Of course Kou Zhong was not dead. Just as Dugu Feng said, the characteristics of the "Secret of Immortality" allowed him to basically recover to his original state in just half a month, and his skills increased greatly. He was even competing during the competition.

Under any circumstances, he can fight with "Heavenly Sword" Song Que in dozens of moves without deciding the outcome.

At the same time, another unexpected surprise is:

After Fan Qinghui of Cihang Jingzhai, together with the group of bald donkeys, Ning Daoqi and others launched a raid on Yuhang City, all members of Cihang Jingzhai, Ning Daoqi and at least dozens of temples located in the area controlled by the Shuanglong Army were attacked by Shuanglong.

The ban and liquidation of the army, the arrests of monks involved in corruption by the Ssangyong Army, and the confiscation of money, mountains, forests and acres of land, etc. are countless, almost worth a Yang Gong treasure?

In this regard, neither Cihang Jingzhai nor Buddhism made any response, and Fan Qinghui, Ning Daoqi, and the four holy monks who participated in the attack never showed up again.

Come to think of it, those people, including Jing Nian Chan Monastery, are probably hunkering down in Li Tang's control area right now, licking their wounds!

After all, the assassination failed, their reputation and reputation in the world were severely damaged, and they suffered serious losses. Obviously, they would not dare to make any noise at this time.

As for whether Fan Qinghui is willing to admit defeat and keep his promise, and is ready to persuade Li Tang to surrender, it is unknown. And Kou Zhong and Shuanglong Army obviously will not wait for the other party's response, because they have more important things.

April of the 18th year of Daye.

After the spring sowing, when Li Mi of Wagang was still wavering between Li Tang and the Shuanglong Army, 200,000 Shuanglong Army set out from Yingchuan and surrounded Hulao Pass.

Then, under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Ssangyong Army and hundreds of wooden planes, the Hulao Pass and other powerful passes were conquered in one day!

Then, Luoyang fell on the third day, and more than 100,000 Li clan defenders fled the pass. The world was shocked!

then!

Already bordering Luoyang, when he saw that the Shuanglong Army was so powerful and even Li Tang, who had the great city of Xiongguan, could not resist it, Li Mi, who had already been a little relaxed under the persuasion of military advisor Shen Luoyan, could no longer hold on and directly went to

In early May of the 18th year of Daye's reign, he announced his submission to the Shuanglong Army.

Seeing Li Mitou's surrender, Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai, and Qijun rebel leader Xu Yuanlang, who were not prepared to be the last losers, naturally surrendered one after another within a month, and then Gao Kaidao of Youzhou almost also surrendered.

At the same time, a change of flag was announced.

That’s it!

In addition to guarding Hangu Pass and also controlling the Guannai Road, Hedong Road, Gyeonggi Road and other northwest areas bordering the Turks, the Li clan has almost the entire original Sui territory included in the Ssangyong Army territory!

At this time, the Ssangyong Army claimed to have millions of troops, and there was no possibility of the world situation changing.

July of the eighteenth year of Daye.

Due to a letter from Gao Kaidao of Youzhou, it was said that Goguryeo had repeatedly invaded the border, and they might not be able to defend it for a long time. They hoped that the Shuangyong Army would send troops to support the rescue?

After hearing the news and sending another letter of persuasion to surrender to the Li clan, without waiting for Li clan's reply, Shuanglong Army Commander Kou Zhong, Marshal Xu Ziling, "Heavenly Sword" Song Que, "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan and others came to kiss him.

He led a victorious army of 300,000 to the northern expedition to Goguryeo, brazenly launching the fourth expedition since Yang Guang.

In the middle of July of the 18th year of Daye.

Three hundred thousand elite Shuangyong Army and the main force of Goguryeo's 50,000 frontier troops gathered at the gate of Jian'an City, and the war was about to begin!

Regarding this battle, people all over the world have mixed praise and criticism, with mixed joy and sorrow.

You must know that Yang Guang launched three conquests against Goguryeo from the eighth to the tenth year of Daye. In the first conquest of Goguryeo alone, the number of Sui troops exceeded 1.13 million, and the civilians who transported heavy equipment

It is more than twice that of soldiers!

But in the end...

The loss of the army in the first expedition alone exceeded 300,000, and the civilians suffered heavy losses, almost including the people of the Sui Dynasty!

Therefore, at the beginning, many generals under his command, especially the newly surrendered Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei and others were very puzzled and strongly opposed to Kou Zhong's brazen expedition to Goguryeo before the Li clan was destroyed.

Because they all think that they should annihilate the Li Clan first, and then make plans after the world is wiped out and the national strength is restored?

Unfortunately, Kou Zhong still withstood all the pressure, and at this time in mid-July of the 18th year of Daye, in the strict military formation with waving flags, forest of swords, and an endless line of sight, the Shuanglong Army came.

Under the so-called "Jian'an" city in Goguryeo, a formation was set up within two arrows of the enemy's bow and arrow range.

"Goguryeo..."

"Finally, I'm back..."

Flags were swaying and drums were beating like thunder. Looking at the heavily guarded Goguryeo border town in front of him, "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan, who joined the Ssangyong Army due to his meritorious service in 'rescuing the emperor', couldn't help but feel a little filled with emotion. He seemed to be unable to believe that he had arrived here so quickly.

one day.

For Shi Zhixuan, the existence of Goryeo was like a stuck in his throat.

Because Goryeo's strategy in Liaodong seriously challenged the border security of the Central Plains Dynasty!

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Goryeo has repeatedly taken advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains to expand to the northwest. After several battles with Cao Wei and the Murong clan of Xianbei, it has now firmly occupied the Liaohe River Basin.

Unfortunately, the Liao River Basin is located at the junction of the Central Plains Dynasty and the Turkic forces. This place is of extremely important strategic significance to the Central Plains Dynasty! As long as you control the Liao River Basin, you can also control the various ethnic groups and countries of Donghu, and you can also cut off

The connection between the Turks and the Donghu people will cut off their right and left arms, and at the same time, it will also create a favorable situation for attacking the Turks!

However……

Nowadays, it is the small country of Goryeo that occupies the Liao River Basin. Not only does it gain access to the fertile Liaodong Plain, which greatly increases its economy and strength, but it can also use the Liao River Basin as a basis to encroach on the various ethnic groups of Donghu, forming the Turkic and Central Plains.

An existence that cannot be ignored between the two major forces of the dynasty.

From the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to that of Yang Guang, the difficult and ineffective recruitment process of the Khitan, Mohe and other Donghu tribes under the control of Goryeo showed that although Goryeo did not have the strength to fight against the Central Plains Dynasty alone, its existence had a great influence on the Donghu people.

The actual control maintained by various ethnic groups is absolutely unforgivable and poses a huge threat to the Central Plains Dynasty!

Therefore, in the third year of Daye, Pei Ju (Shi Zhixuan) at that time listed two major reasons for attacking Goryeo to Sui Emperor Yang Guang: First, Goryeo was originally the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it was urgent to regain the lost territory; second, Goryeo refused to surrender, and

If you have a different intention every time, you have to cut it down.

By the seventh year of the Great Cause, the Sui Dynasty at that time had surrendered the Eastern and Western Turks, opened up the Western Regions, conquered the Southwest, and had come from all directions, basically establishing a great and glorious country with the Sui Dynasty as the center.

But looking around, only Korea refused to surrender, and even infiltrated the Turks, hindering surrounding countries from entering the dynasty, and became a thorn in the side of the Sui Dynasty.

then!

Yang Guang then issued an edict to attack Goryeo.

In the eighth year of the Great cause, the Sui Dynasty's 1.13 million army was divided into 24 groups, with one army sent out every day, forty miles away from each other, end to end, more than 900 miles long, plus more than 2 million feeders.

, it can be said that they are directly killing Liaodong all over the mountains and plains.

But...

In the eyes of Shi Zhixuan at the time, the Huanghuang Expedition, which was supposed to be a sure win, actually turned into a farce that made the world laugh in the blink of an eye?

He still remembered that when the battle report came, Shi Zhixuan's feeling of elation suddenly fell to the lowest point.

Several years of work were destroyed in one day, and so completely!

At that time, even with Shi Zhixuan's wisdom, he couldn't figure out how it was defeated.

But no matter what, his plan failed after all, and he became a sinner through the ages!

Therefore, no matter how proud and stubborn he was, when he encountered such a situation, the only thought that came to his heart was to just go home secretly.

After all, he still has his lover at home, who is his only spiritual sustenance.

However, when he walked into the valley of Youlin Xiaozhu with mixed feelings of helplessness and expectation, what greeted him was his daughter's eyes filled with hatred that made him shudder, and the cage of cold loess.

.

From that moment on, he went crazy, everything became unimportant at that moment.

His heart was broken in two, and his whole person was also divided into two. Sometimes he was crazy and murderous, sometimes he was rational and tender, and he no longer cared about the world, and half his life was wasted.

And if he hadn't met that little girl and pointed it out with her words, wouldn't he still be able to get out of that shadow?

Human beings, it turns out that precisely because they are imperfect, precisely because they have regrets in everything, and precisely because they cannot do everything as they wish, are they truly perfect and complete?

But...

There are some regrets, but Shi Zhixuan plans to make up for it and complete it!

And today, he finally let the 'Sui Army' come here again, and this time he came in person, in order to redeem the regrets of the past and witness with his own eyes the moment when he made up for that regret!

so!

Among the 300,000 Ssangyong Army, if there is anyone who wants to destroy Goguryeo the most, it is Shi Zhixuan!

"Commander!"

"Please give the order to attack the city!"

"It's just a tiny place..."

"Shi will personally lead the dead soldiers and be the first to board the city!"

Therefore, Shi Zhixuan, who looked at the low city walls of the 'Jian'an' city, sneered in his heart and did not take it seriously, planned to personally lead the charge and start the first battle of the 'Four Expeditions' to Goguryeo.

Of course, when he went to charge, it was also after the plane bombed?

Thinking about the powerful human-powered aircraft that was supervised and built by Lu Miaozi himself, and then thinking about the majestic Hulao Pass and Luoyang City that could be conquered in one or three days, looking at the low Jian'an City in front of him, Shi Zhixuan couldn't help but have a trace of emotion on his face.

disdain.

Today, if Shi Zhixuan cannot conquer this small town in Goguryeo, he will really have no shame in returning to the Central Plains.

"No!"

"Wait a minute!"

However, Kou Zhong looked at Xu Ziling and said in a deep voice, which seemed not to be in a hurry.

"wait?"

Shi Zhixuan was startled. He didn't understand that the preparations had been completed and the soldiers were all in place. What was there to wait for?

"This is for..."

"!

"

However, before he finished his inquiry, his heart moved, and then he turned around quickly and looked towards the top of Jian'an City with burning eyes.

Then, he saw that Goguryeo's "Master Yijian" Fu Cailin and his three female apprentices finally appeared above.

Immediately afterwards, the woman who looked to be the oldest, probably in her twenties, flew down from the top of the city and flew straight towards the front of the Ssangyong Army using Qinggong.
To be continued...