Li Xiang took the remaining soldiers back to Xiliang City, followed by a long team of prisoners. Li Mu took the soldiers who died in the battle back to the camp in the first few days.
The food and grass from the Juhu camp arrived, and a large number of farmers came out of the city lord's palace every day. These people walked towards the military camp when they came out.
The Xiliang troops were killed in the battle with Black Tiger City and more than half of the troops were seriously injured and could not return. The vacancies in the army needed to be filled.
The battle with Black Tiger City suffered heavy losses. At the same time, the level of Xiliang's army generally reached level five, and Prime Minister Li also rose to level one.
If the Xiliang soldiers were allowed to practice to the fifth level on their own, it would take no less than a year. However, after the battle with Black Tiger City, the Xiliang soldiers reached the fifth level, and the elite troops even reached the sixth level.
This also shows that war is the development direction of the Xiliang army.
"Lord!" Li Yi was guarding the city gate. When he saw Li Xiang coming back, he quickly stepped forward. Li Xiang put his armor and weapons into the space belt and got off Xingliao.
"How's it going over there in Black Tiger City?"
Li Yi smiled and said: "Black Tiger City has stabilized, and now there is an uproar outside the Northwest Pass!"
"There's an uproar?" Li Xiang laughed: "How is the Xiliang Navy prepared?"
After Prime Minister Li defeated Black Tiger City, he turned his attention away from the west. He originally wanted to send a large army to the west, but now it seems that he does not need to.
Why did he come to the West?
Isn’t it just for gold and silver?
Now you can get a lot of gold and silver outside the Northwest Pass. Of course, you still need to go to the West. The West is an extremely huge market. If you transport things from the Eastern world there, the harvest will definitely be huge.
Let’s talk about this after Xiliang gets closer outside the Northwest Pass.
Now Li Xiang's sight is outside the Northwest Pass. Black Tiger City has been defeated in his own hands. Next is the White Lotus Sect not far from Xuanshui Lake.
Speaking of which, the White Lotus Sect still has some grievances with itself. After taking down the White Lotus Sect, we can prepare for the West!
"The navy is ready!" Li Yi said with some worry: "My lord, we just fought against Black Tiger City. Now that the military strength is restored to its peak, why not wait for a while and wait for the soldiers to change their jobs before going?"
The White Lotus Sect is not very far from Xuanshui Lake, and it only takes an hour to get to White Lotus City from the nearest place.
Li Xiang looked at Li Yi and said with a smile: "If you were the White Lotus Sect, would you have thought that Xiliang City, which just had a battle with Black Tiger City, would launch another attack on the White Lotus Sect within just half a month?"
Li Yi thought carefully: "No!"
Li Xiang narrowed his eyes: "It is precisely because he did not expect that I took action. Two first-rate forces outside the Northwest Pass of the White Lotus Sect and Black Tiger City occupy the resource points around Xuanshui Lake. After taking down these two forces, Xuanshui
The area around the lake will be our territory in Xiliang!"
"With Xuanshui Lake as our front camp position in Xiliang City, which navy outside the Northwest Pass is the opponent of our Xiliang Navy?
With Xuanshui Lake in our hands, we can bypass Black Tiger City and attack Xiliang City directly. That holy land of White Lotus Sect is also in our hands in Xiliang City. As long as we hold these two places, even if the Great Wall Army comes, our Xiliang City
He is also capable of fighting!"
Li Yi was a little worried: "Lord, if this is really the case, I am worried that surrounding forces will unite!"
Li Xiang laughed loudly: "What are you afraid of? The soldiers will stop you, and the water will cover you. What we lack most in Xiliang is war!"
The two of them walked and chatted, and in the blink of an eye they returned to the city lord's palace. The city lord's palace that should have been full of flowers only had a bunch of branches without flowers.
Xing Liao followed Li Xiang consciously without being pulled. Li Muhe and Li Jin were waiting for Li Xiang to return in the lobby of the city lord's palace.
Li Xiang sat on the throne: "Time is running out, I will go south to the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect immediately. After I leave, you two will still guard the iron mining area and Xiliang City.
Black Tiger City has been captured by us in Xiliang, and a large number of spies will definitely come. You need to take precautions. They can watch them freely outside the city, but they are absolutely not allowed in the city.
And the Juhu camp can keep it a secret as long as it can, and the Yunliang team also needs to send people to protect it."
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Only about an hour after Li Xiang returned to Xiliang City, he led a thousand spearmen, five hundred swordsmen, and five hundred archers south to Qingzhu Village.
At the dock of Qingzhu Village, arrow boats, transport ships, and building boats stayed quietly on the lake. After receiving the order from Prime Minister Li, the Xiliang Navy rushed back from Black Tiger City, and Li Shui personally led the army.
Li Huo and Zhang Qingyun were guarding Black Tiger City. They had Black Tiger City in their hands, but the territory previously owned by Black Tiger City was not in their hands. With only 700 troops, it was difficult for them to guard Black Tiger City, and even more so.
Don't talk about taking down the men and horses that Black Tiger City had before.
There are not many Xiliang soldiers in Black Tiger City, but no one dares to attack Black Tiger City. The Xiliang camp destroyed Black Tiger City with powerful forces. Black Tiger, the second-rate master of Black Tiger City, had no news after the battle.
None, there is a high probability that he will die in the hands of the Xiliang camp.
The major forces around Black Tiger City really want to take a bite of the resources Black Tiger City has, but they want Xiliang City to hold back for the time being.
They want to see how some of the Xiliang camps are treated, the forces that now occupy the resource points of Black Tiger City.
At the same time, they sent a large number of spies. The Xiliang camp was so mysterious that they only knew that the leader of the Xiliang camp was called Li Xiang, a powerful man.
Prime Minister Li was very fast. Before the spies from the major forces arrived, he rushed to the dock of Qingzhu Village with the Xiliang army. This time, the number of soldiers was as many as 2,000, and they had to be transported in two parts.
The speed of traveling to the White Lotus Sect camp from Qingzhu Village is shorter than traveling to Black Tiger City. It only takes one day and one night to reach the place.
The White Lotus Sect did not have many troops on the water, and there were only some small camps that took refuge with them. It was already midnight when the Xiliang army arrived, and there was no navy except for the Xiliang navy on Xuanshui Lake.
Li Xiang led his troops to find a place to stay in the mountains and forests, waiting for the arrival of the next batch of troops.
The trees around the White Lotus Sect are not as tall as those around Xiliang City, but the aura around it is much richer than that in Xiliang City, and there are many kinds of wild beasts in the forest.
It's a pity that they are too close to the White Lotus Sect and cannot light a fire, otherwise Li Xiang would lead his corporal to hunt and barbecue.
After settling the soldiers, Li Xiang led a few scouts out of the camp and lurked around the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect. The White Lotus Sect also built a city, but they didn't like to call it a city, preferring to call this place a Holy Land.
The place where the White Lotus Sect built its city is on a grassland. This side is a wilderness, the wilderness outside the Northwest Pass, and over there is the essence of the land outside the Northwest Pass.
The area around Xuanshui Lake does produce some natural and earthly treasures, as well as various ferocious beast meats, but they are far behind those produced in the wilderness.
There are various mines and groups of wild beasts in the wilderness outside the Northwest Pass!
The location of the town is between North Wilderness, South Wilderness and Xuanshui Lake.
White Lotus City is not very high, about five meters, and the size of the city is about the same as a small town, which is what Xiliang City looked like before the city wall was built.
According to the information sent back by Zhang Qingyun, the White Lotus Sect has about 1,500 troops in the Holy Land. Most of the remaining troops are distributed in various places. Moreover, the leader of the White Lotus Church has not been in the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect recently and has arrived.
small town.
It is for this reason that Prime Minister Li dared to lead his army directly to the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect, capture the Holy Land and then capture the surrounding areas of White Lotus. There is Black Tiger City in the northern wilderness and the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect in the south.
, a little further south is the border of Huangjiang in the Western Region, and there are countless sand bandits over there.
Further north of Black Tiger City is the boundless forest that is connected to Xiliang Camp. The forest where Xiliang Camp is located is just a small turret in the forest.
In this small corner, there are not many ferocious beasts in this forest because of the ink-armored beast before. Even if faced with an extremely large number of Xiliang soldiers, the ferocious beasts have to make way.
There is no obstruction on both sides of the south, with a huge Xuanshui Lake in the middle. The water in Xuanshui Lake flows directly into the Tongtian River in the northwest of Daqian. As long as the Daqian navy does not reach Xuanshui Lake, Xiliangshui will be in the middle of Xuanshui Lake.
The teacher is an invincible existence!
Xiliang City can be said to be impregnable. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating!
All the major forces outside the Northwest Pass are supported by the major forces on the Daqian side. The Xiliang camp was established by Prime Minister Li relying on the system left by his ancestors.
Li Xiang can be sure that when he wants to digest Black Tiger City, the major forces will take action, and it is very likely that they will join forces. Since we can't be friends, it is better to take action himself!
Black Tiger City and the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect are both guarded by city walls, making it difficult to attack. At that time, Li Shui and Li Huo's attack on Black Tiger City was due to a successful sneak attack.
Black Tiger City is located in the innermost territory of Black Tiger City. There is no force around that can threaten Black Tiger City. There are also a lot of informants outside. It is difficult for people from other big forces to sneak in. The soldiers guarding the city naturally
He also relaxed and gave Li Shui, Li Huo and Zhang Qingyun a chance.
It would be very risky if a thousand of them were really allowed to attack Black Tiger City.
Li Xiang carefully observed the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect. The people in the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect seemed very relaxed. The place where they built the city was far away from the major forces outside the Northwest Pass. The closest place to them should be Xiliang City, but Xiliang had just fought a battle with Black Tiger City.
At this time, they are probably busy receiving troops from Black Tiger City.
Moreover, there are 1,500 soldiers and 2,000 members of the White Lotus Sect in their city. Who dares to come to such a religious city!
Li Xiang observed patiently and looked at all four gates of the Holy Land of the White Lotus, the time when the troops were transferred, and the status of these soldiers at night.
These will help him attack the Holy Land of the White Lotus Sect!
On the fourth day, Li Xiang and the Xiliang soldiers slept peacefully in the forest all day long!
night!
Dark clouds cover the bright moon, and a gust of wind blows from time to time. It is already mid-April, the temperature is gradually getting hotter, and the late blowing makes people no longer feel cold.
The soldiers guarding the city on the city wall stood for a while, then lay down on the bed on the ground behind them. Three people were left to watch on one side of the city wall, while the others fell asleep. In the middle of the night, another person would stand up and watch.
But since the establishment of this city, no enemy has appeared. The night watchers secretly decided on a way to watch the night. There were thirty people on one city wall to watch the night. They divided the night watch time into the first half of the night and the second half of the night.
Three people were left to watch at one time, and three people were left to watch in the second half of the night.
Anyway, no one can attack the Holy Land.
The flames in the brazier whistled in the wind, and the soldiers who were responsible for guarding the whole night leaned against the city wall. There was no moon tonight, and all that could be seen was six or seven meters below the city wall, and further away there was only darkness.
When the White Lotus Sect was building the city, they cut down all the trees within a mile of the city and pulled out their roots, just to prevent someone from sneaking over. Normally, under the moonlight outside the city, even a wild beast would be seen.
