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Speaking of the wonderful emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao can definitely be among the best. Emperor Zheng De was very playful all his life. It is staggering to count what he has done and sigh absurdly. In the History of Ming Dynasty, it is commented as follows: "If you carry on the legacy of Xiaozong, self-denial and self-defense, and have the exercise of the Lord, then the name of Guotai is of great importance to future generations!" The implication is that Zhu Houzhao, with a good card in his hand, was qualified to be a wise monarch, but he was abruptly "played" by himself. However, even like Zhu Houzhao, it has often been washed away in recent years.
Although Zhu Houzhao was very headstrong in history, he was addicted to eating, drinking and having fun. But he trusted the real court officials very much and never killed them indiscriminately. Although he doesn't care about state affairs himself, he has appointed many capable people to manage it for him. Later, Liu Jin was put to death decisively. During his reign as emperor in Zhu Houzhao, he put down the rebellion of two captaincy, which did not cause much disturbance. So in recent years, historians have also questioned the evaluation of Zhu Houzhao in history books. Because in the history books, Zhu Houzhao was described as a big bad king, but this big bad king didn't seem to bring bad influence to the whole court except for his absurd behavior.
Among them, the "Yingzhou's Victory" recorded in historical books has caused many historians' arguments, which is also a controversial point about Zhu Houzhao. So what about this battle? First of all, we should start with Zhu Houzhao's love for personal expedition. In posthumous title, Wu Zong was the emperor. Generally speaking, posthumous title, the emperor of Wu, made great achievements in military affairs. Although Zhu Houzhao didn't do this, it didn't prevent Zhu Houzhao from using personal expedition. He made it clear several times that he wanted to lead the troops himself.
In the twelfth year of Zheng De (A.D. 15 17), the long-awaited opportunity of Zhu Houzhao finally came. Zhu Houzhao was very excited when he heard that Bo Yan, the Mongolian prince, led an army to invade, and immediately began to arrange personal expedition. Despite the dissuasion of many ministers, Zhu Houzhao called himself "General Zhu Shou" and went to the front happily. Zhu Houzhao seems to be playing an interesting game. He not only became a general, but also arranged his rank and salary for himself. After Zhu Houzhao arrived at the front, he began to arrange all kinds of operational matters intensively. It can be said that everything is ready except the enemy's attack.
/kloc-in the month of 0/0, we finally arrived at the 50,000 cavalry led by the little prince of the Mongolian Tatar tribe, pointing directly at Datong. Wang Xun, the company commander of Datong, was very anxious. Because Datong is short of troops, I'm afraid he can't keep it. The shadow of the change of the civil fort still hangs over the minds of the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Wang Xun hopes that Zhu Houzhao can return to Beijing, but for Zhu Houzhao, he finally has a chance to lead the troops in battle. How can he return to Beijing easily? Wang was given an incredible order. He asked Wang Xun to take the initiative when his soldiers were weak.
Even treacherous court official Jiang Bin thinks Zhu Houzhao is too serious, but Zhu Houzhao doesn't listen to Jiang Bin's dissuasion. Then, I made a series of arrangements. After Wang Xun's army met with the Tatar army, he launched a fierce attack according to Zhu Houzhao's orders. This kind of attack made the little Mongolian prince mistakenly think that there were big troops behind the Ming army, and he dared not make a move. However, this confusing trick can't make the enemy fall for a long time. The little Mongolian prince soon found himself cheated and angrily surrounded Wang Xun with his own troops. However, Wang Xun took advantage of the fog and quietly led the troops back to Yingzhou City.
At this point, the other three forces ordered by Zhu Houzhao have arrived, and the strength of the Ming army has been greatly enhanced. However, it was still impossible to confront the Mongolian army head-on. The little Mongolian prince realized this and immediately ordered a storm. Wang Xun believes that even if this campaign persists for a long time, it can't fight against the Mongolian army. He can only lead the Ming army to fight to the death and defend Yingzhou.
But at this moment, the last army arranged by Zhu Houzhao has arrived. Zhu Houzhao personally led the army to Yingzhou. As soon as he arrived at the battlefield, Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered an attack on the Mongolian army. The little Mongolian prince was caught off guard and had to withdraw. All the Ming armies finally united. At this time, the number of the Ming army team reached 50,000, at least not losing to the Mongolian army in number, and it can compete with it head-on.
After the decisive battle began, Zhu Houzhao personally went into battle and took the lead in launching a charge. Zhu Houzhao rode a horse, galloping back and forth on the battlefield, cheering for his men, regardless of the obstruction of many men, and personally rushed to the front to meet them directly. The emperor sat here, and the morale of the soldiers of the Ming army was greatly boosted, and they always took the initiative. After a day of fierce fighting between the two sides, the little Mongolian prince had no choice but to order a retreat. At this point, Ming Ting won a great victory in this war.
The war lasted a whole day, and the total number of participants on both sides was about 65,438+10,000. However, there are only a few words recorded in the Ming history. The death toll of both sides was Mongolia 16, and the Ming army was 52. Such casualties are almost inconceivable in a battle of this scale, and what is even more inconceivable is the consequences of this battle. In the biography of the Tatars of the Ming Dynasty, it was written like this: "... it was invaded after the year, but it was afraid to enter."
Don't dare to delve into it just because you lost 52 people? That Mongolian army is so unfair. Moreover, even if the actual number of people participating in the war is not 6,543,800+,there are 50,000 people at a discount, and 50,000 people play one day, causing 68 casualties, which is quite bizarre in ancient battles. According to the analysis of later historians, there are too many doubts about Yingzhou's victory, and someone should be lying. This is probably the deliberate smearing and blurring of Zhu Houzhao's achievements by later generations. One of the reasons is that Zhu Houzhao sneaked out this time, which is really disgraceful for an emperor; The second reason is that Zhu Houzhao's successor is not his immediate family, and he is really dissatisfied with his former emperor, so he did it on purpose.
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The truth of the incident has been submerged in history. But obviously, Zhu Houzhao was not a superficial emperor. He has an extremely clever mind, but unfortunately he really has no country in his heart and just wants to have fun. If he can concentrate on state affairs, maybe there will be a famous monarch in the Ming Dynasty.