Xuzhou Red Turban Uprising

Timeline

1. 1351Xiao County · Anhui ProvinceZhima Li and village head Zhao Junyong burned incense to gather people, and with eight others including the poor man Peng Da they swore a blood oath, answering Liu Futong's uprising in Yingzhou and preparing to attack Xuzhou.
2. 1351Xuzhou city · Jiangsu ProvinceThe eight disguised themselves as canal laborers and entered Xuzhou at night; at the fourth watch they lit fires and shouted, coordinating inside and outside, seized the gate guards' weapons, and by dawn had recruited over 100,000 men, capturing Xuzhou in one stroke.
3. 1351Northern Huai region · Huai River basinThe rebels occupied Suzhou, Feng County, Pei County, Lingbi, Hong County and other places, extending west to Anfeng, Haozhou and Sizhou, cutting off the Yellow River and Grand Canal grain transport and seriously threatening Dadu's supply lines.