At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the government was lax, the society was in turmoil, and the peasant uprising was in full swing. 1352, Guo Zixing uprising occupied Haozhou. After Guo Zixing's death, Zhu Yuanzhang became the leader of this rebel army, recruiting talents, reorganizing the army and becoming stronger and stronger. 1360, Chen Youliang killed Xu Shouhui, became king on his own, and took control of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the suggestions of Liu Ji and others and made his own strategic plan: first, capture Jinling as the base to pacify the south of the Yangtze River, and finally capture the Yuan Dynasty, capture the north and unify the whole country. In order to pacify Jiangnan, Zhu Yuanzhang had to compete fiercely with Chen Youliang. As Chen Youliang is located in the upper reaches of Jinling, it controls three strategic towns, Anqing, Jiujiang and Wuchang, with a vast area and powerful power. The water army alone is better than Zhu Yuanzhang 10 times. Therefore, the existence of Chen Youliang is the biggest obstacle for Zhu Yuanzhang to pacify Jiangnan. The battle between them is not only related to each other's life and death, but also a strategic decisive battle against southern China. As Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to attack Chen Youliang, Chen Youliang was also actively planning to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang. In A.D. 1360, Chen Youliang led a powerful water army to attack Yingtianfu from quarrying along the river eastward with the intention of annexing the territory occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang quickly called his men to discuss ways to deal with the Han army. Some say that it is too different from the strength of the Han army, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible; Some claimed to flee to Zhongshan for self-defense; Others advocate fighting to the death. If you fail, it's never too late to escape. Everyone is chattering away. Only counselor Liu Jiji stood by without saying a word. Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated and ignored it, leaving Liu Ji alone and asking him what he thought. Liu Ji said: "I think those who advocate surrender and escape should be killed!" " "Zhu Yuanzhang said," What can a teacher do to defeat the enemy? " Liu Ji said, "I can't wait for an invasion from afar. I'm afraid I can't win? If more money is used to reward soldiers and a little ambush is used to seize the weakness of the Han army, there is great hope to defeat Chen Youliang. " Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Liu Ji's words and his heart was full of love. The two men discussed it for a while and made a plan. Kang Maocai, the ministry of Zhu Yuanzhang, and Chen Youliang are old friends. Kang Maocai called Zhu Yuanzhang and said to him, "Chen Youliang is going to attack this time. I want to lure him to the bait, but I can't do it without your help. Please write a letter to Chen Youliang, pretend to surrender and promise to be his inside man; Give him some false information, let his soldiers attack the sky in three ways and disperse his troops. " Kang Maocai said, "This is not difficult. There is an old servant in my family who is a janitor. He works for Chen Youliang. Send him a letter, Chen Youliang won't doubt it. "Kang Maocai returned home and wrote a letter according to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, asking the old servant to arrive at the quarry overnight and ask to see Chen Youliang. Chen Youliang saw the old servant's letter and had no doubt. He asked the old servant, "Where is Kang Gong now?" The old servant replied, "Now he has a team stationed on Jiangdong Bridge waiting for the king." Chen Youliang hurriedly asked: "What is the Jiangdong Bridge like?" The old servant said, "This is a wooden bridge. It's easy to recognize. "Chen Youliang chatted with the old servant for a while, and told him to put the table and dining tables beside him, so that the old servant could send him back when he was full. Before leaving, Chen Youliang said to the old servant, "Go back and tell Kang Gong that I will go to Jiangdong Bridge at once. When I got to the bridge, I called Lao Kang and asked him to see me at once. " When the old servant came back, he reported Chen Youliang's words to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly applauded, and that night he sent someone to tear down the wooden bridge in Jiangdong and change it into a stone bridge. Get information from deserters in Chen Youliang, find out their attack route, and let General Xu Da and General Chang Yuchun ambush their troops at several important locations along the Yangtze River. Zhu Yuanzhang personally commanded troops to station in Lulongshan, arranged soldiers to prepare red and yellow flags, and stipulated the signal: raising the red flag is to inform the enemy that the enemy has arrived, and raising the yellow flag is to command the ambush att.

Chen Youliang, is he a stone bridge or a wooden bridge? Just ask Kang Maocai. He went to the stone bridge and shouted "Lao Kang" several times in a row, but no one answered. Realizing that he had been cheated, Chen Youliang quickly ordered the fleet to retreat. Zhu Yuanzhang found that the enemy was trapped and immediately asked the soldiers to raise the yellow flag and launch an attack. In a blink of an eye, the drums rang, the ambush on the shore came out, and the Shuigang water army also joined the battle. Chen Youliang was suddenly attacked, and tens of thousands of troops were in a mess. Countless people drowned in the water. Twenty thousand soldiers and more than one hundred warships were captured by Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers. Under the protection of Chen Youliang Department, he robbed a small boat and finally escaped. Chen Youliang was badly injured in World War I. Zhu Yuanzhang's momentum is growing. Chen Youliang will not be content. He saved his strength and was determined to avenge himself. Three years later, he built a large number of warships and led 600,000 troops to attack Hongdu. Zhu Yuanzhang personally led 200,000 troops to rescue Hongdu, Chen Youliang lifted the siege, and all the water troops were evacuated to Poyang Lake. Zhu Yuanzhang blocked the exit of Poyang Lake, blocked the enemy, and decided to fight Chen Youliang in the lake. The next day, before dawn, drums sounded in Kang Langshan, Poyang Lake. Kang Langshan is Chen Youliang's temporary command post. He ordered the boat to cook at night. After the soldiers had a hearty meal, he commanded the battleship to move to the mouth of the lake. The challenge begins. Chen Youliang's giant warships are interconnected. The tower is more than ten feet high, and the fleet is lined with chains. They are more than ten miles long, like the Great Wall on the water. Zhu Yuanzhang's water army was full of ships, and some soldiers turned pale for fear of Chen Youliang's imposing manner. Sitting on the command ship, Zhu Yuanzhang was as cool as a cucumber. He looked at the soldiers around him and burst out laughing. He said to Liu Ji, "I think Chen Youliang is really a silly goose. He connected so many ships end to end, which was not conducive to advance and retreat. It is easy to break. " Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately said this to boost morale, Liu Ji smiled and said, "How capable am I, Chen Youliang? When the spear comes, I will go aboard to protect myself. At this time, if the brave man is resolutely restrained by the boat, his battle will be chaotic immediately, and the people on the big boat will fall into the lake one by one to feed the fish! " The two echoed at a distance, dispelling the fears of some soldiers. Zhu Yuanzhang had the courage to meet all the generals, so he ordered Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Liao Yongzhong and others to attack Chen Youliang in 20 ships. Chen Youliang ignored these ships, ordered the connected ships to go hand in hand, and drowned more than 100 ships. Zhu Yuanzhang was defeated on the first day of the war. The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang's command ship rushed ahead and organized the fleet to shoot arrows at the ship. After Chen Youliang discovered Zhu Yuanzhang's command ship, he ordered Zhang Dingbian to besiege Zhu Yuanzhang and capture him alive at all costs. Xu Da, who was facing the enemy, saw that the situation was not good, and quickly turned the fleet to defend Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was fearless in times of crisis and flexibly commanded warships to fight. Just as the two armies were fighting fiercely, Zhu Yuanzhang's command ship suddenly ran aground on a beach, and the bottom of the ship could not move like it was stuck. Zhang Dingbian was overjoyed and shouted, "Zhu Yuanzhang can't escape, brothers, take Zhu Yuanzhang alive and reward him with 200 gold!" ! The soldiers shouted in unison, which shook the conference and surrounded Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's generals, Song Gui and Chen Zhaoxian, who commanded the ships, gave their lives to resist, were shot dozens of times and fell to the bow one after another. Seeing that the whole ship was going to be captured, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be afraid and broke out in a cold sweat on his back. At this critical moment, Han Cheng, a general who looks exactly like Zhu Yuanzhang, said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Song Gui and Chen Zhaoxian are both dead. I am willing to die for my Lord. Please take off your shirt and let me put it on. " Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated to answer. At this time, I heard the enemy calling Zhu Yuanzhang to surrender for a while, and the arrows were flying about on the bow for a while. Han Cheng said anxiously, "Princess, take off your sh."

Wearing a portrait of Han Chengzhu Yuanzhang on his head, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang affectionately and said, "My Lord, Han Cheng has left!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear to die in Hancheng, but he was in a hurry to leave. Han Cheng rushed out of the cabin, stood at the bow and shouted, "Chen Youliang, listen! I, Zhu Yuanzhang, was defeated by you today, only to die. Don't work hard for you and me, and let all the creatures in the world be killed innocently? Today, I let you down. I gave up. Look, when it comes to memorizing words, I plopped into the water. Zhang Dingbian thought it was Zhu Yuanzhang's defeat and suicide, so he quickly ordered the salvage of the body to show his contribution to Chen Youliang, and the offensive slowed down slightly. At this time, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others heard that Zhu Yuanzhang drowned himself and tried their best to kill him for revenge. Zhang Dingbian, preoccupied with soldiers salvaging bodies, didn't guard against Chang Yuchun's bow and arrow, and an arrow hit him on the forehead. Zhang Dingbian fell screaming. When the soldiers saw that the Lord was injured, they immediately panicked and had no intention of fighting to protect Zhang Dingbian's retreat. Xu Da and others took the opportunity to disturb Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed to see that he was not dead. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the soldiers to go into the water to dig sand, pushed the boat out of the shallows and finally survived. At this time, it was getting late, and Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the gong to be fired. After the war of Kanglang landscape, Zhu Yuanzhang calmly considered the overall situation. In order to prevent Zhang Shicheng, a separatist regime in Suzhou, from attacking Yingtianfu, he ordered Xu Da, a general, to guard Yingtianfu, and made correct and proper strategic disposal in time. After settling the rear, he discussed with Liu Ji, a strategist, and the generals how to save the defeat and win. Foreign Ministry Guo Xing said: "During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang broke Cao Cao's chain ship with fire. Why not use fire to break Chen Youliang's chain boat? Zhu Yuanzhang said, "This is a good idea." . However, the fire is all wind, and the wind is just right. If it was against the wind, we wouldn't burn our own boat! "Liu Jixiao said," don't worry, my Lord. I have been observing the astronomical phenomena for a long time. There will be a northeast wind at dusk today! " Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and said, "The military adviser is really the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang. Borrow the east wind! "He decided to attack the enemy with fire. One night, the northeast wind blew on the lake. Liao Yongzhong and Yu Tonghai, generals of Zhu Yuanzhang's water army, were ordered to sail seven fishing boats. The boat was filled with reeds and firewood, loaded with gunpowder, put on a scarecrow and pretended to be a soldier of the water army. Real sailors hide behind the baffle under the scarecrow. Then tie a canoe to the stern of each ship, prepare to ignite and then evacuate by boat. Seven fishing boats sailed for Chen Youliang's big ship. Chen Youliang's sentry stood high in the bow. He was nervous for a while, and then he was relieved to see that there were only a few soldiers on the fishing boat. He didn't even pay attention to the small fishing boat. They waited patiently for the fishing boats to approach in order to capture them alive. Chen Youliang was reported, and Chen Youyi rushed to the bow to observe. He found the fishing boat getting closer and closer. He felt suspicious and ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows. But the soldiers on the fishing boat stood straight and couldn't shoot any of them. When Chen Youliang discovered that the soldier was a grasshopper in armor, the fishing boat had approached the ship. The fishing boat roared past dozens of iron hooks and firmly grasped the ship. Liao Yongzhong and Yu Tonghai hid behind the baffle and ordered the soldiers to light reeds soaked in oil and gunpowder sulfur. Then, they jumped into the canoe behind the boat and took off. The reed powder in the fishing boat ignited a huge flame and soon set the boat on fire. Chen Youliang ordered the soldiers to put out the flames, but the wind was burning in all directions, almost unstoppable. Their big ships are chained together, and it is difficult to separate them in a short time. The fire spread and the whole army was in chaos. At this point, the warships led by Chang Yuchun came from both sides. On the mast of the ship, a giant is carried with a bamboo pole, which looks like a big basket and a big barrel for people to hold food. Wrapped in reeds and cloth, there is fire inside.

Zhu Yuanzhang lost no time in leading all warships, defeated Chen Youliang, burned hundreds of giant warships and beheaded more than 2,000 people. Chen Youliang's two brothers and General Chen were both burned to death, and he himself panicked. Chen Youliang gnashed his teeth with anger and said to his men that night, "Zhu Yuanzhang was so cunning that he burned countless armies. This revenge must be avenged. When I see his white boat, I will go to war tomorrow. As soon as I saw the white boat, everyone besieged and killed each other to solve my hatred. " The priest lives a life. The next morning, another water war broke out, and the two sides fought fiercely for three or four hours, with no result. Chen Youliang directed the water army to attack ships with white boats. Who knows, the warship that Zhu Yuanzhang rushed in front of was all white, and it was impossible to see that the ship was Zhu Yuanzhang's command ship. This is Liu Ji's trick to confuse the enemy's sight and protect the command ship. However, since it is a command ship, there will always be clues. When Chen Youliang found out, he ordered the soldiers to guard the command ship and fire. All this was discovered by Liu Ji, who watched the enemy's every move warily. He jumped up and shouted, "no, master, change the boat!" " "Before Zhu Yuanzhang could ask, he jumped on another boat, but with a loud noise, the original boat had been smashed to pieces. In order to save this crisis, two naval generals, Liao Yongzhong and Yu Haitong, led six warships deep behind enemy lines. They climbed onto enemy ships, killed everyone, burned everything they saw, and soon escaped from the fleet of Chen Youliang's army unscathed. Their bravery inspired all Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers, redoubled their courage and besieged the ship desperately. Chen Youliang's warships were high and slow, and Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers could not bear to be killed and burned, so they collapsed. The soldiers were either burned to death or drowned in the water. At this point, Chen Youliang heart is a mess. Fortunately, Zhang Dingbian tried his best to rescue him before he rushed out of the encirclement. He had to pack up the remaining warships and retreat, afraid to fight again. Since then, the two armies have confronted each other, and no one will attack easily. Soon, Chen Youliang's two generals surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang again, and internal instability weakened their strength. Angry and annoyed, Chen Youliang ordered all the prisoners caught in the war to be killed. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the news, he did the opposite. He returned all the prisoners and gave good medicine to the injured, thus winning the hearts of the people. Chen Youliang's army fell apart. A month after the confrontation between the two armies, Chen Youliang's fleet was trapped in the lake, exhausted and in danger. Chen Youliang tried to put all your eggs in one basket, broke through the hukou, moved to the Yangtze River, and then rushed to the Wuhan base camp. Zhu Yuanzhang had already prepared for the battle, and Chen Youliang rushed to the right, shaking his hands. Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that Chen Youliang would escape, and he personally directed the pursuit. Chen Youliang retreated and shot arrows at Zhu Yuanzhang's command ship intensively. An arrow hit Zhu Yuanzhang's seat, and Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously exclaimed. Chen Youliang thought he had shot Zhu Yuanzhang, so he stuck his head out of the cabin and was shot dead by Zhu Yuanzhang with Guo Ying's arrow. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Chen Youliang was killed by an arrow, he said happily, "When the goose dies, the world will be stable! "In February 364, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Wuchang, and David li Chen, the son of Chen Youliang, surrendered. Zhu Yuanzhang's army finally took control of the former Chen Youliang area.