Introduction to the Battle of Shunchang in the Song Dynasty. A war in the history of the Song Dynasty in which a small number defeated a large number.

The Battle of Shunchang in the Song Dynasty was another example of defeating more with less. Although the Jurchens were good at fighting and brave and tough, they still couldn't stand the heat and humidity in the south, and they were not good at night fighting and eventually lost to the Song Dynasty. The process of the Battle of Shunchang

The Jin Army's cavalry arrived at the outskirts of Shunchang City. Liu She ambushed and captured two people from a thousand families of the Jin Army. He learned that Jin General Han Chang and General Zhai were stationed at Bailong, 30 miles away from the city. eddy. Liu took advantage of his unpreparedness and sent more than a thousand troops to attack his camp at night and captured many people.

On the 29th, the three armies of the Jin Army, together with the Han and Zhai armies, totaling more than 30,000 people, crossed the Yingshui River and approached the city. Liu used the strategy of suspicion and opened the city gate wide. The Jin army did not know the truth and did not dare to advance. Liu took advantage of his hesitation and fired a volley of powerful bows and crossbows, followed by infantry charging with spears and axes. The Jin army failed to hold up and retreated towards the Ying River. Many of them fell into the water and drowned. On the second day of June, the Jin army moved to Guaili Village in the east of the city. Taking advantage of the weakness of the Jin army's cavalry that was not good at night fighting, Liu sent the heroic general Yan Chong with 500 soldiers to attack the Jin camp at night and defeated the Jin army. Zong Bi learned that the forward army had suffered heavy losses, and he personally led more than 100,000 elite troops from Tokyo to rush to the north bank of Yingshui River for reinforcements. Some of Liu's generals were afraid of being outnumbered and suggested retreating to the south of the Yangtze River.

Liu summoned the generals to discuss their interests and encouraged them to fight against the city. He also sent Cao Cheng and two others to the Jin camp, falsely claiming that Liu was the son of the Taiping border commander, who only wanted to enjoy himself and did not know how to fight and defend. Zong Bi believed it to be true, so he left the goose chariots and artillery equipment used to attack the city, and led the troops of King Longhu, the commanders of the three routes, Han, and Zhai to encircle Shunchang. Seeing that the city walls were crude, Zong Bi claimed that he could knock them down with the tips of his boots, so he sent his elite cavalry to attack the east and west gates, and led 4,000 of his own soldiers to come and go for reinforcements. The soldiers all wore iron helmets and heavy armor, and were named "Iron Floating Picture".

It was midsummer, and the Jin army was not used to the heat. The weather was cool in the morning, and the Jin army attacked fiercely, but Liu insisted on holding on without fighting; in the afternoon, the weather was very hot, and the Jin army was exhausted. Liu sent hundreds of people out of the west gate to feint to attack, and then 5,000 elite soldiers sneaked out of the south gate to attack the flank of the Jin army, defeating the Jin army. (It is said that Liu also put poison in the upper reaches of Yingshui River and in the grass, and the horses of the Jin army became sick after eating the water and grass). Unwilling to fail, Zongbi moved to the west of the city in an attempt to besiege Shunchang for a long time. It rained continuously for days, and Liu frequently sent troops to attack at night. On the 12th, Zong Bi led his troops back to Tokyo and laid siege to Shunchang. The impact of the Battle of Shunchang

The victory of Shunchang dealt a heavy blow to the main force of the Jin Army, thus having a major impact on the Song Army's war against the Jin Army. It coordinated the Song Army's operations on the east and west wings and the Xijing area. This suppressed the Jin Army's offensive across the board and created good conditions for the soldiers and civilians of the Southern Song Dynasty to launch a massive counterattack against the Jin Army. When the Battle of Shunchang was fierce, the Jin army attacking Shaanxi, Jingxi, and Huaidong were also defeated by Song generals Wu U, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong respectively. The Jin army's full-scale attack again ended in failure. Because of his military exploits, Liu was awarded by Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty the titles of envoy to the Wutai Army, Marquis of Yu, the capital of the bodyguard of the Ma Army, Zhi Shunchang Prefecture, and envoy along the Huaihe River system.

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