Hedong in the War between Wei, Zhou and Qi
by Song Jie
About This Novel
This book is one of the representative works of the historical military geographer Song Jie. It is an extension of "The Geographic Hub of Ancient Chinese Wars" and presents in depth the "Hedong geographical hub" in the struggle for hegemony between the two Wei, Zhou and Qi. The author first sorted out the evolution of the Hedong administrative region during the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, clarified the scope of the geographical concept of "Hedong", and discussed the regional characteristics of Hedong (today's Yuncheng area) in terms of economy, topography, hydrology, transportation and other aspects. On this basis, the author systematically examines the evolution, ups and downs of counties and city garrison in the Hedong administrative region; analyzes the political situation when the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties split from the perspective of strategic geographical research, and focuses on the military competition in Hedong to sort out the war course of the East-West confrontation in the late Northern Dynasties. During this period, the king and his ministers battled wits and courage with each other, making endless plans and feats. There are excellent analyzes of the counterattacks of the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi against the Fenbei area in Hedong after the Battle of Shayuan, the characteristics and adjustments of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou's Eastern Expedition strategies, the process of Emperor Wu of Zhou's Pingqi campaign and the reasons for its victory, etc. The two Wei, Zhou and Qi regimes faced each other across the Yellow River. Hedong was the central stage for both sides to display their strategies. For the Yuwen family and the Gao family, the ownership of Hedong and the degree of military utilization directly affected the fate of the two regimes. This book is an excellent work to understand the history of the late Northern Dynasties from the "Hedong perspective".
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