| The border defense system of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty was an important military guarantee for the rule of the two Han states.Bingzhou played an important role in the evolution of the Han Xiong relationship,and throughout the Han Xiong relationship,the peace and war between Han and Xiongnu were all involved.At present,the research on the ruins and systems of the Han Great Wall in Bingzhou has been relatively mature in the academic community,but there is still a lack of comprehensive research on the Great Wall in Bingzhou,the relationship between the various components of the Han Dynasty border defense system,and the unique role of Bingzhou border defense.Therefore,this article will study the unique role of the border defense system of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty,including the composition of border counties,border cities,linear fortifications of the Great Wall,border county organizations,and military forces.The border defense areas of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty were mainly concentrated in the border counties.The size of the border defense area varied during the Western and Eastern Han dynasties.When the Central Plains Dynasty was strong,the border defense line expanded outward and the scope of border defense expanded accordingly.When the national strength of the Central Plains dynasty weakened and ethnic minorities invaded,the border defense line shrank,and the border defense scope narrowed accordingly.The composition of military engineering in Bingzhou during the Han Dynasty.The distribution pattern and form of military fortifications along the Great Wall in the border defense zone of Bingzhou,as well as the mechanism of their military functions,are related to the scale,location,and characteristics of border towns in border counties.The border leadership system and military armed forces of the Bingzhou Border Defense Zone in the Han Dynasty.There is an administrative leadership system,a garrison leadership system,and a "shogunate" command system in the border county leadership system.In terms of military armed forces,there are border county soldiers,garrison soldiers,and national soldiers.The border defense system of Xinmang and Bingzhou in the early Eastern Han Dynasty tended to collapse.After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty,it basically inherited the leadership system and military armed forces of the Western Han Dynasty.However,in order to adapt to the new situation,the Eastern Han government made some new adjustments to the leadership system and military armed forces of border counties.The “internal governance” and “foreign related” functions of the border defense system in the Han Dynasty were combined.The border defense system of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty not only played an important military function in resisting the invasion of the Xiongnu,but also played an important role in the governance of border counties and foreign negotiations.The defense system of the Great Wall of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty from a comparative perspective.In the border defense of the Han Dynasty,the northwest and northeast borders,as well as the border defense of Bingzhou,jointly played a significant role in resisting the invasion of the Xiongnu and protecting national security.Overall,the border defense system of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty had unique characteristics in terms of its formation time,the use of the Great Wall,and the attachment of ethnic minorities.These characteristics demonstrated the special position of the border defense system of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty’s border defense.Although the border defense system of Bingzhou in the Han Dynasty played an important historical role in the development process of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years,creating important conditions for the prosperity and stability of the Han Dynasty.But as time went on,the natural conditions deteriorated,and the drawbacks of the development of the border defense system in Bingzhou gradually emerged.The most serious ones were the emptiness of the border areas and the expansion of the separatist forces in the border counties,which ultimately led to the collapse of the border defense system in Bingzhou once again. |