After watching "The Book of the Dragon Slayer in the Heavens", some people constantly wondered, is there really Zhang Wujie in history? Or rather, who is Zhang Wuji's historical archetype?
Some people say that it is Han Lin'er, the King of Xiaoming, and there are many reasons for this statement, one of which I think makes the most sense, that is, he is the leader of the Red Turban Army and the superior that Zhu Yuanzhang has always respected. So what is the destination of this historical "Zhang Wujie"? It was death by murder. Who is the murderer? It was Liao Yongzhong.
Liao Yongzhong was originally the leader of the water army in the Chaohu area, but later, seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was a hero in the chaotic world, he followed his brother Liao Yong'an to defect. Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Liao Yongzhong was still a young man, so he asked him: "Do you also want to seek wealth?" Liao Yongzhong replied, "Born in a chaotic world, I hope that I can serve the Ming Lord, sweep away the chaos, and become famous in history in the future." Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy. Liao Yongzhong compared Zhu Yuanzhang to the Ming Lord, half right. Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed the first master of the future Ming Empire, and in the late Yuan Dynasty, he was indeed the lord of the wise and divine martial arts, but after the world was pacified, there was no matter of killing the heroes.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not raise idle people, and since Liao Yongzhong wanted to go down in the annals of history, he had to show his true ability. As a general, the basic quality is to be brave and strategic. In the Battle of Longjiang, Liao Yongzhong shouted, the first to rush into the enemy position, and then the others followed behind, defeating Chen Youyu together. Being a pioneer shows his courage. Later, Liao Yongzhong followed other generals and attacked Jiangzhou together. Jiangzhou City is on the edge of the Yangtze River, and the defense is very tight. Liao Yongzhong made a visual inspection of the city wall, so he built a bridge at the tail of the big ship and gave it a name, called the sky bridge. Then, with the help of the wind, let the stern of the ship go first, and suddenly put the bridge at the stern of the ship on the city wall, and then the commando team, from the bridge to the city wall, quickly conquered Jiangzhou. This process, first of all, do not think, and secondly, it is not easy to operate, but Liao Yongzhong can successfully implement it, which shows his wisdom and execution. Such wisdom and courage, as long as it is not particularly bad luck, it must be able to make a contribution.
In the Battle of Poyang Lake, which determined Zhu Yuanzhang's future fate, Liao Yongzhong's performance was also extremely prominent. At that time, Chen Youyu had a fierce man under him, named Zhang Dingbian, and I believe that those who have read "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty" should be very familiar with this benevolent brother. Zhang Dingbian directly broke into Zhu Yuanzhang's water army battle line and rushed straight to Zhu Yuanzhang's flagship, only to be wounded by Chang Yuchun's shooting and unable to command, so he retreated back. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's other generals also reacted one after another, when Liao Yongzhong immediately led the clippers to pursue. Fight on the water, arrows raining down. It is said that Zhang Dingbian was hit by more than a hundred arrows, and Zhang Dingbian's men were seriously injured. Of course, it turns out that shooting more than a hundred arrows at Zhang Dingbian is bragging, otherwise they will all become hedgehogs, how can they survive. Some people say that there will always be a dozen arrows! I can only tell you that Zhang Dingbian finally lived to be almost a hundred years old. Think of Liu Bang, Zhou Yu, and Song Taizong, who were also injured by an arrow, and you slowly understand.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not an easy loser, and he retaliated the next day. Liao Yongzhong and Yu Tonghai and others filled the reeds with seven strips, took advantage of the strong wind to set fire, and the wind helped the fire, burning hundreds of large ships of Chen Youyu at once. And this was not enough, Liao Yongzhong led six more ships deep into the enemy position, engaged in a fierce fight with the enemy, and then rushed out of the enemy position. Later, Liao Yongzhong was also responsible for cutting off Chen Youyu's back road.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Liao Yongzhong to pick up Han Lin'er to respond to Tianfu, but there was an accident on the road, and Han Lin'er's boat overturned and fell into the water and died. This is strange, Liao Yongzhong has been engaged in water combat for many years, how can the ship be overturned by the wind and waves, and even if it is overturned, what about the sailors on the ship? Why was there no timely rescue. Therefore, it is recorded that Liao Yongzhong estimated that the ship of Han Lin'er, the king of Xiaoming, was sunk.
Later, when Zhu Yuanzhang was divided, he said that he was going to be made duke with Liao Yongzhong, but this boy sent Rusheng to inquire about the news, so he was made a marquis.