The battle of Mingtiao was a very historic battle. It changed the Xia dynasty to its next one. Which was the Shang dynasty. When groups of peasants started to rebel against the Xia King, the Shang decided the time had come to conquer the land. So he started attacks on Xia. Upon hearing from the rebellion, Jie (The King of Xia at the time) sent troops from the smaller territories of Gu Wei and Kuenwu to defend the capital. Yi (who was the ruler of the shangs at that time) decided to boost the morale of his troops. So he gave a historical speech now known today as the Tang's pledge. The troops of Jie realised that the Shangs overpowered them so they did not follow any more of the King's orders. They either surrendered or fled. So the Shangs claimed an easy conquer.
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