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Text Chapter 435 The Arrival of Renli

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    At the same time that Lu Junyi's troops captured Yanzhou, a team in the northern desert was also approaching Yanzhou.

    After Renli led his troops to withdraw from the city of Xingqing Prefecture, he took soldiers and horses from various states to Yanzhou, and emptied the weapons depots in Jingzhou and Lingzhou on the way.

    Along with them were some party nobles from Jingzhou and Lingzhou. Due to various constraints, Renli and his party were not marching quickly.

    What made Renli feel depressed was that soldiers and horses kept escaping along the way. When he retreated from Xingqing Mansion, there were still 40,000 soldiers and horses. Later, he brought 10,000 defenders of Lingzhou with him, but Yanzhou, which had not yet arrived, had less than 20,000 soldiers and horses.  Ten thousand people.

    Renli sent several teams to patrol along the route, but the patrolling soldiers continued to flee, and some even attacked and killed the intercepting soldiers and escaped.

    Unable to forcibly stop the soldiers from fleeing, Renli could only use national justice to seduce the party officers and soldiers, but many people still could not abandon their families and chose to flee.

    After arriving, Renli no longer sent people to intercept the fleeing soldiers, but only promised to reward the soldiers who stayed behind after arriving in Yanzhou.

    The setting sun has already set behind the sand dunes, and the heat in the desert has quickly dissipated, but when night falls, it will be a biting cold.

    Although Renli is a member of the Party, he was born in the royal family and has not suffered too much. He has long forgotten how his ancestors established their business in these deserts.  After walking in the desert for two days, I also secretly complained.

    Fortunately, we will arrive in Yanzhou soon. When we arrive in Yanzhou, Renli will send someone to contact Renzhong, who is sending troops from Qinggang Gorge. The two brothers will join forces to stabilize the morale of the army and discuss matters to deal with Liang Guo.

    When Renli was thinking about what to do after arriving in Yanzhou, the general who was exploring the way came flying towards him.

    "Oh no, at noon today, a Liang army captured Yanzhou."

    When the soldiers on the left and right heard the news, they couldn't help but exclaimed.

    Renli was also surprised and asked: "Is the news true?"

    "Yes. The general has inquired about the nearby tribes. Some tribes from Weizhou defected to Liang and gained access to the city gate. Seeing that they could not defeat the Liang soldiers and horses, the defenders of Yanzhou abandoned the city and left."

    Renli scolded: "If I catch the traitors who betrayed our ancestors, I will skin them alive."

    The Jingzhou guard next to him asked in confusion: "So, the soldiers and horses of the Liang Kingdom came from Weizhou. Aren't the Liang Kingdom a group of grass bandits from the Central Plains? Why did so many soldiers and horses suddenly appear and fight all the way from Mingsha? How could they?  There¡¯s also a fight all the way from Weizhou.¡±

    Renli said: "Liang Guo doesn't have many soldiers and horses. Can you find out how many Liang Guo's soldiers and horses captured Yanzhou?"

    "Someone outside the city saw Daliang soldiers and horses entering the city, less than 10,000 people."

    The guard of Jingzhou frowned and said: "Although the city of Yanzhou is not as tall as Xingqing Mansion, we also have many fewer soldiers and horses. I am afraid that we will not be able to recapture Yanzhou."

    "It's getting late today, so we will go to Fangdang tribe to rest for the night. Tomorrow we will go to Yanzhou City to test the Liang Kingdom's troops."

    Renli knew that his brother Renzhong was leading his troops to retreat, and the nearest cities were Weizhou and Yanzhou.  Renli didn't know that Weizhou had no Daliang soldiers and horses at this time. He thought that Daliang soldiers and horses were trying to cut off Renzhong's retreat, so he would not easily let his brother's retreat be cut off by Daliang.

    The Fangdang tribe was one of the eight earliest Dangxiang tribes, but by the time Li Yuanhao founded the country, it was no longer considered a big Dangxiang tribe.  After the founding of Xixia, the three major tribes in the country were headed by the Weiming, Liang, and Renduo clans.

    The guard of Jingzhou saw that it was getting late.  Whether it is to attack Yanzhou or to take a detour to Youzhou and Xiazhou, it is time to set up camp and go down to the stronghold, so there is no need to say more.

    Once in the evening.  It was so cold in the desert that there were no soldiers and horses able to march in the desert at night.

    Although the Fangdang tribe is not a big tribe in Xixia Kingdom, it is a big tribe in Yanzhou, occupying a large salt pond.

    Although the Fangdang tribe is not considered a large Xixia tribe.  But there are also more than 6,000 people over the age of fifteen.  There are also more than 2,000 men under the age of sixty.  The total population of the Langyou Yanming tribe is less than a thousand, and there are only more than 300 men who can be armed.

    Lang Yanyan was not qualified to meet the clan leader of the Fangdang tribe in the past, but today when he came to the Fangdang tribe on behalf of the Daliang court, Fangdang Jun, the clan leader of the Fangdang tribe, personally led people to greet him outside the house.

    The two exchanged brief greetings, and Fang Dangjun stopped beating around the bush and said bluntly: "If I submit to Daliang, can Daliang allow my department to continue to own the salt pond?"

    Lang Yanming shook his head and said: "This is impossible. All the salt in Daliang is controlled by the imperial court. All the salt wells of the Tubo people are also in the hands of the Daliang imperial court. Daliang will not let any tribe own the salt wells."

    Fang Dangjun frowned and said, "Then why should I vote?"

      If in the past, Fang Dangjun frowned, Lang Nian Yanming would definitely be frightened, but today, Lang Nian Yanming faced Fang Dangjun without any pressure at all.

    Lang Yanyan said with a smile: "General Lu said that in three days he will send troops to wipe out the nearby tribes that do not submit, leaving no chickens or dogs behind."

    "The four characters "chicken and dog" are not left behind, but it was Lang Nianyan who added them. However, Lang Nianyan's name was not afraid of Fang Dangjun's falling out.  Before he came, he first approached the supervisor of the Fangdang tribe in the city and asked the supervisor to send someone to send a message to Fangdangjun. Only after Fangdangjun agreed to meet with Langzheyanming did Langzheyanming come from Yanzhou.  There are still a group of people from the Fangdang tribe in Yanzhou, so Langya Yanming is confident.  And he felt that when Fang Dangjun received him, he obviously had the intention of surrendering to Daliang.

    When Fang Dangjun heard this threat, his face could not help but darken.

    Lang Yanyan famously said: "Li Qianshun and Cha Ge lost 300,000 troops. Both of them were killed by Prince Daliang. Renzhong's soldiers and horses were also blocked in Shaanxi. They will be defeated sooner or later. The general trend of Xixia is over. Is it possible for you to do it?"  Do you want to embrace the Fangdang tribe and perish together with Xixia? This Xixia tribe belongs to the Weiming clan, not to our Dangxiang people. The Linzhou Zhe clan is also our Dangxiang clan. Didn't they also serve as generals for generations in the Song Dynasty and enjoy endless benefits?  Are you prosperous and wealthy? I heard that your Wuchi was originally owned by your Fangdang tribe, but was later taken away by the Weiming clan, leaving only the small pond you have now. Which of the larger salt ponds in each tribe were not taken away by the Weiming clan?  , When did the Weiming family treat all the party members as a family?"

    Fang Dangjun also knew that Huanqing Road had taken over again, cutting off Renzhong's retreat, and he tried to say: "Two thousand people in my department were taken to Huanqing Road by Renzhong, and I don't know what happened to them now. They are cheating on the patriarch.  Is there any news about them?"

    Lang Nianyan was also surprised and said: "Two thousand people? There are only so many men in your tribe that can fight."

    Fang Dangjun nodded and said: "80% of the men from the clan leader are gone, and I can't do anything about it. Eighty percent of the men from the Jianing Army Division and Xiangyou Army Division are gone."

    Lang Nian Yanming shook his head and said: "It would be better if he was captured. I'm afraid he has died in the battle. You have also heard about Daliang's divine thunder. It is as loud as thunder and can break iron armor. One divine thunder can destroy several people."  My father-in-law was all killed, and Brother Cha was blown to pieces by the divine thunder.¡±

    Fang Dangjun said: "If I surrender, can General Lu release the men from my tribe back?"

    Lang Yanyan nodded and said: "As long as they are still alive, there will be no problem. General Lu's soldiers and horses are veterans of Liangshan. They were the first soldiers and horses to follow the Emperor of Liang's cavalry. I heard from those Liangshan veterans that General Lu's clubs have beaten him all over the Central Plains without any rival.  , he is also one of the best generals in Daliang."

    Fang Dangjun said in confusion: "I heard that Prince Daliang is a god descended from heaven. Why is it that General Lu has conquered the Central Plains without any rival?"

    Lang Yanyan also asked the Liangshan veteran this question at the beginning. Hearing the words, he smiled and said: "The prince is a god descended to earth. How can ordinary people compare with him? Of course, the invincible opponent in the Central Plains is except the prince. With the status of General Lu, I want to challenge him."  Thousands of prisoners, that's definitely no problem, but you have to make a decision early. If the delay is long and other tribes take the lead, the official positions of managing various ministries will fall on other tribes, and then General Lu will no longer be able to do so.  I will definitely take prisoners for you. Some tribesmen looted several state capitals on Xihe Road when they retreated. The prince was furious and decided to destroy Xixia first, otherwise he should retreat and unify the Central Plains first.  The captured soldiers and horses on the Shun and Chage routes have been put under guard, and they will not be released easily while waiting for the prince to surrender. The same should be true for the Renzhong route, but it will be different if you are the first to surrender.  , General Lu can recommend you to an official position to help manage the various ministries in Yanzhou. Then it will be easy for you to ask for people from your tribe. I was the first to be found by General Yanqing and surrendered to him. From then on, Weizhou.  I help manage each department.¡± (To be continued)
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