"The Tatars are really insidious!" Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly.

"Chahan, Wang Baobao and others have already captured more than 200,000 strong men, and they will definitely go south to Huainan." Zhu Han said with a frown.

There are actually two ways to enter the Huainan Jiangbei area from the Central Plains. One is to walk along the land route to the Huaixi area, and then go eastward to the wealthy areas in the Huainan Jiangbei area.

The other road is to go east from Henan and enter the Xuzhou area!

From there, heading south along the canal, you can directly enter the prosperous Yangzhou.

A land route and a water route, it can be said that each has advantages and disadvantages.

As for which route Wang Baobao and other Yuan troops chose to attack, it is currently unknown.

Everyone discussed this matter for a long time, and in the end they all thought that Wang Baobao would probably go to Xuzhou to take the waterway first, because the land route took too long, and there were many Red Scarf troops along the way. Once he was hindered, hundreds of thousands of people would be trapped.

I'm afraid most of the refugees will starve to death.

It would be quite convenient if we take the Grand Canal on the eastern route. The waterway is fast and saves effort.

"To the north of Xuzhou is Qufu. If Wang Baobao wants to take the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, he will definitely be afraid of being attacked from both sides and attack Qufu first!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized the problem.

"That's right, although Qi Xiang in Qufu has more than 20,000 people, the real elite is only one or two thousand. If he fights against Wang Baobao, it will be dangerous." Zhu Han immediately realized the danger.

Thinking that Qi Xiang might be in danger, Zhu Han suddenly raised his voice.

He clearly remembered that Qi Xiang was still single and unmarried!

If Qi Xiang was defeated and killed in Qufu by Wang Baobao, then Qi Xiang would not have any descendants, which means that the military wizard Qi Jiguang would not exist.

"If Wang Baobao is allowed to go down the river, Yangzhou will definitely suffer a catastrophe, and the salt farm that he finally accumulated will be destroyed!" Zhu Han said worriedly.

After Zhu Han improved the salt field in Yangzhou, it had already exceeded its original scale. Zhang Shicheng, who had transformed from a warlord to a major salt merchant, was making a lot of money, and Zhu Han and the others were also making a lot of money.

If the refugee army led by Wang Baobao rushes into Yangzhou, Zhu Han will definitely not be able to survive even a single hair.

After all, there is nothing calm or rational about the refugee army who is about to starve to death.

In order to deal with the hundreds of thousands of refugee troops held hostage by Wang Baobao and other Mongolian generals, Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen discussed for a long time.

The more Zhu Han listened next to him, the more he felt that the development of this matter was a bit too magical. The Meng Yuan general Wang Baobao led the Henan refugee army towards the prosperous Jiangnan. Want to come and eat the big families of the Red Scarf Army?

"Damn it, I'm the rebel. Why does it feel like I got the wrong script?" Zhu Han couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

After some discussions, everyone felt that no matter how powerful the hundreds of thousands of refugee troops were, they could quickly defeat the small forces of Wang Baobao and other Meng Yuan generals if they used their special skills of 'opening warehouses and releasing grain'.

abacus.

After all, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian and Yuan generals had been immersed in the disasters in the north for too long, and they might not understand the prosperity of Jiangnan.

Zhu Yuanzhang now has a stock of grain and grass in his hands, let alone two to three hundred thousand victims. Even if it doubles again, he can still afford it.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is not only not afraid of the Henan refugee army coming, but is also afraid that they will not come and not give him a chance to show off his rich family background.

However, it is a bit dangerous for Qufu City, Qi Xiang and others who are hanging outside.

"Qufu is not a critical place. Let Qi Xiang lead his troops to evacuate eastward. It is not worth sacrificing his life for this place." Zhu Han suggested.

Brother Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded in agreement.

However, it was too far from Jinling to Qufu. When Zhu Han's order was sent to Qufu, Qi Xiang could no longer leave.

Qufu.

The black army outside the city was like black clouds all over the sky. The banners of the Henan regiment and coalition were fluttering in the wind outside Qufu City. Hundreds of thousands of refugees came under the banner of the Yuan army.

Outside Qufu City.

Inside Qufu City.

Qi Xiang sat in the main tent, frowning.

"Zheng Qi, what should we do?" Zhang Yong, the deputy guard next to him, asked.

"What can we do?" Qi Xiang sighed: "The only choice now is to fight."

"Fight? Qi Zhenshou, I see that the refugee army has gathered at least hundreds of thousands of people now, and these refugee soldiers are all hungry and anxious guys. They don't want their lives at all. It's not easy to fight even if they fight hard?" Zhang Yong said worriedly

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Although Qi Xiang thinks that he still has a good way with tactics.

However, he did not expect that the situation would turn out to be terrible. Suddenly, so many Yuan army refugees came from outside, suddenly cutting off the traffic inside and outside Qufu City.

Qufu City is now completely besieged, and there are more and more enemy troops outside the city.

These refugee soldiers did not take their own lives seriously at all. Qi Xiang made several raids and killed many people, but he did not scare them away.

Qi Xiang shook his head and said: "Give me my order and everyone should prepare for battle. Wait for my order and prepare for a fire attack tonight."

"Yes, I obey." Zhang Yong nodded and immediately exited the main account.

There are too many of these refugees, and they are often scared away and soon gather again. For them, using sugar rockets is a waste!

As the refugees outside the city gather more and more!

The Mongolian and Yuan generals Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others led their troops and horses to the outside of Qufu City together.

When they saw the small city of Qufu, they all expressed their disdain for Kong Kejian and Hama who had been defeated and escaped.

"These stupid pigs, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, allowed such a small number of rebels to be wiped out? They were also hunted for dozens of miles. What a waste!" Chahan Timur cursed.

"Haha, uncle is right." Wang Baobao said with a smile.

"King Ruyang, how about we conquer Qufu this time and massacre the city for three days?" Polo Timur said with a smile.

"Okay! Send the order, and the whole army is ready to attack. After the city is broken, they will plunder for three days." Chahan Timur nodded and agreed with Polo Timur's suggestion.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

From the perspective of the Yuan army, once the city of Qufu is captured, the wealth here will be enough to make people happy for a few days. As for the people's support, it is not an issue for them to consider at all.

Soon, as Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian and Yuan generals arrived, the Yuan army outside the city began a fierce attack on the city. The first people to start the battle were the refugee cannon fodder under the Yuan army!

For these refugees who risk their lives for a morsel of food, only by conquering Qufu City can they continue to live.

When Qi Xiang, the general of the Red Scarf Army in Qufu City, and others saw the Yuan army beginning to attack the city, they led the defenders to launch a defense!

"Brothers, we must win today's battle." Qi Xiang shouted.

"Master Qi, let's fight hard!" the red scarf sergeant shouted loudly.

"Okay! Let's fight!" Qi Xiang also shouted, waving the sword in his hand, and led the defenders of the Red Scarf Army to fight with the Yuan army.

Under the city, the Yuan army launched a fierce charge. The weapons of both sides clashed with each other and sparks flew everywhere.

Qi Xiang wore fine armor, brandished a sword in his hand, and rushed to the front of the city wall.

As the fighting continued, the Yuan army quickly climbed onto the city wall relying on their numerical advantage.

"Brothers! Don't retreat, hold on!" Qi Xiang shouted loudly.

"Hold the city!" Another Red Scarf Army general also shouted.

"Defend Qufu to the death!" Every soldier shouted loudly.

"Hold!" Qi Xiang shouted, strode forward, brandished the sword in his hand, and rushed towards the Yuan general who climbed up the city wall.

The two soon fought together.

"boom!"

Qi Xiang roared and chopped off the enemy's head with a knife.

As the enemy's body fell to the ground, blood spurted out.

The generals of the Red Scarf Army at the city gate also became excited, waving their swords and guns, and fought harder.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Soon after, the Yuan army attacked the city again, but was repelled again by the Qufu defenders.

During the Qi Xiang battle, he counted the casualties of the soldiers and found that the defenders had dozens of casualties, while the Yuan army left thousands of corpses scattered all over the ground.

"Master Qi, this can't go on. If we continue to use up things like this, we will fall sooner or later!"

Another general said worriedly.

"There is no other way. We can only try our best to prevent them from attacking the city. Our troops are really too small." Qi Xiang said helplessly.

"Master Qi, why don't you send someone out of the city to ask for help?" an officer suggested.

Qi Xiang nodded: "Okay, quietly open the city gate tonight and send people out of the city to ask for help."

...

Jiangnan, Jinling City.

The envoy Zhu Han sent to Qufu to ask Qi Xiang to withdraw his troops soon returned.

It is said that Qufu has been surrounded by the Yuan army and there is no way to get close to deliver information.

Upon hearing the news, Zhu Han was immediately shocked.
To be continued...