Xu Da was the first valiant soldier under Zhu Yuanzhang, and he contributed to unifying the whole country. Xu Da is simply a valiant soldier given by God to Zhu Yuanzhang. They grew up, and later Xu Da joined the army before Zhu Yuanzhang, so he was considered as Zhu Yuanzhang's predecessor. But he followed Zhu Yuanzhang to death, mainly because he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang had a natural leader temperament. Xu Da's contribution to Zhu Yuanzhang is too great. In the battle of Poyang Lake, Xu Da, as the coach, trounced Chen Youliang Group.
Then he led the troops to conquer the eastern part of Huai River and destroy Zhang Shicheng Group. This helped Zhu Yuanzhang pacify the south of the Yangtze River, and later became the commander-in-chief of Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition, leading Chang Yuchun's Northern Expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty. Xu Da wiped out Zhu Yuanzhang's three biggest rivals in his life, which shows the importance of Xu Da to Zhu Yuanzhang. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang promoted Xu Da as the right prime minister, which is the highest position among military commanders.
After Xu Da's death, he was named King Zhongshan and enjoyed the ancestral temple. As for whether Zhu Yuanzhang poisoned him, I don't think so, because Xu Da died in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, when Zhu Biao was still alive, and Zhu Yuanzhang had not killed the hero.
Hu Dahai, a disciplined general under Zhu Yuanzhang, laid a solid foundation for Zhu Yuanzhang and recommended Liu Bowen. When Zhu Yuanzhang uprising, Hu Dahai followed him and was the direct general of Zhu Yuanzhang. When Zhu Yuanzhang decided to take Jinling as the base area, Hu Dahai took the initiative to help him lay the foundation of southern Anhui and most areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which further consolidated Jinling's geographical position. It was Hu Dahai's military action that made Zhu Yuanzhang plan to woo the prince of Wu in the later period.
Although Hu Dahai himself can't read, he is smart and has a way to control his men. Moreover, he had great respect for literati, and recommended many famous literati advisers to Zhu Yuanzhang, among whom Liu Bowen and Song Lian were recommended to Zhu Yuanzhang by Hu Dahai. Moreover, the troops he led were disciplined and innocent, which won Zhu Yuanzhang a reputation.
It's a pity that Hu Dahai was killed by Jiang Ying's betrayal. After Jiang Ying killed Hu Dahai, he went to Zhang Shicheng. The result was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang as a memorial to Hu Dahai. At that time, the world was undecided, but Zhu Yuanzhang always remembered Hu Dahai's contribution to him, so he posthumously awarded the King of Yue, ranking seventh among the founding heroes.
Chang Yuchun, the ever-victorious general under Zhu Yuanzhang, unfortunately died young on the way to the Northern Expedition. Chang Yuchun and Xu Da have always been life and death partners. During the Northern Expedition, Xu Da was the head coach and Chang Yuchun was the assistant coach, so both of them made great contributions. Chang Yuchun's characteristic is that he dares to take the lead. Not only does his troops take the lead, but he also leads everyone to take the lead, which shows that his martial arts is quite high.
After helping Zhu Yuanzhang pacify the Anhui area of Zhejiang Province, he partnered with Xu Da to launch the Western Expedition against Chen Youliang, and Chen Youliang was defeated as a result, helping Zhu Yuanzhang pacify the west. After solving the problems in the south, Chang Yuchun began the Northern Expedition. Chang Yuchun and Xu Da, together, came to the end of their lives after the Northern Expedition destroyed Yuan Dynasty.
At the time of returning to the south, Chang Yuchun died unfortunately. Zhu Yuanzhang was so sad that Chang Yuchun was buried under Zhongshan, and his son was named Zheng Guogong. Chang Yuchun is a valiant soldier under Zhu. He dares to fight and kill, and he can rush to the front. It is precisely because he personally went to the battlefield all the year round that his health went from bad to worse, and the ending was also conceivable.
A valiant warrior who made a little soup was one of Zhu Yuanzhang's few heroes who died well. Tang He had already joined the Red Scarf Army, or he introduced Zhu Yuanzhang to Guo Zixing's team. So Tanghe was the man who created the Ming Dynasty. However, Tanghe didn't take the credit, and he still tried to assist Zhu Yuanzhang. When Zhu Yuanzhang took Jinling as his capital, Tanghe was keenly aware of the changes in Suzhou Zhang Shicheng.
So, he decisively sent troops to Zhenjiang and Changzhou, taking Changzhou as a stronghold to guard against Zhang Shicheng's invasion of Jinling, and held the biggest hidden danger in the East for Zhu Yuanzhang. Then he led the troops to pacify Fujian and captured Chen Youding alive. Then he followed Xu Da as the right deputy general and sent troops to the Northern Expedition to help Zhu Yuanzhang pacify the world. But in order to defeat Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't give him too much reward, and Tanghe didn't rank high among the founding fathers like Xu Da.
However, Tang He clearly knew that he would not forget him, and he still worked hard. After some investigation, Zhu Yuanzhang finally decided that Tang would never take credit, so he was named a believer. Tanghe is one of the few heroes who died a fair death, which shows that he is very successful.
Deng Yu, an enemy of ten thousand people, was an important person in Zhu Yuanzhang's life. In fact, among these five people, Deng Yu is the strongest one-on-one hit. From the age of 16, he led troops against Yuan Dynasty, and he was the earliest leading figure against Yuan Dynasty, much earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang. Because he is brave, he is called an enemy of ten thousand people. When such people didn't gain power under Zhu Yuanzhang, Deng Yu took his own army of more than 10,000 and voluntarily surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang.
This can make Zhu Yuanzhang very happy, because Deng Yu's men have been at war with the Yuan Army for many years, and they are all experienced veterans, which greatly enhanced the strength of Zhu Yuanzhang's army. Like Chang Yuchun, Deng Yu is a one-on-one hit king. When fighting, he is always at the forefront, and he can also guarantee his own survival. Deng Yucai was only 28 years old after he captured Jinling and helped Zhu Yuanzhang pacify Chen Youliang.
Deng Yu was one of the greatest heroes in the Northern Expedition. He captured more than 80,000 soldiers in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, conquered all the Tubo tribes, completed the great cause of Zhu Yuanzhang's reunification, and was named Wang Wei. Unfortunately, on the way back from Tubo, Deng Yu probably died of altitude sickness.
Summary: These five people are called the Five Tiger Generals of Zhu Yuanzhang, all of whom have made outstanding achievements, but most of them died of illness. They are the five most important war generals in Zhu Yuanzhang's life, helping Zhu Yuanzhang pacify the world. It's a pity that three of these five people died young. Hu Dahai was killed by the general, and both Chang Yuchun and Deng Yu died of illness.
Xu Da was the one with the highest military exploits, but he was suspected to have been poisoned by Zhu Yuanzhang's roast goose. Only one person, Tang He, lived to the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu and died of natural causes. Visible light can be used, but not if you don't know how to keep in good health. You can't just know about fighting and keeping in good health, let alone understand the importance of leadership psychology.