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 Xingqingfu, he took the soldiers and horses of various states to Yanzhou, and emptied the armories of Jingzhou and Lingzhou on the way.

There were also some party nobles in Jingzhou and Lingzhou who went on the road together, and because of various entanglements, Renli and his party did not march fast.

What made Renli feel depressed was that there were soldiers and horses fleeing along the way, and when he retreated from Xingqing Mansion, there were still 40,000 soldiers and horses, and later he brought 10,000 defenders from Lingzhou, but Yanzhou, which had not yet arrived, was less than 20,000.

Renli sent several teams of people to patrol along the way, but the soldiers on patrol also kept fleeing, and even some soldiers attacked and killed and intercepted soldiers who fled.

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

Later, Renli no longer sent people to intercept the fleeing soldiers, but promised to reward the remaining soldiers after arriving in Yanzhou.

The sun had set behind the dunes, and the desert heat was fast dissipating, but when night fell, it was bitterly cold.

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

Fortunately, they will soon arrive in Yanzhou, and when they arrive in Yanzhou, Renli will send someone to contact Renzhong, who sent troops from Qinggangxia, and the two brothers can join forces together to stabilize the morale of the army and discuss the matter of dealing with Liang State.

When Renli was thinking about what would happen after arriving in Yanzhou, the general who was exploring the way in front of him came flying horses.

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

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

Renli was also taken aback and asked, "Is the news true?" ”

"Well, the last general has inquired with the nearby tribes, and some tribes from Weizhou have taken refuge in the Liang State. After earning the city gate, the defenders of Yanzhou saw that the enemy could not be defeated by the soldiers and horses of Daliang, so they abandoned the city and left. ”

Renli scolded: "If the traitors who have turned their backs on their ancestors are caught, they will be skinned alive." ”

The Jingzhou guard next to him was puzzled: "In this way, the soldiers and horses of the Liang State came from Weizhou." Isn't this Liang country a gang of Central Plains grass cowards? Why did so many soldiers and horses suddenly appear, all the way from Mingsha, and all the way from Weizhou. ”

Renli said: "There won't be a lot of soldiers and horses in the Liang Kingdom. Can you find out how many soldiers and horses of the Liang State have captured Yanzhou? ”

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

The Jingzhou guard frowned and said, "Although the city of Yanzhou is not as tall as Xingqing Mansion, we also have a lot fewer soldiers and horses. I'm afraid I won't be able to recapture Yanzhou. ”

"It's getting late today, so let's go to the Fangdang tribe to rest for the night, and tomorrow we will go to Yanzhou City to test the soldiers and horses of the Liang State."

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

The Fangdang tribe was one of the eight tribes of the party, but by the time Li Yuanhao founded the country, it was no longer a party clan. After the founding of the Western Xia, the various tribes in the country were headed by the three major clans of Weiming, Liang, and Renduo.

The Jingzhou guard will see that it is getting late. Whether it is to attack Yanzhou, or to make a detour to Youzhou and Xiazhou, it is time to set up camp at this time, so there is no need to say much.

One to the evening. It was very cold in the desert, and there were no soldiers or horses to march at night in the desert.

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

Although the Fangdang tribe is not a large tribe of Western Xia. But there are more than 6,000 men, and there are more than 2,000 men over the age of 15 and under the age of 60. The total population of the Langyan tribe is less than a thousand. There are only more than 300 men who can be armed.

In the past, Lang Yanming was not qualified to meet the patriarch of the Fangdang tribe, but when he came to the Fangdang tribe on behalf of the Liang court today, the patriarch of the Fangdang tribe, Fang Dangjun, personally led people to greet him outside the house.

The two exchanged pleasantries slightly, and Fang Dangjun stopped going around in circles, and said bluntly: "If I return to the beam, can the beam let my department continue to have the salt pool?" ”

Lang Yanming shook his head and said: "This is impossible, all the salt of the Great Liang is controlled by the imperial court, and the salt wells of the Tubo people have all been received by the Imperial Court of the Great Liang, and the Great Liang will not let any tribe own the salt wells." ”

Fang Dangjun frowned and said, "Then why do I want to vote for the beam?" ”

If it was in the past, Fang Dangjun frowned, Lang Yan Ming would definitely be scared, but today Lang Yan Ming has no pressure at all in the face of Fang Dangjun.

Lang Yanming said with a smile: "General Lu said that in three days, he will send troops to sweep away the nearby tribes that do not return, and there will be no chickens and dogs." ”

The chicken dog does not leave four words, but it is added by the name of Langyan Yan, but the name of Langyan is not afraid of Fang Dangjun turning his face. Before he came, he first found the director of the Fang Dang tribe in the city, and asked the supervisor to send someone to Fang Dangjun to pass the word. There is still a cadre in the Fangdang tribe in Yanzhou, so there is no fear of slandering the name of the rock. And he felt that when Fang Dangjun met him, he obviously had the intention of returning to the Liang.

Fang Dangjun heard this threatening words, and his face couldn't help but sink.

Lang Yanyan said: "Li Qianshun and Chage's two armies were broken by 300,000, and both of them were also beheaded by the prince of Daliang, and Renzhong's soldiers and horses were also blocked in Shaanxi, and they were defeated sooner or later." The general trend of Western Xia has gone, is it possible that you want to hold the Fangdang tribe and perish together with Western Xia? This Western Xia is the tribe of the Wei Ming clan, not the tribe of our party members. The Linzhou Zhe clan is also a big family of our party, and they are not also generals for generations in the Song Dynasty, enjoying endless glory and wealth? I heard that your Wuchi was originally from your Fangdang tribe, but it was later robbed by the Wei Ming clan, and only the current small pool was left for you. Which of the larger salt ponds of each tribe was not robbed by the Wei Ming clan, and when did the Wei Ming clan treat the party departments as a family. ”

Fang Dangjun also knew that Huanqing Road had invested in the girder again, cutting off Renzhong's retreat, and said tentatively: "Two thousand people in my department were taken to Huanqing Road by Renzhong, and now I don't know how." The prodigal chiefs have news of them. ”

Lang Yanming also exclaimed: "Two thousand? There are only so many men that your tribe can fight. ”

Fang Dangjun nodded and said: "The patriarch men are eighty percent gone, and I have no choice, the tribal men of the Jianing Military Division and the Xiangyou Military Division are eighty percent gone." ”

Lang Yanming shook his head and said, "If it's better to be captured, I'm afraid I'm already dead in battle." You've also heard of the divine thunder of the beam, the sound is as loud as the thunder, and the iron armor can be shattered. A divine thunder can kill several people, and Brother Cha was blown to pieces by the divine thunder. ”

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

Lang Yanming nodded and said: "As long as they are alive, there is no problem, General Lu's soldiers and horses are veterans of Liangshan, and they were the first to follow the cavalry of Emperor Liang." Listening to those Liangshan veterans, General Lu has no opponent in the Central Plains with a stick, and he is also one of the best generals in Daliang. ”

Fang Dangjun was puzzled: "I heard that the prince of Daliang is a god descending from heaven, why is this General Lu fighting all over the Central Plains and has no opponent." ”

Lang Yanming also asked the Liangshan veteran this question at the beginning, and said with a smile when he heard this: "The prince is a god descended from the heavens, how can ordinary people compare with him, and the invincible opponents in the Central Plains are naturally except for the prince." With General Lu's status, if you want to ask for a few thousand prisoners, it will definitely be fine, but you have to make a decision early. If it is delayed for a long time, the other tribes will take the lead, and the official position of managing the various ministries will fall to the other tribes, and General Lu will not necessarily ask for prisoners for you. Several tribesmen's horses plundered several state capitals on Xihe Road when they retreated, and the prince was furious, so he decided to destroy Western Xia first. Otherwise, he should withdraw his troops and unify the Central Plains first. The captured soldiers and horses of Li Qianshun and Cha Ge have been taken care of, waiting for the prince to fall, and they should not be easily released. Renzhong should be the same along the way. However, if you are the first to surrender, it will be different, General Lu can guarantee you an official position to assist in the management of the various departments of Yanzhou, and then it will be easy for you to ask for people from your tribe. I was the first to be found by General Yan Qing and surrendered to him, and I assisted in the management of the various departments in Weizhou in the future. (To be continued......)