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Discipline Ensures Peaceful Conquest
- General Xu Da secured peaceful surrenders in southern cities by enforcing strict troop discipline.
- This approach prevented resistance and facilitated rapid Ming consolidation in conquered territories.
Ming Military Reforms
- Zhu Yuanzhang centralized military command structures based on Mongol designs for better control.
- He standardized unit sizes and made military offices hereditary, blending traditions innovatively.
Ten-Month Siege of Sujo
- Wu's capital Sujo endured a brutal ten-month siege with harsh tactics including flaming arrows and catapults.
- Wu's leader tried suicide when defeat loomed but was saved and taken prisoner alive.