The victory in Ningyuan is a big battle. Why did Yuan Chonghuan only behead more than 200 people?

Because Ningyuan's victory is a battle of passive defense, the latter will not have much loss. The battle of Ningyuan can be said to be an unusually famous battle in the late Ming Dynasty. This war made Yuan Chonghuan famous in World War I, but it was incredible that only more than 200 enemies died in this war. We all think that "great victory" should cause serious losses to the enemy, but Ningyuan's great victory is uncharacteristic. In fact, victory is not necessarily based on the number of casualties, but more importantly, the significance brought by this war.

Later, Jin thought Ningyuan was not easy to attack, so he attacked Juehua Island instead. Juehua Island caused heavy losses to the Ming army. Juehua Island is very important to the Ming army, and their food and materials are hoarded on that island. Later, people and things on the island were captured by the late Jin, and the casualties in this war were much more than Ningyuan. Many people don't believe it. Houjin only suffered more than 200 casualties. They think that Hou Jin is lying, but according to historical records, this figure is very credible.

There are many cavalry in Houjin. They are all good at riding horses and are flexible, so siege is their weakness. In previous battles, they generally used the advantages of cavalry to adopt combat techniques. They usually attack when they get it, and find a chance to leave when they can't get it. Therefore, this type of siege warfare, Ningyuan victory, will not bring them much loss.

Most of the information about the heavy casualties of the late Jin Dynasty is the result of the Ming army's false report on its military exploits and the literati's own imagination. Those are not worthy of our trust. What we need to know is that Ningyuan's victory is a solid model of guarding the city in the Ming Dynasty, which is why it is called victory.