When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head!
Nakhdoro and Narinbulu both understood this principle.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to cooperate with the Prince of Dongning's Mansion.
Upon first meeting the young Prince Xin, the two immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Xin!"
"Raise your head and answer!"
Li Xin glanced at the two men and said indifferently, "You are the leaders of the Nahe and Nalin tribes?"
"It is indeed your humble servant!"
The two replied in unison.
"oh."
Li Xin did not ask the two to stand up, but said indifferently, "I think my Great Gan Dynasty has treated you well."
How could you possibly sacrifice yourselves for the enemy?
"Your Highness, please calm down! Your Highness, please calm down!"
Upon hearing these two seemingly casual words, Nahedoro and Nalinbulu were immediately alarmed. They kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy, "We were blinded by greed and didn't know what was good for us. We beg Your Highness to calm down!"
I swear, from this day forward, I will follow Your Highness's lead without any disloyalty!
Li Xin calmly picked his earwax without saying a word.
Nakhdoro and Narinbulu, kneeling on the ground, continued to kowtow and beg for mercy.
After a long while, Li Xin calmly said, "Alright, get up!"
When the two of them got up, their foreheads were already covered in red marks.
It's obvious that she used too much force while kowtowing.
"I am aware of your intentions."
Li Xin grinned and said, "It's a good thing that you know your mistakes and can correct them!"
As long as you follow the agreement from now on, act dutifully as a subject of the Great Gan Dynasty, and serve Dongning Province peacefully and steadily, that will suffice!
I grant you permission to atone for your crimes through meritorious service. After returning to the Nahe and Nalin tribes, do your jobs well!
If this happens again, I will show no mercy!
"Your Highness, please rest assured,"
The two quickly assured him, "After we return, we will stay close to Your Highness and have no disloyal intentions!"
"Alright, you can go now!"
Li Xin waved his hand dismissively.
After the Nahe and Nalin tribes sent their nephews and relatives, Li Xin allowed the two to return to their respective tribes.
With the protons in hand, Li Xin was not worried that the two would rebel again.
After all, the Nahe and Nalin tribes suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of the Twin Cities, and they no longer had the strength to cause any more trouble.
As for the five hundred warhorses and the enrollment of school-age children, these matters will be handled after the two return.
After dealing with the tribal affairs, Li Xin began to prepare for another matter.
Currently, Dongning Province has recovered Shuangcheng Prefecture and the county towns near Dongning City.
The territory under its jurisdiction is much larger than it was at this time last year!
However, since the territory of Dongning Province has been lost for so long, it has been plagued not only by grassland bandits but also by local bandits who commit all sorts of evil deeds.
Currently, the grassland bandits in the Shuangchengfu and Xiandefu areas are still in a stalemate, with neither side taking the initiative to attack the other.
However, the royal guards under Li Xin's command cannot remain idle.
Especially the Shenyi Battalion and Shenyou Battalion in Dongning City!
Both of these infantry battalions were recently expanded, and the majority of the soldiers were new recruits.
After training in Dongning City for several months, it's time to let them go out and gain some experience!
It just so happens to be autumn, the time to carry out the bandit suppression operation!
Protect the territory and ensure the safety of the people!
Immediately, Li Xin assigned this task to the Shenyi Battalion and the Shenyou Battalion.
In addition, Li Xin also ordered the Shence Battalion to go along, firstly for safety reasons, and secondly to protect the new recruits.
Autumn is also the time when bandits are most active in robbing and plundering.
After all, most bandit strongholds don't grow much grain.
And as autumn arrives, winter will soon follow.
After winter sets in, heavy snow closes off the mountains, making it extremely difficult to find food.
Therefore, autumn is the time when bandits are most active.
The royal guards, of course, are responsible for protecting the safety of the people!
After receiving the order from His Highness Prince Xin, the three officers, Shenyi Colonel Zhao Chun, Shenyou Colonel Li Qiu, and Shence Colonel Zhong Xia, led the Shenyi Battalion, Shenyou Battalion, and Shence Battalion to advance into the surrounding mountainous areas.
This time, when they went into the mountains to suppress bandits, they had many more guides among them.
These guides were mostly people who surrendered in the Dongning Mountains during the spring bandit suppression campaign.
These people had been in the mountain stronghold for a long time and knew the surrounding mountains very well.
In the spring, bandits were suppressed, and the bandits near Dongning City were basically wiped out.
This time, the main targets of the bandit suppression campaign were the newly recovered county towns of Dongning Prefecture and the Shuangcheng Prefecture area.
The army's northward march aroused some vigilance among the grassland bandits in the Xiande Prefecture area.
More than 10,000 elite cavalrymen frequently operated and scouted the area around Xiande Prefecture.
However, they breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the Dongning army had not come to Xiande Prefecture.
Inside Xiande Mansion.
"Commander-in-Chief,"
Kun Ertai frowned and said, "The troops that came out of Dongning City this time have already found out everything."
These were the Divine Will Battalion, the Divine Protection Battalion, and the Divine Strategy Battalion, with a total strength of over three thousand men.
According to scouts, these troops have entered the mountains and forests near Shuangchengfu, targeting mountain bandits, not us.
They were also some distance from Twin Cities.
"What about suppressing bandits?"
A strange glint flashed in Commander-in-Chief Kulunbu's eyes, and he said with a solemn expression, "These Dongning troops are completely disregarding us!"
"Yes, General Cullenbu!"
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