The art of deception and strategic positioning in Tot Dong - Chuc Dong battle of 1426

Friday, May 29, 2026, 07:22 (GMT+7)
In late 1426, at Tot Dong - Chuc Dong, Lam Son insurgent army organised an ambush, smashing two Ming army corps commanded by Wang Tong. This completely derailed the enemy’s counter-offensive plan against Lam Son army’s base, driving the Ming forces deep into a passive position, creating a decisive turning point in our resistance war against Ming invaders. The battle left behind many valuable lessons in military art, most notably the art of deception and strategic positioning

Great humanity in the Vietnamese military history

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 09:15 (GMT+7)
Over thousands of years of building and defending the country, the Vietnamese people have faced numerous invaders with much stronger economic and military potentials; however, victory has always been on our side. The national cultural foundation, in which the tradition of military culture (the culture of national defence) is the key to these victories

Making the provincial armed forces of Lang Son increasingly strong

Thursday, February 11, 2021, 16:00 (GMT+7)
Grasping the Party’s guidelines on building the armed forces in the new situation, particularly directives by the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defence, and the Military Region 1’s Command, the PMPC and the PMC have advised the Provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee on reviewing and consolidating the organisational structure of the standing force, the reserve force, and the militia and self-defence force in a compact, strong manner

Special features of posture establishment in the Battle of Chi Lang – Xuong Giang

Monday, October 26, 2020, 10:24 (GMT+7)
On the basis of correctly forecasting situations, the balance of power between our forces and the enemy’s, and the guideline of “surrounding citadels, destroying reinforcements,” the insurgents did not concentrate all of their strength on attacking the Citadel of Dong Quan but left part of their troops to besiege the Citadel and deployed the majority of their force to annihilate the reinforcements. On realising this plan, the Insurgents Command established a solid, interconnected, in-depth posture to engage the enemy in Chi Lang – Xuong Giang.

Sound strategies by Le Loi – the eminent leader of Lam Son uprising (1418-1427)

Friday, October 19, 2018, 15:34 (GMT+7)
600 years ago, Le Loi – the eminent leader of the Lam Son uprising with his sound strategies led the uprising to a complete victory ending the ruling yoke by Ming Empire. Those strategies remain valuable and should continue to be studied and applied to today’s cause of national construction and protection

“Besieging citadel, annihilating reinforcements” – the distinctive feature of Lam Son troops in 1427

Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 07:40 (GMT+7)
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