In Jin Yong's "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon", zhao min's brother Wang Baobao has been mentioned somewhat, in this novel, Wang Baobao is only a marginal character, but in the real history of the late Yuan Dynasty, Wang Baobao's name can be described as a world-shaking, known as "the world's first strange man".
And the title of "strange man" is exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang gave, we often say, to see whether a person is strong or not, to see who his opponent is, so far, we can see that this person's ability is extraordinary.
Ming Taizu smiled and said, "Although Yu Chun is a master, I have to be subject to it." I can't be a vassal of Wang Baobao, and his people are strange men also. (History of the Ming Dynasty - Biography of Tamerlane)
Moreover, for Wang Baobao, Zhu Yuanzhang has always wanted to get it and can't get it, and he can't kill it if he wants to.
Zhu Yuanzhang had repeatedly summoned Wang Baobao, repeatedly corresponded, and sent people out to persuade him to surrender many times, but the results were not good, but this kind of behavior made Ming Taizu respect him more and more, and even assigned Wang Baobao's sister Wang Shixu to his second son Zhu Zhu, the King of Qin, as a concubine, but such a gentle means did not impress Wang Baobao.
According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang had three major regrets, the first was that he did not get the Chuanguo Jade Seal, the second was that Wang Baobao was not captured alive, and the third was that there was no news of the Yuan Prince at that time. It can be seen that Wang Baobao's status in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is very high.
Wang Baobao, this name is probably transliterated, his official name is given by the Yuan Shun Emperor, Kuku Timur, born in a Mongolian family, but living in Henan, deeply influenced by Han culture. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he followed his adoptive father Chakhan Timur to organize a rebel army to quell the rebellion, and won many battles, after his adoptive father was assassinated by the general, he became a military leader at the age of 20, not only with his hand bladed enemies, pacifying the Central Plains, but also being relied on by the Yuan court as a heavy subject of the country, which is really a young hero!
Then, when the rebels were happy to kill each other, he showed his tyrannical side, divided one side, perfunctorily ordered the Yuan court, chased his ambitions, and preserved his strength. However, when Zhu Yuanzhang pacified the south and began the Northern Expedition, Wang Baobao actively rushed to the aid and blocked the Ming army, defeating Tang He, Li Wenzhong, Lan Yu and other famous Ming generals, so most of the Ming generals were reluctant to confront Wang Baobao.
Then in 1368, Emperor Yuan Shun and the crown prince abandoned Dadu and went north, and the Yuan Dynasty rule in the Central Plains ended, after which Tamerlane began to take on the important task of reviving the Yuan Dynasty, and in recovering most of the Yuan Capital, due to traitors within, he was defeated by night raids, and fled with only eighteen horses. Then Wang Baobao attacked the western town of Lanzhou and killed Ming Willguang, but at this time Xu Da once again led an army to defeat Wang Baobao, this time Wang Baobao was even more embarrassed, only to escape with his wife and children, and finally made peace with Yuan Ting, but at this time Emperor Yuanshun was dead, and the enthroned Aiyou Zhili Dala almost handed over all matters to Wang Baobao.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still jealous of this famous general at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, worried that he would resurrect himself, so he sent Xu Da to lead a hundred thousand troops to carry out the Northern Expedition, which was divided into three roads, namely Xu Da, the general of the Middle Road, and Feng Sheng, the general of the West Expedition of the West Road of the Left Deputy General of the East Road. However, due to insufficient preparations, coupled with the fact that Tamerlane fled after the defeat of Kuku, he successfully ambushed the Ming army in the north of the desert, the Ming army killed more than 10,000 people, and the Ming army had three large armies, and only the Ming army Feng Sheng in the west road won the victory.
This battle can be said to be the most brilliant battle wang Baobao has achieved in his life.
After that, although Wang Baobao harassed the Ming dynasty's borders from time to time, he eventually returned to heaven and died of illness in the Kharana Sea (in present-day Mongolia, Kobdo), and never set foot in the Central Plains again.