Battle of Yancheng
| Battle of Yancheng | |||||||
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| Part of the Jin–Song wars | |||||||
Song-Jin wars with the location of Yancheng | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Jin Empire | Song China | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Wanyan Wuzhu | Yue Fei, Han Shizhong | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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100,000 |
500 cavalrymen and 15,000 armored horsemen under the command of General Han Shizhong Modern estimates - 8,000–15,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Yancheng (simplified Chinese: 郾城之战; traditional Chinese: 郾城之戰) took place in 1140 near modern-day Luohe City in Henan Province, China between the main armies of China under the Song dynasty and the Jurchen Jin invaders from the north. The battle was a major clash in the wars between the Jin Empire and China. The Chinese forces, under the leadership of General Yue Fei, won a decisive victory despite being outnumbered.