Four days later, the Song cavalry reached Shengwei City, more than 300 kilometers away from the Song Dynasty border, at a speed of more than 70 kilometers per day.

"Xixia Shushi" records: In the second year of Tiansheng in the Song Dynasty, De Ming built Shengwei City in Dingzhou to control the foreign tribes.

Shengweicheng is located north of Dingzhou and north of the Yinchuan Plain, probably in the area of ​​Shizuishan City, Ningxia in later generations. Because it is located in the most fertile Yinchuan Plain area, it has also become an important gathering area for the Dangxiang tribe.

Li Yuanhao summoned many Dangxiang tribes and proclaimed himself emperor. He gathered together all the small and medium-sized tribes under him and reclaimed the Yinchuan Plain, not only for animal husbandry but also for agriculture.

On the vast plains, you can see some tribal tents from time to time. Some farmland has been reclaimed near the tents, and water is drawn from the Yellow River, just like the villages in the Song Dynasty.

The sudden arrival of the Song army obviously frightened the scattered Dangxiang people on the periphery, and they blew horns to warn them.

The noise spread quickly.

Zhang Kang continued on his way, ignoring the Dangxiang herdsmen and farmers near the Yellow River.

But the sound was faster than the horse after all. With the continuous sound of the trumpets, the Western Xia Chaoshun Army stationed near Shengwei City was alarmed.

Li Yuanhao reformed the military system and also deployed a large number of troops on the Song-Liao border. However, after the Song-Xia War broke out, he moved most of the troops on the Liao border to the Song border.

The Chaoshun Army was one of the very few armies that did not move to the south, because they had only one mission - to protect the safety of Li Yuanhao and his main tribes!

Yes!

The area from Shengweicheng to Dingzhou, as the most fertile land in Western Xia, naturally all belonged to Li Yuanhao's own Weiming tribe.

After he proclaimed himself emperor, he summoned many Tangut leaders and moved their tribes here.

It is said to be protection, but in fact it also implies the control of the families of each tribe.

More than 10,000 Chao Shun troops assembled hastily.

When Zhang Kang climbed over a small hill, he saw a scene that surprised him.

To the west of the hills is the majestic Helan Mountain, which rises high into the clouds and is shrouded in mist.

I don’t know how many miles it is from the foot of the mountain to the hills here. It’s an endless grassland with densely packed tents everywhere.

On the horizon, a small city can be vaguely seen.

Outside the city, the army gathered.

Continuous trumpet sounds rang out among the tents, and countless Dangxiang people, carrying the elderly and children, fled towards the city.

"kill!"

Zhang Kang watched the scene expressionlessly and uttered a word lightly.

On the hill behind him, groups of Song cavalry appeared and rushed towards Li Yuanhao's heartland like a tide.

(End of this chapter)

2015