After hearing the information, Fang Li couldn't help but curse in his heart: "The Korean monarch and ministers are simply in a mess, and they are so arrogant that they can't stand up to the wall, and they are dragging their legs down!"

Since South Korea returned from a crushing defeat and the Jin army took the initiative to retreat to attack Zhao, Zhao State would inevitably retreat to protect itself, and the crisis of Wei State was resolved.

But even so, the Wei Kingdom, which lost the number one general Pang Juan and 50,000 troops, was seriously injured. I think there would be no idea of ​​launching troops to invade the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time.

Moreover, Ji Ling had withdrawn his troops from Jiang Pass and returned to Pinglu, and remarried with Shen. Liao Hua formed an iron triangle for defense. Even Pang Juan led 100,000 Wei troops to lead 100,000 Wei troops to take over Pinglu in a short period of time. If Wei State replaced other military generals to attack, it would be just a waste of his life!

"Since the Korean army was defeated and returned, the Zhao army will inevitably retreat voluntarily, and the plan to attack Wei can only be abandoned."

Fang Li sat upright and made a quick decision, "Since we can't go east, then we will turn around and let Cao Mengde lead the soldiers of Hebei to attack Liang and Ji in the face of the confrontation between the Qin army and the Chu army."

The Liang State has a population of more than 800,000 and more than 40,000 troops. Its strength is comparable to that of the previous Yu State.

The Ji State has a population of more than 400,000 and its troops are less than 20,000, which is even weaker than the Deng State in the south of Wancheng.

The reason why these two small countries can survive in the cracks and stand under the eyes of the powerful Jin State for many years is because they have a powerful backer - Qin State.

Moreover, Liang and Qin were of the same lineage, and their blood was thicker than water. Liang Kangbo, the first monarch two hundred years ago, was the second son of Qin Zhong, the fourth monarch of Qin. Qin Zhong cut off a piece of land from Qin and transferred it to the second son. The Liang State was established and passed down to this day.

With this relationship, no one dared to provoke Liang State. Even the powerful Jin State was afraid of it. He almost never used troops against Liang State. Instead, he picked persimmons and kept bullying the two countries of Guo and Yu.

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

Moreover, beating a dog depends on the owner. If you bully Liang for no reason, Qin will definitely find a reason to launch a counterattack against Tang. If you don’t do it well, you will steal chickens and lose rice and cause trouble.

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

Now more than 300,000 Chu troops have entangled the main force of the Qin army. The Qin general Wang Jian and Meng Tian have been expeditioning to Bashu. Qin has no time to take care of Liang, which is the best opportunity to eat the little brother of Qin.

Since we cannot kill Wei with one stick, turning the spearhead and attacking Liang's country westward is undoubtedly the best choice.

Moreover, capturing the enemy's city would allow Fang Li to gain merit points, continue to recruit talents, and enhance the strength of the Tang Kingdom. Therefore, Fang Li refused to rest and adopt the strategy of using war to support the war.

The civil and military officials in the hall discussed for a moment and unanimously supported Fang Li's decision: "What the lord said is very true. At this moment, it is indeed the best time to attack Liang State."

Fang Li waved his pen and sent an edict to order Cao Cao to lead the three generals Yingbu, Zhang Liao and Ma Zhong to draw 30,000 troops from Jiangguan and Chiyang to gather in Wenxi County, and then cross Wangwu Mountain and attack Liang State westward.

As for Jiang Pass, it was handed over to Yan Liang, Ma Dai, and Chi Yang was handed over to Qu Yi and Gao Shun. Fang Li believed that although the personnel had been slightly adjusted, the Jin army could still be unable to cross the line with the dangerous strength of the two heroic passes.

Liang State is much weaker than Shen State. After all, Shen State has two powerful generals, Jiang Batian and Jiang Kui. Liang State loses the support of Qin State and is vulnerable. Since Zhou Yu can destroy Shen State, Fang Li believes that Cao Cao can also destroy Liang State.

As the court debate is about to end, Liu Ye came out to report: "The lord is the lord, Master Gongshuban has arrived in Xingyang a few days ago to help us build chariots in the Tang Dynasty. At present, our Soldiers and Forging Bureau has built eleven catapults."

Fang Li was overjoyed: "Oh... Mr. Gongshuban is here? Why didn't you tell me earlier that you should bring him to Tai Chi Palace to meet me immediately after the morning court."

"When you come back to your lord, Mr. Gongshuban is obsessed with creating a catapult cart. He has been eating and living in the Bingzhu Bureau these days and refused to go out." Liu Ye bowed and explained.

Fang Li nodded and said, "Since that's the case, after the scattered court, I will personally go to the Military Forging Bureau to visit Mr. Gongshu. Your Military Forging Bureau must speed up the construction of the catapult cart. After Cao Mengde assembled a team in Wenxi County, I sent Xu Sheng to use the navy's warship to send the catapult cart to Cao Mengde's army to help him!"

Liu Ye promised: "My lord, please rest assured. Our Military Forging Bureau can build fifteen to twenty catapults within half a month. Together with the eleven catapults that were built before, it can be put into the army."

Fang Li finally warned Ma Chao, Zhurong, Cao Ren and other military generals to speed up training the soldiers these days and be ready to march towards Luoyang at any time. After a few days, he figured out a good plan and tried to control Luoyang in one fell swoop, and used the emperor to command the princes.

"I will follow the lord's oral order!"

Ma Chao, Zhurong, Li Dian, Cao Ren, Yang Shu and other military generals bowed their fists and took the blame.

"Scattered!"

Fang Li waved his sleeves and ended today's court discussion, and then ordered Liu Ye to lead the way. With You Chong and Zhao Gao's master and apprentice, he went straight to the Bingzhu Bureau of the Ministry of Works.

Within a meal, Fang Li and his party arrived at the Battle Bureau.

Liu Ye pointed to a carpenter holding a wooden paddle, squatting on the ground and thinking hard, and pointed, "Lord, this person is Master Gongshuban from Lu."

Fang Li looked at him and saw that this man was about 40 years old. He was of medium shape, neither fat nor thin, and had a little dark and rough skin. He looked like a rough craftsman. If he didn't know him, he would never have thought that this man was a famous master in the world.

Fang Li was about to come forward to greet him, but was dissuaded by Liu Ye and said, "Lord, Mr. Gongshu has a strange temper. If he interrupted his thoughts when he was conceiving, he would never pay attention to you again... So I suggest that Mr. Gongshu should first look at the catapult cart built by our Soldiers Bureau, and it will not be too late to talk when Mr. Gongshu is finished."

Fang Li smiled and said, "Haha... Everyone says that craftsmen are difficult to deal with, and those with high skills have big tempers, so I'll just wait."

Liu Ye immediately took Fang Li to the backyard of the Bingzhu Bureau to visit the catapult cart. He saw that all eleven catapult carts, which were as high as two meters tall, were built, and they were arranged in rows one after another, looking extraordinary.

Liu Ye introduced: "These catapults were personally supervised by Qi Taishan and improved by Mr. Gongshu. All of them are made of willow wood. Each catapult car requires about 30 soldiers to operate. It can throw rocks weighing 3000 kilograms for a distance of more than 200 feet, causing huge damage to the defending city!"
Chapter completed!