The Ming Dynasty is arguably the most modest dynasty in Chinese history, powerful and legendary. However, the heavens did not bless Daming, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty coincided with the Xiaoice river period, the world was in a great drought, the people did not have a good life, there were eight banner soldiers outside, and there were peasant armies that blew wildfires and grew inside. No matter how hard the young Chongzhen Emperor and a large group of promising celebrities worked, they did not escape the fate of extinction in the end. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was a famous general, he was the last pillar of Daming, and as soon as he died, Daming perished instantly. Today, we will explore the legend and tragedy of this famous general.
In the wind and rain at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and other generations of very capable famous generals emerged. They all personally had the opportunity to turn the tide and save Daming, but the creation of people, under the "divine assistance" of the Chongzhen Emperor and other dog teammates, became a flash in the pan, and left with deep regret and sighs. Among them, Sun Chuanting is the most special one, and he is also the last pillar of Daming.
In 1636, when the peasant rebel army was in full swing and Daming was in danger, Sun Chuanting, who was a civilian minister, took the initiative to ask for help and went to Shaanxi to suppress the peasant army. Sun Chuanting built a Qin army in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, and first fought fiercely with Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, at Heishuiyu in the Meridian Valley for four days, and won a great victory, capturing Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang. Subsequently, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengzu laid a heavy ambush in Tongguan Nanyuan, causing almost the entire army of Li Zicheng to be destroyed, and Li Zicheng only broke through with 18 cavalry. At this point, the rebel army in Shaanxi was almost suppressed. At this time, the situation of the Ming army was very good, but at this time, the Qing army invaded the Great Wall, and the Chongzhen Emperor urgently dispatched Sun Chuanting and others to serve the king, giving Li Zicheng a chance to breathe, and the troubles were endless!
The Qing army invaded the Great Wall, and the famous general Lu Xiangsheng was killed in battle, and the Chongzhen Emperor was jealous of Sun Chuanting, who had a heavy army, and reused Hong Chengting and snubbed Sun Chengting. Later, Sun Chuanting and Yang Sichang, the governor of Jiliao, had a disagreement over the use of the Qin army, and he was worried about this, which led to deafness and illness. However, Yang Sichang still did not let him go, and Yan Sun Chuanting said that the illness was a prevarication. The Chongzhen Emperor was furious and sent Sun Chuanting to prison. Soon after, Li Zicheng revived, other Ming armies were defeated, and the Chongzhen Emperor had to reactivate Sun Chuanting to suppress bandits.
In 1643, as soon as Sun Chuanting took office, the Chongzhen Emperor urgently dispatched him to rescue Kaifeng. Sun Chuanting originally wanted to recuperate and did not want to rush out of the army, but he could not resist Chongzhen's urging and took Daming's last pair of household goods to help Kaifeng. He and Li Zicheng fought fiercely in YuXian County, and at first won a complete victory, but because there was no food in the army, they were forced to withdraw, and Li Zicheng took the opportunity to fight Sun Chuanting, the Ming army was defeated, more than 40,000 people were killed and wounded, and Sun Chuanting rushed back to Shaanxi. In this battle, Daming's only "one pair of household belongings" was lost and he became a lamb to be slaughtered. Li Zicheng then led an army of 100,000 to besiege Sun Chuanting, who died in battle at the age of 51. However, Chongzhen believed that he had absconded to death and did not give him a gift.
The History of the Ming Dynasty says that "the court died, and the Ming died". Unfortunately, Sun Chuanting, the last pillar of Daming, left with a deep unwillingness. He died before he could get out of the division, and the hero was in tears.