The main reason for the failure of Dadu River lies in Shi Dakai, and Shi Dakai missed many opportunities.

Many people think that Shi Dakai's failure is due to bad luck, because he encountered a

The main reason for the failure of Dadu River lies in Shi Dakai, and Shi Dakai missed many opportunities.

Many people think that Shi Dakai's failure is due to bad luck, because he encountered a rare rainstorm when he arrived at the Dadu River, which led to the early arrival of the Dadu River flood season. But after careful analysis, Shi Dakai still missed many opportunities:

Opportunity one

The initial marching route, if he takes the route downstream of Dashubao, where the terrain and rivers are relatively flat, is much less difficult than crossing the river in Zidadi, and Shi Dakai's Zhongqi Laiyu New Department successfully crossed the river in this position more than a month ago. It's a pity that Shi Dakai didn't go this way. He followed the advice of Cao Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a military adviser, and came to the purple land. Dadu River is in front, Songlin River is on the left, Cai Luoshui (now Nanya River) is on the right, and the pursuers of the Qing army are behind. It's really desperate.

Opportunity 2

When Shi Dakai arrived in Zidi on May 1863, the river did not rise, and there was no Qing army on the other side, but the army could not cross the river at once and needed to rest for one night. As a result, it rained heavily that night and the river surged! On May 17, there were Qing troops on the other side, and Shi Dakai failed in his attempt to cross the river. In this way, it was not until May 22nd that he thought of Song Lin, but by this time the Song Lin Bridge had been cut off by toast Wang Yingyuan, and the crossing failed.

When Shi Dakai arrived in Zita, there were more than thirty thousand troops. When the Dadu River soared on the first day, we should think about the difficulty of crossing the river. At this time, we should immediately arrange a group of people to seize Wang Yingyuan's territory across the Song Linhe River, and the success rate is very high. At that time, the bridge was not broken and people were not tired. Toast is not difficult. But Shi Dakai didn't. He missed the best opportunity.

Shi Dakai is a famous soldier of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who has made outstanding achievements all his life. There are many rumors about him. The battle of Dadu River became the last battle in his life, and there were many discussions about this battle in history. Some people think that Shi Dakai stayed in Jida because he held a birthday party for his newborn son, while others think that Shi Dakai is waiting for food and grass support.