The pace of Zhu Yuanzhang's reunification began with Nanjing and the Northern Expedition Yuan Dynasty.

After Zhu Yuanzhang set out to destroy Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, he unified from 1367 to 10, and began the Northern Expedition to the Yuan Dynasty from Nanking. The first Northern Expedition was led by Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, with a total force of 250,000. Occupy the whole territory of Shandong after 3 months. Then I went west to Henan, where I met Aruwen, the main force of the Yuan Army. The two sides fought in Luoshui, destroying 50,000 enemies, and Aruwen was captured. Then conquer Tongguan and Huazhou. 1368 in may, Zhu Yuanzhang personally went to the capital of song dynasty to take the oath to discuss yuan. In July, Xu Da occupied most of the surrounding areas, and Yuan Shundi abandoned the city and fled. On August 2, the Ming army occupied Dadu.

The real war is yet to come. Wang Baobao, a famous soldier, led more than 65,438,000 troops in Shaanxi, more than 200,000 troops from Naha in Liaodong and more than 65,438,000 troops in Yunnan. In February 65438, Xu Da led more than 50,000 Ming cavalry to confront Wang Baobao at the gates of Taiyuan, and Wang Baobao abandoned his troops and fled. The Ming army wiped out more than 40,000 troops, and Chang Yuchun chased Xinzhou, and more than 654.38 million troops in Wang Baobao were wiped out. The following year, Xu Da went west to Shaanxi and Yuan surrendered. 1June 369, Chang led 80,000 infantry and 1000 cavalry to continue attacking Shangdu. Even in Jinzhou and Daxing, Yuan Shundi escaped and captured the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty.

Unfortunately, Chang Yuchun died on his way back to the division, and Li Wenzhong was promoted to coach. At the same time, Xu Da continued to attack Gansu westward. Capture Lanzhou. Wang Baobao regrouped more than 654.38 million troops and besieged Lanzhou. 1370 in March, Zhu Yuanzhang sent four armies, and 400,000 troops from Xu Da, Shengfeng, Deng Yu and Tanghe attacked Dingxi. Wang Baobao suffered a fiasco in April, killing 84,000 people. In May, Li Wenzhong left Juyongguan and conquered Yingchang. All members of the royal family of the Yuan Dynasty were captured, and only Yuan Shundi's son fled to Helin (Ulaanbaatar) to reunite with Wang Baobao. 1372, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and Shengfeng each led 50,000 men into the East, West and Middle. Xu Da in the middle of the road underestimates the enemy and loses the soldiers; Li Wenzhong, East Road, ran out of food and grass and was defeated. Fu Youde, deputy commander of Shengfeng West Road, won all seven wars and swept Mobei on a large scale.

This time was the end of Zhu Yuanzhang's early Northern Expedition, and the two sides entered a stalemate in the northern battlefield. 1377, Zhu Yuanzhang sent general Deng Yu to explore Tibet. Deng Yu was on a roll, and Lien Chan was victorious. He chased the enemy to Kunlun Mountain, wiped out tens of thousands of people, surrendered to several countries, and expanded the territory for the Ming Dynasty. 1379. General Mu Ying and Fu Youde marched into Yunnan with an army of 6.5438+0.5 million, and the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty fought back. By 1385, more than 200,000 enemies had been wiped out, and Yunnan was pacified. 1387, the North Road War broke out again, and Zhu Yuanzhang sent generals Sheng Feng, Fu Youde and Aquamarine to lead 200,000 troops to attack Liaodong. Lien Chan's winning streak. In May, Yuan Taiwei and Naha led 200,000 soldiers to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. 1388, sapphire rate 150000 expedition to Mobei, defeated in Yuhai (Lake Baikal) 100000 yuan army, all princes and ministers were captured. The Yuan Dynasty officially declared its demise. The war also captured the imperial seal that has been circulating for more than 1000 years.