This time, Liaoxing Zongxing raised 100,000 troops, mainly under Xiao Hui's North Courtyard, Xiao Hui's department has a total of 60,000 people, accounting for almost half of the entire Xia army, in addition to Xiao Hui's 60,000 people, only 40,000 people remain, but this 40,000 people almost account for more than half of the consumption.

Because of the elite Tielin Army, as well as many ministers of civil and military affairs, their size is very amazing, and after Liao Xingzong rejected Xiao Hui's suggestion, the result was actually doomed.

There is a lot of logistical pressure, but there are also changes, that is, Xiao Huibu, not only does not have to consume it himself, but also can support a part of it to Liao Xingzong, plus the resources that have been prepared before, and the resources urgently transferred from Jinsu City and other places have been supplied to Liao Xingzong's side.

Although there were so many changes, Liao Xingzong's wanton behavior still paid the price, and what they walked was the most destructive road in Western Xia, and it was impossible to get any supplies on this road.

When Liao Xingzong was halfway there, he had already sensed that something was wrong, but he was stubborn, and he went all the way to the dark, even if he was wrong, he had to go on like this.

500 miles of desert is a nightmare for the march of any army, and the only thing that is fortunate is that in front of Liao Xingzong, there is Xiao Hui.

Before Xiao Hui set off, he left a batch of supplies near Jinsu City, and after crossing the desert, he also took the initiative to attack a series of Western Xia cities, even if the Western Xia was clear and clear, facing the all-pervasive cavalry, coupled with the control of the Western Xia, even if it was a strong wall and clear field, it was impossible to achieve a complete state, and some tribes who did not abide by the rules of the Western Xia, or remote tribes, they did not leave at all.

Xiao Hui didn't go far away, just sent cavalry, searched the surrounding hundreds of miles, and obtained limited things, but these limited things played a huge role, when Xiao Hui gave a part of the grain and grass to Liao Xingzong, and after taking Liao Xingzong out, he avoided a larger scale of losses.

On the battlefield, a little change is enough to have a huge impact, not to mention, the Northern Song Dynasty, with just the right help, with a part of the materials and routes, changed the inherent fate, so that the Liao State, which had suffered a large-scale loss, did not suffer much loss.

In the end, Liao Xingzong's troops, whose losses were also within the acceptable range, died about 10,000 horses.

This is a huge loss that is impossible for the Northern Song Dynasty to bear, 10,000 horses, even the simplest kind of horse, is also 1 million guan, more money and less money is secondary, the key is that it can't be bought, which is bigger than the loss of tens of thousands of troops, and much bigger.

However, for Liao, the land is vast, and the limit can use at least 2 million horses, and the price of an ordinary horse in Liao may not even be consistent, if it is replaced by the unique products of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is not even a few hundred Wen, such a loss can only be called drizzle.

This is the difference, the difference in economy, politics, and property, this is enough to make the first-level minister of the head of the province out of office, in the eyes of the Liao State, it doesn't matter at all, not to mention, Xiao Hui also captured almost 3,000 horses, in the ranks of Liao Xingzong, the horses died, they were all very ordinary horses, of course the war horses will be taken care of limitedly, and 10,000 horses, there is no waste, eating horse meat, but also let the main force of the Liao State, there is no more loss,

Horses, in addition to the efficiency that can speed up movement and intersperse attacks in a wide area, the greatest effect, in fact, is as food.

After the rise of Mongolia, it sent 20,000 people, not far away, to lay down the whole of Europe, it looks so incredible, for agricultural civilization, not to mention 10,000 kilometers, even if it is one or two thousand kilometers, it can be called an expedition, from Bianliang to Longxi, at most it is only about 2,000 miles, military spending and logistics will be a nightmare, 10,000 kilometers, this is ten times more than this, how to solve the logistics problem.

The reason why Mongolia did all this, on the one hand, was because they ate on the enemy, searched in the enemy's war zone, and obtained supplies, and on the other hand, because of the horses.

The Mongolian expeditionary force carried horses were all Mongolian horses, not tall, but with good stamina, and most importantly, most of the horses they chose were mares, which would reduce some characteristics but bring more excellent results.

In some places, where there is no way to find enough food, as long as there is grass, they can survive, because the mare can produce mare's milk, and in the absence of food and water, mare's milk becomes a natural food that can provide for them, overcoming countless hardships and obstacles.

This is also the source of the stability of the Liao Xingzong, it seems that they did not carry any supplies, it seems, it may be strong and clear, but as long as there are a large number of horses, it will not be a problem.

Liao Xingzong didn't think about it, without Zhou Wenxiu's help, without that special route, 100,000 troops, 200,000 horses, how big their consumption would be, at least they would lose more than half of the horses, or even more.

There is no danger to cross the desert area, the loss of 10,000 horses, for the Liao State, is not a big loss, and even reduced the consumption of logistics, Xiao Hui in the Liao State after the main force has passed the desert natural danger, began to march quickly, here is not far from Xingqing Mansion.

Crossing the 500-mile desert and approaching Helan Mountain, this Yuan Hao has long been ready to fight here, which is also the preset battlefield.

Yuan Hao was very disappointed, because he had predicted that at least 100,000 or even 120,000 horses would be lost to the Liao State, which was not even a fraction of a fraction, to be honest, at the pass where the Liao army gathered, he did not dare to send a large number of Tanma to the desert, but when the Liao State crossed the desert, he began to act.

A large number of scouts were dispatched to include the situation of the Liao State, which made him depressed, but of course, Yuan Hao would not make only one step, the clear field was only the first step, and it was also the easiest step, the world would think of it, but cutting off the grain route and logistics was the second step.

The Liao State took the initiative to attack Western Xia, and their logistics supply line was very long, in this time, in the desert, there was no safe place at all, as long as a group of elites, they could continue to move.

Local combat, quite familiar, all the cavalry, are very familiar with the unique environment in the desert, even if they are a small squad of action, will not appear, problems, let alone lost.

Yuan Hao sent at least 40 troops, at least more than 5,000 elite cavalry, and they walked anywhere in the desert, constantly dispatching in these places.

The problem of logistics has never been the most concerned about the Liao State, not only is there less logistics supplies, but even the logistics guards are also few, in just half a month, at least 20 logistics teams have been attacked by the Western Xia.

Before, perhaps because of his stubbornness, he didn't approve of Xiao Hui's approach, but with his personal experience in the desert, especially the possible consequences, he also knew the importance of logistics.

After crossing the desert, he sent a lot of logistics teams to mobilize a large number of materials from the territory of Liao, but only a small part of these materials crossed the desert and entered the camp, and the rest were robbed.

At this moment, even Liao Xingzong couldn't sit still, even if he didn't know much about military affairs, he also knew very well that once there was no logistics and no food, what they would face would be a disaster, a disaster like a catastrophe.

Send more people, it will affect the battle in front of you, send fewer people, that is, to deliver food, especially in the desert, complex and changeable climate, in a sense, a catastrophic weather, is enough to wipe out a whole army.

This is a dilemma, stubborn people, stubborn in some things, can't listen to anyone's words, but once they encounter a setback, it is easy to think of the mistakes they made before, and they will change this mistake.

Liao Xingzong did not respond to these positively, but his mentality has changed, and deep down, he even wants to withdraw his troops.

The same mentality also appeared in the hearts of many ministers, especially some who were good at figuring out the holy will, although Liao Xingzong never said that he wanted to withdraw from the army, but to a certain extent, this mentality has been shown, and these ministers began to build momentum and write books.

Although Liao Xingzong suppressed these, the morale of the Liao army had changed, which had affected the course of the entire war.

Yuan Hao didn't know what was happening in Liao, but he knew very well that he had won the hearts of the people and grasped some battlefield situations, he was in the first to clear the wilderness, and the second to cut off the grain route, and when these had been done, he started the third plan, disguised and surrendered.

It can be said unceremoniously that Yuan Hao's arrangement, one ring after another, not only grasped the situation on the battlefield, but also grasped the people's hearts and political situation.

After cutting off the grain route, in order to deceive the Liao State, Yuan Hao took the initiative to sue for peace, and promised very tempting conditions, putting his posture in a very low position.

Not only Yuan Hao himself will personally go to Liao Xingzong to apologize, but at the same time, he will take out a large part of the territory and funds for compensation, which is not a lot, but compared to the wealth of Western Xia, it is already a lot.

The purpose of Liao Xingzong's crusade against the Western Xia was not to destroy the Western Xia, but to teach the Western Xia a lesson, on the side of Hebei, under the premise that there was no way to attack the Northern Song Dynasty, an obedient Western Xia younger brother was still acceptable, but there was a premise, that is, Yuan Hao had to bow his head.

Now, on the battlefield, when it is only in a state of anxiety for the time being, the ultimate goal has been achieved, after all, even if it is defeated, it may not be able to achieve such a result.

Suddenly, the entire Liao court began to discuss, and agreed to this suggestion, when the final summary of the results, reported to Liao Xingzong, although Liao Xingzong excused himself to think about it, but did not reject this, but accepted, everyone knows, agreeing is only a matter of time.