Wei Chou suffered consecutive defeats, not only did he lose his troops, but he also lost the King of Yu City that Xian Zhen took. He was so despairing that he was in full swing in the battle with Fang Li.

After losing Pinglu, Wei Chou was as anxious as a dog who was strayed. He led 20,000 defeated soldiers to flee to Jiangguan, trying to control the northern gate of Yu State, and in the future, he would lift the siege of Zhao State, and he could make a comeback at any time and attack Pinglu.

"Yingbu is waiting here for a long time, where will you go when the bandits go?"

When the Jin army arrived at the city of Jiangguan, a war drum sounded quietly on the city wall. The flags of Yu Kingdom were raised one after another. Ying Bu carried a sword in his hand and loudly commanded the defenders on the city to fire arrows.

It turned out that after receiving the news that Fang Li led his troops north, Ying Bu and Qu Yi divided into two groups, leaving Qu Yi to continue to take charge of Louzhai. Ying Bu led three thousand elite troops to quietly leave Louzhai Pass, heading eastward, crossing mountains and ridges, and on the night before, the troops were at the city and recovered Jiang Pass in one fell swoop.

Arrows on the top of the city were firing at once, as dense as locusts, flags waving, covering the sky and the sun. I wonder how many ambush soldiers were there?

In addition, Jiangguan City has high walls and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After Wei Chou had seven or eight hundred lives, he could only order the entire army to change its route eastward, cross the Black Mountain and enter Zhao State to join the main general Xianzhen.

Ying Bu only had three thousand soldiers in his hands, and did not dare to go out of seclusion to chase him, in order to avoid backfire. He allowed Wei Chou to lead his troops to leave, and at the same time sent envoys to rush to Pinglu and Fangli to report the news.

At this time, Pinglu was filled with joy, and the people took to the streets to celebrate the recovery of the capital, and finally no longer had to be slaves to the destruction of the country. Everyone bowed to Fang Li, and they were almost kneeling and kowtowed. At this moment, Fang Li's prestige almost reached its peak!

Fang Li didn't care about accepting the worship of the people. He still had to do the trick on the surface. He first placed Ji Shubi "properly", and then took Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others to mourn Ji Chan, and buried his former Duke Yu Guang.

The Jin army had the possibility of counterattacking at any time. Fang Li discussed with Zhou Yu and decided to order Zhang Liao to lead 10,000 Guoyu coalition forces to Louzhai to assist Qu Yi in guarding the pass, and Yan Liang to lead 10,000 Guoyu coalition forces to Jiangguan to assist Yingbu; as long as he could defend these two passes, he could block the Jin army north of Wangwu Mountain, making it difficult for him to step beyond the line.

Seeing that the Yu army had recovered the capital but he was unable to get freedom for a long time, Ji Shubi protested to Fang Li continuously: "General Fang Li, you have already regained Pinglu with our Guo army. Should I let me return home?"

Since Ji Shubi, the fat sheep, had already entered the tiger's mouth, Fang Li naturally would not let him go. He discussed with Zhou Yu and decided to adopt a bold plan to force the merger of the two countries of Guo and Yu into one country, and then boil the frogs in warm water and slowly devour the power and land of Guo.

"Duke Guo, although the Jin army retreated, our desire to destroy us will not die. If Guo and Yu are divided, they will perish, and if they are united, they will prosper!"

Early this morning, Fang Li wore a full dress and wore a sword on his waist. He led more than ten generals including Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, Ji Ling and more than ten generals and sisters to Ji Shubi's residence, and pulled Guo Gong, who had just opened his eyes, to discuss national affairs.

Ji Shubi was shocked by the situation and said stutteringly: "How is it legal and how is it divided?"

Fang Li sat opposite Ji Shubi and said calmly: "Guo and Yu were descendants of the Ji family. They were a family hundreds of years ago. Now, facing powerful princes, they are at risk of their country being destroyed at any time. Only by combining two into one can they compete with the powerful."

"Together two into one?" Ji Shubi was shocked, "The people of our Guo State will not agree!"

Fang Li sneered, "If I hadn't defeated the Jin army with my generals, the iron hooves of Jin had stepped into Xingyang, and then the mountains and rivers were broken and the families were destroyed, would your people in Guo agree?"

I was killed by a knife and I was fish. Ji Shubi also knew that he was unable to resist in this situation, so he could only compromise first and then make plans. "Since the general believes that the merger of the two countries is more beneficial to the country, then combine it into one. But should the country name be Guo or Yu?"

Fang Li smiled slightly: "Guo and Yu are both weak in the hearts of the princes, and they are difficult to return, and the people of the two countries regard themselves as weak. Now the two countries are one, which is unprecedented. We should establish a new national name to show that to the people of the world, Guo and Yu are no longer the weak country yesterday, and will surely rise into a great country in the future."

"Create a new country name?" Ji Shubi frowned, "General Fang thought what country name should be appropriate?"

Fang Li paced back and forth in the hall and said loudly: "In ancient times, the saint Tang Yao was the first to benefit the people and praised the world. Later, when Tang Yao was old, he abdicated in Chonghua. After he succeeded to the throne, he founded the country and named Yu. After his death, he posthumously named him "Shun". Both of them were sages of China and the ancestors of mankind. Tang Yu was a family. Therefore, I believe that Tang could be used as the national name, and Guo Yu was a family, and imitated the sage Tang Yao, quelled the war and benefited the people!"

Zhou Yu immediately echoed loudly: "What the general said is very true. Tang Yao, Yu and Shun were both former saints. Tang and Yu did not separate their families. Guo and Yu were also one. The two countries were combined into one. The country was named Tang, which was actually the best choice!"

Ji Shubi also knew that his resistance was useless, so he simply let him mercenary: "Okay... Since you think the two countries are better to merge, then merge! Since you think it is best to set the country name Tang, then set the country name Tang!"

Fang Li took Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun and Ji Ling to bow together: "Tang Gong Shengming, after we changed our name, we suddenly felt that our spirit would be different. In the future, our Tang Kingdom will no longer be a small country that can hold mermaid meat. Whoever dares to invade will definitely make him pay a heavy price!"

Ji Shubi forced himself to smile and stretched his neck and asked, "If the two countries merge, who will be the Duke?"

"The two lords are in power together, negotiate and ruling, and the ministers will assist in military and political power. You just need to enjoy peace." Fang Li said serious and said his behavior of forcing the palace to be righteous and ruthless, worrying about the country and the people.

I heard that I had also made myself the nominal lord, Ji Shubi was like grabbing a life-saving straw, thinking for a moment, slowly agreed: "Then let's settle it like this, I also think that the name of Tang is good."

Fang Li ordered Zhou Yu: "Gongjin immediately took the pen to write an edict, and asked the lord to stamp a large seal!"

Zhou Yu quickly wrote a scattered manifesto boasting about how brilliant the future of the two countries of Guo and Yu will be, how strong the country will be, and the people's livelihood will become more and more prosperous. Not only will it no longer be invaded by the Jin army, but it will also be able to fight for the world and become one of the strong countries.

After the edict was drafted, Zhou Yu forced Ji Shubi to stamp the seal on it, and then sent people to Xingyang to inform the Duke and Ministers of Guo to merge into the Tang Dynasty. They had no soldiers and horses in their hands. If they dared to resist, they would launch an army to attack in the name of the anti-edict's refusal to achieve great success.

The country's name was decided and the lord was decided. Fang Li discussed with Zhou Yu again and decided to temporarily set the capital of Tang in Hanoi, leaving Zhao Yun to lead 10,000 troops to guard Pinglu, and other soldiers followed Fang Li. Zhou Yu went south to Hanoi to meet Chen Deng and Liao Hua.

Two days later, Fang Li and Zhou Yu led all the soldiers to join Ji Shubi into Hanoi. Chen Deng and Liao Hua went out to greet him, and reported to Fang Li that he had recruited another 3,000 new troops these days, which were being trained by Liao Hua day and night.

Fang Li was satisfied with Chen Deng and Liao Hua's performance. After settled down in Hanoi, he sent an envoy to Wenxi, asking Shen Pei to take Ji Zhai to come to Hanoi hostage and "jointly take charge of the government" with Ji Shubi, and become two puppet lords. When the time is ripe in the future, he will stand on his own behalf and become king.

When Ji Zhai learned that his father Ji Chan died in Pinglu, the only arrogance in Ji Zhai's heart quickly dissipated and slowly disappeared.

Even if you are the king of a country, you will not be much different from the people after death. After closing your eyes, you can't escape the burial of loess, but the tomb is a little larger.

People are more aware of it. Ji Zhai suddenly realized that the Yu Kingdom has changed its name and no longer has his surname Ji. If he is arrogant, he may not even have a place to die after his death.

So Ji Zhai chose to surrender to Fang Li's power. After receiving the letter, he immediately followed Shen Pei to Hanoi. After meeting Guo Gong Ji Shubi, he stared at him and was both a man who fell into the world. He felt that he had met too late.

Fang Li's "meticulous" care for the two lords, he would come to greet him every day, no matter morning and evening, and would meet his requests for food and drink, so that the two lords would live a drunken and dreamless life, striving to make Ji Shubi "loving but not thinking about Guo" and Ji Zhai "loving but not thinking about Yu".

Ji Shubi and Ji Zhai also discussed joining forces to eliminate Fang Li, a traitor. However, every time the topic just started, Fang Li would smile and toast the two lords until they were drunk and cried and admitted that they were wrong...

However, in a few days, Ji Shubi and Ji Chan realized that no matter how hard they struggle, they could not escape Fang Li's palm. It was a blessing to be a nominal monarch. If they annoy Fang Li, they would be afraid that they would not know how to die!

Since then, Ji Shubi and Ji Zhai have no longer had the energy to do so. They never care about political affairs. They drink and have fun every day, and occasionally ask Fang Li for a dancer to accompany him to spend time.

In the blink of an eye, the middle of winter is coming, the north wind is roaring, the cold weather is cold, the horn bow is difficult to control, and the armor is difficult to hold. The wars in various places are slowly overturning, and the princes from all walks of life are resting and waiting for the beginning of spring to fight again.

After all, Jin State has its foundation, it has a large land and abundant resources, and even if it lost 70,000 to 80,000 troops in Yu State, there were still more than 300,000 armored men. Under the planning of Xian Zhen, Bi Wan, Zhao Su and others, even though they faced the three famous generals such as Li Mu, Lian Po, and Zhao She, Zhao State did not allow Zhao State to gain a advantage.

The two countries fought more than ten games, attacking and defending each other, and each had their own victory or defeat. They killed each other, regardless of the situation. Seeing that the weather became cold, they had to hold their own troops and remained unmoved. The north of the Yellow River temporarily entered a brief calm.

Fang Li took advantage of this rare opportunity to travel with Chen Deng and Shen Pei in the wind and snow to Hanoi, Chenggao, Pinglu, Wenxi and other places, Buenshide, won the hearts of the people, gradually improving his reputation, laying the foundation for becoming the king.

Zhou Yu also recruited soldiers from various places, forged armor, expanded his troops, and actively prepared for war.

The generals such as Zhang Liao, Qu Yi, Ying Bu, Yan Liang, and Zhao Yun were busy working day and night, working day and night in various places, striving to improve the individual combat capabilities of their soldiers and temper their discipline on the battlefield.

In just about a month, Fang Li could mobilize the troops to about 60,000. The rapid development speed attracted the attention of the princes in the world. Jin Gong Guizhu even gritted his teeth, wishing he could eat Fang Li's flesh and drink Fang Li's blood.

On that day, Zhou Yu accompanied Fang Li to inspect the military camp. Suddenly, he stretched out five fingers and smiled: "Now, the people of Guo and Yu only know the general Fang Li, but not the name of the king. Do you still remember the five-year agreement with the prime minister?"

Fang Li laughed silently: "I didn't agree to the old prime minister? Besides, I did not overthrow the emperor. I combined the two countries into one, so that the people can be peaceful. Even if there is any mistake, it will be more merit than faults."

Zhou Yu and Fang Li walked side by side in the military camp. Looking at the energetic and high-spirited recruits practicing hard against the bitter cold wind, they couldn't help but smile on their faces, feeling very relieved, and felt that the future was bright.

"Bofu, according to the scouts, the civil and military officials of Xingyang did not accept the merger of Guo and Yu, nor did they accept the title of "Tang" we set. It was just because Xingyang was empty that they did not openly oppose it..."

After Fang left his heart, Zhou Yu threw out the difficult problem. "According to reliable news, Dong Sheng and Sun Zhong recruited soldiers on the south bank of the Yellow River, while preparing to support Ji Shubi's younger brother Ji Dan as Duke Guo, to compete with us and wait for an opportunity to attack us."

Fang Li gently stroked his chin and showed a disdainful smile: "If the civil and military officials in Xingyang openly oppose the court, we will attack the unjust officials in the name of Ji Shubi, and will capture Ji Dan, Sun Zhong, Dong Sheng and others in one go, and eliminate future troubles forever. From then on, the two countries of Guo and Yu will become our world, and the Tang State will be truly born!"

Zhou Yu nodded slowly: "Sun Zhong and Dong Sheng are all incompetent people. The new troops they recruited are also uneven. Give me 30,000 troops. Yu is confident that he can take Xingyang within a month and pacify the south of the Yellow River."

"Haha... Xian Zhen and Wei Chou led 200,000 Jin troops to gain the advantage of Gongjin, let alone Sun Zhong and Dong Sheng and other incompetent people!" Fang Li laughed and patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, expressing no stingy praise.

Zhou Yu said in a stern voice: "It is not difficult to pacify Xingyang, but Bofu, you must try every means to win the King of Zhou, who is in charge of Luoyang, to recognize our "Tang" country, so that you can become a true prince in the future."

Fang Li hugged his arms in front of his chest and said confidently: "I have a way to do this. I heard Xun Xi say before that the King of Zhou has been coveting the Tianzun Bi for a long time. When Chen Deng is fine these days, I will send him to Luoyang and present the Tianzun Bi to the King of Zhou, so that he can recognize our Tang Kingdom."

After the discussion, Zhou Yu continued to train troops with Ji Ling, Zhurong, Liao Hua and others, preparing to pacify Xingyang in one fell swoop after the beginning of spring, completely merge the two countries of Guo and Yu into one country, and push Fang Li to the throne of a king as soon as possible.

A few days later, I left to inspect Hejin County, shook hands and greetings with the people, opened warehouses and released grain, exempted taxes, and tried my best to win people's hearts, winning the people's cross-border greetings, and increasing reputation day by day.

At night, he stayed at the Hejin County Inn, and the system prompt sounded again in his mind: "Clang... The lord recovered the King of Yu, Pinglu, and received a reward of 50 merit points in the system; combined the two countries of Guo and Yu into one to establish the Tang Kingdom, and received a reward of 50 system. He gave full grace, won the hearts of the people, and received a reward of 50 system. Now he can recruit talents."

Fang Li was at the time of employment, so he was naturally overjoyed at the rewards of the system. He immediately sat cross-legged on the bed, took out his baby phone from his sleeve, swiped the screen to enter the dot and selected to consume 100 merit points to conduct a "famous general recruitment".

"How about luck with 100 merit points first? Boss Cao, Lu Fengxian, Guan Yunchang, and Zhuge Kongming will be born quickly. There are many opportunities to make achievements in this world. Don't just hold the pipa and cover your face with half-covered!"
Chapter completed!