Li Guang is difficult to seal. Is it destiny or personnel?
When Huan Wen destroyed Shu, how did he use infantry to fight a blitzkrieg?
During the Siege of Bianjing, how did the impregnable capital of the Song Dynasty fall?
Why could the palm-sized Jinchuan burn Qianlong's tens of millions of silver military expenditures?
The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs. There is a complex core and logic behind the war events that determined the direction of Chinese history. Military factors such as general strategy, military structure, and terrain determine to a large extent our current level of civilization and social form.
This book does not serve as a chronicle-style rereader of historical materials, nor does it engage in nihilistic "metaphysical" attributions. Instead, it is based on the details of military technology, from the perspective of monarchs and ministers, famous generals, battle cases, geography, etc., To explore controversial topics in history from the perspective of military history, and to explain how four thousand years of war tempered and forged today's China.
Reader comments
This book has a novel perspective and explores controversial historical topics through the perspective of military history. It is rich in content, covering monarchs and ministers, famous generals, battle cases, etc. The author is not limited to re-reading historical materials, but conducts rational and objective analysis, which gave me a deeper understanding of Chinese history. For example, the interpretation of the Battle of Mobei in the book made me realize the complexity of war. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!
This book has a novel perspective and explores controversial historical topics through the perspective of military history. It is rich in content, covering monarchs and ministers, famous generals, battle cases, etc. The author is not limited to re-reading historical materials, but conducts rational and objective analysis, which gave me a deeper understanding of Chinese history. For example, the interpretation of the Battle of Mobei in the book made me realize the complexity of war. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!