Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

The soldiers suffered almost no casualties.

Naturally, he was unable to achieve any significant military exploits.

Chapter 1932 Entering Xingqing Prefecture

After the powerful clans of Jingzhou, Shunzhou, and Dingzhou had their troops taken away by Renli,

They also followed the example of the powerful clans of Huai Prefecture and submitted to the Great Liang.

After the army entered Xingqing Prefecture,

Zhao Yuan then began to assign troops.

Apart from Lingzhou, where Yang Zhi led 10,000 troops,

He also dispatched Han Shizhong, Liu Qi, and Yao Pingzhong, each leading 5,000 troops to garrison Jingzhou, Shunzhou, and Huaizhou, while Lu Zhishen led 10,000 troops to garrison Dingzhou.

Dingzhou, however, is located at the northernmost tip of the Yinchuan Plain.

Further north were the Right Wing Chaoshun Military Command and the Baima Qiangzhen Military Command of the Western Xia.

Further away are the Heishui Weifu Military Command and the Liao Kingdom's Xijing Road and Shangjing Road.

At this point, the entire Yinchuan Plain fell into the hands of the Great Liang.

Zhao Yuan was stationed in Xingqing Prefecture.

Continue to persuade the various tribes of Western Xia to surrender.

Then there's Lu Junyi's troops in the south.

Traveling through the vast ocean,

It seemed as if only sand remained in the world.

On the first day of entering the vast sea,

Everyone looked up at the blue sky and white clouds.

Looking down at the golden desert once more,

I feel that the vast ocean also has a unique grandeur and magnificence.

However, after a day of traveling through the vast ocean...

All I could see was sand, nothing but sand.

Then no one thought the vast ocean was beautiful anymore.

Especially in the evening,

They hid in the tent.

Huddled under the blanket,

It's so cold I can't fall asleep.

The next day, everyone started cursing the damned desert.

Although no one wanted to spend another night in the desert,

However, the camel caravan was still unable to cross the vast desert to reach Yanzhou.

A completely different kind of cold from the night.

During the day, the temperature of the vast sea can be enough to cook a person.

Everyone's clothes were soaked.

Sweat poured down his head.

The sunlight reflecting off the golden sand made everyone's eyes a little sore.

They could only squint as they traveled.

Lu Junyi picked up the water bottle hanging on the camel's back.

He tilted his head back and took a sip.

Then he could no longer swallow.

The water in the kettle was still from Weizhou that day.

Although they passed through Lingzhou River on their journey

However, the water in Lingzhou River is bitter.

Unsuitable for drinking.

After that, I never saw a water source again.

It was kept in the leather bag for three days.

Every day under the sun,

The water even smelled a bit like leather.

Yan Qing wiped away his sweat.

"We've walked almost two hundred li,"

"We should be arriving in Yanzhou soon."

Lu Junyi nodded and said, "This vast sea is indeed difficult to traverse."

"Fortunately, we only traveled a little over two hundred li,"

"If it were the vast desert six or seven hundred miles to the west,"

"I'm afraid even the water problem will be difficult to solve."

I just wiped it.

Sweat began to bead on his forehead again.

The towel was already soaked with sweat.

Yan Qing could only wipe it again with his hand.

“What the master said is true. Crossing the vast sea in the summer is indeed a tough job.”

"Luckily, we used camels,"

"If it were a warhorse, it would drink all the water in a day."

Lu Junyi said, "Zhong Shidao's army should have arrived in Xingqing Prefecture by now."

"They should be able to march faster than we are."

Yan Qing nodded and said, "The road from Mingsha to Xingqing Prefecture is much easier to travel than this vast sea."

As the two were talking,

But then they saw the Tangut people who were scouting ahead riding camels, bringing with them a cloud of dust.

Camels can actually run just as fast as horses.

Moreover, its stamina is much greater than that of warhorses.

I can run all day long.

It is far more maneuverable than a warhorse.

If the camel caravan runs at full speed

It takes only one day to travel from Weizhou to Yanzhou.

However, most of Lu Junyi's men could not ride horses.

If you really run all day

I estimate there won't be many people left by the time we reach the city of Yanzhou.

Most of the others will fall off along the way.

Even if they arrived in Yanzhou,

Most people will also feel dizzy and disoriented.

Loss of combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Lu Junyi had no choice but to be patient.

Leading the camel caravan slowly across the vast desert.

Upon arriving,

Lang Eyan reined in the camel and bowed, saying...

"We'll reach Yanzhou in another five li,"

"If we go any further, we'll probably be discovered by the garrison of Yanzhou."

"The garrison in Yanzhou should not have discovered us yet."

Lu Junyi nodded and said, "Then let's take the city according to plan."

Yan Qing clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Then I, Xiao Yi, will take my leave first."

Lu Junyi clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Take care."

Yan Qing and Lang Eyan left the main force.

A group of over a hundred Tanguts were already waiting there.

Lang Eyan was the chieftain of a small tribe on the outskirts of Weizhou.

The tribe's pastures were insufficient to feed everyone.

So he led the tribe back and forth between Weizhou and Yanzhou.

Because Yanzhou is rich in green and white salt.

Merchants from the Western Xia and smugglers from the Central Plains gathered in Yanzhou.

He sold the furs from Weizhou to the large tribes of Yanzhou.

Merchants from Yanzhou tribes who sold to the Central Plains

Then they would buy salt, silk, and tea from the Yanzhou tribe and bring them back to Weizhou.

Although Lang'eyan could find merchants from the Central Plains in Yanzhou.

However, he could not trade directly with merchants from the Central Plains.

They all had to deliver the goods to the Yanzhou tribe.

Let the Yanzhou tribes be skinned alive.

Because the Yanzhou tribes were local strongmen.

Moreover, both the merchants of the Central Plains and the Weizhou tribes relied heavily on the Qingbai salt from the Yanzhou tribes.

After Lu Junyi led his troops to capture Weizhou,

Yan Qing then persuaded the Lang'e Yanming tribe to surrender.

Chapter 1933 Volunteering

Originally, Yan Qing only intended to have Lang Eyanming lead the way.

However, after Lang Eyanming heard that Lu Junyi was preparing to launch a surprise attack on Yanzhou...

He then volunteered to devise a plan to seize Yanzhou.

The reason why Lang Eyanming was willing to risk his life to help Lu Junyi seize Yanzhou was...

Because of the exploitation he suffered by the tribes of Yanzhou in the past,

It was also because he knew that the Western Xia dynasty was about to fall.

He wanted to find a job in Daliang.

He frequently traveled between Weizhou and Yanzhou.