A Jin army was trapped for 48 days at Huangtiandang during the Jin–Song Wars, marking one of the earliest notable Song resistance efforts against Jin expansion.
Key Facts
- Year
- 1130
- Duration of Jin entrapment
- 48 days
- Jin commander
- Wuzhu
- Song commanders
- Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu
- Location
- Huangtiandang, northeast of Nanjing
- Conflict
- Jin–Song Wars
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
From 1129, Jin forces under Wuzhu advanced southward, capturing key cities north of the Yangtze River and pursuing the retreating Song court, creating conditions for a direct confrontation along the river.
Song forces led by Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu ambushed the Jin army at Huangtiandang, northeast of modern Nanjing. The Jin troops were trapped in the area for 48 days, unable to escape the Song blockade.
The Jin army eventually managed to retreat after receiving advice from a local Song resident who suggested a means of escape, ending the siege without a decisive Song victory but demonstrating that Jin forces were vulnerable to determined resistance.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Han Shizhong, Liang Hongyu.
Side B
1 belligerent
Wuzhu.