At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the strategy of submarine, developing his power quietly, never coming out of the water until he got close to the target, building walls high, accumulating food widely, and slowly becoming king. He quietly approached the target in a low-key manner, but he was absolutely He did not reveal his motives and accumulated power. At this time, he faced two competitors, which was a bit close to the pattern in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

To his west is Chen Youliang, who is very powerful, while Zhu Yuanzhang's power is weaker than him; to his east is a man named Zhang Shicheng who started his career in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and was originally a salt merchant. They rose up and created a piece of territory. It is the richest place in China, and its strength is not weak. However, in terms of military strength alone, it is not as good as Chen Youliang.

The two giants must have a battle. But when two enemies are placed in front of you, which one to fight first?

1. His advisers all felt that Zhang Shicheng should be beaten.

Reason: Zhang Shicheng is less powerful than Chen Youliang. Eat the smaller ones first, and Zhu Yuanzhang's power will grow. After it grows stronger, he will fight against a powerful enemy, Chen Youliang. That would be easier to handle.

2. Zhu Yuanzhang advocated that instead of beating Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang should be beaten first.

Reason: The most important reason why Chen Youliang has the strength he has today is that he is the kind of person who knows how to make a few moves when playing chess;

< p> The reason why Zhang Shicheng is where he is today is not mainly because of his own abilities, but because of his own resources.

He is a salt merchant who is rich and can recruit troops; the area where he is located is very wealthy, so he can rely on his advantages in logistics and supplies to achieve the scale he has today. The biggest characteristic of this person is that he is "small". "This person's equipment is small", this "the equipment is small" refers to the pattern.

Zhang Shicheng has little ambition and cannot become a great person. If we fight Chen Youliang, he is a businessman. He will watch the tigers fighting from a distance. He will watch the snipe and the clams fighting. In the end, Chen Youliang and I will both be left with a group of defeated soldiers. He can clean up the mess. This is what he thinks. .

But Chen Youliang is different. If I beat Zhang Shicheng, he will immediately realize that once I defeat Zhang Shicheng, I will form a powerful threat to him. So when I hit Zhang Shicheng, he would definitely hit me. He happened to be in the east of Jiangsu, with Anhui in the middle; Zhang Shicheng was in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and Chen Youliang was in Hubei. So if this is the case, once Zhu Yuanzhang starts to fight Zhang Shicheng, he will encounter a flanking attack from both sides, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

But if I fight Chen Youliang, although Chen Youliang is stronger than me, Zhang Shicheng will definitely watch from the other side; so I still have a chance of winning against Chen Youliang; if I fight against Zhang Shicheng, I have no chance of winning at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought to death, and finally defeated Chen Youliang in the decisive battle at Poyang Lake. The next story is very simple. It will be easy for him to deal with Zhang Shicheng.