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ISBN: 1156350034
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Publication Date: May 22, 2010
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jin Dynasty, Jingkang Incident, Battle of Caishi, Battle of Tangdao, Treaty of Shaoxing. Excerpt: The naval Battle of Caishi () took place in 1161 and was the result of an attempt by forces of the Jurchen Jin to cross the Yangtze River , thus beginning an invasion of Southern Song China . It followed the Battle of Tangdao on the East China Sea.The Song Dynasty navy consisted primarily of paddlewheel ships, which were faster and more maneuverable than the Jin ships, providing the Song with a great advantage. They hid their fleet behind the island of Jinshan, and brought them out at the signal of a mounted scout atop the island's peak. The Song then bombarded the invaders with traction trebuchets , launching "thunderclap bombs", which were soft-cased explosives filled with lime , which would create a noxious cloud when the fuses went off and broke the soft cases. The Jin were so badly defeated that the humiliated Emperor Wanyan Liang (posthumously Hailingwang , "Prince (of) Hailing") of Jin was assassinated by his own men. A subsequent peace treaty signed by both Song and Jin in 1164 would end violence and conflict between the two for four decades to come.Historical perspectives An account of this battle was given by the Song naval commander Yang Wanli in his Hai Qiu Fu (Rhapsodic Ode on the Sea-eel Paddle Wheel Warships):In the xin-si year of the Shao-Xing reign period, the rebels of (Wanyan) Liang came to the north (bank) of the River in force, intending to capture the people's boats, and hoisted flags indicating that they wished to cross over. But our fleet was hidden behind Qibao Shan (island), with orders to come out when a flag signal was given. So a horseman was sent up to the top of the mountain with a hidden flag, and then when the enemy were in mid-stream suddenly the f...
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