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Let me talk about the title of King Zhou. Although there was no emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period, King Zhou was also called the Emperor, so there was the title of "Your Majesty" at this time. It is recorded in "The Records of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" and "The Strategies of the Warring States. Yan Ce".

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Just when the Zhou army ambushed Shen's army, Fang Li took advantage of the situation and bent his bow and arrows, and shot Zhou general Yin Ji with an arrow from behind. He fell down the valley, causing bleeding from his orifices and died on the spot.

Dian Wei next to him was a little surprised and asked in confusion: "Why did the lord shoot down his own people? Will he miss the lord's archery technique?"

Fang Li made a gesture of silence, and took the bow and arrow as if nothing had happened, and said in a deep voice: "Yin Ji wanted to pull the army back to Luoyang all day long. How could I make him happy?"

Cao Fei next to him echoed: "My lord said very well, these troops have been trained by you for half a month, and their combat effectiveness has improved rapidly. How can you return it to the King of Zhou?"

After noon, the war was completely over. More than 5,000 Shen Army was burned to death, more than 8,000 people were killed in battle, and more than 3,000 people fled. The remaining nearly 10,000 soldiers surrendered or were captured.

The Tang generals who had won a great victory gathered their troops to pay homage to the lord, Xu Sheng and Zhurong, each reported the achievements of their soldiers, and finally arrived at Ma Zhong, who captured Jiang Huan.

"Come on, leave Jiang Huan to the lord for disposal!"

After Ma Zhong finished saluting Fang Li, he didn't say much, and turned around and called his personal soldiers to escort Shen Hou Jiang Huan up.

Cao Cao, Gao Shun, Cao Ren and other military generals were all stunned. They were just regretful because they were escaped by Jiang Huan. Unexpectedly, they were caught back by Ma Zhong. This is an enviable great achievement.

"It's worthy of being the genius general who once captured Guan Yu. This coquettish move is not acceptable!"

Fang Li secretly praised in his heart and decided to promote Ma Zhong to a partial general on the spot, Gao Shun, Cao Ren to a deputy general, and Cao Zhen was promoted to a captain. Anyone who made military achievements would be rewarded and would not be treated unfairly. For a moment, the emperor's kindness was great and his morale was high.

Fang Li ordered someone to escort Jiang Huan in front of him and asked in a deep voice: "Jiang Huan, are you convinced now?"

Jiang Huan closed his eyes and roared: "The success and the defeat of the enemy, if you want to kill and cut, you will be punished!"

Fang Li ordered Cao Fei to take Jiang Huan to Xingyang City and go to prison for disposal.

A hundred thousand Wei troops were attacking Pinglu, and Fang Li could not afford to waste time in Xingyang. He hurriedly sent people to summon Xun Yu, Chen Deng, Liu Ye, Jian Yong and other civil officials out of the city to discuss the state affairs for an hour. Fang Li decided to continue leading his army north to rescue.

After annexing the State of Shen, the territory of the State of Tang advanced four hundred miles southward, with Wancheng as a barrier to the south, and Xingyang's security was greatly improved.

But Wancheng only has one general Guan Ying, and Cao Xing, a side general who can barely use it, has a serious shortage of manpower. Fang Li decided to order Cao Ren, and Cao Zhen immediately set off south to assist Guan Ying in guarding Wancheng, sweep away the remnants of Shen Guo’s party, and clear the local area.

There are more than ten county towns in Shen State, with a population of 600,000 to 700,000. A civil servant with excellent internal affairs must be sent to appease the people and win over the hearts of the people.

Fang Li decided to use Wancheng as his capital, set the original territory of Shen State as Nanyang County, and appointed Chen Deng to serve as the prefect. As for the work of the Ministry of Rites, it was temporarily handed over to Jian Yong to preside over.

Chen Deng didn't like the position of Minister of Rites, who did not have much real power, so he happily accepted the new mission and took Cao Ren and Cao Zhen to Wancheng to take charge of government affairs with a hundred followers.

Before leaving, Fang Li wrote a letter to Guan Ying, informing him that the military was mainly composed of him, Cao Ren was the deputy general, Cao Xing and Cao Zhen were the partial general; while the political affairs were presided over by Chen Deng. While winning the hearts of the people, pacifying the localities, and eliminating the remnants of Shen Guo’s party, he also actively recruited soldiers, forging armor and weapons, and enhancing the military strength of the Tang Kingdom.

After Chen Deng and his party went south, Cao Cao and Gao Shun also brought about the 10,000 Shen Army, 6,000 Zhou Army, and 10,000 Tang Army captured by them. Fang Li decided to leave 8,000 people to Xu Sheng, and Zhurong continued to guard Xingyang, while he led the four generals of Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Gao Shun and Ma Zhong to lead 18,000 soldiers to north overnight to rescue.

"I respectfully send you my lord, and I hope you will be a triumphant soon!"

Xun Yu, Liu Ye, Gong Zhiqi, Jian Yong, Xu Sheng and other civil and military officials sent seven or eight miles north together before bidding farewell.

Zhu Rong, who had been depressed, asked for a fight again, and even knelt on one knee in front of Fang Lima, begging: "Lord, Rong also knows that Xingyang is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and defense is crucial. But Pinglu is my hometown. Seeing that he was ravaged by the Wei army for many days, Rong could not go back to protect his hometown. It was really like a burning place. I hope the lord will be able to fulfill it and allow Zhu Rong to follow the army to help!"

There is Wancheng to the south, Luoyang to the west, and South Korea to the east. Fang Li felt that Xingyang should not be attacked in a short period of time, and Xun Yu and Xu Sheng were in charge, so he agreed to Zhurong's request.

"Since that's the case, then you should be the pioneer with Gao Shun!"

"Thank you for your success, lord Rong will definitely fight to fight the enemy!"

Zhurong was overjoyed. After thanking Fang Li, he led 5,000 soldiers to serve as vanguards. Fang Li and Dian Wei, Cao Cao and Ma Zhong led a large army and then traveled starry night and crossed the Yellow River and headed north.

Just a few days ago, when the 100,000 Wei troops were more than 100 miles away from Pinglu, Shen Pei, who received the news, sent people to Xingyang for help, and sent envoys to South Korea in the southeast for help.

After receiving Shen Pei's letter of help, Han Wu immediately summoned Han civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures: "According to the scouts, Weiss has sent two generals, Pang Juan and Leyang, to lead 100,000 Wei troops to attack Pinglu of Tang. I just received Shen Pei's letter of help. Do you think you should send troops to rescue Tang?"

"Unsatisfied!"

Han Prime Minister Shen Buhe, who had been pampering his words in war, refused to speak easily, was the first to jump out and said bluntly that he could not send troops to rescue Tang.

Han Wu frowned: "Oh... It's rare that the Prime Minister speaks enthusiastically this time. Tell me what you think?"

Shen Buhe, who was only more than six feet tall, tiptoed and said quickly: "Fang Li is ambitious. Tang State has developed rapidly, and he is afraid that he will threaten to be above Wei State in the future. In just half a year, the Tang State he founded has been recognized by the emperor and has also gone south to fight against Shen State. If this speed is not curbed, it is afraid that it will not take three or five years. We, Han and Wei, will have to bow down and surrender!"

Han Wu stroked his beard and agreed: "The Prime Minister is right. The Tang State is developing rapidly and has produced many talents. I heard that Zhou Yu has been in a state of unstoppable power and is now under the city of Wan County. The Shen State has a population of 600,000 to 700,000. If it is annexed by the Tang State, their population will be on par with our South Korea!"

"What the lord and prime minister say is extremely true, this Tang Kingdom is unsuccessful!"

General Baoyuan, Taizai Xialei, Gongsun Mei, Han Zao and other civil and military officials all expressed their support for Han Wu and Shen Buhe's views. "Since the Tang Dynasty's elite soldiers are strong, let them fight with Wei State to lose both sides. I, Dahan, can reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

Only Tai Zhu Han Fei stood up and held a different viewpoint and asked heartbrokenly: "Lord, my Han Dynasty's enemy is Wei, and he has formed an alliance with Tang. If he doesn't save him, wouldn't he lose his trust in the world? How can he gain the trust of the princes in the future?"

"Does I want to raise a tiger for the sake of the word "credit"?"

Han Wu did not give his cousin face and said coldly, "Besides, our South Korea and Tang Kingdom are all ally, not monarch and ministers. How much aid has the Tang Kingdom provided to me, Dahan, and how many years of tribute have I paid? What is my obligation to send troops to rescue me?"

Han Fei knelt down on the ground, bowed his head and begged, "Don't the lord hear the coldness of his lips and teeth, and the reason why one is getting colder? This time Wei is working together with Jin. If Wei destroys Tang, its power will increase greatly and seriously threaten our South Korea. So please be far-sighted and send troops to rescue Pinglu!"

Han Wu was furious and slapped the table and angrily scolded: "What is your intention? Is it a satirizing me for being short-sighted? The Tang State has troops to attack Shen State, so don't have the troops to protect themselves? Our Dahan is in the cracks and even the Clay Buddha crosses the river and cannot protect itself. How can we care about the Tang State? Don't spend more time, so as not to anger me and blame you. The ancestors are not good-looking in terms of their face!"

Seeing that Han Wu had eaten the weight and was determined not to save Tang Kingdom, Han Fei had to change his course and begged: "Since the lord refuses to send troops, please allow me to lead my disciples to recruit Yi soldiers and go north to rescue Pinglu. It also allows us to block our mouths and prevent our condemnation of not saving us and lose the trust of our allies."

Han Wu was very angry at Han Fei's behavior of singing opposite words, and he had always been disliked by this nephew and was worried that Han Fei's reputation would threaten his status. Since Han Fei was willing to save Tang this time, Han Wu hoped that he would die in Pinglu and not come back.

Immediately agreed: "Since you are willing to go and save me, then organize your own volunteer soldiers to save me. Anyway, our Dahan army will never send out a soldier, and will not provide you with a grain of food!"

Han Fei left the palace in a heavy mood, returned to the mansion and gathered 300 disciples and disciples, took out his property and recruited 500 Yi soldiers. The next morning, he left the capital of South Korea, Yangdi, and went north to rescue Pinglu.

Han Fei led his troops through Xinzheng, Zhongmu, and Yangwu. After four days, he arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. At this time, he received news that Zhou Yu had conquered Wancheng, Fang Li had completely annihilated Jiang Huan in Xingyang, and two troops rushed north to help Pinglu at the same time.

Han Fei smiled with relief when he heard this and said to his subordinates: "Haha... Mr. Tang is really powerful. With these two troops rushing to Pinglu, it is safe to protect us. Let's go to Hanoi, which is closer to help defend the city!"

Han Fei immediately wrote a letter to Fang Li, saying that he had followed the orders of Han Hou to come to rescue Pinglu with the general Han Zao. Because he learned that Wei general Wei Liao led his troops to move on the Han-Wei border, Han Zao led his troops to defend the Yan County area, so he had to bring his disciples into the Tang Kingdom and prepare to go to Hanoi to assist in defending the city.
Chapter completed!