Although Renli also saw Liang Guo's soldiers and horses opening the wooden fence at the gap, he did not wish to take the opportunity to seize the city. The combination of fire and thunder and the divine arm crossbow made them look at the gap as if they were seeing a trap.
The Lingzhou guard said anxiously: "Lingzhou can't be defended, and Xingqing Mansion can't be attacked for a while, so what are we still doing here? Waiting for Liang Guo's troops to attack from behind?"
When everyone heard what the Lingzhou guard said, they all wanted to quit. No one thought they could do better than Brother Cha and Li Qianshun.
Renli also saw everyone's thoughts and sighed: "I originally thought that the civil strife in the Central Plains would bring great prosperity to our country of Xia, but I didn't expect that it would lead to the destruction of the country. If we dispersed separately, we would be defeated by the soldiers and horses of the Liang Kingdom one by one, and Daxia would also be destroyed. Then he is really dead."
Although the Jingzhou garrison felt that Renli had evil intentions, he did not want to see Daxia fall. Hearing this, he asked, "Does King Shu have any plans?"
Renli looked around at everyone and said: "The Yinchuan plain cannot be defended. The Liang army is coming fiercely, and we can only avoid its sharp edge. The 200,000 troops led by my brother are returning from Huanqing Road. We can lead We will go to Yanzhou to join my brother's army, and then we will come back to seize the Yinchuan Plain."
Hearing this, the soldiers and horses of Dingzhou frowned and said: "Most of my soldiers, young and old, are in the Yinchuan Plain. I'm afraid they won't agree to abandon the Yinchuan Plain and go to Yanzhou."
Renli said: "We are not abandoning the Yinchuan Plain. We will take back the states in the Yinchuan Plain when we join the army. Our ancestors have shed so much blood to establish the country of the Party members. Now that the country is facing a national crisis, only by uniting can we tide over the difficulties. , to revive Daxia. The survival of Daxia depends on everyone."
Regardless of whether the generals were dissatisfied with Daxia or not, they all had very loyal ministers to the country established by the Dangxiang people, except of course some Han and Tubo generals.
However, Renli could only work hard to win the support of the Dangxiang people at this time. Even if the Han people continued to support him, he might not dare to believe it. After all, Daliang is the country of the Han people. As for the Tubo people, they have always been the same as the Qing, Tang and Qiang people back then. , wandering between the Han people and the Dangxiang people. Now that the Han people are so powerful, it is hard for Renli to trust the Tubo people.
"We will follow you to the death."
A number of party generals were also excited by Renli's words and swore allegiance one after another.
Renli nodded and said: "Okay, the military situation is urgent. In order to avoid being attacked by Liang's soldiers and horses, we will retreat to Yanzhou. At the same time, Pegasus will notify Shunzhou and the remaining defenders of Lingzhou will retreat to Yanzhou together."
"yes"
The generals immediately retreated to Jingzhou in the south without notifying their soldiers.
After setting up camp at night, the soldiers below gradually learned about Renli's decision.
The next day, people began to flee. Although many party soldiers were preparing to fight for Daxia, more people were thinking about their own lives and the lives of their family members.
Chao Yong's soldiers had just transported the weapons to the city wall. Everyone was still waiting for the Xixia people to drive the people back and use weapons to help them fight among themselves. Unexpectedly, the Xixia people abandoned the half-filled moat and retreated.
Yao Pingzhong asked doubtfully: "Is it possible that the Xixia people were killed by their own people?"
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Then I should attribute the war achievements to the Xixia people?"
Sun Li smiled and said: "The Xixia people probably got the news that my army is heading north."
When Liu Qi heard this, he said unwillingly: "I am only five viscounts short. The Xixia people won't just retreat, right?"
Chao Yong smiled and said: "If you are not tired, go and see where the Xixia troops have retreated?"
Liu Qi also knew that the prince was the viscount who would help him, so he held his hands and said, "I will go as I wish."
Han Shizhong and Yao Pingzhong had no hope of completing the beheading of the viscount. However, they were worried that Liu Qi would leave the city alone, and they both held their hands and said, "I am willing to go with you."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Then you go."
"Take the order."
The three of them hugged their fists heavily, got down from the city, and rode away quickly.
Chao Yong jumped up on the battlements. Looking down at the soldiers on the city wall, he said: "The soldiers participating in the battle today are each rewarded with ten guans. The Battle of Xingqing Mansion is over. The entire army from head to head will be promoted to Du Tou, and everyone from head to head will be promoted to one level. Every time
People are rewarded with one hundred acres of land,"
The imperial treasury is not abundant, but there is no shortage of land. Now the imperial court has distributed land as part of the pension for casualties, but it has not rewarded active soldiers.
This raid on Xingqing Mansion destroyed Xixia. Five thousand Liangshan veterans made great contributions.
All centurions and below were promoted to centurions, and centurions and above were promoted to one level. In fact, ordinary soldiers were only promoted to two levels, and centurions were promoted to one level. No one was promoted to three levels. And the promotion was not
Actual duties are just rank officers, which do not have much influence on the army. Rank officers are only related to salary and do not necessarily lead to corresponding official positions. However, everyone has reached the rank of rank, and after the expiration of the service period, they can all choose freely.
Stay in the military or retire.
Chao Yong was embarrassed only by the reward. In the past, he would be rewarded several times for conquering a city in the Central Plains. But now he has gone deep into the hinterland of Xixia and conquered the capital of Xixia. Ten times the reward is not an exaggeration. But for more than 5,000 people, dozens of rewards are given at a time.
Wan Guan's words would also be a big expense for the court. Therefore, Chao Yong decided to reward the land.
For the imperial court, land is now the most indispensable. For the soldiers, land is also an important wealth. The imperial court has exempted agricultural taxes. The value of the land will only get higher and higher. Even if it collects rent every year, it can
You can support your whole family. Even if you sell it, one hundred acres of land can be sold for several hundred dollars, which can be said to be a huge reward.
Of course, the court could also directly sell the land and still reward the soldiers with money, but Chao Yong did not want to calculate the gains and losses.
"Long live the prince"
"Long live the prince"
"Long live the prince"
After hearing what the prince said, all the soldiers knew that the Xixia people had completely retreated. The Xixia people would not give up resistance, but the battle to raid Xingqing Mansion and destroy Xixia was over.
Although it is not a wife's shadow, one hundred acres of land is enough to pass down the family. And to achieve such results, the casualties of the entire army were very small. Only a dozen unlucky soldiers were shot to death, and only a hundred soldiers were injured.
There are many people. Obviously, the wounded and killed soldiers will receive more generous pensions.
Everyone cheered sincerely, and the cheers spread from the south gate to the east and west gates, and finally the north gate began to respond.
For a time, cheers continued on all four walls, and the entire Xingqing Mansion was enveloped in the cheers of Daliang soldiers.
The people in the city also guessed something from the cheers. The Dangxiang people trembled and cried in the cheers, while the Han people completely put aside their worries and cheered along.
Many wealthy families in the city began to prepare to present gifts to the prince, while Li Renai and Yelu Nanxian in the palace hugged each other and cried. (To be continued)