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In the war, the comparison of the numbers of the two sides often plays a key role in the victory or defeat of the war, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens were only a minority tribe in Liaodong, with a total population of 340,000 and more than 40,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners, and the population of the Ming Dynasty was 160 million at that time
It is said that Dolgon was also hesitant to attack the Ming Dynasty at that time, but Fan Wencheng, the "traitor" at that time, suggested to him: They endure cutting off their heads, rape their wives and daughters, dig their ancestral graves, and take their landAs soon as Dolgon heard that it made sense, he decided to invade the Ming Dynasty, and as the result was as expected by the "traitor" Fan Wencheng, the Jurchens were overwhelmed, devastated, and were able to enslave the Han people for nearly 300 years.
Of course, the authenticity of this historical material remains to be verified, but it does reveal a truth, the group that has no spirit of resistance, no faith, and pursues refined egoism is indeed vulnerable, because once there is an invasion by foreign enemies, it must be scattered.
Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall!