What happened in the Battle of Kunyang and the Battle of Baigouhe?

What happened in the Battle of Kunyang and the Battle of Baigouhe

In the history of our country’s wars, very strange things happened when the two armies fought. The most famous one is in 23 AD. The Battle of Kunyang. The Battle of Kunyang is Liu Xiu's famous battle, and it is also one of the classic battles in the history of our country where a small number defeated a large number. Wang Mang's new army was nearly 400,000, while the rebels guarding Kunyang were less than 20,000. 400,000 people besieged 20,000 people. It seemed that the outcome had been decided, but Liu Xiu was a son of the plane. Although there were only 20,000 people, it was enough for Liu Xiu.

I won’t say much about the process of this battle. The stubborn resistance of the rebels is certainly important, but God’s help cannot be ignored. There is a record of this battle in the "Book of the Later Han": < /p>

"There will be a strong thunder and wind, the roof tiles will fly off, the rain will fall like drops, the Chuan River will overflow, tigers and leopards will fight, soldiers will rush to the place, tens of thousands of people will drown, and the water will not flow."< /p>

The main idea recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty is that when the two armies were fighting fiercely, there was sudden lightning and thunder in the sky, and soon heavy rain poured down. The rubble on the roof was blown away by the sudden strong wind, and the river water surged. , the tigers, leopards and other beasts in the New Army camp were so frightened that their legs trembled. The New Army suddenly dispersed, and the soldiers rushed to cross the river to escape. As a result, countless people drowned and the river stopped flowing.

Although this is an official historical record, the historian's record of the sudden violent storm is so weird that even the author cannot believe it. The biggest question is, since it was a battle between two armies, then Why did the sudden change of weather only affect the enemy troops but not the rebels?

Could it be that the dark cloud in the sky has always been hanging over the enemy troops and followed the movement of the enemy troops like a ghost? ?If this were not the case, it would be difficult to explain why the enemy army was greatly disturbed by this strange weather, while the rebel army seemed not to be affected at all.

However, although God also helped, this did not affect Liu Xiu's heroic performance in this battle at all. The Battle of Kunyang can be regarded as a strange battle in the history of our country's wars, and the battle that can be compared with it is undoubtedly the most critical battle in the Jingnan Campaign in the early Ming Dynasty - the Battle of Baigouhe.

The Battle of Baigou River broke out in April of the second year of Jianwen (1400). The outcome of this battle was directly related to the success of Zhu Di Jingnan. It is impossible to say that it was a battle of his life and death. Not an exaggeration. In fact, in this battle, the Yan army was on the verge of defeat several times, and Zhu Di himself was on the verge of death many times.

For Zhu Yunwen, this was the closest he came to wiping out Zhu Di. Unfortunately, the Southern Army failed. Throughout the battle, the Southern Army took the initiative and defeated the Yan Army many times. The Southern Army even divided its troops to cut off the Yan Army's retreat, almost making Zhu Di a dumpling. However, the Yan Army finally fought back and successfully defeated the Southern Army. The reason why the Yan Army was able to defeat the Southern Army actually depended on a strange wind. What happened?

Let’s first take a look at the records of this battle in the "History of the Ming Dynasty":

The king moved to his left, and Jinglong's soldiers surrounded the queen. The battle lasted for a long time, with flying arrows raining down on her. Wang San changed his horse, used his arrows and swung his sword. He folded his sword and walked up the embankment, pretending to use his whip as if to attack his successors. Jinglong suspected that there was an ambush and did not dare to move forward. Gao Xu came to rescue him and he was relieved. At that time, the southern army gathered together, and the soldiers of Yan were all eclipsed. Wang Fenran said: "If I don't advance, the enemy will not retreat, and there will be war." Then he used his strong soldiers to highlight his back and attack him from both sides.

A whirlwind arose, folding Jinglong's flag, and Wang Chengfeng set fire to attack, beheading tens of thousands and drowning more than 100,000 people. Guo Ying collapsed to the west, and Jinglong collapsed to the south. They lost all the seals, axes and axes they had given them, and went to Dezhou. The Yan army and the Southern army fought fiercely for a long time, with both sides winning and losing. Afterwards, Li Jinglong sent his troops behind the Yan army, causing a double-team on the Yan army. The situation of the Yan army was unfavorable. Zhu Di personally attended the battle, changed his horse three times, shot all the arrows in the quiver, and cut off the sword in his hand.

Later, in desperation, he raised his riding whip behind him as a gesture of greeting reinforcements. Li Jinglong became suspicious and stopped attacking. Zhu Gaoxu did indeed lead his troops to rush for reinforcements, and Zhu Di escaped. Although Zhu Di escaped by chance, the Yan army suffered very heavy casualties this time. The Southern army gathered again and prepared to attack the Yan army. The officers and soldiers of the Yan army "all eclipsed".

Here you can experience the inner feelings of the Yan Army soldiers. They must be desperate, but as the coach, Zhu Di could only bite the bullet and encourage the soldiers to fight again. After all, the soldiers can go home and farm if they don't want to fight. If Zhu Di doesn't want to fight, he will only die. Therefore, another battle with the Southern Army will be a life and death battle for Zhu Di. If he wins, he will win, and if he loses, he will die.

The two armies fought again, and there was another fierce fight. Zhu Di also decided to divide his forces to attack the Southern Army. Although Zhu Di was unsure, he could only risk his life and give it a try. After all, he had an absolute advantage in numbers. The Southern Army had no chance of victory in a head-on confrontation. But at this moment, "a whirlwind will rise, and the scenery will be blown away and the flag will rise."

Yes, another sudden wind knocked down Li Jinglong’s flag. In ancient times, when two armies were fighting, the flag was very important. Only when the soldiers in front saw the flag did they know that their coach was still there. Now, there is still a desire to fight, but if the commander's flag disappears, it means that the commander has run away. If the commander runs away, it means defeat. If the battle continues, it will mean unnecessary death. Then the soldiers can run if they can, and they can surrender. If you surrender, you will never fight to the end.

So for Zhu Di, this strange wind came just in time. As soon as the commander's flag arrived, the Confederate army immediately collapsed. Zhu Di took the opportunity to set fire to fight back, winning this crucial life-and-death battle. battle.

After the Battle of Baigouhe, Zhu Di turned from defense to offense, and he was getting closer to the throne. Although there were environmental factors in Liu Xiu and Zhu Di's victory, environmental factors were only a secondary factor in their success and were also non-determinative factors.

If they don’t have God’s help, they still have a chance to win with their abilities. Therefore, if they want to win God’s favor on the road to success, they must first know how to improve themselves. is the most important.