The US military in the Asia-Pacific region is fully studying seven military actions that took place in our country. Why is the US military so concerned about these seven wars? And they want to discover China's way of thinking through the game of Go.

From this photo of US soldiers playing Go, we can see messages about a US military conference on China's war themes on the bulletin board behind them. What the US military pays most attention to is how the Qin Empire relied on the strategies of "vertical and horizontal alliances" and "befriend distant states while attacking neighboring ones" to unify the whole country.

The US military is also studying the Battle of Red Cliffs, and how the allied forces of Sun and Liu achieved an unexpected victory with fewer troops in a large-scale naval battle.

Americans are also interested in the wars between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu. How did the Han army repeatedly launch long-distance surprise attacks and blitzkrieg operations, almost every time striking at the vital points of the Xiongnu.

Americans are also very interested in the siege of Xiangyang during the Southern Song Dynasty. Why could the Southern Song hold out for so long, and how did the Mongol army break through the defense system of the Song army.

Americans are particularly interested in the Poyang Lake campaign where Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang with defensive counterattacks. The US military is also studying how Zheng He established spheres of influence in Southeast Asia through cooperation with local people during his seven voyages to the Western Seas.

What's most interesting is that the US military is even studying the campaign in 1644 when the Eight Banners Army captured Shanxi Province, which is a very obscure battle domestically. In this battle, the Eight Banners Army launched an outer-line long-range attack and continuous inner-line operations, leaving no breathing room for Li Zicheng's army.

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