In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, social contradictions in China under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty intensified, and the people were struggling to make a living, and large-scale peasant uprisings and national revolts broke out. At this time, political corruption, economic collapse, and social chaos eventually led to the fall of the Yuan Dynasty. During this period, many outstanding historical figures appeared, who, through their intellect and courage, rose through the chaos and eventually established a new regime and ushered in a new historical period.
1. Fang Guozhen
Fang Guozhen for generations to sell salt floating sea as a business, and later forced to gather thousands of people in desperation, ordered to ask Zhang Shicheng, defeated Zhang Jun Kunshan, and later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang, followed Zhu Yuanzhang uprising, on the one hand to please Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand to accept the official position of the Yuan Dynasty, the official to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province Zuo Yuxiang, the title of Qu Guogong, became a two-faced, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he was very angry, and then sent an army to conquest, the general Tang He led the army to arrive in Qingyuan, Fang Guozhen led the troops to flee into the sea, and was defeated by the pursuing soldiers in Panyu, his generals surrendered one after another, Fang Guozhen sent his son to beg for surrender, Zhu Yuanzhang forgave and died of illness。
2. Han Shantong
Han Shantong's grandfather taught the White Lotus Sect, and then Han Shantong inherited the ancestral industry and continued to propagate the teachings of the White Lotus Sect among the poor peasants as the leader of the White Lotus Sect, advocating that the rule of the Yuan Dynasty would not last long, and the world would be in chaos. Han Shantong and Liu Futong gathered the people, killed white horses and black cows to sacrifice to heaven and earth, wrapped red scarves on their heads, and swore an uprising. Han Shantong was promoted as the king of Ming, and the rebel army was called the Red Turban Army. The local government sent troops to encircle and suppress them, and Han Shantong was killed in the roundup.
3. Liu Futong
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the leader of the Red Turban Army, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, after the sacrifice of Han Shantong, Liu Futong supported Han Lin'er, the son of Han Shantong, as the emperor, established the regime, the country was called "Great Song", the capital was Bozhou, and then moved to the feudal Yuan Dragon and Phoenix. He was appointed as the Privy Councillor and reappointed as Prime Minister and held military and political power. Soon led the army to conquer Bianliang and took Bianliang as the capital. Later, the Yuan army broke through Bianliang, Liu Futong led Han Lin'er to escape, asked Zhu Yuanzhang for help, Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to aid them, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang, and sent Liao Yongzhong to meet Liu Futong and King Xiaoming. On the way, Liu Futong and Han Lin'er were drowned by Liao Yongzhong.
4. Guo Zixing
After gathering people to revolt, and proclaimed himself marshal, captured Haozhou, and later married his daughter to Zhu Yuanzhang, Sun Deya provoked Zhao Junyong, Guo Zi was arrested, imprisoned in Sun Deya's cellar, almost killed, fortunately Zhu Yuanzhang came to the rescue, Guo Zixing and Peng Da, Zhao Junyong and other Kexuyi, Sizhou. Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Chuzhou and welcomed Guo Zixing to Chuzhou, and later Sun Deya's brother caught Zhu Yuanzhang and wanted to kill him, but Guo Zixing captured Sun Deya, so Sun Deya and Zhu Yuanzhang exchanged hostages, Guo Zixing wanted to kill Sun Deya to avenge the shame of being imprisoned that year, so Zhu Yuanzhang could only let him go, and later became depressed and died soon after.
5. Li Siqi
He and Chakhan Timur organized the landlord armed forces, suppressed the Red Turban Army, and made outstanding contributions to the suppression of the Red Turban Army. Zhang Liangbi, the leader of the landlord's armed forces, formed an alliance to jointly crusade against the Yuan general Kuangkuo Timur, was pushed as the leader of the alliance by the generals in Guanzhong, refused to expand Timur, and confronted Zhu Yuanzhang many times, all returned with a feather, and later surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Yuanzhang sent Li Siqi to recruit Wang Baobao, Wang Baobao was courteous, and sent cavalry to return when he was about to arrive in Sene, the cavalry wanted to leave relics to say goodbye, Li Siqi cut off one of his arms and handed it to the knight, and died of his injuries soon after returning.
6. Chen Youding
During the Yuan Dynasty to the Zheng Dynasty, the Liukou rose everywhere, Chen Youding joined the Yuan Dynasty in response to the edict, and gradually became a general of the Yuan Dynasty because of the meritorious work of the thief, occupying eight counties in Fujian. He successfully resisted the attacks of the Red Turban Army many times, such as the fierce battle of Loess Village, Deng Keming's attack on Tingzhou, and Chen Youliang's attack on Shanguan. In addition, he also defeated Deng Keming's army in Ninghua and other places, captured Deng Keming's subordinate Deng Yi, and when Zhu Yuanzhang became famous, Chen Youding led his army to fight Zhu Yuanzhang many times. Although he had killed Zhu Yuanzhang's general Hu Shen, he was eventually defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang. Chen Youding attempted suicide by taking medicine, was captured by Zhu Yuanzhang, and was later executed.
7. Xu Shouhui
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the leader of the Red Turban Army uprising and the emperor of the Tianwan regime led his army to conquer large areas such as present-day Hubei, Jiangxi, and other areas, with as many as one million troops. However, because of the dispersion of troops, they were soon defeated by the Yuan army, and after the fall of Qishui, he led the army to retreat into the Meishan Mountain in the Yellow Sea, and was later killed by the general Chen Youliang in Quarry.
8. Chen Youliang
The leader of the peasant rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the founder of the "Great Han" regime, participated in the Tianwan Red Turban Army in his early years, and was promoted to marshal because of his outstanding military achievements, and led the army to conquer Jiangxi, Anhui, and Fujian one after another, killing the subordinates of Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui, the generals of Tianwan, hijacking Shouhui, moving the capital to Jiangzhou, claiming to be the king of Han, killing Shouhui in quarrying, and establishing himself as the emperor, the country name Dahan, and the year name Dayi. The generals were deeply dissatisfied with Chen Youliang's usurpation of power, and surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang one after another in the war.
9. Zhang Shicheng
Led the army to capture Gaoyou, in Gaoyou called King Cheng, the country name Da Zhou, the year name Tianyu, and then moved the capital to Pingjiang Road, and later fought with Zhu Yuanzhang for many years, sent Lu Zhen to besiege Han Song Emperor Han Lin'er Yu Anfeng, and then proclaimed himself King Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Xu Da, Chang Yuchun to besiege Pingjiang Road, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang's army conquered Pingjiang, Zhang Shicheng was captured, hanged himself in Yingtianfu.
10. Ming Yuzhen
The leader of the peasant rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the founder of the Great Xia regime, participated in the Xu Song led by Xu Shouhui, made outstanding achievements, and the official was the marshal of the general of Fengguo, and later called the king of Longshu, in 1362, that is, the emperor's throne, the country name Daxia, the year name Tiantong, the capital of Chongqing, and later died of illness.
The rise of these heroes in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty doomed the Yuan Dynasty to the demise, but the final unification of Zhu Yuanzhang still proves that Zhu Yuanzhang has a certain strength.
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