In the wave of peasant uprisings at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng were the three forces that rose in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the final focus of contention was concentrated between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang. The Battle of Poyang Lake became a critical moment in this competition, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang became the victor and laid the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not have an absolute advantage in this legendary water battle, why did he finally have the last laugh?
In 1360, Chen Youliang proclaimed himself the king of Han, occupied many provinces in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and led a huge army of 600,000, significantly surpassing Zhu Yuanzhang in strength. Chen Youliang attacked Zhu Yuanzhang many times, and even once brought his troops to the city of Nanjing. He commanded an army of 100,000 sailors and rode hundreds of huge ships, which were so powerful that it seemed that he could easily capture the city of Nanjing. However, Zhu Yuanzhang skillfully deployed his troops and finally successfully resisted Chen Youliang's attack.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the ability to build a huge warship like Chen Youliang at that time. However, due to the danger of the grounding of the giant building ships, some of the building ships were captured by Zhu Yuanzhang in this battle, allowing him to successfully occupy Anqing and strengthen Nanjing's defense system. In 1361, Chen Youliang rose again and rebuilt a huge building ship several feet high. However, in an era when firearms were already widely used, giant building ships were no longer the first choice for water warfare. These ships are slow, prone to grounding, and extremely expensive to build.
In order to improve mobility, Chen Youliang had to reduce the quality of the boat, but this laid the groundwork for his defeat in the water battle of Poyang Lake. In 1363, the two sides launched a decisive battle, Chen Youliang concentrated his forces to attack Nanchang, and Zhu Yuanzhang's 20,000 troops guarding Nanchang held out for nearly three months, until Zhu Yuanzhang's 200,000 reinforcements arrived.
* In the month, Chen Youliang's ship ran aground on the Gan River and lost the opportunity to fight. Zhu Yuanzhang's navy used small fireboats to set Chen Youliang's boats on fire one by one, and finally won the battle of Poyang Lake. Since then, the building ship has basically disappeared in the navy, and it was not until Zheng He went to the West a hundred years later that we saw the final peak of the traditional Chinese building ship. What do you think of this history?
On the Internet, if there is any infringement, contact to delete! List of high-quality authors