How did Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, win the battle of Kunyang by himself?

In the battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu, who had no chance of winning, defeated Wang Mang's 500,000 troops with his own 20,000-30,000 troops, which was a miracle in military history. Liu Xiu also used the Kunqu War to turn the situation around in one fell swoop and became famous in World War I, which laid a solid foundation for later pacifying the world and revitalizing the Han Dynasty. But is it true that the history books say that less is better than more?

In the history of ancient wars, there are many examples of how to win more with less. In the history of China's war, there are countless battles to win more with less, but such battles are rare in the west. Because they think it's unthinkable, there will be a battle that is touted beyond measure occasionally. In the cold, if the command is exquisite, the morale is high, the weapons are not weak, and the martial arts are superb, it is possible to "take one as ten." However, it is quite suspicious to take one as a hundred, which happens to be recorded in China's history books. The authors of history books seem to be making up myths, and Liu Xiu, Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is one of them.

The typical example of Europe is the Battle of Canny. On June 2nd, 2 16 BC, about 40,000 infantry and 1 10,000 cavalry fought with 80,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry in Rome, and achieved brilliant victory. This is one of the famous battles in western military history-the Battle of Carney. This campaign fully demonstrated Hannibal's excellent command art and organizational ability. In the history of western wars, the Battle of Carney is called an unparalleled model of military art. In the vocabulary of western countries, "Carney" has become synonymous with the war of panic. In the Battle of Canny, Hannibal's army was only relatively weaker than the Roman army in number, with 50,000 to 90,000 men. Hannibal's victory is credible if the ability of commanders, the quality of soldiers and the advantages of cavalry are taken into account.

The history books of the Eastern Han Dynasty like nonsense, the figures are unreliable, and historians are too watery!

For example, according to historical records, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Liu Xiu brothers in Nanyang rose up against Wang Mang. Liu Xiu intends to make great achievements. Liu Xiujia is poor and has no war horse. Liu Xiu rode a bull, took the lead, was extremely brave, and entered the enemy's defense.

Riding an ox can also go into battle and charge? In ancient times, there were many poor grass-roots people who herded cattle. At the beginning of the uprising, horses were scarce and livestock were widely available. So, can you fight by riding an ox? The back of the cow is wide, lest the rider sit unsteadily; Cattle walk very slowly, and it is difficult to control their running. If cows can replace war horses, why didn't the peasant rebels in the late Qin Dynasty have troops riding cows? The problem is that in the thousand years after Liu Xiu, there are no more examples of riding an ox. It can be seen that riding an ox to fight has no universal significance! This is purely a myth fabricated to promote Liu Xiu.

Looking at several classic battles in the history of China: Battle of Red Cliffs, the Battle of Feishui and the Battle of Hulaoguan in Li Shimin. There are two battles that are too exaggerated. One is the battle of Kunyang. Liu Xiu personally led 3,000 people to defeat Wang Mang's 420,000 troops. One was the Battle of Tiger Prison, in which Li Shimin personally led 3,500 men to defeat Dou Jiande's 200,000 troops. The Battle of Tiger Prison is almost a replica of the Battle of Kunyang. Li Shimin led troops to the camp in Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande himself was seriously injured and captured. When the general public saw that the coach was captured, they immediately dispersed.

The commander-in-chief of the battlefield defeated the outnumbered enemy with his peculiar array method and strategy, and showed superb art of war. However, the contrast between the basic forces of the two sides should not be too bizarre. For example, Battle of Red Cliffs, Sun Liu50,000 and Cao Cao200,000, Cao Caohuo was defeated, warships were destroyed, and the army was defeated, all of which were justified. Another example is the Battle of Feishui, which happened in 383 AD. At that time, the former Qin Dynasty in the north of China tried to destroy the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south and fought at Feishui. In the end, the Eastern Jin Dynasty defeated more than 800,000 former Qin Jun with only 80,000 troops. Although the strength of the two sides is quite different, it has not reached the point of 1: 100. Furthermore, in the batter,

In order to set off Liu Xiu's extraordinary performance, Hanshu describes Wang Mang's huge army in the battle of Kunyang, saying that a giant named Big Mac came out of nowhere and released a group of elephants, tigers, leopards and rhinos from the forest zoo, letting them walk in front of the army with the Big Mac. This so-called million-dollar "man-beast Coalition" marched into Kunyang City, flying all over the sky and shouting all the way; Before the arrival of Wang Mang's army, the local people had fled in fear.

Here's a question. Organizing elephants to participate in the war is a legend of Shang Dynasty. China also used elephant soldiers in Shang Dynasty. At that time, the climate was hot and there were elephants in the Yellow River basin. A thousand years later, there is no record of elephants going out. Why did elephants appear in the late Western Han Dynasty? A short whip with a ring at one end that can be held.

As for tigers, leopards and rhinos, these beasts have never been domesticated by humans and cannot be distinguished. How can they take part in the war? Why aren't there more examples of wild animals participating in the Millennium War? It can be seen that this plot of the battle of Kunyang was also specially deified and fabricated by Liu Xiu!

Wang Yi, commander-in-chief of the Mang Army, is conceited and supported by strength. His coalition forces included all arms in all regions of China at that time. These equipments are all domestic first-class weapons and equipment from the Capital Arsenal. There are dozens of crossbows and spears, and most of them are soldiers.

According to historical records, in the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiuxuan's 3,000 soldiers formed a division that dared to die. Liu Xiuqin led his new mang army to attack Zhong Jun many times. During the scuffle, King Situ was killed, and the rest of the mang army camps did not dare to disobey Wang Yi's orders and tried their best to rescue them. Camp Zhong Jun in Xin Mang collapsed. At this time, the chivalrous generals trapped in the city for many days, seeing the chaos of the mang army, rushed out of the city and killed them. At this time, thunder and lightning, Xin Mang's army saw Zhong Jun chaos, coach was killed, immediately a mess, scrambling to escape. As a result, countless people were killed, trampled and drowned. Water does not flow for it.

Liu Xiu used 3,000 people to attack the camp of 420,000 people, and his courage was commendable. However, due to the dense crossbows and spears, Liu Xiu's army had little chance of winning.

Liu Xiu's war history, that is, the battle of Kunyang, was particularly amazing. I even took part in many battles, but I didn't even do it. I met a slightly better rival, Liu Xiu Group. I played under Gongsun Shu for one year, personally signed three contracts with Liu Xiu of Xiao Wei, and suffered two fiasco. Finally, Xiao Wei died after eating Kuichun for more than four years. Not to mention there is no way to fight the Huns. Liu Xiu even gave up the north and took over a large area of the county. After more than 20 years, it was barely recovered after being split by the Huns. Strictly speaking, it took Liu Xiu more than 20 years to unify the world.

Historical records are not necessarily true, and there are many plots exaggerated by the author. We can't strictly research it now, but logically speaking, Liu Xiu's Kunyang War is a myth.