Introduction: There is no shortage of strategists in ancient Chinese history. All of them were brave and good at fighting. They not only made outstanding contributions to their country, but also influenced China's military field. Let’s take a look at the top ten military strategists in ancient Chinese history.
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First place Sun Wu
Sun Wu, whose real name is Changqing, was born in Le'an, Qi State in the late Spring and Autumn Period. His grandfather Shu Tian was a doctor in Qi State and made great contributions to the attack on Ju State. Taking Sun as his surname, Le'an was granted the title of land. After the civil strife in Qi in 532 BC, Sun Wu resolutely went to the southern state of Wu, devoted himself to studying the art of war, and wrote thirteen articles on this topic. In 512 BC, on the recommendation of Wu Zixu, the counselor of Wu State, Sun Wu took his ten pieces of Sun Tzu's Art of War to see the King of Wu.
When answering Wang Wu's question, Sun Wu's comments were shocking, unique and profound, and aroused deep anger from Wang Wu, who was determined to become king and hegemon. He praised Sun Wu's views many times. 180 palace maids asked Sun Wu to implement his tactics and tested Sun Wu's military talents face to face. Therefore, Sun Wu was appointed as a general and served as a guest minister. In 506 BC, the war began. Sun Wu commanded 30,000 Wu troops to attack from a distance and penetrate deep into the big country. He won five out of five battles and went straight to the capital of Chu, creating a miracle in our country's military history of winning with a small number and making great military exploits for Wu.
Sun Wu was a great military strategist in ancient China and a world-famous military theorist. So far, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is China's earliest, most complete and most systematic military book, and was listed as the first of the "Seven Books of Martial Arts" in the northern Song Dynasty by Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. Reveal the laws of war, discuss the laws of war argumentation, military management theories, victory theories, etc. He has simple materialist dialectical thinking and is known as a "military classic" and the "originator of military strategists". It has been translated into English, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Czech, Korean and other languages. It is internationally known as "the world's first ancient military book". Now it has not only received attention and application in the military field, but also developed in economics, sports and other aspects.
Genghis Khan No. 2
Genghis Khan became an outstanding statesman and military strategist in Chinese history with his outstanding talents. Strategically, he attaches great importance to the combination of near and far, and tries to avoid making too many enemies; the soldiers focus on carefully exploring the enemy's situation, and are good at using tactics such as division and encirclement, long-distance surprise attacks, feinting retreats to lure the enemy, and mobile annihilation of the enemy. It is known in history as "deep and thick, and uses troops like a god". He knew people well and appointed a large number of outstanding military and political talents.
The unification of the various Mongolian tribes under Genghis Khan was of great significance to the formation of the Mongolian nation; the Jin's attack on Xia laid the foundation for the establishment of China's unified dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty. The establishment of a large empire spanning the Eurasian continent opened a major channel between the East and the West and promoted economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
White Flag No. 3
Bai Qi, another outstanding military commander in the history of Chinese wars, was also the most outstanding military commander in the history of Qin. He was good at fighting throughout his life. He fought on the battlefield for 37 years, defeated more than 70 attackers, wiped out millions of enemies, and never suffered a defeat, laying the foundation for the unification of Qin. Historian Sima Qian praised Bai Qi for "predicting the enemy's changes, which were surprising and shocking."
Using Bai soldiers, he was good at analyzing the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and then adopted correct strategic policies to attack the enemy. If you concentrate your forces in the Battle of Yique and defeat them one by one; the heartbreaking tactics in the Battle of Yanying, accompanied by water attacks; the Battle of Huayang, a long-distance attack, etc. Bai Qi's most prominent military thought is that he is good at field attacks, focusing on annihilation warfare, and focusing on the elimination of the enemy's effective strength. He is an unparalleled commander in the history of war who used panic tactics. He is one of the three major military commanders in Chinese history
With Han Xin's humble position as a halberd guard under Xiang Yu, he became a general within a few years, established many outstanding achievements, and eventually became the leader of the Chu-Han Dynasty. A party in a war. Kuai Tong praised this all-powerful military figure as "not worldly at all". His military tactics were highly praised by later generations of military strategists. According to records in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, he once wrote three chapters of "Historical Records of Bai Qi and Wang Jian", but they have been lost.
Han Xin's military talent made Liu Bang extremely uneasy, so after Xiang Yu's defeat, he took his military power and moved to the King of Chu, and then became the King of Huaiyin and was placed under house arrest by Liu Bang's side. Han Xin's unparalleled military achievements and talents eventually put him to death. In the eleventh year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu and Xiao He lured Han Xin to the bell room of Changle Palace and killed him on the charge of treason. It's really sad that a generation of celebrities died where they deserved to die.
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No. 5 Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu has always been a winner and a loser in China. His success is admired by future generations and praised by the world, while those who fail will be criticized by the world, but Xiang Yu is an exception. In the end, Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang and committed suicide by the Wu River. Although he lost, Xiang Yu has always been a mighty general and a hero that people can't wait for in people's hearts.
Although Liu Bang won, we heard more people scolding Liu Bang and praising Xiang Yu. Some people say that Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, some say that Han Xin defeated Xiang Yu, but I think Xiang Yu defeated himself. Back then, no one could defeat Xiang Yu except himself.
No. 6 Huo Qubing
A famous general in the Western Han Dynasty. People from Pingyang, Hedong. Wei Qing's nephew. Good at riding and shooting. At first he served under Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the first month of the sixth year, General Wei Qing participated in the Battle of Monan. He led 800 cavalry hundreds of miles away from the army to pursue and kill the Huns, and captured more than 2,000 people. He had outstanding military exploits.
He was awarded the title of champion. In March of the second year of Yuanshou, he was promoted to General of Hussars. He led more than 10,000 cavalry out of Longxi County, fought for six days, penetrated thousands of miles, and captured nearly 9,000 people.
In the summer, he led tens of thousands of cavalry out of Beidi County, detoured to Qilian Mountain and Hude, attacked the Xiongnu Evil King and Xiutu King, captured more than 30,000 people, and granted 5,400 meritorious households. From then on, his favor increased greatly and his status was equal to that of General Wei Qing. In Qiu, with decisive actions, he urged the evil king of the Xiongnu to return 40,000 people to the Han Dynasty. In the spring of the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, a 50,000-strong army was sent from Daijun County as the Eastern Route Army to jam traffic for more than 2,000 miles. It severely damaged the left side of the Xiongnu, captured more than 70,000 people, and sealed the wolf in Xu Mountain, facing the vast sea. It is endowed with Wei Qing. Subordinates, commanders, even officers and soldiers are also rewarded. Taking it as his own responsibility to eliminate border troubles throughout his life, there is a heroic saying: "The Huns will never be destroyed, and they will have no home." He attacked the Xiongnu six times and was invincible, winning the trust of Emperor Wu. Fight bravely and fearlessly. However, the young man succeeded and did not care about his own soldiers.
Seventh Li Shimin
Li Shimin is a rare military genius in Chinese history. Since the age of eighteen, he has commanded tens of thousands of troops to fight in the north and south, invincible and invincible. It was just that when he became emperor later, his ability to govern the country was too outstanding. Later generations often talk about the "Government of Zhenguan" and forget his superb martial arts. Therefore, in folk stories such as "Han Xin's Art of War", he is described as a Confucian general who knows people and is good at handling duties, but his martial arts skills are mediocre and he always needs the protection of his generals. This is the reason why Cheng expelled King Qin to the moon.
In fact, Li Shimin was not only good at commanding the army, but also a brave and good general. During Liu Wuzhou's Northern Expedition, he took only one soldier and horse to a hilltop near the battlefield to see the enemy camp, but was unexpectedly surrounded by hundreds of enemy troops. He ran away on horseback, but was chased by other horsemen, who killed the soldiers. At this critical moment, Li Shimin suddenly reined in his horse, shouted and rushed forward. When everyone was stunned, he opened his bow and fired an arrow, catching the leading general off guard. He fell on his horse, brushed it, and shot a few arrows underneath. When the soldiers saw that their leader had been killed, Qin could not become a pawn. He didn't dare to chase and retreated hastily. His bravery is evident.
Watching Li Shimin's battle not only admires his resourcefulness, but also marvels at his bravery. He was not only an outstanding military commander, but also a passionate young man who often did some amazing things on the battlefield.
Nurhachi No. 8
Nurhaci founded the Eight Banners military system. The Eight Banners system evolved from the production organization of clan communes. The Jurchens' habit is that every time they start hunting, all the strong men of the clan will come out. Each of them shot an arrow, and Lu Niu led a team of 10 people. Later, due to the continuous expansion of the army, Nurhachi stipulated that every 300 people should have one cattle register. Every cattle record is a nail, and a nail determines the rule; five carats are a Gushan, one Gushan Erzhen is the leader, and two Mele Erzhen are the assistants of the Gushan Erzhen.
Each solitary mountain serves as a banner, and the prince serves as the commander-in-chief, commanding 7,500 people. It is marked by red, yellow, blue and white flags, so it is also called the Four Flags. talk about it later. Four flags with red, yellow, white, and blue colors were added, making it eight flags. The Eight Banners system is a form of social organization that "uses flags to rule people, that is, uses flags to rule troops." It is a combination of military and civilians and military and political affairs. The Eight Banners soldiers hunted and farmed in peacetime, and mounted their horses in wartime.
The owner of the Eight Banners is Nurhaci’s nephew, and Nurhaci is the supreme commander. The implementation of the Eight Banners system improved the Jurchens' combat effectiveness. Before entering the Pass, the Eight Banners soldiers were almost invincible and invincible, and made great contributions to the unification of the Qing Dynasty.
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Cao Cao No. 9
Cao Cao was a famous politician, military strategist and poet during the Three Kingdoms period. He was known as Emperor Wu of Wei in history. Cao Cao's ancestral home is Bo County, Anhui Province. His nickname is Amai and his courtesy name is Mengde. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the process of suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising, it expanded its military strength. In the first year of Jian'an, it welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Xuchang, and then "used the emperor to envoy the princes." He became prime minister in the 13th year of Jian'an. After being defeated by Liu in the Battle of Chibi, he returned to the north to regroup. In 216 AD, he called himself Wang Wei. After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he made his father Emperor Wu.
Cao Cao was proficient in the art of war and good at poetry, and used poetry to express his negative emotions. There are more than 20 existing poems. His poetry is known as "the true record of the late Han Dynasty and the true history of poetry." His poem "The old horse travels a long way, the martyr in his old age is full of ambition", which has become the endorsement of a hero who is getting stronger with age and his ambition is so high that it can be called an eternal masterpiece.
No. 10 Yue Fei
Yue Fei, named Ju Peng, was born in a peasant family in Tangyin County, Xiangzhou, Hebei Province. He has been working in the fields with his father since he was a child. He is physically strong and has great strength. He is taciturn but ambitious. In his spare time, he studied under the famous archery teacher Zhou Dong and gunner Chen Guang, and practiced martial arts. He was diligent in reading, especially "Historical Records of General Wei's Hussars" and Sun Wu's "The Art of War". Under the instruction of his mother Shi Yao, Yue Fei's belief in being loyal to the country, caring about the country and people, and taking the world as his own responsibility was deeply engraved in his mind.
In the eight years from 1122 to 1129, Yue Fei joined the army four times and followed seven officers to fight north and south of the Yellow River to fight against the Jin soldiers. He carried the slogan "loyal to the country"
This is the top ten military strategists in ancient Chinese history. Of course, there were many famous military strategists in ancient Chinese history, so I won’t go into details here.