After Lucky and Li Xiansheng were imprisoned in the northern rebel capital, the operation on the side of the Red Blood Empire also began.

Liu Fusu said before that without affecting the overall economy, the supplies that can be allocated to the Eagle Banner Army can only support 20,000 people, and the war cycle is three months.

This is not alarmist, the first Northern Expedition hurt the muscles and bones, and the Red Blood Empire has not yet eased up.

And this time, the reason why the Eagle Banner Army was able to mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses was that Leng Kite had overdrawn the supply stocks, and on the other hand, it was Luo Wei's "sponsorship".

Luo Wei personally provided more than half of the military supplies for the Eagle Banner Army, and in exchange, the death row camp had the power to recruit civilians in the northern region immediately from the day the supplies were delivered.

This also means that from now on, in the northern region, the source of recruits from death row camps is no longer just criminals, but like the various military districts of the empire, they can recruit from the people.

This is a very cost-effective business, Luo Wei used the "Infinite Acceptance" ability obtained from the Great Tengu to send various military supplies worth about 6 billion Berry to Leng Kite, thus opening up the recruitment channel in the north, it is conceivable that the death row camp will expand on an extremely strong scale in the future.

After the grain and grass were gathered, because Li Xiansheng was not there, Leng Kite spent a lot of time on the issue of coordinating the logistics line, but compared with the 900,000 troops in the Northern Expedition, the scale of the 100,000 Eagle Banner Army was already very small, and it did not expose the shortcomings in overall planning.

Soon, 100,000 soldiers and horses set up outposts along the way, and the mighty mourning troops set out from Chang'an and advanced all the way to the three northern provinces.

Jiangzong's body has been specially embalmed and retouched by the mortuary, it looks as if he is asleep, he is lying in a coffin carved of sandalwood, his body is covered with a solemn red blood flag, no matter how controversial his defection to the Red Blood Empire in his later years and the formation of the Northern Rebel Army are, it cannot erase the contribution of this old man to the motherland throughout his life.

Along the way, people from all over the empire spontaneously formed long streets, paid their respects, mourned in silence, and saw off the general, and it was clear that his efforts for the empire over the past hundred years have not been forgotten.

When marching in the wilderness area, as expected, the mourning team was constantly attacked by fierce beasts, but the elite strength of the 100,000 Eagle Banner was as strong as the Great Wall, and the defense line stretched for dozens of miles, not to mention that the most central mourning team was attacked, and even the neighing of the fierce beasts could not be heard.

Chang'an, the capital of the Red Blood Empire, is more than 1,200 kilometers away from Duxiang, the city at the forefront of the northern rebels.

When the funeral procession arrived at the twilight township, it was already spring, and the twilight township was full of pear blossoms everywhere, like a thick and colorful oil painting, looking at it from afar, like a cloud brocade covering the sky, the clouds were full of smoke and floc, layer upon layer, the air was filled with the intoxicating fragrance of flowers, like a mellow wine, which was refreshing and pleasant.

If it had been before, the Imperial Army had entered, and the city defense army in Twilight Township would definitely be nervous, but the top had already said hello, and this team was only for mourning, so the entire city did not enter combat readiness.

When the team drove to the gate of Dusk Township, an Eagle Banner general walked out of the array and shouted to the defenders on the city tower: "The body of the general has arrived, please open the city gate!" ”

The captain of the city defense team in Dusk Township was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he shouted back: "Imperial generals, if you are short of supplies, we can send someone to provide them, but the city gate is inconvenient to open." ”

The Eagle Banner general shouted again: "This act has made the people of Dusk Township pay homage to the relics of the general, please open the city gate!" ”

At this moment, the city defense army of Duxiang fell into a tangle, and there was an order from above, if the Red Blood Empire wanted to supply, it could be given a little, after all, the people set off from Chang'an, the army guarded the coffin, and walked 1200 kilometers.

But the boss didn't say that people would be released into the city, and this is not a trivial matter.

The adjutant asked the captain of the city defense, "Captain, what shall we do?" Do you want to put people in? ”

The captain of the city defense team hesitated: "Yu Li, you and I have the duty to defend the city, and we must not let people into the city." But in love, the body of the sect is here, and his old man's soul has returned to his hometown, which should be paid homage to the people. ”

The adjutant nodded and said, "That's right, the people in the city have learned that the body of Jiangzong is outside the door, and they have spontaneously formed a long street, and they have knelt down to petition, hoping to let the imperial army send Jiangzong's body into the city." ”

The captain of the city defense kept rubbing his chin and said in embarrassment: "The city of Dusk Township is impregnable, and it can withstand the impact of a hundred thousand troops, but if you let people in, in case they have any bad intentions..."

The adjutant comforted: "It's okay, Leng Kite's two subordinates are detained in the northern capital, in case they do anything stupid, they only need a knife on the top, and the two of them will fall to the ground." ”

The captain of the city defense thought for a while, nodded, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground, and after a while, he ordered the city gate control room: "Open the city gate!" ”

After the city gate was opened, the 100,000 Eagle Banner Army who were mourning did not all enter the city, but divided more than 200 people into the city, led by Leng Kite himself.

When the captain of the city defense saw the legendary eagle general, the powerful aura made him nervous for no reason, and subconsciously saluted a military salute.

Leng Kite nodded to him and said, "Thank you, captain, for opening the city gate, and the body of the sect is in the back, please pay respects to the people of Dusk Township." ”

The captain of the city defense glanced at the body of the general in the sandalwood coffin, sighed heavily, and made a gesture: "General Leng Kite has a deep love for master and apprentice, and it is not easy to send the general sect here on foot." ”

"Speaking of which, there is one thing to ask for." Leng Kite turned around, and with a wave of his hand, the Eagle Banner Medic carried into the stretchers where many of the wounded were lying down, and she said, "For a month, the team has been attacked by fierce beasts, and some soldiers have been seriously injured. If you can, please take them in to recuperate in the twilight township, and when I finish the funeral, the class teacher will return to China, and then bring them back, and there will be heavy thanks at that time. ”

The captain of the city defense hesitated for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at the people who formed the long street nearby.

An old woman walked out tremblingly and said in a good voice: "Master Bing, they must be tired of escorting the body of the sect all the way here, so take them in." ”

Another old man chimed in: "Yes, my wife and I still have a bed at home, if your military camp can't fit it, let it go to our house, and we'll cook for him!" ”

"Oh haha, it's not necessary, there are still many empty beds in the wards of the barracks." The captain of the city defense laughed helplessly, he thought about it in his heart, anyway, there were only a hundred wounded, it was not a big deal, and there were still hostages in the capital, Leng Kite didn't dare to play any tricks, this little favor could help it.

The captain of the city defense nodded to Leng Kite: "No problem, stay with the wounded." ”

Leng Kite's dark purple eyes flashed with a hint of mystery, and he smiled at the captain of the city defense and said, "Thank you." ”