Zhu Yuanzhang saw Hu Yiba and others who were throwing "sweet wine cans", and knew that his brother Zhu Han must send support.
He was overjoyed and ordered loudly.
"Go forward and kill the Tatars!"
With the sound of war drums and horns, the rebels began to advance forward with a determined pace.
Driven by swords and spears, the chaotic Mongolian soldiers soon couldn't hold on any longer.
"Back off!"
"Run quickly, the thief has demon fire!"
"Immortal fire!"
These Mongolian and Semujia soldiers fled back one after another, and their companions whose bodies were burning with flames were all abandoned.
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
The rebels cheered in victory.
The Tatar army was still watching eagerly, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not pursue them desperately. He just killed the wounded Tatar soldiers on the battlefield and then returned to reorganize their formation.
Immediately afterwards, the rebel sword and shield skirmishers jumped out from the array, chopped off the heads of the Tatar soldiers, and stripped off their armor and weapons.
There was a fierce battle just now, both sides suffered casualties, and there were basically more than a thousand people.
However, as the Mongolian soldiers retreated, most of the wounded soldiers could not receive medical treatment, and all of them were beheaded by the rebels.
The lightly and seriously injured soldiers in the rebel army could be dragged back to the formation for treatment. As long as their injuries were not fatal, they could all survive with the help of Zhu Han's antibiotics.
The instant change in the battle situation made Alu Hui, who was still preparing to form a formation, very angry.
At this time, Ahema led the front army to retreat.
As soon as he saw Alu Hui, he immediately knelt down to apologize.
"Zhongcheng, the final general is incompetent. The thieves used demon fire and can no longer fight!" Ahema said.
Alu Hui has also seen the battle just now.
Originally the red scarf thieves were powerless, but suddenly a lot of strong flames appeared and defeated the Mongolian and Yuan troops.
"Gather your troops and horses!"
Aruhui said calmly.
In this case, even punishing Ahema and other generals would be of no use.
The Red Scarf Army has regained its morale. There are still no telling how many of those terrifying flame weapons there are. If they continue to attack, will they fall on them again?
Aluhui was very worried about all this, not to mention it was getting dark too early and it was no longer possible to continue fighting.
He simply gathered his army and held on with trenches and walls.
Anyway, as long as the Yuan army is locked in Qingyuan Town, the Red Scarf Army will not be able to advance at all.
Unless they come to take the initiative to attack.
Zhu Yuanzhang also knew about the Yuan army's plans.
As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but said.
"Brother, take out all those 'sweet wine jars' just now. The Tatars are trying to be a fool. 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 there are very few raw materials. Hu Yiba threw them just now, and they have already consumed almost all of them. There is not much left to use."
Just now, Hu Yiba led the engineering team to throw incendiary bombs. Zhu Han felt very distressed when he saw it.
Hu Yiba and others didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were, so they threw those incendiary bombs at the Yuan army as if they were free of charge.
Although the results were brilliant, they were consumed so quickly that there was hardly much left.
Just now, Hu Yiba rushed back to celebrate his victory, but Zhu Han didn't give him a good look.
"What? Is this useless?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately surprised when he heard this.
For these incendiary bombs, Zhu Han spent a full battalion of military pay and silver.
In such a short time, all the time was used up!
"Yes, there are not many left, and the Yuan army's defenses are not simple. Let's prepare other means!" Zhu Han said.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and ordered the entire army to retreat and prepare to set up camp.
As for how to conquer Qingyuan Town, we can only wait until tomorrow.
The rebel army and the Yuan army began to confront each other.
The rebels cut down trees and began to make equipment for crossing trenches and climbing walls. The Yuan army sent cavalry to harass them.
From time to time, small-scale battles broke out between the two sides, resulting in casualties on each other.
The rebels' preparations for the attack were carried out in an orderly manner.
After some testing, Alu Hui has basically concluded that the Red Turban Army’s kind of ‘demon fire’ doesn’t exist in large quantities.
Just at this time, news came from the rear of Chuzhou. The remnants of the rebels in Chuzhou heard that the Red Scarf Army was attacking, and they resurrected and were ready to invade Chuzhou.
Therefore, Alu Hui has no time to waste. He must seize the time to defeat this Red Scarf Army and then return to Chuzhou to suppress the rebellion.
"Someone is coming!"
"Send an order to Hardy, Ahema and others to get ready. I will attack with all my troops tomorrow!"
Aru Hui's decisive attack surprised Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang.
Early the next morning.
The Yuan army made preparations to break 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 Mongols' intentions.
"Are these Tatars ready to launch a general attack?"
Zhu Han nodded, and he very much agreed with his brother's judgment.
"It seems that the Yuan army is prepared to fight tooth and nail and does not intend to waste any more time."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked serious. The battle the day before yesterday gave him a higher estimate of the Yuan army's combat strength.
If the Yuan army fights tooth and nail this time, the rebel army really can't say they can win.
"We have to personally supervise the battle, and the rear army is still left to you!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Han nodded very seriously and continued.
"Brother, don't worry, I will support you at the critical moment!"
The Yuan troops 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 to create momentum and pressure.
The rebel army led by Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally not afraid of this method.
"Kill the Hulu and conquer Chuzhou!"
Zhu Yuanzhang led his soldiers to inspect the entire army.
Wherever he went, there were thunderous shouts immediately.
The rebel soldiers have also understood that today's battle is of great importance.
The more than 20,000-strong army in Chuzhou was the last military force of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty in Jiangbei.
As long as they are defeated, the rebel army can march into Chuzhou, with sufficient food, grass and money, and no longer have to worry about starvation and famine.
As for the Yuan army on the opposite side, they also knew that the red scarf army in front of them had a great reputation. They first conquered Haozhou and then Dingyuan. They were regarded as the most powerful anti-traitor army in the north of Huainan and Jiangbei.
If this group of red scarf thieves is defeated, the Yuan army can directly take the front line of Dingyuan and Haozhou, and the reward from the imperial court will definitely be very generous.
Both sides have a winning mentality and have intensively launched pre-war deployments.
The skirmishers and archers of the rebel army rushed out of the formation one by one, using their bows and crossbows to drive away the Mongolian cavalry that was harassing the surroundings.
These light cavalry were cruising back and forth around the rebels, and from time to time they would rush up and shoot arrows to harass them.
