In July of the first year of Jianwen, the anti-letter of the King of Yan was sent to Beijing, and Zhu Yunjiao paid tribute to the Taimiao Temple, deposing Zhu Di as a Shuren, and the Battle of Jingnan officially began. In the case of the imperial court, cutting the domain is also anti-, and not cutting the domain is also anti-; in the aspect of the Yan King, obedience is also anti-, disobedience is also anti-. The battle that determined the fate of the Ming Dynasty was inevitable.
In fact, when the Yan King raised his army, it was still very difficult. The first is that his name is not justified, and the other is that he is an enemy of the whole country, his San Francisco kings are in rebellion, and there is no successful precedent in the great unified dynasty. However, he dared to fight with Tianzi, first, he was really cornered, and second, he also had an advantage.
This advantage is the quality of the generals, Zhu Yuanzhang killed heroes, the generals who can recruit good battles have withered away, and Emperor Jianwen seems to have the superiority of troops, but there are very few cards in his hand. On the contrary, Because Zhu Di had been guarding the north for many years, he had been given ample opportunities for drills, and the combat effectiveness of the army was much stronger than that of the southern army.
Of course, the strongest general was Zhu Di himself, and his first general, Zhang Yu, was also an ace. Zhang Yu became famous very early, and during the Yuan Dynasty, he was an official to the Privy Council. This is not a petty official, the Privy Council is a fictitious position, generally held by the crown prince, and the Zhiyuan is a high-ranking official of Zheng Erpin who directly controls military power.
However, when the general situation was already timed, Zhang Yu could not do anything, seeing that Xu Da and Chang Yuchun's troops were like wolves and tigers, he could only follow Emperor Yuanshun and flee to northern Mobei. It was not until the eighteenth year of Hongwu that he led his troops to submit to the Ming Dynasty.
What he was doing for more than ten years has not been recorded in the history books. It is estimated that he was also discouraged and extremely disappointed in the Northern Yuan, so he abandoned the dark and cast the light. However, at this time, the Ming Dynasty's great sealing of heroes had ended, and Zhang Yu at this time did not attract Zhu Yuanzhang's attention.
However, he still followed Lan Yu on the twenty-third expedition of Hongwu. It was this expedition that broke out the Battle of Yu'erhai and directly destroyed the Mongol Yuan court. However, the merits of this Biao Bingqian Qiu belonged to Blue Jade, but Zhang Yu could only obtain the jin seal of Qianhu under that tall figure.
This is difficult for Zhang Yu, who is also ambitious, to accept. Therefore, after being later assigned to the command of Zhu Di, he did his best to assist, sacrificed his life and forgot to fight, and won the "Zhang Yu Shanmou, Zhu Neng Good War" in the Yan army.
The reason why King Yan wanted to rebel was not only his personal choice, but also instigated by his subordinate generals such as Zhang Yu. They urgently needed to make meritorious achievements and surpass the ambitions of their predecessors, no less than the grand desire of the Yan King to become emperor. Therefore, when Zhu Di gave an order, Zhang Yu did not hesitate to attack the Nine Gates of Beiping and took the entire Beiping in just three days.
At the beginning of the rebellion, everyone was very unfamiliar and more afraid of the strength of the Confederate Army. However, Zhang Yu did not hesitate to face the blow. He believed that the Southern Army was mainly recruited and did not have the experience of the Yan Army in combat. This correct judgment made Zhu Di very appreciative, and Zhang Yu also quickly defeated Geng Bingwen in Zhending, and captured the left and right deputy generals Li Jian and Ning Zhong, and beheaded 30,000 people. The most important thing about this battle has boosted the confidence of the whole army.
Emperor Jianwen changed the commander, and the less useful Li Jinglong replaced Geng Bingwen. As a result, Zhang Yu defeated Li Jinglong twice at Zhengcunba and Baigou River, and in the middle of this, he also took time to accompany Zhu Di to participate in the battle to attack Daning, and he absorbed the Duoyan Sanwei of the King of Ning, and achieved a major military victory.
However, such a well-known general could not see the final victory in the Battle of Jingnan. In the Battle of Dongchang, Zhu Di's light enemy ventured forward, but unexpectedly was surrounded by Sheng Yong. After Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng learned the news, they rushed into the enemy camp to save the King of Yan. Zhu Di and Zhu Neng rendezvoused and killed the siege, but Zhang Yu did not know the news, and still foolishly fought to the place where the enemy was the most.
Although Zhang Yu was brave and fierce, he personally killed dozens of people, but he was still outnumbered and eventually died of exhaustion. This is not a service to the country, but it is a sincere and faithful report to the Lord. The Battle of Jingnan lasted more than two years from the beginning to the Battle of Dongchang, the casualties of the Northern Army were very small, and the senior generals were not damaged, but they did not expect that the first person to die in the battle was the main general of the Yan Army.
After Zhang Yuzhan's death, Zhu Di was once disheartened and thought that the future was hopeless. He cried bitterly and said, "It's just a pity that in a difficult time, I lost a good assistant like Zhang Yu!" He wept, and so did the general. Fortunately, Yao Guangxiao's timely dissuasion allowed Zhu Di to bury Zhang Yu hou, which was inspiring, which led to a more brilliant victory later. After the fact, Zhu Di never forgot Zhang Yu, who died halfway through:
Zhang Yucai was wise and courageous, and he was the first in discussing Jing's difficult work.