Let me get this straight. Zhang Xun and his forces of 60,000 people were in a battle or conflict for so long that they ran out of food, ate the horses, and the procedure to resort to cannibalism, first starting with the woman, then the old men, then the young boys, and then from there picking the weakest of the group that was left for who would get eaten next until the force was down to 400 survivors? And they considered it acceptable losses?
It’s ok bro, not everybody understands the sigma male grindset.
So I re-read the article and it says “Yan victory”
the memes lied to me
I imagine it was considered a strategic Tang victory even though it resulted in a loss of the city, because without the time bought by the seige, the Tang would not have been able to put down the rebellion.
Also I learned a lot today and it’s all terrible.
You really think someone would just go on the internet and lie?!
what’s the left?
The Taiping Rebellion. Basically a Chinese guy claims to be the brother of Jesus and leads a pro-Christian rebellion against the Qing government that results in more deaths than the first world war
Pretty good series, always enjoy me some Lions Led by Donkeys.
