宋末川江涪陵蔺市浮桥争夺战研究

Contention for Linshi Floating Bridge on Upper Yangtze River in Late Song Dynasty

从交通而言,川江联通巴蜀和荆楚;从军事而言,川江就是长江的咽喉。涪陵作为川江中的节点之一,是南入武陵的入口,具有重要的战略地位。在南宋时期,发生在涪陵的蔺市锁江浮桥战,是影响了整个蒙宋对峙战局的一场历时半年的重要战役。该战宋军获胜,进而占领重庆,夹击合川,造成蒙古主帅和蒙哥意外死亡,从而造成在欧亚大陆四处出击的蒙古军队收缩,回到蒙古大漠,争夺汗位,进而影响世界局势。撬动这个世界格局支点的是钓鱼城,但让支点失去平衡的则是蔺市浮桥战,故该战役是影响整个巴蜀甚至全国战局的战役。故涪陵蔺市锁江浮桥战是整个蒙宋对峙时期重要的一战,在中国军事史上具有重要的历史地位和军事价值。

In terms of communication,the upstream of Yangtze River connects Sichuan with Hubei,and in terms of military affairs,it is the strategic passage of the whole Yangtze River.Fuling,as a middle point of the upstream of Yangtze River,was the entrance to Wuling(Wujiang River)in the south and was of great strategic position.The six-month contention for Lingshi floating bridge that happened in South Song Dynasty was an important battle which had greatly influenced the confrontation between Song and Mongolia.The battle was won by Song army which subsequently conquered Chongqing and attacked Hechuan from two sides,resulting in the accidental death of the Mongolian commander in chief,further retreat of Mongolian army back to Mongolian desert and the contention for kingship,and consequently influencing the world situation.If Fishing City was the pivot for levering the world pattern,the factor that upset the balance of the pattern was the contention battle for Linshi floating bridge,which influenced the war situations in Sichuan and even in the whole country.So the battle is of great historical position and military value in the history of China’s military affairs.