In order to inspire and set up a slogan to effectively fight against the Mengyuan Empire, Han Shantong also claimed to be the Emperor of Song Huizongduan: Zhao Ji, the eighth grandson, rose up in Ruyin Prefecture, killed white horses and black cattle to sacrifice to heaven and earth, and let the soldiers wrap red scarves on their heads, known as the "Red Turban Army" and was elected by the people Han Shantong as the king of Ming.

Liu Futong claimed to be the commander of the Northern Song Dynasty Rongguo and the former commander of the palace: Liu Guangshi, the descendants of the Song Dynasty played the slogan of recovering the Song Dynasty.

But it was soon known by the local government that Meng Yuan Ruyin Prefecture Yin: Cai Xiwei immediately sent troops to arrest him, and directly surrounded the leader of the Red Turban Army and captured the Ming King: Han Shantong, but let his son: Han Lin'er, flee to Handan County with his mother in the chaos, and even Liu Futong also fled.

Then Xu Shouhui (Zhenyi) rebelled on Qizhou Road in Huaixi Road, and Li Er, Peng Da, and Zhao Junyong rebelled on Xuzhou Road.

In just a few months, all over the country have responded to form a monstrous trend, to the 11th day of the first month of the second year, Henan Jiangbei Province Anfeng Road Haozhou City Dingyuan County rich businessman: Guo Zixing, together with Sun Deya and others in Dingyuan County, Zhongli County area, tens of thousands of people have risen up to respond, Guo Zixing also gathered people to burn incense to become the leader of the local White Lotus Sect.

On February 27, after the rebel army captured Haozhou City, Guo Zixing proclaimed himself (marshal) and then marshal: Guo Zixing occupied Haozhou City and held on, and ordered Zhangming to strictly remember military law.

On the other side, in the Huangjue Temple, because the rebel army often dealt with the people to buy food, it was learned that the Rujing monk was Zhu Chongba? There was a thousand households in the army who sent a letter to Rujing.

After receiving the letter, Rujing opened it and found that it was actually a letter from his childhood friend Tang He? The letter invited him to join the rebel army of Marshal Guo Zixing.

It just so happened that at this time, his senior brother: Jingchen, tell him secretly, saying that someone knows about this letter and wants to go to the informant? Frightened, Rujing hurriedly took off the "Hundred Clothes" and fled down the mountain from the back mountain over the wall to join the Red Turban Army, this year Zhu Chongba was only 25 years old.

Zhu Chongba, who had fled down the mountain, came to join the Red Turban Army, but the guards at the city gate suspected that he was a spy and tied him up, and reported the matter to Marshal Guo Zixing.

Guo Zixing looked at him and felt that Zhu Chongba's appearance was unusual, so he asked him to untie the rope, and after talking to him, he also put him under the tent.

Since Zhu Chongba joined the army, he has been following Marshal Guo Zixing on the expedition, because he was brave in battle, and he was quick to be appreciated for his wit and flexibility, and he was quickly appreciated, and he was transferred to the Shuaifu as an errand and appointed as the "Nine Commanders of the Pro-Soldiers".

Because of the nine commanders of the pro-army: Zhu Chongba, shrewd and capable of doing things properly, every time he took the lead in a war, all the spoils obtained were handed over to Marshal Guo Zixing, and when he got the reward and said that the credit was everyone's, he distributed the reward to everyone.

But once he was Meng Yuanzhi Privy Council and Shaanxi Xingtai supervised the imperial history: Timur, who led the 100,000 yuan army to the south to sweep the Red Turban Army, chased and fled to the eldest sister: Zhu Fushi, who took refuge in her husband's house but didn't expect her brother-in-law: Wang Qiyi, and her sister were afraid that something would happen to them and didn't dare to take Zhu Chongba in, so they had to drive him away overnight!

After that, Zhu Chongba's good reputation in the army began to spread after many battles, and Marshal Guo Zixing also regarded him as a confidant, and he always had to discuss with Zhu Chongba when there were important matters.

At that time, Marshal Guo Zixing had an adopted daughter, who was the daughter of his best friend Ma Gong, and after Ma Gong's death, his youngest daughter was adopted by Marshal Guo Zixing.

Marshal Guo Zixing saw that Zhu Chongba was a talent, and he was in the year of the weak crown, so he was not married yet! Out of kindness, he married his adopted daughter Ma to Zhu Chongba, and adopted him as his son, and from then on, the army changed his name to "Zhu Gongzi", and Zhu Chongba thought that he was also a figure with a face in the army, and he could no longer call his previous name! He gave another official name "Yuanzhang" and the character "Guorui".

Its meaning (Zhu Yuanzhang) is; The destruction of Meng Yuan and Zhang for the jade shape like a knife, this explanation is very in line with the taste of the common people, from the moment of changing the name means that Zhu Chongba, with the ambition of overthrowing the Meng Yuan Empire and killing the emperor.

At the same time, there were five generalissimos in the Red Turban Army in Haozhou City, Guo Zixing's faction, Sun Deya and the other three factions of Marshal Yu, Marshal Zeng, and Marshal Pan, forming two factions of opposing conflicts, and the contradictions between them gradually deteriorated.

In September of this year, the chief general of the Red Turban Army on Xuzhou Road: Li Er, was killed by the Yuan army! Its generals: Peng Da, and Zhao Junyong led their troops to flee to Haozhou City, Peng Da befriended Marshal Guo Zixing, and Sun Deya and others won over Zhao Junyong.

pretended to say: "Peng Da was used for Guo Shuai, but you were left out!" What is the purpose? ”

In this way, under the instigation of Sun Deya, Zhao Junyong kidnapped Marshal Guo Zixing, and took Marshal Guo Zixing to Sun's Mansion and beat him severely, ready to kill him.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard the news, with the support of Peng Da, he personally led the troops to rescue his father-in-law: Guo Zixing, and the grudge between the two factions has deepened.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the generals of Haozhou City were vying for power and profit, and there were many contradictions, and he was determined to rely on his own strength to create a new situation, and on June 15, 1353, the thirteenth year of Mengyuan Zhizheng, Zhu Yuanzhang began to return to his hometown to recruit troops, and his young partners: Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying, etc., as well as acquaintances in the same village and neighboring towns, heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was the leader of the Red Turban Army, and they all came to serve and worship under the account.

So he quickly recruited more than 700 soldiers, and when he returned to Haozhou City again, his father-in-law Guo Zixing was very happy, and immediately promoted Zhu Yuanzhang to be the "Duwei Wei Envoy Zhenfu".

In the winter of this year, Peng Da's son: Peng Hanzhu called himself "King Luhuai", Zhao Junyong called himself "King Yongyi", and Guo Zixing and Sun Deya were still called marshals.

Du Weiwei envoy Si Zhenfu: Zhu Yuanzhang, seeing that these people have not left Haozhou City for half a year, they have no ambition to select from the recruits they recruited, and their henchmen love to send Fengyang to the thousands of households: Xu Da, Huaiyuan thousands of households: Tang He, and other twenty-four people left the south of Haozhou City and the surrounding upper, middle and lower three roads of thousands of households.

On the way to Dingyuan County in the south, Zhu Yuanzhang also first recruited 3,000 militia members of Zhangjiabao Donkey Village, and then recruited 800 people from the head of the Qin Commander, he led this team to the east, and set fire to the Yuan army camp in Hengjian Mountain in Dingyuan County with archers at night, causing Mengyuan Dingyuan to tens of thousands of households: Miao Tycoon, surrendered the Red Turban Army under the command of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang selected 20,000 strong Han people from the surrendered army to join his own team, and went south to Chuzhou, Yangzhou Road.

On the way south to Chuzhou, Dingyuan County celebrity: Li Shanchang, learned that the Red Turban Army was coming and specifically asked to see the military gate, but he didn't expect Li Shanchang and Zhu Yuanzhang to hit it off at first sight, Li Shanchang also used Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty: Liu Bang, as an example to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, as long as he imitated the Han Taizu to know people and do not kill people indiscriminately, he would soon be able to pacify the world.

After hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang thought it was very reasonable, so he left Li Shanchang to be the second member of Dingyuan under the management of the Zhenfu Division, and instructed the two members of the positioning and suppression: Li Shanchang, coordinate the relationship between the generals and create a great cause.

At this time, the Red Turban Army quickly captured Chuzhou, and his nephew: Zhu Wenzheng, brother-in-law: Li Zhen, and nephew: Zhu Baoer, came to Zhu Yuanzhang.

The arrival of relatives made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy, and he chatted easily, and learned from them that the third brother: Zhu Chongqi and the two sisters have passed away! Among them, there are also orphans in Dingyuan County: Mu Ying, seeing that they were pitiful and they had something to do, so Zhu Yuanzhang adopted all these three children as adopted sons and changed their surnames (Zhu).

At the same time, when Zhu Yuanzhang was attacking Chuzhou, his father-in-law Guo Zixing was squeezed out by Zhao Junyong, Sun Deya and others, so not long after Zhu Yuanzhang captured Chuzhou City, his father-in-law Guo Zixing also came to Chuzhou for refuge.

Seeing his father-in-law coming, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate to immediately hand over his military power, and the team of 30,000 people was strictly disciplined and the army was neat, which made his father-in-law Guo Zixing very happy to see him.

In 1355, the fifteenth year of Mengyuan Zhizheng, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Luzhou Road and Hezhou in one fell swoop, and his father-in-law Guo Zixing immediately appointed Zhu Yuanzhang as the chief soldier of Hezhou and let him guard Hezhou.

Once with the state general soldier: Zhu Yuanzhang, when he went out on an errand in the military camp, he saw a child crying, so Zhu Yuanzhang asked him why he was crying? The child replied that he was waiting for his father.

But Zhu Yuanzhang inquired carefully and learned that the child's father and mother were both in the barracks, and the father was raising horses in the camp, and the mother and father did not dare to recognize each other, so they had to be called brother and sister.

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that there was a problem with the military discipline of the troops, and after they broke through the city, they disturbed the people and made trouble and plundered women, and the troops would lose the hearts of the people if they continued like this! Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately convened the generals, reaffirmed discipline, and ordered the return of the married women in the army, so that many separated couples in the city could be reunited.

Guo Zixing died of illness soon after!

On the other side, the leader of the Red Turban Army: Liu Futong, welcomed Han Lin'er to Bozhou to support the emperor, called the "Xiao Ming Wang" country name "Great Song" year name [Dragon and Phoenix], with Bozhou as the capital, with Du Zundao and Sheng Wenyu as the left and right prime ministers, Luo Wensu and Liu Futong served as the political affairs of Pingzhang, Liu Futong's brother: Liu Liu, Ren Zhi Privy Council, respected the Ming King: Han Shantong, and his wife Yang was the queen mother.

However, because of the left prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty: Du Zundao, he was assassinated by the right Pingzhang political affairs: Liu Futong, and ordered the armor to assassinate him, after which Liu Futong appointed himself as the left prime minister, and was crowned as the "Prince Taibao" to become the actual leader of the Han and Song regimes.

Han Song Xiaoming Wang: Han Lin'er, after learning the news of the death of Marshal Guo Zixing, he issued an edict appointing Guo Zixing's son: Guo Tianxu, as the "Marshal of the Capital", his wife and brother: Zhang Tianyou, as the "Right Deputy Marshal", and Zhu Yuanzhang as the "Left Deputy Marshal".

Then the three of them continued to resist the Yuan army, and they were continuously promoted by virtue of their military exploits, and as a result, they were counterattacked by the Privy Council of Meng Yuanzhi and the state and the state of Haozhou, forcing King Xiaoming of Han and Song to find another way.

So the right deputy marshal of Han and Song: Zhang Tianyou, and the marshal of Han and Song: Guo Tianxu, proposed to lead the army south to attack Jiqing Road, Jiangdong Road, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province.

But Han Song Zuo Deputy Marshal: Zhu Yuanzhang, but he thinks that this matter should not be rushed! After all, Jiqing Road is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the city defense is tight, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it cannot be broken in a short time, I am afraid there will be a crisis!

However, both the marshal and the right deputy marshal did not listen, and insisted on going their own way, as a result, Meng Yuan surrendered to the general, the militia marshal: Chen Yexian, went back on his word, secretly colluded with Meng Yuan, Jiqing Road, Jiangning, Zhongwanhu, Wanhu: Fushou, and sent ambush soldiers to kill the marshal of Han and Song from the flank with fire guns, earth cannons, and copper cannons, and even the right deputy marshal of Han and Song was captured and killed.

The Marshal of the Mengyuan Militia: Chen Yexian, was mistakenly killed by the landlord's armed militia in Jintan County in the chaos, and the rest of the army was led by his son: Chen Zhaoxian, who was stationed in Fangshan, and Mengyuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Zhongcheng: The Barbarian Hague, who was quarrying each other's boat divisions, watched Taiping County.

On February 18, 1356, the second year of Longfeng of the Han and Song dynasties and the sixteenth year of the Mengyuan Dynasty, the left deputy marshal of the Han and Song dynasties led the army to attack from the waterway, and unexpectedly defeated the Yuan army's boat division in the quarry, completely breaking the blockade of the Yuan army to the Yangtze River area, and it was also the first step for the Han and Song armies to enter the Jiqing Road.