"Zixing occupies the city-state and has a poor geographical position. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty began in Chuyang. " (Ming History) Guo Zixing's three children, the eldest son has died in the war, the second is Guo Tianxu, and the third is Guo Tianjue. After Zhu Yuanzhang captured Qing Ji Road, Guo Tianjue was appointed as the right prime minister, and was later killed for plotting against Zhu Yuanzhang.
Guo Zixing's first daughter was Hui Fei of Zhu Yuanzhang. Guo Huifei has three sons and two daughters. When Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Ming Di for three years, Guo Zixing was made Duke of Chuzhou. Chen Yexian led the troops to fight without much scheming and loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang. Obviously, he is not a good ally. Why did he stay? Zhu Yuanzhang probably took a fancy to Chen Yexian's 300,000 troops and planned to take him as his own.
Compared with Kerwin Chen, the number of Zhu Yuanzhang's troops did not have the absolute upper hand. He must find a way to annex this army, and at the same time, he must always be alert whether he will be in danger because of an improper operation. This is really a difficult question. Zhu Yuanzhang was very cautious and pragmatic in his contacts with Chen Yexian. Zhu Yuanzhang did not confront him head-on, but was greeted with caution. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it is not a wise thing to confront 300 thousand troops head-on. Sun Tzu's Art of War: "It is good to defeat the enemy without fighting."
After Chen Yexian died, his nephew Chen Zhaoxian commanded his army. In the 16th year of Yuan Dynasty,1March 356, Zhu Yuanzhang led an army to attack the road and captured 36,000 soldiers near Chen Zhaoxian's military camp. With this army, the number of Zhu Yuanzhang's troops has greatly increased. If these troops can be cultivated into absolute loyal cronies, Zhu Yuanzhang's power will advance by leaps and bounds.
This is a contest between the strong. With such an army, no matter whether Zhu Yuanzhang attacks Qing Ji Road or garrison in the future, he will become stronger. After Zhu Yuanzhang occupied Jinling, Qing Ji Road in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province was renamed Yingtianfu to show his conquest of Jinling. Jinling is an ancient name in Nanjing.