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Yongxi Northern Expedition

Type Event Region China Time c. 986

Around 986 CE, Song Taizong launched another large-scale northern expedition to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun;…

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  1. c. 986Kaifeng · HenanSong Taizong ordered Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Yang Ye, and others to lead eastern, central, and western armies northward, seizing the opportunity of Liao Jingzong's recent death and a young ruler's accession to recover lost territory.
  2. c. 986Qigou Pass · HebeiCao Bin's eastern route army advanced to Zhuozhou but was counterattacked by Liao's Yelu Xiuge, routed around Qigou Pass, losing the expedition's main force and turning the campaign sharply against Song.
  3. c. 986Chenjia Valley · ShanxiYang Ye's western route army advanced deep alone and was surrounded by Liao forces at Chenjia Valley; defeated and captured, he starved himself to death, and the northern expedition failed completely.

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