Even a strong man like Li Yuanhao was defeated many times by the Song Dynasty. Now the Song Dynasty was marching into the northwest, with the intention of destroying Western Xia.
But the Western Regions are not Xixia.
The distance from Yan'an Prefecture in the Song Dynasty to Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Western Xia, is perhaps only seven or eight hundred miles, which is a location that logistics can barely supply.
But if you want to go from Guanzhong in the Song Dynasty to the Western Regions, it is more than two thousand miles to Jiayuguan alone.
Gaochang, where the Western Regions Uighurs were located, was nearly 5,000 miles away in a straight line, and the actual distance was more than 8,000 miles. The Black Khanate to the west of the Western Regions was even more than 10,000 miles away.
Where did the Song Dynasty get the confidence to recover the Western Regions when the journey was so long?
I'm afraid they will be killed by the lack of food and supplies along the way.
However, the leader did not refuse. Instead, he remained silent for a moment and said, "We are willing."
"oh?"
Di Qing noticed that he didn't say "I am willing", but "I wait for you to be willing".
This means that his identity can represent everyone here.
So he asked curiously, "What's your name?"
The man said, "I am Cao Xianhui."
"Who is Cho Hyun-soon to you?"
"He's my brother."
"Where are your brothers?"
Di Qing asked.
"Before, the Yeli tribe attacked Xingqing Prefecture. My brother was killed by the tribe, and the tribe was also scattered. Some people followed Weiming Yuanhao to flee north, and their whereabouts are now unknown."
Cao Xianhui said.
"My condolences."
Di Qing said in a deep voice, "From now on, you will lead the Guiyi Army. I will report to the court, and the court will make arrangements for you."
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Cao Xianhui said with a bow.
"Someone come."
"Husband!"
"Take them to rest, take a bath, get a set of my Song army uniforms, and then take them to have a good meal."
"yes."
"Thank you, Marshal!"
The Guiyi Army was overjoyed and expressed their gratitude profusely.
Although he did not have any sense of belonging to the Song Dynasty, he was full of gratitude at this moment.
After they surrendered to Li Yuanhao, they were ostracized and despised by the Dangxiang people because they were few in number and had no status.
Now that he has regained his Han identity, he is treated with courtesy by the Han people, at least much better than among the Dangxiang people.
The Guiyi Army members were then arranged to wash, eat and rest.
Just when the Song army entered Lingzhou, Wei Ning Lingge was also extremely anxious and kept sending people to deliver letters to the Song army, hoping to negotiate peace with them.
Different from the Yeli tribe.
The Yeli tribe and the Weiming tribe were mortal enemies, so it was obviously impossible for them to continue to serve the Weiming tribe as their leader.
Brother Li Lingning wanted to use the power of the Yeli tribe to regain the throne of the King of Western Xia.
However, he had no say in the matter. Even if the Song army had not come and the Yeli tribe had won in the end, he would most likely have only become a puppet of the Yeli tribe.
The Weiming tribe had become the dominant force in the northwest since the time of Li Jiqian. Although Li Yuanhao was dead, Weining Lingge, as Li Yuanhao's cousin, was also Li Jiqian's grandson and the son of Li Deming's younger brother Li Dezhao.
Therefore, Weining Lingge also has the right of inheritance.
Historically, when Li Yuanhao died, his two younger brothers, Li Chengyu and Li Chengwei, had already died early.
Several of his sons were either killed by him, died from practicing qigong and became infatuated, or died young, leaving only his youngest son Li Liangzuo, who was only one year old.
In order to avoid suspicion of a young ruler, Li Yuanhao issued a will to let Weining Lingge inherit the throne of Western Xia, but he was stopped by Mo Zang Epang. It can be seen that Weining Lingge was basically the only heir besides Li Liangzuo.
Now that Li Yuanhao is gone, Weining Lingge certainly doesn't want the Song Dynasty to come and reap the benefits and annex Western Xia, so he will absolutely not surrender.
But we can't win.
He could only try to contact the Song army, hoping that the Song army would agree to their peace talks, even if the conditions were very harsh, even if a large number of border cities had to be handed over, it was better than the demise of Western Xia.
Unfortunately, he obviously underestimated the determination of the Song army to destroy Western Xia and recover the entire northwest region.
It was not just the northwest region, but also part of the Liao territory, such as the East and West Hetao along the Yinshan Mountains, which later became Bayannur and Baotou.
Therefore, Di Qing only gave him two choices - surrender or perish.
Seeing the tough attitude of the Song army, Wei Ning Lingge later said that he could accept surrender and allegiance, but hoped to retain their power and serve as the governor of Xingzhou of the Song Dynasty.
This is undoubtedly an attempt to emulate Li Jiqian.
Although they appeared to be submitting, they were actually secretly developing their strength. When their army was strong or the Song Dynasty was in decline, they would raise an army and establish their own regime.
But unfortunately, Di Qing replied to him, saying that he could not make a promise to Weining Lingge and needed to wait for the court's order.
Wei Ning Lingge said that they would wait for the order from the Song Dynasty court before deciding whether to submit.
Obviously he had the same idea as Yeliwuwei.
In other words, they would wait and see if the benefits offered by the court were sufficient before making a choice, rather than surrendering first and then letting the court make the decision.
This is a question of who holds the initiative.
Di Qing didn't care whether the court would give them the best treatment. He only knew that the court wanted the entire Northwest, and it didn't matter whether they surrendered or not.
If Wei Ninglingge does not respond within three days, he will lead the army there personally.
Weining Lingge obviously does not have the courage of Yeli Wuwei.
Seeing the attitude of the Song army, they seemed to fall into silence. The three-day deadline passed quickly, and in the end no answer was given as to whether they were willing to surrender.
October 19th was the seventh day after the Song army arrived in Lingzhou. During the first four days, the Song army rested a little and communicated with Wei Ning Lingge. The last three days gave Wei Ning Lingge time to consider.
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