It was only a series of saucy operations and bad luck in the late Ming Dynasty that allowed the Manchus to take control of the Central Plains. Therefore, it is said that starting a business is too easy and winning the world is too clever. In the process of resisting the order to

Zeng GuofanWhen Zhao Wenlie, an aide of Zeng Guofan, predicted the demise of Manchu , he once said to Zeng Guofan, "It was too easy to start a business in the early days of the country, The punishment was too heavy, so it is too clever for those who have the world. " Zhao Liewen said, in fact, It denies the view that the Manchu and Qing Dynasties relied on the powerful combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners to gain the Ming Dynasty world. But it was a series of showy operations and dog blood luck in the late Ming Dynasty that allowed the Manchus to take control of the Central Plains . Therefore, said that it is too easy to start a business, and it is too clever to win the world. And punishing too heavy punishment refers to the massacre of the city in the battle with the Ming army after the Manchus entered the customs , and the bloody killings caused by the shaving order in the early Qing Dynasty. In the process of resisting the order to shave , the people of Jiangnan broke out with amazing fighting power, proving that the people fighting for themselves are by no means weak and can be bullied.

Gu Yanwu once pointed out the difference between subjugation of the country and subjugation of the world. The so-called subjugation of a country means the change of dynasties. No matter who is in charge of the world, the cultural customs and living habits will not change significantly. And the world , is forced to change customs , spread everywhere. After the Manchus entered the customs, they issued a hair-cutting order, forcing them to keep their hair but not their hair. The Han people received Confucian education, their bodies, hair and skin are not allowed to be damaged by their parents, and they have a strong resistance to shaving their hair.

At this time, the people in Jiangnan began to realize what Gu Yanwu meant by subjugating the world. The Manchus' entry into the Pass was no longer just about the change of dynasties, but about the inheritance of Chinese culture; The people in Jiangyin were determined to resist with arms, and they would not Not only for the sake of the Zhu royal family, but also to protect their own way of life. Therefore, it has a strong color of fighting for oneself and fighting for beliefs. It is precisely because of this that the people of Jiangyin were able to unleash astonishing combat effectiveness. Relying on militiamen and civilians, resisted the Manchu professional army for 81 days and caused heavy casualties to the enemy.

When the shaving order was issued, Jiangyin had already been occupied by the Manchus. At that time, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties defeated all the resistance forces of Dashun, Daxi and Nanming, and only a small amount of remaining Nanming forces retreated to the southwest corner of . realized that China had no power to stop the implementation of the shaving order, so it boldly carried out this tyranny. Unexpectedly, Jiangnan, the weakest in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty, encountered the most fierce resistance.

1645 In the summer of 1991, under the leadership of Jiangyin Yan Dianshi ( Dianshi is equivalent to the director of public security) and others, the people of Jiangyin launched an 81-day armed resistance. Faced with militiamen and civilians, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties. The Manchu Qing Dynasty dispatched the main force. The generals who participated in the siege were Bolo, Prince Duanzhong, Prince Jingjin, Nikan , Prince Gongshun Kong Youde, and twenty-four Qing soldiers. Ten thousand , more than 200 cannons. I thought I could defeat them all at once, but I never thought of attacking After 81 days under the city, "Seven Kings", "King Xue" and "Ten Kings" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty all died under the city. Eighteen generals were lost and soldiers were killed or injured. more than 75,000 people.

Jiangyin City finally fell, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty launched a bloody revenge. All 97,000 people in the city were massacred, Yan Dianshi committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake. In the Jiangyin Gucheng War of Resistance, failure was inevitable, but it was an honor to be defeated. In the process of the Manchu Qing going south to destroy the Ming Dynasty, they rarely suffered such serious losses in battles with the Nanming regular army. However, a group of civilians with little military training caused the Manchu Qing to suffer a lot.

Later generations' evaluation of the bloody battle in Jiangyin was extremely high : Most of the scholar-bureaucrats in the late Ming Dynasty were shameless. Those with high positions and important often rushed to be the first to beg for surrender and keep their wealth, while the feudal marshals surrendered to the enemy one after another and established military exploits . If Jiangyin fought bloody battles to defend Nanjing, half of Jiangnan would never be surrendered to the Manchu . Yes, why can't we just fight to the end like Jiangyin?

When the world has become a world where one has one surname, and the rise and fall of dynasties has nothing to do with the people, why should the people of Jingkou fight bloody battles for the Zhu family dynasty? Instead of lamenting that no one fought bloody battles for the Zhu family, it is better to lament why the demise of the Zhu family dynasty had nothing to do with the common people. When Jiangyin rose up to resist, the overall situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was decided. It was really a pity that Nanming was lingering on. But the bloody battle in Jiangyin proved with irrefutable facts that when people fight for their beliefs, they are invincible.