Chapter 15 Chapter Three Survival

Li Jilong led the Song army to besiege Li Jiqian in multiple ways, with the potential to wipe out the party in one fell swoop.At this time, the Dangxiang nation led by Li Jiqian is weak and weak, and it is not Li Jilong's opponent at all.Facing the menacing army of the Song Dynasty, how should Li Jiqian respond?Can the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Song Dynasty put him to death? Several armies of Li Jilong besieged Li Jiqian, forming fists with five fingers, intending to squeeze Li Jiqian to death, but unexpectedly Li Jiqian had already mastered a hundred skills, and slipped through the cracks of his fingers like a loach.Li Jilong was originally a famous general, but he had never fought against such a person.When fighting the Liao Dynasty, both sides were regular armies, and the two battles were against each other. This is Li Jilongxing.How to fight with this number?Dajun went out but couldn't find him and didn't know where he was. Li Jilong had a headache.

Here Li Jilong has a headache that has not been healed yet, and Li Jiqian also started to have a headache over there, and there is internal strife in the nest.How is this going?Whatever happens, it's a matter of course.Dangxiang's real estate salt mainly relies on selling salt to make a living.War horses are also produced locally, but horses cannot be sold to the Song Dynasty; Dangxiang land is not dominated by farming, so although it produces food, it cannot be self-sufficient, so it cannot be said to sell food; it produces weapons, but weapons cannot be sold.In this way, the only thing that can be sold to the Song Dynasty is salt, and the Central Plains cannot do without salt.In view of the fact that the brothers Ji Peng and Ji Qian rebelled and surrendered at times, and were capricious, in order to deal with the party members, the Song Dynasty issued a ban to cut off the trade between the two parties and not allow the salt of "MADE IN Dangxiang" to flow into the Song Dynasty.This time, Dangxiang’s main foreign exchange-earning products could not be sold, which directly led to a serious survival crisis for the Dangxiang tribe. Many Dangxiang members, including the surrounding Tibetans and Uighurs, rebelled against it. This time it is not against the Song Dynasty. Instead, they fought back and beat Li Jiqian in groups.You see, we didn't get anything from following you. It turned out that we could still sell some salt, but now you are against the imperial court, and the imperial court issued a foreign trade ban.Everyone turned around and beat Li Jiqian. Li Jiqian was exhausted to avoid the catastrophe of Li Jilong's army.

However, Li Jiqian was indomitable, fought and failed repeatedly, and rose again and again.Li Jiqian firmly believes that I am the emperor of the land here, and a strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake. Besides, the Song army is a firewood collector, and I am a sheep herder. It is impossible to stay in this place forever, as long as I grit my teeth and persist, the final victory must belong to me.Hope is never extinguished, and struggle is endless. Therefore, despite the difficulties to such an extent, Li Jiqian still led his troops to persist in guerrilla warfare.According to historical records, they "surrounded the fortress, plundered the residents, and burned the accumulation" ("Song History" volume 485).The court saw that Li Jiqian was really a piece of meat with a hob, and there was nothing to do with him.

Lu Mengzheng, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, suggested to the emperor that if Li Jiqian could not be gathered and wiped out for a while, Xiazhou City, the Tongwan City built by King Helian Bobo, must be destroyed.This city is hidden deep in the desert. Later Tang Mingzong crusaded against it, but failed to take it down. The desert, which is 130 miles away, has no water source and no food. Who can survive?So traitors often gather here to make trouble.As long as someone wants to fight against the imperial court, they will make trouble in Xiazhou, so the city must be destroyed.Once the city is destroyed, it will be beneficial for all generations, and the threat of this place to the Guanyou area will be lifted.Taizong accepted the prime minister's suggestion and destroyed Xiazhou City.The Tongwan City we see today is nothing but ruins, which were destroyed by man.But after Tongwan City was destroyed, it stood in the desert for another thousand years.Because the climate in that place is dry and there is no rainfall, the ruins of the city have been preserved to this day.