Zhang Yangquan felt itchy in his heart when he heard this. If it really expands into a large village of 10,000 or 20,000 people, and there are at least 5,000 or 6,000 soldiers in the village, there will be a good chance of seizing Jiangdu!

But you have to eat in one bite, and now it has expanded to 3,000 people, which is almost the limit.

The current 1,000 kilograms of grain stored in the village is only enough to feed 3,000 people for a month. The food consumption is too great, not to mention the need for clothing, daily necessities and other supplies.

"By the way, Dazhai Master, where did our village draw people from when we expanded in the past?" Zhang Yangquan asked again.

Qin Lingjun's cheeks turned slightly red, and she lowered her head and said, "Sometimes the refugees take the initiative to surrender, and sometimes... during the robbery, they also take people to the mountain."

Qin Lingsi, who was sulking behind, suddenly walked over in a few steps, put her hands behind her back, and said with a smile: "It's like this girl took you up the mountain!"

Zhang Yangquan paced and said slowly: "Now that we are no longer bandits, it is no longer easy to forcibly recruit people. It is better to start with the refugees!"

"In recent times, the number of refugees has been very small. It will take several years to expand to 3,000!" Qin Lingjun said hesitantly.

Zhang Yangquan looked up at the sky and sighed: "No, there will be a large number of refugees going south soon. Chief of the village, we need to send someone to the north to find out what's going on."

Qin Lingjun's expression changed slightly: "The military advisor is referring to the Battle of Xuzhou?"

Zhang Yangquan nodded.

It's August 20th now. In my mind, the Battle of Xuzhou started in August and ended in September. It has been going on for almost a month now.

In Xuzhou, the red sun sets in the west, and the sky is dyed with a layer of red sunset.

The earth covered with blood was redder than the sky. In the bloody vastness, countless Yuan soldiers were like ants, crawling on the city wall.

The cry of killing, the sound of bows and arrows piercing the air, the whistling of catapults, the sound of blood splashing, and the sound of spears piercing the body, the entire outside Xuzhou City is like a bloody hell at this moment.

"Ding ding ding!"

The sound of the Yuan army calling for gold to retreat suddenly sounded, and the shouts of killing suddenly disappeared, and the Yuan army retreated like a tide.

"Sesame Li" picked up a Yuan army corpse from the female wall, and his eyes, which were almost unable to open due to the blood, shot straight towards the Yuan army camp.

The Yuan army camp, which stretches for dozens of miles, is still orderly and orderly. Although they have retreated, they are only accumulating strength and will attack more ferociously tomorrow.

Sesame Li let out a long sigh.

A year ago, he only led seven brothers to the city of Xuzhou and shouted, causing the Yuan army to flee. Then he led the army to attack everywhere with overwhelming force!

Such an experience made him despise the Yuan army. It was not until this battle that he finally understood that the Yuan army was much more terrifying than he imagined!

However, at this point, he has no way out. This is not only a war of swords and guns, but also a competition of willpower.

If the Yuan army loses, they can still retreat. If he loses, not only will he and his rebel brothers die, but the people along the way will also die!

At this time, many people spontaneously rushed to the city wall, some carried the injured, and some provided food and drinking water.

After Sesame Li saw it, he also took his soldiers to help.

While carrying a wounded soldier, several generals suddenly appeared on the city wall, all covered in blood and exhausted.

Zhao Junyong walked at the front, gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Commander, more than half of our brothers have been killed and wounded, Xuzhou City can no longer be defended!"

"Commander, General Zhao is right. The Yuan army this time is too strong. We should avoid the edge for the time being. Maybe we still have a chance to make a comeback!" Peng Da said in a deep voice.

Sesame Li didn't say much, raised his hand and pointed at the people on the city wall.

"The Yuan army threw letters with arrows and asked the people to open the door and let them in, otherwise they would massacre the whole city. But the people not only did not help the Yuan army, they also came to help us defend the city and bring us food. If we left, they would

What to do!"

"But Commander, brothers really can't hold on any longer!" Zhao Junyong said angrily.

"Needless to say, it would be easy for me to die, but it would be impossible for me to betray the people of the city!"

When all the people heard his words, they all knelt down and worshiped.

"Now that the commander-in-chief has made up his mind, I have nothing to say!" Zhao Jun lowered his eyes and left.

At dawn the next day, Sesame Li had just slept for less than an hour when his subordinates rushed to the account.

"Commander, it's not good! Last night, General Zhao, General Peng and other generals led more than half of the brothers to break out from the south gate!"

Zhima Li seemed to have expected it, and said calmly: "Didn't the Yuan army stop them?"

"No, the Yuan army let them go!"

Zhizhi Li shook his head and sighed: "The Yuan army is indeed at its end. Unfortunately, if we persist for a few more days, maybe we will win!"

The subordinate said: "Commander, what should we do now?"

Sesame Li put on his helmet and said coldly: "Send the order, the whole army will fight to the end and live or die together with the people of Xuzhou!"

No one expected that three days after Zhao Junyong and others fled, Xuzhou City still had not been breached.

Until the fourth day, a hole was broken in the west gate wall by firecrackers, and the Yuan army entered the city in large numbers. Sesame Li continued to lead people to fight in the streets with the Yuan army.

The battle lasted all night, and the men around Sesame Li fell one by one.

When he was the only one left in the end, a group of people carrying hoes suddenly sprang out from the alley. Some stopped the Yuan army, and some rescued him!

"You...let me go." Sesame Li struggled hard.

"Commander, you were sent by God to save our poor people. We can't let you die!" cried a commoner, who was the one who knelt down and worshiped Sesame Lee on the city wall that day.

Zhizhi Li fought bloody battles day and night, and had already lost his strength, so he could only let the common people carry him away.

Whenever they encountered the Yuan army along the way, some people would spontaneously attack them and block the Yuan army's swords and guns with their flesh and blood, while other people took the opportunity to escape with Sesame Li in their arms.

At this time, the Red Turban Army in the city was almost completely wiped out. Tuo Tuo ordered a massacre of the city. Neither the soldiers nor the people in the city were able to surrender and survive.

For a time, the whole city echoed with the roars and wailings of the people!

Xuzhou City was massacred, and the Han people in the surrounding counties were really afraid of being affected, so they fled south one after another.

A huge team of refugees formed between Huai'an Road and Yangzhou Road.

There are also different types of refugees. For the rich, it is just a transfer of wealth. They take large passenger ships, some even use their own cargo ships, and take the Grand Canal.

They were also the first to spread the news. The fastest boat had arrived at Gaoyou Mansion and had been repairing at the dock all night.
Chapter completed!