1393, Lan Yu was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang , and more than 15,000 people were also involved. Before the execution, Lan Yu accused Zhu Yuanzhang of: "You have killed all the people close to me, why are you the only one letting him go?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled disdainfully and said: "How can you compare with him." Zhu Yuanzhang killed Lan Yu, a general with outstanding military achievements, and charged him with treason, which implicated 15,000 people.
The reason for the blame is that he is self-reliant in his merits, unable to tell the truth, and commits his own sins. Among the more than 15,000 people, there were also Dukes such as Feng Sheng and , but Zhu Yuanzhang let one go, and he was Lan Yu's confidant. This person is Yu Tongyuan , a person who has no ability and has been promoted to the position by relying on the merits of his father and brother. Zhu Yuanzhang let him go precisely because of his brother - the founding foundation of the Ming Dynasty . Yu Tonghai . Yu Tonghai is not only good at water battles, but also brave and resourceful.
1355, Yu Tonghai was besieged in Chaohu by a 200,000 Yuan army. But he was unwilling to surrender to the Yuan army, but instead brought more than a thousand warships and navy to join Zhu Yuanzhang and embark on his cheating life. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to cross the Yangtze River, but there were no navy and ships. Yu Tonghai's arrival undoubtedly solved this trouble. Zhu Yuanzhang and his soldiers crossed the river. Facing the famous general Barbarian Hague, Yu Tonghai was not afraid at all. He fought bravely to kill the enemy, led his army to take a light ship, penetrated deep into the enemy's formation, and set fire to destroy the Yuan army's ships, causing the barbarian Hague to flee in a panic. Zhu Yuanzhang won the victory across the river, and Yu Tonghai made an indelible contribution. Moreover, he not only knows how to use brute force to kill enemies, he can also use his head and plan tactics.
1357, Red Turban Army was anchored at Xukou, Taihu Lake, Zhang Shicheng 's general Lu Zhen is coming in full force, and all the generals advised Yu Tonghai not to fight with him. But Yu Tonghai took the initiative without saying a word and was shot in the right eye by the enemy during the battle. He was seriously injured and blood flowed. He endured the pain and took off his armor and put it on the soldiers, just to make the Yuan army think that he was commanding the battle himself and did not dare to approach, so he had to retreat in the end. From then on, Yu Tonghai's right eye became blind! If you can recognize people, and fight bravely, and have strategy, what skills will Yu Tonghai have? Sometimes, his greatest advantage is his loyalty to the Lord. In the Battle of Poyang Lake, in order to avoid the attack of Zhang Dingbian , Zhu Yuanzhang's ship turned the rudder too quickly and unfortunately ran aground. The enemy general rushed straight and tried to capture Zhu Yuanzhang alive. Just when he was helpless, Yu Tonghai led a boat to rescue. In order to get Zhu Yuanzhang out of danger, Yu Tonghai's boat was suppressed by enemy warships, and the soldiers pressed their heads against the ship and crushed their helmets.
In the Battle of Poyang Lake, Yu Tonghai took advantage of his small ship and led seven suicide squads to fill the ship with gunpowder , quickly rushed to the fleet of Chen Youliang , burning hundreds of Chen Youliang's army, defeating Chen Youliang's army. In the Battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang finally won the battle, and the 600,000 Han army was wiped out, and Chen Youliang was shot to death by arrows. When rewarding merits and practices, Yu Tonghai ranked first in merits, and was above Xu Da . Yu Tonghai also saved Zhu Yuanzhang's life.
Later, when Yu Tonghai followed Xu Da to surround Pingjiang, he was hit by a runaway arrow and died of serious injuries. Many people from Yu Tonghai and other Yu family died bravely for the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Yuanzhang said to Yu Tonghai: "I won't kill you, you can go home to support your old age."
