Chapter 2042: Despair and Fireworks

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From the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, Ming Dynasty paid more attention to Hami.

Whether it was Halie or Yili, they had to go through Hami when they wanted to trade or pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, or when envoys came and went.

At the beginning, Hami blocked this channel in order to monopolize the tributary trade relationship with the Ming Dynasty. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang was offended, and naturally he had to surrender.

But this is just a sign of obedience!

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This is an important strategic node!

But with the rise of Oara and Tatar, the Ming Dynasty rashly entering Hami would be very risky and expensive.

Therefore, Zhu Di sent several officials to serve as Jishan, who were actually supervising Hami on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Chu remembered clearly the period before the destruction of the Tatars and Hari. At that time, the Han people had a very high status in Hami, and no one dared to offend them.

But the Harelites came and swept Hami, and all the status collapsed for a while.

Later, the Ming Dynasty defeated Ha Lie, but Hami was already in chaos.

Lin Chu felt that he was a lost dog. He once thought about taking a few horses and returning to Daming alone.

But those Han people spontaneously followed him, making him unable to give up.

"Sir, those people are here again!"

Someone was shouting outside, their voices panicked and desperate.

Lin Chu used a wooden spoon to take a spoonful of the black paste from the pot. He ate it a few times without caring about burning it, then tightened his belt and went out.

He shivered as soon as he came out. When he saw a group of men confronting people outside the camp, he shouted: "What do they want?"

Outside the camp, more than fifty Hami people were holding knives and shouting with pride.

Someone turned around and shouted: "Sir, what a fool! They said... they want a woman!"

Lin Chu was furious,

Just ran over.

The snow in the camp had been cleared, but it was a bit slippery. He stumbled and almost slipped several times.

Those Hami people were not afraid when they saw Lin Chu, and the leader said: "The emperor of Ming Dynasty is dead. The new emperor is very young. I heard that he no longer cares about Hami. Do you understand what I mean?"

The Hami people looked greedily at the women with their children in the camp. Most of them were snorting and their faces turned red.

The source of Hami's population is very complex. During the great chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, various populations gathered and were gradually integrated together.

But after all, Hami's population is too small to raise heroes.

So Lin Chu dared to stay nearby, instead of leading people into the woods and eventually becoming a savage.

"No women!"

Lin Chu walked up to the leading Hami man and said, "You have robbed our food, what else do you want to rob now? Don't forget, the Ming Dynasty is still here."

The Hami man sneered: "When did the Ming Dynasty take care of Hami? Thousands of miles away, can the Ming Dynasty send an army again?"

Lin Chu said coldly: "Don't forget the fate of the Wala and Tatars, as well as the Harelites."

The Hami people looked around and said proudly: "Don't forget, when the Ming Dynasty comes again, your bones will have been eaten up by wild beasts."

"Go back if you can."

The Hami people said viciously: "Without horses and without food, you will starve to death on the way."

Lin Chu's horses had been slaughtered long ago and used as food, helping everyone get through the coldest days.

"Come if you can!"

Those Han people were armed with weapons. If they were not afraid of the small number of people on their side, they would have killed them long ago.

Protect your own woman, this is the bottom line.

Without this bottom line, it would be almost like The Walking Dead.

The Hami people laughed, some waved their swords and threatened, some shouted and cursed, and their momentum suddenly became high.

Lin Chu knew that he could not be weak, so he shouted: "Get out! Otherwise, Master Wang will come from the west and build you into a capital!"

Jingguan!

This frightening invention loses its deterrence when spoken out at this moment.

The Hami man at the head smiled, turned around and said to his companions: "He said Jingguan... Could it be that the Ming people can still station troops here? When they come, let's go, when they leave, let's come back... Hahahaha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

It is difficult to establish order, but easy to destroy it.

These people couldn't bear it anymore!

Lin Chu took a step back and said, "You will get nothing by killing us, but you can't hide the news!"

The Hami man in the lead nodded and said: "Be smart and send five women over before dark tonight, otherwise..."

The Hami people left, and there was a silence inside and outside the camp.

Lin Chu turned around and comforted: "They are just threats. We have encountered threats like this many times every month in the past. Please go back."

But he knew this was just comfort. Maybe those Hami people would come to raid the camp at night, and then...

He looked at the women and children in the camp and felt powerless.

Migration is impossible without food, otherwise most of the people here will starve to death on the road.

A group of men with sallow faces and muscular faces looked at Lin Chu with grief and anger. Someone shouted: "Sir, let's grab a handful and go back to Daming!"

"Yes! Grab one!"

"Sir, they are becoming more and more wanton. It won't be long before they will take action!"

"They need a lot of hands to work in the spring. Sir, are we going to be slaves? Let's fight!"

Lin Chu felt very tired and angry.

His anger was not only directed at these Hami people, but also against the Ming Dynasty.

Why not come to reorganize the order in Hami?

Why don't you send someone to tell these Hami people that Ming Dynasty is still paying attention to this side!

He was angry and disappointed, and then his empty stomach made bowel sounds, and he despaired.

"We have no food!"

Lin Chu tightened his belt and shouted: "If you don't want to starve to death, then go out and fight!"

He looked at these Han people and saw despair and violence.

"There is no way to survive. If you don't take action, you will die. Prepare weapons, get out the last grains, and have a full meal. Then smash the pots and burn the wooden bowls. If you can't beat them, let's die together!"

Burning the cauldron and sinking the boat is an idiom that is well known to women and children in the Ming Dynasty.

So the camp was filled with the aroma of food. This is the habit of the people in the Central Plains. They keep their last life-saving money and food and don't use it unless they are at the end of their rope.

After finishing the meal, no one thought about it, and everyone smashed all their belongings.

The men held weapons and the women stayed in the camp with their children.

The fire was burning in the house.

"If you lose, light it on fire!"

Lin Chu finally explained.

Those women all nodded. If they lost, they would fall into endless hell, where life would be worse than death.

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A group of more than 30 people quietly reached the Hami settlement more than five miles away.

Lin Chu felt a little regretful. If it were midsummer, he would have planned to attack with fire and then make a surprise attack.

But now the Hami people's camp is full of snow and water. Let alone fire attack, it would be a miracle if it could be ignited.

He wanted to wait until dark, but like everyone else, he couldn't see clearly now that it was dark.

He burped, savoring the fatness of the bacon, and headed out of the woods.

"Did you see those cattle, sheep, and horses?"

Lin Chu's eyes flashed with animalistic light, and shouted: "Defeat them, all this will be ours! Think about your wives and children, eat mutton, and ride back to the Ming Dynasty..."

The men's eyes shone brightly and they shouted: "Ride back to Daming!"

For them, there is no greater temptation to return to Ming Dynasty.

The accent of my hometown! I haven’t heard this in a long time...

So this group of highly motivated ‘soldiers’ set off.

The Hami people in the camp had discovered them, so they came out to check, and then laughed wildly.

They had almost a hundred warriors, powerful warriors.

Three to one, and Akito's side was full of yellow-faced and muscular guys.

So they mounted their horses one after another, preparing to kill these Mingren and then go to take over their camp.

"kill!"

Lin Chu held up a freshly sharpened long knife and was the first to rush over.

More than fifty riders rushed out from the camp opposite and gradually started to speed up.

Lin Chu felt that this would be a desperate attack, but he felt that he had lived enough and didn't want to continue suffering... so let's fight!

They all thought so, but after all, someone showed fear.

Then the sound of horse hooves came from the left.

Lin Chu stopped and turned sideways blankly.

The men following him turned sideways.

The proud Hami people on horseback also looked up.

Then they saw a group of cavalry.

"Bang bang bang!"

And three fireworks exploded into the sky...