1365 (twenty-three years to the right), on the twenty-fourth day of the seventh lunar month, Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang and Han Emperor Chen Youliang fought against Poyang Lake.
Chen Youliang was born in an ordinary fisherman's family. Although his father Chen Pucai made a living by fishing, he attached great importance to education. He did not engage in imperial examinations at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He was probably a stubborn little intellectual. He named his five sons: Youfu, Youzhi, Youliang, Youren, Yougui. The names of Youzhi and Youliang come from "The Analects": "Zi said, there are three good friends, Youzhi, Youliang, and You Du Wen." Youfu, Youren, and Yougui are probably also from "The Analects." Because there are words in "The Analects of Confucius" such as "being rich and not benevolent, not rich for benevolence" and "being rich and noble for not benevolent, like a cloud to me". It can be seen that Chen Youliang's education level is a little higher than that of Zhu Yuanzhang.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Chen Youliang joined Xu Shouhui's uprising army and became a clerk, doing some copying work. Chen Pucai tried to persuade him not to listen, and sighed, if you don't listen to me, I won't even know where I died in the future. Xu Shouhui was originally a cloth dealer. Because of his majestic appearance, Peng Yingyu, the person in charge of the East Road of Bailianzong of Mingjiao, was chosen by Peng Yingyu as the leader. The title of the Queen of the Emperor is over. This strange country name reflects that the composition of the regime's intellectual class is not very advanced. At the end of the day, when you see the meaning of the word, it means to put a stamp on the two characters of Da Yuan to suppress it. Mingyue said in "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" that "the end of the day" means "to finish playing in a few days". Of course, it is a ridicule, not to be believed. Although the rebels were not highly educated, they definitely would not take the short-lived country title that cursed themselves for a few days. It is a good understanding to build a source of governance, and once governance is done, there will be peace.
1358 (to the eighteenth year of Zhengzheng), Chen Youliang used a hammer to break Xu Shouhui's head, that is, the emperor. The national name is Han, and it is changed to Yuan Dayi. After several sawings with Zhu Yuanzhang's ministry, the site was gradually eroded, and the number of soldiers was reduced. Therefore, he became angry and made hundreds of large ships, several meters high, all painted with red paint. Red is the color of Mingjiao. Most of the members of Chen Youliang's army are Mingjiao. Believers, same as Zhu Yuanzhang's department. Some people say that Chen Youliang was called Emperor Han, Huo De of the Western Han Dynasty, and Se Chongchi. This is not true. Because Chen Youliang has nothing to do with Liu Bang's gross money. His fire and red can only be the red of Ming believers, not the red of the Western Han Dynasty.
Therefore, the struggle between Zhu and Chen can be said to be a struggle within Mingjiao for the right to speak, because they seem to be under the leadership of the Xiao Ming King Han Lin'er. It's just that Chen Youliang became the emperor and didn't recognize Han Lin'er, Xiao Ming, because he was not a Ming believer, but his subordinates were. Judging from the later results, his premature proclaiming the emperor caused him to lose the support of Ming cultists in the struggle with Zhu Yuanzhang. Each ship of the Han army was built on three floors, and each floor was equipped with a riding shed, which was a place for training cavalry. Talking upstairs and downstairs do not hear each other. Every box is wrapped with iron. The family members of the Han army were carried on board together, and it was indeed a veritable crowd. Chen Youliang's 600,000 soldiers, he used iron cables to connect these big ships, stretching for dozens of miles, the flags fluttered, and the shields were like forests. From a distance, they looked like hills.
On July 25, the war entered a white-hot state as soon as the war began. Xu Da hit his forward, and Yu Tonghai burned dozens of ships with fire. On the eve of the war, when the generals saw Chen Youliang's military power, they all had a heart of fear. Only Xu Da was the vanguard, killed more than 5,000 Han soldiers, and captured a warship. Zhu Yuanzhang thus had the confidence to defeat Chen Youliang. However, he was even more worried that Zhang Shicheng took advantage of the falsehood to attack Nanjing and copied him, so he sent Xu Da back to defend Yingtian. Xu Da Haozhou, a native of Zhu Yuanzhang, has little ambition, is tall and zygomatic, resolute and brave. Good at strategy and rigorously governing the army, even if the enemy's brave soldiers and spies are captured, they will not be killed, but will be used for their own purposes.
Zhu Yuanzhang divided his troops into eleven divisions and commanded in the center. Chen Youliang pushed Zhang Dingbian towards Zhu Yuanzhang’s command ship, but Zhu Yuanzhang’s ship was stuck in the sand and could not get out. At this crisis, Chang Yuchun shot Zhang Dingbian with an arrow from the side, and Yu Tonghai also came to help, just in time to catch the current. Zhu Yuanzhang just got off after rising. Chang Yuchun with the word Boren, looks amazing, brave and good at shooting. Followed Zhu Yuanzhang in April of the fifteenth year. Lying in the field on the way to the army, dreaming that the god man was wearing armor and shielding and shouting at him, get up and hurry up, your lord is here. After waking up, Zhu Yuanzhang led his army passing by. Soon after joining the army, he wanted to be a forward, but Zhu Yuanzhang was not optimistic about him. You're just hungry and have no food to eat. I'm here to eat. I can't keep you. Chang Yuchun insisted not to leave, Zhu Yuanzhang said, it is not too late for you to follow me when you cross the river. In a battle with Yuan soldiers, Yuan soldiers lined up on shore, but Zhu Yuanzhang's army's warship was more than three feet offshore and could not jump up. ZhuYuan Zhang sent Chang Yuchun to come. Chang Yuchun responded and went forward. Yuan Bing received his Ge Spear, he took advantage of the situation and jumped up, rushing left and right, Yuan Bing collapsed.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's three generals were Shao Rong, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. Shao Rong is the best at war, but he has different ambitions. After the incident, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to let him go. Chang Yuchun rushed forward. The rebellion of the ministers can be forgiven. This is a world wonder. If you let him go, I will not live with him. Zhu Yuanzhang then killed Shao Rong and valued Chang Yuchun more. In the battle of Kanglang Mountain, Chang Yuchun led the generals, shouting and killing, and the voices shook the world, so the rate was all one hundred. After Zhu Yuanzhang escaped the danger, his ship ran aground and was trapped. A defeated ship from the upstream hit his boat down the river, and Chang Yuchun only escaped.
On July 26th, Chen Youliang led a giant ship to battle. Zhu Yuanzhang's warship was small, and the attack was unfavorable. After three consecutive battles, he was defeated daily. Seeing that he was about to be wiped out, the officers and soldiers were all fearful. Zhu Yuanzhang personally supervised the army and killed more than ten people who had retreated. The army fought desperately. It was four o'clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a strong wind started in the northeast. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the death squad to row seven boats filled with gunpowder reeds and set fire to Chen Youliang. The fleet is full of wind and fire, the sky is full of smoke and flames, and the lake is completely red. Chen Youliang's army was in chaos, and countless people burned to death and drowned.
On July 28th, Chen Youliang gathered the crowd to fight again. Because the command ship Zhu Yuanzhang was riding in was white, he agreed with his subordinates to attack the white ship with all his strength tomorrow, not wanting to be leaked by the military spies. Zhu Yuanzhang sent someone to paint the mast white overnight. The second day of the war was still tragic. From nine in the morning to three in the afternoon, Chen Youliang was defeated again, so he seized his boat and dared not fight again.
At this time, Chen Youliang's military strength is still there, and the generals suggested that he should be allowed to make a living to prevent a last-minute fight. But Chang Yuchun didn't say a word. When Zhu Yuanzhang decided to close the door and beat the dog, preventing Chen Youliang from returning, Chang Yuchun took the lead, and the generals followed suit.
Chang Yuchun was a radical Ming cultist, and every time he fell into a city, he would inevitably slaughter the city; every time he caught a prisoner, he would inevitably be killed. Zhu Yuanzhang therefore repeatedly warned him not to kill more after taking the city. If we have land but no one is there, then what is the point of having land.
Chen Youliang wanted to fight and couldn't leave, but he didn't hear the evil consequences of Ming Zun's family being revealed. The group members have conspired to rebel. Chen Youliang lost his mind at this time and actually beheaded all the captured soldiers of Zhu Yuanzhang's tribe. On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang returned all the captured Han soldiers, the wounded were healed, and the dead burned incense to pay homage. This move has achieved remarkable results.
Zhu Yuanzhang also wrote a letter to Chen Youliang to persuade him to surrender. I originally wanted to sign a non-aggression treaty with you, set up each side, and wait for the destiny. But you don't know that the tendon is cramping, and you always find fault with me. So I sent soldiers to fight back occasionally and won your eleven cities. Originally, I wanted to warn you a little bit and don't make trouble. But you didn't cherish the opportunity. You actually got worse and launched a large-scale attack on me. After the second battle of Hongdu and Kanglang, our Ming army soldiers were bitterly embarrassed. If you survive this battle, you should also go to the emperor's title and wait for the master, otherwise your name will be destroyed, and it will be too late to regret it. Don't blame me for not telling you in advance. Chen Youliang felt anxious at seeing this. Annoyed, distracted, distracted and unreasonable. Yun, Guixin also, the heart is angular and cannot be calmed down. He did not reply to Zhu Yuanzhang.
In August, Chen Youliang was short of rations and had to break through. Zhu Yuanzhang surrounded the current, and the Han army fought and left. From morning to sunset, there was no intention of stopping. Chen Youliang saw that the sun had set and felt safer, so he poked his head out of the command ship, gesticulating and directing the battle, not wanting an arrow shot from nowhere to pierce his head through his eyes and into the back of his head. Get out and die immediately. The dragons of the Han army were defeated without a leader.
This war was recorded by Luo Guanzhong, a writer who accompanied the army of Zhu Yuanzhang, who later wrote the famous historical novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Among them, the wonderful story of Sun Liu's coalition burning Chibi is based on the battle of Kanglang Mountain.
Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang, and told Liu Bowen that the death of Chen Youliang is not difficult to determine.
Chen Youliang was defeated, and Zhang Dingbian brought Chen Li to fight back to Wuchang and changed his Yuan Deshou, which means that virtuous people can live longer. Zhu Yuanzhang pursued him in desperate pursuit, and made two personal conquests. In February 1366 (to the twenty-fourth year of Zhengzheng), the Han army general Zhang Bi was captured and killed. Zhang Bixian was known as Spoiled Zhang in the army. After his death, Chen Li fell into the ground and dared not look up. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Chen Li was young and weak, and he held him by his arms with his own hands and lifted him up.He took his hand and said, I will not blame you. He also allowed Chen Li to take more treasury properties and return to Nanjing together, where he was awarded the title and returned to Germany. Chen Youliang's several living brothers were also named uncles.
Chen Li lives in Nanjing and has complained for a long time. After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang, he told Jin Chen that this is a child's ignorant nonsense, and I am afraid that there will be treacherous people around him. If this continues, he will be in danger and should be sent to a safe place. In the five years of Hongwu, Chen Li and Ming Sheng were sent to Goryeo together. Zhu Yuanzhang also gave a lot of silk and satin to the King of Goryeo, so that they could treat the two of them well and not be bullied.
