Fazheng's plan was very simple. He first used Weiss' long-standing dissatisfaction with Wei Liao to create distrust. Once the seeds of doubt germinated, it would be only a matter of time before they could grow into towering trees.

The only 60,000 troops left in Wei State were all concentrated on the Xingyang front line. At this time, the country was empty, with only tens of thousands of new troops left, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled. As long as Zhao State takes action to disperse troops on the border, Wei Wuji will definitely order Wei Liao to split his troops to rescue him.

Zhao Yong is powerful and arrogant, so he will definitely not let go of things that can benefit by pretending to be good.

What Fang Li had to do was to intercept the messenger sent by Weis on the necessary road to Xingyang from Wei, so that Wei Liao would "replace the orders of the foreign king without knowing it."

The Wei army went deep into the territory of Tang, and it was not impossible to intercept Weis' letters.

On the one hand, the Zhao army was approaching, and on the other hand, the general was not obeying military orders outside. At this time, he thought of the news that Fang Li sent people to send letters to Wei Liao from time to time, and with Fa Zheng's misleading, Fang Li didn't believe that Wei Si could really trust Wei Liao to that extent.

When Wei Liao's 60,000 troops were approaching the city, Jia Xu's letter was finally delivered to Jia Xu, who was on the mission to Handan for 800 miles.

When he learned that Jia Xu was asking for a meeting, Zhao Yong practiced riding and shooting with the soldiers in the horse farm outside Handan. This was a habit he developed since childhood. As long as he had troubles, he rode a horse and practiced arrows and his mind would become clear.

"Tang envoy asked to see him again?" Zhao Yong held the horse's reins and showed an impatient look, "Didn't I say that my Da Zhao's troops are in short supply and I have no ability to help him in the Tang State?"

General Guo Xin came forward to support the horse under Zhao Yong's crotch and smiled and said, "Lord, you might as well meet him. Maybe it's because Jia Wenhe has a new excuse?"

"Haha, okay! Then I will meet you." Zhao Yong laughed and turned over and got off the horse, and asked someone to put on good wine and meat, "Send Xuan Tang is here!"

Jia Xu quickly walked into the school ground, observing himself as he watched the training of the Zhao army soldiers, and was secretly warned that the Zhao army was well-trained, especially the cavalry, and if he did not find a way to weaken the strength of Zhao, he would definitely be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Thoughts in his mind were turned on, but Jia Xu's face was not visible at all. He walked up to Zhao Yong with his head held high and performed a ritual: "Tang envoy Jia Xu, have seen Mr. Zhao."

"Okay, I've seen this many times." Zhao Yong waved his hand carelessly, "Sir, are you here again, are you going to tell me any new words?"

When the Zhao army soldiers sitting around him heard this, they laughed together and said with a high attitude, which was obviously intended to make Jia Xu embarrassed and retreat.

But Jia Xu just smiled faintly, took out the letter written by Fa Zheng from his sleeve, and did not hide it. He informed Zhao Yong of the plan formulated by Fa Zheng in its original local area.

Zhao Yong took the letter and smiled as he looked at it: "Duke Tang actually sent an envoy to Wei State? It seems that he was scared. Are you going to admit defeat to Weis? Hahaha..."

Jia Xu shook his head indecisively, as if facing an ignorant child: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao, my Tang State is indeed in danger, but at this moment, Zhao State does nothing. Wasn't it because the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which became stronger after the destruction of Tang, turned around and bit Zhao State?"

Zhao Yong snorted lightly, disagreed.

Wei and Jin had been half empty, and this time they were trying to destroy Tang. Even if they were lucky enough to be destroyed by Gui Zhu and Weis, their little force would have been almost exhausted. If Zhao sent troops to another country at that time, wouldn’t it be possible to reap the benefits of a fisherman?

This truth is obvious, and it is also the reason why Zhao Yong would never give up no matter how Jia Xu knew how to move him with emotion.

Jia Xu didn't say much anymore and waited quietly for Zhao Yong to read the letter.

I thought Fa Zheng's letter was just to persuade him to send troops. At first, Zhao Yong looked at it and planned to read it quickly and sent Jia Xu away. But unexpectedly, after browsing it, he was attracted by Fa Zheng's idea and couldn't help but read it carefully.

Jia Xu could see clearly below and persuaded while the iron was hot: "Duke Zhao, the reason why the lips and teeth were cold is clear. If our Tang Dynasty was destroyed, Zhao State would be surrounded by enemies on all sides of Wei, Jin, Han and Qi. At that time, our Tang Dynasty would be without restraint. If the four countries join forces to attack Zhao, can Zhao State resist it?"

"Xiaozhi's plan does not require Zhao Gong to send troops. It only needs to wait and see the Zhao border. When Weis is suspicious, he will change his generals at the end of the battle and divide his troops to deal with Zhao's army. At that time, our Tang army will take advantage of the victory to pursue him and will definitely be able to coerce Weis into a signing alliance under the city. Whether Zhao will get a share of the pie depends on Zhao Gong's intention."

Zhao Yong did not interrupt Jia Xu's advice in an abnormal manner. After listening, he handed the letter in his hand to the ministers who were accompanying him and asked, "What do you think of the Tang envoy's words?"

The first thing that agrees is Guo Xin. Among the generals of Zhao State, he is one of the few generals who agreed to send troops to rescue Xingyang from the beginning. At this time, he also took the initiative to hold his fists and said: "Lord, I think what the envoy of the Tang Dynasty said is true. If the Tang State is really destroyed, our Zhao State will be surrounded by all sides. Qi and Chu may take advantage of the situation to rob, but he will never really be in a good relationship with our Zhao State."

Zhao Yong lowered his head, thinking about something.

After reading the letter from Fa Zheng, Zuo Shilong also stood up and bowed: "Lord, the strategy of the Tang Kingdom is feasible. If Weis does not move, our Zhao army only needs to wait for work on the border. If Weis moves, our Great Zhao can take advantage of the situation and robbery, and you can easily obtain a large territory of Wei!"

After Guo Xin and the Dragon touched the Dragon, the ministers of Zhao also spoke one after another. Although a very small number still insisted that Zhao should sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, most of them agreed to send troops to the border.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Yong finally decided to help Tang Guo, the little brother, but it was not without any requirements.

"Mr. Wenhe, my Zhao army sent troops to aid your Tang State. Is this food, grass and military supplies?" Zhao Yong smiled and touched his beard. "Big Zhao Gang has participated in the attack on Jin in three families. Look, the domestic food, grass and supplies are also very tight..."

Jia Xu bowed: "Don't worry, once the siege of Xingyang is lifted, my lord will definitely give it a gift!"

With Jia Xu's words, Zhao Yong was not polite, and firmly upheld the style of Zhao's lion's speech. As soon as he opened his mouth, he would ask for 500,000 stones of food and grass and 500 taels of gold.

Jia Xu felt so painful when he heard this, but his mouth was decisive. He had already started to think about how to rob Fang Li of this account.

When Zhao State finally loosened, Wei Liao's army had already ended its tentative attack on Xingyang.

After discovering that the city guards are sufficient and the soldiers and the people are in high morale, Wei Liao decided to adopt the tactic of siege but not attacking, and surrounded Xingyang City and helped the Wei State to capture Xingyang with the minimum loss of troops.

Fang Li, who saw Wei Liao's tactics, was overjoyed. He was originally worried that the Wei army would launch a fierce attack as soon as it arrived at Xingyang City and did not give Fa Zheng Jia Xu's plan time to implement it. However, he did not expect that Wei Liao, who was not careful in using troops, finally chose the most conservative tactics. It was really unfavorable to Fang Li's intentions.

On this day, Wei Liao was looking at the map to study the possible breakthrough direction of the Tang army. The personal soldiers outside the account suddenly came to report: "General, letter from the Tang Kingdom!"

"Come again?" Wei Liao frowned and took the letter, "What's the trick this time?"

For three consecutive days, Wei Liao received letters from the Tang army less than two times a day. Sometimes he sent a messenger to deliver them directly, sometimes he was brought by the people along the way, and even more, even the trunks of the tree that were nailed to the Wei army's must-pass road without knowing it, with all kinds of ways.

The people who wrote letters were all famous generals and ministers with the number of names in the Tang Dynasty, such as Dian Wei, Lu Bu, Liu Feng, Xu Huang, Gongsun Yan, and almost all the important officials of the Tang Dynasty in Xingyang City.

The contents are also varied, some people who care about Wei Liao's health; some people who make friends and agree on the next battle; some people who care about whether the Wei army comes from afar whether there is enough food and needs support; of course, some people who are honestly persuade Wei Liao to surrender to the Tang Dynasty; both of them are enough.

Wei Liao knew that this was the Tang army's plan to alienate, but there was no way. If he took the initiative to write a letter to Daliang to clarify, the suspicious lord would probably directly convict him of collusion.

Helplessly, Wei Liao had to pray that Weis would not fall into the trap.

When he opened the letter, Wei Liao opened his eyes wide in surprise. The content of the letter was still nothing new to persuade him to surrender, but what surprised him was the signature of the letter - Fang Li.

It turned out to be Mr. Tang who wrote a letter in person!

In the letter, Fang Li opened his heart and talked to Wei Liao about his ambition to unify the world, and introduced the internal affairs and people's livelihood of the Tang Dynasty. The image of a wise ruler who aims to the world but is worried about the country and the people is vividly displayed on the paper. Wei Liao remembered what he saw and heard about the way into the Tang Kingdom. He knew that what Fang Li said was not false, and when he thought about Weis in Daliang City, he couldn't help but feel confused.

But the small handwritten letter could certainly not shake Wei Liao's belief in seizing Xingyang for the Great Wei Dynasty. The Wei army still surrounded Xingyang City like an iron barrel, and even a bird could not fly in.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. Early this morning, Fang Li inspected the city's food and grass armory as usual, and then climbed the city tower to encourage the morale of the soldiers guarding the city.

The Tang soldiers on the city tower had already become accustomed to the lord appearing from time to time. After someone set the stage, they all started talking to Fang Li.

Fang Li walked and chatted along the way, greeting his soldiers intimately. As he walked, his eyes suddenly fell on a young soldier who was meticulously paying attention to the movements of the Wei army on the observation deck not far ahead.

The young soldier looked only twelve or thirteen years old, and his body had not started to develop. From the silhouette, he could tell that he was just a child. Fang Li frowned and couldn't help but hold his anger and asked Xu Huang who was following him: "Gongming, is Xingyang so critical? Even the children have to be brought to the battlefield?!"
Chapter completed!