Battle of singing
Date: BC 1559 Location: Mingtiao (now Xiaxian County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, said to be near Luoyang City, Henan Province) Results: The Shang tribe and Fang and Guo allied forces won, and the Xia Dynasty perished.
Xia-Shang Tribes and Fang-Guo Allied Forces
Commanders and leaders Tang and Yi Yin Xia Jie.
There are 70 chariots and 6000 infantry.
Casualties and losses are unknown.
The background of the battle of singing
Xia ruled for more than 400 years, and when Xia Jie came to power, it was already in danger. He cherished the happiness of the queen, valued his courtiers, slaughtered loyal courtiers and imprisoned dragons, brutally oppressed and enslaved the people, their countries and tribes, and caused widespread hatred and opposition. According to the chronicle of bamboo slips, "a palace was built, a Yao platform was decorated, a room was built for Qiongteng, and a Yumen was built". "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" records: "Be a Yao Tai, stop the power of the people and cherish the wealth of the people. It's a bad dike for the wine pool, and three thousand people drink it. " He often compares himself to the sun, and people angrily curse him for "mourning every day, and you will all die" (Sun, when you die, we are all willing to die with you! )。
In the process of the gradual decline of Xia Dynasty, the Shang tribes in the lower reaches of the Yellow River gradually became stronger. After Shang Tang succeeded to the throne, he moved the tribal ruling center to Nanbo (now southeast of Shangqiu City, Henan Province), and actively put forward plans to attack Xia Guoli.
Singing about the process of war
Pre-war deployment
Before the decisive battle with Xia Dynasty, Shang Tang, with the help of sage Yi Yin and Zhong, skillfully planned "to be in an invincible position first", removing his wings one by one and isolating himself.
Spy on military intelligence
First, Shang Tang sent Yi Yin to sneak into Xiadu Special (now southwest of gongyi city, Henan Province) as a spy for many times, and mastered the chaotic situation of "making bad friends up and down and the people holding grudges" in Xia Dynasty.
Remove the wings.
At that time, the overall strength of Xia Dynasty was still greater than that of Shang tribe, and Shang Tang adopted the method of weakening first and then strengthening, losing its wings to weaken the strength of Xia Dynasty. The first goal was the warlord Ge in Xia Dynasty (now north of Ningling County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province). In the name of revenge for the boy, he set out to destroy Ge, then concentrated his forces to gradually destroy Wei (now southeast of Slip County, Henan Province) and Gu (now southeast of Fan County, Henan Province), and finally defeated Kunwu (now Xuchang City, Henan Province) with strong strength.
Choose a soldier
When Shang Tang stopped paying tribute to Xia Jie to test its reaction, Xia Jie immediately mobilized the division of Jiuyi to prepare for cutting merchants, while Shang Tang immediately "apologized and paid tribute again". Soon, news came that Xia Jie had killed important officials and abandoned others, and Shang Tang stopped paying tribute to Xia Jie again. At this time, Xia Jie's command was completely out of order, and the September 1st Division could not stand it, so there was open resistance. Shang Tang thought the time was ripe for cutting Jie, and decisively ordered him to arise.
decisive battle
In BC 1600, Shang Tang set out to attack the summer. Before the war, he held a solemn oath ceremony. According to the Preface to the History of History, Shang Tang "fought against Jie in the wild and made a soup oath". After the oath, Tang Jian selected 70 good cars and 6000 people will die. They joined forces with the armies of other countries and made a strategic detour to make a surprise attack on the west of Zhixia. In a hurry to go to war, Tang refused to go west. The armies of both sides fought a decisive battle in the whistle. In the decisive battle, Tang Jun fought bravely and defeated Xia Jie's main force in one fell swoop. After Xia Jie retreated, he returned to the tributary country (now the east area of Dingtao County, Shandong Province), and Shang Tang attacked and destroyed the tributary country. Xia Jie led a few down archers to Nanchao (now Chaohu City, Anhui Province) and died soon. Shang Tang returned to Xibe (now yanshi city West, Henan Province) and held a meeting of "The Life of Jingbo" attended by many governors, which won the support of 3,000 governors and made him the master of the world, and the Xia Dynasty was declared dead.
Singing the influence of war
The Battle of Mingtiao was the first time in the history of China to overthrow the declining dynasty by violence, which was later called "Tang Wu Revolution". "Yi Ge Hai Ci" records: "The Tang and Wu revolutions depend on heaven and people". The Battle of Mingtiao was also the earliest successful example of China's quick decision in ancient times through "breaking the product, breaking off diplomatic relations, breaking off troops and using air".
The history of the Ming Dynasty War, war stories.
During the Xia and Shang Dynasties (about BC16th century), Shang Tang led the Shang army to a decisive battle with Xia Jun in Mingtiao (now northeast of Yuncheng, Shanxi) during the War of Destroying Summer.
When the Xia Dynasty declined, Shang took its place. Tang Dou lived in Bo (now southeast of Cao County, Shandong Province). He and Yi Yin, the prime minister, formulated the strategy of attacking the summer by cutting their wings, and successively attacked and destroyed Xia Meng (now northeast of Ningling, Henan Province), Gu Guo (now northeast of Juancheng, Shandong Province) and Kunwu Guo (now Xuchang, Henan Province), thus clearing the obstacles and completing all the preparatory work. Then, the Shang army began to attack Xia on a large scale.
After the demise of Kunwu, Shang Tang called the Shang army and the allied governors of various countries to swear that "Xia is guilty of many crimes, and his destiny is corrupted, and he is afraid of God's injustice". "There is Xia Rezi, so I am going today" (Shangshu Tang Shi). He also announced the discipline that must be observed. Then, armed with brass cymbals, he led 6,000 soldiers of the Shang army and 70 chariots, and the allied forces of various vassal states captured Xiadu in a mighty manner. Xia Jie also mobilized troops to prepare for the battle.
At this time, Yuan's wife Xuan, who was left out in the cold, provided information to Yi Yin, saying that it was superstitious to dream that East and West were at war for two days and the West won. On this basis, Shang Tang transferred troops to the west of autumn flood season, and then attacked the summer capital to the east. Xia Jie was afraid, so he quickly ordered Xia Jun to withdraw his search and retreat in the direction of the old capital Anyi (now northwest of Xiaxian County, Shanxi Province) until a thief (about Yongji, Shanxi Province) confronted the Shang army. Shang Tang led the army in pursuit, crossed the Yellow River, crossed Tai (now the foothills of Zhongtiaoshan Mountain in Yongji, Shanxi Province) to Yi, defeated Xia Jun, led the army to retreat to Mingtiao, and set out for a decisive battle.
When Shang Tang arrived in Mingtiao, he listed the army as the left, middle and right armed forces. In Zhong Jun, he commanded the troops to line up and launched an attack on Xia Jun's law, which was known as "birds flying in the wild" (Mo Zi Ming Gui). The Shang army has high morale, neat lineup, good coordination and strong combat effectiveness. Xia Jun's morale is low, and he can't resist the Shangjun offensive. The Shang Army defeated Xia Jun in one fell swoop and wiped out its main force. Xia Jie took only 500 people and fled to Sanfu (now Zhongtiaoshan, Shanxi). ShangJun catch up, broke three belly. Xia Jie finally fled to Nanwo (from three? Not far away, I was trapped and died there.