At the same time that Lu Junyi's troops captured Yanzhou, a team from 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.
Also on the road 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 the number of Yanzhou that had not yet arrived was less than 20,000.
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 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 was from Dangxiang, he came from a royal family and had not experienced much hardship. He had long forgotten how his ancestors established their business in these deserts. After walking in the desert for two days, he secretly complained about the hardships.
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 would happen after arriving in Yanzhou, the general who was exploring the road ahead came flying towards him.
"Oh no, today at noon, 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?"
"Well. The general has inquired about the nearby tribes. Some tribes from Weizhou defected to Liang and gained the city gate. Seeing that the defenders of Yanzhou were no match for Daliang's soldiers and horses, they 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 Central Plains grass bandits? Why did so many soldiers and horses suddenly appear and fight all the way from Mingsha?
We also had to fight all the way from Weizhou."
Renli said: "The Liang Kingdom does not have many soldiers and horses. Can you find out how many soldiers and horses the Liang Kingdom had when they captured Yanzhou?"
"Someone saw Daliang soldiers and horses entering the city outside the city, less than 10,000 people."
The guard general of Jingzhou frowned and said: "Although the city of Yanzhou is not as tall as Xingqing Mansion, we also have far fewer soldiers and horses. I am afraid 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."
However, Renli knew that his brother Renzhong was leading his troops to retreat, and the nearest cities to retreat were Weizhou and Yanzhou. Renli did not know that Weizhou had no Daliang soldiers and horses at this time, and thought that the Daliang soldiers and horses were trying to cut off Renzhong's retreat.
, naturally he would not easily let his brother’s escape route 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 the Xixia Kingdom, the tribes in the country were headed by the three major tribes of Weiming, Liang, and Renduo.
The Jingzhou garrison saw that it was already getting late. Whether he wanted to attack Yanzhou or take a detour to Youzhou or Xiazhou, it was time to set up camp and go down to the stronghold, so he didn't say much more.
At night, it gets very cold in the desert, and there are no soldiers and horses capable of marching 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, there are more than 6,000 men over the age of 15. There are also more than 2,000 men under the age of 60. The total population of the Langdao Yanming tribe is less than 1,000.
, there are only more than 300 men who can be armed.
In the past, Langya Yanming was not qualified to meet the leader of the Fangdang tribe, but today when he came to the Fangdang tribe on behalf of the Daliang court, the leader of the Fangdang tribe, Fangdang Jun, 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 Yanyan 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 for you?"
If in the past, Fang Tangjun frowned, Lang Nian Yanming would definitely be frightened, but today, Lang Nian Yanming faced Fang Dangjun without any pressure at all.
Langyou Yanming smiled and said: "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 for "rooster and dog" were added by Lang Nianyan, but Lang Nianyan was not afraid that Fang Dangjun would fall out. Before he came, he first went to the supervisor of the Fangdang tribe in the city and asked the supervisor to send someone to send a message to Fang Dangjun.
, Fang Dangjun agrees to disagree
Lang Yanming came from Yanzhou only after Yan Yanming came. There were still a group of people from the Fangdang tribe in Yanzhou, so Lang Yanming was confident. Moreover, he felt that Fang Dangjun had obviously surrendered to him when he received him.
The meaning of beam.
Fang Dangjun's face could not help but darken when he heard the threatening words.
Lang Yaoyan 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 situation 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 is the tribe of the Weiming clan, not the tribe of our Dangxiang people. The Zhe clan of Linzhou is also my tribe
We are a large clan in the Party. Weren’t they also generals in the Song Dynasty for generations and enjoying endless glory and wealth? I heard that your Wuchi was originally a member of your tribe, but was later snatched away by the Weiming clan, leaving you with only the current one.
Small ponds. Which of the larger salt ponds in each tribe has not been snatched away by the Weiming clan? When did the Weiming clan treat the various tribes as one family?"
Fang Dangjun also knew that Huanqing Road had invested in Daliang again, cutting off Renzhong's retreat. He tried: "Two thousand people in my tribe 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 tribe leader are gone. 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 of Daliang's divine thunder. It is as loud as thunder and can shatter iron armor. One divine thunder can destroy several soldiers."
My father-in-law was all killed, but 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 Emperor Liang's cavalry. I heard from those veterans of Liangshan 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 wondered: "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. When he heard the words, he smiled and said: "The prince is a god descended to earth. How can ordinary people compare with him? Naturally, 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 not I will definitely ask for prisoners for you. Several tribesmen plundered 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. Li Qian The captured soldiers and horses on the Shun and Chage routes have all been put under guard, and they will not be released easily while they wait for the prince to surrender. The same should be true for the Renzhong route. But if you are the first to surrender, it will be different. , General Lu can recommend you to an official position to help manage various ministries in Yanzhou. Then it will be easy for you to recruit 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)