When Zhu Yuanzhang was young, his family was very poor and often did not have enough to eat. Only his second brother-in-law Li often helps him, takes care of him and gives him a full meal. Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he took special care of his second brother-in-law Li Zhen's family.
For Li Zhen, Zhu Yuanzhang not only conferred the title of Cao Guogong on him, but also exempted Li Zhen from the official dynasty and praised him greatly. (You don't have to call Zhu Yuanzhang by his first name in the early days of the court, but only by his official name), and he was also chartered to wear a dragon robe embroidered with five-claw golden dragons on major occasions. When Li Zhen was old, in order to take care of Li Zhen conveniently, Zhu Yuanzhang made an exception and gave him a house in the inner city of the imperial city. After Li Zhen's death, Zhu Yuanzhang not only named him the king of Longxi County, but also named him the king of Longxi County. Three days off school? , but also posthumously to him? All three are lords? Great grandfather Li Wuer is the king of Longxi, grandfather Li Liuer is the king of Qiyang, and father Li Qisan is the king of Longxi.
As the only son of Li Zhen and princess royal of Cao, and the only relative living in the world after Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded to the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang loved Li Wenzhong very much and regarded him as his own son. 19 years old, Li Wenzhong is in charge of Zhu Yuanzhang's army; 3 1 year-old became the highest military attache in the early Ming Dynasty, commanding the Ming army.
Of course, although Li Wenzhong was deeply loved by Zhu Yuanzhang because of his mother, if he didn't have talent, I'm afraid he was only treated as an official and was awarded such an important position as Zuodoudu. The reason why he was replaced by an official and was awarded the important task of commanding the army was mainly because Li Wenzhong was a general with outstanding military talent.
Li Wenzhong, how good is he? This is evident from his brilliant achievements in the first half of his life.
1357, 19-year-old Li Wenzhong led the troops to fight alone for the first time and made great contributions. He took the lead and led Zhu Yuanzhang's army to capture the four counties of Qingyang, Shidai, Taiping and Jingde occupied by Xu Shouhui.
1358, when Li Wenzhong was guarding Yanzhou, Zhang Shicheng personally led thousands of soldiers to attack. At this time, Li Wenzhong caught up with the crisis. First, he led the army to personally resist Zhang Jun in Dongcheng, and then sent generals to attack the rear of Zhang Jun in Beicheng. Under the attack of both armies, Zhang Jun was defeated, and Zhang Shicheng fled back to Gusu in a mess. A month later, Zhang Shicheng attacked again, was repelled by Li Wenzhong, and also seized the water. But soon, unwilling to fail, Zhang Shicheng sent Marshal Lu to attack, led the army to defeat him, and Marshal Lu was beheaded. After three wars and three defeats, Zhang Shicheng was beaten by Li Wenzhong and lost his temper. From then on, he dared not peep at Yanzhou.
1365, Zhang Shicheng ordered Stuart Li Bosheng to lead 200,000 troops to attack Xincheng, and the garrison commander of Xincheng saved Li Wenzhong. At this time, Li Wenzhong had only tens of thousands of troops, but Li Wenzhong was not afraid. After learning that the new city was surrounded, he immediately called the generals and said to them: the matter of the country is at stake. Dare not die after the three armies? Then ordered Xu Daxing, Tang Keming and others to command Zuo Jun, Yan De, Wang De and others to command the right army, and personally led Zhong Jun to the new town. Li Wenzhong fought 200,000 Zhang Jun and tens of thousands of Ming troops. He was fearless and took the lead with a spear. With his encouragement, the Ming army was full of momentum and invincible, killing hundreds of thousands of Zhang Jun.
Then, Li Wenzhong led the army to pursue Zhang Jun for dozens of miles, beheaded tens of thousands, captured 600 generals and 3,000 soldiers, confiscated countless weapons and provisions, and nearly 200,000 troops were wiped out. Li Bosheng was the only one who escaped, and Zhang Shicheng suffered heavy losses, which laid the groundwork for Zhu Yuanzhang to destroy the Zhang Shicheng regime in the future. Only this World War I, Li Wenzhong became famous in World War I, and his reputation resounded throughout the country.
1366, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of Zhang Shicheng's fiasco in Xincheng, and led the army to launch World War I against Zhang. At this time, Li Wenzhong was ordered to attack Hangzhou to contain Zhang Shicheng's main force. Zhu Wenzhong led Zhu Liangzu and others all the way, and killed Zhang Jun in flight. He successively conquered Tonglu, Xincheng, Fuyang and Yuhang counties, and the soldiers were divided into two ways, pointing to Hangzhou, an important place of Zhang Shicheng's influence. In World War I in Hangzhou, Li Wenzhong forced Pan Yuanming, the commander of Hangzhou, to surrender as easily as blowing off dust. After the occupation of Hangzhou, Li Wenzhong strictly ordered soldiers not to harass the people. People who break into houses will die? Under his control, Hangzhou restored the old order in just a few days, and provided Zhu Yuanzhang with 30,000 soldiers and 200,000 loads of food and grass. With the occupation of Hangzhou, Gusu, the stronghold of Zhang Shicheng, became an isolated city, and its ruin was a foregone conclusion.
1369, Li Wenzhong took the place of Chang Yuchun to command the army of the Western Expedition and conquered the Northern Yuan. After taking charge of the military power in the Western Front, in just over a month's time, Li Wenzhong repeatedly made meritorious military service. First, the soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were defeated in Mayi, and Liu Tiemu was captured alive in Pingzhang. Later, he broke through the main force of the Northern Yuan Dynasty at Baiyangmen, captured enemy generals alive and captured more than 10,000 people. The following year, Li Wenzhong led hundreds of troops to leave Yehuling to explore the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. In this battle, Li Wenzhong achieved even more brilliant results. He not only defeated Zhao Zong, the new monarch of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but also captured Ba Li La and his concubines, ladies-in-waiting, kings, generals, hundreds of troops of more than 50,000 yuan, and the imperial seals and treasures of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
1372, Zhu Yuanzhang launched the Northern Expedition again, and Li Wenzhong left Juyongguan from East Road as the left deputy general. The Northern Expedition was the most unsuccessful in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Xu Da and Lan, the main forces, were defeated in the north of Lingbei, and only some troops of West Road and East Road achieved remarkable results. Among them, the army of West Road and Fu Youde recovered the whole Hexi, and the army of East Road fought hard all the way until Hala and Lin were captured alive and destroyed. This used to be a city that made the whole Eurasia tremble. It used to be the capital of the powerful Mongolian empire and also the capital of the Mongolian empire.
It is very important for Beiyuan, which is related to the safety of Mongolia as a whole. Those who value Xinjiang, so protect Mongolia, protect Mongolia, so defend Shi Jing (and forest)? Its fall, to a certain extent, made the North Yuan Army lose its determination to fight against the Ming Army, which was a sudden drop in morale. For the Ming Dynasty, it was also of great significance for Li Wenzhong to lead an army to conquer Helin. The occupation of Horinger, once the capital of the Mongolian Empire, showed that the Ming army was invincible and strengthened its morale against the Northern Yuan Dynasty.