Battle of Yancheng

Battle of Yancheng
Part of the Jin–Song wars
Song-Jin wars with the location of Yancheng
Date 1140 Location Henan, China Result Song victory
Belligerents
Jin Empire	Song China
Commanders and leaders
Wanyan Wuzhu	Yue Fei, Han Shizhong
Strength
100,000 15,000 cavalrymen	500 cavalrymen[1] and 15,000 armored horsemen under the command of General Han Shizhong [2][3]

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.