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Wu Jie

Type Figure Region Southern Song Time 1093–1137 Also known as Wu Jinqing

Wu Jie (1093–1137), courtesy name Jinqing, was a famous Southern Song general from Longgan, Deshun Commandery, renowned for defending Shu.

Timeline

  1. 1115–1127Longgan, Deshun Commandery · Deshun CommanderyWu Jie came from a family of northwest frontier generals, practiced martial arts from childhood, participated early in northwest defensive operations against Western Xia, accumulated rich mountain-defense experience, and gradually rose to the rank of general.
  2. 1131–1132Heshangyuan · Fengxiang PrefectureIn the first year of Shaoxing (1131), the Jin general Wanyan Zongbi led a large army to attack Heshangyuan, attempting to open a route into Sichuan. Wu Jie and his brother Wu Lin used the perilous terrain to set an ambush, firing crossbow bolts in rotation, and decisively defeated the Jin army; Wanyan Zongbi was wounded by an arrow and barely escaped with his life. This battle laid the foundation for the Southern Song defense of Shu.
  3. 1132–1137Xingzhou · XingzhouAfter the great victory at Heshangyuan, Wu Jie made Xingzhou his headquarters and held the Sichuan-Shaanxi defense line for a long time. In 1133 he again defeated the Jin army at the Battle of Xianren Pass, so the Jin dynasty never broke through the western line into Sichuan. In the seventh year of Shaoxing (1137), Wu Jie fell ill from overwork and died in the army at the age of forty-five, posthumously titled Wu'an.

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