Chapter 70 Zhu Yuanzhang's Team (I)

Zhonglilu belongs to Anfeng Road and is not particularly far from Haozhou. This is Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown. He spent his childhood here. Most of his time, he herded cattle for the landlord Liu De's family and had a group of childhood playmates.

When he returned to his hometown again, Zhu Yuanzhang was not excited. The plague and drought eight years ago had taken away the lives of his family. Apart from his married sister and his brother who had been in the family, there was no one in the family.

The broken thatched house in the home has long collapsed, leaving only mottled walls. This home has long been ruined.

I wonder how other people are doing?

The entire Zhongli was displaced, starved to death, and became refugees. There were many people who ran to join the Red Turban Army. I wonder if anyone could be left.

Zhu Yuanzhang was wandering in front of his "home", and suddenly, he stood alone in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

This man was thick-browed and big-eyed, with a handsome appearance, and was looking at Zhu Yuanzhang up and down.

"Are you... Zhu Chongba?" asked the man.

Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at the person in front of him carefully. The eyebrows were so familiar, especially the corner of the eyebrows, "Are you Xu Da?"

The two hugged each other tightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally found the first person, and he was also a general in his future team: Xu Da.

"Brother, why are you here? I heard you are not in Haozhou City? I heard you have also become a high-ranking official in the army?" Xu Da asked.

"Yes, I want to go back to my hometown and bring up a team." Zhu Yuanzhang said. "But looking at our village, there seems to be no people."

"In recent years, there have been many fewer people in our village. Some time ago, refugees came to rob, so everyone lives in the valley behind for the time being." Xu Da said, pointing to the valley behind.

"Who else are our playmates when we were young?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Zhou Dexing and Guo Ying are still in the valley. As for others, many of them have starved to death. A few of them have thrown into the Red Turban Army like you, but now they don't know how to live or die." Xu Da said.

The pictures of the young flashed through Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang's mind. Now there are only a few people left.

"Xu Da, there are already wars everywhere outside, and there are rebels fighting against the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty. Are you willing to follow me and create a great cause together?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Brother, I've been waiting for this day for a long time! Since I heard that you went to join the Red Turban Army from Huangjue Temple, I have been thinking about following you." Xu Da said strongly: "Anyway, if this continues, I will starve to death sooner or later. I'll follow you!"

"Let's go with me to Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying and others, let's bring together a team." Zhu Yuanzhang said, his eyes flashing with light. He, a bare commander, immediately had his own team of subordinates.

"Well, let's go and persuade the young men in the same village. They also said that they wanted to join the Red Turban Army and at least they could have a full meal." Xu Da said.

The two of them walked towards the valley behind them with great enthusiasm.

One person passed through ten, ten people passed through hundreds, and the nearby village was also infected. I heard that a high-ranking official from the Red Turban Army came to recruit people, so they all came to join the Red Turban Army.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally formed a team of nearly a thousand people.

However, he was very worried. With a team, he had no weapons and no food. In a few days, the team would have to collapse.

When he left Haozhou City, Zhu Yuanzhang had already brought all his funds. Even Miss Ma's jewelry was defrauded by himself, so he raised some money and bought food for these people who came to join the army.

But weapons? This is really hard to fix. It takes a lot of iron to build weapons. Now that I am in the dark, where can I find iron to build weapons?

"Brother, dozens of young men joined us today, and our team has grown even stronger." Xu Da walked into Zhu Yuanzhang's tent and said.

Someone came again? Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "That's how many more mouths to eat?"

"Brother, we are short of food for the time being, but as long as I fight a war, will there be food?" Xu Da said, using war to support the war and snatch it from the enemy!

"Do you think that our teams without training, discipline, and even without weapons can beat others?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Guo Zixing has food and weapons, but with such a personality, even though he is his father-in-law, he will not give him weapons. He has no weapons and has bare hands. How can he fight this battle?

"Brother, I heard that there is a donkey patio village near Dingyuan. There is a lot of food and a team of 3,000 people. And they are isolated and helpless. Why don't we incorporate them!"

Donkey Village? A team of three thousand people? A lot of food? It’s a good idea!

"Xu Da, leave, it's not too late, accompany me to Lupai Village!" Zhu Yuanzhang said. If you don't go again, you will be out of food in a few days.

"Are we the only one going?" Xu Da asked worriedly.

"Of course we are the two of us," Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Even if we pull up all the teams of more than a thousand people, what can we do? There are three thousand people, and we don't even have weapons!"

You can't use strong, you can only be smart.

The two rode their horses to the Dupai Village.

Lupaizhai is built on a mountain east of Dingyuan, and is built on the mountain, but the mountain is flat and it is not a dangerous place.

The surrounding village was surrounded by branches. If such villages were led by themselves to attack, they would be taken down with a charge. Xu Da looked carefully, intending to consider how to attack if he could not take it down.

"Stop! Who is coming?" The minion Ping at the door picked up his spear.

Xu Da took a look: The spearhead is rusted, and such a team has no combat power.

"Please inform the leader of the village and say that the Red Turban Army has come." Zhu Yuanzhang said. Although he had left Guo Zixing, he still belonged to the Red Turban Army. Moreover, sometimes, it is very effective to have this name on it.

Sure enough, when he heard that it was the Red Turban Army, the minion immediately put away his spear.

"You watch here, I will report to the Lord of Wu immediately." The minion told the people around him.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da looked at each other and nodded. It seemed that the name of the Red Turban Army was still very famous, and the other party's hostility immediately decreased.

"Ha, the Red Turban Army is here. Welcome, let me see who is here?" A hearty laughter came.

With a national face, small eyes, and high cheekbones, isn’t this the guest Wu Deli I saw last time at Guo Zixing Mansion in Haozhou City?

"Master Wu!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with his fist: "I thought it was difficult to meet the Master Wu when I parted last time. When I saw him today, the Master Wu's style is still the same!"

"So it's Mr. Zhu!" The leader of Wu also recognized Zhu Yuanzhang. In Haozhou City, everyone called Zhu Yuanzhang the name of Mr. Zhu.
Chapter completed!