In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, there were many heroes, especially Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang. Chen Youliang was once unstoppable and high-spirited, but why was he defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang only four years after he became emperor? Who is Chen Youliang in historical materials? What are the reasons for his rise and fall? Let us find out.
Chen Youliang, born at the bottom, has an insight into the coming troubled times and decisively joins the tide. Since the outbreak of the Red Turban Uprising, he has stepped forward and become an important general under Ni Wenjun. Chen Youliang was brave and unparalleled, and the army grew rapidly and was huge.
He was brave and fearless on the battlefield, especially in the Battle of Anqing, attacking the city five times, and finally won the victory and defeated the recalcitrant Yuan army Yuque. Chen Youliang galloped south of the Yangtze River, won consecutive battles, and became famous for a while, unstoppable.
However, once Chen Youliang became emperor and established the Han State, he fell into a desperate competition with Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Chen Youliang is not Zhu Yuanzhang's opponent, although he is brave, he is not as resourceful as his opponent. Zhu Yuanzhang disintegrated Chen Youliang's Shuangdao Zhao through a discordant strategy and weakened his strength.
In addition, Chen Youliang is superstitious about force, but ignores the importance of political struggle. His lack of control over internal contradictions eventually led to the division of the rebel army and his own defeat. In contrast, Zhu Yuanzhang was good at political strategy, skillfully used the opportunity and the contradictions between the enemy, and finally won the victory.
Although Chen Youliang is brave, he is not as good at strategy as Zhu Yuanzhang. His failure was not accidental, but was a confluence of internal and external factors. Zhu Yuanzhang finally defeated Chen Youliang, which shattered his dream of "ambitious country" and ended his life.