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Chapter 15: The Dragon and Phoenix Northern Expedition and the Unparalleled Famous Generals of the Yuan Dynasty (transitional chapter, mostly a summary of historical materials)

Jiangnan was very lively in the 16th and 17th years of Zhizheng.

The relationship between Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang was not very good to begin with. One made a gaffe in a letter and offended the other, and the other detained the other's messenger. The relationship between the two parties was considered to be forged.

As both sides continued to take advantage of Yuan Ting's body to expand their territory, conflicts between the two forces inevitably occurred.

Zhang Shicheng took action first. He was very confident. After all, he had just defeated the 40-strong army led by Tuotuo, a famous minister of the Yuan Dynasty, at the gate of Gaoyou City with inferior troops. This was the time when his confidence was inflated.

What he didn't expect was that he would start his own Good Friday with his own hands.

In July, not long after Zhu Yuanzhang became the Duke of Wu, Zhang Shicheng sent troops to sneak attack Zhenjiang, and was defeated by Xu Da in Longtan.

How can this happen?How can I, the majestic king, not be able to defeat a beggar?So Zhang Shicheng sent his younger brother and his most capable general Zhang Shide to lead tens of thousands of troops to come back. However, he was defeated again by Xu Da. This time it was even worse. Zhang Shide was directly defeated and captured.

In August, Marshal Zhang Shicheng and Jiang Tonghai surrendered.

In November, Zhang Shicheng was defeated again in Changzhou and captured his general.

In February 17th AD, Geng Bingwen defeated Zhang Shicheng and Zhao Dahu in Changxing.

In May, Zhang Shicheng's Zuocheng Pan Yuanming and Marshal Yan Zaixing attacked Changxing.They were defeated and retreated by Geng Bingwen.

Poor Zhang Jiusi was beaten up by Zhu Chongba, and in the end he was even forced to surrender to Yuan Ting to seek asylum.

So Zhu Yuanzhang beat Yuan Ting together.

In April, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun led their troops to conquer Ningguo. Marshal Zhu Liangzu was captured. More than [-] Yuan troops surrendered and more than [-] horses were captured. The counties of Taiping, Jingde, Nanling and Jing were successively defeated.

At this time, almost no one in Jiangnan was Zhu Yuanzhang's opponent.

In the Central Plains region, a vigorous war also officially kicked off.

The Northern Expedition of the Red Scarf Army, also known as the Dragon and Phoenix Northern Expedition.

In the 17th year of the Zhengzheng Period, Liu Futong took the banner of "Three thousand tigers will reach the land of Youyan; the dragon will fly in ninety-five, and the sky of the Song Dynasty will be reopened". He divided his troops into three groups and vowed to fight for the Yuan Dynasty.

In February, Mao Gui of the East Route Army went to sea from Haizhou and landed on the Shandong Peninsula by sea ship. He defeated Jiaozhou, Laizhou, Yidu Road, and Banyang Road, and defeated the Yuan Dynasty's Shandong Xuanwei envoy Dong Tuanxiao and Zhi Privy Council. Bran laughed.Later, they conquered Juzhou, Binzhou, Jining Road, Dongping Road, Daming Road, and Dongchang Road, broke into Jinan, and entered Hebei. They attacked the city and killed generals all the way, and finally defeated Jizhou. The vanguard reached Zaolin and Liuzhou in today's Tong County, Beijing. Lin, only 120 miles away from the capital, forced Emperor Zhizheng to issue an edict to the army of the world, King Qin, and initiate a proposal to move the capital!

In June, Mr. Guan and Po Tou Pan led the Central Route Army in the Northern Expedition. They set out from Caozhou, Shandong and marched westward to Shanxi. They conquered Yanmen Pass and Datong. Then they broke through Shangdu in one fell swoop and burned the Yuan Ting palace to the ground. The world was shocked!

Then the army turned east and marched eastward, breaking through Quanning Road and burning the palace of Prince Lu of Yuan Dynasty. They also broke through Liaoyang Road, the capital of Yuan and Liaoyang Provinces, and killed Lu Zhen, the general manager of Yizhou Road.Then he actually crossed the Yalu River, conquered Anju, crossed the Mercy Ridge, and invaded Gaijing, the capital of Goryeo, forcing the King of Goryeo to flee to Andong!The results are brilliant!
In September of the 16th year of Zhizheng, Liu Futong had already sent Li Wu and Cui De to lead the Western Route Army to attack Shaanxi. He first conquered Shaanxi Province, defeated the Yuan army, killed Shen Zhi Zhengshi Shu Lujie, then broke through Tongguan, and then committed suicide. Wuguan invaded Shaanxi, defeated Shangzhou, captured Qipan Mountain, marched into Lantian, and headed straight for Xi'an!
When the situation was favorable, Liu Futong led his troops to send troops from Bozhou to defeat Bianliang, occupy Luoyang, and surround Huaiqing.Later, the Han and Song Dynasties officially moved their capital to Bianliang, and for a while there was the prospect of replacing it with the Yuan Dynasty!
However, the appearance of one person changed everything.At the end of every dynasty, there will be a famous general who can turn the tide. If at the end of Qin, this person was Zhang Han, at the end of Han, this person was Huangfu Song, then at the end of Yuan, this person was called Chahan Timur.

Chahan Timur was actually a scholar and passed the Jinshi examination.In the 12th year of Zhizheng year, the Red Scarf Army marched northward for the first time. He and Li Siqi organized militia, first defeated the Luoshan Red Scarf Army, and then repeatedly defeated Liu Futong's Red Scarf Army in Hebei and Henan with only 1 people, and rose to Hebei in one breath Conduct Privy Council matters.

In November of the 15th year of Zhengzheng, Chahan Timur defeated Liu Futong's 30-strong army heading north in Zhongmu with his inferior force, and pursued them for more than ten miles.

In the 16th year of Zhizheng Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty urgently investigated Han Timur's entry into Shaanxi in order to restore the corrupt situation.Chahan Timur entered Shaanxi, defeated the Western Route Army three times in a short period of time, and completely defeated Li Wu and Cui De in Fengxiang City. According to historical records, "The thieves were crushed, tens of thousands of people were beheaded, and their bodies were laid for more than a hundred miles. "Xiting".

In the 18th year of Zhengzheng, Chahan Timur defeated the Central Route Army in the Taihang Mountains.

In the 19th year of Zhizheng year, fire captain Chahan Timur led his army to attack Bianliang. The Han and Song regimes, which had been unstoppable not long ago, were defeated repeatedly. In the end, they were beaten down to only a few hundred cavalry and Liu Futong guarding Han Lin'er to break through. !
In June of the 21st year, Chahan Timur marched into Shandong and defeated the Red Scarf Army in Donghe, Fenqi, Haoshiqiao and other places. By September, only the Red Scarf Army was left in the huge Shandong Province. Xiayidu is an isolated city!
As the leader of the rebel army, Han Song almost collapsed in an instant. For a moment, the world was terrified!
Fang Guozhen and Zhang Shicheng, who were just outsiders, immediately surrendered to the Yuan Ting. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, under the advice of Yan Ling and Li Shanchang, began to secretly communicate with the Yuan Ting and make peace quietly. It is not shameful to be able to bend or stretch.

Perhaps only the middle-aged man, whose eyes were full of ambition and cruelty, never had the thought of surrender from beginning to end.

"I, the great Han (Chen Han, at this time Xu Shouhui has been killed, the Tianwan Kingdom is over), will never lower my rank!"
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But the Yuan Dynasty finally ran out of energy.

To positive 22 years.

The Red Scarf Army Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng who had surrendered were preparing to rebel again and invited Chahan Timur to visit their camp. His subordinates advised him not to go. If not, he should bring more subordinates. However, Chahan Timur said: "Since I treat others sincerely, how can I keep everyone on guard?" (I treat others sincerely, so that everyone can be on guard against them?), so he only took eleven guards with him.

He was hacked to death by random knives.

He was posthumously named King Zhongxiang and given the posthumous title of Xianwu.

The death of Chahan Timur symbolizes the fall of the last pillar of the Yuan Dynasty. From then on, no one can be the leader of the rebel army. Whether it is Chen Youliang, Zhu Yuanzhang or even Zhang Shicheng, the final winner of the rebel army, the whole world It has nothing to do with Yuan Ting anymore.

After learning about the death of Chahan Timur, even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was far away in the south, breathed a sigh of relief and said: "There is no one left in the world."

He could finally deal with his current number one enemy without any scruples.

At this time, Zhu Wenzheng had been holding on in Hongdu for seventy days.

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