Zhu Yuanzhang had 250,000 elite troops in the Northern Expedition

Since Chahong Tiemu'er was assassinated by the Shandong rebels, The reinforcements in the Central Plains region have lost their backbone. Zhang Shicheng Taking advantage of the decisive battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang at Poyang Lake Moving northward, they captured a large area of ​​land in Huaibei. Territory greatly expanded Zhang Shicheng has more money and food Have hundreds of thousands of golden soldiers September 1363 Zhang Shicheng established himself as King of Wu and stopped supplying food to the Yuan Dynasty After the Poyang Lake Water Battle Zhang Dingbian proclaimed his right lord Chen Li as emperor in Wuchang January 1, 1364 Zhu Yuanzhang was elected King of Wu by all officials Since the end of the Duyang Lake water battle, Zhu Yuanzhang's army has been besieging Wuchang City Zhang Dingbian has been sticking to Wuchang for more than 4 months February 1364 Zhu Yuanzhang once again led troops from Nanjing to attack Wuchang Zhu Yuanzhang is coming fiercely Zhang Bixian, the fierce general in the city, traveled from Yuezhou to Wuchang Reinforcement troops stationed at Hongshan Chang Yuchun led the army to take the initiative to attack Defeat Zhang Bixian in one fell swoop and capture him Wuchang City was heavily surrounded by Zhu Yuanzhang's army Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to persuade him to surrender Because Chen Li is young And Wuchang has lost all foreign aid Zhang Dingbian was forced to surrender from the county seat After sending the right master Zhang Dingbian led an army to risk his life to break out of the encirclement Arrive at Jinxiang Zhang Dingbian knew that there was nothing he could do to save himself. But I don’t want to surrender Zhu Yuanzhang then persuaded the soldiers to remove their armor and return to their fields. Zhang Dingbian took his wife and children to change their names Hometown after all Lived to be over 90 years old and died a good death After Chen Li surrendered All Chen Youliang's territories were merged into Zhu Yuanzhang's Zhu Yuanzhang treated young Chen Li kindly Confer Chen Li the title of Marquis of Guide Then he led the army back to Nanjing October 1365 Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to attack Zhang Shicheng Xu Da led his troops to capture Nantong in Taizhou. Then surrounded Gaoyou Zhang Shicheng sent his navy upstream from the Yangtze River Rush to aid Gaoyou Zhu Yuanzhang personally led his army to repel Zhang Shicheng's navy Later Xu Da conquered Gaoyou and Xinghua Zhu Yuanzhang's army took advantage of the situation to attack north In one fell swoop, they captured Huai'an, Xuzhou, Suzhou and other places Zhang Shicheng’s Jiangbei Land All fell into the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang September 1366 Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Xu Da as general Chang Yuzhen is a father Led 200,000 elite troops to besiege Huzhou At the same time, Li Wenzhong was sent to attack Hangzhou. Hua Yulong attacks Jiaxin Cooperate with the main force to move to Zhang Shicheng's troops in the north and south of Huzhou Fuzhou general Lu Zhen resisted tenaciously Both sides are in a bitter fight Lu Zhen was isolated and defeated Fuzhou. All the remaining 60,000 elite animal soldiers surrendered to Xu Da Then Huayunlong defeated Jiaxin The end of 1366 Xie Wu, the leader of Hangzhou, surrendered Since then, Suzhou has become an isolated city Zhu Yuanzhang then joined forces to besiege Suzhou. Zhu Yuanzhang built a wall outside Suzhou City to surround the city Bombarded day and night with returning artillery and built a large number of three-story wooden towers higher than the city wall Shoot into the city with a crossbow and a musket from the wooden tower There was panic in the city Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to summon surrender Zhang Shicheng refused Zhang Shicheng led his troops to break through the encirclement several times were defeated July 1367 Zhang Shicheng exhausted the food and grass in the city And refused to plunder the common people So he led more than 10,000 people to break through again Chang Yuchun defeated Zhang Shicheng outside the city gate. Ten thousand elite soldiers were wiped out Zhang Shicheng fell into the water and almost drowned September 1367 Xu Da launched a fierce general attack on Suzhou Zhang Shicheng can't resist Fall of Suzhou Zhang Shicheng starts street fighting until captured The Soochow regime perished Then Zhu Yuanzhang sent Tang He Crusade against Fang Guozhen, who had ruled eastern Zhejiang for many years Fang Guozhen surrendered Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Fujian south of the Yangtze River and Sichuan-Sichuan region Although still in a state of separatism But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's troops were strong high morale There is no rival in the entire South Only Wang Baobao in the Central Plains region is the most powerful But within the Yuan Dynasty Always in an endless power struggle Li Siqi Zhang Liangbi Wang Baobao and other generals all have their own agendas. Emperor Yuan Shun was extremely difficult to mobilize As long as someone disobeys me Emperor Yuan Shun ordered his generals to attack This led to continuous internal conquests within the Yuan army. Finally, Emperor Yuan Shun couldn't bear it anymore Finally, in October 1367, an edict was issued to redeem all military power. Appoint the Crown Prince to the Imperial Military Academy Take charge of all troops This decision resulted in the strongest Wang Baobao, who was still obedient, had his military power reduced Baby Wang is very angry Retreat to Jincheng Then captured Taiyuan Wang Baobao brought all the Yuan Dynasty officials in Taiyuan kill them all Wang Baobao officially broke up with the Yuan government October 21, 1367 Zhu Yuanzhang launched the Northern Expedition Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ligang Castle Festival General Program for Relieving the Four People Publish grassland news to expel captives and restore China People in the north are excited The two countries are sharpening their swords at war Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Xu Da as General Zhenlu Chang Yuchun is the deputy general Command 250,000 main elite troops Go north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to attack Shandong at the same time Emperor Chen You sent Tanghe and Hu Tingrui to attack Fujian. The Northern Expedition army sieges cities and plunders territory in Shandong The reinforcements are retreating steadily Emperor Yuan Shun immediately issued an edict Order Shanxi Traveling God Zuo Prime Minister Tulu Commanded Zhang Liangbi, Li Siqi and other armies Stationed at Tongguan Order Tolebokonsin and other generals to leave Tongguan Assist Shandong reinforcements Li Siqi, Zhang Liangbi and other generals did not obey the order. Shandong was quickly occupied by Xu Da and Chang Yuchun At this time, the southern army advanced by land and water Approaching Fuzhou Chen Youding was unable to resist Tang He's offensive Captured by Tanghe in Nanping Then he was taken to Nanjing Executed by Zhu Yuanzhang The fourth day of the first lunar month in 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing Country name Daming Era Hongwu founding fathers Be promoted to an official position Confess Li Shanchang as the Duke of South Korea Xu Da is the Duke of Wei Chang Yuchun is the Duke of Zheng and Li Wenzhong is the Duke of Cao. Feng Sheng was the Duke of Song Dynasty Tang He believed in the Duke of the country Hu Dahai is the Duke of Yue Kingdom Feng Guoyong fought for Yin Guogong The deceased Ding Dexin was the Duke of Ji The first month of 1368 The Crown Prince ordered Guan Bao to replace Wang Baobao and garrison Linfen. Wang Baobao disobeys orders February 1368 Emperor Yuan Shun removed Wang Baobao's title Order Turlisji to attack Wang Baobao Then Xu Da and Chang Yuchun's army crossed the Yellow River Entering Henan Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi saw the civilian army pressing the border Then stop attacking Wang Baobao Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi were stationed in Weinan Then Xu Da and Chang Yuchun's army approached Luoyang King Yuanliang Aruwen gathered 50,000 troops Set up formation on the north bank of Luoshui River Chang Yuchun led his army to quickly cross the Luoshui River Reinforcements routed Aruwin surrendered after being captured Li Siqi Zhang Liangbi then sent someone to persuade Wang Baobao Let’s resist the Ming army together Wang Baobao ignored it March 1368 Ministers of the Yuan Dynasty wrote letters one after another asking to appease Wang Baobao Let him lead the troops to resist Emperor Yuan Shun did not allow it Then Xu Da and Chang Yuchun attacked Tongguan Li Siqi and Zhang Liangbi went to support The civilian army defeated the reinforcements in one fell swoop Zhang Liangbi was burned because of his death lost heavily Li Siqi left all the food and grass behind Lead the army to retreat to Fengxiang Tongguan fell into the hands of the civilian army at the same time The southern civilian army captured Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Guizhou and other places April 1368 Xu Da and Chang Yuchun left an army to guard Tongguan. Lead the main force to turn around and march towards Hebei The civilian army launched a massive attack on cities and territories in Hebei The reinforcements have no power to resist July 1368 The civilian army approaches Yuan Dadu Emperor Yuan Shun panicked Immediately issue an edict to restore Wang Baobao's official title Order the King of Qin to send troops Wang Baobao led his army to Taiyuan to garrison Two days later, July 28th Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty and the Crown Prince left Dadu of Yuan Dynasty Escape from King Lu's City August 2, 1368 The civilian army entered Yuan Dadu At this point, the Yuan Dynasty ended its rule in the Central Plains