"What are you doing standing still? This gold belongs to your Shanjia tribe!"
Seeing how generous Zhao Rui was, the man no longer hesitated and hurried forward to grab the gold in his hands.
"You give me enough money. From now on, the Shanjia Tribe will obey your orders."
Zhao Rui nodded with satisfaction and returned to Miao territory with the Shanjia tribe.
In the next half month, the entire southern Xinjiang turned into a mess.
When King Mu died, King Mu's army was leaderless and collapsed in an instant. Each general fled with his subordinates, occupied several cities, and proclaimed himself king.
The major tribes even attacked each other and expanded their territory as much as possible.
Several tribes in the neighboring Miao territory unanimously decided to submit to the Great Shang after discussion.
Their tribe is too weak, and they only have 20,000 to 30,000 troops in their hands, and only a few thousand in less, which is not enough to fill their teeth with hundreds of thousands of troops. Surrender is the best option.
Zhao Rui also gave these tribal leaders the greatest courtesy. Not only did he allow them to return to their respective tribes and continue to be leaders, he also gave them great autonomy.
At the same time, they were rewarded with large amounts of gold, silver and jewels, and were given titles of nobility.
It just canceled the armies of each tribe and incorporated all the young men in the tribe into the merchant army.
Although they lost their military power, these tribal leaders were grateful to Zhao Rui.
Anyway, the surrounding tribes have all surrendered to the Great Shang, and everyone is loyal to one emperor. Naturally, there will be no wars, and they can live a peaceful and wealthy life.
When the surrounding tribes were almost submissive, Zhao Rui began to use troops.
Zhaoli was ordered to lead the vanguard army and march southward. The first to bear the brunt was King Mu City.
Today, King Mu's army has been torn apart. There are less than 20,000 defenders left in the city, and they are all old and weak.
The people in the city had no intention of fighting.
They have all heard the news about the surrounding tribes surrendering to the merchants. Instead of being punished after surrendering, these people received a large number of rewards. Some even directly joined the merchant army. Not only did they have establishments, but they also received rewards every month.
There is a fixed military pay.
This is a great good thing for ordinary people. Isn’t what they want just a stable life?
When Zhaoli's army approached the city, the city gates were opened by the people with little effort, and the defenders in the city also surrendered one after another.
This scene scared Zhaoli.
The relationships among the various tribes in southern Xinjiang are complicated and sometimes they are in opposition, sometimes they are united, and they are uncertain.
Back then, when the Southern Chu army entered southern Xinjiang, they were met with resistance from the local tribes and suffered heavy losses.
Even if Zhaoli later led the most elite merchant army to attack the Liuzhao Kingdom, it still suffered a lot of damage. In the end, the soldiers were not even willing to fight anymore.
But now, everything has exceeded his imagination.
Zhao Rui just walked around Muwang City and participated in a martial arts conference, but he was able to have such a miraculous effect.
Not only did the entire southern Xinjiang fall apart, but it also alienated the people and their tribal leaders.
Zhaoli did not stop after capturing King Mu City, but continued southward without stopping. In less than five days, he captured more than forty cities and subdued hundreds of tribes, large and small.
Finally, Zhaoli's 300,000 vanguard army arrived at Baihu City.