Chen Youliang died in the Battle of Poyang Lake, why was Zhu Yuanzhang scared?

In history, the war that may be familiar to everyone to win more with less may only be the Battle of Chibi, but there is also a more tragic water war with less to win more, and this war is the Battle of Zhuanyang Lake. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang led a total of 400,000 troops, and Chen Youliang led 600,000 troops, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang with a fire attack. But after Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the station, he was scared for a whileBecause Zhu Yuanzhang was almost the whole army in the battle of Zhuyang Lake, there were very few troops left behind in the rear, and if he was attacked by a sneak attack at this time, then Zhu Yuanzhang would be completely defeated.

At that time, there were three forces in the rebel army with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng was located in the east, Chen Youliang was located in the west, and Zhu Yuanzhang happened to be between these two people. Originally, these three forces lived in peace, but later the balance was broken by Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng led troops to attack Liu Tong, and in the end Liu Tong was defeated and fled. So Liu Tong sought Zhu Yuanzhang's help, and after Zhu Yuanzhang seriously considered it, he decided to send troops to help Liu Tong.

Because he also wants to attack Zhang Shicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang is also a very ambitious person. <>

But before Zhu Yuanzhang was ready to send troops, Liu Ji, who was beside him, persuaded him not to send troopsBecause once the troops were dispatched, they might face a sneak attack by the other party, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not listen to the advice. After that, Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to Anfeng, but after a period of time, Zhu Zhengwen was attacked by Chen Youliang, and then he was surrounded in Nanchang, and Chen Youliang surrounded Nanchang for a total of more than two months. Later, because Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to Zhuyang Lake, Chen Youliang decided to leave Nanchang to attack Zhu Yuanzhang, and the whole army was also dispatched.

At first, Zhu Yuanzhang was very passive, after all, his strength was still inferior to Chen Youliang, and in the end he had to attack with fire, and Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang with the direction of the wind more than a month later. When Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the city, he remembered what Liu Ji had said, so he was afraid for a while.

Chen Youliang is a strong martial artist in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he is careful in everything, and his death in this battle made Zhu Yuanzhang never expect.

Because of the battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang dispatched all his troops to fight Chen Youliang to the death, if Zhang Shicheng attacked Zhu Yuanzhang's Jinling at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang would undoubtedly be defeated.

Chen Youliang has an army of 600,000 and can be said to be Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest enemy in his life. If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang's luck, how could he have saved his life, he could be regarded as nine deaths on the battlefield.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang felt afraid after Chen Youliang's death in battle was mainly because of the following three reasons1, this is the first time Zhu Yuanzhang feels that death is approaching; 2. Chen Youliang died accidentally; 3. This battle was very difficult

First of all, judging from the results, Zhu Yuanzhang won this war, but it is undeniable that Zhu Yuanzhang's victory this time was not because of strength, but because of his luck. Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang are equal in strength, and even Chen Youliang is stronger, and the number of troops is more than Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have much self-confidence in fighting this battle at that time, it can be said that he has been fighting in fear, and later Chen Youliang died unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang dared to relax, Zhu Yuanzhang encountered a very critical situation many times in the process, and he was afraid because he understood that his victory this time was a narrow victory.

Secondly, it is not so much that Chen Youliang died in Poyang Lake, but that Chen Youliang died unexpectedly in Poyang Lake, because from the statistics at the time, in fact, the number of deaths in Zhu Yuanzhang's army far exceeded the number of deaths in Chen Youliang's army, and Chen Youliang was besieged by Zhu Yuanzhang at that time, and he was prepared to break through with many soldiers. So the more I think about it, the more scared I feel.

Finally, this decisive battle with Chen Youliang is definitely the most difficult battle since Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, and it is mentioned that the number of people killed in Zhu Yuanzhang's army at that time was more, not only because Chen Youliang's army was slightly stronger, but also because Chen Youliang set up the formation properly, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into Chen Youliang's trap many times, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't guess what Chen Youliang would do next, so he fought more passively.

In the Battle of Poyang Lake, Chen Youliang's troops were several times that of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the number and quality of Chen Youliang's warships were far superior to Zhu Yuanzhang's.

Because this war is the most tragic war that Zhu Yuanzhang has experienced in his life, and many people have died in this war, after the war, Zhu Yuanzhang will feel particularly afraid.

Because Chen Youliang has many of his comrades who are still alive, Zhu Yuanzhang is afraid that these comrades will revolt and then fall into war. So Zhu Yuanzhang will feel scared after the war.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he actually killed him, he was afraid that someone would come to him for revenge, so he would feel scared after the war.

In the long history of our country, there are many classic battles, among which the battles with fewer victories are even more splendid, such as the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi, and the Battle of Weishui. These are classic battles, in which the commander's grasp of the situation and form is particularly important. So what I want to talk about today is the most powerful water battle in the ancient history of my country, that is, the Battle of Poyang Lake, in which Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang won the decisive battle.

The importance of this battle was a life-and-death battle at the time, but Zhu Yuanzhang was actually at a disadvantage on paper. Chen You's lead book has more troops, larger warships, and Zhu Yuanzhang is also facing the threat of Zhang Shicheng in the south, so at the beginning of this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have an advantage. However, according to the situation at that time, this battle had to be fought, and it could only be attacked, not retreated.

Of course, this is also the case with Chen Youliang.

1.Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy was used just right.

At that time, the main confrontation was cold weapons, although there were also artillery, firearms, etc., but the aiming was not good. The head-on confrontation still relies on the ** between cold weapons, so here, the importance of strategy is very obvious. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates had already hoarded a number of generals, such as Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, Hu, Tang He, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu and so on.

Naturally, it can come in handy when Chen Youliang is fighting.

2.Zhang Shicheng watched coldly.

At that time, in addition to the duel between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was also a force to be reckoned with. At that time, Zhang Shicheng had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and take Jinling, so Zhu Yuanzhang was in trouble, but he didn't do it. This decision indirectly affected the outcome of the Battle of Poyang Lake.

The Battle of Poyang Lake was a decisive battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to win more with less and the weak to defeat the strong and win the final victory was mainly due to correct strategic thinking, rational tactics, and proper use of personnel.

The specific analysis includes the following 6 points:

1. From the point of view of military strength

Chen Youliang's troops were as high as 600,000, and Zhu Yuanzhang's troops were only one-third of them, that is, 200,000.

Chen Youliang's warships were mostly giant ships, while Zhu Yuanzhang's ships were mostly small boats.

The advantage of the giant ship is that it is strong in combat and can easily exert its power on a wide water, but the disadvantage is that it is not flexible enough and cannot be used in a narrow waterway.

Chen Youliang relied on a large number of troops and a large number of ships, and had the idea of underestimating the enemy, and then he was prone to listen to and believe partially, and only knew himself but did not know the enemy, which increased the risk of defeat.

And Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to know himself and his opponent, develop his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and unite as one is a major key to his victory.

2. From the perspective of employing people

Chen Youliang lacks the wisdom to know people, although he is not suspicious, he is easy to trust others, especially his former good friend Kang Maocai.

Kang Maocai was before Chen Youliang left the Yuan Dynasty, and instead of Chen Youliang, he took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang.

Chen Youliang easily believed Kang Maocai's statement that he should cooperate with the outside out of trust in his friends, but he was not cautious enough as a coach of one side.

easily dispatched troops, which led to Zhu Yuanzhang's ambush, so that he missed the opportunity.

Due to the narrowness of the river in the place where the inside and the outside meet, Chen Youliang abandoned a large number of huge ships in order to save his life.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang's side took advantage of the opportunity to skillfully realize the effect of borrowing arrows from grass boats, eliminating the advantages of the other, and the combat effectiveness increased dramatically.

3. From the perspective of internal management

Chen Youliang's internal contradictions intensified, while Zhu Yuanzhang was able to unite and unite with the outside world.

Taking advantage of Chen Youliang's civil strife, he dispatched troops in a timely manner, expanded the scope of control, and further strengthened his troops.

4. From a tactical point of view

Chen Youliang used the advantage of the giant ship in the battle to exert a long snake formation, but ignored the innate conditions of river depletion and wind power.

Zhu Yuanzhang relied on Xu Da, with the advantage of wind power, and used firearms, rockets and other weapons to play the art of fire attack, which complemented each other and achieved remarkable results.

Thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang's reasonable tactics, he was able to successfully deal with the attack of the giant ship, so that it

Countless people were burned and drowned.

Chen Youliang** was much larger than Zhu Yuanzhang's side, and lost 2 brothers and 1 general, Chen Puluo.

5. Judging from the attitude towards the captives

Chen Youliang was so heavy at any time that the morale of the army was shaken, and the captured Zhu Jun was basically killed.

Zhu Yuanzhang did the opposite, and treated very few captives, and even returned them.

In terms of winning the hearts of the military, Zhu Yuanzhang is better than Chen Youliang.

6. Judging from the battle of the breakout

Chen Youliang's plan to break through was seen through by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Hu Dahai were waiting for work at ease, and came to catch turtles in an urn.

Chen Youliang unfortunately "suddenly hit the arrow, pierced his eyes and died of his skull" in the fierce battle

Chen Youliang, as the commander of one side, died on the battlefield, which greatly shook the morale of the army and led to a fiasco.

The victory in the Battle of Poyang Lake enabled Zhu Yuanzhang to quickly capture Chen Youliang's lair;

The victory in the Battle of Poyang Lake enabled Zhu Yuanzhang not only to control the south of the Yangtze River, but also to create unique conditions for the Northern Expedition in the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang's geographical location is very good, and secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang is a very smart person, so he was able to win the war.

He took the right strategic deployment and took advantage of the weather, when Zhu Yuanzhang's boat was very small and very flexible. In the end, the victory was won.

In this war, Zhu Yuanzhang occupied the right time, place and people, and the wind direction at that time was only blowing towards Chen Youliang, and Zhu Yuanzhang mastered the tactical essentials.

I think Zhu Yuanzhang won this war with his own strength, because Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is very strong, and he is very powerful in martial arts.

In this war, Zhu Yuanzhang won the war through his wise mind and his outstanding military ability.