The most bizarre war in history: 100,000 troops slashed each other for 10 hours, and only 68 people died on both sides
From ancient times to the present, there have been many battles in Chinese history, large and small, 5,000 years of history, and the wars that have occurred may not be completely counted. In this battle, there are also some very strange wars, so let me tell you about a strange war recorded in the history books. For example, during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao led an army to a war with the Mongols, and the 100,000 troops on both sides fought for 10 hours, resulting in only 68 people killed.
As we all know, the tenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty was Zhu Houzhao, who was the eldest son of Emperor Xiaozong Of Ming and Empress Zhang. Because the father and emperor favored his mother alone, he loved Wu and Wu even more, and he loved them very much. Coupled with the fact that his brother died as a child, Empress Zhang was left with only this one child, making him even more pampered and regarded as a treasure by the emperor and Empress Zhang, which also laid the foundation for his extremely honorable status at that time.
Although he succeeded to the throne at a young age, it does not mean that he is ignorant; he is funny, but it does not mean that he will be a dimwitted. On the contrary, he governed the country very well during his political period, so that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and were happy and healthy. The history books describe this emperor as very intelligent when he was young, and of course, he was indispensable to the nature of a child, and he was very active and playful. Like other emperors in history, he loved horseback archery.
It is precisely because of greedy play that it has also caused a lot of trouble, such as once Zhou Houzhao's greedy child sneaked out of the palace, and just happened to encounter the enemy army to commit a dangerous situation. However, fortunately, Zhu Houzhao was strong in his aura at a young age, did not shy away from the stage, calmly analyzed and actively responded, and with his own wisdom and wisdom, he was able to escape from danger with fewer victories and more victories, and also defeated the enemy army. In the twelfth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, with the help of Jiang Bin, Zhu Houzhao sneaked out of the palace and successfully came to Xuanfu. Seeing the rivers and mountains on the border of Daming, Zhu Houzhao was full of ambitions and was inspired to achieve brilliant results like his ancestors. To this end, Zhu Houzhao specially named himself a "mighty general", and also set a military rank and a military rank, coincidentally, the little prince led 50,000 Mongol cavalry to attack.
Although it was the first time to lead the army to fight, Zhu Houzhao did not panic. He took the advice of his subordinate generals and then sent people to contact the generals of other cities. On the first day, Zhu Houzhao sent troops to take the initiative to attack the Mongol army, the little prince in case of deception, 50,000 cavalry could not shrink out, until after retreating back to the city, they did not know that they were deceived, the attacking Ming army was only 30,000 people, but it was late, it was too late. The next day, the little prince led 50,000 troops to take the initiative to attack, Zhu Houzhao also led 30,000 Ming troops out of the city to meet the battle, and soon 20,000 Ming troops appeared on the left and right flanks, and it turned out that reinforcements came. In this way, the two armies of 100,000 horses engaged in Yingzhou, from morning to night, the Mongol army could not get a good deal, they took the initiative to retreat, which is the historical "Battle of Yingzhou".
According to records, the Mongol army invested nearly 50,000 soldiers, and the battles between the two sides were very fierce, with nearly 100 battles before and after. During this period, Emperor Wuzong ate and lived with ordinary soldiers, and even killed one of the enemy with his own hands, which greatly boosted the morale of the Ming army. In the end, the Mongol army was defeated and fled, and the Ming army won a huge victory, and in this battle, Wu Zong personally arranged for the command, the tactics were correct, and the command was correct, reflecting the high military command ability. The Battle of Yingzhou was also the most glorious moment in Emperor Wuzong's life.
Thus there was the "Great Victory of Yingzhou" recorded in the Records of Emperor Wuzong of Ming, in which 52 people were killed and 563 were seriously injured by the Ming army; 16 people were killed in mongolia, and one of them was personally killed by Zhu Houzhao. But if we look at the results of this battle, the Mongol Tatars did not dare to attack after this battle, and the truth may not be as understated as recorded in the history books.
It was obvious that the chancellor was smearing Zhu Houzhao, because the relationship between the emperor and the chancellor was not good, and he often did some things that the chancellor tried to do. Moreover, Zhu Houzhao had no heirs, and the reigning Jiajing Emperor was not his own son, so after Zhu Houzhao's death, the ministers deliberately distorted the facts and wrote such a ridiculous record.