Xu Da

Word: Tiande

Born and died: 1332-1385

Age: 54 years old

Posthumous title: Wu Ning

Famous saying: The support from the Yuan Dynasty has been exhausted. Now we can take advantage of the situation and attack the capital of Yuan Dynasty without fighting.

Xu Da ranked first among the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty. He was born a farmer. He defected to Zhu Yuanzhang at the age of 22 and followed him in the southern and northern wars with few defeats. He was appointed marshal at the age of 24. He was later named the Right Prime Minister of Zhongshu, the Duke of Wei, and was posthumously named the King of Zhongshan. He was a genius with both civil and military skills. He was loyal, upright, brave and resourceful throughout his life. He made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty's nearly 300 years of foundation, but he never took credit for himself. Zhu Yuanzhang called him a commoner brother and praised him: "He goes out after being ordered to succeed, he is not shy and does not attack, he has no love for women, he has no treasure to take, he is upright and flawless, as bright as the sun and the moon, he is just a general."

Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were well-known generals at that time, and they were both regarded as loyal ministers by Zhu Yuanzhang. Chang Yuchun was fierce and agile, daring to penetrate deep into enemy lines, while Xu Da was good at making suggestions. Chang Yuchun had a bad temper and often killed people when he captured a city, but Xu Da had a gentle personality and never disturbed the people wherever he led his troops. Even if assassins and spies are caught, they will treat them with kindness and use them for their own use. This is why Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Xu Da as the general of the expedition. He also specifically told the ministers: "When a general is ordered to go out, he must win people. The division has discipline and must win and attack. Those who have the body of a general are not as good as the general Da."

Xu Da started at the age of 22 Following Zhu Yuanzhang, he sacrificed his life and was unswervingly loyal. He was the first contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty. He is brave and dares to enter the enemy camp alone to seek Zhu Yuanzhang's replacement; he is resourceful and can use different tactics to defeat the enemy according to different enemy situations; he is humble and takes the most credit but does not consider himself a hero; he is upright and is not greedy for sex, money or selfishness. Cheating and not following the crowd. Among the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, it is rare for him to end up with a great reputation; and Zhu Yuanzhang is also an exception to be worthy of his brothers. He made immortal contributions in wiping out the separatists and unifying China. He is worthy of being an eternal famous general with both military and military skills.