Chapter 322 Chapter 321

Li Rijian is Xianzong Dewang's nephew.In July of the third year of Qianding, Xianzong died, and he was embraced to succeed him every day. When Li Rijian ascended the throne in a hurry, the Mongolian army had already marched towards the capital of Xia State in two routes, east and west.In October of the first year of Baoyi (AD 1226), the Mongolian East Route Army broke through Xiazhou.The Mongolian army attacked from two directions, forming a pincer-shaped offensive, pointing to the Xinxing area, the political and economic center of Xixia.In November, Genghis Khan personally led an army to besiege Lingzhou, Lingzhou fell, Deren was captured by the Mongolian army, and Unyielding was killed.In the spring of the second year of Baoyi, Genghis Khan left troops to besiege Zhongxing Mansion, led an army to cross the river, attacked Jishi Prefecture, and entered Jinjing.In February, Lintao Mansion was broken.In March, the three prefectures of Tao, He and Xining were broken.

In the fifth month of intercalary, Genghis Khan spent the summer in Liupan Mountain and sent people to Zhongxing Mansion to surrender, but Li Rijian refused.In June, a strong earthquake occurred, houses collapsed, and plague prevailed.In the Zhongxing Mansion, which had been besieged by the Mongolian army for half a year, food was exhausted, and many soldiers and civilians were sick, and they had completely lost their ability to resist.In desperation, Li Rijian had no choice but to surrender to Mongolia, but asked for a grace period of one month to dedicate the city. In the seventh month, Genghis Khan died in Qingshui County Palace.Li Rijian and others went to the Mongolian army to pay homage to the Jin Dynasty, and the Mongolian army killed them according to Genghis Khan's will; at the same time, the Mongolian army entered Zhongxing Prefecture to slaughter the city.

At this point, Xixia, which had been established for 190 years, perished.