**Ten Thousand Fans Incentive Plan In the late Yuan Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, many warlords competed for power, and Zhu Yuanzhang's strength was not the strongest, but he finally seized the world. What kind of resource, opportunity, and change are hidden behind this historical mystery?
In 1351, after Emperor Yuan Shun ascended the throne, the government became increasingly malfunctional. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, peasant uprisings came and went, and various localities rose up together, dividing one side and the country fell apart. At that time, the Yuan court was corrupt and incompetent, the people were struggling to make a living, wars and famines were frequent, and the people were in dire straits.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born into a poor peasant family, and from an early age, he experienced the darkness and decay of the late Yuan Dynasty's rule. He originally wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge in the uprising, but he didn't expect to emerge by chance and get the gift of the right time and place in the peasant uprising.
After twists and turns, by 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang had basically unified the area south of the Yangtze River and established a relatively stable base area. However, the north is still fighting among the giants, and he is determined to unify the world and eliminate the situation of the country. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also inadvertently realized that he might have an extraordinary destiny, which may be the opportunity given to him by God to realize the great cause of reunification.
In October 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to send troops from the north and south at the same time to attack the Yuan Dynasty in the north. In the war of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, his fate will face a major turning point. Zhu Yuanzhang sent Hu Mei and others to attack Fujian and Guangdong; Send Xu Da and others north to attack Shandong and Henan. The Northern Expedition army went all the way to Ketai'an, Jinan, Jining and other places.
At this time, it was late autumn, the sky was high and crisp, and the army was invincible along the way. The Northern Expedition led by Xu Da was like a rainbow, with brilliant achievements, and it was like a bamboo. Good news often comes from time to time, and Zhu Yuanzhang received good news in the rear, and his heart was full of ambition.
In the first month of 1368, the Ming army responded to Tianfu. In February, it crossed the Yellow River and entered Bianliang in April. At this moment, the army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains. Zhu Yuanzhang also realized at this time that he might really be able to establish a great dynasty. And this, it is necessary to occupy the capital of Yuan. In June, Xu Da led a large army to the capital of Yuan.
In the leap month of 1368, the Ming army approached the capital of Yuan, and Emperor Yuan Shun fled in a hurry. At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's determination and ambition in the Northern Expedition reached its peak. Finally, in August 1368, the Ming army conquered the capital of Yuan, and the Yuan Dynasty officially ended, and Zhu Yuanzhang realized that this was the turning point of his best luck and fate. He was ecstatic and began to wholeheartedly prepare for the establishment of his new dynasty.
Defeating the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and occupying Dadu was only the first time that Zhu Yuanzhang felt the sweetness of the realization of the goal of unification. However, the whole country has not yet been completely unified, and the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty are still relatively strong. There are still strong forces in Liaodong in the north, and there are still resistance in the northwest. In order to establish a truly unified empire, it is necessary to further expand the territory.
After the Ming army occupied Shanxi in 1369, Xu Da soon launched a war against Shaanxi. Over the course of several months, Xu Da and other generals led a large army and fought many decisive battles on the Jin-Shaanxi border. Finally, in August, he captured Xi'an and basically controlled the Shaanxi region. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang received good news in Beijing and was overjoyed. Because of the stability of the northwest, he undoubtedly felt that he was only the last step away from establishing a truly centralized empire.
In order to completely destroy the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty and unify the northwest region, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to launch several westward expeditions. At the beginning of 1370, he personally dispatched a large army, divided by different generals, and went out in multiple ways to try to annihilate the main force of the Yuan army in the northwest region in one fell swoop. The bloody battle lasted for several months, with heavy casualties on both sides.
Eventually, the Ming army annihilated almost all remnants of the Yuan dynasty in the northwest, forcing Yuan Zhaozong to flee further north. After that, the Ming army drove straight into Gansu and other places one after another. This undoubtedly made Zhu Yuanzhang realize that the reality of great unification has been clearly visible, and the prototype of the Ming Dynasty has also been initially formed.
With the consolidation of the north and northwest, the goal of unifying the whole country was already in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands. Still, the southwest is still a problem for him to solve. Sichuan is still entrenched in the late Yuan Dynasty, and Yunnan and other places are still relatively free, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang very uneasy. Because a dynasty in the true sense of the word must truly rule the whole country in the palm of your hand.
In 1371, Zhu Yuanzhang transferred troops to the south, with the goal of exterminating Great Xia, and launched an attack by land and water. He beat the drum vigorously above the court and repeatedly emphasized the importance of this southern expedition. Tang He's navy first arrived in Chongqing, and after many days of fierce fighting, the Ming army quickly captured a foothold.
At the same time, the army also fought fiercely with the Great Xia army under the city of Chengdu. In the end, the Great Xia army was demoralized and surrendered without a fight. In just one month, Zhu Yuanzhang's army occupied the entire Sichuan-Shu region. At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was undoubtedly ecstatic in his heart, because this undoubtedly made him see that the dream of the Central Plains Dynasty was about to come true.
Next, Zhu Yuanzhang launched a large-scale crusade against Yunnan. At the beginning of 1382, the Ming army went out in several directions and soon captured Dali and other places. Under the exploits of the generals, the Ming army marched step by step, and finally basically occupied the entire Yunnan region in the middle of that year. After that, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Mu Ying to guard Yunnan and consolidate his rule. This undoubtedly made Zhu Yuanzhang feel that he controlled the entire southwest region, and the dream of a unified dynasty was almost within reach.
In addition to the southwest, the northeast is also a thorn in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. Liaodong was still guarded by powerful Yuan forces, which from time to time intruded on the newly occupied lands of the Ming Dynasty in the northeast. This was a particular headache for Zhu Yuanzhang, because it would affect his plan to establish absolute authority across the country.
After 1377, he transferred troops from Beijing to garrison Liaodong, and also sent troops many times to try to exterminate the Yuan army in Liaodong, but he was repeatedly defeated. This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel frustrated, and he began to worry that the Northeast would become a big problem for him.
In 1387, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to personally integrate the army and capture the Yuan Dynasty leaders in Liaodong. He personally stood in the barracks beating drums and gathered, and in a few months he mobilized more than 100,000 troops. This Northern Expedition can be described as a huge momentum and a thousand aura. Zhu Yuanzhang also emphasized the importance of this Northern Expedition to the soldiers many times before setting out on the expedition.
This Northern Expedition can be described as full of gunsmoke, the Ming army and the Yuan army are life and death, and they have fought many decisive battles in a row. After months of bloody fighting, the Ming army finally captured the Jinshan fortress and forced the Yuan leader Nahachu to surrender. Before and after this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang spent several months in command in eastern Liaodong, which can be described as overwork. However, the final victory was a relief for him, because it undoubtedly meant that he was one step closer to the goal of unification.
From 1351 to 1387, Zhu Yuanzhang went through a long 36-year journey, but through the wars of the Northern Expedition and the Southern Expedition and the Western Expedition, he finally realized his long-cherished wish, unified this troubled country, established the great and splendid Ming Dynasty, and ended the great ** situation since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
In the long journey, Zhu Yuanzhang always grasped the fighter plane, dispatched the generals, conquered the south and the north, and chased the Central Plains. In the end, he got his wish and established the glorious Ming Dynasty. This unwavering ambition and will will will be praised by later generations.
Taking history as a mirror, the ambition and cohesion of the great unified empire are still a powerful driving force for the Chinese nation to create brilliance together. The story of Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition and Southern Expedition will also be passed down from generation to generation, inspiring the sons and daughters of China to continue to win their own great rejuvenation.