黄浦江古称吴淞江,西与太湖沟通,东与长江汇合,同入东海,是长江三角洲南侧的一条最重要河流。沿河两岸,地域平坦,土壤肥沃,物产丰富,人口稠密,向来是中国东南沿海最富庶的地域之一。1840年,鸦片战争后,上海辟为对外通商口岸,由一个极不起眼的渔村一跃而为继广州之后的全国最大工商业城市。而黄浦江与苏州河流经市区,这样,浦江口名符其实地成了大上海进出世界各国商船的最重要门户,浦江口的军事部署之得当与否,对大上海的安危存亡,至关重要。笔者特撰成此文,对明清两代浦江口的军事部署,理清其脉络头绪,作一简要述评。 The ancient Huangpu River Wusong River, west and Taihu Lake communication, the east and the Yangtze River confluence, with the East China Sea, south of the Yangtze River Delta is one of the most important rivers. Along both sides of the river, the area is flat, the soil is rich, the property is rich and the population is dense. It has always been one of the richest areas along the southeast coast of China. After the Opium War in 1840, Shanghai was designated as a foreign trade port and jumped by a very humble fishing village to become the country’s largest industrial and commercial city after Guangzhou. The Huangpu River and the Suzhou River flow through the urban area, so that the Pujiang River port has become the most important port of entry and exit of the world’s most important merchant ships, the port of military deployment of the proper or not, the safety of the great Shanghai, important. I wrote this article specially for this article, on the Ming and Qing Dynasties Pujiang estuary military deployment, sort out the context, made a brief commentary.