張雷
摘 要:北宋名臣龐籍“久經(jīng)邊任”,形成了豐富的軍事思想:其戰(zhàn)略思想主要有“俟其釁隙”,攻守結(jié)合;廣積糧儲(chǔ),增強(qiáng)軍備;武力防守與經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁并行三方面。在其戰(zhàn)略思想指導(dǎo)下,龐籍采取的御敵戰(zhàn)術(shù)主要包括營(yíng)建堡寨,構(gòu)筑防線(xiàn);多路聯(lián)動(dòng),互為應(yīng)援;因應(yīng)現(xiàn)實(shí)問(wèn)題,研用新的軍事成果。此外,龐籍治軍有方:拔擢將帥,精兵練卒;治軍以法,嚴(yán)肅綱紀(jì)等。龐籍的軍事戰(zhàn)略思想及主張行之有效,鞏固了北宋西北邊防,對(duì)促成與西夏的“慶歷和議”作出了貢獻(xiàn)。龐籍也贏得了后人的欽敬和贊揚(yáng)。
關(guān)鍵詞:北宋 龐籍 軍事思想 治軍方略
中圖分類(lèi)號(hào):K244 文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼:A 文章編號(hào):1000-8705(2019)02-61-68
Abstract:The military thought of Pang Ji, who was a famous minister in Northern Song Dynasty ,which was very abundant. His strategy was “waiting for chance”,the combination of to attack and to defense, to reserve armament and to combine military confrontation with economic sanctions. His defensive strategies was to build forts, to support mutually and to develop new military inventions. In addition, Pang Ji have unique way of managing the army. He selected generals and trained the army. He ruled the army by military law and emphasized military discipline. His military strategy was effective, to be strengthened the national defense of the Song Dynasty and to be promoted the peaceful talks between the Northern Song and Xixia Dynasty. He was highly praised by later generations.
Key words:Northern Song Dynasty;Pang Ji;military thought;the strategy of? managing the army
龐籍(988—1063),字醇之,單州成武(今山東成武)人,宋真宗大中祥符八年(1015)進(jìn)士,宋仁宗朝賢相。龐籍才兼文武,長(zhǎng)于治軍,諳熟邊事,是宋夏戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中涌現(xiàn)的主要邊防大帥之一,司馬光稱(chēng)其“敏而好謀,果而不惑。函谷以西,幼艾嬉游。邊鄙不聳,荷公之休。五嶺以南,復(fù)為王土。制勝?gòu)R堂,承公之祜。文服武取,動(dòng)皆有成”1。龐籍對(duì)仁宗朝(1023—1063)的政治、外交、軍事均產(chǎn)生了重要影響。
當(dāng)前學(xué)界有關(guān)龐籍的研究成果殊少,關(guān)注點(diǎn)多聚焦于龐籍與其門(mén)生司馬光的交往方面2;對(duì)其軍事思想少有措意,迄今未見(jiàn)有專(zhuān)題論述。故筆者不辭駑鈍,擬以名相龐籍的軍事思想為題,試作一探討,不當(dāng)之處,敬祈方家指正。
一、龐籍的戰(zhàn)略思想
考察龐籍的軍事思想離不開(kāi)其戰(zhàn)略思想。名相龐籍“久經(jīng)邊任”,經(jīng)略西北邊防多年,歷任鄜延路經(jīng)略安撫使兼知延州(1041—1045)、河?xùn)|路經(jīng)略安撫使兼知并州(1055—1057)、定州路安撫使兼知定州(1058—1059),積累了豐富的備邊經(jīng)驗(yàn),形成了獨(dú)特的軍事戰(zhàn)略思想。
(一)俟其釁隙,攻守結(jié)合
龐籍帥邊期間,在御夏戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中采取的是“俟其釁隙,攻守結(jié)合”的戰(zhàn)略思想。龐籍在上宋仁宗的奏疏中,多次提到“俟(乘)其釁隙”一詞。所謂“俟其釁隙,攻守結(jié)合”指的是面對(duì)來(lái)犯之?dāng)?,守軍首先要注意伺察敵情,觀其“釁隙”,根據(jù)戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)形勢(shì)變化、敵軍虛實(shí)以及敵我雙方實(shí)力之消長(zhǎng),靈活機(jī)動(dòng)地選擇戰(zhàn)略防守或戰(zhàn)略進(jìn)攻,旨在最大限度減少損失或擴(kuò)大戰(zhàn)果。
宋夏交戰(zhàn)之初,龐籍主張以防御為主。寶元元年(1038)十月,龐籍在《上仁宗論先正內(nèi)而后制外》一疏中,即指出當(dāng)時(shí)宋朝軍隊(duì)之劣勢(shì):“夫兵冗而不精,雖眾不可用也。竊聞所發(fā)之兵,皆不選練而遣之,疲弱預(yù)行者亦多,此徒有其數(shù)而可用者殊少?!?范仲淹亦曾直言:“今諸軍老弱之兵,詎堪征伐!……聞名之將,往往衰落;豈無(wú)晚輩,未聞邊功……仍聞沿邊諸將,不謀方略,不練士卒?!?康定元年(1040)九月,宋軍大敗于鎮(zhèn)戎軍(今寧夏固原),士卒將校戰(zhàn)死五千余。3時(shí)任陜西都轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)使龐籍在《上仁宗論出界攻討未便》疏中言:
去秋鎮(zhèn)戎之戰(zhàn),依城壁,據(jù)根本,以主待客,而諸將或傷中而退,或閉城不出,其士卒絕無(wú)用命赴敵之心,使賊殘毒人命,剽劫財(cái)物,從容進(jìn)退,如入無(wú)人之境,可謂將不良,士不銳矣。元昊君臣之間未有釁隙,又間諜阻絕,無(wú)由知其虛實(shí),而便出界攻討,此不可不為朝廷憂(yōu)也?!淙鐚⒆羰孔湮茨苋缫?,或且為歲月持守之備4。
龐籍清楚地認(rèn)識(shí)到:鎮(zhèn)戎軍之戰(zhàn),宋軍嬰城自守,以逸待勞,仍然大敗;而敵軍剽掠財(cái)物,從容進(jìn)退。證明宋方此時(shí)邊備不修,兵將未精;加之諜報(bào)不明,不曉西夏內(nèi)部君臣釁隙、軍隊(duì)虛實(shí),若貿(mào)然出兵,勝負(fù)難料。所以龐籍建議此時(shí)不宜主動(dòng)出界進(jìn)討西夏,應(yīng)“為歲月持守之備”,當(dāng)以防御為主??梢哉f(shuō),龐籍對(duì)此時(shí)宋夏戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)形勢(shì)的分析是正確的。且早在鎮(zhèn)戎戰(zhàn)役爆發(fā)前,宋軍已經(jīng)三川口之?dāng)?,主將劉平、石元孫被俘,邊廷震動(dòng)5。這兩次大敗,使宋軍士氣低落,軍心動(dòng)搖,同時(shí)也暴露出宋方“士卒絕無(wú)用命赴敵之心”,加之“將不良”“士不銳”,此時(shí)只應(yīng)據(jù)城堅(jiān)守,加強(qiáng)布防,而不宜主動(dòng)出擊。這表明初到西北邊陲時(shí),在戰(zhàn)略上龐籍主張防御,但這種防御絕不是一味被動(dòng)的單純防御,而是“俟其釁隙”,待隙進(jìn)攻。