Wang Shao, a famous star in the Song Dynasty, rushed to the bare mountain.

Mountains always show people a silent side, silent, hiding many past events in unknown corners, waiting for people to pursue. The bare mountain is like this!

More than 900 years ago, in the Northern Song Dynasty, a long-range assault battle, which was the pinnacle of that era, was staged in the bare mountains. Who, after all, staged such a wonderful scene and cleared the fog of the mountains, and what kind of truth will you see?

Horrible name

The exposed mountain is located at the junction of southern Weiyuan County and Zhangxi 'an County. This mountain is as white as bone, hence the name "Lou Mountain". The main peak is 394 1 m above sea level. A Qing Zhenwu once wrote: "A generation of heroes will last forever and show their magnanimity. Looking at the frequent snow on the top of the mountain, the boarding passage is still rugged. Wandering rocks and dragging cold fog, tall and straight male peaks and clean pools. If you don't change the simplicity of future generations, you will always be amazed. "

Indeed, there are many unknown "secrets" hidden in the exposed mountains, which is exactly what makes him different. Because the exposed mountain is located at the intersection of farming civilization and nomadic civilization, it has irreplaceable military value in the era of frequent wars. It is not only the commanding height of Zhang Xi 'an County, but also the commanding height of Dingxi. It is said that when the weather is fine, people can see "three States and six counties" when standing on the heights of bare mountains. Which states and counties are they? Some people say Zhang Xian, Minxian, Weiyuan, Zhuoni, Longxi and Le Kang. In the past, these counties were subordinate to Zhou Min, Zhou Tao, Xizhou (now Lintao), Hezhou, Gannan and other places, so this is said. I think it is obvious that the so-called "three States and six counties" is a comprehensive statement among the people, so there is no need to delve into it. How high is this mountain? A folk proverb says well, "There is a bare mountain in Zhang Xi 'an County, which is three feet and three meters higher than the sky". In fact, folk proverbs use the words "three feet three meters" when describing the heights of buildings and peaks in various places.

Clear legend

The difficult road hindered our progress, and layers of dark clouds obscured its true colors. After watching it at the foot of the mountain for a long time, I returned home disgruntled. On the way, you can also see the boulders exposed, which looks like bare bones on the ground. The exposed rocks are like bones, hence the name "Lou Shan".

There are several local folklore about the name of this mountain. Legend has it that the Tang Priest passed by here when he was taking scriptures. A war broke out between the Monkey King and Belarus. After Bai's death, it turned into dense white bones, which the villagers called the exposed mountain. However, this statement is not widely circulated. There is also a saying that the name of the bare mountain is related to Fu Su. Legend has it that the God of Xianshan is the Prince of Snow Mountain, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang, Fu Su. At that time, due to the assassination of Zhao Gao, Qin Jun, who fought against Xiongnu in the bare mountainous area, ran out of ammunition and died. After the soldiers died, the bones turned into white stones, while Fu Su and his concubines ascended to heaven and became immortals, hence the name Xianshan.

Behind these folktales, it shows that the bare mountain was once an ancient battlefield, so there is such a story.

Rain and snow blocked the road, so we had to turn around. In the long years, a series of wars have taken place here. The poet of the Ming Dynasty once wrote: "The moonlight is high in front of the dew mountain, and you ride Lintao at night. The general hangs the seal of Qiang and leans on Changhong to see the treasure knife. " The war broke out at the foot of the bare mountain, which was the famous Wang Shao movement, Xihe Movement.

Wang Shao is from De 'an, Jiangxi. After passing the Jinshi exam, he joined the army as a manager. Later, he went to Shaanxi to interview frontier affairs. After his personal investigation, he had a clear understanding of the Tubo tribes living in Hehuang area. Judging from Wang Anshi's strategic decision at that time, there are three chapters in the first year of Ning. It can be seen that Wang Shao is also very good at sizing up the situation. The general idea of Ping Rong Ce is that to subdue Xixia, we must first recover Hehuang area and surround Xixia. The first thing to do is to recruit all ethnic groups on the border with kindness and recover Taohe Lantian and other places.

In the first year of Ning, Zaixi (1068), the imperial court sent a plan to repair Taoshui River basin and build Xihe Road. This war is called the Battle of Xihe River. This is after the An Shi Rebellion. In the past 300 to 400 years, the eyes of the central government have once again examined this land. Although the Northern Song government really ruled this place for less than a hundred years, most of the Xihe River was occupied by Jin people.

Battle of Wang Shao

People talk a lot about Wang Shao's battle of Fuxi, but little is known about the battle of crossing the barren hills. This is a wonderful war, which took place in Ning and JaeHee for six years. At this time, Wang Shao had completed the control of Weiyuan and won the support of a large number of Tubo people, thus occupying Xizhou (now Lintao). In fact, Wang Shao's battle to recover Lintao is a tough battle, which seems to be an exercise over the exposed mountain. At that time, Wang Shao ordered people to bluff in Zhuniuling Road, and secretly sent elite to bypass Vu Thang (Lintao), together with Blind Sign (leader of Tubo tribe) and others. After a fierce battle, these Tubo tribes were greatly broken, and Taojun Town was established in Vu Thang. Later renamed Xizhou, the court took, He, Tao, Min,. At this time, Hezhou, Zhou Tao and Zhou Min have not been recovered. In the spring of the sixth year of Xining, Wang Shao took Xizhou as his stronghold, advanced to the west of Taohe River and returned to Hezhou. In August this year, some Tibetan tribes rebelled. When Wang Shao led the army to suppress them, he seized the opportunity to occupy Hezhou. Wang Shao went west again, broke into the Nuomu Tibetan City (now Guanghe County) and began to climb over the bare mountain.

Bare mountains, dense forests and extremely narrow roads make it impossible to ride horses in many places. At that time, Wang Shao dismounted and walked, successfully crossing the exposed mountain. At this time, he blindly recruited the troops who stayed in Hezhou and followed Wang Shao's army. As a result, Wang Shao was defeated and regained Hezhou. Subsequently, Wang Shao led an army to March into the city and captured the Party and Fujian States, and all tribes such as Diez and Tao were attached to the city. During this long-distance raid, Wang Shao's army lost contact with the rear for dozens of days. At that time, there were many people impeached by the court, only Wang Anshi firmly believed. It can be said that this attack is also a battle that affects whether Wang Anshi's phase is stable. If it fails, Wang Anshi's phase is naturally unstable. Fortunately, Wang Shao successfully completed this long-distance raid, marched for more than 50 days 1800 Li, recovered five counties, beheaded thousands of people and won tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses. At this point, Wang Shao finished his last battle, and the next year, Wang Shao was transferred to North Korea. Wang Anshi's prestige in the imperial court also reached its peak.

This attack was an episode of the Battle of Great Xining, but it was a wonderful battle to start a long-distance attack in Song history, and it was an event worthy of a great book. However, it is worth noting that there are two places in the exposed mountain, one here and the other in Baishishan, Linxia. There is no need for us to participate too much in academic debates. As long as we know, there was a great war in Lushan Mountain in the Song Dynasty more than 900 years ago. Under the command of the famous Wang Shao, Song Jun completed the feat of crossing the bare mountain, painting a little brave and masculine color for the weak Northern Song Dynasty.

A mountain, a magnificent mountain, left the most brilliant page.