War is never a man's business. Not to mention that there was Mulan who served as the army for his father, Liang Hongyu put on armor, and Hongfu women fought on the battlefield. It is said that the real front is full of men fighting each other, and behind it is also inseparable from women working at home, taking on the responsibility of a family and the backing of a country. This is mainly determined based on some ancient social division of labor. It not only retains some strength for the country, but also takes care of some physiological differences between women and men, and maximizes the benefits.
But even so, there are still many women who are willing to stand up in times of crisis in the country. They are not afraid of all challenges and want to build their own achievements. However, during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period, there was such a strange female army. The number of this army reached 100,000. What is even more puzzling is that these female soldiers have never been to the battlefield. Why is Hong Xiuquan willing to spend money to support them for nothing? Looking at the actions and experiences of these female soldiers later, we can tell that these female soldiers were actually based on such a role in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom...
Female soldiers in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
As we all know, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom emerged in the late Qing Dynasty and was a rebellion and resistance of the lower-class people against the inaction Qing government. In this uprising army formed by the people spontaneously, the leader of was Hong Xiuquan, and there were also core teams composed of Yang Xiuqing , Xiao Chaogui , Feng Yunshan and others, responsible for the operation and war of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
This army was in a state of power at the beginning, and for a long time it was a big trouble for the Qing government. However, the more oppressed the government of Qing , the more ordinary people suffering and suffering resisted . Later, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom really formed a certain scale and could become king.
Under such momentum, many people have also defected to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, including men, women, old and young.
and Hong Xiuquan was able to succeed because some of his early ideas were indeed advanced. Especially in his early years, he had come into contact with some Christians from the West and planted the seeds of equality for all living beings. So when the uprising was later, he also sowed the seeds of equality to more areas.
Faced with men, women, young and old who are looking at the wind, Hong Xiuquan innovatively opened a female barracks because he attracted the ability of female soldiers and the implementation of the concept of equality of all living beings.
It can be imagined that if this concept is implemented and practiced, it can attract more today's women who have been liberated. Later, more and more female soldiers in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the life in 's heyday actually reached 100,000 , which is completely a certain scale.
The role of female soldiers
As the female soldiers continue to grow, the problem arises accordingly, that is, There are actually many female soldiers who are not clear about war and cannot compare with men in terms of strength. Sending them to the battlefield is like taking them to death.
In the early days, Hong Xiuquan was still very forward-looking and strategic. He knew that women were actually the reserve force of a team, and they could not be sent to the front line to fight against the enemy unless they had to. But these people cannot be raised in vain, after all, there are as many as 100,000 people.
So Hong Xiuquan distinguished between female soldiers and male soldiers. not only separated the camps, but also played very different roles on the battlefield. For example, he would select some women who do have combat talents to form a team to kill the enemy, and finally successfully gave birth to female generals such as Hong Xuanjiao and Su Sanniang. these female generals played an important role in the battlefield, and once made the Qing government's leader Zeng Guofan regarded as a thorn in his eyes.
and For those who have limited capabilities, Hong Xiuquan arranged them to work in the rear for logistics, such as taking care of the wounded, cleaning the houses, preparing food, washing clothes, delivering goods and burying the corpses, etc.
. In order to ensure the stability of the morale of the army, Hong Xiuquan also made strict requirements, prohibiting men and women in the army from privately receiving .But for many rebel soldiers with low education, this catch-rule is reasonable, but not practical.
Because of , the people who joined the army were basically from a family, and suddenly the superiors banned the relationship between men and women. Many of them who were originally husband and wife must be unhappy, and some of them who had female relatives at home would also feel unhappy because they were worried about the safety of their families.
Not to mention that many people in the army are old and have a chaotic battlefield, because some common experiences are inevitable to have mutual affection. blindly eliminates it will easily backfire , which also laid hidden dangers for the subsequent demise of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Although it cannot be considered a necessary condition, it is also an ant hole that destroys the long dike.
What is the ending of female soldiers
Only female soldiers under the influence of the new ideas of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can individuals get the opportunity to display. Although many of them still lack the opportunity to receive education and lack the understanding of the world, their personalities have been released. They began to have their own judgment and pursuit, and were willing to take the initiative to take on some great responsibilities and pursue their own happiness.
However, the ancient thoughts lasted for thousands of years were women who wanted to be vassals of men. Therefore, in the context of not being completely liberated, the women in the army often only looked for their own support out of the original primitive mentality of admiration and dependence. Such phenomena quickly spread, and the most terrifying thing was that in the later stage of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, from top to bottom, began to expose the fatal flaws of these "mobs" - , they began to guard the existing fruits of the battle and entered the stage of pleasure early. As a result, not only did the Taipingtian country have increasingly distinct hierarchical divisions, but also many bureaucratic and corruption have emerged.
Hong Xiuquan, who has a new idea, also fell into depravity, imitating ancient emperors to expand the beauties of the harem, and any woman who can be regarded in the army will be included in his harem. Hong Xiuquan is like this, and the people below are imitating one after another. Therefore, the little self-awareness that many women have just established is soon swept away by the sudden rise of corrupt wind.
These women in the army were the first to be selected by the leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and became victims of the torrent of the times. Some women even are unwilling to obey such arrangements and will be enforced. In the end, the self and freedom they want to pursue are still not realized, but instead fall into a deeper abyss.
So soon, with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom being wiped out by the Qing government, These women who had previously shown extraordinary skills on the battlefield were also regarded as poisonous snakes and beasts by the Qing government, killing them all, which is sighing.
summary
The female soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are a microcosm of a tragedy of an era. They were once so close to freedom, but they were soon caught in a deeper abyss. We are powerless to change these histories. We only hope that women after the liberation of New China can keep the path paved by their predecessors, establish their correct independent thinking, and first understand the world and ourselves, so that they can have a clearer path to the future.
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