At the beginning, Qin Shi Huang traveled to my home

Chapter 259 Battle of Poyang Lake (2)

Xu Da smiled bitterly. What else could he do? Zhang Shicheng would cause trouble from time to time. How could he not fight with him?

Others were just like him, not idle either. They were extremely busy, fighting against several forces.

"It's okay, that's how war is," Xu Da said helplessly. Moreover, as military generals, they still prefer fighting on the battlefield. The joy they feel every time they capture a city is something that others cannot understand.

After winning a battle, you will feel a sense of accomplishment. Only military generals can understand this feeling, and other people don’t understand it at all.

Xue Rengui and Huo Qubing also nodded. To them, it meant that their superiors valued their abilities and themselves, so they entrusted many things to them.

Naturally, they will work harder for those in a higher position.

"In 1361, Senior Xu Da, your rank has been promoted again.

Soon, a war broke out with Chen Youliang in Jiangzhou. Of course, you, Senior Xu Da, won.

Two thousand war horses and 100,000 shi of grain were seized from the enemy.

This is a good harvest. Senior Xu Da, you should press on with the victory and march straight to Wuchang.

In 1365, the Battle of Poyang Lake officially began.

Because Chen Youliang had suffered many defeats, he naturally knew that his biggest enemy now was Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

Seeing that Chen Youliang's territory was getting smaller day by day, he was extremely angry.

So we built a super large ship, claiming to have an army of 60, and took advantage of the fact that you, Senior Xu Da, went to support Anfeng.

They took advantage of the opportunity and captured Ji'an, Wuwei and other places.

They also concentrated their forces to attack Hongdu. The defender of Hongdu at that time was Zhu Wenzhen, who was also the nephew of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

It was of vital importance to capture Hongdu. As long as Chen Youliang captured Hongdu, he could use Hongdu as a base to directly attack Yingtian Prefecture.

That is a great place where you can attack or defend.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, Hongdu was of vital importance and must not be allowed to be captured by Chen Youliang.

Of course, the reason why Chen Youliang planned to attack Hongdu first was not only because of the geographical environment here, but also because he felt that Zhu Wenzheng, the defender of Hongdu, was a waste, a complete playboy, and he looked down on the other side.

Before Chen Youliang attacked Hongdu, Zhu Yuanzhang sent his nephew to guard Hongdu, but Zhu Wenzhen only arrived in Hongdu.

That means pursuing women and having a life of debauchery, living a life of drunkenness and dreams every day, and not caring about anything.

Even the city defense was handed over to his subordinates, so after knowing this news, Chen Youliang would not take Zhu Wenzheng seriously. "

However, Chen Youliang was wrong. Zhu Wenzhen was not a waste.

"Heh," Xu Da sneered. He naturally knew about this.

Xue Rengui and Huo Qubing both frowned slightly.

After hearing what the immortal said, they no longer had any good feelings towards Zhu Wen Zheng.

They are naturally dissatisfied with the way he behaves, as he is indulging himself in pleasure every day and not caring about anything else, and he is a relative of the emperor.

The most important thing is that Chen Youliang brought an army of 60. Can Zhu Wenzhen really defeat him?

Or can it be defended?

They saw that it was a bit suspenseful.

Many people in front of the sky curtain were also very dissatisfied with Zhu Wen Zheng. Those with bad tempers directly insulted Zhu Wen Zheng in the barrage, saying that he was not worthy of being a general defending the city.

However, there are still many people who are watching or speaking for Zhu Wenzhen.

During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu simply sneered. How could his nephew be a waste? If he was a waste, how could he arrange for him to be the garrison commander of Hongdu?

"Ahem, do you all think Zhu Wenzheng is a loser? You are wrong. When he learned that Chen Youliang brought 60 men to attack, Zhu Wenzheng changed his behavior.

He led 20,000 men to defend Hongdu for a full 85 days. Of course, he also wrote a letter of support to Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, but Emperor Taizu could not come at that time because Zhang Shicheng was attacking Anqing.

In Anqing there is King Xiaoming, who is the nominal superior of Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty. Naturally, Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty has to rescue him first.

In this way, Zhu Wenzhen's 60 troops defended against Chen Youliang's troops.

In this way, Hongdu was besieged for more than two months before Zhu Yuanzhang urgently summoned you, Senior Xu Da, to Luzhou to join forces and support Hongdu.

So, Zhu Wenzheng is pretty good, he was able to hold out for so many days and even wait for reinforcements," said Li Wu. Defending a city is not that easy.

At that time, Zhu Wenzhen was just a small figure.

After hearing what the little immortal said, the others changed their minds about Zhu Wenzhen, thinking that this man had some strength.

If it were me, I might not be able to hold on for more than two months.

Zhu Yuanzhang also planned to personally fight a decisive battle with Chen Youliang and led an army of 200,000.

When Chen Youliang learned that Zhu Yuanzhang was personally leading a large army to arrive, he panicked and quickly withdrew from Hongdu.

Senior Xu Da, as you are the main attacking force, you will naturally be the first to advance.

Naturally, it was also the first to encounter Chen Youliang's army. At Kanglang Mountain, the two armies were on the verge of fighting.

Chen Youliang has a big ship and many people on his side. Senior Xu Da, you don't have to be afraid, just go up and do it.

The vanguard of Chen Youliang's side was killed directly, and more than a thousand soldiers were beheaded.

We also captured a large ship from you, Senior Xu Da, and destroyed more than 20 large ships from Chen Youliang's side.

They even fired artillery, burning and drowning many enemy troops.

At that time, Senior Xu Da, you were so bloodthirsty that the fire spread directly from the enemy ship to your own warship.

Senior Xu Da, you have a lot to do. You have to order your soldiers to put out the fire while continuing to fight Chen Youliang.

Under your leadership, Senior Xu Da, we fought more and more bravely, while Chen Youliang was defeated one after another.

Senior Xu Da, you and Chen Youliang's army fought for a whole day. The lake was dyed red, many warships were burned, and the sky was so black from the artillery fire that you couldn't see clearly.

Finally, under your command, Senior Xu Da, we repelled Chen Youliang's attack.

Senior Xu Da, you are really strong, so amazing," Li Wu applauded.

Others also clapped and praised Xu Da.

People during the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty also praised Xu Da in various ways, and Emperor Taizu was also very satisfied with Xu Da.

He is worthy of being his favorite general. He was not wrong about him. He is really amazing.

"It's better to fight on the water, which is much more difficult than fighting on land," Li Wu really felt that water battles were more difficult than land battles.

This naval battle mainly relies on boats, and it is also very difficult to run. If you fall into the water, it will be difficult to climb out.

There won't be those situations on land. Of course, Li Wu is not saying that land battles are easy, they are just as difficult.

There is no easy thing in war, it is all paid for with human lives.

"Senior Xu Da, your achievements in this battle have further enhanced your prestige in the army.

That night, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that Zhang Shicheng would launch a sneak attack, so he asked Senior Xu Da to return to Yingtian Prefecture to guard it.

This is not without reason, and Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty would feel more at ease if we leave Yingtian Prefecture to you, Senior Xu Da, to guard it," Li Wu chuckled.

Xu Da just nodded. Of course he knew. He and Chen Youliang had been fighting fiercely, so how could Zhang Shicheng not know about it?