Unifying the South (Supplement 2)

After Du Fuwei agreed to surrender to Shen Tang, the Twin Dragons were both extremely pleased. This avoided a clash between their armies. If possible, neither of them wanted to face Du Fuwei. Having some understanding of Shen Fei, they knew very well that no one in the world could defeat him.

If Du Fuwei had refused to surrender, the final outcome would surely have been defeat and death. That was not something the Twin Dragons wanted to see. The current situation was a happy ending for everyone.

"Old man, why do I get the feeling you don't care about the Jianghuai Army's legacy at all?"

The Twin Dragons and Du Fuwei had now formally confirmed their father-son relationship, so Kou Zhong spoke far more casually and immediately voiced his doubts.

Before coming to see Du Fuwei, neither of them had held much hope of persuading him to surrender. They had merely planned to do their best and leave the rest to fate. After all, Du Fuwei was currently a regional overlord with enormous power and status. Once he surrendered, all of that would be gone.

After Du Fuwei surrendered, Shen Tang naturally would not mistreat him. High office and generous rewards would certainly be provided, but they would undoubtedly be nominal posts without real authority. Du Fuwei's subordinates might still have opportunities to be put to important use, but Du Fuwei himself would have no such chance.

It was not that Shen Fei feared Du Fuwei might do something. Rather, it was an unspoken rule among competing warlords. Some things could not be changed even with Shen Fei's current strength, because once changed, if it did not bring endless future troubles, it would at least bring constant headaches.

There was a saying: people do not fear having too little;