Chapter Seventy-Three: Surround the Rebels!

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Hu Yiba and the others who were throwing the 'sweet wine can', and knew that he must have sent support from his younger brother Zhu Han.

He was overjoyed and commanded in a loud voice.

"Forward, kill the Tartars!"

With the sound of war drums and trumpets, the rebels began to advance with a determined pace.

Under the advance of swords and spears, the chaotic Mengyuan soldiers were soon unable to support it.

"Retreat!"

"Run, thieves have demon fire!"

"Immortal fire!"

The Mongols and the Seemu soldiers fled for their lives, and their companions who were burning with flames were all abandoned.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Cheers of victory erupted from among the rebels.

The Tartar army was still eyeing the enemy, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not desperately chase and kill, but after killing the wounded Tartar soldiers on the battlefield, he returned to re-array.

Immediately afterward, the rebels' sword and shield skirmishers leaped out of the array, cutting off the heads of the Tartars and stripping them of their armor and weapons.

In the fierce battle just now, both sides suffered casualties on both sides, basically more than 1,000 people.

However, as the retreating party, most of the wounded soldiers could not be treated, and all of them were beheaded by the rebels.

The lightly and seriously wounded soldiers in the rebel army could be dragged back to the battle for treatment, as long as they were not fatally wounded, with the blessing of Zhu Han's antibiotics, they could all survive.

The instantaneous change in the tide of battle made Aru Ash, who was still preparing for the formation, very angry.

At this time, Ahma led the front army to retreat helplessly.

As soon as he saw Aru Ash, he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"Zhongcheng, the last general is incompetent, the thief has used demon fire, and he can't fight anymore!" Ahmad said.

The battle situation just now, Aru Ash has also seen it.

Originally, the red turban thieves were powerless, but suddenly a lot of strong flames came out, crushing the Meng Yuan army.

"Gather the soldiers and horses!"

Aru Ash said calmly.

In this case, even if it is to punish Ahmad and other generals, it is useless.

The Red Turban Army has regained its morale, and I don't know how many terrible flame weapons there are, and if they continue to attack, will they fall on their heads again.

Aru Grey was very worried about all of this, not to mention that it was not too early to continue fighting.

He simply gathered his army and relied on the ditches and walls to hold on.

Anyway, as long as the Yuan army is nailed to Qingyuan Town, the Red Turban Army will not want to advance for a single bit.

Unless they come and take the initiative.

Zhu Yuanzhang also knew about Yuan Jun's plans.

As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but say.

"Brother, all those 'sweet wine jars' just now are taken out, the Tartars are going to be shrunken turtles, let's go and burn them out!"

When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately shook his head.

"Brother, those sweet wine cans are very expensive, and the raw materials are still very small, just now Hu Yibayi threw it, and it has been consumed, and there is not much left available."

Just now, Hu Yiba led the engineer team to throw 'incendiary bombs', and Zhu Han was very distressed to see it.

Hu Yiba and others didn't know that firewood and rice were expensive, and those incendiary bombs were thrown desperately on the head of the Yuan army as if they didn't want money.

Although the results were brilliant, they were also consumed quickly, and there was hardly much left.

Just now, Hu Yiba rushed back to celebrate, but Zhu Han didn't give him any good looks.

"What? Is this useless? When the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately very surprised.

For these incendiary bombs, Zhu Han spent a full battalion of military salaries.

It's just a short period of time, and it's all gone!

"Yes, there aren't many left, and the fortifications of the Yuan army are not simple, let's prepare other means!" Zhu Han said.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and ordered the whole army to retreat and prepare to set up camp.

As for how to conquer Qingyuan Town, we can only wait until tomorrow.

The Righteous Army and the Yuan Army began to confront each other.

The rebels cut down trees and began to make instruments to cross ditches and climb walls, while the Yuan army sent cavalry to harass them.

From time to time, skirmishes broke out between the two sides, with each other killed and wounded.

The preparations for the attack of the rebels were carried out in an orderly manner.

After some temptation, Aru Ash has basically concluded that there are not many of the 'demon fires' of the Red Turban Army.

At this time, news came from the rear of Chuzhou that the remnants of the rebels in Chuzhou heard the attack of the Red Turban Army, and they were resurrected, and they had the posture of marching into Chuzhou.

Therefore, Aru Ash has no time to run out, he must hurry up to defeat this Red Turban Army, and then return to Chuzhou to suppress the rebellion.

"Someone!"

"Send an order to Hardy, Ahma and others, let them get ready, Ben Zhongcheng will attack the whole army tomorrow!"

Alu Gray's decisive attack surprised Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Early the next morning.

The Yuan army was ready to pull out the camp early.

Tens of thousands of troops lined up in front of the camp, and drums sounded in the mountains and forests on both sides.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at all this and immediately sensed the intentions of the Mongols.

"Are these Tartars ready to launch a general attack?"

Zhu Han nodded, he also agreed with his brother's judgment very much.

"It seems that the Yuan army is ready to fight hard, and it is not going to be consumed."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was grim, and the battle the day before yesterday gave him a higher estimate of the combat strength of the Yuan army.

If the Yuan army is desperate this time, the righteous army really doesn't dare to say that it can win.

"We're going to supervise the battle in person, and the rear army will be handed over to you!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Zhu Han nodded very seriously and continued.

"Brother, don't worry, I will support at a critical moment!"

The Yuan army in the mountains and forests on both sides did not intend to hide, and began to appear on the edge of the mountains and forests.

They wanted to surround the rebels from three sides in order to create a momentum of coercion.

The rebel army led by Zhu Yuanzhang will naturally not be afraid of this method.

"Kill Hulu, Kechuzhou!"

Zhu Yuanzhang led his own soldiers and began to inspect the whole army.

Everywhere he went, there was immediately a thunderous cry.

The soldiers of the rebel army have also understood that today's battle can be described as a matter of great importance.

Chuzhou's more than 20,000 troops were the last military force of the Mengyuan court in Jiangbei.

As long as they are defeated, the rebel army can march into Chuzhou, have enough grain, grass and money, and no longer have to worry about starvation and famine.

As for the Yuan army on the other side, they also knew that the Red Turban Army in front of them was very famous, and they were the most powerful anti-thief army in Huainan and Jiangbei.

If this red turban thief is defeated, then the Yuan army can directly take the first line of Yuanhao Prefecture, and the reward of the imperial court will definitely be very generous at that time.

Both sides were holding the mentality of seeking victory, and the pre-war deployment was in full swing.

One by one, the stragglers and archers of the rebels rushed out of the formation, using their bows and crossbows to drive away the Mongol cavalry that was harassing them.

These light cavalry roamed back and forth around the rebels, and from time to time they would rush up and shoot arrows.