This general, praised by Zhu Yuanzhang as "the sun and the moon strive for glory, making contributions in ancient and modern times", was the founding father Xu Da, and finally Xu Da died of illness. Xu Da joined the Zhu Yuanzhang Rebel Army and was one of the twenty-four generals in Huaixi. He was called the first hero of the founding of the People's Republic of China by Zhu Yuanzhang, and ranked first among the six founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty who named Wang Zhiyi.

Xu Da's background is very general. He was born in an ordinary peasant family. Unusually, Xu Da was brave and resolute from an early age. At the age of 22, Xu Da took part in the rebellion of Guo Zixing and Zhu Yuanzhang against the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. After joining the rebels, the fighting is very brave and can be highlighted quickly. Xu Da played an important role in the decisive battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang in the Poyang Lake War.

After that, Xu Da led the troops to continue to fight for Zhu Yuanzhang to pacify the world. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang named Xu Da General Lu, and Chang Yuchun, as the lieutenant of Xu Da, led 250,000 troops to the Northern Expedition to expel the remnants of Dayuan. At that time, the slogan was "expel the Tatars and restore China". All the way, such as bamboo, finally surrounded the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty perished. After that, although the Yuan Dynasty perished, the remnants of Mongolia continued to attack the borders of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Wang Baobao, the general of the Yuan Dynasty, still had great influence. His subordinates claimed to have hundreds of thousands and were stationed in Taiyuan. Xu Da led Indiana Jones to attack Wang Baobao barracks at night, and defeated Wang Baobao first. After that, Xu Da did not return to Beijing directly, but was ordered to lead a general to the frontier and waited for three years before returning to Beijing. Later, in Hongwu 17, Xu Da got gangrene behind him and died the next year. Xu Da's funeral was very grand, and Zhu Yuanzhang personally attended it, making him the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty and listed as the King of Zhongshan. Xu Da was brave and good at fighting all his life, and made great contributions to the establishment of Daming. Known by Zhu Yuanzhang as the Great Wall of Wan Li in Ming Dynasty. He can appease soldiers and share joys and sorrows with subordinates. His soldiers respected him very much, and they were able to restrain the discipline of the troops. They did not cause military disasters and were very popular with the generals.