论宋朝保州地区的军事防御举措

An Analysis of Military Defense Measures for Baozhou District in the Song Dynasty

北宋时期,保州地处宋辽边境,北接广信军、安肃军,南抵祁州、永宁军,特殊的地理位置,使仅辖一县(清苑)的保州成为宋朝北部边防不可忽视的重镇。为了维护边境安全,防御辽朝侵袭,宋政府精选能臣良将出任保州地方官,并在这一地区设置缘边巡检司,以提高保州与相邻州军的协同作战能力。并采取扩修城池、广开屯田、连通塘泊、广植桑榆等一系列措施来加强保州地区的防御力量。通过诸多举措,使得保州地区成为宋朝河北边防体系中重要的环节之一,为维护宋朝国防安全、抑制辽军南侵做出了重要贡献。

During the North Song Dynasty,Baozhou lies on the border of Song and Liao, north to Quangxin army, Ansu army, south to Qizhou,Yongning army,the special position made it a key city for defending the Song Dynasty though it only governed one county (Qingyuan). In order to maintain security of borders and defend invasion from Liao, the Song Dynasty chose excellent ministers and generals as local officers of Baozhou and set up margin inspection to enhance the cooperative engagement capability with neighboring states. It also extended cities, developed fields, connected ponds, planted elms to strengthen the defense capability of Baozhou district. All these measures made Baozhou one of the most important parts for the border-defensing system of Hebei and made important contributions to maintaining defense security of the Song Dynasty and resisting invasion from Liao.