Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyễn Huệ and the Victory of Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa
Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ) led the Tây Sơn movement and crushed 290,000 Qing troops at Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa in 1789.
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Question: What was the key point that produced King Quang Trung's lightning victory in the Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa campaign?
Answer: The key point lay in the strategy of choosing the moment of attack with extreme intelligence and boldness. King Quang Trung judged that the Qing troops would be subjective, arrogant and absorbed in celebrating Tết Nguyên Đán. Launching the general offensive right on New Year's Eve and at dawn on the fifth day of Tết Kỷ Dậu caught the enemy completely by surprise and stripped them of the ability to organise a defence. Along with that came the lightning march north and the use of military innovations such as planks bound with wet straw to break through the ramparts, all of which produced a swift and spectacular victory.
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