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once Upon a time,

The whole world longed to destroy the Western Xia.

But this wish,

But they waited for generations to come.

The emperors of the Song Dynasty also worked towards this goal generation after generation.

But as emperors passed away one after another,

The Western Xia dynasty, however, passed down its traditions from generation to generation.

Even so, the Song emperors were unwilling to fully trust the generals of the border armies.

Let the border generals do their best.

That might destroy the Western Xia.

However, it could also lead to a situation where the problem becomes too big to handle.

A repeat of the imperial robe incident.

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This was also the thing that Song Dynasty emperors were most wary of.

The Great Liang destroyed the Song Dynasty.

The Western Xia army invaded the border.

Everyone originally thought that the Western Xia might take the opportunity to invade and annex Shaanxi.

They even invaded western Beijing and harassed the capital.

Like the Tubo Kingdom during the Tang Dynasty,

They frequently send troops to invade.

But no one expected that after Zhao Yuan led troops to reinforce Western Xia,

Thus, they won with fewer troops.

First, defeat the army of Prince Chage of Western Xia.

They then defeated the army of Li Qianshun, the ruler of Western Xia.

They also captured Li Qianshun alive.

Then he was beheaded in public, and his head was displayed as a warning.

It fully displays the majestic power of the Liang Dynasty.

In fact, Zhao Yuan led his troops to fight against Chage and Li Qianshun.

The two sides have almost equal troop strength.

Both Chage and Li Qianshun's troops have suffered nearly half losses in the Zhenrong Army and Deshun Army.

The remaining troops number no more than 100,000.

Zhao Yuan also led an army of 90,000.

If Chage and Li Qianshun join forces...

It can also be said that Zhao Yuan won a victory with fewer troops.

However, Zhao Yuan defeated them one by one.

It can be said that they were just two battles with roughly equal numbers of troops.

However, when Chage and Li Qianshun led their troops into battle...

However, they claimed that each army numbered 200,000.

In most people's opinion

Since the Western Army has requested aid,

That meant being overwhelmed and beaten by the Western Xia army.

The Western Xia army was largely preserved intact.

In other words, the King of Liang defeated an army of 400,000.

The Great Liang Dynasty did not state that the King of Liang defeated an army of 400,000.

But it didn't say how many soldiers were defeated.

It only means that they defeated the armies of Cha Ge and Li Qianshun.

One reason is that the remaining troops of Cha Ge and Li Qianshun cannot be estimated.

Secondly, it may also be an intention to continue elevating the King of Liang to a divine status.

However, the imperial court did not skimp on the rewards for the Western Army.

Therefore, many people still received rewards from the imperial court.

It can be deduced that the Western Xia troops killed or wounded by Zhong Shizhong and Liu Zhongwu were...

Then we learned how many Western Xia troops the King of Liang had defeated.

However, there is no doubt that Zhao Yuan defeated the elite forces of Western Xia.

Instead of making your son a cannon fodder.

Liu Zhongwu killed 100,000 of Chage's soldiers.

It is absolutely incomparable to the 100,000 Western Xia troops that the Prince of Liang defeated.

Therefore, regardless of whether one is truly aware of the situation or not...

They greatly admired the achievements of the Liang King in defeating the armies of Chage and Li Qianshun.

Just when everyone thought Zhao Yuan was already comparable to the famous generals of all dynasties...

Zhao Yuan, however, did something that left everyone speechless once again.

Leading 5,000 men in a surprise attack

They entered the Western Xia Dynasty.

They captured Xingqing, the capital of Western Xia, in one fell swoop.

Then, with 50,000 troops, he destroyed the Western Xia.

They accomplished a task that hundreds of thousands of soldiers from several generations of the Song Dynasty could not achieve.

From then on, the Han people no longer needed to "gift" the Western Xia with annual tribute.

The people of Shaanxi no longer had to suffer from the plundering by the Western Xia army.

After this battle

The Han people straightened their backs again.

The news of the fall of Western Xia had just arrived.

The Liao envoy then rode quickly to the scene.

In the past, when Liao envoys came to the Central Plains,

Most likely, it was to negotiate an increase in annual tribute and to extort money from the Han people.

However, the Great Liang Dynasty never agreed to pay annual tribute to the Liao Dynasty.

Not to mention that King Liang had previously defeated the Liao army.

The Liao Kingdom dared not demand annual tribute from Daliang.

Just as the people had guessed,

The envoy sent by the Liao Dynasty was not there to extort tribute.

Instead, they discussed the border between the two countries.

They pledged to be brotherly nations and would not invade each other.

Of course, this brotherly state is not like the brotherly states of the Liao and Song dynasties in the past.

The Treaty of Chanyuan established a brotherhood between the two countries.

However, the conditions attached to it were all favorable to the Liao state.

The two sides use the Baigou River as their national border.

From then on, any thieves or fugitives who crossed the border,

Neither of them shall hide.

Song Dynasty civil officials were afraid of war.

Some feared that warriors would achieve great deeds.

There was also an element of fear of war.

Under their constraints,

The Song army could not possibly cross the border.

However, Liao troops frequently crossed the border to raid other areas.

Often, these Liao soldiers who came to raid for supplies would fall into Song army ambushes.

At this point, the Liao state could claim that these Liao soldiers were all thieves and fugitives who had crossed the border.

According to the treaty, the Song Dynasty was not allowed to detain them.

The only option is to hand them back to the Liao Kingdom for punishment.

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However, upon returning home, the Liao Kingdom naturally wouldn't punish these Liao soldiers as genuine thieves.

Therefore, Song soldiers often found themselves helplessly...

The thieves who were handed over to the Liao Kingdom last time have returned.

Border cities of two dynasties

Everything should proceed as usual; no new city god statues should be built.

Neither side may build cities or fortresses along the border.

Just as neither side could research nuclear weapons in later generations.

Or like weapons of mass destruction

To avoid triggering an arms race,

It appears to be fair on the surface.

But upon closer examination...

The Liao Dynasty undoubtedly benefited from this.

The Song Dynasty was the victim.

The Liao Dynasty was known for its strong cavalry.

The Song Dynasty, on the other hand, was strong because of its powerful bows and crossbows and its fortified cities.

In most of the battles between the two countries, it was the Liao Dynasty that was invading.

The Song Dynasty could only defend itself by relying on its cities and powerful bows and crossbows.

Without the ability to build cities, the Song Dynasty's fighting strength was reduced by half.

This would also make it easier for the Liao state to invade.

The Song dynasty annually bestowed upon the Liao dynasty a tribute of 100,000 taels of silver.

Two hundred thousand bolts of silk were delivered to Xiongzhou.

Needless to say,