While Gao Yanzong dispatched troops to attack Yao Xiang, he did not miss Fenzhou and Xincheng. He ordered Wei Xianggui to lead thousands of people to attack Dingyang. As Gao Changgong's reinforcements, he returned to the army to command the capture of Fenzhou. Xincheng was a big start and a two-pronged approach to suppress the Zhou army.

Within four days, the new city was captured, and another half a month later, Fenzhou was captured.

Yuwen Hu, Yuwen Xian, Wei Xiaokuan and others were shocked, while Qi Jun was overjoyed and extremely excited. When Huluguang received the battle report, he burst the table with excitement and laughed and said, "I'm waiting for Fenbei!" After that, the offensive against Yubi became even more fierce.

Wei Xiaokuan was helpless, and he was cleared from the world, and refused to confront Hu Luguang head-on. Yao Xiang had been lost. The Zhou army in Fenbei lost the capital to compete with the Qi army head-on. Wei Xiaokuan sent three urgent documents to Chang'an and Tongzhou. This was the most dangerous situation that Wei Xiaokuan faced since Gao Huan besieged Yubi!

Huluguang's worries were cleaned up by Gao Changgong and Gao Yanzong, and soon the troops scattered by Xue Guyan, Qi Lianmeng and others would gather to siege Yubi!

"It's a turbulent autumn..." Wei Xiaokuan stood in front of the government office and sighed softly. The dusk was solemn, and the shadows enveloped half of the famous general's face. The confidants on both sides were also very serious. "Yao Xiang was captured, Xincheng and Fenzhou were also lost. Dingyang cannot be lost again, otherwise our army will be in danger..."

Wei Xiaokuan narrowed his slender eyes and looked at the man, flashing with a dangerous cold light, "It's hard to defend Dingyang!"

"Chudao was captured by the Qi army... Yang Fu valued this son the most. If the Qi army forced Chudao's life, what would Yang Fu have?"

The governor Yang Fu stayed in Dingyang. Yang Su was his son. He valued this son very much and had high expectations. He sent his son to Yubi to train as soon as he was young. If Yang Su was captured, would Yang Fu still make up his mind to fight the Qi army to the death?

Everyone was silent, and some people said, "No, Governor Yang has always been famous for his loyalty and righteousness. He will never damage his reputation for a son..."

Wei Xiaokuan's brows did not stretch out because of this sentence, but became more solemn. "That's hard to say... I would rather believe that there is than that there is nothing. I have written to Yuwen Xian to keep an eye on Yang Fu. If there is any abnormal movement, immediately..." He made a killing gesture.

"It's not my villain's heart, but the current situation of our army is really dangerous. Huluguang entangles us. Even if I have thousands of methods, I can't use it. It's really atrocity..." Wei Xiaokuan said quietly, "Now I can only find a way to drag Huluguang's footsteps. If he joins Duan Shao's army, Yubi may not be able to defend..."

"It's hard..." An aide thought for a long time but had no idea. "Hulu Mingyue has a high position and is highly valued and has been favored by kings in Qi State. The current Qi Lord is Hulu Mingyue's son-in-law. Hulu Mingyue has a reputation and authority, and all of them are all. Except for obeying Duan Shao's control, no one can restrain him. If he insists on playing jade bi, he will not give up halfway."

Unexpectedly, Wei Xiaokuan just smiled gloomyly, "Duan Xiaoxian can't control him, and there are still people who can control him. Do you think that being too high is a good thing? Hulu Guang has a high position and a powerful position, and he controls this military and political power in his hands. He is still a relative of the royal family. Do you think that the Lord Qi would not be afraid of him?"

Speaking of this, Wei Xiaokuan felt ache in his heart.

He was repeatedly suspicious of Yuwen Hu. If Huluguang could not be suspicious of the master, it would be absolutely impossible.

"His eldest daughter is the crown prince Gao's hundred years old prince, and the second daughter was selected by Gao Zhan as the crown prince Gao Wei. After Gao Zhan abdicated, she was even more enthroned as queen... Huluguang's sons, all of whom were married to the royal princess as their wives. His father Hulujin was a prominent family!

...How can Lord Qi not be suspicious of him?"

Wei Xiaokuan smiled coldly and said, "We will have a counter-espionage plan. Over the years, we have trained many people there secretly to spread some news. I want them to be suspicious of each other...the king and his subjects kill each other...!"

"Jingshou... Although this plan is good, will it be too late..."

The staff carefully said that they would carefully look at Wei Xiaokuan's face. Now they are running to Qi to spread rumors, and they will not have any effect. Hu Luguang will still beat him. He always felt that Wei Xiaokuan was doing this... jealous of Hu Luguang?

Wei Xiaokuan's face was gloomy and terrible. He took a deep breath to calm down his irritable mood and slowly exhaled, "No matter whether it can play a role in this battle, as long as it can get rid of Hulu Mingyue, it will always be good... The future will be long! If Otsukazuka heard me, how could I be forced to do this bad thing?"

He kept convinced himself like this. Wei Xiaokuan was not jealous of Hu Luguang, but was just implicated by Yuwen Hu and Yuwen Xian, and forced to no avail... If there was still a chance to defeat Hu Luguang openly, how could he have made such a bad decision?

The reason why he ordered people to be alienated was that he was vicious... It was too unfair and bright... But he had fought with Huluguang for so many years and rarely won... and he could only use this method...

His heart gradually sinks as his thoughts begin. Before he knows it, did he actually list Huluguang as one of the invincible opponents?

In Fenzhou, the smoke of the war had just fallen, and the Qi army was stationed in Xincheng, with military flags flying, Gao Yanzong stepped into Duan Shao's camp to visit him. Duan Shao's health was really bad. He was still wearing a fur on the hot weather, and was siping a bowl of hot soup medicine in small sips.

"You're here..." The old man lazily put the bowl on the table, pointed at the opposite side, "Sit..."

Duan Shao smiled and said, "You actually took the initiative to take the medicine. I'm not dazzled, right?"

Duan Shao raised his sleeve and wiped his mouth, sighing helplessly, "There's nothing I can do, I don't want to... But isn't this for a few more years? I've even drunk less alcohol over the years, so how about health care..."

Gao Yanzong looked at the several jars of wine that had obviously been sealed by his cabinet, rolled his eyes secretly, too lazy to expose this hypocritical old man.

"Your complexion is much better than before..."

Almost a month after leaving, Gao Yanzong actually found that the old man's complexion had improved a lot, and his pale face had a little blood. Although it was still bad, his energy was better than before.

"Hehe..." Duan Shao smiled like a child and said, "When Hulu Mingyue attacked Tongzhou, he caught a doctor. Although he was a person who could not beat a single stick, he was not bad at all. He was not a doctor in Jinyang. Hulu Mingyue was also very helpful. When he heard that I was sick, he immediately sent someone over... He could tell what I was wrong with him as soon as he reached out his hand..."

"That is it that there is hope for your chronic disease to be cured?" Gao Yanzong showed joy. He marched and fought these days and gradually developed a character of not being as good as emotions. This is a subconscious behavior. If Duan Shao could live for more than ten or twenty years, it would definitely be what he and His Majesty hoped to see.

The Great Qi can be without Huluguang or Gao Changgong, but it cannot be without Duan Shao. Many wars were suppressed and quelled by General Duan. With him, Jinyang is as stable as Mount Tai. When he heard that Duan Shao might have hope of recovery, Gao Yanzong suddenly became excited.

Duan Shao shook his head and said, "I am a chronic disease left in the battle formation in the past. I risked swords, guns, swords and halberds all day long, climbing ice and snow in the wind and rain... How can I eradicate it? I just drink soup every day and barely hold my life..."

As he said that, he looked at Gao Yanzong again, smiled jokingly, and asked, "What, boy, are you worried about me?"

Worrying that I will leave that day, you can't stand Jinyang or those arrogant soldiers and generals in the six towns?"

Gao Yanzong remained silent, but Duan Shao knew that he was right, so he said, "You can't suppress it now, that's of course. If the six towns are so easy to transfer, I might as well retire and recommend a successor... So I can't retire... If I leave, I'm afraid that people will not be able to suppress these people later..."

"I was entrusted to me by Emperor Shenwu. My mood was the same as you now. These people in the Six Towns are arrogant soldiers and powerful generals. There are many people who are not obeying the rules. They respect me because my father is Duan Rong and my aunt is Empress Wu Ming...

I was still young at that time and was suddenly entrusted with important tasks. The governor Shuo, Ding, Zhao, Yi, Cang, Qi, Yan, Liang, Luo, Jin, and Jian Twelve Prefectures. To be honest, I am even more confused than you...

The Gao family's royal family is more trustworthy than our Duan family. How dare I not work hard to repay the kings of all dynasties? I spent most of my life in the military, fighting the puppet Zhou, fighting the Southern Liang, quelling civil strife, fighting the east and west, and fighting for decades. Only then did I suppress the ministers and have the reality of being a governor!

To become the Grand Commander, it is not enough to have an edict from His Majesty. This cannot suppress those thorns... You have to... be sure to make the right idea, suffer hardships, and endure for a while. Only with courage, strategy and courage can they listen to you. All of this depends on your own strength to support it!

Your Majesty has chosen you to take the lead. Don’t let me down. More importantly, don’t let your Majesty down… What you lack now is convincing strength! I have arranged for you to experience more, and it’s for this…” Duan Shao’s eyes were bright and he looked at Gao Yanzong, “Why, you have no confidence and want to give up?”

Gao Yanzong smiled calmly and said, "How could it be? My Gao Yanzong is a donkey. The more they don't want me to press on their heads, the more I want to climb up!"

"That's good..." Duan Shao nodded with relief and suddenly asked, "Dingyang, what are you going to do? I heard that Wei Xianggui was rejected when he went to persuade Yang Fu to surrender?"

"Yes, I used his son to threaten him, but I didn't expect that he was really hard and refused to surrender..."

"What are you going to do next?"

"You're just a tough attack, what else can I do? Yuwen Xian was dragged by the fourth brother, and Dingyang was surrounded again. He would definitely not be able to save him. Yuwen Xian would not be so stupid, and he would definitely withdraw if he couldn't beat him. As long as he dealt with Yang Fu, I'm still afraid that the old man wouldn't be able to do that?"

Duan Shao's eyes narrowed lazily, "Are you so sure Yuwen Xian will give up Dingyang? What if he wants to defend himself?"

Gao Yanzong sneered, "It's better for him to defend, I wish he could defend! If he runs, we will directly decide Yang. If he fights, I'm not afraid. Arrange tens of thousands of troops to cooperate with the fourth brother and wipe him out completely! But does Yuwen Xian dare?

Judging from his performances of An Ye and Dinglong, he is a very decisive person. He will not even think about it when he has no hope. If he gives up Dingyang, or has a glimmer of hope, if he sticks to Dingyang, he will definitely be eaten by us and the belt bones. I don’t believe that he will not settle the account…”

Duan Shao nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's still the same question, Dingyang, what are you going to do? His son seems not very useful..." He pointed out, "Yuwen Hu is about to call him, we have to hurry..."

"Dingyang has now become an isolated city. Our army has been besieging Dingyang for several months. Dingyang has to supply Yuwen Xian's army with food and grass. I guess Dingyang's grain storage is insufficient... As soon as Yuwen Xian retreated, Dingyang had no reinforcements or food and grass. We encircled three sides, and there was only one road to go. We attacked Dingyang fiercely while insisting until they were over. Yang Fu must take risks. We set up an ambush in the east, and Dingyang should be taken in one fell swoop!"

Duan Shao praised the good. Two days later, Gao Yanzong's army pressed towards Dingyang and surrounded him on three sides. Yuwen Xian retreated without fighting. After several useless attacks on the periphery of the Qi army, he gave up and went south to confront Gao Changgong, intending to defend Longmen to death.

Governor Yang Fu personally went into battle and defended the city tower. Dingyang, under several fierce attacks by the Qi army, broke the outer city. Dingyang's defenders had no food and grass, and their morale was sluggish. Dingyang finally ushered in a desperate situation. In desperation, Yang Fu had to break through from the east, but unexpectedly fell into the ambush of the Qi army.

Yang Fu was captured and the father and son were escorted to Yecheng.

In the same month, Yuwen Xian could not resist Gao Changgong's offensive and withdrew from Longmen Ferry. At this point, the entire Fenbei area fell into the hands of the Qi army. Yuwen Hu was furious and punished Yuwen Xian and escorted Chang'an to discuss the crime. He ordered Liu Yong and other generals to split their troops from Tongzhou to help Yubi, ordered Guo Rong and Hou Longen to attack Dinglong and ordered Yuwen Chun to capture the nine cities of Yiyang. Yuwen Hu's army was ready to go, and a new round of war was inevitable...

Duan Shao said: "Don't worry, it won't affect the overall situation anymore. Fenbei is already ours..."

At this time, it was July, and the Fenbei War had not yet reached its true end. All work in Northern Qi, Shandong and Huainan had been arranged, and important officials such as Hu Changjie, Zu Qi, Bai Jian returned to the court to report. They had completed the indicators issued by the court, built city defense, water conservancy, land reclamation and other things were also proceeding in an orderly manner.

Now, Gao Wei can finally sit down and wait for the harvest season. The court has been in a good position for more than half a year and it is time to receive the first batch of results.

Pei Duzhi followed Xu Ling to the Southern Dynasty to envoy, and Pei Shiju followed the Turkic envoys to visit the Turkic royal court. Ping Jian, Fang Gongyi, Fang Yanqian and others were preparing for the opening of the market in February next year. Everything was beautiful and peaceful.

Until..., a storm of rumors raged Yecheng!
Chapter completed!