Lightning in bad weather

Today, Bian Xiao will tell you about the Liaoxia War. Although this is a battle with many wins and few wins, the small side can win a total victory. Compared with the Liao army, there are more than 1 1 10,000 fighters, while Xixia fighters have only 1.5 million, which is close to one to eight. In the Song Dynasty, five times the enemy could attack the city by force, which was already eight times the enemy. Why did it fall short?

Before telling the reason, Bian Xiao will tell you why the Liao army attacked Xia. In fact, Liao Xingzong, the monarch of Liao country, and his in-laws of Xixia country have always been friendly, and Xixia's national strength is weak, and they have always followed the leader of Liao country as a younger brother. In A.D. 1042, Xixia begged his eldest brother Liao to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Liao army entered Youzhou, which is now Tianjin, marking time, Xixia has been resentful. In August of the following year, Liao asked his younger brother Xixia to send troops to help him counter the rebellion. The eldest brother said that his younger brother did not dare to disobey. However, after the counter-insurgency, the Liao army did not give Xixia any trophies, which made Xixia people extremely dissatisfied. Xixia people instigated the rebels to go to the summer, which aroused the resentment of Liao people, which led to the Liao army's summer conscription. The Liao army should have taken Xixia directly with lightning speed, but in the end, Liao Xingzong was defeated! Although the result is unexpected, it is inevitable! Today, Bian Xiao will analyze the reasons.

One: Yuan Hao, the emperor of Xixia, was good at showing the enemy's weakness and paralyzing his opponent. Seeing that Xingzong was killed in large numbers, he adopted a plan to delay his troops. I was wrong, I surrendered, I apologized and asked for reconciliation! This plan has to be said to be brilliant. As soon as this tactic came out, the soldiers of Liao all looked down on sergeant Xixia. The enemy will be afraid before we kill them. It improved the morale of the Liao army. As the saying goes, pride goes before a fall.

Two: Emperor Yuan Hao of Xixia, with good tactics. Yuan Hao saw that peace was not feasible, so he made another plan, retreated a hundred miles, led Liao troops to serve the country, and then paralyzed his opponent. Every time you retreat three miles, you will burn all the grasslands in Fiona Fang for dozens of miles, leaving the enemy without water and the horses without food. Xixia and other Liao soldiers ran out of ammunition and food, and then deliberately delayed for a few days. It can also be seen that Hao Yuan's cautious fighting style is also the most important factor in this victory!

Three: Liao country's first expedition to Xixia lacked experience, food and grass, and there was no clear plan. Xixia adopted the strategy of avoiding war in the early stage. You attack me and then retreat, you hit me and then run. Staff sergeant Liao seems to be waving a hammer on cotton, which is powerful and useless. The Liao army was originally an expedition, trying to support the war by fighting, but Xixia was cunning and burned hundreds of miles of square circles. Liao army can't sit still, just want to make a quick decision. This is precisely the trick of Xixia people. I can't beat you, but I'll drag you down!

Four: geographical reasons, Xixia is now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia landform plateau and mountainous area are staggered, and the geographical structure is extremely complicated. Foreigners go to Xixia, long distance is not involved, and some people are not acclimatized.

Five: Liao soldiers traveled long distances, while Xixia soldiers waited for opportunities. More than 100,000 soldiers and horses from Liao came from Jinsucheng, which is now Zhungeer Banner in Inner Mongolia. It is 539 kilometers from Zhungeer Banner to Ningxia, and now it takes about seven hours to drive at the earliest. In ancient times, the traffic was inconvenient, only generals had horses to ride, and most soldiers walked. After a long journey, the soldiers were tired, not to mention going into battle to kill the enemy, and their legs were almost broken.

There are some coincidences in the sixth point. God helps summer, but not Liao. When the two armies were at war, the Liao army was about to catch up with Yuan Hao. At this time, the wind is blowing hard, and the wind is blowing all over the sky, making people unable to open their eyes. Locals are used to it, but it will hurt outsiders. At this time, the Liao army thought that the expedition had angered God, and some knelt down and begged for mercy. The three armies were in chaos, and the Xixia people followed suit. It was this bad weather that gave the Liao army a fatal blow.

Bian Xiao believes that it is these factors that led to the defeat of the Liao army in the first summer. The most important factor is that Xixia people have a good leader and a good plan. If they don't adopt peaceful tactics in the early stage, paralyze their opponents and let the Liao army be negligent, it may be a story of nothing in the future. Although the expedition to Xixia failed, Liao Xingzong also learned a lesson and laid the foundation for the second summer expedition in the future.