▁be ▁cr ushed ▁by ▁the ▁M ing ▁army ▁and ▁knowing ▁that ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁L ê ▁L ợ i ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁re bell ion , ▁L ê ▁La i ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁pose ▁as ▁L ê ▁L ợ i ▁by ▁we aring ▁L ê ▁L ợ i ' s ▁arm or ▁and ▁led ▁an ▁assault ▁with ▁ 5 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁Vietnam ese ▁troops ▁and ▁ 2 ▁ele ph ants ▁against ▁the ▁M ing ▁army , ▁giving ▁time ▁for ▁L ê ▁L ợ i ▁to ▁escape . ▁While ▁his ▁di version ▁worked , ▁L ê ▁La i ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁M ing ▁army ▁after ▁his ▁troops ▁were ▁cr ushed ▁during ▁the ▁assault . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁L ê ▁La i ' s ▁sacrifice , ▁L ê ▁L ợ i ▁would ▁live ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁M ing ▁army ▁for ▁nine ▁more ▁years ▁until ▁finally ▁ach ieving ▁victory ▁and ▁independence ▁for ▁Vietnam ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 7 . ▁Despite ▁his ▁life ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁being ▁largely ▁unknown , ▁L ê ▁La i ▁is ▁still ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁bra very ▁and ▁patri ot ism ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁his ▁sacrifice ▁is ▁still ▁told ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁through ▁history ▁books , ▁television , ▁and ▁fol kt ales . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁the ▁M ing ▁army ▁and ▁becoming ▁em peror ▁of ▁Vietnam , ▁L ê ▁L ợ i ▁declared ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁mem orial ▁was ▁ever