After hearing the information, Fang Li couldn't help but curse in his heart: "South Korean monarchs can't support the wall in the mud, pig teammates who are dragging their feet!" ”

Since Korea returned from a fiasco and the Jin army took the initiative to withdraw to attack Zhao, then Zhao would inevitably withdraw his troops to protect himself, and the crisis of Wei would be resolved.

But even so, the Wei State, which lost the number one general Pang Juan and 50,000 soldiers and horses, was already seriously injured, and it was thought that there would be no more thoughts of raising troops to invade Tang in a short period of time.

Moreover, Ji Ling has withdrawn his troops from Jiangguan and returned to Pinglu, and re-formed a defensive iron triangle with Xian and Liaohua, even Pang Juan led 100,000 Wei troops to take Pinglu in a short time, if Wei changed to other military forces to attack, it would only be a waste of time!

"Since the Han army has returned from a crushing defeat, the Zhao army is bound to take the initiative to retreat, and the plan to attack Wei can only be abandoned."

Fang Li sat upright and immediately decided, "Since we can't go east, then we will turn around to the west and let Cao Mengde lead the soldiers of Hebei to attack Liang and Ji to the west while the Qin army and the Chu army are facing off." ”

The Liang State has a population of more than 800,000 and a military strength of more than 40,000 people, and its strength is in the same place as the previous Yu State.

The Ji State only has a population of more than 400,000 and a military force of less than 20,000, which is weaker than the Deng State and the Sui State in the south of Wancheng.

The reason why these two small countries were able to survive in the cracks and stand under the nose of the powerful Jin State for many years was because they had a powerful backer - the Qin State.

And the Liang State and the Qin State are in the same vein, blood is thicker than water, the first monarch Liang Kangbo two hundred years ago is the second son of the fourth monarch of the Qin State, Qin Zhong, was cut out of a piece of land by Qin Zhong from the territory of the Qin State and assigned to the second son, the establishment of the Liang State, which has been passed down to this day.

With this relationship, no one dares to provoke the Liang State, even the powerful Jin State is afraid of three points, and almost never uses troops against the Liang State, but the persimmon picks the soft pinch, and has been bullying the two kingdoms of Yu Yu.

If it had been placed in the past, Fang Li would not dare to use troops against Liang easily, because Shaoliang, the capital of Liang State, was only 600 miles away from Xianyang, and the Qin army would come to help at any time.

And if you bully Liang Guo for no reason, Qin Guo will definitely find a reason to launch a counterattack against Tang State, and if you don't do it well, you will steal chickens and rice, and get into trouble.

But now that Qin and Chu have become mortal enemies, and Tang has become Chu's iron-blooded ally because of his marriage with Mi Yue, Tang naturally stands on the opposite side of Qin.

Now there are more than 300,000 Chu troops entangled in the main force of the Qin army, and the generals of the Qin State, Wang Jian and Meng Tian, have made an expedition to Bashu, and the Qin State has no time to take care of the Liang State, which is the best opportunity to eat the little brother of the Qin State.

Since Wei could not be killed with a stick, it was undoubtedly the best choice to turn the spearhead and attack Liang to the west.

Moreover, capturing the enemy country's city will also allow Fang Li to gain merit points, continue to recruit talents, and enhance the strength of the Tang Kingdom. Therefore, Fang Li refused to recuperate and adopted the strategy of fighting to support the war.

The full hall of civil and military deliberations for a moment, unanimously supporting Fang Li's decision: "What the lord said is extremely true, this is indeed the best time to attack the Liang State at this moment. ”

With a stroke of his pen, Fang Li ordered Cao Cao to lead three generals, LinkedIn Bu, Zhang Liao, and Ma Zhong, to draw 30,000 soldiers and horses from Qiguan and Chiyang to assemble in Wenxi County, and then pass through Wangwu Mountain and attack the Liang State to the west.

As for Jiangguan, it was handed over to Yan Liang and Ma Dai to guard, and Chiyang was handed over to Liyi and Gao Shun to guard; Fang Li believed that although the personnel had been slightly adjusted, with the danger of the two Xiong Passes, it would still be impossible for the Jin army to cross the Lei Chi by a single step.

Liang is much weaker than Shen Guolai, after all, Shen Guo still has Jiang Batian and Jiang Kui, two fierce generals, and Liang Guo is fundamentally vulnerable without the support of Qin, since Zhou Yu can destroy Shen State, Fang Li believes that Cao Cao can also destroy Liang State.

At the end of the court meeting, Liu Ye reported on his class: "The master of Qi Gong, the master of public defeat has arrived in Xingyang a few days ago to help me Datang make chariots, and at present, our War Casting Bureau has built eleven catapults. ”

Fang Li was overjoyed: "Oh...... Mr. Gong is here? Why didn't you tell the widow earlier, and take him to Taiji Palace to meet the widow immediately after the end of the early dynasty. ”

"Back to the lord's words, Mr. Gong Yi is obsessed with the manufacture of catapults, and has been eating and living in the War Casting Bureau for the past few days, refusing to go out." Liu Ye explained.

Fang Li bowed his head and said: "In this case, after the dispersal of the dynasty, the widow will personally go to the War Casting Bureau to visit Mr. Gongyi. Your War Casting Bureau must speed up the construction of the catapult, and after Cao Mengde assembles the team in Wenxi County, the widow will send Xu Sheng's warship to send the catapult to Cao Mengde's army to help him! ”

Liu Ye assured: "My lord, please rest assured, our War Casting Bureau can still build fifteen to twenty catapults within half a month, plus the eleven catapults built before, which are enough to be used in the army." ”

Fang Li finally warned Ma Chao, Zhu Rong, Cao Ren and other generals that they must step up the training of soldiers these days and be ready to march to Luoyang at any time. After a few days, he figured out a good strategy, striving to control Luoyang in one fell swoop, and coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

"Ministers obey the Lord's command!"

Ma Chao, Zhu Rong, Li Dian, Cao Ren, Yang Yi and other generals hugged their fists one after another.

"Scatter!"

Fang Li waved his sleeves and ended today's court discussion, and then ordered Liu Ye to lead the way in front, accompanied by You Hui and Zhao Gao's apprentices, and went straight to the Ministry of Industry Armor Casting Bureau.

After a meal, Fang Li and his party came to the Soldier Casting Bureau.

Liu Ye pointed to a carpenter who was holding a wooden planer and squatting on the ground and meditating, and introduced: "Lord, this person is a master from the Lu Kingdom. ”

Fang Li stared at it, and saw that this person was about forty years old, medium in stature, not fat or thin, his skin was a little dark and rough, he looked like a rough craftsman, and those who didn't know it would never have thought that this person was a master who moved the world.

Fang Li was about to step forward to greet him, but was dissuaded by Liu Ye: "Lord, this gentleman's temper is a little strange, if he interrupts his train of thought when he is conceiving, he will never bother with you again...... Therefore, the minister suggested that the lord should first take a look at the catapult built by our Arsenal Bureau, and wait for Mr. Gong to finish his work before talking about it. ”

Fang Li smiled: "Haha...... It is said that craftsmen are difficult, and those with high craftsmanship have a big temper, so the widow is waiting. ”

Liu Ye took Fang Li to the backyard of the Armory Casting Bureau to visit the catapults, and saw that the eleven catapults with a height of two zhang were all manufactured, arranged in rows one after another, looking extraordinary.

Liu Ye introduced: "These catapults were personally supervised and manufactured by Qi Taishan, and they were improved by Mr. Gongyi. All made of willow wood, each catapult needs about 30 soldiers to operate, and can throw rocks weighing three or four hundred catties to a distance of more than 200 zhang, causing huge damage to the defenders of the city! ”

Fang Li clapped his hands excitedly: "Great, Cao Mengde will definitely be like a tiger with the help of a catapult, why can't he sweep Liang Guo?" ”