Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

Qi Cheng read a book for a while, and then made some delicious food that he bought at the market. After eating and drinking his fill, he sat on the sofa and let the system start drawing people.

"Fu Bi of the Northern Song Dynasty."

"Host, we haven't found anyone named Zhang Yuan here. Xixia is preparing for war. I'd like to ask if there's any good way to deal with them."

Qi Cheng thought about it carefully. It seemed that Zhang Yuan changed his name after arriving in Western Xia. It was indeed difficult to find him by a name.

As for the war between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty? When did the Song Dynasty ever win a war both domestically and abroad?

"It's true that we can't put all the blame on Renzong for the Western Xia. It's also reasonable to put the blame on the Tang Dynasty."

Datang: Why is it my fault?

Da Song: It turns out it’s not my fault!

Daming: Fortunately, I was not mentioned.

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"Why do I say that? Because the Western Xia can't actually be considered a nomadic people on the grasslands. Their Dangxiang tribe lived there as early as the Tang Dynasty. Later, they made some contributions to the Tang Dynasty and were even given the surname Li."

"During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, they also occupied that area. When Emperor Taizu of Song founded the country, he must have been aware of the threat posed by the Tanguts, but he failed to deal with it in time."

"When that time comes, it won't be a question of whether you can handle it or not, but whether you can tolerate Xixia going further."

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin also knew about the Dangxiang people, but in the early Tang Dynasty, it was at most a small Karami. The Tubo in the southwest, the Turks in the north, and the Uighurs were all powerful.

Unexpectedly, by the Song Dynasty, this small Dangxiang tribe had become a serious threat.

"What does this further step mean?" Cheng Yaojin whispered to Qin Qiong beside him, "It feels like the host is asking a riddle here."

Qin Qiong glanced at Cheng Yaojin. What else could this mean? Of course, the independent Western Xia wanted to become emperor. If the Song Dynasty could even tolerate this.

It should be soft like dough.

Song Dynasty

Zhao Kuangyin slapped his thigh. He had always wanted the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but he didn't expect that such a thing would appear in the west and even wanted to become emperor?

This Renzong wouldn't even tolerate this, would he?

No, as mentioned before, the Song Dynasty was defeated, so they still sent troops, but they were no match for the enemy.

It feels even more embarrassing.

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"If I were to describe your strategy towards Xixia during this period in one word, it would be chaos." Qi Cheng looked up some information. "First, there were those in the court who advocated peace and those who advocated war. Within the war faction, there were those who wanted to defend and those who wanted to attack."

"Plus, Renzong is known for being easily influenced."

Qi Cheng looked at the information and shook his head. When he watched the video before, he saw that the officials of the Ming Dynasty had concealed the news of Datong's defeat. The same was true for the Song Dynasty. The prime minister also hid the military reports.

Even the prime minister advocated peace. It seems that Qin Hui also inherited the ideas of his predecessors.

"I'll just talk about the outcome of the battle. We'll talk about the rest later."

"There were three battles during the Qingli period. Two years after Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor, he led his troops to invade the Song Dynasty. This time, his target was the border city of Yanzhou. However, during the attack, he used a trick to confuse Fan Yong, who was in Yanzhou at the time."

"Afterwards, they surrounded Yanzhou and set up an ambush at Sanchuankou, defeating the Song army's reinforcements and capturing Generals Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun alive. Finally, thanks to Xu Dehuai's surprise attack, they were able to force the Western Xia army back."

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This was just a simple siege and attack on the reinforcements. Liu Che couldn't believe it. Wasn't the Song Dynasty a prosperous culture? How could they not even see this?

Isn't this the basic quality of a general?

Moreover, why didn't they take action when Xixia proclaimed himself emperor? Why did they tolerate him jumping around for so long?

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"After the defeat at Sanchuankou, Emperor Renzong felt that the Western Xia were difficult to deal with, so he sent out what he considered to be a very powerful lineup. Xia Song was appointed as the General and Pacifier of Shaanxi Route, with Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi as his deputy envoys. Although these men were indeed famous, it was Han Qi who took the initiative to ask to be paired with Fan Zhongyan."

"But their ideas were completely different. Fan Zhongyan advocated fortifying the city and clearing the countryside, and maintaining a tight defense. It's a bit like what Sun Chengzong of the late Ming Dynasty did."

"Han Qi advocated mobilizing troops from the western part of the Song Dynasty to directly strike a heavy blow against the Western Xia."

"But the imperial court didn't clearly support either side, so each side managed its own affairs. In 1401, Li Yuanhao once again led 100,000 troops to pay tribute. Fan Zhongyan's side was fine, but Han Qi's side encountered a Western Xia strategy of luring the enemy deep into the territory. Ren Fu, the deputy commander of Huanqing Road, was killed in the battle, and 10,000 soldiers died."

"This is the defeat of Haoshuichuan. Tianmu also talked about this battle before."

宋朝

Renzong and Fu Bi looked at the sky curtain. This was the battle where Zhang Yuan wrote the poem. They didn't expect so many people to die. It seemed that Han Qi's strategy was indeed problematic.

But if we support Fan Zhongyan, the economy of the Song Dynasty will be in trouble.

"Your Majesty, if all else fails, shouldn't we use the sealed stake treasury? The money in there is said to be for the recovery of Yanyun, but how can we allow others to sleep soundly beside our bed?"

"Let's wait until Tianmu finishes broadcasting this and let Han Qi go to Chuandi."

Tang Dynasty

Several generals shook their heads. Last time they were defeated because they surrounded the enemy and attacked the reinforcements. This time they lost because they lured the enemy into deep territory. Did the generals of the Song Dynasty have no brains at all?

These strategies are really too simple.

Even an ordinary general should be able to see it.

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"The third time was called Dingchuanzhai. At that time, Li Yuanhao followed Zhang Yuan's advice and wanted to attack Chang'an. He eventually defeated the Song army in Dingchuanzhai."

"Although the Song Dynasty lost all three wars, the size of the Western Xia was there, and in the end the two sides had no choice but to negotiate peace. The Song Dynasty gave money, silk, etc., and the Western Xia removed the emperor's title and became the ruler of the Xia Kingdom."

Some generals outside the sky shook their heads. The Song Dynasty was indeed soft, and they could agree to such conditions.

The emperor and his ministers of the Song Dynasty suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and finally decided to negotiate peace. Although the Western Xia was domineering, it had no intention of annexing the Song Dynasty.

Qi Cheng took a sip of water and continued, "Why did the Song Dynasty fail? It's actually quite easy to explain. It was because the Song Dynasty didn't take military commanders seriously and believed that civil officials could do everything."

"Look at the battle at Haoshuichuan. The Song Dynasty sent three scholars and not even a single military commander. Not all scholars are the Pei Xingjian of the Tang Dynasty."

"He can become a general or a prime minister."

"So you have to change this situation. Train your soldiers and generals well. You still have a chance to win."

"The most important point is that the Song Dynasty was massive. Why do you have the illusion that you can't outlast the Western Xia? Even if you have the "Three Redundancies" problem, you shouldn't lose."

"Based on some of the battles that followed in the Song Dynasty, I would like to remind you that we should form alliances and make alliances."