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"Abandon the Yinchuan Plain for Yanzhou,"
"I'm afraid they won't agree."
Renli said, "We're not abandoning the Yinchuan Plain."
"Once the main army joins, they will recapture the prefectures of the Yinchuan Plain."
"How much blood our ancestors shed!"
"Only then was the Tangut state established,"
"Now that the nation is in peril, only unity can save us,"
Only then can we overcome the difficulties and revitalize the Great Xia.
"The fate of the Great Xia Dynasty rests on everyone's shoulders."
Regardless of whether the generals had any grievances against the Great Xia,
However, they all had very loyal subjects in the kingdom established by the Tangut people.
Of course, some Han Chinese and Tibetan generals were excluded.
However, at this point, Renli could only try his best to win the support of the Tangut people.
Even though the Han people continued to support him,
He might not even dare to believe it anymore.
After all, Daliang was the kingdom of the Han people.
As for the Tibetans, they have always been the same as the Qiang people of Qinghai in the past.
They wavered between the Han Chinese and the Tanguts.
The Han people are now powerful.
Renli also found it difficult to trust the Tibetans.
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"We swear to follow you to the death, sir."
The Tangut generals were also stirred by Renli's words.
They all swore allegiance.
Renli nodded and said, "Alright, the military situation is urgent."
"To avoid being attacked from both sides by the Liang army,"
"We will then retreat to Yanzhou,"
"At the same time, send a messenger to inform the remaining garrisons in Shunzhou and Lingzhou,"
"Let's retreat together to Yanzhou."
"Yes!"
The generals did not inform their soldiers.
They immediately retreated south to Jingzhou.
When we set up camp for the night,
The soldiers gradually learned of Renli's decision.
The next day, people began to flee.
Although many Tangut soldiers were prepared to fight for the Great Xia.
However, most people are still concerned about their own lives and the lives of their families.
Zhao Yuan's personal guards had just brought the weapons to the city wall.
The crowd was still waiting for the Western Xia people to drive the people away again.
Use weapons to help them fight amongst themselves.
Unexpectedly, the Western Xia army abandoned the half-filled moat and retreated.
Yao Pingzhong asked in confusion, "Could it be that the Western Xia people were driven back by their own people?"
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Then should I attribute the war merits to the Western Xia people?"
Sun Li laughed and said, "The Western Xia people have probably received news of our army's northward march."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qi said unwillingly,
"I'm only five men short of becoming a viscount,"
"Won't the Western Xia people retreat now?"
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "If you're not tired,"
"Then let's go see where the Western Xia troops have retreated to?"
Liu Qi knew that the king was granting him the title of viscount, so he cupped his hands and said...
"This humble general is willing to go."
Han Shizhong and Yao Pingzhong, however, had no hope of completing the beheading of the viscount.
However, he was worried about Liu Qi leaving the city alone, so he cupped his hands in greeting and said...
"This humble general is willing to go with you."
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "Then you can go ahead."
"Take the order."
The three of them clasped their hands in a deep fist salute.
They descended from the city wall and rode away at full speed.
Zhao Yuan jumped onto the battlement.
Looking down at the soldiers on the city wall,
"Each soldier who participated in the battle today will be rewarded with ten strings of cash."
"The battle of Xingqing Prefecture is now over."
"All officers and below the rank of captain in the entire army will be promoted to captain."
"Promoted one rank above the rank of Captain."
"Each person will be rewarded with one hundred mu of land."
The imperial treasury was not abundant.
However, there is no shortage of land.
The imperial court has now distributed land as part of the compensation for wounded and injured soldiers.
However, no rewards have been given to active-duty soldiers yet.
This surprise attack on Xingqing Prefecture led to the destruction of Western Xia.
The five thousand veterans of Liangshan made great contributions.
All officers below the rank of centurion were promoted to centurion.
Centurion and above are promoted one rank.
In reality, the ordinary soldiers only got promoted two ranks.
The corporal was promoted one rank.
No one was promoted three ranks.
Moreover, the promotion wasn't even to a substantive position.
Just a rank official
The impact on the military is not significant.
Official rank was only related to salary.
It doesn't necessarily mean you'll get the corresponding official position.
However, everyone reached the top.
After the end of their service term,
All are free to choose whether to continue serving in the military or retire.
The only thing that troubled Zhao Yuan was the matter of rewarding him.
In the past, a city captured in the Central Plains was rewarded with several strings of cash.
Now, however, they have penetrated deep into the heart of Western Xia territory.
They captured the capital of Western Xia.
A reward ten times over would not be excessive.
However, there are only more than 5,000 people.
If a reward of hundreds of thousands of strings of cash were given at once,
This was also a considerable expense for the imperial court.
Therefore, Zhao Yuan decided to reward the land.
For the imperial court,
Land is the least of our worries now.
For the soldiers,
Land is also an important form of wealth.
The imperial court also exempted agricultural taxes.
The value of land will only increase.
The rent they collect each year is enough to support their entire family.
It is for sale.
One hundred acres of land can sell for several hundred strings of cash.
This can be considered a generous reward.
Of course, the imperial court could also sell the land directly.
They still rewarded the soldiers with money.
However, Zhao Yuan did not want to calculate the gains and losses involved.
"Long live the king!"
"Long live the king!"
"Long live the king!"
Upon hearing the king's words, the soldiers...
They also knew that the Western Xia people had completely retreated.
The Western Xia people will not give up their resistance.
However, a surprise attack on Xingqing Prefecture
The battle to destroy Western Xia had come to an end.
Although it wasn't about bestowing titles and privileges upon one's wife and children.
But a hundred acres of land is enough to pass down through generations.
Moreover, to achieve such results
The casualties of the entire army were very small.
Only a dozen or so unlucky soldiers were shot in vital areas and died.