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The army set off two days ago.
The Jingzhao Prefecture then received the Tokyo Palace Gazette exactly as it appeared.
Then they started printing.
The propaganda claims that Prince Liang led his army to resist the Western Xia.
To boost the morale of the military and civilians in Northwest China.
Ren Liang had no choice but to admit that after the news of the Liang King's personal expedition was announced,
This has greatly stabilized public sentiment.
After news spread that the Western Xia had sent 400,000 troops to invade,
Many people left their homes and fled to the Central Plains.
They were afraid of being captured by the Western Xia.
To become a slave.
Since the founding of the Western Xia Dynasty,
They often violated the border.
Often they were powerless to reclaim the cities they had conquered.
Once the Song Dynasty reinforcements arrived,
The Western Xia people would then withdraw their troops.
But aside from robbing money and goods, they...
They will also abduct ordinary people.
These people arrived in Western Xia.
They would then become slaves of the Tangut people.
Skilled Han Chinese became artisans.
The Western Xia dynasty, through the abduction and capture of Han Chinese,
Domestically, industries such as iron smelting, textiles, and ceramics have been developed.
This made them unafraid of the Song Dynasty's blockade.
Some industries are even comparable to those of the Song Dynasty.
For example, the swords forged by the Western Xia dynasty.
Even the people of the Song Dynasty had to admit the sharpness of the Western Xia swords.
Chapter 1822 The Sword of Western Xia
The country is vast and rich in resources.
It produces many exquisite items.
However, it must be acknowledged that "the Khitan saddle, the Xia sword, and the Goryeo secret-color sword are all the best in the world."
"Although other places may try to imitate it, they will never be able to match it."
Of course, the Western Xia sword is also the finest among the weapons forged by the Western Xia.
Not just any soldier can possess it.
It is precisely because of the scarcity of Western Xia swords.
It made the people of Song proud to possess the Western Xia sword.
Su Dongpo once possessed a sword from the Western Xia dynasty.
I admire it very much.
He immediately ordered Chao Buzhi, one of the "Four Scholars of Su School," to compose a poem in praise.
Red-clad beauties sit surrounded by flowers and wine.
The green duckweed is pulled from its sheath, and a breeze stirs in the hall.
Spiral nobile-edged wave ridge,
Two white dragons flanked three other dragons.
A single strand of human flesh is stripped of its soul.
The playful guest moved Sen deeply with his three moves.
Emperor Qinzong of Song, the eldest son of Emperor Huizong of Song, acquired a sword from the Western Xia dynasty.
They loved it so much that they couldn't put it down.
They wore it when attending court.
Even the legendary crossbow, which was kept secret during the Song Dynasty, is said to have originated from the Western Xia.
However, the Song Dynasty was at war with the Western Xia.
Only the Western Xia King Chage said, "The state uses iron hawks to gallop across the plains."
They used footsteps to navigate the treacherous valleys.
However, once faced with the unfamiliar sword technique, even iron cavalry would find it difficult to execute.
The record states, "If one encounters a divine arm and bow stance, one will naturally collapse."
If the Divine Arm Crossbow was invented by the Western Xia,
The Western Xia would naturally not refuse to use it.
Therefore, the Bu Ba Zi would not have collapsed upon encountering the Shen Bi Nu.
Even if the prototype of the Divine Arm Crossbow originated from the Western Xia Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty must have also implemented significant reforms.
To make the power even greater
Only then could they be used to deal with the Western Xia.
Apart from superior weaponry,
Western Xia felt carpets were highly sought-after items in various countries.
Among them, white felt made of white camel hair,
Marco Polo's Travels describes it as "the finest felt in the world".
Although the Western Xia relied on Han Chinese artisans they captured,
Ceramics were developed.
However, the ceramics of the Western Xia Dynasty were clearly not as exquisite as those of the Central Plains.
It can only make some practical tools.
The Western Xia still needed to exchange livestock for some exquisite Song Dynasty porcelain for the use of the nobility.
However, ceramics also greatly helped the Western Xia.
In the Central Plains, caltrops were deployed to delay the enemy's movements.
Although the Western Xia were capable of metallurgy,
However, the iron ore deposits in Western Xia were still less than those in the Central Plains.
Their iron should be used in more important places.
To manufacture weapons and agricultural tools.
After the invention of ceramics,
The Western Xia then produced porcelain caltrops.
fist-sized
The entire surface is nail-shaped.
Once the warhorse tramples it,
It was bound to end in chaos and devastation.
Legend has it that Genghis Khan attacked the Western Xia during this period.
The warhorse trampled the caltrops.
Caught off guard,
He was thrown off his horse.
He died from his injuries.
For Genghis Khan, who grew up on horseback,
This is undoubtedly a great disgrace.
On his deathbed, he ordered his descendants to exterminate the Western Xia royal family and Western Xia culture in order to avenge the humiliation.
Han Chinese without skills were captured and forced to become "brothers who bump into others".
That is, the vanguard of the Western Xia army.
In reality, they were just using these Han Chinese slaves as cannon fodder.
The Song army had relatively few cavalry.
Infantrymen are known for their archery and crossbow skills.
The two armies faced off.
The Song army often used dense volleys of arrows to inflict heavy casualties on the Western Xia soldiers.
Later, the Western Xia people let "Zhuang Linglang" charge first.
After disrupting the Song army's formation,
The Western Xia troops went to fight again.
Those who are too weak to go to war
They were then captured by the Western Xia people and forced to cultivate land in the heart of Western Xia.
But a few days ago
After the news of the King of Liang's personal expedition spread,
There were significantly fewer people fleeing the disaster.
The people who remained felt a little more at ease.
King Liang even defeated the emperor of the Liao Kingdom.
What did the emperor of Western Xia even amount to?
Perhaps the Prince of Liang will be able to capture the Western Xia emperor alive this time.
Then the Western Xia emperor will be made a slave.
They herded horses for the Han people.
The territory of the Liao Dynasty was several times larger than that of the Western Xia Dynasty.
The emperors of Western Xia could only take one of the princesses of the Liao emperor as their empress.
From the perspective of ordinary people,
The King of Liang was able to defeat the Emperor of Liao.
The emperor of Western Xia was even less of a concern.
However, Ren Liang did not see it that way.
The Liao Dynasty dispatched no more than 50,000 troops.
The Western Xia, however, mobilized an army of 400,000.