In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, a folk song spread: "The stone man has one eye, inciting the Yellow River to rebel." The ballad reveals the people's dissatisfaction and revolt against the corrupt rule of the Yuan Dynasty, suggesting that the power of resistance is growing and is about to trigger an earth-shattering change.
In the great turmoil at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, people across the country raised the banner of rebellion against the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Although this flag is very heavy, people are willing to raise it, including Zhu Yuanzhang.
In fact, he didn't want to rebel, but he was forced by this chaotic era to have no way out. The court was dark, the officials were brutal, the swords were everywhere, and the most bitter were poor people like him.
This is the law of nature, whether it is a change of dynasty or a war between heroes, the world is always changing. But in any case, it is always the common people who suffer the most. In the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was only 17 years old, and his parents and brother died one after another, and they could not be buried due to poverty.
In a poor family environment, our family lived like a year, and our relatives starved to death, leaving only me and my uncle Zhu Yuanzhang. He stepped forward and launched a rebellion, which in the end not only saved him from death, but also achieved remarkable results and grew rapidly.
I was touched by his courage and determination and decided to follow him. However, Zhu Yuanzhang is surrounded by talents, including Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Tang He, Liu Bowen and other capable people, while I have neither talent nor expertise, so I can't occupy a place among these people at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang's team is full of talents) Of course, I didn't expect to stand out among them. I'm just an ordinary person, and I have a shelter from the elements, a trusted relative and friend (relative), and for me, I am satisfied.
Although I am ordinary, Zhu Yuanzhang has always been the same to me, after all, blood is thicker than water, and he almost treats me as his own. In order to live up to this love, I worked diligently in peacetime, was brave and fearless in wartime, and became a leader in the army.
Zhu Wenzheng is wise and knows that wealth is an opportunity rather than an end. He once told Zhu Yuanzhang that as long as his uncle achieves great things, wealth and nobility will naturally be a problem. Even if you have made meritorious achievements, you pay more attention to future development than immediate rewards.
He knows that although kinship is important, fairness and justice are the key in front of the public. Zhu Yuanzhang deeply appreciated this, and was more willing to give Zhu Wenzheng the opportunity to be rewarded.
In the twenty-first year of Zhengzheng, Zhu Yuanzhang had established a wide range of influence, but he still respected Zhu Wenzheng's wisdom and insight, and handed over Hongdu, a battleground for soldiers.
This is a copy of the planning map of the ancient Hongdu. Our protagonist is so attached to this city that he doesn't even dare to hand it over to ordinary cronies, but chooses to hand it over to me, a flesh-and-blood minister, to guard.
For me, defending a city seems like an easy job, and it doesn't need to be as hard as storming. So, I happily accepted the task. Zhu Yuanzhang left me 40,000 horses, and then led the army to set off in a mighty way.
As far as I know, his goal is to rescue another city called Anfeng. Looking at the back of Zhu Yuanzhang leaving, I couldn't help but think that he trusted me so much, not only gave me the city, but also gave me the army, isn't he afraid that I will rebel?
Haha, of course not, I'm a very lazy person. I thought I could sleep quietly in Hongdu City for a few months and wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to come back. However, I did not expect that this Hongdu City, which was entrusted to me to guard, would go through the most severe test of my life with me.
In that era, Zhu Yuanzhang was not the only one on the road to defeating the Yuan Dynasty, forming a new dynasty, and becoming the new emperor.
Rao Hanxiang's evaluation of Chen Youliang is: "Jiang Han Xianying, Sanchu Xiongfeng. "Chen Youliang is Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest rival, and he has shown outstanding strength on a dangerous road.
However, Chen Youliang always followed in Zhu Yuanzhang's footsteps, even though I never met him and never fought against him. Maybe I'm unlucky, or maybe it's fate.
As expected, two days later, Chen Youliang led a huge army of 600,000 to besiege Hongdu. Maybe my reputation is not as prominent as that of famous generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.
Zhu Wenzheng seems ordinary, but he is unique among the heroes. Although Chen Youliang may feel that Hongdu City has insufficient troops, or just despise me, but at this time, the crisis is imminent, the war is about to break out, everyone is in a panic, 40,000 people to 600,000 people, it seems that the disparity is very great.
In the past, I might just enjoy life in the city and be a little general, but now the army is overwhelmed and the morale of the army is shaken. I know that people may think that I am unreliable and that Hongdu City will be finished sooner or later, but I am not flustered, and I am confident that I can turn the situation around.
The city has fallen, and Zhu Wen is facing a severe test. He said: "Our lives live and die with Hongdu City, and we will defend this city to the death!" "I solemnly gathered the soldiers and conveyed my determination in a calm and resolute tone.
I told them that as long as the city remains, we will be there, and if the city falls, we will live and die with it. You ask me if I had faith at that time? No, I don't. But I once promised Zhu Yuanzhang to defend the city, and he also promised to return triumphantly with his soldiers.
I can not believe in myself, but I believe in my uncle (Zhu Yuanzhang). I began to arrange my troops, it was obviously impossible to take the initiative, my mind was not yet at that level.
It is also unrealistic to defend and counterattack, after all, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and the enemy. I can only spread 40,000 soldiers evenly around the city, yes, just ordinary troop arrangements.
Do you think I'm going to use clever calculations and brilliant tactics? Sorry, no. All I could think of was a desperate and mundane desperate defense against Chen Youliang's army.
Zhu Yuanzhang's "Chronicle of the Year" once recorded: "Dump 600,000 people, try." The ancient emperors and heroes were able to use their people, but they have not heard of it. "I decided to stand with the soldiers and use our thin, thin flesh and blood to stand against the most powerful army in the world at the time.
It was a war of brutality, devastation, rivers of blood, and the remains of the dead everywhere. The enemy attacked the city several times, but was repulsed by our strong resistance.
Inside and outside the city, corpses were piled up, and every inch of land was stained blood-red. We used firearms, inflicted great damage on the enemy with gunpowder. In this battle, there was no intrigue, no cunning, no flashy art of war, and our resistance was simple and straightforward.
When the enemy attacks the city, we will meet it, and if the city is damaged, we will repair it while fighting. What is it that sustains us? It's unwavering willpower.
We fought bloodily and swore to the death, resisting the fierce attacks of Chen Youliang's army again and again. If there is one idiom to describe our behavior, it is "glory despite defeat".
In this war, the contributions of generals Deng Yu and Zhao Desheng were also the key to our victory. For a full 85 days, Chen Youliang did not occupy an inch of Hongdu, and we successfully defeated his morale, consumed a large amount of his military rations and materials, and won precious time for Zhu Yuanzhang's **.
Chen Youliang underestimated me, and I also misunderstood myself. Not only did I succeed in holding the city, but I held it for three months. When the sun set, I stood at the head of the city and watched Chen Youliang leave with his troops in despair.
Chen Youliang sighed: "Wenzheng is brave, if he can serve me, he will definitely be like a tiger!" ”
I think that friendship also has its own reasons for failure......It's just too impatient and desperate. This battle is known as one of the famous city defense battles in the history of the late Yuan Dynasty, and it is also a classic battle in which fewer victories are more.
People also say that it was my command that completely changed the political pattern at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and it can even be said that it laid the foundation for Zhu Yuanzhang's future imperial hegemony.
I don't care about the ordinariness of the past, I just want to sleep well tonight. However, I knew that on the eve of this war, I was just the dust of history, and no one cared about it.
But after the victory in the war, I will become an unparalleled general in Chinese history. They praised me, worshipped me, and even made me a myth. They called the war a miracle, but I understand that there is no secret to the victory of Hongdu.