The Qianlongxingjun infantry crashed into the front line of the Lupai Village soldiers and horses with unshakable momentum.
With the sound of fighting, it took almost only one round for Long Xingjun to inflict hardship on the soldiers and horses of Lupai Village.
Woohoo!
Then there was another blast of horns!
Xu Da's two hundred cavalry rushed out from behind, bypassed the battle formation, and went straight to the rear of Lupai Village.
The two hundred cavalrymen were like sharp-edged spears, easily penetrating the flank of Lupai Village.
The troops behind Lupai Village were suddenly exposed to danger!
"What?!"
Nian Kun, the leader of the village, was shocked when he saw this, and an ominous premonition also arose in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to move forward slowly. According to Zhu Han's instructions, forward Xu Da would use his inferior force to lure Lupai Village to send troops, and then lightly beat them to let Lupai Village know how powerful Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army was.
Later, when the main force of Zhu Yuanzhang's army arrived, Lvpaizhai would definitely be scared to death. He only needed to send people to recruit him, and he would definitely be able to recruit him under his command.
He looked up at the sun and saw that it was almost the appointed time.
"Prepare..."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his arms and was about to order the entire army to speed up when he suddenly saw a group of cavalrymen holding flags high in front of them.
He immediately stopped his voice and looked up.
"Seven-five?"
When the cavalry came closer, it turned out that Zhu Han was running back with his bodyguard. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but wonder.
"Why did you come back but the war was not going well?"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but worry. Could it be that the Donkey Village was very strong and Xu Da suffered a loss?
Who knows, Zhu Han shook his head, "Brother, it's not disadvantageous, it's just too smooth!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he quickly asked: "What's going on?"
Facing the inquiry from his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han spread his hands and said.
"Brother, the Donkey Pai Village can't help but fight. We just charged. The leader of that village, Nian Kun, was captured alive. More than 3,000 people were immediately defeated and surrendered."
"What? More than three thousand people have surrendered?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately surprised.
The two brothers planned and calculated for a long time, but they did not expect that Lupai Village would be so thin.
"Well, everyone has surrendered. I have asked Xu Da to take over the camp there. Brother, let's go quickly!" Zhu Han said.
The three thousand soldiers and horses in Lupai Village were basically young and strong men with little training. The main elite among them were forced to surrender immediately after the leader of the village was captured alive by Xu Da, and the rest of the young and strong civilians had no fighting spirit.
Zhu Han simply led his men to rush forward and reveal the identity of the Haozhou Red Turban Army.
More than three thousand troops and horses all surrendered immediately.
"Haha, great, let's go right now!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly and led his troops forward rapidly.
When he and Zhu Han arrived outside Lupai Village, they saw a crowd of more than 3,000 people gathered in the open space outside Lupai Village. The rebel flags were hung high on the walls of Lupai Village.
"The marshal is here!"
Xu Da led the vanguard troops and horses to greet them.
"Where is the owner of Donkey Pai Village?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.
Immediately, the leader of Donkey Village, Niankun, who was tied up by Wuhua Da, was brought over.
At this time, Zhang Niankun was already dejected and looked like he was at the mercy of others.
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward and gave an order.
"Untie!"
Several soldiers untied Zhang Niankun's rope.
"This villain has blind eyes and cannot see Mount Tai. He is punished by death!" Zhang Niankun fell to his knees with a plop, changed from his dead dog appearance before and began to plead guilty.
Zhu Han was overjoyed when he saw this. It was obvious that the leader of the Donkey Village had regained his energy after seeing hope of survival.
"We, Zhu Yuanzhang, are leading righteous soldiers, and we are killing Tatars. If we are not going to kill Han people, as long as Zhang Zhai leader is willing to surrender, he is his brother!"
Zhu Yuanzhang helped Zhang Niankun up.
"Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Only then did Zhang Niankun, who was dazed, realize that the person in front of him was actually Zhu Yuanzhang, the powerful marshal of the rebel army in Haozhou.
"Yes, we are Zhu Yuanzhang!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
When Zhang Niankun saw this, he wanted to talk loudly about himself immediately.
If I had known it was Zhu Yuanzhang, how could I have dared to stop him?
It is said that the huge Haozhou City was conquered by Zhu Yuanzhang in two days, and that thousands of troops of Daru Hua Chi Timur were also killed and scattered.
This Lvpai Village could not have been destroyed by Zhu Yuanzhang with just a flick of his finger!
"The little man is blind. If he had known it was Marshal Zhu, he would have left the village and surrendered early!" Zhang Niankun said loudly.
"So, are you willing to surrender?" Zhu Han asked directly.
When Zhang Niankun saw Zhu Han asking, he nodded quickly, "Yes, yes!"
Although he didn't know Zhu Han's identity, it was this young man who was giving orders from the rear during the battle just now, and now he was standing next to the commander-in-chief Zhu Yuanzhang. He must be a big shot in the rebel army.
"Haha, okay, we are ready to lead the army to attack Dingyuan. With the brothers from Lupai Village joining us, we will definitely win a great victory!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, Marshal!" Zhang Niankun said with a smile.
Zhu Han glanced at Zhang Niankun and suddenly said.
"I see that Chief Zhang is injured and is definitely not suitable for marching and fighting. Brother, why don't we send someone to take Chief Zhang and his family back to Haozhou to recuperate!"
After hearing Zhu Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood the meaning.
This Zhang Niankun is the leader of Lvpai Village. Now the three thousand soldiers and horses have been basically subdued. If he is still retained in the army, many old troops will definitely have other ideas. It would be better to send him back to Haozhou.
"Haha, what I said makes sense. Leader Zhang is seriously injured, so it would be better to go to Haozhou to recuperate!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
When Zhang Niankun heard this, he knew that he had no choice but to go to Haozhou.
If he didn't leave, he would most likely be dealt with by Marshal Zhu, not to mention that he was helpless on the battlefield.
"Thank you, Marshal, for your great kindness. I will never forget it!" Zhang Niankun agreed quickly.
Zhang Niankun is an extremely virtuous person.
Not only did he agree, but he also helped Marshal Zhu introduce a group of old troops to be dispatched. For some nephews and brothers of the Zhang family who served as leaders, he took them all with him to Haozhou City.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he was very satisfied with him.
He was allowed to take away all the gold and silver jewelry from Lupai Village and go to Haozhou City to become a rich man.
With the surrender of these three thousand troops from Donkey Paizhai, the strength of Zhu Yuanzhang's army greatly increased.
He intended to train these three thousand soldiers and horses at Lupai Village for ten days and a half, and then continue to attack Dingyuan southward.
However, after Zhu Han found out, he suggested going south immediately without wasting time.
"Brother, why is this? Didn't you tell us that soldiers value elites? If you don't train soldiers, how can you become elites?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked doubtfully.
"Brother, the situation is different now. We already have enough troops at our headquarters. These three thousand surrendered troops can be used as makeshift. The main force of the battle still relies on our Longxing troops. The most important thing is time. What we fight is a surprise attack.
Let the Dingyuan Tartars have no chance to mobilize reinforcements." Zhu Han said.
"Okay, then we'll listen to you!"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered that the three thousand surrendered troops from Donkey Pai Village be dispersed and reorganized, and mixed into the original army commander.