Chronicles of China in the Late Ming Dynasty

China was in chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty. There were peasant uprisings by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and Manchu and Qing Tatars invaded the country. The land of the Central Plains has been suffering from drought and little rain for many years, and people are dying of hunger everywhere. "Listen, don't leave a single prisoner alive and execute them all" "I can go to hell, but my nation cannot surrender" "Show your sword, no matter how powerful the opponent is, as long as you dare to show your sword, you will be honored even if you die" "We meet on a narrow road, victory always belongs to the brave" "Reform is to step on others to get the upper hand" "Girls can hold up half the sky" "The value of a soldier is on the battlefield horse Wrapped in leather, the value of a politician is to govern the country and bring peace to the world." "Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to yourself." "Soldiers who don't want to make progress are not the soldiers I need. Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not the best soldiers." "Confucius is not without mistakes, and his ideas are not all correct." "New reforms must eradicate old cancers. Kindness will only add a handful of loess to your grave." ------From "Memoirs of a Generalissimo", "A Marshal's Life", "The Last Farewell", the novel "A Man's Life"...