As the sky was getting light, Madam Fanghua and Liu Hui woke up one after another, which was considered late compared to usual.
It's understandable, as I was just too tired the day before.
Xing Bang has not just been playing around these days, he goes out every day to gather military intelligence.
Yesterday evening, Liu Li's Zhenbei Army had defeated the Xiliang Army, and the army was now at the gates of the city.
The 150,000-strong Zhenbei Army fought against the 50,000-strong Xiliang Army, and they launched a quick attack when the Xiliang Army was caught off guard. It was not easy for them to hold out for five days before being completely defeated.
The capital city's defenses still have more than 30,000 soldiers waiting for the opportunity. Even if the Zhenbei Army makes a desperate attack, it is impossible to capture it in two or three days.
The only uncertain factor is that after Liu Li finds out that Wu Meir has deceived him, he will be furious. With no way out, he will definitely attack like a madman, regardless of his life or death.
The soldiers following him were also crazy. If they advanced and conquered the city, they would enjoy wealth and glory. If they retreated and failed, they would be convicted of treason, and the only thing they would have was death.
Even so, Xingba was not panicked at all, because the Southern Border Army was a surprising force...
Madam Fanghua also knew about the military intelligence, but she did not show any worry or fear at all. She felt at ease no matter where she was because Xing Bang was there.
This undoubtedly also shows the great trust in Xing Bang and Li Lizhi.
Anyway, we are in the same boat and share the same honor and disgrace. With the man I love by my side, I will not be afraid at all.
Next, just wait patiently.
This time, Li Lizhi brought 100,000 elite troops, including 50,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry.
If it were just cavalry, they would have arrived two days ago. Li Lizhi acted decisively and was concerned about the safety here. Today, she would have led an army of 100,000 and marched straight to the capital.
…
It was noon.
There were no surprises.
Xing Bang, along with Madam Fanghua and Liu Hui, joined forces with Li Lizhi's 100,000-strong army.
After some greetings, the army advanced towards the rear of the Zhenbei Army without any delay.
On the way, the two discussed the marching strategy based on the military intelligence.
Xing Bang was naturally fully alive, and his actual actions made Li Lizhi admire him from the bottom of her heart.
He knows everything, he's truly a godly man!
The elite troops of the Zhenbei Army are still there, with more than 100,000 people. Although the soldiers are very tired in recent days, the 100,000 troops brought by Li Lizhi have been running around for days without any rest, so the two sides are basically evenly matched.
Of course, there are still more than 20,000 soldiers defending the capital city.
Therefore, Xing Bang's strategy was that the cavalry would charge straight into the rear of the Zhenbei Army at lightning speed, catching them off guard. With such a charge, the morale of the Zhenbei Army would inevitably be in chaos.
As you can imagine, everyone thought they had a sure win, but they didn't expect Li Lizhi to emerge as a dark horse.
Liu Li was completely caught off guard because he had always believed that the capital was completely controlled by Wu Meir. He had never expected that Li Lizhi had already moved the army from the southern border.
The Zhenbei Army was in a panic and couldn't keep its footing for a while, so Xing Bang naturally wouldn't give them a chance to breathe and the infantry pressed forward directly.
Since the first battle is a decisive one, the officers and soldiers in the city will inevitably go out of the city to attack from both sides.
Li Lizhi was worried that the soldiers in the city would not act rashly, and thought that Wu Meir would reap the benefits.
Xing Bang also knew that there would be such a possibility, but he had no way to retreat. He could only wipe out the Zhenbei Army first, and at worst he could attack the city.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Just do it.
To be honest, the morale of the Southern Border Army is much higher than that of the Northern Guard Army. Firstly, they are loyal to Li Lizhi and are willing to die for her. Secondly, Crown Prince Liu Hui is also there, so they can be said to be the legitimate royal army.
All the soldiers understood one thing in their hearts: once the Zhenbei Army was defeated, Liu Hui would not be far from ascending the throne. All the Southern Border Army were meritorious officials, so how long would the future glory and wealth be?
Therefore, considering all these, Xing Bang doesn't worry about anything else. Only by winning in one go can he take the initiative.
Without considering whether the city would send troops to help, Wu Meir asked Li Lizhi to move troops simply because she was afraid of the army of King Zhenbei.
Finally, the Southern Border Army arrived at the city gates, and the same effect occurred.
Therefore, this battle must be fought.
It took less than half an hour.
Fifty thousand cavalrymen from the southern border rushed into the rear of the Zhenbei Army with great momentum.
In an instant, a big fight began, between cavalry and infantry, it goes without saying who is superior and who is inferior.
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After several hours of bloody fighting.
King Zhenbei Liu Li led tens of thousands of remnants to flee...
Xing Bang thought that even if Liu Li was already confused in his mind, he did not expect that he would be defeated and flee so quickly.
I think Liu Li is rational and has some brains. He doesn't want to make any more fearless sacrifices. Retreating may give him a chance to make a comeback.
It is not difficult to imagine that without Wu Meir's internal and external support, Li Lizhi's army unexpectedly descended from the sky.
Therefore, there is no suspense about the result.
Don't chase the desperate enemy!
After Liu Li fled with his defeated army, Li Lizhi naturally would not send troops to pursue and kill him.
Because the main enemy was in the capital, they had no time to pay attention to Liu Li's rebels and just let him escape back to the northern border. He would not dare to make a comeback for a while.
Sure enough, not a single soldier came out of the city.
The result was that the army from the southern border was at the gates of the city.
However, they did not attack the city, but instead set up camp outside the city.
Besides, night has already fallen.
It's very simple. The reason why Wu Meir didn't open the city gate was that she didn't trust the Southern Border Army.
Her biggest bargaining chip now is still Liu Xian. Of course, only she knows that Bai Rushuang in the torture chamber is also her trump card.
Next, all that remains to be done is negotiation.
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