Jin army camp.

Because of the counterattack of the Zhou State, the millions of troops of the alliance of princes were broken without a fight. The big melee that worried countless Jin soldiers finally turned into a harvest war. The Jin army attacked, basically without encountering decent resistance.

Of course, even in such a harvesting battle, there will always be some people who perform particularly well, as if the destiny of heaven is added to make it impossible not to pay attention. For example, Kou Zhong, who broke 400,000 Tang troops, and Li Jing, who captured more than 400,000 enemy troops with 20,000.

However, since the destruction of the 500,000 Tang army, Li Jing has never led the army to attack, but returned to the camp to become a wooden man, as if all the wars outside have nothing to do with him. And his boss also seemed to have forgotten such an amazingly capable subordinate, not only did not ask about Li Jing's guilt for lurking in the barracks, but also ordered the logistics to entertain the 20,000 troops with amazing military achievements.

The Jin army camp stretched for more than ten miles, and it was extremely noisy because of the frequent movement of wars. But in such a tense environment, one of the large camps seemed unusually comfortable. The warriors stripped off their armor and lay lazily and comfortably in the hot sun, enjoying the warm sun.

Inside the tent.

Kou Zhong walked around the tent, his face looking rather impatient. He stared at Li Jing above with a puzzled face, and muttered, "Brother Li, we didn't have any damage in the previous battle at all, why should we stay in the barracks to recuperate." Now there is war everywhere outside, but it is a good time to make meritorious contributions. ”

Li Jing's armor was not gone, and there were several precious military books on the low desk in front of him. This is a small habit of his, no matter when and where, as long as he has time, he will study the classics of the soldiers.

Faced with Kou Zhong's doubts, Li Jing did not answer directly, but looked at Xu Ziling, who was full of helplessness beside him, and hummed: "Ziling, tell this reckless man why we want to stay and cultivate." ”

When Xu Ziling heard this, he smiled helplessly and explained: "This alliance of princes seems to be powerful, but the Zhou State has already reached an agreement with the Great Jin, and the only enemies we really have to face are the three kingdoms of Tang, Liang, and Shu, and as for Tubo and other countries, they are nothing at all.

And the general's capture of more than 400,000 Tang troops with 20,000 people is already a great merit of piercing the sky. As for the remaining Liang and Shu countries, in the face of the siege of our Great Jin and Zhou States, it is only a matter of time before they are defeated. We have already received the greatest credit, and if we continue to mix the rest of the battle achievements, I am afraid it will cause public outrage. ”

Li Jing's expression did not change much, but the gentle color that flashed in his eyes showed that he was quite satisfied with Xu Ziling's ability to see through the situation. Then he looked at Kou Zhong, who was still indignant, and snorted a little angrily: "You stinky boy, this time you are out of the limelight." Hey, I really don't know if this is good or bad for you. ”

Li Jing shook his head and couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the future.

Assault the 500,000-strong army with 400 men, and crush it. Regardless of whether the rout of the Tang Army had other hidden circumstances or many coincidences, no one could erase this military achievement. With this feat, Kou Zhong was afraid that he would become the fastest-promoted general in the history of the Great Jin Dynasty.

But he has no strong background in the army, and second, he does not have enough prestige to deter soldiers. With this record alone, it is not enough to convince the public.

The most important thing is that talent is always easy to be hated, especially if it is too outstanding!

Kou Zhong didn't understand Li Jing's worries, and when he heard his words, he immediately became anxious, and hurriedly asked, "How can it be a bad thing, Your Majesty can't treat me for offense, right?" ”

Li Jing frowned slightly when he heard this, revealing a solemn expression, and was about to reprimand Kou Zhong and ask him not to talk about His Majesty's rights and wrongs, when he heard a hurried shout from outside: "General, general, the angel who delivered the decree is about to arrive." ”

The angel of the message.

Everyone in the tent was stunned for a moment, and then they all showed joy. Kou Zhong's face was even more complicated, with irrepressible excitement and a little uneasiness. He licked his dry lips, and wanted to go out to meet the angel immediately, but he just glanced at the steady Li Jing and suppressed the impulse in his heart.

A quarter of an hour later, outside the tent.

Li Jing led all the generals to kneel on one knee outside the tent, and 20,000 elite cavalry knelt far away, listening to the angel's decree.

After the angel's decree ended, he glanced at the two of them with a little meaning, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Marshal Li and General Kou, and I hope that the two generals can make more military exploits, and don't live up to Your Majesty's trust." As for the other rewards, His Majesty will not make any other arrangements until the war is over. ”

"Humble duty, command." Li Jing had long since lost his previous calmness, his face was a little red because of excitement, and his eyes were full of indescribable excitement. As for the angel's words, he didn't listen to them at all.

The other rewards are nothing more than gold and silver treasures. For Li Jing, there were enough surprises today, and things like gold and silver did not have the slightest attraction in front of the marshal's position.

The angel bowed slightly, and did not stay in the tent for long.

After the angel left, although the other generals did not receive the reward for the time being, they also stepped forward to congratulate with smiles on their faces. Because they knew that since Li Jing had been given the position of marshal, and even Kou Zhong had been given the position of general, even if they and the others could not fly for nine days like the two of them, the credit would definitely not be too small.

Kou Zhong was still kneeling on the ground, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while. It wasn't until Xu Ziling stepped forward with a complicated expression that he woke him up from his trance.

"Xiao Zhong, congratulations." Xu Ziling didn't have much to say, but in a short sentence, he had already expressed his intentions.

"Haha, I'm a general. Ziling, I'm a general, and I'm Kou Zhong. Kou Zhong clasped Xu Ziling's arms with both hands and cheered wildly with a face full of madness. He spoke, laughed, and then cried again, his voice a little aggrieved and a little excited.

Xu Ziling patted him on the shoulder, sighed with emotion on his face, and didn't say much. Who would have thought that his two helpless orphans would have this day. Kou Zhong has fulfilled his wish to become a world-famous general, but where is my path?

Xu Ziling stared at the sky and couldn't help but be a little stupid.

Seeing Kou Zhong's involuntary performance, everyone around couldn't help but fall silent.

"There is still a long way to go." Li Jing did not lose his temper like Kou Zhong, and pointed out a point, and did not say it in detail in front of everyone.

Five days later, Li Jing led an army of 300,000 to attack the Liang state.

Before leaving, he and Kou Zhong had a deep conversation in the handsome tent all night. No one knew what the two had discussed, not even Xu Ziling. But from that day on, Kou Zhong seemed to be a different person, not only eating and living with the soldiers, but also going deep into all aspects to understand the situation of the soldiers.

Half a month later, Kou Zhong led his army to the battle.

However, compared to Li Jing's momentum and almost unrivaled domineering posture of dozens of cities a day, Kou Zhong's army was completely blocked above the Xiongguan of Shu Dao, and there was no progress for more than ten days. And just when everyone thought that Kou Zhong was going to be deflated in Shu and expose the true face of the incompetent and reckless man, an urgent report suddenly came from the front line.

Kou Zhong personally led more than 1,000 soldiers to make a detour to raid Chengdu, successfully broke through the capital of Shu, and captured the entire Shu royal family!

At the same time, after more than half a month of marching, Li Jing finally succeeded in breaking through the capital of Daliang. And not long ago, the state of Wu was also destroyed by the king of Huainan. In just half a month, the situation in the world has taken an astonishing turn. The original era of princes collapsed overnight.

As for the remaining Datang and Xia Kingdoms, no one is optimistic.

Everyone understands that a new era is about to begin, and the era of the First Emperor has come again!

At the beginning of March, Tang King Li Yuan left the Western Regions, and the Tang Dynasty was completely destroyed. In mid-March, Zhang Xutuo destroyed the main force of Great Xia, and Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, left the grassland, and the world completed the formal unification.

At the same time, shocking news came from Tianzhu.

The southern Buddhist kingdom was completely destroyed, and all the monks took refuge overseas.