In A.D. 1652, the Qing court ordered Kong Youde, king of the South, to send troops to Guizhou in order to destroy Nanming. At the same time of Kong Youde's invasion, Li Dingguo also consolidated its forces against the Qing army. Li Dingguo had strict military discipline and proper tactics, and won successively in the battle with Kong Youde, while Kong Youde had to shrink the defense to the base area.
But in the end, it didn't escape the siege of Li Dingguo. After the decisive battle between Li Dingguo and Kong Youde began, it was very tight. Later, Li Dingguo attacked Kong Youde with elephants, which made him run away. After returning to Guilin, Kong Youde held on, but was shot by an arrow. By this time, Li Dingguo had entered the city. Kong Youde knew that the tide was over and committed suicide. Only one of his little daughters escaped.
Another battle took place between Li Dingguo and Ni Kan. Ni Kan was a prince in the Qing Dynasty. In the battle between the Qing army and Li Dingguo, the Qing army suffered repeated defeats and wars, which shocked and annoyed the court at that time, so it sent Hong Chengchou to suppress it, and then made Ni Kan a general to destroy Li Dingguo.
Although Ni Kan had more troops than Li Dingguo, Li Dingguo took the strategy of luring the enemy into the encirclement to annihilate, and finally surrounded Ni Kan, and personally killed Ni Kan in the battle, so that the Qing army was defeated instantly. This is the story of two famous kings in Li Dingguo.
Li Dingguo and Li Dingguo were important figures in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. However, for a long time, there are few studies and works about him. This situation didn't come to an end until the publication of Li Dingguo Calendar by Guo Yingqiu, the former president of China Renmin University and a famous expert in Ming and Qing history.
In the book Chronicle of Li Dingguo, Lao Guo recorded Li Dingguo's achievements in detail, and Li Dingguo in the book is the most comprehensive and true. However, this book does not only show General Li Dingguo himself, but describes the whole process of Daxi Rebel Army in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. There is a very detailed account of the Daxi Rebel Army from Li Dingguo to its final death.
Chronicle of Li Dingguo, compiled by year, tells in detail the different things that Li Dingguo encountered in different years, and tells the political, economic, cultural and military situation of the society at that time, which presents us with the overall face of the society at that time and is very helpful for studying the history of this period.
Although this is a chronological work, Lao Guo did not simply screen and sort out the historical materials, but comprehensively sorted out and collected all kinds of historical materials, and analyzed which ones are correct and which ones are biased, which will be able to correctly show the information of this history and people.
In this book, there is a comprehensive description of the characters at that time, and a profound study and description of each character. Studying General Li Dingguo now is not only an innovative work, but also an important historical material. The account of General Li Dingguo in this book is the most authentic and comprehensive, so it is very valuable.
Li Dingguo's Tomb is located in Yunnan, Guizhou and other areas, and Li Dingguo is very prestigious. Because of his bravery in guarding these areas for many years and driving away the attacking Qing army for the local people many times, he was also regarded as an anti-Qing hero by the local people. However, the Nanming regime was quickly overthrown because of the internal struggle. When the news reached Li Dingguo's ears, he was filled with indignation, but he didn't give up the anti-Qing cause. He continued to try to contact the soldiers and wanted to attack the Qing soldiers again.
However, just as he was preparing to make a comeback, the plague came, so his army was also hit hard, its strength was greatly weakened, and Li Dingguo was also infected. Before long, he died of illness and was buried in Mengla. This place is actually in Xishuangbanna. If you travel there, you can visit Li Dingguo. However, his tomb was later moved to Beijing by the imperial court, because most of his troops had defected, and the imperial court was worried that they would rebel in the future, so it moved the grave.
Now, if you want to visit Li Dingguo's mausoleum, you need to go to the Lugouqiao area. However, there are still many people in Mengla who admire him and build Hanwang Temple for him, and there are large-scale sacrificial activities every year. Therefore, although you can't set the national tomb in Li See, Xishuangbanna now, you can visit the Hanwang Temple, remember this great hero, and have the opportunity to participate in that kind of sacrificial activities.
Although the present Hanwang Temple was not built by the residents of Mengla at the beginning, the original Hanwang Temple no longer exists. Now it is rebuilt, but we can still get a glimpse of Li Dingguo. Besides this Hanwang Temple, you can also go to the local museum to remember this great hero, because there are weapons he used. In addition, go to dali tourism can also find a place to worship Li Dingguo, because someone built a main temple for it.