后周南唐寿州之战及其历史地位

On the Historic Position of the Battle of Shouzhou between Later Zhou Dynasty and Southern Tang Dynasty

后周显德二年至显德四年与南唐的寿州之战,是五代末期后周统一全国战争中的重要一环。其战争缘起及其进程、双方胜负的原因,以及它的历史地位,都值得进行考察。通过这场战争,后周削弱了南唐,使之不能再对自己的南方边界地区进行骚扰,同时,后周也壮大了自身实力,甚至对后来北宋结束五代十国的分裂割据局面也具有奠基作用。

The Battle of Shouzhou, between Later Zhou Dynasty and Southern Tang Dynasty from the second year to the fourth year of Later Zhou Emperor Xiande＇s reign, plays a key role in the Later Zhou＇s wars of unification in the late Five Dynasties. This article analyses the cause and process of the battle, the reasons for the victory and defeat, and its historic position. The writer believes that this battle weakened Southern Tang to further harass Later Zhou＇s southern border and strengthened Later Zhou and even laid the foundation for future North Song Dynasty to terminate the state of disunity of the Five Dynasties period.