After Rendo Bochong seized military power, it was just as Han Shizhong's army was besieging the city.
Meanwhile, the other four routes of the Song Dynasty had already defeated the eastern and western fronts.
Upon hearing that Han Shizhong had already arrived in Xingqing Prefecture, the commanders of all the armies, fearing that Han Shizhong would steal the credit, immediately dispatched cavalry to Xingqing Prefecture overnight.
Especially Zhe Keqiu of Fuzhou, as one of the big shots in the Western Army, had been confronting the Dangxiang in the Northwest for so many years. How could he let Han Shizhong, a newcomer, steal the opportunity to take Xingqing Prefecture?
This time, the leaders of the Western Army were all incredibly energetic.
In previous winters, there were always various reasons for not going into battle, but this time it's completely different.
Everyone wished they could sprout wings and fly directly to Xingqing Prefecture, tie up Li Renyou, and present him as a prisoner before the emperor.
Unfortunately, by the time the vanguard of the Silu army arrived, Rendo Bozhong had already opened the city gates and surrendered to Han Shizhong.
Therefore, later historians commented that Han Shizhong was the luckiest one in the conquest of Xia. All the most difficult battles were fought by Yue Fei, while Han Shizhong directly bypassed the enemy's rear and faced the enemy's logistics and reinforcement forces.
They easily crossed the Yellow River, but upon arriving in Xingqing Prefecture, Rendo Baozhong opened the gates and surrendered.
He was simply the luckiest person of that era!
When Zhang Shen, Wang Yuan, Zhe Keqiu, Yao Pingzhong, Liu Guangshi, Liu Yanzong, and others learned that Rendo Baozhong had opened the city gates and surrendered to Han Shizhong, they were so depressed that they couldn't even eat.
If we had known the battle would turn out this way, we should have gone deeper into the fray beforehand.
No one expected that the Emperor's Central Imperial Guard would be so powerful that it almost wiped out the entire army of Xia ruler Li Ganshun.
That's such a good deal for Han Shizhong!
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