History of the Ming-Qing War

Author: Sun Wenliang
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: To date, this book is the most systematic and comprehensive monograph in China describing the history of the Ming-Qing wars. It provides a panoramic view of this 50-year-long conflict, determining the final outcome that led to the rise of the Qing Dynasty and the fall of the Ming Dynasty. The author, with exceptional skill, vividly portrays the grand and tumultuous scenes of war: from strategic planning to decisive victories over vast distances, full of twists and turns, showcasing both wisdom and courage. Every battle is a moving story, as if the reader is witnessing it firsthand, thrilling and heart-stirring. Analyzing the wars is like studying military strategy, making it an engaging and enlightening book that greatly enhances one's wisdom.
The Later Jin army risked their lives carrying wheelbarrows and ladders to cross the deep and wide moat. Unable to cross, many soldiers crowded the edge of the moat, constantly hit by artillery fire, leaving piles of corpses on both sides of the moat and within it. Some who managed to cross the moat were ambushed by arrows and fireballs below the city walls and died one after another. "The bodies piled up like mountains below the city."
"Da Ling was besieged from the sixth day of the eighth lunar month and only broke out on the ninth day of the eleventh lunar month, enduring a hundred days of suffering, with people resorting to eating bones and flesh, a phenomenon unprecedented in ancient times." Inside the city, "food and firewood ran out, and soldiers and civilians resorted to cannibalism."
To date, this book is the most systematic and comprehensive monograph in China describing the history of the Ming-Qing wars. It provides a panoramic view of this 50-year-long conflict, determining the final outcome that led to the rise of the Qing Dynasty and the fall of the Ming Dynasty. The author, with exceptional skill, vividly portrays the grand and tumultuous scenes of war: from strategic planning to decisive victories over vast distances, full of twists and turns, showcasing both wisdom and courage. Every battle is a moving story, as if the reader is witnessing it firsthand, thrilling and heart-stirring. Analyzing the wars is like studying military strategy, making it an engaging and enlightening book that greatly enhances one's wisdom.