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Feng Sheng
Early Ming general from Dingyuan who took the Hexi corridor in 1372, forced the surrender of the Mongol commander Naghachu in Liaodong in 1387, and was made Duke of Song before his forced death
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Feng Guosheng · Feng Zongyi
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Feng Sheng, first named Guosheng and also called Zongyi, came from Dingyuan in Haozhou, in present-day Anhui. In the last years of the Yuan he and his brother Feng Guoyong fortified a stockade to defend their village, then brought their men over to Zhu Yuanzhang; after Guoyong's death Feng Sheng took over his command and fought against Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng. He was made Duke of Song in 1370. When the Ming sent three armies north in 1372, he led the western force into Gansu, defeated the Yuan troops there and took the Hexi corridor. In 1387, as grand general with two hundred thousand men, he marched into Liaodong, where the Mongol commander Naghachu surrendered with more than two hundred thousand followers; but on his return he was accused of keeping fine horses for himself and of mishandling Naghachu, who was wounded during the surrender, and lost his general's seal. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his death in 1395.
Life and times
Dates Birth unknown–1395 CE