Legendary heroes: King Le Loi
The Lam Son uprising, from its opening to its victorious end (December 1427), through its stages of development, strategy and tactics, proved that Le Loi was a man of genius and genius. Great personality is only seen in leaders who pave the way and enlighten.
- Historic situation in Vietnam under Ming Dynasty’s Rules.
In November 1406, using the pretext of the Ho Dynasty to usurp the Tran Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty mobilized a large force of 200,000 troops along with tens of thousands of peasants, led by General Truong Phu, divided into two wings to flood the border. our country.
The Ming army successively defeated the Ho Dynasty’s army and captured Ho Quy Ly in Ha Tinh, ending the Ho Dynasty era in Vietnam.
After the defeat of the Ho Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty established a ruling government throughout Viet Nam. They abolished the national name and named it Giao Chi district; annexed our country into China; implementing the brutal policy of assimilation and exploitation of the Vietnamese people.
They imposed hundreds of heavy taxes, forced women and children to be brought back to China to sell as slaves, forced the Vietnamese people to abandon their customs and traditions, destroyed most of Vietnam’s precious books and brought them back to China. There are many valuable books about China.
- Le Loi and his family information.
Le Loi was born on September 10, 1385 in Lam Son, now Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa. He is the youngest child of Le Khoang and Trinh Thi Ngoc Huong. He succeeded his father as lord of Lam Son camp. When the Ming army occupied the country, he had great ambition to repel the invaders. The Ming Dynasty army heard his voice and tried to persuade him to become an official. He did not agree and refused to submit.
The year Le Loi was 21 years old was also the year the Ming Dynasty brought 800,000 troops to invade Vietnam. The resistance war against Ming by the Ho dynasty failed, Dai Viet fell under the brutal rule of the Ming invaders. Faced with the country being trampled and destroyed by enemies, Le Loi was determined to drive them out of the country.
News of Le Loi raising a flag of righteousness, recruiting talented people, spread far and wide, attracting heroic heroes from all over. Lam Son land became a gathering place. There are all different social classes and ethnic groups, with outstanding representatives such as: Nguyen Trai, Tran Nguyen Han, Nguyen Chich, Nguyen Xi, Le Lai, Cam Quy, Xa Kha Tham… After a period of preparation, in early 1418, Le Loi proclaimed himself Binh Dinh Vuong, spreading propaganda everywhere, calling on the people to stand up and fight the enemy to save the country. Le Loi was the soul and supreme leader of that uprising.
- King Le Loi defeated the Ming Army.
On February 7, 1418, Le Loi raised an uprising flag in Lam Son and proclaimed himself Binh Dinh Vuong. In mid-1418, the Ming army mobilized a force to tightly surround the Chi Linh base, determined to capture and kill Le Loi. Faced with that dangerous situation, Le Lai disguised himself as Le Loi, a suicide bomber who sacrificed his life. The Minh army thought they had killed Le Loi so they withdrew their troops.
At the end of 1421, the Ming army mobilized more than 100,000 soldiers to launch a major siege on the insurgent base. Le Loi had to withdraw his troops to Chi Linh mountain. Here, the insurgent army experienced countless difficulties and challenges such as the weak force, the Ming army continuously attacked and besieged, had to withdraw three times to Chi Linh mountain, and lacked food and food.
From 1424 to the end of 1426, the Lam Son army held many uprisings and won many victories such as the uprisings in Nghe An and Thuan Hoa, moving to the North and then counterattacking and winning.
After the victory, King Le Loi of Binh Dinh ordered writer Nguyen Trai to write the great report Binh Ngo to announce to the whole country. Dai Viet was restored, Le Loi ascended the throne and established the reign name Thuan Thien, opening up the Le dynasty for nearly 400 years.
Thus, the historic victory of the Lam Son uprising left great historical significance for the Vietnamese people. It shows the passionate patriotism of the people, the courage to stand up and fight to protect the homeland and defeat the yoke of foreign invasion. Along with that, it shows the country’s work of building and defending the country with many achievements of the heroes who have made the nation’s glorious history, bringing a stable, prosperous and happy life to the people. people. Along with that, it leaves behind valuable cultural, scientific, and artistic values for future generations.
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