Today, Nghia Son Linh is a place with charming scenery that many people come to visit, but in the past was the battlefield of Be Khac Thieu insurgent army against 50,000 Ming troops.
Nghieu Son Linh mountain range is located at the intersection of three communes Hong Viet, Hoang Tung, Be Trieu, Cao Bang city, Cao Bang province.
In the past, Nghia Son Linh was a mountain range with dense trees, located on the right bank of the Bang River. The mountain range consists of two high mountains, Khau Thuoc in the East and Khau Khieu in the West. Between the two mountains are deep crevices, with hills stretching to Na Lu citadel, the terrain is very dangerous.
After many historical events and events, Khau Thuoc mountain has now been renamed Khau Khac Thieu, located in the Nghieu Son Linh mountain range standing in the middle of the Bang River trough. Coming to Nghiao Son Linh today, you will see two main ramparts running on both sides around the mountain, the base is 15m wide and the citadel is about 5m high.
The majestic beauty of Nghiao Son Linh
History
Nghia Son Linh mountain range is not only a place of charming scenery, but also associated with the history of fighting against the Northern invaders. When the Tran Dynasty fell, Ho Quy Ly usurped the throne and founded the Ho Dynasty, but because of many reform policies that were unpopular with the people, they were not supported by the people. The Ming Dynasty in the North took advantage of the scattered people’s hearts, occupied Cao Bang, and brutally looted.
In Cao Bang at that time, there were two chiefs, Be Khac Thieu and Nong Dac Thai, who together gathered the people in the area to fight the enemy. Nong Dac Thai is good at bowing and crossbows, has an army of hundreds of people, shoots hundreds of times and hits it. Be Khac Thieu was good at military work, was honored as a general, discussed and chose the Nghieu Son Linh mountain range as a place to station troops, exploiting Phuc Tang and Ky Chi areas as the rear to produce food to feed the army. The rebel army gathered thousands of young men to fight the enemy.
Be Khac Thieu had Khau Thuoc mountain leveled to have a ground of nearly 500m long and nearly 100m wide to build a solid house as a place to stay and train troops, while the taller Khau Khieu mountain was used as an observation post. Be Khac Thieu repeatedly surrounded Na Lu citadel, the Minh army fled to Moc Ma, now Cao Bang city. After that, the Ming army surrounded Khau Thuoc citadel, and was shot and killed by the bow and crossbow team of Nong Bac Thai. Be Khac Thieu also set up fighting villages to hide food, buffaloes and cows to avoid being plundered by the Ming army for lack of food, and at the same time brought women, the elderly, and children into the village, cut off militiamen to protect the goods. day.
There is a charming landscape here
The Ming Dynasty increased the army to 50,000 people to return to capture Na Lu citadel, but because of lack of food, it asked to negotiate with Khac Thieu and was refused. One night in the late autumn of 1426, the Ming general, Trinh Duong, led by crooks, brought his army from Na Lu citadel, crossed Ke Chang, and Roong Nguc followed the western foothills of Khau Khieu and entered the Na Khuoi valley. , with the intention of attacking the insurgent army camp at Khau Thuoc.
Source: Collected internet.