Editing Battle of Xiangyang (section)

== Role of political infighting in the Song Court ==
Political infighting among the Song also contributed to the fall of Xiangyang and Fancheng; due to the power of the Lü family, many questioned their allegiance to the Song. The Emperor barred [[Jia Sidao]] himself from the command, so Li Tingzhi, an enemy of the Lü family, was appointed commander. Jia permitted the Lü family to ignore Li's orders, resulting in a fractious command. Li was then unable to relieve Xiangyang and Fancheng, managing only temporary resupply during several breaks in the siege.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t203wZyNqIwC&dq=xiangyang+siege&pg=PA84|title=War, politics and society in early modern China, 900-1795|author=Peter Allan Lorge|year=2005|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=0-415-31690-1|page=84|access-date=2010-10-28}} [http://sociology.sunimc.net/htmledit/uploadfile/system/20100823/20100823143531244.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fang |first=Cheng-Hua |date=2003 |title=Military families and the Southern Song court— the Lü case |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23496108 |journal=Journal of Song-Yuan Studies |issue=33 |pages=49–70 |issn=1059-3152}}</ref>