du Fuwei to discuss countermeasures.

Du Fuwei's eyes were serious, listening to the general's report. "In the past few days, according to the general's instructions, we have sent people to scold the formation, but Chen Leng has kept the camp closed, and there is no movement at all. If this continues, the morale of our army will decline, while the enemy's energy will be recharged. what!" Du Fuwei asked: "According to the spies, Chen Leng is a violent and irritable person. We go to scold each other every day, but he turns a blind eye. It shouldn't be!" Fu Gong Er and Wang Xiongdan explained: Chen Leng was well aware of his temper, so he hid in the military tent and never came out. He drank and played music every day in order not to be irritated by insults from outside.Therefore, the scolding for the past few days has no effect at all.

Hearing this, Du Fuwei couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Chen Leng is not brave. He can know himself, and he can find ways to control himself, so he hasn't buried his reputation as a brave general. However, he No matter how far I hide, I can let him hear it." After speaking, Du Fuwei made arrangements with confidence, and everyone couldn't help but smile when they heard this. In Sui general Chen Leng's tent, staff and other generals were all accompanied by him, singing and dancing, the aroma of wine and minced meat, creating a joyous atmosphere.Chen Ling raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Young Du Fuwei, you think I'm a fiery temper, but I just want him to see how I stand still and wear down his energy! These rebels are all based on a moment Xiaoyong, after this effort, they will become vulnerable one by one, will they be easy to catch by then?"

Everyone hastily raised their glasses to congratulate: "The general is brave and brave!" Chen Ling laughed out loud and drank it down. While talking and laughing, a report came from outside the tent, saying that Du Fuwei gave a gift to the general.When Chen Ling heard this, he laughed again. "Gift? Could it be that this kid is afraid and wants to buy it with a lot of money?" Everyone laughed when they heard it, and the staff member Cui Zhiyuan stepped forward and said: "No matter what the intention is, I'm afraid there may be fraud, so let the subordinates open it first. Take a look, General, take another look."

Chen Ling nodded, and Cui Zhiyuan sent someone to step forward cautiously, opening the wooden box with trembling hands.Unexpectedly, the person in charge of opening the box looked at Chen Leng with a look of astonishment. Chen Ling saw it, but he didn't understand, so he hurriedly asked: "What's in this box?" The man didn't dare to speak, and said in a low voice, "Yes..." Cui Zhiyuan hurried over and opened the box, his face also changed.He hurriedly closed the lid and said to Chen Ling: "It's fine for the general not to look at this thing." Who knew that his move made everyone even more confused.Chen Ling's impatience suddenly got up, and he shouted: "Show it to me quickly!" Cui Zhiyuan had no choice but to offer the box slowly, and said while opening it: "The general doesn't care much, this Du Fuwei..." Before he could say a word, Chen Ling had already seen that there was a brightly colored dress in the box, which was full of flowers and splendor, and there were a few words attached to the box: "The brocade clothes are for Grandma Chen!" Apparently, what Du Fuwei meant was to ridicule Chen Leng for closing the camp gates for the past few days and not daring to fight, like a woman, and called Chen Leng "Grandma Chen"!Adding these five characters to this piece of clothing is like throwing a kindling into a pile of dry wood.Chen Ling stood up abruptly, slapped the table hard, and shouted: "Du Fuwei bullied me too much!" Du Fuwei was contemplating in the military tent at the moment, and the spies called "Urgent Report" and sent the latest information: Chen Leng was furious!Du Fuwei clapped his palms and laughed loudly, and said to his subordinates: "Chen Ling will definitely send troops before tonight, and tell the soldiers to prepare their troops and prepare for battle!" Sure enough, just after dinner time, the Sui army barracks opened wide, and a group of cavalry rushed out.Chen Leng wanted to be caught off guard, but Du Fuwei was already prepared, and he and Fu Gong Er rushed directly to the Sui army camp with elite troops.The two armies fought until the sky was dark, and Du Fuwei rushed to the forefront. During the fight, a member of the Sui army shot an arrow into Du Fuwei's shoulder. Du Jun was flustered for a moment, thinking that he had hurt the general, but Du Fuwei shouted: "If you don't kill Chen Leng, you can't afford this arrow." !” With this shout, the blood of all the soldiers became more and more excited, and they became more courageous in killing the enemy. In this battle, Du Fuwei won a complete victory. Although Chen Leng was allowed to escape, the Sui army suffered heavy losses, and Du Fuwei once again showed his prestige to the rebels after he lay dormant for a long time.Riding on the vigor of the great victory, Du Jun swung his troops and took down the two important military towns of Gaoyou and Liyang. After successfully occupying Liyang, Du Fuwei re-established the peasant revolutionary regime, claiming himself to be the general manager, and appointed the assistant public Er as the long history.With the re-emergence of Du Fuwei, the peasant volunteers in the Jianghuai area also joined in one after another, and the implementation of effective measures such as strict military discipline and tax reduction and exemption allowed Du Fuwei to gradually grow and become the most powerful and influential in the Jianghuai area. Peasant uprising force.In the peasant uprising army at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Du Fuwei showed extraordinary calmness and strategy, and was more witty than ordinary peasant army leaders.He is good at winning people's hearts and understands the importance of people's hearts and military hearts. The most important thing is that he jumped out of the strange circle of peasant uprisings that only rely on temporary courage, and maintained a long-term and vigorous combat effectiveness, which made the peasant wars in the late Sui Dynasty even more turbulent.