The unification war in the Ming Dynasty was from 1368 to 1389. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, fought a series of wars to unify the whole country. The unification war of the Ming Dynasty was mainly divided into three parts: first, sending troops to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, then destroying the separatist regimes in various places, and finally attacking the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty to safeguard the unity of the Ming Dynasty.
At the end of Yuan Dynasty, there were frequent peasant uprisings all over the country, among which the most famous peasant uprising team was the Red Scarf Army. Zhu Yuanzhang is one of the leaders of the Red Scarf Army. From the outbreak of the uprising to 1367, the rebels led by Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang, the Han emperor in the south of the Yangtze River, and Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu, and unified the south of the Yangtze River. After that, Zhu Yuanzhang sized up the situation and prepared to set the Central Plains in the north and the coast in the south to seize national sovereignty.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to lead the army north to take the Central Plains and enter the capital, which is now Beijing. Among them, Xu Da was the general of the Northern Expedition and Chang Yuchun was the deputy general. In order to reduce the resistance of the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang asked the two of them to play the slogan of "expelling Land Rover and restoring China", which won the support of many Han people, so the Northern Expedition went smoothly.
To the south are Tanghe and Hu Tingrui, both of whom were named General Nan by Zhu Yuanzhang. Tanghe is responsible for eliminating the separatist forces in eastern Zhejiang, and Hu Tingrui is responsible for capturing Fujian. In addition, Guangxi was handed over to Yang Jing and others in Huguang Province.
By A.D. 1368, the troops sent by Zhu Yuanzhang had won one victory after another, and good news spread frequently. So Zhu Yuanzhang acceded to the throne in Yingtian for Ming Taizu and Jianyuan Hongwu. However, the unification war of the Ming dynasty did not end, but it was more extensive. After that, there were a series of operations such as capturing Sichuan, unifying Yunnan, unifying Northeast China, and managing the frontier.
The process of the Ming Dynasty's unification war;
The Ming Dynasty unified war lasted for a long time, and a series of battles took place in chronological order: taking Henan and Shandong; Capture Hebei; Capture the metropolis; Capture Shanxi but Shaanxi and Gansu and unify the northwest; Capture Fujian and pacify Fujian and Guangxi; Capture Sichuan, unify Yunnan, unify Northeast China, and manage the frontier.
The fall of Henan and Shandong, the fall of Hebei, and most of the fall were fought by the Northern Expeditionary Army, two famous soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. After the two of them pacified Shandong, Henan and other places, they began to isolate Dadu. Most of them were isolated from the outside world and fell into the arc encirclement of the Ming army. After consulting with Zhu Yuanzhang again, Xu Da led the army to take the majority.
This war gained a strategic advantage for Zhu Yuanzhang to unify China. The war to unify the northwest is the result of cooperation between all parties. First, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun marched westward, with Shengfeng and Tanghe crossing the north as auxiliary main forces. These wars basically completed the strategic plan drawn up by Zhu Yuanzhang before.
The southeast coast is mainly some separatist forces in eastern Zhejiang and Fujian. After destroying Fang Guozhen's army, Tanghe sent troops to Fuzhou and smashed Chen Youding's army. Hu Tingrui, a native of Ke Jianning and Xinghua, once recruited Tingzhou and counties south of Quanzhou. He led his troops into Fujian, wiped out Chen Yudang, Jinlong and other departments, and occupied Fujian. Later, southern coastal areas such as Guangxi and Guangdong were pacified.
After the victory of the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to surrender to Sichuan, Yunnan and Northeast China. The result was rejected, so I decided to send troops. Border areas are carefully managed to prevent frequent violent incidents.
The result of the Ming Dynasty unification war;
The unification war of the Ming Dynasty was the longest war in the early Ming Dynasty. Let's take a look at the results of the Ming Dynasty's unification war. After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, it meant that the rule of the Yuan Dynasty in the Central Plains was completely over. However, this does not mean that the Yuan Dynasty withdrew from the historical stage. In fact, it still has a certain military strength. It is entrenched in the north, still peeping into the Central Plains from time to time, and wants to make a comeback.
In addition to the enemies of the Yuan Dynasty, there are many armed forces, large and small, in Northeast China, Sichuan and Yunnan, as well as in Qin, Jin, Guan and Long regions. In this context, Zhu Yuanzhang's main task is naturally to continue the campaign, eliminate the separatist forces and unify the whole country. 137 1 year, Tanghe and Fu Youde were ordered to lead the army to attack Sichuan in two ways. In just a few months, Chongqing, Chengdu and other places were easily captured, Ming Sheng, the summer ruler, surrendered, and the separatist forces in Sichuan were destroyed.
198 1 year, Fu Youde, aquamarine and mu ying led troops to Yunnan. Three months later, Aquamarine and Mu Ying conquered Kunming, Fu Youde captured Uza, and the leader of the local separatist forces hanged himself on the way to escape. In February of the following year, the army once again captured Dali and pacified the whole territory of Yunnan. 1387, Zhu Yuanzhang sent 200,000 troops, appointed Sheng Feng as the general, and aggressively conquered the Yuan Prime Minister Naha in Northeast China. Facing the 200,000 Ming army, Naha realized that he was defeated, so he surrendered, and the separatist forces in Northeast China were wiped out.
1388, under the command of Zhu Yuanzhang, aquamarine led a hundred thousand troops into Mobei, mainly to pursue the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. Near the fishing sea, Man Zi, the captain of the Yuan Dynasty, was killed, and the empress of the Yuan Dynasty was also killed by the headquarters when she fled. Aquamarine's army completely eliminated the threat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. About 20 years later, the Ming Dynasty finally achieved national reunification in 1989.