Xixia was at loggerheads with the Northern Song Dynasty in the front in Northern Shaanxi,and the confrontation lasted for long,with large troops stationed on the front.

• 北宋与西夏在陕北一线剑拔弩张,长期对峙,双方在这一线驻有大量部队,并断断续续进行了几十年的战争,民族关系几度紧张。