At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty under the rule of Mongolian aristocrats fell into an unprecedented crisis. The bonfire of the peasant uprising burned all over the country, and the world was in chaos, and the hero took advantage of the situation. Among heroes, Zhu Yuanzhang is becoming more and more powerful. He defeated one hero after another, northern expedition to the Central Plains, conquered the Yuan Dynasty, overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang was originally named Chongba, later renamed Bird, named Guo Rui, and was born in Haozhou Zhongli (now Fengyang, Anhui). In February of 12th year, Guo Zixing and Sun Deya from Dingyuan revolted, claiming to be marshals, and captured Haocan. The Yuan court sent loyal officials to suppress and burned down the Imperial Palace. Persuaded by his friend, "It is better to stand up and fight than to wait and die", Zhu Yuanzhang joined the Red Scarf Army led by Guo Zixing in March.

Zhu Yuanzhang was brave and good at fighting. Soon after joining the army, he stood out and was accepted by Guo Zixing. Later, Guo Zixing married his adopted daughter Ma Shi to Zhu Yuanzhang. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang was called "Zhu Gongzi" and played an increasingly important role in the Red Scarf Army. In June of 13th year of Zheng Zheng (1353), Zhu Yuanzhang was ordered to go back to his hometown to recruit and expand his team. He took his old partner, fellow countryman Xu Da and other 20 people as the backbone, and recruited more than 700 people to join the army, so Zhu Yuanzhang was appointed as the town governor. Zhu Yuanzhang found that Guo Zixing was too weak to achieve great things and was determined to develop his own team. /kloc-in June of 0/4, Zhu Yuanzhang handed over his soldiers to Guo Zixing, and only led more than 20 confidants such as Xu Da, Tanghe, Wu Liang, Zhen Wu and Huayun to Dingyuan. Soon, Zhangjiabao Lvpai Village recruited 3,000 militiamen, and Hengjian Miao Shan tycoon recruited more than 20,000 militiamen, and spent nearly ten days reorganizing and training them, forming a basic team. After Zhu Yuanzhang formed a team, he led the army south and captured Chuyang. After Miaoshan, Feng and Feng brothers built a village to protect themselves. They led the masses to vote. The Feng brothers "all like reading and know the art of war" and have a political and military vision. Zhu Yuanzhang discussed the general trend of the world with them, and Feng calmly offered a plan: "Jinling is the capital of emperors, and it is fundamental to pull it out first. Then go out and fight, advocate righteousness, win people's hearts, and don't be greedy for children's jade. The world is not enough. " Shengfeng put forward the policy of occupying Jinling (now Nanjing) first, establishing a solid base area, and then fighting on all sides to seize the world, which was in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, so he was appointed as the shogunate general to discuss major issues. Soon, Li Shanchang, a native of Dingyuan, also came to the barracks to inquire for him. Li Shanchang, a rare talent, "learn less and be wise, learn legalism and make more decisions". Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as the shogunate minister. When Zhu Yuanzhang asked when the world would be decided, Li Shanchang replied: "The chaos of the Qin Dynasty began in the Han Dynasty, and he was open-minded and generous, knowing people and being good at their duties, and was not addicted to killing people. In five years, it became the occupation of the emperor. Nowadays, Yuangang is in chaos and the world is falling apart. The wealth is not far away, and the mountains and rivers are arrogant, and the public should accept it. The law does its thing, and the world is insufficient. " Li Shanchang regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as the "son of heaven" where his destiny lies, and advised him to take Emperor Gaozu as an example to pacify the world. This made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy, and he trusted Li Shanchang more. He not only let him participate in secrets, but also let him coordinate the contradiction between civil and military officials, help to inspect all kinds of talents, and appoint people on their merits. In July, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Chuzhou. In August, Guo Zixing led more than 10,000 people to Chuzhou. He was very happy to see Zhu Yuanzhang armed with 30 thousand people, with strict orders and a clean-up of military capacity. Zhu Yuanzhang was promoted to general manager.

In the 15th year of Zheng Zhi (1355), in the first month, Zhu Yuanzhang proposed to capture Hezhou to solve the problem of rations. So Guo Zixing appointed Zhu Yuanzhang and Yang Bing, and led Zhang Tianyou, Tanghe and other soldiers to occupy Hezhou. Zhu Yuanzhang's orders forbade killing, looting and looting, which made his army more popular. In March of the same year, Guo Zixing died, and Zhu Yuanzhang became the leader of this rebel army. At this time, Liu Futong established the Longfeng regime in Bozhou. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to be controlled by others, but he was alone, so he had to temporarily accept the leadership of the Longfeng regime and use the Longfeng calendar, but "everything was not restrained." In May of that year, under the leadership of Liao Yong 'an, Yu Tonghai and others, more than 0/000 people from Chaohu Water Army/KLOC in Zhai Jie took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang thus had a powerful water army. At this time, Chang Yuchun and Deng Yu also joined the ranks of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang greatly increased his power and made up his mind to capture Jinling and establish his own territory. In June, Zhu Yuanzhang led the troops across the river to pull out the quarry and occupied Taiping. When Zhu Yuanzhang's army entered Taiping, Li Shanchang was ordered to post a "forbidden contract" list on the thoroughfare. After the soldiers entered the city, the military discipline was strict, and Qiu did not commit any crimes, and the city was in awe. Confucian scholars Li Xi and Tao An came to visit Zhu Yuanzhang. When Tao An saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he said excitedly, "My generation is taken!" He also suggested: "Today, the four seas are full of hubbub, and heroes are fighting for each other, attacking the city and killing the city, and borrowing from each other.

However, his ambition is all about the friendship between children, and he is bent on bringing order out of chaos and saving the world. Gong Ming led his troops across the river, but SHEN WOO didn't kill them, which people believed. As a result, the world is not balanced. "Zhu Yuanzhang asked if it was appropriate to seize Jinling. Tao An replied: "Jinling, the capital of ancient emperors, is surrounded by dragons and tigers, limited to the risks of the Yangtze River. If you win according to its shape, what can you do if you send troops on all sides? " This answer, like Feng and Li Shanchang's suggestion, strengthened Zhu Yuanzhang's intention to seize Jinling. Zhu Yuanzhang changed Taiping Road to Taiping House and appointed Li Xi as the magistrate. Set up the Marshal House of Taiping Xingguo Wing and serve as Marshal, taking Li Shanchang as the history; Register rural soldiers and expand their ranks; Build cities and trenches and strengthen defense. In this way, Taiping became the base and bridgehead to capture Jinling. In July, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhang Tianyou to lead an army against Qing Ji. In September, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou to attack Qing Ji again and suffered another setback. Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou were captured and killed. In the 16th year of Zheng Zheng (1356), in March, Zhu Yuanzhang led an army to attack Qing Ji, proceeding from Taiping, and advancing by land and water. First, Jiangning Town was destroyed, and more than 36,000 soldiers were reduced. Then, Qingcheng Mountain was broken and gained more than 500,000 soldiers and civilians. Zhu Yuanzhang changed Qing Ji Road to Yingtianfu, set Tianxing Jiankangyi as the Grand Marshal House, and took Liao Yongan as the Grand Marshal. In July, Zhu Yuanzhang went to Jiangnan to save the province and established a complete ruling institution. After capturing the next episode of Qingcheng Mountain, Zhu Yuanzhang's confidence increased greatly, and he regarded himself as the only thrill to save the people from fire and water. He issued a notice saying: "Yuan lost power, local chaos, war broke out, and the people wasted charcoal. You are a defender. You can't protect yourself every day. I brought the crowd here to eliminate noise for people. You should have your own career, so don't be afraid. Sages and gentlemen can make contributions to others, and I will use them with courtesy. People living in the government should not hurt our people violently, and those who have inconvenience in the old government will be removed for you. " Soon, he said to Xu Da and other generals around him, "Jinling is in danger and solid. In ancient times, it was called the natural moat of the Yangtze River, and it was really a scenic spot. The warehouse is full. I have it today. Gentlemen can work together and contain each other. Why not? "

Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Qing Ji, and his confidence increased greatly, but he was not blindly optimistic. He clearly saw Zhang Shicheng in the southeast and Xu Shouhui in the northwest; And "Yuan will decide Zhenjiang, if you don't spend it, you will stay in Ningguo, Tsing Yi Army will stay in Yangzhou, Eight SIRS will stay in Huizhou, Shi Sun will stay in Chuzhou, his brother Hou Sun will stay in Wuzhou, and Song will stay in Quzhou if you don't spend it". At that time, there were many people around, which was not optimistic. Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang captured Yingtianfu, he began to capture the surrounding towns and consolidate Yingtianfu's defense. In March of 16th year, that is, the month when Tianfu was captured, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Xu Da to capture Zhenjiang. In June, Deng Yu was sent to capture Guangde. In April of 17th year, Zhu Yuanzhang led an army to capture Ningguo and captured more than 100,000 soldiers including Zhu Liangzu. At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to Zhang Shicheng, but Zhang Shicheng detained the envoys and sent troops to attack Zhenjiang. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang repelled the enemy lines attacking the town and captured Changzhou occupied by Zhang Shicheng in February of the 17th year of Zheng Zheng. Later, he sent Geng Bingwen and Liu Cheng to capture Changxing, Zhao Jizu to capture Jiangyin and Xu Da to capture Changshu. The acquisition of these towns, that is, the control of the military sites guarding Yingtianfu, made Zhang Shicheng "invade foreign countries". After Zhu Yuanzhang stabilized the situation in Yingtianfu, he began to develop and strengthen his power in eastern Zhejiang. In July of 17th year, Hu Dahai conquered Huizhou, and in October, Kechi Prefecture, Chang Yuchun. /kloc-in March/8, Deng became Jiande,/kloc-in February/0, Zhu Yuanzhang led an army to Kewu Prefecture (now Jinhua, Zhejiang Province), changed to Ningyue Prefecture, and later changed to Jinhua Prefecture, located in the east of Zhejiang Province. /kloc-At the beginning of the 9th century, Zhuji, Hu Dahai, Kequzhou and Chang Yuchun were in September, and Kequzhou in Hu Dahai (now Lishui, Zhejiang) was in November. In this way, most of the western regions around Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yuan Dynasty were owned by Zhu Yuanzhang. The capture of these areas not only provided a barrier for Yingtianfu to replenish troops and military supplies, but also harvested a large number of civil and military talents. For example, Ye Chen, Zhang Yi and Liu Ji, the famous scribes in eastern Zhejiang, were all hired by Zhu Yuanzhang to save for a rainy day and gradually became kings. Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry to be king, but took advantage of the favorable opportunity to actively develop his own power. It was not until the 23rd year of Zheng Zheng (1363) that the Northern Red Scarf Army failed in Anfeng, and Zhu Yuanzhang met Wang Xiaoming and Han Liner in Chuzhou, with the trend of "holding the emperor to make princes", and then "flaunted the six divisions and held the flag high". On New Year's Day in the 24th year of Zheng Zheng, Zhu Yuanzhang publicly raised a banner in Yingtianfu and ascended the throne of Wu. In December of the 26th year, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Liao Yongzhong to invite Wang Xiaoming to Yingtianfu. On the way, he capsized and changed it to the first year of Wu. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang's side split, and his power became stronger and stronger, and he embarked on the road of unified war.

Zhu Yuanzhang's unified war began with the elimination of heroes, ended with the northern expedition to the Central Plains and the capture of the Yuan Dynasty (now Beijing). This strategy was formulated according to the situation at that time. Zhu Yuanzhang established political power in Yingtianfu. Although it captured the surrounding towns and made great progress, it was still surrounded by several separatist forces. Among them, Zhang Shicheng is in the northeast, Chen Youliang is in the southwest, Fang Guozhen is in the southeast and Chen Youding is in the south. These separatist regimes not only restricted the further development of Zhu Yuanzhang's power, but also threatened the security of Yingtianfu from time to time, while Zhang Shicheng was rich in financial resources and Chen Youliang was powerful, which posed the greatest threat to Zhu Yuanzhang. Based on this situation, counselor Liu Ji presented a plan: "A scholar is sincere and self-sufficient. If a friend dares to rob the Lord, his name is not correct, he is superior to others, and he forgets himself day by day. Make it clear first. The Chen family is destroyed, the Zhang family is isolated, and then it will be successful to go north to the Central Plains. " Zhu Yuanzhang adopted Liu Ji's suggestion. This proposal also became Zhu Yuanzhang's strategic policy of unifying the world in the future. Destroy Chen Youliang. In the twentieth year of Zheng Zheng (1360), Chen Youliang attacked the area ruled by Zhu Yuanzhang, occupied Taiping and stationed in quarrying, and joined forces with Zhang Shicheng to attack Yingtianfu, but Zhang Shicheng did not send troops to help. In Chen Youliang's southern expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang used the old friend relationship between Kang Maocai and Chen Youliang to design and lure Chen Youliang into the ambush circle, defeat Chen Youliang and recover Taiping, Anqing, Xinzhou and Yuanzhou. The following year, Chen Youliang sent his troops to capture Xinzhou and Anqing, and lost again. Zhu Yuanzhang advanced and defeated Chen Youliang in Jiangzhou. In this way, Chen Youliang repeatedly lost ground. In the 22nd year of Zheng Zheng, Longxing (now Nanchang, Jiangxi), Yuanzhou, Ruizhou, Lin 'an and Ji 'an counties were occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang, while Chen Youliang's "battlefield was shrinking". In April of the 23rd year, Chen Youliang took the opportunity of Zhu Yuanzhang's army to rescue the Anfeng Red Scarf Army, and sent his troops to 600,000 ships, carrying hundreds of retainers. He came from an empty country and successively captured Ji 'an, Linjiang and Wuwei, and entered Hongdu. Zhu Wenzheng, commander of Hongdu, led his troops to hold their ground for 85 days. By July, Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other main forces of more than 200,000 people came to the rescue. Chen Youliang was forced to withdraw and led the troops to fight in Poyang Lake. On July 2 1 day, the Poyang Lake War began. After several days of fierce fighting, Chen Youliang suffered heavy losses, and left general Wu Jin and right general Zhu Yuanzhang surrendered one after another, and the morale of the army gradually collapsed. Chen Youliang had no choice but to return to Wuchang and was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang. On August 27th, Chen Youliang was killed in the melee, and his son Chen Li led the defeated troops to flee back to Wuchang and proclaimed himself emperor.

In September, Zhu Yuanzhang led an army to attack Wuchang, and in October, an assassin occupied all parts of Hubei. In February of the following year, Zhu Yuanzhang surrounded Wuchang again, and David Li Chen was tired and the big man died. Zhu Yuanzhang set up Huguangxing Zhongshu Province, divided into Hubei and Jiangxi counties, and Shaoguan and Nanxiong in Guangdong, all of which merged with Chen Youliang. Ping Zhang Shicheng. After Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed Chen Youliang, his power increased greatly, and then he pointed the finger at Zhang Shicheng, the richest man in the bank. In October of the 25th year of Zheng Zheng (1365), Zhu Yuanzhang issued a proclamation, accusing Zhang Shicheng of "faking Yuan's orders, disobeying and not being diligent" and "starting a lot of attacks, attacking everything without exception, having too many soldiers, and committing the most heinous crimes". Then, Xu Da's company commanders were sent to take the strategy of "opening all counties and counties in Thailand first, cutting off the elbows and wings, and then taking the west of Zhejiang", and successively captured Tongzhou, Xinghua, Yancheng, Taizhou, Gaoyou, Huai 'an, Xuzhou, Suzhou, Haozhou, Pizhou and Anfeng counties, all of which were located in the north of Zhang Shicheng, thus cutting off the connection between Zhang Shicheng and Yuan Ting and ending his plan to reduce the yuan.

In the 26th year of Zheng Zheng (1366), in May, after Zhu Yuanzhang successfully completed his first strategic task, he prepared to destroy Zhang Shicheng on a large scale, published Zhou Pingba, recounted the eight major crimes of Zhang Shicheng, advised the civil and military soldiers in Zhang Shicheng to abandon the dark side, and called on the people to settle down. In August, Zhu Yuanzhang took Xu Da as the general and Chang Yuchun as the deputy general, and led two hundred thousand crusades against Zhang Shicheng. It successively captured Huzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other places, cleared the peripheral towns of Pingjiang, and surrounded Pingjiang on all sides. Zhang Shicheng failed to break through several times and had to stay in the lonely city for ten months. The city hanged itself and the Zhou regime perished. After the demise of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, the weaker separatist forces such as Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding in the south became turtles in a jar and lived in fear all day. Zhu Yuanzhang stepped in and destroyed Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding. In the 27th year of Zheng Zheng (1367), in September, Zhu Yuanzhang took Tanghe as the general to conquer the south and Zhen Wu as the deputy general to soothe the national treasure. At the same time, Hu Tingrui was appointed as the general of Zhengnan, who was a deputy general and attacked Chen Youding through Jiangxi. The two armies won a great victory. In that year1February, Fang Guozhen was forced to surrender; Chen Youding was captured in the first month of the following year, and these two separatist forces were also eliminated. At this point, except Mingxia in Sichuan and Hezhe in Guangdong, a large area of land in the south was under Zhu Yuanzhang's control. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang had sufficient military and financial resources to explore the Central Plains and unify the world. Conquer the metropolis. The Yuan Dynasty's rule in the north was crumbling under the attack of the Red Scarf Army, and its military strength was further weakened by the infighting among warlords within the ruling class. It can be said that the rule of Mongolian aristocrats has been in jeopardy, and it has been unable to suppress the resistance in various places, so it can only survive. In view of the situation at that time, after pacifying Zhang Shicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang took the main force to explore the Central Plains, and at the same time sent two troops to destroy Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding. Twenty-seven years (1367) in October, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Xu Da as the general and Chang Yuchun as the deputy general, and led 250,000 troops from Huaihe River to Hebei Province, and began the Northern Expedition to seize the Central Plains.

For the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to it, and specially called counselors and generals to discuss plans. Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang put forward a cautious and step-by-step strategy: "Take Shandong first and remove its shielding. Move to Henan and break its wings. Pull Tongguan and keep it, according to its threshold. The situation in the world is under my control, and then I will enter the capital and defeat the enemy without fighting. Whether it is the capital of Keyuan or the westward journey of Dagu, the clouds, Jiuyuan and Guanlong can be swept away. " Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the strategy of northern expedition to the Central Plains and warned soldiers to maintain military discipline. At the same time, he issued a campaign and put forward the slogan of national struggle of "expelling Land Rover, restoring China, and establishing Ji Ji Ji Min"; In order to win the support of the people in the north and ensure "no offense in autumn" in the election campaign, it is "tantamount to raising people in midsummer" for Mongolia and Semu people. At this point, the Northern Expedition was ready.

In February of the following year, the Northern Expeditionary Army pacified Shandong, then divided into two roads, and went hand in hand by land and water to capture Henan, and successively conquered Guide (now Shangqiu, Henan), Chen Zhou (now Huaiyang, Henan), Xuzhou (now Xuchang, Henan), the capital of song dynasty (now Kaifeng, Henan) and Henan (now Luoyang, Henan). In April, the temperature dropped in Wang Aru, lyna, and remained flat in Henan. In May, Feng and Kang Maocai led troops to conquer Shanzhou (now Shanxian County, Henan Province) and Tongguan, blocking the connection between the armed groups in Guanlong area and the Yuan Dynasty. At this point, Yuan Dadu lost his barrier and foreign aid and became Zhu Yuanzhang's bag, which means that the sun can set. In May, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the capital of song dynasty and calmly deployed the battle to conquer the metropolis. In July, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun went north from the capital of song dynasty, passed through Zhangde (now Anyang, Henan) and Guangping (now Yongnian, Hebei) and conquered Linqing. Soon, he conquered Texas and established Luchang and zhi gu. On the night of the 27th, we conquered Tongzhou and approached Dadu. Yuan Shundi was frightened after hearing the news and fled to Shangdu day and night. On the second day of August, the Northern Expeditionary Army regained the capital, and the rule of the Yuan Dynasty in the Central Plains came to an end. On the way to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor on the fourth day of the first month in the 28th year of Zheng Zheng (1368), with Daming as the title and Jianyuan Hongwu as the capital.