Li Wenzhong
Li Wenzhong (1339-1384) was born in Xuyi, Jiangsu Province (now Mingguang City, Anhui Province). He was the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and a famous general and counsellor.
When Li Wenzhong was 12 years old, his mother, Princess Cao Guochang, died. His father, Li Zhen, led him through the chaos army and was on the verge of death many times. Two years later, I met my uncle Zhu Yuanzhang in Chuzhou. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Wenzhong, he was very fond of him, so he took him as his adopted son and followed his surname Zhu.
At the age of 19, Li Wenzhong led the pro army as a sacrificial person, supported Chizhou with the army, defeated Tianwan army, and became the first of the generals. Zhu Yuanzhang was very fond of Li Wenzhong and often sent him to supervise the army and go out with the generals. Wen Zhong moved to the battlefield, where he became an official of Ronglu, a senior official of Zhejiang Province, and his surname was Li.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Li Wenzhong led many expeditions to recruit the remaining forces of the yuan army, and won the title of Cao Guogong. In 1379, Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty ordered Li Wenzhong to preside over Dadu Dufu (the highest military institution) and Guozijian (the highest institution in China).
In the 17th year of Hongwu (1384), Li Wenzhong died of illness and was granted the title of King Qiyang after his posthumous title of "Wujing". His portrait was hung in the temple of meritorious officials, ranking third. Zhong Shan was buried.
Li Jinglong, the son of Li Wenzhong, succeeded to the Duke of Cao state.
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Life of the characters
Family background
Li Wenzhong's father, Li Zhen, moved to Dongxiang in Haozhou (now Fengyang County). Li Zhensheng, a friendly man, married Zhu Yuanzhang's elder sister Zhu (who was granted the title of Princess Cao after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty) and gave birth to Baoer (Li Wenzhong) in 1339.
When Li Yuanzhang was young, Zhu Yuanzhang was able to take care of his family.
When bao'er was 12 years old (1350), his hometown was hit by a severe drought. The disaster never came alone, and the plague became popular again. Eight or nine out of the 200 people in his village died, and bao'er's mother also died. Baoer's father, Li Zhen, donated his money to kill the cattle and pigs for the villagers to eat and help them. Soon, the soldiers entered the country, and Li Zhen had to take Baoer to huaidong for refuge.
In the lunar November of 1352, Li Zhen heard that Bao Er's uncle Zhu Yuanzhang was a general of Guo Zixing in Chuzhou. When the war was in chaos, Baoer and his son were on the verge of death several times. After a month of twists and turns, I finally arrived in Chuzhou in December of the lunar calendar and met Zhu Yuanzhang.
When bao'er saw his uncle Zhu Yuanzhang, he thought of his dead mother and burst into tears in his uncle's arms. Zhu Yuanzhang's grief and joy mixed together, comforted Bao Er and said, "when a nephew sees his uncle, it's like seeing his mother. You've arrived at your uncle's place, and you'll have a life to depend on in the future. I think you'd better change your name to Zhu with me! "Bao'er nodded and agreed. From then on, he changed his name to Zhu Wenzhong.
Zhu Yuanzhang also invited fan Zuqian and Hu Han to be the teachers of Zhu Wenzhong (Li Wenzhong). Zhu Wenzhong was intelligent and perceptive. He learned things as if he had learned before. He was proficient in classics and righteousness, and was good at poetry and song.
A young soldier
In 1357, 19-year-old Zhu Wenzhong (Li Wenzhong) led Zhu Yuanzhang's Pro army to support Chizhou as a sacrificial person. He made great achievements in the first battle. He defeated Zhao Pusheng's soldiers in Chizhou and captured Qingyang, Shidai, Taiping and Jingde counties. In 1358 (the 18th year of Zhizheng), Zhu Wenzhong, together with Deng Yu and Hu Dahai, entered Zhejiang from Huizhou. He won Jiande from the army of the Yuan Dynasty and became the commander of the pro army capital. He guarded Jiande and took over 30000 people from the old headquarters of Yang Wanzhe, commander of Miao.
Soon after, Deng Yu moved to Jiangxi, and Zhu Wenzhong and Hu Dahai captured Zhuji. When Zhang Shicheng invaded Yanzhou, Zhu Wenzhong led his army to resist at the east gate. Another general sent out the small north gate and attacked the enemy's back road by taking a small path. The two armies attacked each other and defeated Zhang Shicheng. After a month, Zhang Shicheng attacked again, and Zhu Wenzhong defeated the enemy at Dalangtan to capture the water diversion. Zhang Shicheng sent generals to occupy Sanxi, and Zhu Wenzhong led the army to defeat it. Beheading Marshal Lu and burning enemy bases. Zhang Shicheng never dared to peep at Yanzhou again. Zhu Wenzhong's official position was promoted to "acting in Privy Council with the same fund".
Hu Dahai captured Li Mingdao and Wang Haner, Chen Youliang's subordinates, and sent them to Zhu Wenzhong. Zhu Wenzhong released them and treated them with courtesy. He ordered them to call Wang Pu, Jianchang's general, and Wang Pu surrendered.
Pacify Jiangnan
In 1362, Miao soldiers rebelled in Jinhua and killed Hu Dahai. Zhu Wenzhong sent generals to beat away the generals of Miao soldiers, and personally pacified his troops. Chuzhou Miao army also launched a rebellion and killed Geng Zaicheng. Zhu Wenzhong sent his generals to Jinyun to seek Chu Zhou. Zhu Wenzhong was granted the title of zuocheng in eastern Zhejiang Province. He was in charge of the military affairs of yanqu and Zhuzhou. In the same year, Zhang Shicheng's 100000 troops stormed Zhuquan. General Xie Zaixing was in a hurry, and Zhu Wenzhong sent Hu Deji, a fellow soldier, to the rescue. Xie Zaixing once again asked for more troops, but Zhu Wenzhong could not send reinforcements because of the small number of troops. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Shao Rong to fight against the chaotic army in Chuzhou, and Zhu Wenzhong threatened that Xu Youcheng and Shao Pingzhang would lead the army to help Zhuquan. Zhang shichengjun learned that he was very scared and tried to escape at night. In the middle of the night, Hu Deji and Xie Zaixing led the death squads to open the door and make a surprise attack, defeating Zhang Shicheng's army, thus preserving the whole army.
In 1363, Xie Zaixing defected to Zhang Shicheng and led his army to attack Dongyang. Zhu Wenzhong and Hu Shen fought in Yiwu, leading thousands of cavalry to cross the enemy's line and defeated Xie Zaixing. After a while, Zhu Wenzhong adopted Hu Shen's strategy and built another city 50 li away from Zhuquan to make a corner with Zhuquan. Zhang Shicheng sent situ Li Bosheng and 160000 troops to attack, but failed to conquer.
In the spring of 1365, Zhang Shicheng sent Li Bosheng to lead 200000 troops to attack Xincheng (now Zhuji south of Zhejiang Province). Zhu Wenzhong led Zhu Liangzu to rescue quickly and set up camp ten miles away from the new town. Hu Deji sent someone to tell Zhu Wenzhong that the bandit army was very strong and should be stationed to wait for the army. However, Zhu Wenzhong said: "the use of troops depends on strategy, not on the large number of people." So he ordered a meeting with the enemy the next morning. The next day, when the fog was heavy and the sky was dark, Zhu Wenzhong summoned the generals and swore to heaven, "this is the matter of the country. I dare not die after the three armies." So Xu Daxing and Tang Keming were ordered to take charge of the left army, Yan de and Wang de took charge of the right army, and they personally led the Chinese army to bear the brunt. Chuzhou reinforcements had arrived at this time, fighting bravely. As the fog dispersed, Zhu Wenzhong led dozens of elite cavalry to rush down from high places to the core of the enemy. Zhu Wenzhong was surrounded by elite enemy cavalry. Zhu Wenzhong killed a lot of enemies by himself, leading the cavalry to rush out and be invincible. The army took advantage of the opportunity to attack, and the army in the city rushed out of the city with beating drums and shouting, and the enemy was defeated. Zhu Wenzhong's army pursued the defeated soldiers for tens of miles, beheaded tens of thousands of them, and the stream turned bloody. He captured 600 generals and 3000 soldiers, and seized weapons and food for several days. Li Bosheng only escaped by himself.
When the victory was reported to Wuchang, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed. He recalled Zhu Wenzhong, held a banquet all day, rewarded the royal clothes and horses, and ordered him to return to the army.
In the autumn of 1366, Zhu Yuanzhang's army attacked Zhang Shicheng. Zhu Wenzhong was ordered to attack Hangzhou to contain the enemy. Zhu Wenzhong led Zhu Liangzu to conquer Tonglu, Xincheng and Fuyang, and then attacked Yuhang. Yuhang garrison general Xie Wu is Xie Zaixing's younger brother. Zhu Wenzhong wrote to him and promised not to kill him. Five of Xie Wu and Xie Zaixing's sons went out of the city to surrender. Zhu Wenzhong did not agree with Zhu's request for death penalty. Then he went straight to Hangzhou, where pan Yuanming, the general of Hangzhou, surrendered, and Zhu Wenzhong's troops entered Hangzhou. When pan Yuanming met with a Geisha, Zhu Wenzhong commanded the army to leave and stationed in a high-rise building, and ordered: "those who enter the houses without permission will die."
A soldier borrowed a common people's cooking pot and was beheaded in public, so the city of Hangzhou was in good order. Zhu Wenzhong received 30000 troops and 200000 grain. He was granted the title of Ronglu doctor and pingzhangshi in Zhejiang Province by Zhu Yuanzhang, who told him not to take the surname of Zhu any more and restore the surname of Li.
In 1367, Zhu Yuanzhang sent water troops and army to attack Fujian, and Li Wenzhong led his troops to Pucheng to attack Fujian. After returning to the division, Yu Kou, jinzilong and others gathered to rob. Li Wenzhong attacked again and captured him, so Jianzhou, Yanzhou and Tingzhou were pacified. The soldiers were ordered to adopt the abandoned children on the way, and countless people were supported.
On the Northern Yuan Dynasty
In the spring of the second year of Hongwu (1369), Li Wenzhong, as a partial general, went out of the fortress to drive away emperor Yuanshun. After Chang Yuchun's death, Li Wenzhong was ordered to take charge of the army instead of Chang Yuchun. He was ordered to join General Xu Da to attack Qingyang. When we arrived in Taiyuan, we learned that Taiyuan was besieged, so we said to Zuo Cheng Zhao Yong, "we are ordered to come. If it is conducive to the military affairs of the country, we can decide for ourselves. Now Datong is in an emergency. We can go to the rescue along the way. " So he led the army to set out from Yanmen pass, stationed in Mayi, defeated the Northern Yuan Youbing, captured Pingzhang Liu Tiemu, and entered Baiyang gate. At that time, there was heavy rain and snow, and the army was already stationed. However, Li Wenzhong ordered him to move five miles forward, relying on the river as a dangerous barrier to defend himself. When the soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty came to rob the camp in the dark, Li Wenzhong's Army stood still. At daybreak, when the enemy arrived, Li Wenzhong appointed two battalions to fight to the death. It was estimated that the enemy was tired, so he sent out elite troops to attack from left to right to defeat the enemy, captured the enemy general tuoliebo, captured more than 10000 people, and chased them back to manggecang.
In the third year of Hongwu (1370), Li Wenzhong was given the title of deputy general of Zhenglu Zuo. He and General Xu Da divided the way to the north and led 100000 people out of Yehuling to Xinghe to surrender
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