As mentioned in the first part, the Northern Song Dynasty actually had an indifferent attitude towards the independence of Western Xia. The Northern Song Dynasty never had the idea of recovering Western Xia, which was completely different from the attitude towards the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.
So did the Western Xia have any ideas about the inherent territory of the Northern Song Dynasty after independence?Nor did it. The Tanguts only came to rob, like the ancient Huns, but never had the idea of permanent occupation.
So everyone has no idea, how can there be a large-scale fight?
This main reason is also very funny for modern people, that is, Li Yuanhao wanted the Northern Song Dynasty to recognize his status as emperor after independence.
But if you want the Northern Song Dynasty to recognize independence, it is easy for the Northern Song Dynasty to recognize equal status, that is very difficult, because of China's deep-rooted concept of five services. The Liao State was recognized by the Northern Song Dynasty and was played.
Speaking of Liao, in fact, Li Yuanhao also wanted to be recognized by Liao. But Liao's reaction ......It must be the same as the Northern Song Dynasty.
Even the Liao State hated the idea of Western Xia even more than the Northern Song Dynasty, not only did he disagree, but also warned the Northern Song Dynasty that it was not allowed to give Western Xia non-subdivided titles, and that it could not arbitrarily stop fighting. That means, I'm afraid, to beat me hard, to beat him honestly.
Some people think that they have a good relationship based on the marriage between the Liao State and the Western Xia, but they are actually wrong. Western Xia and Liao were hostile in Li Keyong's time, and they were followed by a tightrope between Song and Liao. It was only in the later period of the Liao State that the relationship with the Liao State was greatly improved after the Western Xia culture was developed and no longer as barbaric as before.
The Northern Song Dynasty did not recognize the title of Emperor Li Yuanhao, so Li Yuanhao waged a long war against the Northern Song Dynasty for almost ten years, and basically won various battles.
The stereotype that the Tangut people fought hard actually came mainly from Li Yuanhao. If you take out the Li Yuanhao period, in fact, the party members are not good at fighting, although they are primitive and aggressive, they are suppressed by Song Liao most of the time. You can analogy them to what Napoleon called Mamluk.
But even so, Western Xia still did not have the title of emperor recognized by the Northern Song Dynasty, which recognized a title that was somewhere between emperor and king. The Northern Song Dynasty was actually quite generous, and the Liao State had never even given such a title.
The title dispute was one of the main reasons for the war, and the other major reason was the dispute over the Hexi Corridor.
Although the Hexi Corridor is also the habitat of the Tangut people, unlike Ordos, there are traditionally many Han people here, such as the casual mention of Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng.
Moreover, the Hexi Corridor was a commercial artery, which was very important for the Northern Song Dynasty. The military horses of the Northern Song Dynasty were mainly imported from the west, and of course, there were all kinds of corrupt luxuries.
So you will find that the Northern Song Dynasty is not good at fighting for the title, but the fangs are still very sharp in the battle for the Hexi Corridor.
The Tangut people have always wanted to control the Hexi Corridor, and they have been acting since Li Yuanhao's grandfather, Li Jiqian. But the Northern Song Dynasty has always been able to effectively defend there.
It wasn't until Li Yuanhao started that the Western Xia took control of the Hexi Corridor, because Li Yuanhao was able to fight. But it was only controlled for about forty years. Later, the Northern Song Dynasty took this place back, and it was already the late Northern Song Dynasty.
You see, even the Western Xia, which couldn't even be defeated by the Northern Song Dynasty in the later period, could this combat effectiveness be strong?
The love and killing of the Western Xia and the Northern Song Dynasty finally ended with the rise of the Jin Kingdom, and the Northern Song Dynasty became the Southern Song Dynasty, far away from the Western Xia. But judging from the history of the next 150 years, it may actually be a tragedy for both sides. Because the Han and the Dangxiang people could ally resist the Mongols, but the Jin State did not have such a diplomatic situation, and the national strength was not comparable to that of the Northern Song Dynasty.