In order to capture Sichuan, Zhu Yuanzhang made two preparations.

He first asked Tang He to lead a part of his troops through the waterway from Anhui to Hubei and directly into Sichuan.

Another group of cavalry, led by Fu Youde, set off from Nanjing, detoured through Henan, passed through Shaanxi, and reached the rear of Sichuan.

Since we are talking about Fu Youde, let us first get to know this man briefly.

Before talking about Fu Youde, let me give him a simple evaluation.

I rate him as: General Yum (a general who is 100% victorious).

If Chang Yuchun is a victorious general, then Fu Youde is definitely worthy of being a victorious general.

I personally think that among the many famous generals in history, there are only a few who can be as famous as Fu Youde.

If we want to list them, I think Huo Qubing during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is one, Bai Qi during the Warring States Period can be counted as one, and Han Xin during the Western Han Dynasty can also be counted as one.

I think only these three people can compare with him, and the others are more or less inferior to Fu Youde.

The reason why I call him General Yum is very simple, because as long as Fu Youde leads the troops, he has never lost a battle. He is different from Chang Yuchun. Although Chang Yuchun is known as Chang Yuchun, he gave him 100,000 soldiers.

Ma can run rampant in the world, but it can be seen from the literal meaning that being rampant does not mean that he will not be beaten. This is the same as being a gangster in society.

Even though he has a great reputation and looks like he would give up on anyone else, he must have had the experience of being beaten.

Chang Yuchun is an outstanding representative of this type of person. When working for Zhu Yuanzhang, he more or less lost sometimes and was beaten to the point where he could not find his way.

But Fu Youde is different.

Ever since I started reading historical materials about the Ming Dynasty, I have never seen this guy lose.

As long as he leads his troops on an expedition, he will only win and never lose.

In other words, only Fu Youde can bully others, and no one can ever bully him.

You may wish to think about what would happen if such a fierce man had a head-on fight with you on the battlefield.

I don't think anyone can beat him head-on.

I also believe that under the circumstances at that time, the name Fu Youde was definitely a nightmare for the enemy.

Nowadays, many people always say: fight for honor.

I don’t think Fu Youde needs to play like this at all.

Because it requires no honor at all.

His name is an honor.

The existence of honor is like the god of war.

This honor will resound throughout the ages as he continues to win battles.

His name will be a nightmare of death and maiming in the eyes of his enemies.

With the sudden death of Chang Yuchun, Fu Youde's name will be resounding throughout the country in many battles to come.

Okay, having said all that, let us really get to know this dear friend.

Name: Fu Youde;

Nationality: Ming Dynasty (China);

Birthplace: Dangshan (now Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province);

Main achievements: Conquer Sichuan, conquer Gansu, capture Guizhou, and march to Yunnan.

Official position: Prince and Grand Master;

Posthumous title: King of Lijiang;

Nationality: Han;

Ancestral home: Xiangcheng, Suzhou;

Title: Duke Ying;

Posthumous title: Wu Jing;

Time of death: 1394;

Cause of death: Being given death (look, another one is giving death, how painful it is to be given death).

If you are familiar with maps, you will find a problem. The route arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang for Fu Youde is too long, almost twice as long as Tanghe's route.

And the more important point is that Tang He took a boat and Fu Youde rode a horse. These are completely two kinds of treatment.

Tang He allowed the soldiers to row boats and smoke cigarettes and swim to Sichuan easily.

But Fu Youde can't.

It was impossible for him to wander all the way to Sichuan in a carriage. Even if he wanted to do this, Zhu Yuanzhang would not agree. This dear friend could only ride a long way to the rear of Sichuan on a horse-riding horse.

This is indeed a bad deal.

At this point, I think Zhu Yuanzhang took due care of Tang He, an old subordinate. As the boss, Zhu Yuanzhang fully protected Tang He, his close comrade, and gave him full benefits.

But Fu Youde is not as lucky as Tang He. In addition, Fu Youde can fight and win battles. Fu Youde fights harder than Chang Yuchun and Xu Daye. The more important reason is that this guy Fu Youde fights harder. From beginning to end, he never lost any battle he fought, he won all the battles.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to say that he had such courage from the beginning of the rebellion.

But Fu Youde is different. This guy has the capital.

Whether it is Chen Youliang before, Mingsheng now, or Wang Baobao later, they are all the same.

As long as he has soldiers in his hands, none of you can even think of bullying him.

There was another reason why Zhu Yuanzhang gave the task of attacking Sichuan to Fu Youde. Fu Youde had worked in Sichuan before, and at that time, Fu Youde wanted to defect to Ming Yuzhen, but Ming Yuzhen rejected it.

The reason why Ming Yuzhen rejected Fu Youde was also very simple. This guy was too fierce, so fierce that it scared him. He was afraid that one day he would be swallowed up by this bastard. For the sake of his own safety, he should let him get out as soon as possible.

After being rejected and desperate, Fu Youde chose to defect to Xu Shouhui. Later, after Xu Shouhou was killed by Chen Youliang, he defected to Zhu Yuanzhang and became a pawn of Zhu Yuanzhang. Then he worked hard step by step and climbed to the position of Yingchuan Marquis.

I think we should all learn from Fu Youde.

Learn from his bravery.

We should also learn from his unyielding spirit like a strong man who cannot be defeated or crushed.

After experiencing three downfalls and three ups, not only was he not crushed under the command of Boss Zhu, but he also established his own unparalleled achievements.

This alone is worth learning from all of us.

Being rejected and insulted, Fu Youde must have resented Ming Yuzhen in his heart.

But now Ming Yuzhen has died.

This debt naturally had to be spread to his son Mingsheng.

If two people fight without grudges, they may not try their best, but with grudges, it's different.

Greetings to death, if I don’t beat the shit out of you today, you will be considered clean!

Zhu Yuanzhang must have taken a fancy to this and let Fu Youde play.

Both land and water armies launched attacks on Sichuan at the same time.

Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement did not disappoint him.

In particular, Fu Youde's extraordinary force played a vital role in the Sichuan Campaign.

Because when Mingsheng discovered that an enemy had invaded Sichuan, he only found Tang He's army located downstream.

At this time, Fu Youde was still on his way to Sichuan.

As the boss of Sichuan, the current emperor Ming Sheng did not know Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangements. He did not know that Tang He's troops were just bait, with the purpose of attracting all the Sichuan defenders to gather at Qutang Pass. Another troop of soldiers was quietly approaching his lair.

In order to take care of Tang He's business, Ming Sheng did not treat his opponent badly who had traveled thousands of miles.

He asked his men to build an iron cable bridge at Qutang Pass, and then placed many stones (obstacles) of different sizes on the iron cable bridge to prevent Tang He's ships from entering Sichuan directly through the waterway.

Subsequently, Dai Shou, Wu Youren, Zou Xing and others who were stationed in other places were successively dispatched to support Qutang Gorge.

Qutangguan at this time was not much different from our current Three Gorges, but the only difference was that it did not have a dam.

But the stones on this chain bridge are enough for soup and a pot of water.

Because whenever Tang He's troops wanted to pass through Qutang Pass, Ming Sheng would have his men throw boulders and hit these bastards trying to pass through.

I have to say that Mingsheng has indeed made good use of the characteristics of the Three Gorges Qijun.

He doesn't need to fight Tang He's troops head-on, nor does he need to expend too much effort. He just needs to have people constantly carry stones, and then let a group of people chew steamed buns and vegetables, and when they see the enemy throwing stones down, it is enough. Already.

It saves time and effort without losing troops and horses.

It can be said that Mingsheng is engaged in a business that guarantees profit without loss.

Faced with this situation, Tang He took the first step to stop cooking.

At this time, Tang He deeply understood the great poet Li Bai's evaluation of Sichuan in "The Road to Shu is Difficult": The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the sky.

When Tang He arrived in Sichuan, he looked around for Xia's soldiers and horses. He wanted to have a head-on battle with Ming Sheng. Even if he lost in the end, he would admit it. At least he would have a reason to report to the boss when he returned home.

It just means that this bastard Sheng and his men are too fierce. These people you handed over to me are all a bunch of cowards. They are a bunch of weaklings who can't do anything but eat whatever they want. There's no way they can beat Ming Sheng in a fight.
To be continued...