The 13th century was the era when the Mongol Empire shook the world. The powerful Mongol cavalry was invincible, swept away dozens of countries in Europe and Asia, and established an empire unprecedented across Europe and Asia.
In the autumn of 1258, Möngke Khan personally commanded the Sixth Army, intending to destroy the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop by advancing eastward along the Yangtze River through Chongqing, and the decisive battle of the century between the agricultural civilization and the nomadic civilization in the East Asian continent entered the final juncture of life and death.
At this time, a small city destined to be famous all over the world because of him is quietly holding his way.
Hezhou is located at the confluence of three rivers, since ancient times it has been an important town in Bashu, with beautiful mountains and rivers, fertile fields and rich land.
In the face of the rapid advance of the Mongol army, Yu Jue, the pacification and control of Sichuan, adopted the suggestions of the brothers Ran Jin and Ran Pu in Banzhou, and began to build a military defense system for the mountain city of Sichuan represented by Diaoyu City, and moved the military and political institutions of the prefecture, prefecture and county to the mountain city, and stationed troops to accumulate grain and guard the whole of Shu. Towering Diaoyu City, located at the throat of the confluence of the three rivers, the terrain is dangerous, blocking all directions, is an important pillar of the defense system of Sichuan mountain city, Yu Yu said that "the city becomes Shu to be safe" of the "key to the whole Shu". After the defense will be improved many times, with the two ring city and the north and south city walls as the core, the plank road and the eight city gates rely on each other, and the hidden roads inside and outside the city are connected, forming a multi-depth urban defense pattern that combines water and land, echoes inside and outside, and has both offense and defense. There are fertile fields to be cultivated in the city, springs and wells to drink, grain and armament workshops are readily available, and its highly perfect mountain, water, land, city, army, and civilian six-in-one city defense system embodies the outstanding military wisdom of the Chinese nation, and is also a glorious example of the world's military fortresses.
One day in July 1259 A.D., the Diaoyu City of Hezhou was cloudy, murderous, the cannon rumbled, and the arrows were like rain, and the siege of the city had been more than half a year when Meng Ke Khan's army was besieged. Meng Ke Khan was so anxious that he personally beat the drum and commanded the siege. Suddenly, a cannon struck, Meng Ke Khan was caught off guard, and was hit by the cannon on the spot, "Yuan History" recorded: "The emperor collapsed in Diaoyu Mountain, lived fifty and had two lives, and reigned for nine years."
The death of the Great Khan Möngke led to the retreat of the Mongol armies that attacked the Southern Song Dynasty on expeditions to West Asia and Europe, and stalled the Mongol army's expansion to further sweep the West, while Diaoyu City became famous for its immortal legend of defeating the strong with the weak, continuing the Song Zuo for 20 years, and influencing the direction of world history.
In the autumn of the survival of the family and country, when the wind and rain were in turmoil, the elites of Bashu and Qin Gong, under the leadership of Wang Jian and Zhang Jue, relied on the natural dangers of Diaoyu City, experienced more than 200 battles of all sizes, resisted the elite division of Mongolia, and held the lonely city for 36 years, creating a rare miracle in the history of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign wars. Even after the fall of the capital Lin'an, Diaoyu City still insisted on resisting for 3 years, and built the Emperor's Line in the intention of finding the young emperor to regain the mountains and rivers, and his stubborn loyalty and courage were strong. However, the building overturned, after suffering from years of drought and famine, in 1279, the last city of the Southern Song Dynasty, Diaoyu City, was shot and ran out of food, and the defender Wang Liwei saved the lives of the soldiers and civilians of a city from being destroyed, and finally opened the city and returned to Shun. Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty who admired Han culture, fulfilled his promise of "not slaughtering a single people", and the two sides finally embarked on the road of great integration of the Chinese nation, and the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty promoted the important development of China as a unified multi-ethnic country.
The years are long, the vicissitudes of the sea, those once wolf smoke beacon fire, hunting flags, have disappeared in the vast time and space, but those vigorous and vigorous inscription inscriptions still record the patriotic spirit of Diaoyu City for more than 700 years, the city's loyalty and courage festival will pass through history, endure for a long time, and illuminate the present.
Where is Diaoyu City, looking at a plateau from afar, heroic spirit, thousands of autumns are still awe-inspiring!”
It has witnessed the turning point of world history, recorded the loyal and brave soul of the Chinese nation, precipitated the military wisdom of the Chinese nation, written the road of integration of the Chinese nation, and showed the glory of human nature where life is supreme.
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The following ** was taken at the Chongqing Museum: