The feud between the Western Xia and the Great Song could be said to be ancient. The Dangxiang of the Western Xia had been subjects of the Great Song since the founding of the country, and it had only been twenty-nine years since the founding of the country.
During the reign of Emperor Renzong, Li Yuanhao took advantage of Emperor Renzong's weakness to suddenly establish a country. Di Qing once led the Song army to fight, but did not win. Later, the matter was settled.
After the establishment of the Western Xia Empire, they began to collude with the Khitan Liao Kingdom to deal with the Great Song. They slowly encroached on the territory of the Great Song until Li Yuanhao's death.
In the Hall of Heroes, Zhao Xu looked at the system's mini-map. Zhang Xian and Qi Jiguang started to set off on both sides. Their bright armor was exceptionally eye-catching under the warm autumn sun.
The Song army led by Qi Jiguang was 300 miles away from the Xixia capital, Xingqing Prefecture. In just a day, they had captured three cities.
The Xixia people were all soldiers, fighting desperately against the Song army, but it was destined to be futile. In front of the overwhelming military strength of the Song army, the corpses of the Xixia people were strewn everywhere.
They had taken down three cities and killed more than 100,000 Xixia people. Many Song soldiers had never seen such corpses before, and some soldiers even felt tired of fighting.
After Qi Jiguang noticed the signs, he decisively implemented military discipline and killed those who were hesitant. The military discipline immediately improved.
On the third day, Qi Jiguang and Zhang Xian arrived at Xingqing Prefecture.
At the same time, during the Autumn Sacrifice, Zhao Xu of the capital gathered all the civil and military officials to the ancestral temple to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth.
The war to destroy Xia would be the most symbolic event of the Great Song's rise.
The Song army had 500,000 strong soldiers and strong horses. Their morale was high, their food was sufficient, and their weapons were repaired.
The city was in chaos. The Xixia army was short of food, and their morale was low. The water source had been cut off by the Song army, so it was impossible for them to rush out of the city. The brave soldiers of Li Yuanhao in the past no longer existed.
Before the Song army besieged the city, Li Xianjian led 3,000 pro-army troops to seize the city the day before and fled to Tubo.
Zhang Xian led his troops to clean up the periphery, killing all those who refused to obey. Within a day, the Qingshui River was diverted, and the water source of the Xixia Royal Palace was cut off.
Qi Jiguang ordered the archers to shoot the letter of persuasion into the Xixia Royal Palace.
The Uighur spies, Liao spies, and Tubo spies were all shocked. They peeked at the powerful soldiers of the Great Song from afar. The Western Xia was already unstoppable and would be destroyed.
Flocks of crows flew out of the city, wailing incessantly.
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The Western Xia Imperial Palace.
The young and beautiful Empress Dowager Liang convened a palace meeting to discuss the way out with the nobles of Xixia, whether to fight to the end or open the door to surrender.
Under the heavy siege, no one spoke.
"This winter is truly terrifying. Without food and support, the heavens will destroy our Western Xia.”Empress Dowager Liang was a very strong woman, but at this moment, she was filled with sorrow.
"Empress Dowager, I suggest that we surrender for the future of the Tuoba family!”Old Uncle Wang Li Cong Ju sighed.
"Empress Dowager, Uncle Wang is right. Now that things have come to this, no one will help our Xixia. Surrendering is nothing.”
"Empress Dowager, for the sake of the lives of the people, it's better to surrender!”
"Li Xianjian has run away. Our city cannot be defended. Empress Dowager, surrender!”
The domineering Empress Dowager Liang was at a loss and nodded helplessly.
What else could he do if he did not surrender?
In the autumn of the first year of Xining, the whole country of Xixia surrendered.
Qi Jiguang moved 300,000 Xixia captives to the mainland according to Zhao Xu's will.
A month later, the autumn wind blew, the autumn insects did not cry, and the white frost rose.
In Wende Palace, Zhao Xu received the beautiful Empress Dowager Liang.
The entire Xixia had been taken down, and the resistance of the people had been swept away by Qi Jiguang. In troubled times, heavy punishment should be used, and those who resisted would definitely have no hope of survival.
In an instant, corpses were strewn all over the place, and countless corpses floated on the Qingshui River.
This battle, Qi Jiguang gained the nickname of Butcher Qi.
"Sinful woman Liang Ru greets Your Majesty.”
The once mighty Empress Dowager Liang knelt in front of Zhao Xu.
"You were originally from Yongzhou?" Zhao Xu asked.
"Your Majesty, the guilty woman was born in the third year of the Qing calendar.”
During the Qingli years, Yongzhou was occupied by the founding emperor of Xixia, Li Yuanhao, who plundered countless people and was later recovered by Di Qing.
"Raise your head and let me take a look."
"Yes!"
Madam Liang raised her head. Her beautiful eyes were white, her eyebrows were like a distant black, and her figure was enchanting.
There was no longer the elegance of ruling a country in his eyes. There was only the desire to survive.
"Zhen can spare your life, just do something in the palace, Wang Yong.”
"I'm here." Wang Yong bowed.
"Go and arrange for Liang Ru's matter. Give her the title of Beauty.”
"Yes!"
……
The next day at court.
The civil and military officials stood on both sides, and Zhao Xu sat on the throne.
Prime Minister Sima Guang walked out of the platoon with the ivory board and said,"
"Your Majesty, winter has arrived, Xixia has fallen, and the threat to the flanks has been removed. This humble subject suggests that we can rest.”
Wang Anshi walked out of the queue and said in a deep voice,
"This humble subject believes that resting now is not beneficial to the newly established Great Song. Even in the cold winter, we still need to maintain strong pressure on the Khitans.”
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