Xie Hongfang and Xue Cong looked at each other on the top of the city. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang leading a hundred people out of the city, Xue Cong said to Xie Hongfang, "Brother Xie, do you think this can be done?"

Xie Hongfang smiled and said: "I believe Brother Zhao Xian will succeed."

The rest of the people said with gloating expressions on their faces: "Yes, Brother Zhao will lead the army and defeat the thief!"

Although some people looked like everyone else, they had a lot of criticism towards Xie Hongfang. As soon as the rebel army made some progress, the eldest brother started to scheming with each other.

Although Xue Cong said it, he was thinking about the note he gave to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked back at the crowd and sneered in his heart: "How can we accomplish anything with a bunch of insects like you!"

"Sir, can we wear these clothes?" A man approached Zhu Yuanzhang and asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the linen clothes on his body and said: "Don't worry, at least it will be safer than wearing armor."

When they were about ten miles away from the city, a group of people stared at Zhu Yuanzhang and his group below. A man looked fiercely at the leader, Zhu Yuanzhang, with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Brother, these are just a group of people who are fleeing from famine. They don't have much to gain. Let's let them go!"

A young man next to the man begged the man, because he fell into trouble because he couldn't afford to eat.

The young man did not want to rob the common people like himself, so the man scolded: "You know nothing!"

"Look at the man at the head who doesn't look like he's running away from famine. These people are pretending to be officers and soldiers. Our purpose is to rob the rich and give to the poor. Let us inform the brothers so that they can prepare to take action!" the man ordered.

"yes!"

The young man quietly retreated and informed the brothers to prepare for action. Zhu Yuanzhang noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere and immediately asked everyone to stop advancing.

"Counsellor Zhao, what's going on?" someone asked softly.

"Notify brothers to be alert, there is a situation!"

When everyone heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, they immediately formed a defensive formation and looked at the surrounding mountains and forests with vigilance. Suddenly, there was a sound of cracking in the air, and arrows fell from the sky. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the figures high up, he said: "Let the brothers hide."

good".

Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose this path just to prevent accidents. Soon the man at the top discovered that there were arrows that had no effect, so he asked his men to stop shooting arrows.

The two sides were in a stalemate here, and Zhu Yuanzhang carefully observed the terrain and asked people to quietly retreat from the way they came, leaving some people behind to attract the enemy's attention.

The man on the bandit side asked the young man to return to the village and immediately asked the boss to increase his manpower. He felt that this part of the army must be the vanguard. If they were not wiped out, they would definitely attract a large group of troops.

After hearing this, the young man immediately ran towards the mountain stronghold. Zhu Yuanzhang led some people to retreat to another narrow path. Everyone was a little timid looking at the abyss next to the path.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already surveyed that if he passed through this trail, he would be able to win unexpectedly. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the people who were hesitating and said: "You all follow us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang walked forward as he spoke, ignoring the people behind him. Some of the recruits had already wanted to retreat. At this time, there was a cry of killing from the rear. Seeing the bandits rushing towards him, everyone couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

Zhu Yuanzhang had landed safely and shouted to everyone: "Quick, if you don't leave, you will be killed by bandits!"

Some veterans gritted their teeth and said, "Mom, if you stick your head out, it's a knife, and if you shrink your head, it's a knife. Let's fight!" Then they walked towards the trail.

Seeing that most of the veterans had already left, the recruits walked tremblingly towards the trail, closing their eyes tightly. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this scene, he immediately laughed and said, "You see, you can come here."

The legs of the people around him were still trembling, and the sergeants didn't know how to respond when they heard this.

The sergeant who stayed on the spot was also chased to the side of the trail. Looking at the people on the opposite side, he gritted his teeth and ran in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang.

After the bandits arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Let's go!"

"Counsellor Zhao, this is a good opportunity to fight back," the person on the side reminded.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and scolded: "You kid thinks about fighting all day long. You don't know that we only have this small force. What if we are outflanked?"

"withdraw!"

Zhu Yuanzhang led everyone away. The man looked at the people leaving and said bitterly: "What did eldest brother say?"

"Brother only asked us to chase and didn't say anything else," the young man responded.

"Brother, it seems like he has changed. He is timid." The man said and led the others away.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the bandits leaving and led everyone into the dense forest.

The man led everyone back to the village and immediately asked, "Brother, why did you let those people run away?"

"Old Seven, I never said you were not allowed to go down the mountain during this period, why did you take your brother down the mountain?" A man with a fleshy face and a long scar on his face shouted angrily.

Hearing the eldest brother's anger, the man immediately became scared and said: "Brother, this is also for our copycat village. There are more and more brothers, but we don't have much food anymore."

"Okay, I will take care of the food matter, you go down first." Scarface's tone softened upon hearing this.

"I know," the man said and retreated.

Scarface walked to the back hall, looked at the figure sitting beside him and said, "What are your instructions, Lord Shadow?"

"You may be about to see the light of day. Don't be soft-hearted when you shouldn't be." The figure reminded: "Don't forget that you are officers and soldiers, not bandits!"

"I understand, I will strictly control my subordinates," Scarface said respectfully.

"In five days, a batch of grain will be sent to Qingjian from Yunhe County. There will be 300 people escorting the grain. It's up to you." After giving the instructions, the figure turned and left.

"My subordinate understands." Scarface looked at the leaving figure with a respectful expression.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the weak appearance of the people behind him and asked them to stop and rest. After hearing this, everyone immediately collapsed to the ground. Zhu Yuanzhang looked very dissatisfied at the people, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of something.

Then he left, came to a hidden place and said, "Make arrangements, I want to go up the mountain!"

"master!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Why, you don't control the entire village?"

"My subordinates are afraid that their master will be in danger."

"Follow the instructions and remember not to hurt anyone!" After Zhu Yuanzhang said that, he turned and left.

"yes!"

While Scarface was still deep in thought, a voice suddenly sounded: "There are new instructions."

Scarface immediately asked: "What's the matter?"

"Master Shadow asked you to take that group of people to the mountain. Master Shadow wants to see them. Remember not to hurt anyone!"

Scarface heard it and said immediately: "I understand!"
Chapter completed!