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

Policies on building the army and protecting the homeland in the Le So dynasty

Friday, October 24, 2025, 14:44 (GMT+7)
All kings in the Le So dynasty made creative and effective applications of King Le Thai To's policies, gradually completed and intensively built the strong and battle-hardened armies to timely fight back any invasions to the borders by foreign countries, firmly protecting the homeland and territory.

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

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.

Diplomatic struggle of Vietnam’s feudal dynasties

Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 08:15 (GMT+7)
In our history of national construction and defence, as a small country located adjacent to big countries with hegemonic ambition, Vietnam had to deal and counter against strong powers aiming to invade and conquer the country numerous times. Through the ups and downs of the history, most of the Vietnam’s feudal dynasties succeeded in maintaining independence, peace and self-control with their resilience and indomitable spirit.

A wise strategy for border protection

Saturday, March 09, 2019, 20:02 (GMT+7)
Preparing for national defense before any crisis occurs has always been a core principle throughout our history of building and protecting the country. That said, “Border protection relies on pre-made plans” is a unique and wise calculation and an invaluable lesson on safeguarding our sovereignty and territorial integrity

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)
reinforcement, besiege, Lam Son, Insurgent, Le Loi, Chi Lang, Xuong Giang, Dong Quan, Ming