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"I'm not afraid the general will laugh at me,"
"Our unit is not belligerent,"
"They are not as brave as other tribes."
"Therefore, the Western Xia do not need my troops to muster their forces."
"It simply means that my troops can use money and grain instead of military service."
Upon hearing Lang Eyan's words,
Lu Junyi and Yan Qing both nodded secretly.
Just now, nearly a hundred members of the Lang'eyan tribe went up to the city wall to fight against more than ten guards.
If they were veterans of Liangshan...
In no time at all, they would have hacked more than ten people to pieces.
The Lang'eyan tribe, however, had not been able to resolve the issue even after reinforcements arrived from five miles away.
To say they're not good at fighting is an understatement.
Lu Junyi understood Lang Eyan's intention and nodded.
"Then I will ask for an official position for you later."
Yan Qing said from the side, "Your tribe is the first tribe in Weizhou to submit."
"And there was another one who led us across the vast ocean,"
"The merit of capturing the gates of Yanzhou,"
"The general intends to arrange an official position for you to assist in managing the various tribes in Weizhou."
Weizhou has dozens of tribes, large and small.
The Lang'eyan tribe is not a large tribe.
Although it was only to assist in the management of tribes of all sizes
But the commanding officer will undoubtedly be a Han Chinese.
He was considered the first among all the tribes.
Lang Eyan knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying,
"I will never forget the great kindness of the general."
Lu Junyi nodded and said,
"It still needs the imperial court's approval before it can be approved. You may get up."
Lang Eyanming stood up and said, "No matter what, I will always remember the general's kindness."
Yan Qing said from the side, "If you can achieve more merits,"
"The matter is now a sure thing."
Upon hearing this, Lang Eyanming hurriedly replied,
"Where a general needs a villain,"
"Just give the order, and I'll go through fire and water for you."
"Even a petty person will never frown."
Yan Qing laughed and said, "You don't need to do anything."
"You come to Yanzhou often,"
"You must have some understanding of the various departments in Yanzhou, right?"
"I do frequently deal with various departments,"
"However, the little people's tribe is not very big,"
"Those coming and going are all minor tribal leaders."
Lu Junyi nodded and said, "As long as we can talk, that's fine."
"I want you to step in and persuade the various tribes of Yanzhou to surrender,"
“Even tribes in places like Youzhou and Hongzhou.”
Lang Eyan said, "I am quite familiar with the various departments in Yanzhou."
"The tribes of Youzhou and Hongzhou have never had any dealings with each other."
"However, they all have to buy salt from the Salt Prefecture tribes,"
“The tribes in Yanzhou are familiar with the situation in Youzhou and Hongzhou.”
Lu Junyi said, "Then you can take charge of persuading the Yanzhou tribes to surrender."
Lang Eyan was quite confident about this matter.
However, there are some details that need to be clarified.
"What conditions can I agree to for them?"
Lu Junyi laughed and said, "My army has already captured Yanzhou."
"We can send troops to wipe them out at any time,"
"Are there any other conditions we should agree to?"
Yan Qing said, "What they need to consider now is how to save their lives."
"Instead of trying to preserve any property."
"They can escape with their cattle and sheep,"
"But their salt ponds cannot be moved."
"Salt has always been controlled by the imperial court,"
"All the salt wells in Xihe Road were also brought under the control of the imperial court, without exception."
"But if they succeed,"
"The imperial court can allocate more pastures and farmland to them."
Lang Eyan nodded and said, "I understand."
"There are various merchants and businesses in the city,"
"I will contact them right away."
Lu Junyi said, "Give them three days."
"In three days, I will send troops to wipe out the remaining tribes that have not submitted."
Chapter 1936 Salt Lake
Yanzhou has numerous salt lakes.
A portion belonged to the Western Xia dynasty.
A portion of them belonged to the various tribes of Yanzhou.
The main assets of these tribes are salt ponds of varying sizes.
Therefore, various tribes gathered near the salt lake to protect it.
These tribes can obtain huge incomes from the salt lakes.
The population is often quite large.
These were the tribes that Lu Junyi wanted to recruit.
At the same time that Lu Junyi's troops captured Yanzhou,
A team was also approaching Yanzhou in the northern desert.
After Renli led his troops to withdraw from the city of Xingqing,
They then gathered troops from various prefectures and headed towards Yanzhou.
Along the way, they also emptied the armories of Jingzhou and Lingzhou.
Also traveling with them were some Dangxiang nobles from Jingzhou and Lingzhou.
Because of various entanglements
Renli and his party did not march quickly.
What disheartened Renli was the constant desertion of soldiers along the way.
When the troops retreated from Xingqing Prefecture
There are still 40,000 troops.
Later, he also led 10,000 troops to garrison Lingzhou.
But we haven't reached Yanzhou yet.
There are fewer than 20,000 people left.
Renli sent several teams to patrol along the route.
However, the patrolling soldiers also kept deserting.
Some soldiers even attacked and killed those who tried to intercept them, and escaped.
Unable to forcibly stop the soldiers' escape,
Renli could only use the guise of national righteousness to sway the Tangut soldiers.
However, many people still cannot abandon their families.
They chose to flee.
Later on,
Renli then stopped sending men to intercept the fleeing soldiers.
He only promised that after arriving in Yanzhou,
The soldiers who stayed behind were richly rewarded.
The sun had already sunk behind the sand dunes.
The desert heat dissipated quickly.
However, when night falls...
Then it will be bitterly cold.
Although Renli was a Tangut,
But being born into royalty
He also didn't suffer too much hardship.
They've long forgotten how their ancestors established their businesses in these deserts.
After walking in the desert for two days,
They were also secretly complaining.
Fortunately, we'll be arriving in Yanzhou soon.
Upon arriving in Yanzhou,
Renli would then send someone to contact Renzhong, who was leading troops from Qinggang Gorge.
The two brothers joined forces.
This will stabilize morale.
They discussed how to deal with the Liang Kingdom.
Renli was thinking about what to do after arriving in Yanzhou,
The scout general who had gone ahead came galloping in.