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It only disturbed a portion of the Liao soldiers.
The remaining tens of thousands of Liao soldiers were also a tough nut to crack.
The Liao Kingdom certainly could not afford to suffer further losses.
However, the Liang dynasty was even less able to bear the consequences of losing troops and generals.
He just received news yesterday that the gold medal was in short supply.
The Western Xia army of 400,000 invaded.
Several prefectures have already been lost in the west.
The main force of the Western Army has not yet returned in full.
With the addition of 50,000 troops from the Great Liang, Zhong Shidao's forces...
No more than 100,000 people.
They were simply unable to defend all the cities.
Choose to defend Yongxing Army and Qinfeng Road, which are the most inland areas.
That is, present-day Shaanxi.
The Liang dynasty has appointed Zhong Shidao as Grand Commandant.
He was also given full authority over military affairs in the west.
Zhao Yuan had previously told Zhong Shidao that they could selectively abandon some cities.
In order to maintain troop strength to resist the Western Xia army,
To avoid overextending the battle lines,
They were defeated one by one by the Western Xia.
The entire Northwest region fell to the Japanese.
Zhong Shidao was initially unwilling to give up a city.
However, it was discovered that the Western Xia had armed all the able-bodied men from various tribes within its territory who were ready for battle.
They wanted to plunder the rich Central Plains.
They assembled more than 400,000 troops.
When Zhong Shidao heard this number,
They immediately abandoned the idea of dividing their forces to guard the border.
They painfully relinquished dozens of cities that relied on the Western Xia.
The resistance in these cities was entirely spontaneous resistance from Han Chinese who refused to be enslaved by the Tanguts.
Chapter 1790 The Troops Withdraw
The total military strength of the Western Xia was around 500,000.
However, the last time hundreds of thousands of troops were assembled was during the reign of Empress Dowager Liang.
Since the Liao Dynasty poisoned Empress Dowager Liang
After Li Qianshun succeeded to the throne
Although Tong Guan continued to wage war against Western Xia
However, Li Qianshun never again assembled an army of hundreds of thousands.
They only used a small number of troops to resist the invading Western army.
They occasionally launch a self-defense counterattack.
Tong Guan initially thought it was due to the disunity among the various tribes of Western Xia.
They were no longer able to organize an army of hundreds of thousands to attack the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, he thought of destroying the Western Xia.
Establish meritorious service in being granted the title of king.
However, after more than a decade of military campaigns in the Northwest,
The Western Army's gains were limited.
Instead, they suffered heavy losses.
The battle in the first year of Xuanhe,
Furthermore, it resulted in the loss of Liu Fa, the military commissioner of Xihe, and 100,000 Western Army soldiers.
Liu Fa was a veteran general of the Western Army.
He has a long-standing reputation.
He can be considered a veteran on par with Zhong Shidao.
However, under Tong Guan's reckless and ambitious command,
Deep in enemy territory,
In the end, he was defeated by Chage, the Prince of Jin of Western Xia.
The loss of 100,000 elite Western Army troops
He himself met a tragic end, suffering defeat and death.
Their heads were all cut off by the Western Xia people.
They were sent to the Song Dynasty to demonstrate their power.
It can be said that this resulted in a loss of military strength and national humiliation.
Zhong Shidao and Liu Fa also respected each other as heroes.
After Liu Fa's defeat and death,
Zhong Shidao then sent more spies into Western Xia to gather information.
Unfortunately, deployment has just begun.
Because he opposed the alliance with the Jin to destroy the Liao,
He was dismissed from his post by the imperial court.
Although he still retains considerable control over the military.
However, to avoid suspicion
He had no choice but to live in seclusion.
However, the scouts sent out earlier brought back quite a bit of caution.
After Li Qianshun assumed power...
Reform officialdom and reduce taxes.
Emphasis was placed on agriculture and sericulture, and water conservancy projects were constructed.
In recent years, the military power of Empress Dowager Liang's confidants has been gradually transferred to the hands of the imperial family.
Previously, they dared not send a large army to confront the Western Army.
The fear was that Empress Dowager Liang's confidants would use this as a pretext to abus their military power and cause chaos.
In recent years, military power has been transferred to the royal family.
Li Qianshun is now free of any obstacles.
In addition to the hard work and dedication over the years,
It can be said that this was the period when the Western Xia Dynasty was at its strongest.
Li Qianshun then married Princess Cheng'an of the Liao Kingdom.
Establish friendly relations with the Liao Dynasty.
Only the unruly tribes of the northern grasslands remained.
They would frequently send troops to plunder.
Li Qianshun could only send a large army to garrison the north.
To defend against attacks from the north.
Zhong Shidao heard that the Western Xia had assembled an army of 400,000 to invade.
This was quite unexpected.
The Western Xia needed to guard against the nomadic tribes to the north.
Each state within the territory also needs a certain number of troops stationed there.
Otherwise, who knows which tribe might rebel?
Then we could raid his hideout.
Unexpectedly, Li Qianshun directly armed all the men from various tribes within his territory.
Utilizing the rich Central Plains,
He tied everyone to his chariot.
This way, he wouldn't have to worry about tribes within his territory rebelling.
Only a small number of troops are needed to defend the city.
They assembled an incredible army of 400,000.
The Northern Song Dynasty boasted an army of 800,000 imperial guards.
Including the local troops and soldiers, the total number of troops exceeded one million.
However much the emperor wanted to wipe out the Western Xia and Liao dynasties,
They couldn't even send half their troops at once.
That is, an army of 500,000.
Not to mention the 800,000-strong army.
However, the Western Xia, with a total military strength of 500,000,
An expedition of 400,000 troops was launched at once.
This demonstrates the Western Xia's determination to invade.
After Zhong Shidao learned of this news,
Immediately order the troops in the northwest to withdraw from their respective prefectures.
Retreat to Qinfeng Road,
They amassed troops to resist the Western Xia.
However, many people did not obey his orders.
Instead, they chose to defend the city.
All the Western armies were native-born locals.
Family is right behind me.
While fighting bravely,
This also makes them unwilling to give up their homeland.
He was willing to disobey orders for this.
Zhong Shidao was also helpless.
The only option was to intensify reconnaissance of the various Western armies.
Prepare to persuade other Western Army generals,
Staying on Qinfeng Road