Brief introduction to the battle of Zhuolu

Brief introduction to the battle of Zhuolu (what is the battle of Zhuolu)

The battle of Zhuolu is a great battle between ancient Huangdi tribe and Yan Di tribe and Chiyou. To talk about the battle of Zhuolu, we must first talk about another representative battle, which is the battle of Hanquan. The Battle of Hanquan was a war between Huangdi and Yan Di tribes in the process of unifying China. In the end, the Yellow Emperor won, which led to the alliance between the two tribes of Yanhuang, from which we now call ourselves "descendants of Yanhuang".

So where is Hanquan today? There is a saying that Han Quan mentioned in Meng Qian Bi Tan is in the area of Jiezhou Town, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. Another way of saying it is not far from the east of Zhuolu County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province.

First, let's look at the cradle of the tribe. The cradle of Huangdi tribe is in xinzheng city, southwest of Henan Province, and there are similar sites in Xinzheng area. After that, it migrated to the southwest of Shanxi along the Yellow River and went north to Linfen and Yuncheng. Yan Di tribe originated in the south of Henan Province and migrated along the Yellow River to the Weishui Valley in Shaanxi Province. The Chiyou tribe originated in southwestern Shandong, and its sphere of influence covers the borders of Hebei, Henan and Shandong provinces.

According to the first statement, Hanquan is in the area of Xiezhou and Yuncheng in Shanxi, so everything is logical. This war is a conflict between two tribes in the process of migration or expansion.

Second, Zhuolu County in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province is located in the lower reaches of Sanggan River in the northwest of Hebei Province, while Huangdi tribe is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province and Yan Di tribe is located in the south of Henan Province. At that time, the traffic was underdeveloped, so there was no need for these two tribes to go far and near to compete for a piece of land thousands of miles away.

Let's talk about the battle of Zhuolu.

There is a saying that the Yanhuang tribe and the Chiyou tribe compete for the salt lifeline of the Central Plains-today's salt pond in Yuncheng, Shanxi. The water in the salt pond is very turbid, so it was also called "turbid brine" in ancient times. At that time, the Yellow Emperor was using Cangjie to create characters, and there were many homonyms, so "turbid brine" could be written as "Zhuolu" or even "competing for deer", and the struggle around Yanchi evolved into a military struggle for control of the Central Plains.

In the south of today's Yanchi, there is a Chiyou village, which has been verified as the site of Chiyou tribe, and its unique sacrificial ceremony and ancient temple fair custom are still in use today.

Another way of saying it is to compete for water. The appearance of Hiderigami, the female corpse of Zhuolu War, led to successive years of drought, thousands of miles of bare land, poor people, and even the Yellow River and Weihe River dried up. These tribes traveled long distances to find water and came to the north, which was less affected by drought. They found that Zhuoshui and Sanggan River in Zhuolu area are full of fertilizer and suitable for survival. War broke out for the continuation of the tribe.