Three days later.

Everything is ready and the army is ready to set out.

The Southern Border Army had 50,000 infantrymen, and the Xiliang Army had more than 20,000 remnants.

These 70,000 troops are the elite of Xingbang Beizheng. They are all capable and brave border guards, and each of them is loyal and brave.

Needless to say, Li Lizhi's southern border army, not only does the Marquis of Xiliang have his family in the capital, he is also loyal to the court.

This was sufficiently proved by the last time Liu Xianmi transferred him to Beijing.

More than 80,000 infantry and cavalry were drawn from the north and south camps to guard the capital.

The composition of these old soldiers is very complex, and they are the cannon fodder for Xing Bang's expedition this time.

After returning, he will reorganize these two camps.

Are you kidding? This is the army that protects the capital.

Why did Liu Xian mobilize the Western Liang army? It was obvious that he did not trust these soldiers and generals.

The most important point is that Xiao Guogang and his son had close contacts with many generals in these two camps.

Xiao Shizhong was in charge of the Ministry of War, and Xiao Guogang, as the prime minister, naturally had to place his confidants there.

Of course, because of the failed prison break and the arrival of the Xiliang Army, Xiao Guogang gave up his plan to lobby these generals.

It is obvious that Xiao Shizhong is still in the city, and he may not be completely sure.

So, after weighing the pros and cons, I gave up.

As for these people, we can only wait until the political situation stabilizes and then slowly identify and rectify them.

Xing Bang's plan is to turn the North and South camps into his Xing Family Army.

Then, hundreds of thousands of troops were mobilized from local checkpoints and fortresses in the name of the Ministry of War.

However, 80,000 of them did not follow Bei Zheng, but instead filled the vacancies in the north and south camps.

It's like giving them a transfer.

The total number of troops was over 200,000.

In this way, the capital city can basically be impregnable. The local troops are more diverse, but they are much more reliable than the original old soldiers.

Moreover, Xing Bang also let Xiao Xizi, who was also the general of Jinwu Guard, take charge of the center.

Ma Wu, who was brought back from Qinglong Town, was also assigned an important position and was in charge of the patrol camp in the city.

Xiao Jinzi and Wei Yong are in charge of the palace inside and outside.

Anyway, Xing Bang took the opportunity to arrange all these younger brothers.

Those who went with Xing Bang included Li Lizhi, Meng Yudie, and Wu Meier...

The three elders and four female disciples did not follow the army.

Moreover, Xing Bang also hoped so, because this time he had snatched Xiao Shizhong out of the Dali Temple.

He was rewarded with a large prison cart and allowed to follow the army on the northern expedition openly.

The intention is very clear, which is to attract the people from Shenjian Villa. It doesn't matter if they don't dare to come to rescue.

Anyway, it was Xiao Shizhong who suffered.

Xing Bang had already given clear and concise orders. Just give him a dozen or twenty lashes every day and a simple meal at most. Just make sure he was not dead from the anger.

There is no need to worry at all, Xiao Guogang cannot see these situations.

Also, I don’t know if Lin Suyi has given birth…

There was nothing that could be done about it. It was obvious that the people from the Divine Sword Villa would not stay out in the open and wait for the imperial court to encircle and suppress them.

Or, as I said, Xing Bang is also a big enemy of Xiao Guogang and Shenjian Villa.

Hidden dangers must be eliminated proactively.

In this way, the army advanced slowly, setting up camp a hundred miles a day.

There is no need to go all out. Arriving one day earlier or later will result in the same result.

This was because once the army moved, the Zhenbei Army would certainly get military intelligence very quickly. Moreover, after Liu Li's defeat, they would definitely have made preparations.

As to whether he will reach an agreement with Northern Qi, it is unknown and it is impossible to stop him.

However, in Xing Bang's opinion, Liu Li would not make up his mind so quickly to rely on Northern Qi, and he would not take this step until he was at the end of his rope.

The reason is simple. Northern Qi will only use him and cannot be relied upon at all.

If that's the case, then we might as well march slowly, lure the people from Divine Sword Villa over, and eliminate them one wave at a time. Why not do it?

In the evening.

The Xingbang army marched for more than a hundred miles and set up camp as soon as it got dark.

We can move more during the day. No matter how impatient the people in Excalibur Villa are, they can only choose to launch a surprise attack at night.

The central military tent.

Xing Banggao was sitting behind the table and having dinner. There were several dishes on the table, both meat and vegetables.

In addition to him, there are two other people, namely Li Lizhi and Meng Yudie.

With such good intentions, how could Li Lizhi not bring Meng Yudie with her to the battle?

In fact, Li Lizhi felt somewhat uncomfortable, but she just couldn't.

“Ouch!”

First the sound of a whip was heard outside the tent, followed by a cry of pain.

After a while, there were ghostly howlings.

"I want to see your general. I have something important to tell him."

"Bah, you still want to see our general, just accept the beating."

Outside the central army tent, the person was none other than Xiao Shizhong, who was stunned by the prison cart.

Xing Bang and the other two in the big tent heard it clearly.

Xing Bang smiled and said, "The personal soldiers selected by the princess are of really high quality. They have just set up camp and have been tossing and turning all day. They haven't even had a chance to catch their breath, but they have already been whipped."

Li Lizhi rolled her eyes at Xing Bang and said, "This is just following your orders. The soldiers of the Southern Border Army will follow your orders without any deviation."

"But, Bi Ke is really bad enough!"

Xing Bang chuckled: "What's wrong with me?"

"you…"

Li Lizhi is no longer the same person she was before, so she understood what he said immediately.

Of course, Meng Yudie also understood its meaning!

She subconsciously understood that this guy might have a unclear relationship with the princess.

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