The World Cup has undoubtedly attracted global attention, however, war is actually more noteworthy than the World Cup because it is deeply related to everyone's vital interests. War is far more complex than football, and the heroes of war are far more worthy of worship than the heroes of football. Next, let's explore the ranking of outstanding military strategists in Chinese history, and comprehensively evaluate them from multiple dimensions.
1. The Art of War created the first place Sun Wu
2. Use the art of war second place Genghis Khan
3. Personal prestige third place white up
4. Personal martial arts fourth place Han Xin
5. The scale of the war is fifth place Xiang Yu
6. Sixth place in war contribution Huo Quai
7. The difficulty of the war is seventh Li Shimin
8. Number of wars Eighth place Nurhachi
9. Ninth Cao Cao
10. No. 10 Yue Fei
1. The most attained attainment in the art of war - Sun Wu
Sun Wu, whose name is Changqing, the year of birth and death is unknown, he was an outstanding figure in the late Spring and Autumn Period of the Qi State Le'an (now Huimin County). His grandfather Tian Shu was given the surname Sun by the Duke of Qi Jing because of his outstanding achievements in the campaign against Ju State, and was sealed in Le'an. After the civil strife in Qi, Sun Wu resolutely chose to go to the southern state of Wu to concentrate on the study of the art of war, and finally completed the thirteen works on the art of war. In 512 B.C., he was recommended by Wu Zixu, a minister of Wu, to bring ten articles on his art of war to the king of Wu. Sun Wu, with his unique insights and profound insight, won high praise from King Wu. King Wu even used 180 court ladies as the targets of Sun Wu's formation to test his military talents, and finally appointed him as a general. In 506 B.C., the Great War of Wu and Chu broke out, Sun Wu ran thousands of miles with 30,000 elite soldiers, won five great victories in a row, and finally smashed the Chu capital, creating a legendary record of winning more with less in Chinese military history, and making immortal contributions to the state of Wu.
Sun Wu was not only a great military strategist in ancient China, but also a world-famous military theorist. His "The Art of War" has been handed down to this day and is known as the earliest, most complete, and most systematic military work existing on the mainland. This art of war reveals the internal laws of war, discusses the laws of war, the theory of military management, the theory of victory, and other aspects, and is full of simple materialism and dialectical thinking, so it is known as the "Book of War" and "the originator of soldiers". Nowadays, "The Art of War" is not only widely used in the military field, but also in the fields of economy, sports and other fields.
2. The master of the use of the art of war - Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan, with his outstanding talents, left a strong mark in Chinese history. He was not only an outstanding statesman, but also an outstanding military strategist. Strategically, he attaches great importance to uniting forces from afar to attack enemies in close proximity, and tries to avoid setting up too many enemies. He is good at probing the enemy's situation in detail, flexibly using tactics such as division and encirclement, long-range surprise attacks, feints to lure the enemy, and annihilation of the enemy in motion. Genghis Khan was adept at discovering and appointing talents, and he gathered a large number of outstanding military and political talents under his command.
Genghis Khan's success in unifying the Mongol tribes was of far-reaching significance for the formation of the Mongol nation. He led the army to attack Jin and destroy Xia, laying a solid foundation for the later establishment of the Yuan Dynasty. In addition, he also established a large empire across Asia and Europe, opened the door to exchanges between the East and the West, and greatly promoted the integration of Eastern and Western economies and cultures.
3. The dignity of personal prestige - white rise
Bai Qi, an outstanding military commander in the history of Chinese warfare, was also the most outstanding military leader in the history of the Qin State. After 37 years, he defeated and captured more than 70 cities, annihilated millions of enemies, and never tasted defeat, laying a solid foundation for the unification of Qin. Historian Sima Qian once highly praised Bai Qi, saying that he "expected the enemy to mutate, surprising and endless, and shook the world".
In military command, Bai Qi was good at analyzing the situation between the enemy and us, and adopted correct strategies and tactics to launch a fatal blow to the enemy. For example, in the Battle of Yique, he concentrated his forces and defeated the enemy individually, in the Battle of Yanying, he used the tactics of digging out the heart and supplemented by water attacks, and achieved remarkable results, and in the Battle of Huayang, he used the tactics of long-distance running to quickly defeat the enemy. Bai Qi's most prominent military thinking was to be good at conducting field offensives, with the main goal of annihilating the enemy's living forces. The Battle of Changping, which he commanded, was the earliest, largest, and most thorough encirclement and annihilation battle in Chinese history. However, despite Bai Qi's great achievements, he was eventually hated and unfortunately died. Such an ending can't help but make people sigh that heroes in history often have a difficult death.
[4, Hanxin]
Han Xin, at the beginning, was only a lowly guard who held a halberd under Xiang Yu's tent, but in the past few years, he ascended the altar to worship the generals, repeatedly made military exploits, and finally became one of the princes in the Chu-Han War. Kuaitong praised his talent as "slightly unremarkable", and the strategy of this military giant was deeply respected by later generations of soldiers. According to the "Hanshu Art and Literature Chronicle", he once left three chapters of "Han Xin's Art of War", but unfortunately, this military book has now been lost to the world. Han Xin's military talent made Liu Bang uneasy, so after Xiang Yu's defeat, Liu Bang seized his military power, demoted him to the king of Chu, and later demoted him to the marquis of Huaiyin, and put him under house arrest. One day, Liu Bang asked Han Xin: "Can you lead geometric soldiers?" Han Xin replied: "Your Majesty leads the troops, but only 100,000." Liu Bang asked again: "How can that Qing lead geometry?" Han Xin hesitated for a moment, and then laughed arrogantly: "I lead the troops, the more the merrier!" However, Han Xin's peerless military exploits and talents eventually attracted the disaster of death. In the eleventh year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu and Xiao He designed to lure Han Xin to the bell room of Changle Palace and killed him in the name of rebellion. A generation of famous generals finally ended up in a fateful end, which is really a sigh.
[5, Xiang Yu]
In Chinese history, the winner is the king and the loser is Kou, but Xiang Yu is an exception. Although he was finally defeated by Liu Bang and killed himself on the bank of the Wujiang River, he has always been an invincible general and a great hero in the hearts of people. The world has many complaints about Liu Bang's victory, but Xiang Yu's bravery and tragedy have won people's deep sympathy and admiration. Some people say that Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, and some people say that Han Xin defeated Xiang Yu, but in my opinion, Xiang Yu's defeat was actually his own defeat. In that era of heroes, except for himself, no one could really defeat Xiang Yu.
[6, Huo Qu's disease]
Huo Quzhi, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, was born in Pingyang, Hedong, and was Wei Qing's nephew. He was good at riding and shooting, and was a servant of Emperor Wu at the beginning. In the sixth year of Yuan Shuo, he participated in the battle of Monan with the general Wei Qing, and led 800 light cavalry to go deep behind the enemy with the post of captain Yao, and won more than 2,000 people, with outstanding achievements, so he was named the champion Hou. In the second year of Yuanzhen, he attacked again, fought for six days, penetrated more than 1,000 miles into the enemy's territory, and killed nearly 9,000 people. In the summer of the same year, he led tens of thousands of cavalry to attack the north, and defeated the two divisions of the Hun Hun Evil King and the Hutu King, and captured more than 30,000 people. Since then, Huo Qubing has been favored and has the same status as the general Wei Qing. He took the elimination of border troubles as his own responsibility all his life, and once said that "the Huns have not been destroyed, and there is no home to do". He attacked the Xiongnu six times before and after, won every battle, and won the trust of Emperor Wu. He fought bravely and resolutely, but he was a young man and did not care for his soldiers.
[7, Li Shimin]
Li Shimin is a rare military wizard in Chinese history. From the age of eighteen, he commanded the army in the north and south, and was invincible. Although he later became the emperor and had outstanding ability to govern the country, which made future generations talk about the "rule of Zhenguan", his great martial arts are often overlooked. In some folklore, he is portrayed as a Confucian general who knows people well but has mediocre martial arts, but this is really a thousand miles away. In fact, Li Shimin is not only good at commanding the army, but also a fierce general who takes the lead. During the northern expedition to Liu Wuzhou, he once rushed into the enemy formation on a single horse and won the head of the general, which can be seen in his brave posture. His resourcefulness and bravery make him invincible on the battlefield. He was not only an outstanding military commander, but also a young hero with strong blood, and his astonishing deeds were breathtaking. When fighting with Liu Wuzhou's general Song Jingang, he calmly analyzed the situation, formulated a correct strategy, and finally defeated the enemy army and captured the fierce general Chi Jingde. His military prowess and heroic deeds are enough to go down in history forever.
[8, Nurhachi]
Nurhachi, the outstanding leader of the Manchus, with his remarkable wisdom and military prowess, created the far-reaching Eight Banners military system. This system, which originated from the Jurchen clan commune production organization, was skillfully transformed and perfected by Nurhachi, and became a powerful cornerstone of military and social organization.
In ancient times, whenever the Jurchens went out hunting, they would all go out, each of them contributed an arrow, and ten people formed a team, commanded by Niu Lu Ezhen. On this basis, Nurhachi gradually developed a set of strict military organizational systems. He made it clear that every 300 people should have one Niulu Ezhen, and five Niulu would form a Gela under the rule of Gyala Ezhen, and further, the five Kalas would form a Gushan under the command of Gushan Ezhen with two Meler Ezin as assistants. Each Gushan is marked by a flag, which was originally red, yellow, blue, and white, and later added red, yellow, white, and blue, for a total of eight flags.
The characteristic of this system lies in the fact that "the people are unified by the flag, that is, the army is commanded by the flag," and the form of social organization in which the army and the people are integrated and the military and the government are integrated. The soldiers of the Eight Banners were engaged in hunting and farming in peacetime, but in wartime they were quickly transformed into powerful armies. As the supreme commander, Nurhachi's sons and nephews served as the bannermen, and together they formed the core of the leadership of this powerful military group.
The implementation of the Eight Banners system greatly enhanced the Jurchens' combat effectiveness. Under the leadership of Nurhachi and his successors, the Eight Banners were almost invincible and conquered, and made great achievements for the establishment of the Qing Dynasty and the unification of the whole country. This system not only played an important role at the time, but also had a profound impact on the military and social organization of later generations.
【9、曹操】
Cao Cao, an outstanding statesman, military strategist and poet during the Three Kingdoms period, left a strong mark in Chinese history with his extraordinary talent and courage. He was born in Bo County, Anhui Province, nicknamed Apu, the word Mengde, and has shown extraordinary wisdom and courage since he was a child.
In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao suppressed the Yellow Turban Rebellion with his outstanding military skills and gradually expanded his own power. In the first year of Jian'an, he successfully welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Xuchang, thus achieving the strategic goal of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes". As prime minister, he showed great talent in both politics and military. However, the defeat at the Battle of Chibi caused him to temporarily retreat to the north and regroup. In 216 AD, he proclaimed himself King of Wei, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Cao Wei regime.
In addition to his political and military achievements, Cao Cao was also an outstanding poet. His poems are based on the theme of expressing negative returns, with sincere emotions and far-reaching artistic conceptions. Among them, the poem "Lao Ji is in the middle of nowhere, his ambition is thousands of miles, the martyr is in his twilight years, and his heart is strong" has become a classic work that inspires people to move forward.
Cao Cao's life is full of legends. He was both a statesman and a military strategist, as well as a writer and poet. His talent and courage were admired by later generations, and his life experience became an important chapter in Chinese history.
[10, Yue Fei]
Yue Fei, a national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty, became an immortal legend in Chinese history with his firm patriotic beliefs and outstanding military talents. He was born in a peasant family in Tangyin County, Anyang, Henan Province, and worked in the fields with his father since he was a child.
Yue Fei was taciturn but ambitious, he was diligent in reading, especially in the Spring and Autumn of the Zuo Family and the Art of War of Sun and Wu. Under the careful teaching of his mother Yao, he was deeply imprinted in his heart with the belief of serving the country loyally, worrying about the country and the people, and taking the world as his own responsibility. In the eight years from 1122 to 1129, Yue Fei served in the army four times, and followed the seven governors to fight in the north and south of the Yellow River to fight against the Jin soldiers.
He carried the words "serve the country with loyalty" stabbed by his mother, and was full of enthusiasm for serving the country, bravely killing the enemy on the battlefield and making many achievements. However, due to his youthful vigor and vigor, coupled with the weakness and corruption of the Southern Song court, Yue Fei's military career was full of difficulties and twists and turns. He was dismissed for overstepping his post and writing against the imperial court to refuge in the southeast, and he was also on the verge of being executed by military law for leading his troops to act without authorization. However, with his firm patriotic belief and extraordinary courage and wisdom, Yue Fei resisted the iron hooves of the Jin army and the attack of bad luck, and gradually matured in the setbacks and difficulties.
Yue Fei's life is full of legends. With his firm patriotic beliefs and outstanding military talents, he made great contributions to the prosperity and stability of the Southern Song Dynasty. His deeds and spirit have become an example for future generations to learn from and admire, and will forever be engraved in the long river of Chinese history.