Weiming Anhui said: "According to the news from Yanjing, Liu Yu will attack the Song Dynasty in the first month."

"Already taken action?"

"The journey is long and the messenger is still on the way, but Liu Yu must have sent troops."

Only then did Li Qianshun feel at ease.

To be honest, he didn't really want to go to war with Song Dynasty.

Li Qianshun still has a shadow in his heart.

It was the early days of Zhao Ji's accession to the throne, Cai Jing was in charge, and the old and new factions of the court were fighting. The new faction advocated inheriting the foreign strategies of the Song Shenzong and Song Zhezong eras, continuing to use troops in the northwest, killing the Qing and Tang tribes, and continuing to cut off the right arm of Xixia.

This event is called the "Chongning Border Opening" in history. It was the finale of the external expansion in the late Northern Song Dynasty. It heralded the establishment of the Longyou Protectorate in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chongning Kaibianzhong, Wang Hou, Gao Yongnian and others advanced from Lanzhou and Hezhou into the Huangshui River Basin, completely ending the rule of the Gusiluo regime (the regime established by Tubo in Qinghai).

However, Xiaolong, the sixth generation lord of the Qing Tang Dynasty, was unwilling to accept it. After escaping, he united with Xixia and hoped that Xixia would send troops to help him restore his country.

The original purpose of the Northern Song Dynasty's use of troops against the Qing and Tang tribes from the Shenzong era was to cut off Xixia's right arm, lengthen the battle line, and drag down Xixia.

Therefore, Xixia was very willing to win over the Qing and Tang tribes and restore the rule of the Qing and Tang tribes there.

At that time, Li Qianshun was young and had just started working diligently. He was working hard at home and naturally wanted to establish a great career, so he agreed and sent tens of thousands of troops.

The result was a huge defeat.

This incident had a great impact on Li Qianshun. Later, the Song Dynasty continued to attack Hengshan, and Li Qianshun was deeply afraid of the Song army.

The dispatch of troops at this moment has too many unknown factors for a conservative personality like Li Qianshun.

He was worried that if the war with Song Dynasty got out of control and he invested more and more, it would be a big loss and he would be in trouble.

Weiming Anhui continued: "Your Majesty, don't worry. At the end of the second year of Jingkang, the Song army was severely damaged by the Jin army in Jingzhao Mansion. The Song Dynasty was already exhausted, and now it is fighting on two fronts. It is bound to lose!"

Li Qianshun didn't think much about it.

What Weiming Anhui said is right. The current situation in Shaanxi during the Song Dynasty is indeed not optimistic.

There were too many casualties in the Battle of Chang'an, and the upper echelons of the Western Army were infighting and corrupt. Although many new soldiers were recruited in two years, the combat effectiveness could not be restored so quickly.

And now the rotation has just ended.

The rapid fall of Xi'an Prefecture also confirmed the shortcomings of the Shaanxi Song Army at this time.

On the 24th of the first lunar month, Li Liangfu's army arrived at Lanzhou City.

This confirms Li Yanxian's conjecture.

The first goal of the Xixia army was to break through Lanzhou, the gateway to the north of Xihe Road. Once Lanzhou was broken through, Zhuo Luo and the Southern Army troops on the opposite side could mobilize in full force.

In the morning, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, the Yellow River in Lanzhou is still frozen, and everything is sleeping.

The patrolling Song army quickly rushed towards Lanzhou City.

"Report! The Xixia army is invading! The Xixia army is invading!"

The soldiers of the Song Army standing on the tower looked over and saw a black line gradually clearing in the snowy field ahead.

Soon, the black outline slowly emerged.

Flags fluttered in the air, and the sound of countless footsteps on the white snow resounded between heaven and earth.

It was a black torrent, rolling towards Lanzhou City.

The Song army guarding the city took a breath of cold air. The army numbered tens of thousands!

The alarm bell on the tower of Lanzhou City rang, and countless people in the city looked at that place in surprise.

"There is an enemy attack!"

"The enemy is coming!"

"The thieves are coming!"

"..."

Everyone in Lanzhou City was on alert.

The guard general Guan Shigu immediately began to summon the entire city's guards.

The soldiers put on their armor, picked up their spears and crossbows, and under the command of the officers, ran towards the tower.

At this time, Zhuoluo and the Xixia Army of the Nanjun Division on the other side of the Yellow River also took action.

The 20,000 horses seemed to have already planned to cross the Yellow River in a mighty manner and rushed towards Lanzhou City, as if they were going to overturn this important town in the northwest standing on the edge of the Yellow River.

When the army arrived outside Lanzhou City, they first tried to persuade them to surrender.

With no results, the Xixia army began to attack the city in the most direct and simple way.

The forward troops of the Xixia Army began to attack the city with the help of ladders, and also prepared huge "ox carts" to crash into the city gate.

The two sides quickly exchanged blows back and forth.

A full hour passed. Not only was it not captured, but there were many corpses of party members under the city.

Li Liangfu only gave his subordinates three days. They must capture Lanzhou within three days. Once the city of Lanzhou is defeated and the gate to the north of Xihe Road is opened, the Xixia army will have no worries and can quickly go south and take Xizhou directly!

But Lanzhou guard Guan Shigu is also a tough guy.

It can be said that in the border areas, except for Ren Dejing, who surrendered without moral integrity, most generals are still hard-core.

This was also Zhang Jun's policy to make border defense arrangements when Shaanxi's vitality was severely weakened after the Chang'an Battle.

While the Xixia army was taking turns attacking Lanzhou, Li Yanxian left 2,000 men in Huizhou and personally led 3,000 Song troops eastward to Xi'an Prefecture.

Li Yanxian marched rapidly. After arriving, the entire army rested for one night. Early the next morning, after breakfast, they advanced at full speed towards the city of Xi'an.

"Report! General, we found that the Song Army is approaching us!"

Xi'an Prefecture guard Xi Fengye was shocked: "How many people are here?"

"More than a thousand people came!"

"Sure?"

"Without a doubt!"

"Where?"

"Near Tiandu Mountain."

"The Song people thought we would hoard food in Tiandu Mountain, so they rushed to the Tiandu Mountain Palace!" Xi Fengye laughed, "Come here to die, take my sword, and kill all the Song dogs today!"

In the morning, Xi Fengye left a thousand men behind in Xi'an Prefecture City, led 4,000 men and horses out of the city, and rushed towards Li Yanxian's troops with great momentum.

At noon, the scout reported: "Report! Li Zhizhou, the Western bandits have left the city and are approaching our army!"

Li Yanxian said: "We rushed to the foot of the mountain in half an hour and told Dang Song not to let down his guard. Today I will kill all the thieves Kou Er!"

"yes!"

Half an hour later, Li Yanxian's troops arrived at the previously agreed destination, and the four thousand men and horses from Xifengye had also arrived nearby.

Xi Fengye confirmed that Li Yanxian really had less than 2,000 men and decisively attacked with his entire army.

The two sides fought head-on in the ice and snow near Tiandu Mountain.

Li Yanxian is not very good at large-scale legion battles, but wars involving thousands of people are definitely his strength.

The most outstanding thing about his troops is that they are brave and not afraid of death.

The reason is also very simple. Li Yanxian usually eats with the soldiers, but occasionally he grills a piece of meat when he is hungry.

His only hobby is drinking.

When the soldiers trained, he also trained with them.

Once a soldier was injured, he bandaged it himself.

When I usually sleep, I also sleep with the soldiers.

After the Chang'an Battle in the second year of Jingkang's reign, he dispersed all his wealth and had others give the money to the families of the fallen soldiers.

This is his attitude towards the people below.

He may not be very good at dealing with people like him, and sometimes even quarrels with Zhang Jun, but he has absolutely nothing to say to others.
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