HLnovel Chapter 96 Little Empress Dowager Liang: I'm going to attack the Song Dynasty like crazy!
Chapter 96 Little Empress Dowager Liang: I'm going to attack the Song Dynasty like crazy!
At this moment, Emperor Shenzong of Song, who was watching the new laws with Wang Anshi and other ministers, had slightly complicated feelings. He did not expect that not long after he died, the old party would begin to overthrow the new laws!
Those are all my hard work!
Not to mention Emperor Shenzong himself, even Wang Anshi and others beside him looked at each other in disbelief, unable to have imagined that the political situation would turn out that way!
It's just unknown when Emperor Zhezong will assume full power and how well he will do so.
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Lin Ke gulped down a bottle of water, and with a sudden thought, she used the merit points she had received to buy a large amount of water. Subsequently, most people in Wanchao received her gift.
After doing all that, she started her live stream again.
"To get back to the point, the two siblings had fallen out during the war, blaming each other for their defeat, which created a rift between them."
"Now, after a series of wars and defeats, the Liang family in Western Xia has lost the support of the people. In order to maintain the remaining political resources of the Liang family, Little Liang Taihou has decisively abandoned her brother Liang Qibu."
"So in 1094 AD, Empress Dowager Liang, together with Weiming Awu of the Western Xia Huang tribe and the chieftain Renduo Baozhong, launched a coup against Liang Qibu, and his entire family was taken to meet the King of Hell."
"However, the decline of Western Xia is no longer something that can be reversed by killing one person."
A spoiled brat from the Song Dynasty: "Brother and sister are friendly and respectful."
A Ming Dynasty soldier: Hahaha, they're fighting amongst themselves! ?
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"Regardless of the situation in Western Xia, this time the Song Dynasty was determined to deal with Western Xia. No matter how Western Xia submitted to the Song Dynasty or how shameless they were, the Northern Song Dynasty was determined to defeat them this time!"
"There was one general who was particularly excited; he was Zhang Yun, who was stationed at Jingyuan Road."
"In his early years, he followed Liu Changzuo, starting from a junior officer and rising through the ranks to become a border general based on his military achievements. By the time Emperor Shenzong launched his five-pronged attack on the Western Xia, Zhang Yun was already a key figure in the army. It was just a pity that he had an incompetent leader at that time and was unable to defeat the Western Xia."
"However, ten years later, the Western Xia came to Hedong to plunder again. Zhang Yun had no reason to let it go this time. As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. He immediately led his army into the Western Xia territory and forced the Western Xia to withdraw its troops."
"Although there was some resistance from the Western Xia, it was all in vain, and Zhang Yun occupied Youzhou."
A soldier from the Ming Dynasty: Wow~ This guy is pretty impressive!
A Tang Dynasty official: In the war between the two armies, the Western Xia has always suffered more. Why did the Liang family insist on attacking the Song Dynasty?
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Damn it, whoever attacks the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will go and beat them up! @Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty
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"The repeated campaigns over the years not only failed to capture any land but also resulted in the loss of important military strongholds. This outcome successfully demoralized Empress Dowager Liang. On the other hand, the situation within Western Xia became more complicated. In order to divert domestic conflicts, Empress Dowager Liang had no choice but to continue attacking the Song Dynasty. I now understand that the Song Dynasty was just a tool she used to divert attention from her own problems!"
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: ...
All Song Dynasty emperors except Zhao Kuangyin: ...
Song Dynasty commoners: (°o°) ? ? ?
"Therefore, in February of 1096 AD, the Western Xia resurfaced and attacked Yihe Village, but managed to capture it before the Song army could come to its aid."
"However, in August of the same year, the Western Xia army was severely beaten at Shunyi Village on the Fuyan Road. The person who did this was Zhang Yun, who had just been transferred to this place. In the end, he won a great victory over the Western Xia army with an ambush."
"The following year, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang used the same trick again. First, she sent a team of military supervisors to Jiba Ridge to induce the Song army to surrender, while at the same time preparing to ambush and attack at any time."
"Unexpectedly, the leader of the Song army this time was none other than our Brother Zhang, Zhang Jie. The Song army he led managed to escape unscathed from the siege of Western Xia. After this battle, Empress Dowager Liang was once again driven to ecstasy."
Zhang Jie: You, Xixia, are you looking for trouble again?
Western Xia: ...
A Ming Dynasty general: So the more we lose, the more we must fight!?
A general from the Song Dynasty: You're absolutely right!
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"In October of the same year, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang, together with Li Qianshun, claimed to have mobilized 500,000 troops to launch an attack on Fuyan Road. According to historical records, from Shunning and Zhao'an in the east to Heishui and Anding, and then from Saimen, Long'an, and Jinmingzhai in the middle, there were continuous beacon fires in the two hundred li south of Fuyan Road."
"However, the main city of Yanzhou was well-defended, and the Western Xia people were helpless. Seeing that they could not gain any advantage, the Western Xia people turned to attack Jinming Village. When the Western Xia army attacked, Liang and her son personally cheered and encouraged them. In the end, they captured Jinming Village, but only five of the 1,500 people in the village survived. The defending general Zhang Yu died in battle."
"After years of war and chaos, Empress Dowager Liang must be crying. Finally, she has returned to the victorious side. Before returning to the capital, she even arrogantly left a letter for the Song Dynasty:"
The territorial division between Song and Xia was originally slightly disputed, but Song repeatedly went back on its word. Xia had always been friendly and compliant with Song, but Song's army repeatedly invaded our country, killing and plundering our people..."
"Well, just looking at this article, its logic is very clear and well-organized. But it's clearly the Western Xia who wantonly plundered the people of the Song Dynasty. This makes the Song Dynasty seem like a villain who likes to cause trouble for no reason. Here I have to say, Empress Dowager Liang, you really have too much shame!"
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: ...
Emperor Liu Zhuzhu: This is the first time I've ever seen a woman like this!
First Emperor: Me too!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: Leaving a letter to distort the truth is truly shameless!
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"This year was the third year after Emperor Zhezong assumed personal rule. By then, many of the Yuanyou ministers had already gone to Lingnan to eat lychees, so Cai Que, who was demoted back then, was just a leader."
Cai Que of the Northern Song Dynasty: …
Liu Zhi of the Northern Song Dynasty: ...
"At this time, most of those who remained in the court were the kind of people who couldn't tolerate the Western Xia. In other words, the era of the New Party had returned!"
"In the months that followed, the Western Xia attacked Hedong Road several times, suffering repeated losses. Even Jialu Village, which had been recovered from the peace negotiations, was taken back by the Song Dynasty. Meanwhile, Zhang Jie was methodically building a fortified village on the Song-Xia border, which became known as Pingxia City."
"However, there were far more such fortresses than this. By 1097 AD, after Emperor Zhezong of Song assumed personal rule, more than fifty fortresses had been built on the border."
"Next, the Song army was about to reach Xiazhou, the place where the Dangxiang people started their uprising. Empress Dowager Xiao Liang also knew that Pingxia City was a threat to Western Xia. She led the troops of six military supervisory offices of Western Xia with Weiming Amai, a member of the royal family, to forcibly demolish what she considered illegal buildings. In the end, Song general Yao Xiong defeated the Western Xia army and beheaded more than 3,000 Western Xia people."
A gossip-loving girl from the Ming Dynasty: Finally, I heard the little emperor make his appearance!
A spoiled brat from the Song Dynasty: Western Xia is definitely doomed!
"The current situation is very unfavorable to Western Xia. Empress Dowager Xiao Liang had no choice but to gather troops again to fight against the Song Dynasty. In 1098 AD, Western Xia claimed to have gathered an army of 1.5 million. It was as if they had captured Jinming Village. This time, she personally led her son on the expedition. However, the Song Dynasty was led by a group of famous generals, including Zhang Jie. So, the result was a defeat, which was quite predictable."
"Subsequently, Zhang Jie launched a surprise attack on Tiandu Mountain of Western Xia and used it as a base. At this time, Western Xia no longer posed a threat to the Song Dynasty."
Historical records state that Empress Dowager Xiao Liang was so ashamed that she wept and returned with her face torn open.
"After a head-on confrontation with the Song Dynasty, more and more people in the Western Xia court were dissatisfied with her. However, she was still unwilling to restore peace with the Song Dynasty, nor was she willing to return power to Li Qianshun. She even sent envoys to the Liao Dynasty for help, but the Liao Dynasty ignored her. This made her resentful towards the Liao Dynasty. Not long after, she was assassinated by the Liao Dynasty's envoys, which allowed Li Qianshun to take power in his own right."