853, Helan Mountain

Helan Mountain, located in the northwest of Yinchuan City, Ningxia, runs diagonally between the Yinchuan Plain and the Alxa Plateau from northeast to southwest. It is more than 200 kilometers long from north to south, 15~50 kilometers wide from east to west, generally above 2000 meters above sea level, and the highest peak reaches 3556 meters. Its mountains are majestic and steep, and it is a natural barrier in the western part of the Yinchuan Plain. In the west of this flat barrier, there is the Alxa Plateau and the Tengger Desert, the fourth largest desert in China.

Looking at the Helan Mountains in the distance, like a horse, the Mongolian language says that the horse is "Helan", hence the name. The Western Xia built its capital in Xingqing Mansion (now Yinchuan City), and there was the Western Xia King Mausoleum at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. There are many places of interest and historic sites in Helan Mountain, such as Bijia Peak, Helan Temple and Mosque and other places of interest in Xiaokouzi, and the forest is lush, the scenery is beautiful, the spring water is murmuring, it is a good scenic spot to visit the summer resort.

Kuili Yinchuan

Yinchuan Grand Mosque

Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with Helan Mountain in the west and the Yellow River in the east.

Yinchuan City has many historic sites such as ancient city pools, palaces, pavilions, temples, pagodas, imperial tombs, and the Great Wall: climb to the top of the mountain to overlook Helan Mountain, the beautiful sea pagoda of the Yellow River; the magnificent Nanguan Mosque; It systematically displays the three major cultures of Islam, the Yellow River and the Western Xia, and reproduces the solemn scene of Muslim's pious pilgrimage.

There is the mysterious and majestic tomb of the Xixia king in the southeast of Yinchuan, and there are one hundred and eight pagodas in Qingtongxia, the largest lama-style building complex in China, in the north, and there is a magnificent barrage dam under the tower, which cuts off the rushing and roaring Yellow River; The small rolling bell mouth on Helan Mountain has been a scenic spot with many temples and views since ancient times; There are natural landscapes such as sand slope bells at the head of the sand slope; Sand Lake, the pearl of the sand sea, integrates the beautiful nature of the southern water town and the thick and rough of the northern desert, which is unique. The abundant cultural relics of the Western Xia, the attractive scenery of the water town, the peculiar scenery of Saishang and the colorful Hui folk customs make Yinchuan one of the most powerful cities in western China.

Good! And with that, let's get down to business!

At the foot of Helan Mountain, in the tent of the military camp, the marshal Zhu Weideng suddenly received an urgent report of 800 miles, it was the Son of Heaven's edict that ordered him to quickly divide his troops to save the ten thousand cities, and the ten thousand cities were in danger!

However, now that the war is imminent, the Khitan has launched an attack from the north on all fronts, and it is a long way to go to Tongwancheng.

After thinking about it, Zhu Weideng thinks that this is a matter of "near water does not quench thirst", and if he doesn't get it right, he will take care of one or the other. The so-called "generals will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside", Zhu Weideng weighed again and again, and decided to strictly defend the area of Helan Mountain, and did not divide troops to reinforce Tongwancheng. Such a thing beyond the reach of a whip commander is that only a foolish marshal would use his troops like this!

And so it is! Just when the eight-hundred-mile urgent report from the capital Chang'an was still flying halfway, the Tongwan City had already been lost, not to mention that Zhu Weideng received the urgent report again, what year and month did it be? Tongwan City is all under the control of the Khitan thieves. In the next step, the Khitan began to prepare in Tongwancheng, preparing to continue southward to take military fortresses such as Yulin, Dingbian, Linzhou, Lingwu, and Yanchi. It can be said that most of the north is already in a state of imminent crisis.

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