Zhu Yuanzhang was a tyrant in the world, although he was born in the grassroots, his military thinking was extremely advanced, so that many military wizards at that time, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, and so on, all submitted to him. However, the Yuan Dynasty, which was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, had a general who made him admire the five bodies. This general was the only one who defeated the famous general Xu Da in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang personally praised him as a "strange man in the world", and no one could stand with him. He was Wang Baobao, a famous general at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
Wang Baobao
Wang Baobao's original name was Kukuo Timur, although he was a Mongol, but because he grew up in the Central Plains, he was already similar to the Han Chinese. His life is legendary. The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang called him a "strange man" is that his life is full of magic.
When Wang Baobao was a teenager, he followed his adoptive father Chakhan Timur to suppress the Red Turban Army for the Yuan Dynasty, and became more and more courageous, recovering a lot of lost land and wiping out the main force of the Red Turban Army. Later, his adoptive father was killed, and the 20-year-old Wang Baobao became the leader of the army, pacifying Henan, Shandong, and becoming a general relied on by the Yuan Dynasty.
Wang Baobao stills
Later, with the serious infighting in the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor and the crown prince pinched each other, and Wang Baobao did not take sides with either side, but silently enriched his strength, thinking of annexing the various warlords of the Yuan Dynasty and becoming a dominant divided force.
When Zhu Yuanzhang pacified the south and began the Northern Expedition, Wang Baobao reacted quickly, led his army to block the Ming army, and when the Yuan Dynasty was about to collapse, he stood up and did his best to support the royal family and save the country. At this time, Wang Baobao's military talent was fully displayed. The Ming generals Tang He, Li Wenzhong, and Lan Yu all suffered his big losses, which surprised the Ming army, which had won hundreds of battles along the way, and almost all the defeats were sent by Wang Baobao. Later, almost no one was willing to confront Wang Baobao. Zhu Yuanzhang also had no choice but to do a good job of ideological work every time.
Mongol army
Of course, Wang Baobao also has a nemesis, that is, Xu Da. Xu Da's name as the first general was not blown out. He almost destroyed Wang Baobao twice in succession. Once, Wang Baobao rushed to rescue Dadu, was secretly attacked by Xu Da in the base camp taiyuan, lost only pants, 40,000 soldiers were captured, only 18 people fled; Hongwu three years, or Xu Da, took the opportunity to sneak attack Wang Baobao, the result of more than 80,000 soldiers were captured, Wang Baobao only and his wife and a few people holding wood across the Yellow River to escape. These two big victories made Xu Da famous in the world.
Xu Da
In the fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang sent 150,000 troops and entered the Lingbei region in three ways. North of this ridge is the land of Genghis Khan's Longxing, located in a vast area north of Outer Mongolia. Xu Da took the initiative to ask Miao to be the Middle Route Army, Li Wenzhong as the Eastern Route Army, Feng Sheng as the Western Route Army, and Lan Yu as the vanguard. The elite of the Ming army was exhausted, and the three roads planned to complete their merits in one battle and annihilate the Yuan army in one fell swoop. As a result, Lan Yu took the lead in a big defeat, Xu Da retreated several miles and nestled in the stronghold for more than a month, Li Wenzhong got lost and most of the soldiers died of thirst, and only Feng Sheng was a small victory. In this battle, the Ming army lost more than 10,000 people, and also saved the lifeblood of the Yuan army. After that, the Ming Dynasty could no longer completely eliminate the Mongol army, but the Mongol army often caused trouble for the Ming Dynasty from time to time. The person who caused this situation was Wang Baobao.
Zhu Yuanzhang
Although Wang Baobao was defeated by Xu Da many times, he did not talk about Xu Sechang, no matter how painful the previous defeats were, he did not have cowardice, but actively learned lessons and finally won the victory.
Wang Baobao was so brave that Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly co-opted, persuaded, and appeased, but all ended in failure. He wrote to Wang Baobao 7 times to ask him to submit to Daming, but they were ignored. The envoys sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to surrender were either detained, cut off their arms, or poisoned to death, and did not give Zhu Yuanzhang the slightest affection, which was obviously a demonstration. But Zhu Yuanzhang respected him more and more. Later, in order to show favor, Zhu Yuanzhang asked his second son, the prince, to go to Wang Baobao's sister as a concubine, and wanted to huairou Wang Baobao. Wang Baobao remained unmoved.
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After Zhu Yuanzhang unified the whole country, most of the generals of the Yuan Dynasty submitted to the Ming Dynasty, and only Wang Baobao was left alone, but Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it but could not get it, and he always regretted it. Once, he took advantage of the meeting and asked, "Who is the strange man in the world?" All the generals said, "Chang Yuchun led less than 10,000 people to run amok, and he is a strange man." Indeed, Chang Yuchun was superior in martial arts, brave enough to champion the three armies, and once claimed to lead an army of 100,000 to dominate the world, known as "Chang 100,000". Taizu said, "Although Chang Yuchun is powerful, I can make him submit to me, but I can't convince Wang Baobao, this person is a real strange man." This anecdote is recorded in the History of Ming, which shows that it is indeed a true thing.
In the eighth year of Hongwu, Wang Baobao died of illness in the camp at the age of about 40. Wang Baobao was an outstanding military expert, and Zhu Yuanzhang cherished him and admired each other among heroes.