At the beginning of the summer of the 72nd year of the Shenlong calendar, Liang Mingdi decided to go north with Hongbang, and joined the lord of Shuangfeng and Jinsha Shengu, and the four cities were cut down for a long time. On this day, a large number of masters gathered at the north gate, and the people of Bihai City didn't know what was going on, and almost moved the city. As soon as I saw that the leaders were the city lord of Liang and the deputy city lord of Shen, after word of mouth, I knew that the city lord was going to go on the Northern Expedition!

Liang Mingdi had just walked out of the city gate, and when he looked back, he saw that all the people who had embraced him to see him off had only smiled slightly, and then looked at the city gate. There were his wives Hu Qin, Gu Jinfeng, Master Ling, Master You and others watching him leave.

It was rare for the city to go on an expedition like this, and people put aside what they were doing to see off their lord. Liang Mingdi straightened out the two god-killing knives behind his back, and put a bunch of shelter robes~ Looking at his four years of not fighting, he still has not reduced his pride and heroism back then!

He was followed by Shen Tuliu, the military advisor, and Yang Xiaolin and Sun Yaoyang, who escaped from Shuangzidu. Immediately behind them, the master of the brigade stepped out in an orderly manner from the north gate, lined up under the city wall, and distributed military supplies. Roughly speaking, there must be as many as three or four thousand.

At this time, outside the city, another large number of masters had already gathered, and judging by their well-equipped and imposing momentum, they were listed in countless phalanxes, and each phalanx was a neat column of 100 people, with a crowd of seven or eight thousand people! The person who was the leader was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and his whole body was clean, as if he had come to the green. Looking at his delicate face, his face was white and beardless, he looked at Liang Mingdi with a smile, and rode his horse to this side leisurely, and it seemed that he was never in a hurry.

As soon as the two met, they saw Liang Mingdi arching his hand and said: "Lord Hong brought so many people and horses this time, and all of them are elite soldiers, it seems that this trip is a must-win!"

Hong Bang touched his smooth cheeks, and said with a smile: "In a big battle like ours, even if he Chai Jiuzheng wants to resist stubbornly, those soldiers under his command are not willing to accompany him to death! When the time comes, under the banner of crusading against Chai Jiuzheng and Zhen Lu, I think everyone in Shuangzi will definitely surrender!"

"Then~ according to Brother Hong's opinion, we went to Shuangzidu, what should we do to ensure that nothing goes wrong?"

Hong Bang thought about it carefully, and then replied: "As long as we persuade Chai Jiuzheng, everyone sits at a table, and forces him to hand over Shuangzidu! In the case of not fighting as much as possible, try our best to control the leader first, and avoid all unnecessary losses! It's just that~ all this is just talking on paper, if we really have to come up with a plan, we can talk about it." Perhaps, the Divine Aunt and the Lord of Shuangfeng have a better way!"

"Well, what Brother Hong said is extremely true, but Liang has a reluctant request-if Chai Jiuzheng really resists wholeheartedly, then Zai Xia and the second brother will definitely fight their way out, go straight to their command core, and correct them on the spot!

Speaking of this, Liang Mingtu sighed and continued: "Now that the battle against the corpse monster army is the time to employ people, Liang doesn't want to destroy the entire overall situation because of his own selfish desires! Also, if we can persuade him to surrender, we hope to ...... You can hand Chai Jiuzheng over to me for disposal! I will bring him back to Bihai City and execute him in public in the name of justice! I can also give an account of his betrayal of Bihai City four years ago!"

"Hehe, it seems that the city lord of Liang is going to prepare for the righteous destruction of his relatives? I think we have gathered so many people this time, and we will definitely make it impossible for him to escape for a long time!"

At this point, Liang Mingdi thanked him, and did not continue to discuss this topic, but straightened his body and rode his horse to the front of the blue navy. I saw that he pulled out a god-killing knife behind his back with a "brush", and pointed to the north.

I saw that he violently raised his internal strength and shouted in a voice that could be heard throughout the city: "Chai Jiuzheng has been absconding for many years, ignoring the covenant, and openly provoking the unity of the alliance! The thousands of good men who were originally stationed in Bihai City were forced to follow him to hide in Tibet for many years due to obscenity, causing countless families to be separated from their wives! Now is the time for us to bring our families back! Let's punish the evil and promote the good together, and we will definitely punish this traitor! Return my innocence in Bihai City!"

"Swear to defend Bihai City to the death! Severely punish the black sheep! Return my innocence to Bihai City!" The trumpets of tens of thousands of troops were seductive and resounded through the sky! After the two city lords confirmed that they were correct, amid the cheers and greetings of the people of the whole city, the army marched to the north in an orderly and mighty manner......

After a long time, the army was no longer visible, only the thick smoke and dust raised after the army was left, which could not be dispersed for a long time~

The ancient deputy city lord on the tower of the city gate turned around, and saw Hu Qin's face full of worry, so he said to her: "Okay, Mrs. Sister-in-law, according to the fourth brother's opinion, this time the four cities are attacking Shuangzi Capital, tens of thousands of troops plus Brother Liang, Jinsha Divine Aunt, Hong Bang, etc., are not idle people, and it is a matter of nine out of ten to take Chai Jiu! Don't worry too much, I estimate that they will be back in ten days at most, it is windy outside, Mrs. Sister-in-law, you should go back with the fourth brother first~"

When the deputy city lord of Gu left with the city lord's wife, the people who watched the excitement also went back to their respective homes, leaving You, Master Ling, Lin Huashi, You Wuji, Ling Xiaolan, Huan Gongjing and others in place.

Lin Hua even clenched his fists at the front two, and asked suspiciously: "This time to crusade against Chai Jiuzheng, Bihai City has almost exhausted the strength of the whole city, and even Dongguo and Yuan Hupai have followed. Such a happy thing, Ling Duling and Captain You, why don't we go?"

Master You touched his beard and replied lightly: "We have more important tasks to do in the near future, and we have to stay here no matter if the sky falls! ”

"But~ What task is so important, even the major events related to the reputation of Bihai City have to be missed? The subordinate is just an ordinary 'escort', what can I do if I am called?"

On the other hand, looking at the former, he glanced at the three young men in Huan Gongjing, and said mysteriously: "In the details, Captain Bendu will tell you that you have been with me for several years, and we and Ling Duling can trust you." Originally, the mission of this trip was to have as few people as possible, but Captain Bendu finally considered calling you along, your brain is good, and it is all up to you at the critical moment!"

After hearing this, the latter blinked his eyes, and had to reluctantly reply: "Oh...... Okay~ subordinates listen to you!"

Everyone thought that the next step would be fine, so they went down to the city gate tower, what should they do. Unexpectedly, at this time, a group of riders came from where the army went, and they happened to meet the ancient deputy city lord who had not yet returned to the city lord's mansion.

It turned out that this was a group of messengers from the Nine Holy Kingdoms, bringing the imperial edict of the lord of the country, asking the citizens of the Nine Holy Kingdoms who were stranded in Bihai City to go back. Gu Jinfeng pondered that perhaps this time in the crusade against Shuangzidu, the Nine Holy Realms sent a large number of troops, resulting in the emptiness of the defenses of the cities. A few days ago, the city lord of Liang also returned to the city to inspect various places and disperse the master's edict, just because he was afraid that during his absence, he would be exploited by some ill-intentioned people. This move was also reasonable, so I didn't think about it so much, and gladly agreed.

For the next half a day, the people of the Nine Holy Kingdoms were busy packing up their things and going back, so it was not lively. Coincidentally, the military advisors of Anhua City also came in person, and their purpose was the same, which was to support the masters of Hezhen Guo who were stationed in Bihai City. Although the Gu Deputy City Lord felt a little suspicious, he didn't want to ask too much, so he had to obey his wishes.

I didn't think about it, I didn't think about it at ordinary times, but after most of the day, when the scattered masters of the Nine Holy Kingdom and Anhua City retreated, they found that the huge Blue Sea City was actually much deserted.

You Wuxian and the others stood dry in the half-empty school yard, and found that there were many less playmates, and they were quite unaccustomed to it. At this time, a shadow jumped up and ran over, and when she looked at it, it turned out to be Zhen Yuniang.

When Ling Xiaolan saw the latter, her eyes couldn't help but light up with excitement, and she hurriedly stepped forward to grab her hand, and said happily: "Sister, didn't the Nine Holy Kingdom send someone to pick you up? Why don't you go back?"

On the other hand, the latter grinned widely, his eyes were full of cunning: "Hehe~ It's not a big thing that the sky is falling, it is estimated that it won't take long for them to come back when they go back, and it's okay if I don't have one! Sister, I've been here for a few years, and I'm really reluctant to Sister Lan'er! I might as well ......go back when I have time in the future."

Among the young people of the same age, Ling Xiaolan, You Wuxian, Zhen Yuniang, Du Xiaozi and a few others played well. They practiced, played, and went out of the city to perform tasks almost every day, and they had already established a deep friendship. This time, Zhen Yuniang did not return to the Nine Holy Kingdom with the team, and she sneaked back if she wanted to, so she was reluctant to Ling Xiaolanli!

While everyone was waiting for news in Bihai City, Liang Mingdi, Shen Tuliu, the military division and Hong Bang had already led their troops to the Qiandu River.

In fact, Bihai City and Shuangzi are not far apart, from Bihai City to the north of the Qiandu River can reach the Qiandu River, the opposite bank is the territory of Shuangfeng Kingdom. After crossing the Qiandu River, to the north is Fengjia City, to the northwest more than 400 miles, is Shuangzi Capital. In normal times, if they traveled between the two cities, they would have ridden for no more than two days, but they had brought with them an army of nearly 10,000 men, and they had to cross the river in turn, which should have been half the time.

Bihai City is located next to Bihai Lake, and the fishing industry is developed, so boats are of course indispensable. This time, Liang Mingdi was already prepared, part of it was requisitioned in the hands of fishermen, and part of it was rushed in the process of waiting for the expedition, and the ferry boat was superimposed on the horses of the military vehicles, which really came in handy at this time!

When they arrived at the Qiandu River, it was just getting dark, but if they wanted to cross the river with all their troops, they would have to do so after dawn tomorrow. Therefore, the two city lords, Hong Bang and Liang Mingdi, discussed it and felt that it was dangerous to cross the river at night, so they decided to let the army rest for one night and cross the river after dawn the next day.

That night, the masters of the army had set up their tents, and the soldiers were boiling the delicious food in the pot, and the aroma was wafting far away. The masters who couldn't hold it gathered around the cauldron and rubbed their palms so greedily~

Not far from the river, there was a lonely tent, and the light was projected from the half-hidden tent door, reflected in the river, sparkling. Alone with two bowls of steaming soup, Hong Bang lifted the curtain and went in.

Inside, only Liang Mingdi and Shen Tuliu were sitting precariously, looking at a piece of cloth in front of the table and gesturing with spittle. Hong Bang coughed and said, "What are the two brothers studying so late, so relishing." Hong made two bowls of roe deer broth from our military man, drink it while it's hot!"

Only then did the latter two react, Liang Mingdi hurriedly took the broth, invited Hong Bang to take a seat, and even said that he had a heart. Only then did he push the cloth in front of the former and said, "Well, this is the location of Shuangzi Capital and the layout of the city, and we also heard it from Sun Shao's city lord." Liang guessed that Chai Jiuzheng heard the rumors, and when he saw that there were so many troops coming from our side, he was estimated to flee quietly~ No, he was studying the route he might escape with his second brother to prevent him from escaping!"

When Hong Bang heard this, he waved his hand indifferently and replied: "It's okay, since Chai Jiuzheng dares to risk the world, he must also know his own ending." He is so confident, and he has an inextricable relationship with the corpse monster, once we reach the destination, let's not disperse, beware of his tricks! According to Hong's opinion, he will definitely not escape, for the time being, stabilize him first, and then we will wait and see what happens!"

Liang Mingdi nodded, and felt reasonable, so he didn't continue the topic, but picked up the broth and walked to the door curtain, lifted half of the curtain, and quietly watched the river while drinking the soup. After a while, he asked: "Brother Hong, you said~ Tomorrow we will cross the river, will we encounter a large-scale water corpse? Such a God-given opportunity, I think they will definitely not miss it." ”

The latter also walked up, touched his smooth cheeks, and smiled casually: "No matter how tight the front-line defense is, these 'water tigers' will always appear inadvertently in various waters, which is beyond our control. However, in general, large groups of water corpses seem to follow the army of corpse monsters, and occasionally there are sporadic water corpses, but they are only lonely.

Now that we have blocked the army of corpse monsters in the northwest, 108,000 miles away, the chance of water corpses appearing is not very large. They keep an army of water corpses, just when they want to attack, they have both waterways and surprises. So for so many years, I have never heard of an example of a group of water corpses invading alone, in addition to the location of the corpse army.

In the final analysis, it's not because they're simple-minded and too stupid~ If they dare to appear in the defensive circle, they will definitely be wiped out! So, Ming'er, we can cross the river with confidence, and it's absolutely fine. ”

As if he suddenly remembered something, he added: "By the way, there is one more thing - I have released a few carrier pigeons to Fengjia in advance, and informed the lord of Shuangfeng and the goddess that we may arrive at the time, and we should meet them halfway." Therefore, we don't have to take a detour to Fengjia, and we can go directly to Shuangzidu. I think we'll be there the night after tomorrow at the most!"

When Liang Mingdi heard this, he couldn't help but smile knowingly, nodded and said: "Lord Hong is really thoughtful, now that everything is ready, we can let it go! Chai Jiuzheng has been hiding from me for four years, and now he will have nowhere to escape!" After speaking, he drank all the broth and smashed the bowl in his hand......