王夫之“萍乡之行”考释

Study on Wang Fuzhi's trip to Pingxiang

康熙十四年(1675)八月,王夫之从衡阳出发沿湘江、渌水到达萍乡,目的是游说吴三桂军在萍乡的最高将领夏国相放弃防守战略,积极进攻,由于其主张不被采纳,故于九月中愤而离去。此时清廷已制定从萍乡进攻长沙并从后方攻破吴三桂长江防线的战略部署。康熙十五年(1676)二月十五日,清军攻破萍乡,直取长沙,成功实现了自萍乡直取长沙的战略部署,动摇了吴三桂的战略中心地带,从而改变了吴三桂与清廷的整个战争局面。

The 14th year of Kangxi(1675),Wang Fuzhi(王夫之)arrived Pingxiang from Hengyang.His purpose was to persuade Wu Guoxiang who was Wu Saigui's senior leaders in Pingxiang to attack the army of the Qing Dynasty.Wu Guoxi-ang refused Wang Fuzhi's suggestion,and then Wang Fuzhi went away disappointed.At that time,the army of the Qing Dynasty had made a military strategy to attack Wu Saigui's army from Pingxiang to capture Changsha.February 15,the 15th year of Kangxi(1676),the army of the Qing Dynasty captured Pingxiang,and then captured Changsa.The military operations shaked Wu Sangui's strategic center ang lead to Wu Sangui's ultimate failure.