论大小金川战争中碉楼的作用

The Watchtowers in the Battles at Large and Small Jin Chuan Areas

碉楼是羌、藏等少数民族在古代修建的一种独具特色的建筑,平时居住及储藏物资,战时则用以防范外来势力的进攻。清朝乾隆年间,中央王朝对大小金川的用兵,大小金川土司除了依仗天时、地势和人力外,更重要的是倚恃碉楼的防御体系抵抗清朝官兵,致使大小金川战争成为乾隆帝"十全武功"中历时最长、耗资颇巨、伤亡甚重的一次战争。

Watchtowers are a unique ancient building of Qing and Tibetan ethnic groups, which are used as storerooms in time of peace and fortresses in time of war. During the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, the Central Imperial Court waged wars to Large and Small Jin Chuan areas. Relying on the favorable climate, topography and manpower, particularly the defending system of watchtowers, the Chieftains successfully dragged the Large and Small Jinchuan battles into a longest,costly and heavily-lost war among Qianlong's Ten Great Campaigns.