Li Yuanhao was sitting in the carriage, looking through a military book. He was proficient in Chinese and also knew Tibetan. He liked to read military books the most, especially after he was disabled, he couldn't put it down. Even in the car, there was a box that specially stored books, which made it convenient for him to read while on the road.

However, Li Yuanhao is flipping through books, but in fact he is not thinking about the current dilemma. Over the past year, the Song Dynasty cavalry has been plaguing his only remaining territory, causing heavy losses to the tribes of all sizes and large and small. Many tribes even dare not go south to herd horses and can only migrate further north. And further north is the boundary controlled by the Liao Kingdom. In other words, after these tribes enter the boundary of the Liao Kingdom, they no longer belong to him.

It is also under this situation that the tribes controlled by Li Yuanhao are constantly losing, and the offerings they receive are getting fewer and fewer monthly offerings. Fortunately, the 20,000 main forces under his command are all confidants under his control, and have not been greatly affected yet. However, as the tribes handed over less and less materials, it is becoming increasingly difficult for him to support these 20,000 people.

What's worse is that winter is coming soon, but he has not stored enough food in his hands. In the cold winter, no food means death. Unless he gives up some of his subordinates' lives and concentrates food to supply the remaining people, this may lead to civil strife.

"What a trick to get tired of the enemy. Such a vicious plan should be yours again!" Li Yuanhao stroked the telescope in his arms and murmured to himself. The telescope was seized from a Song army general who died in battle. He also knew that the telescope was made by Li Zhang, so sometimes he also regarded the telescope as a symbol of Li Zhang, and sometimes he would even talk to himself to the telescope.

Since Li Zhang became disabled, Li Yuanhao has always wanted to take revenge, so he has been investigating Li Zhang. But the more he investigated, the more shocked he was, because he found that many changes in the Song Dynasty were inseparable from Li Zhang, such as firearms, cotton cloth, etc., which were all created by Li Zhang.

In fact, Li Yuanhao had thought before that if he could catch Li Zhang one day, if the other party was willing to rely on him to contribute to Dangxiang, he might not be able to kill Li Zhang, a talent.

However, with the fall of Xiping Prefecture, even his old nest Xingzhou was captured by the Song army, which made Li Yuanhao completely understand. If someone in this world must die by himself, it must be the Li Zhang who was far away in Tokyo. This made him wonder sometimes what he did, and what he actually made Li Zhang hate him so much?

However, the above question may never have an answer, because Li Yuanhao could not see Li Zhang at all. Moreover, after losing his lair, the strength he mastered was weaker day by day. Now it is a time for life and death. If he cannot overcome this disaster, he might die here.

Thinking of the above, Li Yuanhao's heart became heavier and his hatred for Li Zhang became stronger. If he had the desire to cherish talent in the past and wanted Li Zhang to use it for him, now he just needs to kill Li Zhang to take revenge, even if he fights his life, he will do whatever he wants.

"It's not the worst time yet. As long as we can prove the value of our Dangxiang in this battle, the Liao Kingdom should provide some assistance. As long as we can survive this half, we will have a chance to breathe. It's not too late to make plans at that time!" At this time, Li Yuanhao whispered to himself again.

This time, the reason why Li Yuanhao gave up the golden season for fattening livestock in autumn and launched a large army to attack Baima City was, on the one hand, because his losses were too great. No matter how hard he tried, cattle and sheep could not be expanded to such a short time to support so many of his subordinates. So he had to find food, and the easiest way was to rob. Baima City was the bridgehead for the Song army to attack himself. A large amount of food was stored in the city. As long as they could capture this winter, they would not have to worry about food and drink.

In addition to the above reasons, another reason is that Li Yuanhao wants to prove his strength to the Liao Kingdom. When he thinks of the Liao Kingdom, Li Yuanhao's scarred face couldn't help but look full of humiliation.

Now Dangxiang has been forced to a dead end by the Song army, and the only chance to survive is to ask for help from the Liao Kingdom. In fact, Li Yuanhao personally went to meet the Liao Kingdom's garrison on the border a month ago. It is said that the other party was the cousin of Empress Xiao of Liao Kingdom, but General Xiao was very arrogant and looked down on their Dangxiang people at all, and was extremely humiliating to Li Yuanhao.

Originally, when Li Yuanhao thought he would get nothing this time, he didn't expect that there were still some visionary people in the Liao Kingdom. They felt that Song Kingdom was a little aggressive recently, which made them feel threatened, so they persuaded General Xiao to support Li Yuanhao. In the end, General Xiao finally nodded, but gave a condition, that is, let Li Yuanhao prove that they have the strength to be supported.

In this case, Li Yuanhao could only take the initiative to send troops, otherwise, he would not get food or support from the Liao Kingdom. This would be fatal to him now. Therefore, this time the dispatch was natural, and he did not even encounter much resistance, because now the Dangxiang also understands the difficulties faced by the entire tribe. If he does not want to surrender to the Song Dynasty, he can only fight with his back.

However, Li Yuanhao did not lose his mind because of the current situation. In fact, he was not optimistic about this time of dispatch, because he was the strongest before and occupied a big city like Xingzhou, but he was still no match for the Song army. Now he only has only 20,000 troops in his hands and is very scarce. Even though there were few Song troops in Baima City, the Song army has always been known for being good at defending the city, so the other side is likely to delay the arrival of reinforcements.

It was precisely because of this that Li Yuanhao had no intention of attacking Baima City at all. The six thousand cavalry in front were just sending chess pieces to cover people's ears. His real target was actually the Sand City a hundred miles away on the west side of Baima City. Sand City was a small city, and there were not many Song troops inside. As long as he could capture this place, it would be enough to prove his strength to the Liao Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhao couldn't help but smile calmly. I'm afraid that the Song army would never dream of splitting up his troops. Shashi City should not have any preparations. After capturing Shashi City, he would then rush to Baima City. If he could fight, he would fight. If he couldn't fight, he would retreat, and then ask for assistance from the Liao Kingdom.
Chapter completed!