The Song army took over the city, and a large number of Song troops poured into the city and began to rest to a certain extent.
The Xixia people took nothing with them when they fled, but the Song army could not do that. Fighting a war requires a lot of logistical supplies. Although there are 40,000 troops, there are still more than 10,000 Qingtang soldiers led by An Ziruo and 50,000 to 60,000 conscripted civilians to help escort the supplies.
The baggage and supplies alone were piled up like mountains outside the East City.
So after the Xixia people fled, they did not pursue them immediately, but rested for a night. Only after a large amount of baggage was moved into the city the next day did Zhang Kang send the vanguard army to continue their journey.
Soon a few days later, the vanguard of the Song army arrived at Qingtang City.
At this time, nearly 20,000 remnants of the Western Xia army gathered in Qingtang City, but Yeli Wangrong, who had escaped, had no intention of defending to the death. When he learned that the Song army was chasing them, he immediately fled with the supplies.
joke.
It is true that he was loyal to Li Yuanhao, but his loyalty did not mean he was willing to die.
They moved all the artillery pieces they had seized from Qingtang City to Miaochuan City. Now that Qingtang City had no artillery pieces, it would be a sitting duck facing the Song army's artillery pieces, with no way out.
So in the past few days, Yeli Wangrong has been plundering supplies from Qingtang City to ensure that their remaining soldiers can cross Qishan again and escape back from the Hehuang Corridor along the route they attacked.
Now that the Song army is coming, if we don’t run away now, when will we run away?
Under such circumstances, the vanguard of the Song Dynasty saw countless Xixia people riding horses, leaving Qingtang City in a mighty manner, and fleeing towards the vast plateau in the northwest.
The 3,000 vanguard troops of the Song army chased for a while, chasing the 20,000 Xixia people like running over rabbits. They fired a few shots symbolically, and when they failed to catch up, they returned to the city and reported the situation to Zhang Kang.
Zhang Kang was not surprised to learn that the Xixia people did not fight back. If he were facing a powerful enemy that he could not defeat, he would not seek his own death like this.
Two days later, in early October, Zhang Kang arrived in Qingtang City.
The rain has stopped in the past few days. Although it is early winter in October and there is no snow, the cold wind is howling and it is freezing cold.
Zhang Kang stood on the top of Qingtang City and looked into the distance. This was the majestic land of the northwest. Following the vast plateau of the northwest, one could reach the Western Regions that the Song Dynasty had longed for.
That was the territory that the Han people had lost for more than a hundred years since the end of the Tang Dynasty.
"Although I passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, what I love most is to seal the Wolf's Lair, drink from the vast sea, and carve a stone in Yanran. One day, I will go north and west. I will conquer the grasslands, conquer the Western Regions, and reclaim a great kingdom for the Han people!"
Zhang Kang's heart was pounding and his blood was boiling. He was talking to Fan Ke beside him, and there was an almost fanatical excitement flashing in his eyes.
Not only people in later generations like the powerful Han and prosperous Tang dynasties, but the passionate people of the Song Dynasty also liked them.
There was once nothing they could do.
I can only swallow my regret.
Just like Zhang Kang in history, he was full of passion, but was repeatedly suppressed by civil officials and became frustrated.
now.
They will eventually achieve this goal and make the world recognize the strength and indomitable spirit of the Han people!
(End of this chapter)
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