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introduction
During the Gaozong period of the Southern Song Dynasty, in the Battle of Raofeng Pass, the Song army gathered three generals, Wu Jue, Liu Ziyu and Wang Yan, but still could not stop the attack of the Jin soldiers, and finally ended in failure.
Next, the Jin soldiers entered a no-man's land, and they soon occupied the Xingyuan Mansion in Hanzhong. According to such a speed of attack, the Song army is in danger! Hanzhong is in danger!
However, the Jin soldiers did not stay here for long, and they withdrew from Hanzhong after a short rest, and why is that?
(Jin soldiers invade in a big way)
First, soldiers do not tire of deception
Before the outbreak of the Battle of Raofeng Pass, Zhang Jun, as the envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, also knew very clearly that after the Jin soldiers entered the main Guanzhong, the next target was Hanzhong.
In order to strengthen the defense, Zhang Jun first mobilized Wang Yan and stationed him in Xingyuan Mansion, the purpose of which was to ensure the security of the core area of Hanzhong.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jun mobilized Liu Ziyu and asked him to lead the Bazi Army to be responsible for defending the security of Fangzhou, Junzhou and Jinzhou, so as to ensure the foolproof situation in the eastern part of Hanzhong.
As for Longzhou, Wenzhou, and Xingzhou in the western part of Hanzhong, Zhang Jun was handed over to Wu Jue's Yongxing army to be responsible for defense. The three-way army not only divided labor and cooperated, but also cooperated with each other, and the defensive layout was quite tight.
At this time, Wan Yan Sa Li, who had just replaced Yan Zongbi, saw that the Song army's defense was so tight, and he also knew that he must not fight hard. Otherwise, there will be huge losses.
In order to take Hanzhong at the lowest cost, Wanyan also deliberately conducted a detailed survey of the terrain of Hanzhong.
(Golden Soldier on Attack)
According to historical records, there are four main roads into Hanzhong, among which the Meridian Road and Chencang Road are the most famous. Whether it was Han Xin in the Western Han Dynasty or Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms Period, they all made a big fuss about Chen Cang Road and Meridian Road, which also inspired Wan Yan Sali to drink.
At this time, Wan Yan had a total of 30,000 troops in his hands, and if they all entered Hanzhong through the Meridian Road, they would not only be attacked by the Song army, but also likely to be stampeded because of the rugged roads.
After thinking about this clearly, Wan Yan Sali decided to learn from Han Xin Xi "Ming Xiu Plank Road, Dark Chen Cang". Therefore, he quickly issued an order, and the army set out from Chang'an on the same day and entered Hanzhong through the Meridian Road.
However, this is just a suspicious tactic to finish the face. In fact, only a small part of the Jin soldiers walked towards the Meridian Road, and most of the remaining Jin soldiers, under the leadership of Wan Yan Sali, went out day and night, and they passed through Chencang Road and soon came to the city of Shangzhou.
At this time, Liu Ziyu, who was in charge of guarding Jinzhou, heard that Yan Sali was going to take the meridian road, and he immediately arranged heavy troops here, intending to launch a fatal blow to the Jin soldiers.
Unexpectedly, after a false shot, he took Shangzhou with almost no effort, and quickly surrounded Jinzhou. At this time, in Jinzhou, the troops were all transferred away by Liu Ziyu, so Wanyan Sa drank almost no blood, and took this important town.
(Song Army's Rapid March)
Second, stick to the Rao Feng Pass
Hearing that Shangzhou and Jinzhou were lost one after another, Liu Ziyu immediately knew that he had been fooled. However, no matter how much Liu Ziyu regrets it, it is to no avail. He could only lead the army to quickly retreat to Raofeng Pass, wanting to continue to snipe the Jin soldiers to the south here.
At this time, Wu Jue and Wang Yan also got the news, and they also led the army to rush to Raofeng Pass to try to stop the fierce attack of the Jin soldiers.
Two big victories were won in succession, and the morale of the Jin soldiers was at their peak, and they were coming towards Raofeng Pass. Seeing that the Jin soldiers were like tigers descending from the mountain, Song Jun also felt helpless from top to bottom. It seems that Rao Feng Pass is difficult to hold.
(Song Jun drill)
Even so, Wu Jue, Liu Ziyu and Wang Yan were not discouraged, they encouraged the soldiers and sent heavy troops to guard the dangerous pass.
When the Jin soldiers attacked frantically, the soldiers of the Song army were united, and they repelled the Jin soldiers' attacks again and again with their spears and bows and arrows.
However, at this juncture, Wang Yan made another fatal mistake. He did not stick to the city, but adopted the tactics of hand-to-hand combat, and started a bloody battle with the Jin soldiers.
What Wang Yan didn't expect was that he faced the main force of the Jin soldiers this time, not the stragglers, so he soon suffered a heavy defeat and the Song army suffered heavy losses.
(Song Jun discusses the military situation)
Fortunately, the terrain of Raofeng Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, although Wang Yan suffered a heavy defeat, but it is not easy for Jin Bing to break through Raofeng Pass in a short time.
After six days and nights of fierce fighting, the corpses under Rao Feng had piled up. But even so, Wan Yan Sali still did not give up attacking Rao Feng Pass.
Not only did he have the Jin soldiers erect a ladder, but he also used a large catapult. But even so, Rao Fengguan is still solid, and he has not been punched out of a gap at all.
(Song Jun)
In the face of such large casualties, Wan Yan Sa Liyu ordered the soldiers to attack strongly, and at the same time discussed countermeasures with his generals. At this moment, a renegade soldier of the Song Army came to Wan Yan and left him, which also made his brows stretch.
Next, after Yan Sa Li, he selected an elite army, and under the leadership of the Song soldier, quietly went around the back of Rao Feng Pass.
The result can be imagined, under the attack of the Jin soldiers from both sides, the originally impregnable Raofeng Pass was collapsed in an instant.
(Siege of the Golden Soldiers)
Third, the results are surprising
In order to preserve their strength, Wu Jue, Liu Ziyu and Wang Yan withdrew from the battle with their descendants, which meant that Raofeng Pass was lost.
At this time, Wanyan Sa left the victory to pursue, and he soon occupied the Xingyuan Mansion in Hanzhong, but he did not stay in Hanzhong for too long.
Because the logistics supply of the Jin army could not come up, the Song army was strong again, and Wang Yan, who withdrew from the Raofeng Pass battlefield, recaptured Jinzhou again, cutting off the retreat of Wanyan Sali, and immediately made Wanyan Salijiu feel an unprecedented crisis.
(The Song army lined up to meet him)
In order to avoid falling into a state of desperation, Wan Yan decided to lead the troops to withdraw from Hanzhong. However, Wu Jue, who got the news in advance, was already ready on the slope.
When Yan Salijiu had just entered the ambush circle, the Song army's shouts of killing shook the sky, which also made Jin Bing panic. They threw down their loot and fled the battlefield in a hurry.
As a result, countless Jin soldiers fell into the valley or were trampled to death by horses, and after finishing the attack on Hanzhong, they finally stole chickens and rice, which really outweighed the losses!
(Song army defends the city)
epilogue
Although the Jin soldiers eventually withdrew from Hanzhong, it is undeniable that in the Battle of Raofeng Pass, the Song army did lose, and lost badly.
As the commander of the Jin soldiers, Wan Yan Sali was also an outstanding military general, and his flexible and mobile tactics were worthy of every Song army general to learn Xi.
However, due to the lack of logistics, Wanyan finally withdrew from Hanzhong, which is indeed very surprising.
Resources:
The fall of Jinzhou City, Rao Fengguan, Song Jin War, City Financial Media, 2018-05-28
The Battle of Raofeng Pass, Coco Poetry.com, 2020-05-15