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Song Northern Expedition of 1163

Type Event Region China Time 1163

In 1163, Emperor Xiaozong launched a northern expedition after the Longxing reforms;…

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  1. 1163Xuyi · Jiangsu ProvinceEmperor Xiaozong ordered Grand Councillor Zhang Jun to command the Huai-Yang armies; Li Xianzhong marched from Hefei and Shao Hongyuan from Xuyi, launching the two-pronged northern expedition with high morale.
  2. 1163Suzhou · Anhui ProvinceLi Xianzhong successively took Lingbi and Sizhou; in May he and Shao Hongyuan jointly besieged Suzhou, breached the walls, and captured the Jin defender Pucha Xin. The expedition's opening victories encouraged the Song court.
  3. 1163Fuli · Anhui ProvinceLi Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan, suspicious of each other over unequal rewards, were thrown into disarray when the Jin general Tutu Kening led armored cavalry to reinforce; the Song army routed at Fuli with over ten thousand killed, and the expedition failed at the final hurdle.

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