The capture of Tongcheng was only the first step, and Fang Li's ultimate goal was to force Wei to return by besieging Quwo, so as to lift the siege of Pinglu.

Now nearly half a month has passed, although Pinglu has trial and Liao Hua in charge, Fang Li believes that Jia Xu Cheng Yu and others will not fail to deal with it, but after all, the domestic military is empty, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and no one dares to guarantee how long the trial and others can hold it.

Without further ado, Fang Li left Liu Feng to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to garrison Tongcheng, and he led an army of 50,000 to Quwo with all the civil and military forces.

As for Jia Hua, Fang Li was very satisfied with Liu Bei's actions, but he also knew that loyalty like Jia Hua would not be so easy to subdue, so he ordered someone to detain him first, and wait for Pinglu's matter to be resolved.

As for that Zhao Er, although he resolutely and decisively led the way, it was a pity that his life was thinner than paper, and he was killed by a cold arrow from the Jin soldiers in the final battle.

At the same time, Xu Sheng's army, which had been on standby in Fenshui for a whole month, finally came in handy, and went down the river to firmly contain Huqi City in the north of Quwo, making it impossible to divide troops to help.

The armies of Zhao and Yan also received the news that the Tang army was in Jindu one after another, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted.

Especially because of disobedience and refusal to return to help, Le Yi, who insisted on capturing Jinzhong first and gaining a firm foothold in the territory of Jin for Yan State, seized this opportunity to launch a crazy onslaught on Jinzhong City.

The country was besieged but could not help, the city of Jinzhong was already unstable, even if the first Zhen was unable to return to the sky, even if it fell after just three days, the first Zhen led the army to retreat to Taiyuan.

Although the front line was victorious, the backyard of Yan was on fire one after another, and more than a dozen small cities around Cangzhou were captured by the Qi army one after another, and Cangzhou was in danger.

The situation of Zhao Guo is better than that of Yan State, but it is not much worse.

Li Mu and Zhao Hao on the front line connected dozens of cities around Jincheng, and Jincheng has become a lonely city besieged by the Zhao army, and the city is close at hand.

The morale of the eastern border was greatly boosted due to the king's personal conquest, but after all, the troops were too small, and the three cities of Pingyin, Guangli and Fangmen were broken by the Qi army one after another, and Zhao Yong could only retreat to Linqing City.

The Tang State is the most critical, the defenders in Pinglu City are less than 10,000, most of the bed crossbows have been destroyed, only one car is left, and more than half of the Yuan Shu crossbowmen who were "taken care of" by the Wei army are also killed and wounded, and the reinforcements from Yanzhou will not arrive in three days, and Pinglu is in danger.

At this moment, Quwo of the Jin Kingdom was in a hurry.

Fang Li's 50,000 army has already approached the city, and no matter how strong Quwo City is, there are less than 10,000 troops left in the city, and there is no general to defend it, so it is impossible not to feel pressure in this situation.

Dark clouds shrouded the main hall, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

Wei Zhu was angry and anxious, he never thought that even if Qi Wei sent troops at the same time, the three kingdoms would still refuse to return to help like a madman.

Especially Fang Li of the Tang State, as the monarch of the country, went deep alone, and not only did he not withdraw his troops when Pinglu was besieged, but he also wanted to rely on his 50,000 soldiers and horses to approach Quwo.

The most incredible thing is that he actually did it!

Tongcheng, which was guarded by 100,000 troops, was broken in less than half a month, and 50,000 Tang troops had already arrived outside Quwo City!

"Talk, why don't you speak?" He looked at the silent civil and military ministers in the hall, "You are all the pillars of my Great Jin Kingdom, and now that the Tang Army has arrived outside Quwo City, it is the time for you to serve the country, why don't you speak!" ”

Zhong Wenwu, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end you can only shake your head helplessly.

The armies of Xianzhen and Bi Wan were trapped by Yan and Zhao and could not defend at all, so they finally gathered 100,000 troops for Jia Hua to garrison Tongcheng, but the whole army was wiped out, and most of them became prisoners of the Tang army.

The current Jin Kingdom has no soldiers.

Doctor Zuo Qu Ji shook the beard on his chin, and said tremblingly: "Lord, the Qi army is far away in the sky, and the only way to do this is to ask for help from the Wei State." ”

"Boom!"

Wei Zhu slammed his fist on the case, and shouted without thinking: "Send someone to Wei to ask for help!" Tell Weiss that if my Jin Kingdom is gone, even if he occupies Pinglu, he will not be able to escape the fate of destroying the country! ”

"No!"

The guards outside the hall answered in a loud voice, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.

At this moment, there is no point in discussing it any longer, and he ordered all the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to go up the city wall to boost morale.

Now, only morale and popular support can be used as the last support.

Fang Li ordered to camp in the forest about 700 meters outside Quwo City, and summoned all the generals to the big tent to discuss matters.

There had just been a big victory, but there was not much joy in the tent.

Fang Li looked at Fa Zheng, who bowed his head and made a contemplative expression: "Xiaozhi, our army besieged Quwo in order to relieve the siege of Pinglu, but only 50,000 Tang soldiers will definitely not be able to break the city, what should the widow do to force that treacherous people to ask for help?" ”

After the battle of Tongcheng, everyone already trusted Fa Zheng very much, and they all looked at it at this time, hoping that Fa Zheng could say something amazing.

Fa Zheng did not live up to the expectations of the generals, and said with a slight smile: "Don't worry, the messenger who asked for help is already on the way. ”

"What?" Lu Bu was surprised, "Sir, don't be joking, Quwo City is strong, and it will take at least 200,000 soldiers and horses to capture it, how can you be so frightened to ask for help when you see this little bit of our army?" ”

Although the others did not speak, their eyes looking at Fazheng were also full of inexplicability.

As soon as 50,000 troops came to the city, he hurried to ask for help, was he frightened?

"The generals are right, the tricks are indeed frightened." Fa Zheng smiled calmly, "The three families attacked Jin, and Wei Zhu had already transferred the army to the east and north to defend against the powerful Zhao and Wei countries. As for the south, in addition to the 50,000 soldiers who were wiped out by the lord in Qingyuan and Anyi, the 100,000 troops stationed in Tongcheng were already the last family of the Jin Kingdom. ”

Fang Li's eyes lit up: "Quwo emptiness? ”

Fa Zheng nodded: "According to the calculation of the minister, the defenders of Quwo are less than 10,000. ”

"So little?" Zhang Liao said excitedly, "Then what else is it like, just take Qu Wo down!" ”

All the generals spoke in favor, and Fang Li couldn't help but be a little geared up.

Fa Zheng shook his head: "My lord, Quwo is a strong city, there are plenty of food and grass equipment, although the defenders are less than 10,000, they are all elite, and the people have the will to martyr the country. ”

Cao Cao, who had not spoken all this time, also echoed at this time: "What Mr. Xiaozhi said is very true, lord, the more times like this, the more you can't be impatient." ”

Thinking of the consequences of underestimating the enemy last time, Fang Li nodded solemnly and forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

Although it is unrealistic to capture Quwo, it is still necessary to do what should be done.

According to Fa Zheng's suggestion, Fang Li divided the army into several groups and harassed Qu Wo day and night.

The defenders in the city were annoyed, but they had to work hard to deal with it. What if as soon as they relax, the Tang army will feint and switch to the main attack?

If Quwo is breached, the Jin Kingdom will die.

In this way, another three days were consumed, and one afternoon, the well-fed and well-fed Tang army was about to routinely tickle Quwo's itch, and suddenly broke into the camp on a fast horse and went straight to the big tent.

It was a herald from the south.

"What? Lieutenant withdrew his troops?! Fang Li was eating, and he almost didn't choke when he heard the words, so he quickly put down the bowl and said in surprise, "So, Pinglu is guarding?" ”

"Returning to the lord, exactly!" Thinking of the bitter battle in Pinglu, the man who was beaten by the herald couldn't help but have slightly red eyes, "The two generals of Ju Taishou, Master Jia, Liao Hua and Yang Yi led the troops to fight hard, and when the Wei army retreated, my nearly 30,000 soldiers were less than 10,000, and the people who helped defend the city were also killed and wounded by more than 10,000!" ”

Fang Li stood up and walked in front of the herald, and slapped his palm on the shoulder of this young man who was less than a weak crown: "Good job, it's all my good son of the Tang Dynasty!" The 100,000-strong army, but all of them were withdrawn? ”

The herald nodded: "Originally, they wanted to leave some people to continue the attack, but General Li Dian's reinforcements arrived just in time, and the Wei army was all withdrawn." ”

If you arrive in Quwo a day late, if Li Dian doesn't arrive in time...

Fang Li shook his head in fear, and didn't dare to continue thinking: "Wen Ruo can have a message to the widow?" ”

"The lord is wise!" The herald arched his hand and said: "Lord Jia Xu said, please return to the army to meet the Wei army immediately, don't miss the good show he prepared for the lord!" ”

Want his 50,000 soldiers to meet the elite of the 100,000 Wei army?

Even if the attack on Pinglu is consumed, there will always be seventy or eighty thousand, right?

If it wasn't Jia Xu who said this, Fang Li would have thought that person was afraid that he had lost his mind and was talking nonsense, but since Jia Xu said so, Fang Li decided to believe it.

Without further ado, the siege of Pinglu had been lifted, and Quwo couldn't attack it anyway, and Fang Li didn't plan to play with the tricks anymore, so he immediately returned to the army and turned his horse's head to fight Wei Yu.

Jia Xu once offered a plan to let Fang Li escape safely from the siege of Hangu, and also beat the Qin army back, and the generals were convinced of his words, and they didn't say anything after listening to Fang Li's military orders like a madman.

Seeing this, Fa Zheng was very curious about this Jia Xu, and secretly decided that he must visit him in person in the future.

Five days later, Fang Li's army arrived in Anyi, and Wei Yu's nearly 100,000 elite Wei troops would also arrive soon.

Fang Li's identity as Duke of Tang was simply a live target, and since he couldn't continue to capture Pinglu, Wei Yu decided to take down this bold Tang monarch instead.

The disparity in strength is too great, even if he knows that Jia Xu is not a person who is a fool, Fang Li is still a little weak.

The legendary show is still nowhere to be seen, and the generals gather in the town guard mansion to discuss.

"What kind of trick is this Mr. Wenruo playing?" Dian Wei couldn't help but complain, "My lord, why don't you leave this place first, and let the ministers and others come to see Mr. Wen Ruo's good plan." ”

Fang Li strongly disagreed, but in fact, his heart was already empty.

If you are really surrounded by the Wei army, you will be unable to escape!

At sunset, just when Dian Wei couldn't bear it anymore and was about to forcibly take Fang Li away, his own soldiers suddenly came to report: "Lord, the envoy of the Chu army asks to see!" ”

"Envoy of the Chu army?" Fang Li's eyes widened blankly, "Isn't the Chu army fighting to the death with the Qin army?" How can you have time to send messengers to the widows? ”