Many buildings were burned down in Gaoyou Castle!

Among them, the most distressing loss for Zhang Shicheng and others was the burning of a huge grain depot in Gaoyou City!

In Gaoyou City, all grain is stored in the only few large granaries.

Among them, the burned granary is the largest of them.

Today, there is nothing left but a pile of ashes.

"Big brother, what should we do?"

Zhang Shicheng's brothers and subordinates looked at the mountains of grain piled up in front of them, and their faces were full of sadness.

"Handsome! In this way, we will not have enough food and grass! ”

A general spoke.

Another general spoke.

"Dashuai, if we don't come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible, we will be in trouble!"

"No, we can't just give up, otherwise the face of our rebels will be completely lost!"

Gentlemen, you say a word, I say a word, and constantly put pressure on Zhang Shicheng.

Their meaning is very simple, that is, let Zhang Shicheng make a decision!

"Humph! How can I be such a greedy person who is afraid of death! You don't have to say it! ”

Zhang Shicheng's face turned blue and said with a cold snort.

"No matter what, we must fight the Tartars to the end!"

Zhang Shicheng's eyes narrowed, and he said with a resolute face.

"Good! Since the handsome insists on this, then I will accompany you to the end! ”

"I'll protect the commander to the death and fight to the death with the Tartars!"

"Not bad! We will defend the safety of the handsome man to the death! ”

Seeing that Zhang Shicheng was so resolute, the other generals didn't say more, but just said with a solemn face.

When Zhang Shicheng heard this, he was also slightly relieved.

"Order all armies, prepare to attack!"

Zhang Shicheng gave an order.

Immediately, the generals of the battalions left one after another and issued orders to the battalions under their command to attack.

The rebel army in Gaoyou City began to regroup and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Mongols.

Now that a large amount of grain and grass has been destroyed, Zhang Shicheng's plan that he can't stick to is in trouble.

Zhang Shicheng had to take the initiative to attack, hoping to defeat the Mongols in a counterattack, so as to break the siege.

The initiative of the Gaoyou defenders surprised the commander of the Yuan army.

Seeing this, the Mongols did not dare to slack off, and still sent cavalry to charge the rebels.

The two sides once again engaged in a fierce fight.

This time, although the Gaoyou defenders took the initiative to attack, their strength was far inferior to that of the Mongols.

Zhang Shicheng, the commander of the Gaoyou garrison, has also been on the defensive, and there is no battle at all, just constantly consuming the combat effectiveness of the Yuan army.

The battle between the two sides is deadlocked.

The moment the cavalry of the Yuan army rushed under the city wall, a scuffle broke out.

Although the morale of the rebels in Gaoyou City is high, they have no advantage, and their equipment is much worse than that of the Mongols, so they are very disadvantaged in battle.

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However, the rebel soldiers in Gaoyou City were not to be outdone, and kept firing rockets at the enemy.

In their constant firing, the Mongol cavalry did not dare to approach the city wall too closely to pursue the rebels.

"Retreat! Retreat now! ”

Zhang Shicheng saw that the battle situation was stalemate, and finally had to give the order to retreat.

This battle is really cruel!

The losses of the rebel army and the Yuan army in Gaoyou City were very huge.

Thousands of people were lost on both sides, and almost everyone was covered in blood.

Although the courage of the Gaoyou Righteous Army was commendable, it did not break through the siege of the Yuan army after all.

Even more unfortunate was that the rebels were captured many wounded in the battle.

Through interrogation, the Yuan army soon learned that the grain depot had been burned in Gaoyou City.

When Prime Minister Dayuan heard this, he immediately burst out laughing.

"Haha, God really help me, now, I see how long the rebels in Gaoyou City can last! I will burn all the food in Gaoyou City and starve them to death!" ”

The commander of the Yuan army got off, and when he got the news, he couldn't have forgotten how happy he was.

In his opinion, no matter how brave the rebels in Gaoyou City are, without food supply, they will eventually starve to death!

He will soon be able to take Gaoyou City!

He wants to use this victory to deter other rebels.

"Someone! The order went down and all the Han houses within a radius of ten miles were demolished, and the beams and timber were used to erect more return guns! ”

"I want to bombard Gaoyou day and night, so that not a single brick or tile remains in the city, and see how long that group of lowly Han people can last!"

"Yes!"

The Meng Yuan sergeants, who were like jackals, scattered around again.

The Mengyuan soldiers drove the local Han Chinese people and told them to destroy their homes to build Huihui cannons to attack the Gaoyou rebels.

Zhang Shicheng watched the Yuan army outside the city stop attacking and began to set up more return artillery, and his heart couldn't help but sink.

Most of the grain and grass in Gaoyou City have been destroyed, and the morale of the righteous army has been frustrated.

Once the food and grass are exhausted, then the consequences will be unimaginable.

I'm afraid I'm going to lose this battle!

Thinking of this, Zhang Shicheng's face also showed a desperate expression.

"Handsome! Don't try it again! ”

The third brother Zhang Shide walked to Zhang Shicheng's side.

"Kill again?"

Zhang Shicheng smiled bitterly: "The Tartars outside the city are ready, just waiting for us to go up."

Now I just want to delay a little longer and wait for reinforcements to arrive!

Now that we have been surrounded by the Yuan army, even if we rush out, I am afraid that it will be more than lucky! ”

Hearing Zhang Shicheng's words, Zhang Shide also sighed.

"Looks like we're not going to be able to get out anyway!"

Zhang Shicheng nodded.

Now they have to wait for reinforcements to arrive!

However, they still had a trace of illusions, they felt that the reinforcements of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han in addition to the state might soon appear in the rear of the Yuan army.

In Zhang Shicheng's expectation, not only did he not see the slightest shadow of reinforcements, but the Mengyuan army set up more return artillery.

The scorching fire bombs were thrown into Gaoyou City like raindrops.

The rebels in Gaoyou City, under the attack of this Meng fire bomb, suffered heavy losses, and the wounded were constantly sent to the hospital.

"Big brother, this time the Yuan army is clearly going to destroy us, they are already ruthless, if it continues like this, we will be dead, should we find a way to make peace?!"

The second brother Zhang Shiyi came to Zhang Shicheng's side and admonished in a low voice.

When Zhang Shicheng heard this, he also showed a bitter expression on his face.

Now the situation is already obvious.

The Mengyuan army is determined to break through Gaoyou City.

Zhang Shicheng also knew in his heart that with the current situation, Gaoyou City would definitely not be able to hold it.

"Alas......"

"Second brother, you take the old lady's rolls first, and break through from the waterway at night."

"Big brother, what about you?"

"I'm going to fight the Tartars to the death!"

"Big brother, are you crazy?"

When Zhang Shiyi heard this, his face changed again and again, and finally sighed.

"That's it! Now that the eldest brother has decided, I won't persuade you anymore! Our brothers want to die together, and live together! ”

Zhang Shicheng patted Zhang Shide's shoulder, his eyes full of determination.

At this time, the third brother Zhang Shide and others also gathered.

They looked at each other with firm eyes and said to Zhang Shicheng.

"Big brother, I will never leave my big brother alone!"

"Good! Good! ”

Zhang Shicheng was bitter in his heart, but he reluctantly said two good.

They also knew that once the defenders ran out of food and grass, if the Yuan army took the opportunity to attack, it would inevitably be difficult to escape.

Prime Minister Dayuan commanded the 'million army', and spent his time bombarding Gaoyou City with back artillery outside the city.

Zhang Shicheng and other rebels raided several times in succession, but there was no progress, and in the end they could only retreat into the city, waiting for a miracle to happen!

And the reinforcements of the Red Turban Army, who were missed by them, were fighting wits and courage with Yexian Timur!

The elite of the rebel army led by Zhu Han bypassed the guard of the Yuan army and suddenly appeared behind the Yuan army, cutting off their food and grass and retreat.

Timur was panicked at first, but soon calmed down.

Taking advantage of the strength of the Yuan army, he arranged company camps along the Wulong River to defend on the spot.

After several skirmishes, the two sides basically had a good understanding of the enemy's strength.

Relying on the superiority of troops, the Yuan army set up camp steadily, and put out hundreds of large and small fire guns, bed crossbows, ballistas and other defensive weapons, waiting for the Red Turban Army to collide and send them to death.

After Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han discussed, they decided that they could not fight hard and consume their precious troops in vain.

"If the Tartars want to hold on, then we will surround them, trap them, and starve them to death!" Zhu Han said firmly.

In his opinion, although the Tartars were numerous, the grain and grass carried by the army were too weak.

Such a huge army only carried less than half a month's worth of grain and grass.

However, this is also a military tradition of the Mongols.

As the saying goes, wherever you hit, you will loot wherever you go, and you don't care about logistics at all.

Anyway, within a radius of dozens of miles, it has already been almost plagued by the Mongol cavalry.

A large number of Han Chinese were killed, young and strong were forcibly conscripted into the army to be used as coolie cannon fodder, and women were humiliated and entertained.

Only the ruined villages were left behind.

"That's right, then let's surround these Tartars!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

"Pass the order, the whole army is on alert! Build the camp wall and be ready for battle! Block all the Tartar breakout routes! ”

"Yes!"

With Zhu Yuanzhang's order, the rebel army suddenly entered a state of readiness.

All of a sudden, a strange sight appeared on the battlefield.

Whether it is the Red Turban Army or the Mengyuan Army, they are all vigorously digging trenches and laying fortifications, and they seem to be guarding against the opponent's attack, but they do not have the slightest intention of taking the initiative to attack.

Timur also looked at the actions of the Red Turban Army, and suddenly looked confused.

"There are only 30,000 or 40,000 red turban thieves, so if you want to surround my 100,000 army, can't you?"

"30,000 surround 100,000, these red scarf thieves were kicked in the head by a donkey?"

"Hahaha, these red turban thieves are finished now!"

"Hahaha, they want to surround us, it's just wishful thinking!"

When the Mongol army saw this, they all burst out laughing.

They felt very relaxed about the Red Turban Army surrounding them.

In their eyes, 30,000 red turban thieves surrounding their 100,000 army was simply like a giant farce.

They didn't take it into their eyes at all.

"Dashuai, should we take the opportunity to attack?"

A Mongolian general also asked first.

"No hurry!"

"Humph! Since they want to surround us, it will not be too late for us to attack when they run out of strength! ”

also said calmly first.

He knew that although the reinforcements sent by Zhu Yuanzhang and them this time were very small, they were all elites, and everyone was not easy to match.

In his opinion, this Red Turban Army is just a false shot, and the real purpose is to create panic for himself, so that the Yuan army will take the initiative to cross the river to attack, revealing the flaws of the half-crossing attack.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"These stupid red turban thieves, when you run out of strength in digging trenches, I will take you by surprise again!"

also said secretly in his heart first.

In order to confirm his thoughts, Timur also found a great shaman and asked him to pray to the gods.

After getting the great shaman himself to be sure that he would be able to break the thief and win a big victory, Timur was also convinced.

On the one hand, he ordered the frontal Yuan army to continue to hold out, and on the other hand, he sent troops to attack the Red Turban Army of Zhu Han's division in the rear.

In the face of the attacking Mengyuan army, Zhu Han did not panic at all.

He has already set up camp, with the help of Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu and other generals, and more than a dozen light cavalry cannons, which can support the battle at any time.

For this army of more than 10,000 Mengyuan, there is simply no pressure.

"Command all the departments to prepare to meet the enemy, all ready! Always at your disposal! ”

"Yes!"

"Ready, ready to fight!"

Zhu Han shouted loudly.

"Attention all!"

"Get ready for the incoming enemy!"

Zhu Han said with a big shout.

At this moment, he was ready to fight.

"Kill!"

With his order, Xu Da led the cavalry under his command, ready to charge over at any time on the flank.

More than 10,000 troops, before they could touch the corner of Zhu Han's camp, they were first harvested by artillery for a round of human lives.

When it approached, there was another terrifying artillery bombardment, killing a large number of people in an instant.

"Retreat! Fall back! ”

A Mongolian general saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly beckoned his soldiers to retreat.

But it was too late, and the cavalry led by Xu Da Chang Yuchun had already launched a surprise attack.

The cavalry of the rebel army immediately broke through the array of the Yuan army.

These Mongol soldiers had no ability to resist at all, and they died in such a sparse way.

For a moment, they were all frightened, and they were all pale.

"Retreat! Retreat! ”

The general hurriedly greeted the rest of the soldiers.

"Kill!"

Chang Yuchun is worthy of being the first warrior of the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

I saw him take the lead, riding on his horse, and rushing forward.

"Kill!"

Xu Da and the others followed closely, and their tactics were simple.

It is to use the fastest speed to annihilate all the opponents in one go.

Their goal is clear.

Do not seek total annihilation, only seek to kill and injure the opponent as much as possible, so that the enemy suffers heavy losses, and the ultimate goal is to consume the opponent's strength.

All of a sudden, Xu Da often encountered the charge of Chun and other cavalry, like a meat grinder, specially selecting those routs to attack, and the corpses were all over the field and blood was splashed everywhere he passed.

The soldiers of the Yuan army had no power to resist at all in front of the armored cavalry of Xu Da and others.

In just a few breaths, more than 1,000 soldiers were all killed by Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others.

"Kill!"

"Those who descend will not die!"

"Descend early!"

Xu Da roared, brandishing a long knife and slaughtering.

Everywhere the blade in his hand passed, it brought up a puff of blood mist, cutting down the corpses of the Yuan soldiers to the ground, blood gushing out.

Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are like messengers of death, and they are invincible everywhere they pass.

This scene also shocked those Mongolian soldiers.

Although they were brave, they were also trembling with fear in the face of the threat of death.

"I surrender! I'm willing to drop! ”

Some Mongol soldiers couldn't stand it anymore, so they threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground.

"Good! Surrender all! I can promise that I will not kill you! ”

Xu Da shouted loudly.

One by one, the Mongol soldiers surrendered.

"I surrender! I surrender! ”

"We surrendered!"

The Mongol soldiers shouted.

In less than half an hour, the Yuan army lost thousands of soldiers, and the plan to defeat Zhu Han was also bankrupt.

Zhu Han's 3,000 Red Turban Army was like a nail, strangling the retreat of the Yuan army.

When the Yuan soldiers fled, there were more than 1,000 Mongolian cavalry in the rear to cover.

They are the lackeys and servants of the Mongols, the murderous and cold-blooded Asu army.

They lined up to defend in order to cover the follow-up troops of the Yuan army.

"Damn it!"

Timur also watched his soldiers flee one by one, and his heart was full of chagrin.

"Command the troops, prepare to attack again!"

He said through gritted teeth.

Although he lost thousands of elites this time, he still thought that he had to conquer Zhu Han's camp.

"Order, go on the offensive!"

Timur also shouted loudly.

A battle is on again.

The soldiers on Zhu Han's side are all the elite of the elite.

They are well-trained and well-equipped, and they have a lot of combat experience.

Although the Mongol army had a numerical advantage, it was not easy to take Zhu Han's camp in one fell swoop, but the Red Turban Army quickly countered it.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill ......"

"Kill!"

A fierce battle ensued between the two sides.

All of a sudden, the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the screams resounded in the sky.

The Yuan army attacked again, but soon lost again.

"Damn, how did it come to this?!"

Seeing that the soldiers under his command were all vulnerable to defeat, Timur's face was gloomy and terrifying.

In his heart, there was a burst of grievance.

He originally wanted to take Zhu Han's camp in one fell swoop, but the result was the opposite, he was defeated by Zhu Han one after another.

Those 3,000 red scarf thieves, are they all iron?

"My lord, what do you think we should do now?"

At this time, a Mongolian lieutenant general asked for advice from Timur.

Timur's brows furrowed, and after thinking about it, he decided to suspend the pace of the attack.

Now they need to restore their morale, and then capture Zhu Han's camp in one fell swoop.

If they continue to attack rashly, they are likely to suffer even greater losses, and then they will be really dangerous.

"Alright, pass on my order, and the battalions will be repaired on the spot!"

Timur also commanded.

"Whoa!"

The Mongolian lieutenant said yes and turned to leave.

As soon as he left, the defeated Yuan soldiers in front of him also fled back one by one.

Watching the Mongolian army retreat, a grim smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Han's mouth.

The Yuan army has lost its heart!

Zhu Han's camp will only get stronger and stronger, and when the Yuan army wants to break them, they will pay more price!

After cleaning up the battlefield, Zhu Han gave the order again.

"Send an order, send someone to search for the people nearby!"

"Tell them that our Red Turban Army wants to completely annihilate this group of Tartars, and we need them to dig trenches and build fortifications, and those who want to avenge their relatives, hurry up!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, a dozen more horses galloped away, and soon a large number of people were brought with them.

After hearing Zhu Han's words, the eyes of these people suddenly lit up, and then they ran to the vicinity to dig up.

Their houses, relatives and property were all destroyed by these Yuan troops, and the mood of wanting revenge can be imagined!

After a large number of people joined in the work, the speed was also accelerated, and the project was completed in a short time.

When night fell and the cold wind was biting, these people were still struggling to dig trenches, arrange horses, traps and iron pears, etc., preparing to stop this group of Yuan troops and avenge their relatives!

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At night, the army of Yetimur had already set up camp and was resting.

Also first in Timur's tent.

He fidgeted back and forth.

He was anxiously waiting for darkness to come.

He wanted to take advantage of the night to let the Asu army attack at night, solve Zhu Han's camp, and completely destroy Zhu Han's camp.

It's still some time before it's dark and late at night.

After a while.

It's time for the second watch.

"My lord, it's getting dark now, are we the beginning?"

The Mongolian lieutenant general on the side saw that Timur was anxiously walking back and forth, so he comforted him.

He was also Timur's confidant and adviser, and he was also a military general.

"I know, but it's not too early now, and it won't be long before it gets dark, and there's no point in attacking again, it's better to attack now!"

Timur also waved his hand and said.

He didn't have time to wait any longer.

"Command, attack!"

He commanded again.

Subsequently, thousands of Asu soldiers began to attack Zhu Han's camp.

One by one, the soldiers of the Yuan army were sent out to patrol and guard near the big camp.

In fact.

Zhu Han also knew that tonight, the Yuan army would attack again.

So his troops are also ready.

His camp was now much stronger.

The pits, iron thistles, and horses outside the camp are also prepared for the Tartars!

Moreover, he is also the one who strengthens the guards.

Outside the camp, there were still 500 red turban sabers and shield soldiers hidden outside the camp, ready to counterattack at any time.

Suddenly.

A scream came from outside the camp, followed by another shout of killing.

"Kill!"

"Kill......"

The Yuan army has begun to attack!

The Yuan soldiers were injured by traps and thistles on the way, and one by one they were furious, and their attacks became more violent.

For a while, in Zhu Han's camp, the shouts of killing shook the sky!

In the midst of the chaos, the gunpowder burned and exploded.

finally touched the Asu army outside the camp, and was immediately blown up.

Many soldiers of the Yuan Army, without even touching the shadow of the righteous army, were sent to the western sky.

The rest of the Yuan soldiers could only bite the bullet and continue to rush forward to kill,

Want to capture the camp.

But this charge had no effect at all.

Because they rushed outside the camp, they were blown to pieces by a dense stampede of black powder mines.

Some brave soldiers even used their bodies to block bullets, and then rushed into the array to fight the enemy, but in the end, none of them were spared, and they all fell in pools of blood.

This is the pit that Zhu Han specially left in order to prevent the Yuan army from sneaking attack, specifically to prevent the Yuan army's sneak attack, and buried some trampling black powder mines in the pit.

The power of these stampede black powder mines was enough to inflict huge area damage on the Yuan army.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound.

A piece of lead pierced the chest of one of the most rushing Yuan soldiers, and blood gushed out, staining the torn clothes.

The Yuan soldier's face was filled with horror.

"Ah...... What's going on....."

He muttered in disbelief.

Sadly, he never had the opportunity to ask these questions again.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a violent explosion, another group of Yuan soldiers were killed and injured by the scattered mines and lead!

In the face of such terrible casualties, the Aso army continued to attack the Red Turban barracks, and many Aso soldiers even began to throw ropes and prepare to climb the camp wall.

And on the camp wall of the Red Turban Army, Zhu Han had already let Chang Yuchun and others lead the sword and shield soldiers to wait for work!

As long as any Aso soldiers jumped over the camp wall, Chang Yuchun would rush up and kill them without hesitation.

There is still a steady stream of Yuan soldiers climbing up to die!

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

One by one, the soldiers of the Yuan army, wielding scimitars, spears or bows and arrows in their hands, slaughtered towards the camp.

In their rear, the Azov soldiers kept throwing ropes and hooks in their hands.

These Yuan soldiers took advantage of the night to climb the camp wall, and they didn't have time to resist at all, and they would be hacked to death by Chang Yuchun and his soldiers.

"Dog Tartar, come here!"

Chang Yuchun roared, harvesting the lives of Yuan soldiers one by one.

Finally, the screams and roars in front finally made the Aso soldiers behind realize that something was wrong.

They began to fear, they began to retreat!

This fear made them stop the attack!

"Retreat!"

"Retreat all!"

The Azo soldiers shouted and turned to flee to the rear.

This is the last hope of the Azov army.

They wish they could escape from this damn camp!

But where can they run?

The cavalry led by Xu Da had already been killed from the flank and ready to intercept it.

Seeing that the Aso soldiers were beginning to retreat, they immediately attacked.

"Rumble ......"

With the sound of horses' hooves, the soldiers of the Asov Army who fled in the night were killed and wounded.

Before they could storm into the barracks, they were crushed by the Red Turbans.

Now that he has fled in rout, there are even more corpses all over the field, and the blood is flowing like a river, which is unbearable to see.

This scene.

The soldiers of the Aso Army were terrified and fled one by one!

"Chase!"

Xu Da let out a loud shout, rode his war horse, and led the cavalry to chase the fleeing Asu army soldiers.

They are catching up very fast.

"Run!"

"Quick!"

The soldiers of the Aso Army shouted loudly as they fled.

They knew that if they were caught up again, then they and the others would have no way to live, but they would only be captured by the Red Turban Army and then beheaded for public display!

The men of the Azo Army ran wildly as they looked back at the rear to see if there were any pursuers.

However, it was pitch black before their eyes, and they couldn't see clearly.

I don't know how long it took.

Under the cover of night, the remnants of the Asu army finally fled back to the Yuan army camp.

"Haha!"

"It's a pleasure!"

"Kill! Kill! ”

The soldiers of the Red Turban Army looked at the soldiers of the Asu Army who had fled, shouted excitedly, and raised their weapons in their hands one by one and cheered.

Zhu Han also showed a satisfied smile, and the people who were hiding next to him immediately cheered when they saw the murderous Mongolian people suffering heavy casualties, feeling that their great revenge had finally been avenged.

One by one, they cheered and celebrated.

Soon.

Zhu Han ordered the soldiers to light a fire and start roasting the dead bodies.

"Throw those corpses into the fire!"

"Burn it!"

"Can't let one go!"

"Asu Army, you don't deserve to be a prisoner, the wounded soldiers are also burned to death, and the province will eat my food!"

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Zhu Han looked at the corpses that had been hacked to death and thrown into the fire, his heart was also very excited, and his face was also full of smiles.

In the night, the aroma of barbecue wafted through the air, all the way to the Yuan army camp.

The Yuan army quickly guessed where the smell of barbecue came from.

Timur was so angry that he almost turned his back in one breath.

Those people who were usually ferocious in the Asu Army were also pale and weak with fright at this time.

The Red Turban Army led by Zhu Han is more ruthless than the other!

The soldiers of the Aso Army couldn't help but shudder.

Not only did they kill people, but they also took prisoners of wounded soldiers, burned them and threw them into the fire.

"Ah......h

A terrible scream came from a distance, it was the wounded soldier of the Colored Eyes who had been thrown into the fire!

After thwarting the Mongol night attack, Zhu Han ordered the fortifications to be strengthened.

Moreover, he also sent someone to send the captured Yuan army leaders back to Zhu Yuanzhang's camp.

One by one, the heads of the soldiers hung on the camp of the Wulonghe Righteous Army, which made the Yuan army on the opposite side even more frightened.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Han recruited more Han people from the surrounding area, dug trenches one after another, and laid spikes and horses in them to prevent the Yuan army from breaking through.

The successive victories of the Red Turban Army made the surrounding Han people cheer, and they came to dig and build fortifications one by one.

"Give them the money you carry, according to your wages!" Zhu Han ordered the distribution of wages to the people.

When these Han people heard this, they were immediately overjoyed.

These people are poor jingle rings, they didn't want them originally, but they were forced by Zhu Han to receive their wages!

Naturally, they were very happy to get so much silver.

"Thank you, Marshal!" Some Han people hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed in thanks.

"Get up, you are doing a very good job, our Longxing Army is doing the way for the heavens, crusading against the tyrants, with the help of you righteous people, we must not treat you badly!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

Immediately, his gaze swept over these Han people kneeling on the ground, and when he saw a happy smile on their faces, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

These Han Chinese people were innocent people, and if it weren't for the Mongol invasion, they would not have suffered from war and their homes would not have been destroyed.

They were just ordinary people, and they did not participate in the war of the Mongols at all.

But now, in order to defend their homeland, these ordinary people have taken the initiative to help the rebels.

"Marshal Rende!"

"The marshal is merciful, benevolent and righteous are incomparable!"

When those ordinary people heard Zhu Han say this, they all knelt on the ground excitedly, constantly thanking Zhu Han.

A strong sense of gratitude spread from the depths of their hearts.

These ordinary people, their hearts are full of anger, all of them are hatred for the Yuan army, and finally give them a chance to take revenge.

That is to help the Red Turban Army and kill the Tartars!

As the reputation of the Red Turban Army for benevolence and righteousness spread, especially for the Red Turban Army to build fortifications and dig trenches, not only was not beaten and scolded, but also received rich wages, which made more and more Han people gather and were willing to help Zhu Han.

Moreover, because of the benevolence and righteousness of the Red Turban Army, many Han people who had no relatives who were killed also joined the Red Turban Army.

In just a few days.

The number of Han people in the Red Turban Army has increased tenfold.

This was unexpected, but reasonable.

"Deputy Marshal, can we eat these Mongols this time?" Chang Yuchun stood next to Zhu Han and asked.

He had a close relationship with Zhu Han and almost knew the ultimate combat goal of the Red Turban Army.

"It was a bit difficult, but now that we see these enthusiastic people, I believe we can do it!"

Zhu Han said firmly: "Although the number of soldiers in our army is not much, but with these trenches and walls dug by the people, it is completely possible to trap these Tartars!" ”

Hearing Zhu Han's words, Chang Yuchun also nodded and said, "Deputy Marshal, I also hope to be able to defeat this Mongol army and avenge the people!" ”

"Hmm."

Hearing Chang Yuchun's words, Zhu Han was also very relieved and nodded.

Immediately, Zhu Han ordered to continue to strengthen the fortifications, and built the fortifications and the horses to be strong and reliable to prevent the Tartars from sneaking attacks.

While Zhu Han stepped up the construction of fortifications, the Mongols were also frantically building fortifications.

Because, in order to contain the Yuan army and make it impossible for them to concentrate their forces against Zhu Han, Zhu Yuanzhang put on a posture on the other side of the Wulong River that he was about to cross the river and assault.

The flags of the Red Turban Army fluttered in the wind on the banks of the river.

Timur was shocked when he saw this, and he had no intention of dealing with the 3,000 small Red Turban Army behind him, but ordered the whole army to defend according to the camp, ready to give the Red Turban Army a half-crossing attack!

But.

The confrontation between the two sides lasted almost a whole day, and Zhu Yuanzhang defeated the Ecstasy Formation, that is, he did not cross the river and did not give the Yuan army a chance to attack halfway.

Fast in time, most of the day passed.

In the evening, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that it was almost dark, so he ordered the whole army to retreat and bury the pot to make food.

"Dog thief!"

Seeing this, Timur was scolded angrily by the actions of the Red Turban Army.

However, Timur was not stupid, he knew that now was not the time to get angry.

Now, if he crosses the river rashly, he may fall into an encirclement again, so he can only give up crossing the river, and also prepare to recuperate and wait for the opportunity.

As soon as Timur's order was given, his soldiers began to dig trenches and keep horses away, while his men searched the vicinity for possible food and hay, waiting for supplies at night!

However, Zhu Yuanzhang knew all this that he had thousands of cavalry and a large group of foot soldiers under his command, patrolling around the riverbank, always keeping an eye on the traces of the Mongols, and not giving the Mongols any chance to sneak attack.

"My lord, there is not enough forage here, what should we do?" One of the members of the group came to Timur for advice.

"Damn, this is the Red Turban Thief, is it trying to consume us?" Timur suddenly thought worriedly.

When Timur was hesitating to take the initiative to attack and sweep away the red turban thieves in one fell swoop, he suddenly encountered an accident!

It's early winter, and a cold spell has suddenly hit.

The Huainan area, which was originally cool, turned out to be a cold wind howling and black clouds were densely covered.

In less than half a day, a little snowflake fell from the sky!

This made both the Yi army and the Yuan army unexpected, they both lacked preparations to protect themselves from the cold, and all the soldiers were frozen to the ground.

Zhu Han's troops were the same, most of the soldiers did not bring cotton clothes, they only wore thin autumn clothes, and they were shivering from the cold.

Seeing such weather, Zhu Han couldn't help but be annoyed: "It's really unreasonable! ”

He shouted.

The two sides went their separate ways, but they didn't want the weather to get colder and colder, and the snowflakes to fall bigger and bigger.

By the early morning of the next day, a rare heavy snowfall had buried the road.

As soon as Zhu Han walked out of the camp, he met Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others who came to report.

"Deputy marshal, it's too cold for the thief, there were already soldiers with frostbite last night, if there is no firewood and cotton clothes, I'm afraid that we will have to reduce the number of soldiers!" Xu Da was worried.

"Yes, deputy marshal, we are not afraid of Tartars, we are not afraid of knives and guns, but we are afraid of the cold, if we freeze to death, it will be a big loss!" Chang Yuchun hung two lines of clear nose and muttered.

Zhu Han was also unexpected.

"We are nailed to the back of the Tartars, we must not waver, lack of firewood and cotton clothes to keep out the cold, then let the people help us chop firewood, to make cotton clothes, the three thousand people need not many warm clothes, it is completely possible for the people to help make up enough!"

Zhu Han had already thought of a way.

"Okay, let's do it!" I am often overjoyed in spring.

"Okay, you immediately send people to buy firewood and cotton, and give them all the money according to the price."

Zhu Han commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates will do it."

Chang Yuchun and Xu Da took the order and left.

Most of the rebels continued to stay in the camp to prevent the Yuan army from raiding.

Zhu Han walked on the avenue with dozens of elites, and met villagers from some villages along the way, saying that the rebels would give them double their wages and directly let them go to chop firewood and buy cotton clothes.

Moreover, Zhu Han also promised that after the victory in this battle, he would give each family another 500 copper coins.

In such a poor era, who would think that there was a lot of money, and with money, they could live better.

These people enthusiastically said that even if they didn't eat or drink, they would send the firewood and cotton clothes to the camp of the righteous army to keep the soldiers warm from the cold.

Soon after, that is, less than half a day.

Chang Yuchun and Xu Da came with a large amount of firewood and cotton clothes.

"Deputy marshal, this is a batch of firewood, cotton, and some medicinal herbs purchased by his subordinates, and there are more to come!"

Chang Yuchun reported to Zhu Han.

"Okay, hard work, these things will be handed over to you at your disposal and distributed to the soldiers as soon as possible."

Zhu Han nodded with satisfaction and said to Chang Yuchun.

He was also worried that the Mongols would take the opportunity to attack, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he had to arrange a lot of troops in the camp and put them on strict guard.

No one expected that the bitter cold weather not only did not improve quickly, but intensified.

It was another heavy snowfall, and the road was completely buried in snow.

And Zhu Han's Red Turban Army was not affected at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Red Turban Army was backed by the supply line in Zhuzhou, and Li Shanchang and Shi Nai'an coordinated and dispatched, and a steady stream of grain, grass and winter clothes were transported to the front.

As for Zhu Han here, he used a large amount of silver as a means to buy it from the common people at a reasonable price.

All of a sudden, not only the construction speed of the trenches and fortifications outside the camp was amazing, but the soldiers of the Red Turban Army in the camp surrounded the stove and wore cotton clothes, not afraid of the cold at all.

With a whistle, it was time for dinner in the Red Turban Army.

"All of them!"

"Line up, let's eat big meat buns today!"

The rich aroma of food wafted in the Red Turban Barracks.

"It smells so good!"

Zhu Han couldn't help but sigh.

Because of the surrounding Han people, the soldiers of the Red Turban Army hid in the camp on a snowy day, eating and drinking, eating when they were hungry, sleeping when they were sleepy, and even the exercises on weekdays were canceled, which was simply not too beautiful.

When many soldiers were on duty, standing outdoors in the cold, they could remember that this was on the battlefield.

Otherwise, they will think that they will live a good life as a landlord and a wealthy man.

At this moment, the wind in the sky was getting louder and louder, as if it was about to overturn the entire mountaintop, and another heavy snow was coming.

The officers and men of the Red Turban Army did not worry about food or drink, but in the Yuan Army on the opposite side, it was the complete opposite.

In this cold weather, the Yuan army could only resist in tents like ice cellars, and all the soldiers were shivering from the cold.

The timber around the Yuan military camp has been cut down by them.

Under the heavy snow, they did not dare to go too far to chop firewood, so as to prevent being attacked by the rebels or the Han people.

In the Yuan army camp, all the extra wood has been burned to keep warm.

"Report!"

"Lord Qiyu, yesterday more than 200 people suffered from frostbite, and the military ointment has been exhausted!"

A medical officer came to report to the chief general Timur first.

Timur was also irritable when he heard this, and said impatiently: "Okay, I know, you can step down!" ”

The medical officer stepped down.

Timur also sat in the tent, pacing back and forth, with an anxious look on his face.

"What should I do, this snow has been falling for three days, and it hasn't stopped!"

"If this snow can't stop, I'm afraid we'll lose our combat effectiveness!"

"But thanks to the food, as long as you survive until the heavy snow stops, you can recover!"

Timur muttered to himself first.

Today's situation is simply difficult to ride a tiger, so you can only survive hard.

On such a cold day, if you go out of the camp to fight, I am afraid that there is no need for the Red Turban Army to do it, and the soldiers of the Yuan Army will be frozen to the point of losing their soldiers.

At this time, Timur heard a commotion outside.

"What's the situation?"

Timur also frowned first.