Chen Youliang is many times stronger than Zhu Yuanzhang, why can't he defeat him?

Many heroes emerged at the end of the Yuan Dynasty Eventually Zhu Yuanzhang's group unified China Established the Ming Dynasty During Zhu Yuanzhang's conquest of the world The toughest opponent he encountered was Chen Youliang Chen Youliang Group at its most prosperous period The territory covers three provinces: Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Plus Tingzhou in Fujian and Anqing in Anhui At the same time Zhu Yuanzhang's territory only covered half of southern Jiangsu. Half of Southern Anhui and Half of Zhejiang Regardless of region or population Chen Youliang's strength is several times that of Zhu Yuanzhang But Chen Youliang was defeated at Longwan, Nanjing. Second defeat at Poyang Lake, Jiangxi After two major battles It was completely annexed by Zhu Yuanzhang What is the reason? Chen Youliang played a good hand badly. Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang joined the revolution in the same year In 1351, the 24-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang surrendered to Guo Zixing 32-year-old Chen Youliang went to Xu Shouhui in Qichun Served as the chief clerk under Ni Wenjun, a general under Xu Shouhui Since then, the two have embarked on different entrepreneurial paths. Zhu Yuanzhang became a subordinate of Guo Zixing A lone general It takes 4 years Conquered the territory near Chuzhou and Wuhu The old leader Guo Zixing and other veterans died Inherited the legacy of the Guo Group It took another four years to capture Nanjing As well as half of southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui and western Zhejiang Becoming a Warlord Chen Youliang In the first seven years of joining Xu Shouhui's group Did not stand out Until the 7th year His immediate supervisor, Ni Wenjun Conflict with top leader Xu Shouhui Chen Youliang finally got his chance Ni Wenjun was the most powerful general under Xu Shouhui During the seven years of fighting between the Xu Group and the Yuan Army Ni Wenjun grew up to be the second in command of Xu Group Second only to Xu Shouhui Strength fueled Ni Wenjun's desire for power He tried to replace Xu Shouhui But the fire and action After the defeat, he had to retreat from the capital Hanyang back to Huangzhou Ni Wenjun, who returned to Huangzhou, hoped to make a comeback But he was killed alive by his own subordinate Chen Youliang. After Chen Youliang killed Ni Wenjun Gained the trust of Xu Shouhui Inherited Ni Wenjun's legacy Directly promoted to second in command After Captain Chen Youliang Leading the army to the east Occupied the entire Jiangxi Tingzhou in Fujian and Chizhou in Anqing, Anhui Chen Youliang's prestige reached its peak. Chizhou before Chen Youliang's Eastern Expedition It is already the base of Xu Group. But at the juncture when Xu Shouhui and Ni Wenjun were engaged in a civil war Chang Yuchun, general of Zhu's group He took the opportunity to lead his army to seize Chizhou Chen Youliang's Eastern Expedition Recover Chizhou from the Zhu Group The War Between Chen and Zhu This is where it all begins. Chen Youliang's First Eastern Expedition Overshadowing the Master This made him repeat Ni Wenjun's path to power Infighting with Xu Shouhui Xu Shouhui's direct lineage was weak The only way to check and balance Chen Youliang is to win over other factions. For example, Zhao Pusheng, who guarded Anqing Facing the threat Chen Youliang goes full steam ahead Put all your efforts into the fight 1,359 Chen Youliang went to Anqing The Hongmen Banquet Kill Zhao Pusheng Year 2 Chen Youliang kidnapped Xu Shouhui and proclaimed himself the King of Han He led his army to start the second Eastern Expedition Targeting Zhu Yuanzhang Chen Youliang's naval and land forces bypassed Chizhou Before killing Zhao Pusheng Chang Yuchun once again took the opportunity to seize Chizhou Head straight to Taiping Caishiji Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenxun Died in this battle After taking Caishiji Chen Youliang killed Xu Shouhui Proclaimed himself emperor The country was named Han Changed Xu's Group to Chen's Group Caishiji is only 40 kilometers away from Nanjing. You can arrive in less than a day Chen Youliang did not waste time After a simple enthronement ceremony at Caishiji He led his army to the north of Nanjing Longwan at the mouth of Qinhuai River Chen Youliang's smooth journey But met with misfortune in Longwan The river is low tide Hundreds of huge ships were stranded Chen's army was defeated Chen Youliang fled back to Jiujiang with only his own troops In the past, people believed After the Battle of Longwan Chen Youliang only experienced the defeat of a battle Return to Jiangxi and the two lakes to make a comeback Zhu Yuanzhang saved Nanjing with just one battle. After that, he had to face the powerful Chen Youliang The outcome is still unknown But in fact, when Chen Youliang was defeated Xu Da led his army in pursuit Not only did they capture Anqing They also occupied the entire Jiangxi Province And pursued to Hanyang Besieged Chen Youliang in Hanyang City This war Not only was Chen Youliang's second failed expedition to the East It was also the first successful westward expedition of Zhu Yuanzhang's group. During this Western Expedition Yuan Zhaofu's general Fu Youde surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang Became one of the famous founding generals of the Ming Dynasty Nanchang general Hu Tingrui also surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang If the victory had not expanded too quickly As a result, the surrendered troops in Nanchang were sentenced again Xu Da was forced to withdraw his troops from Hanyang If you go to Nanchang to quell the rebellion I'm afraid Chen Youliang is in Hanyang. There's no chance of a comeback. After Xu Da withdrew from Hanyang Chen Youliang got a chance to catch his breath It took just over a year Chen Youliang rebuilt hundreds of warships A new navy consisting of 500,000 soldiers But in terms of quantity Chen Youliang's new army is very powerful Such a powerful new army started the third Eastern Expedition After the recovery of Jiujiang The army marched directly into Poyang Lake Siege of Nanchang However, Chen's army besieged Nanchang for 85 days. Couldn't conquer it either. At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang personally led a large army to rescue Steady and steady The land and water fortress between Poyang Lake and Hanyang All occupied Chen Youliang was forced to evacuate Nanchang The navies of both sides met on Poyang Lake The famous Battle of Poyang Lake broke out The end result is Chen Youliang's Navy at Lianzhou Completely defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang's fire attack Description of the Battle of Red Cliff in Romance of the Three Kingdoms Its true origin is the war at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Chen Youliang's defeat in the naval battle Gather the troops from Xiaogu and continue the breakout Entering the Yangtze River from Hukou Later, he was shot in the head by Liu Shi during the battle. His subordinate general Zhang Dingbian escorted Chen's body out of the encirclement Return to Hanyang The following year, Zhu's army surrounded Hanyang again Chen Youliang's son Chen Li surrendered The war between the two warlords ended here Chen Youliang's Third Eastern Expedition 500,000 troops dispatched Why did the siege of Nanchang last for three months? Why did he fight against the Zhu family army, which had far fewer people than himself? But suffered a disastrous defeat In fact, this 500,000-man army only looks powerful. Chen Youliang's Second Eastern Expedition The ones dispatched were his own elite troops. That is to follow Ni Wenjun to conquer the world Follow yourself The veterans who captured Jiangxi and southwestern Anhui This team was almost wiped out in the Battle of Longwan. The 500,000-man army was rebuilt after fleeing back to Hanyang They are all civilians who have evaporated from the two lakes area. The so-called shogunate husband and son Sanding Draw an army Most of them are new soldiers who have never fought in a war. Of course, the combat effectiveness dropped sharply. Hundreds of warships were built in one year. Although the ship is tall But the quality cannot be guaranteed Although the warships of Zhu's army were small But much stronger Originally, it was also a large ship Direct impact tactics It can't be used in Chen's new army. The new army spares no effort in tactics The quality of the warship is poor This is Chen Youliang using the iron chain to Lianzhou The reason for this decision It was also because Chen Youliang's new army failed to capture Nanchang. The battle at Poyang Lake ended in a disastrous defeat The most direct cause Xiaogu troops escorting Chen Youliang Chen Jinyou's elite This is also a major defeat for the army. The reason why Xiaogu's elite troops were able to successfully break through The success or failure of a battle It can be attributed to reasons such as tactical military combat effectiveness But the success or failure of a war often depends on the logistics system and the political organization capacity that determines the logistics system From Xu Shouhui's Uprising to Chen Youliang's Downfall The Xu-Chen regime lasted for 13 years. No fiscal and taxation system or military training system has been established. So that after a great defeat there was no reserve army. Logistics We also need to snatch it from the wealthy families in the two lakes area. The struggle for Zhu Yuanzhang's group began with the occupation of Nanjing Implementing the policy of storing up grain Let the troops in various places cultivate land and produce grain And established the prototype of Wei's system Material supply and training system It was formed before the war of hegemony Zhu Yuanzhang's group was born out of Guo Zixing's group The group was small at first. In Haozhou City There are three other forces that do not belong to them. But small groups also have advantages No hills Stronger cohesion At the beginning of the business Zhu Yuanzhang once became the leader of the Guo Group But as the elders of the Guo family died After Zhu Yuanzhang became the leader The entire group is as cohesive as ever In the process of expanding territory New forces continue to join Zhu Yuanzhang uses boxing Digest the new forces well Didn't let them become the top For example, Chang Yuchun Chaohu Navy Liao Brothers Fu Youde and Hu Tingrui who surrendered Xu Shouhui's group was formed by the Southern White Lotus Sect Many hilltops had been formed before the uprising Xu Shouhui only played the role of a co-leader Multiple hilltops will inevitably lead to the dispersion of strength Chen Youliang's second expedition to the east You can only mobilize your own troops. Other hilltops work without effort In addition, the internal friction caused by the power struggle Policies such as fiscal and taxation training cannot be implemented. Internal strife within the Xu Group It even directly led to the disintegration of the group. Chen Youliang openly killed the leader This caused dissatisfaction among other hilltops. After the Second Eastern Expedition The forces left by Zhao Pusheng Led by Fu Youde, they surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang Hu Tingrui of Jiangxi also surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang No rescue for Chen Youliang who was besieged in Hanyang Ming Yuzhen in Sichuan even blocked the Three Gorges Establishing himself as king in Sichuan The regime behind the seemingly weak Zhu Yuanzhang It is a centralized and efficient A regime with greater war potential The regime behind the seemingly powerful Chen Youliang It is a mountainous area A second-rate regime with low cohesion Its troop mobilization Neither the fiscal and taxation nor the logistics system has been established. Chen Youliang's failure was inevitable.