For the victorious Northern Route Army, the victory of the Battle of Jianzhou is not so much the victory of the imperial strength as the victory of the army. Tiancheng's new policy has improved the national strength of Datang, which has been well reflected in this battle.

Militarily speaking, the Forbidden Army was superior to weapons and equipment, or rather, to the overwhelming superiority of large siege equipment such as catapults and nest carts, and to the timely use of cold-forged armor.

Of course, the forbidden army is an army with the graduates of the Martial Arts Academy as the backbone, whether it is in terms of military knowledge, the use of tactical battle formations, thinking and even the degree of bravery, the students of the Martial Arts Academy are not comparable to ordinary soldiers, coupled with the role of the Military Intelligence Department and the Staff Office, the rapid victory of Jianzhou can also be said to be the victory of Li Congjing's military thought.

After capturing the Heavenly Sword Gate, Li Congjing knew that there would only be one victor in the Battle of Jianzhou, and this victor could only be the forbidden army. The so-called "the winner of the temple without a fight has to be counted as much; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. "Compared to the two rivers, the empire has such an advantage, as long as the commander in chief is not an idiot, is not constrained, and does not have those shady power struggles, it is strange that this war is not won.

Of course, the speed of fighting for three days to capture Jianzhou City still seems too fast to others, and at this time, they can only attribute the credit to Li Congjing, the commander-Li Congjing also deserves it.

In addition to Jianmen County and Pu'an County, there are Yinping County in the north and Wulian, Yonggui, Huang'an, Imjin, Zitong and other counties in the south in Jianzhou. After Wang Hui led the remnants of Dongchuan to flee south, Li Congjing made a slight arrangement according to the battle plan of the General Staff, and the forbidden army was pacified in a few days.

After capturing Jianzhou City, Li Congjing's next thing to do was to arrange the garrison troops. In this regard, the General Staff Office has proposed that the disabled Protector Army and Baoyi Army stay in Jianzhou to defend the place and ensure the smooth flow of grain for the army.

The reason for this proposal lies in the fact that the Protector Army and the Baoyi Army had indeed suffered heavy losses in the battle the day before, and the two armies, which had only 5,000 officers and men each, could be said to have no combat power compared with the Forbidden Army after this battle, and it was useless to continue to fight with the army. From the perspective of army construction, the two armies of Protectorate and Baoyi have suffered serious losses, and they really need to rest and recuperate, and they are unable to fight anymore, so it is just right to stay in Jianzhou.

In this regard, Li Congjing was noncommittal.

When Li Congjing was considering whether to leave the two armies of Protector and Baoyi in Jianzhou, the tent of the Protector Army was dimly lit and there were few officials.

Sitting behind the general's case, Shi Jingjiao, who looked like a statue, looked at the empty tent, his eyes were blank, and he didn't know what he was thinking. I don't know how long it took, Shi Jingjiao, whose body was as stiff as his mind, seemed to notice the numbness in his legs, and wanted to stand up, but he was caught off guard and stumbled so much that he almost fell.

"A generation of heroes, who were majestic in the past, are like lost dogs today, are they so embarrassed?" A cold voice sounded in the tent, full of mockery.

The numbness in his left leg was terrible, but Shi Jingjiao had no expression, until he heard this, he raised his head, his eyes were full of hatred, and stared at the person who spoke.

"Yes, it's such a look, I thought the general had forgotten such a look." The voice said again.

Shi Jingjiao's bright eyes just now dimmed in an instant, and returned to the appearance of stagnant water, "What are you doing?" Get out. ”

The man didn't listen to Shi Jingjiao's words, but stepped to the desk in three or two steps, leaned over and stared at Shi Jingjian's eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Shi Jingjiao, do you really want to indulge in it and be a useless dog for the rest of your life?!" ”

"So what?" Shi Jingjiao sneered, then looked at the person in front of him, his brows furrowed, "How did you get in?" If you are seen by the eyes of the MI, you are not far from dead! ”

"I never thought that your fear of Li Congjing had reached such a point!" The person who came straightened up, looked down at Shi Jingjiao, and said coldly.

"So what?" Shi Jingjiao said twice, he suddenly felt a burst of weakness, his majestic body was paralyzed on the armrest, and said dejectedly: "We can't win him, don't you know, Jianzhou City, 20,000 Shu soldiers, he took it down in three days Do you know what it means?" The Protector Army, 5,000 Erlang, how many are left who can hold weapons and stand now? No way, I can't win him, he is the commander of Shu, and he is the king of Qin of the Tang Dynasty No, it won't be long before he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the future king! What am I going to do against him? What do I use to fight him? ”

Shi Jingjiao closed his eyes in pain and laughed at himself, "Don't you see clearly, his position is already unshakable, it is Taizong, it was just like that back then, right?" Now I am under the roof, and my life is in the hands of the other party. If he wants me to lose, I can only lose, he wants my Protector Army to lose soldiers, and the Protector Army can only lose soldiers and generals, and if he wants me to die, he can really let me die! ”

"Shi Jingjiao, do you think that I was wrong at that time when I picked you up to assassinate Li Congjing, right?"

"If you knew it now, why bother in the first place?" Shi Jingjiao said, "I can't buy it for a long time, I know it now!" ”

"Don't you want your ambition?!"

"Big ambition?" Shi Jingjiao smiled desolately, "Even my life is almost gone, what ambition do you have to talk about!" ”

The visitor was silent. For a long time, she sat down next to Shi Jingjiao, stunned. This woman's appearance is not very beautiful, but she is charming, charming and mature, so that people just take a look, even if they don't remember her face in the future, they will not forget her demeanor.

She is Cui Linglong. Outside Weizhou that year, she led the killer to ambush Li Congjing in the post house. She is the leader of the Dark Tiger and Shi Jingjiao's confidant.

"How now?" Cui Linglong looked at Shi Jingjiao, who seemed to be collapsing the world, "Go and admit defeat and guilt to Li Congjing, and be his dog and a loyal dog from now on, in exchange for life and wealth?" ”

Shi Jingjiao didn't speak.

"Give Li Yongning both hands, and then invite yourself to go out to the border town, and be a border general for the rest of your life? With Li Siyuan's love for you, it shouldn't be difficult, right? Cui Linglong continued, "In that case, you will no longer be a threat to him Li Congjing, and you won't bother him to do anything to you again." After all, if he really wants to kill you, he will still be infamous, and no one wants to break the net."

Shi Jingjiao lowered his head.

Cui Linglong smiled sadly, "That's fine." You don't have to look up to people, you don't have to calculate towards the court, and you don't have to worry all the time, go to the border, I still accompany you, herding horses and shepherding sheep, isn't it also a kind of life? ”

Shi Jingjiao opened his eyes and let out a long breath.