In July 1368, Xu Da's Northern Expedition army arrived in Tongzhou, Hebei Province, which was only a day or two away from the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.
"Marshal, the team hurriedly took a few steps, captured Dadu in one go, went straight to Huanglong, and spent August 15th in the capital of the Yuan people. Wouldn't it be wonderful!" Chang Yuchun, who was walking alongside Xu Da, said to Xu Da.
Xu Da shook his head and said with a smile: "Most of them are in the bag, but taking most of them is not an urgent matter. I will rest here in Tongzhou for a few days and make plans before it is too late." He pointed at the exhausted and irregular soldiers.
"General, look, after days of marching and fighting, the soldiers are exhausted physically and mentally, and the men and horses are exhausted. Just give the order to set up camp." Xu Dazheng was saying, when a soldier in front of the horse tripped over something and fell to the ground and fainted.
Chang Yuchun reluctantly gave the order to stop the march and set up the stove to cook.
The person who couldn't understand it the most was of course Chang Yuchun. In fact, this was a move that Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da made together. They didn't want to kill everyone, just to recruit surrender in the future.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the ethnic group represented by Emperor Yuan Shun had a long history and deep roots. Once the people were successfully appeased, they would be stable for at least a hundred years. But now the Yuan Dynasty is defeated, and Zhu Yuanzhang has no intention of forming a feud.
