Zhu Yuanzhang became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, which was not all smooth sailing. In the process of his ascension to the throne, there were two strong enemies, namely Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, who frequently engaged in fierce confrontations in order to compete for the status of "leading big brother". Chen Youliang was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang several times, but he was not discouraged, but carefully managed the territory and carried out reforms. In his territory, he implemented the change and gradually regained his strength. Due to the abundant food**, Chen Youliang provided the conditions for the army to have food, so that his army reached 600,000 people, which is incomparable to Zhu Yuanzhang's strength.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was leading his army to march towards Anfeng, while Chen Youliang commanded his army to attack Hongdu. Chen Youliang could have chosen to attack Zhu Yuanzhang's Jiqing, but due to temptation, he chose to launch an attack on Hongdu. The defender of Hongdu was Zhu Wenzheng, the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, who led tens of thousands of people to withstand the fierce attack of the enemy. However, Chen Youliang's army was numerous, and during the two-month-long offensive, Zhu Wenzheng knew that Hongdu was already at the end of his crossbow, and the next battle could not be sustained by his own strength.
At this critical moment, Zhu Wenzheng came up with two clever plans. The first is to send henchmen to Zhu Yuanzhang for help, and the second is to delay time. Zhu Wenzheng sent an envoy to conduct detailed negotiations with Chen Youliang, claiming that Zhu Wenzheng had the idea of surrendering in order to try to reduce **, reach a reunification with Zhu Wenzheng, and accept the surrender. However, when the day of surrender came, the city of Hongdu was silent. Chen Youliang was so angry that he almost spurted blood after seeing the opposite team, it turned out that Zhu Wenzheng's team was all standing on the city tower after resting, ready to meet the opponent's attack. Chen Youliang angrily launched an offensive against the other party, but Zhu Wenzheng stubbornly resisted. Zhu Wenzheng successfully sent his henchmen to find Zhu Yuanzhang and report the situation in Hongdu to him. Zhu Yuanzhang told his henchmen to go back and tell Zhu Wenzheng to hold on, reinforcements were about to arrive. After learning the news, Zhu Wenzheng immediately strengthened his faith, and finally succeeded in waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's assistance, Chen Youliang had to retreat, and Zhu Wenzheng persisted in fighting for 85 days with tens of thousands of troops!