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There were only a little over a hundred wounded soldiers.
Obviously, the wounded and injured soldiers will receive more generous compensation.
Everyone cheered sincerely.
Cheers echoed from the south gate to the east and west gates.
Finally, the North Gate also began to respond.
For a time,
Cheers erupted from all four sides of the city walls.
The entire Xingqing Prefecture was filled with the cheers of the Liang soldiers.
The people in the city also guessed some things from the cheers.
The Tanguts trembled and wept amidst cheers.
The Han people, on the other hand, completely cast aside their worries.
They cheered and jumped for joy.
Many wealthy families in the city began preparing gifts for the king.
Li Ren'ai and Yelü Nanxian, who were in the palace, embraced and wept bitterly.
Chapter 1919 Guide
Weizhou City
Lu Junyi held a cup of tea.
Take a sip now and then.
Born into a wealthy family,
This led to Lu Junyi having a completely different lifestyle from the other Liangshan leaders.
Even in the military, tea is indispensable.
Yan Qing noticed that Lu Junyi's tea had been steeping for quite some time, and then said,
"Zhong Gong's army has probably already captured Mingsha and is heading towards Lingzhou."
"Renzhong's 200,000 troops are blocked on Huanqing Road,"
"The army no longer needs us to protect their flanks."
"Xiao Yi thinks that Master can lead troops to attack Yanzhou."
"The Western Xia had two important locations,"
"One of them is the area around Xingqing Prefecture and Lingzhou,"
"One of them is the area around Yanzhou and Xiazhou."
"The King has taken Xingqing Prefecture,"
"Once the sire army arrives,"
"Lingzhou and Jingzhou will surely be hit by a downpour, and it could snow any day or night."
"The master then led his troops there."
"It's nothing more than sharing some credit with everyone else,"
"It would be better to send troops east to attack Yanzhou."
"Most of the Qingbai salt from the Western Xia Dynasty was produced in Yanzhou,"
"The master has conquered Yanzhou,"
"His merits are no less than those of Kelingzhou."
Lu Junyi knew that Yan Qing had seen through his thoughts.
Without hiding anything, he nodded and said,
"You're right,"
"But Weizhou and Yanzhou are separated by the vast sea,"
"For over two hundred miles, it was all desert,"
"We have never crossed the desert before,"
"I'm afraid I'll end up like Li Guang, lost on the road, and become a laughingstock."
Yan Qing pulled a sewing needle from his clothes.
Place it on your fingernail.
With a slight turn,
The sewing needle then began to spin rapidly on the smooth fingernail.
When the sewing needle slowly came to a stop
The needle tip was pointing directly south.
Compasses have long been widely used.
The Song people were able to sail long distances at sea thanks to the compass.
The compass fish is commonly used in the military.
The "Complete Essentials of Military Classics" contains methods for making and using the compass fish.
Cut from thin iron sheet, two inches long and five-tenths of an inch wide.
It has a sharp head and tail, shaped like a fish. Place it in a charcoal fire and heat until it turns reddish.
Use an iron scepter to press the fish's head out of the fire, with its tail directly facing the child's position.
Dip the grains in the water basin until the last few cents are gone, then stop.
It was stored in a secret container.
When using, place the bowl of water flat in a windless place.
Fish on the surface of the water, make them float.
Its head always faces noon.
However, there are more convenient methods of magnetization available to the general public.
Rub a sewing needle with a magnet.
This will make the sewing needle magnetic.
To act as a compass.
There are also several ways to use it:
The water flotation method involves threading a few rushes onto a magnetic needle and floating it on the water's surface to indicate direction.
The bowl rim rotation method involves placing a magnetic needle on the rim of a bowl; the needle can rotate to indicate direction.
The nail rotation method involves placing a magnetic needle on the fingernail. Because the nail surface is smooth, the magnetic needle can rotate freely to indicate direction.
The thread suspension method involves applying some wax to the middle of a magnetic needle, attaching a silk thread, and hanging it in a windless place to indicate direction.
It is recorded in Shen Kuo's "Dream Pool Essays".
Later compasses were essentially of two types: water compasses and dry compasses.
The skillful Yan Qing naturally didn't need any other tools.
It won't fall off even if you spin it on your nail dozens of times.
Yan Qing played with the compass and laughed.
"With a compass, the general direction shouldn't be wrong,"
"Find a few more people in the city who have traversed the vast ocean,"
"Comparing the two, a surprise attack on Yanzhou should not be a problem."
"The troops from the Jianing Military Command and the Xiangyou Military Command have all been transferred by Renzhong,"
"It would probably not be difficult for the master to sweep away all the prefectures and counties in the Yanzhou and Xiazhou area."
When Zhao Yuan launched his campaign,
The order to Lu Junyi followed immediately.
Seize the opportunity to move the village and cut off the stronghold.
Ensure that the army of the seed-cultivating masters can pass through the No-Smoke Gorge.
Both fortified villages have been captured by Zhao Yuan in a surprise attack.
They also left troops to guard the area.
After receiving reports of two retreating troops, the troops in Weizhou...
They did not dare to send troops to seize the city.
Instead, they sent a urgent message to Xingqing Prefecture requesting assistance.
On the one hand, strengthen defenses,
They feared that the Liang army would attack Weizhou.
The rapid defeat of Li Qianshun and Chage's two armies
This instilled fear in the Western Xia soldiers towards the Liang army.
Weizhou did not send troops.
Lu Junyi completed the mission without losing a single soldier.
When Zhong Shidao's army arrived at Geta Village...
The Zhong family's spies then brought news from Xingqing Prefecture.
The king captured Xingqing Prefecture with almost no casualties.
With the city defenses of Xingqing Prefecture,
Five thousand people can hold out for ten days without suffering any major casualties this month.
Therefore, Zhong Shidao decided to lead his troops in a surprise attack on Mingsha.
Then take Lingzhou, Shunzhou, and Jingzhou.
They conquered the states along the way.
Lu Junyi originally wanted to go north with the army as well.
However, Yan Qing advised him to advance eastward and launch a surprise attack on Weizhou.
Troops from the Yinchuan Plain rushed to Xingqing Prefecture to defend the emperor.
Rather than following the main army to capture a few empty cities,
It would be better to lead an army alone to capture a key border town.
Lu Junyi also felt that Yan Qing's words made sense.
He then led his troops over mountains and valleys.
They advanced eastward and launched a surprise attack on Weizhou.
I never expected that most of the troops from Weizhou would also march north to defend the emperor.
Lu Junyi easily captured Weizhou with his 5,000 troops.
Chapter 1920 Missed a Punch
This left Lu Junyi feeling as if he had punched empty air.
Just like when he conquered Hebei,