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See also: List of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber charactersXu Da is featured as a character in Louis Cha's Wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. As a member of the anti-Yuan Ming Cult, Xu participated actively in the rebellions to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty, together with Zhu Yuanzhang, Chang Yuchun and others, under the leadership of Zhang Wuji. Zhang passes Xu the Book of Wumu, a textbook on military strategies written by the Song Dynasty general Yue Fei, and Xu benefits greatly from reading the book. Xu becomes a brilliant military commander and leads the rebels to victory in the battles against the Yuan forces. He later aids Zhu Yuanzhang in founding the Ming Dynasty in China.
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