How Ming ENDED the Mongols dominance in China and unified the country

How Ming ENDED the Mongols dominance in China and unified the country
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How Ming ENDED the Mongols dominance in China and unified the country. Over time, the Red Turban Army divided into two main groups: one in the south, focused around southern Hubei, and one in the north, based in the Huai River region of Anhui.
After the northern Red Turban Army captured Yingzhou, the Yuan Dynasty sent officials from the Secretariat, Hesi and Tuchi, along with the Asu Army and various Han forces, to suppress the rebellion. However, the Red Turban Army defeated them. They then seized control of Bozhou (modern Anhui), Xiangcheng and Zhugao (modern Henan). By September, they had conquered Runing, Xizhou and Guangzhou (modern Henan), growing their numbers to over 100,000 people.

How Ming ENDED the Mongols dominance in China and unified the country. With such a large force, the Yuan troops couldn’t stop them. It seemed like chaos had taken over, with factions fighting and killing one another recklessly. This situation reflected the deep social divide and ethnic oppression under Yuan rule, as well as the political ideals of the oppressed farmers.
Wherever the Red Turban Army went, they opened grain stores to feed the poor farmers, earning the people's support. Crowds of people joined the Red Turban Army, quickly swelling its ranks to hundreds of thousands. Inspired by their actions, farmers across the country rose up in rebellion.
To overthrow the oppressive rule of the Yuan Dynasty, the Red Turban Army adopted the slogan “Ming” against “Dark” (“Ming” representing the rebels, and “Dark” symbolizing the Yuan’s tyranny). This rallying cry encouraged people to rise up against the feudal government.

How Ming ENDED the Mongols dominance in China and unified the country. Meanwhile, in the south, a remarkable figure named Zhu Yuanzhang was beginning to rise. When Zhu was just 16 years old, his family faced a terrible tragedy. His father, mother, and eldest brother all died during an epidemic that struck after a summer plagued by locusts and drought. With no one to care for him, Zhu was sent to a local Buddhist monastery to work as a laborer.
To survive, the monastery sent him to beg for food. For the next three years, Zhu wandered as a begging monk, traveling from place to place. During this time, he witnessed the suffering of the people and began to understand the causes of the rebellions spreading across the land.
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