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Battle of Zhou Dou'er Pass
A major 1003 Song-Liao border field battle, commonly recorded as the Battle of Wangdu, in which Liao forces defeated Song troops at Kangcun in Wangdu…
Timeline
- 1003Outskirts of Dingzhou · HebeiLiao forces under Yelu Nugua and Xiao Talin marched south to besiege Dingzhou; Song forces under Wang Chao and Wang Jizhong were ordered north to meet them, and the two sides faced off in central Hebei.
- 1003Kangcun, Wangdu County · HebeiWang Jizhong fought the Liao army at Kangcun for two days and nights; Liao cut Song's supply lines and encircled, Wang Jizhong was seriously wounded and captured, and Wang Chao withdrew to Dingzhou, a major Song setback.
Sources
- 望都之战 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%9B%E9%83%BD%E4%B9%8B%E6%88%98
- 续资治通鉴长编 — 李焘
- 宋史 — 脱脱等 https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%AE%8B%E5%8F%B2