Chapter 787 - Domineering, Murder and Arson
"What!?" A gust of wind blew through the quiet valley, and from the center of the Tugugarao settlement, the largest hut of straw was taken away, and the roar of the hut spread to every corner of the valley. ใReading.comใ
"What the hell is going on? Isn't the settlement of the Su Sibu still some distance from the port? Or did there be another way of maritime merchants fleeing to Rinyain? Didn't Su Sibu receive the news before the attack? Didn't the Ming army send an envoy? Binet picked his son up from the ground and asked angrily.
In the minds of most Nanyang people, Daming is synonymous with Mr. Hao, and the powerful treasure ship fleet in those years, everywhere they went, they first worshiped the pier and then landed.
For various reasons, the natives in many places have moved against the advance team of the treasure fleet, and several times they have been killed. After the main force of the treasure ship arrived, the murderer suddenly came to his senses, knelt on the ground and began to repent, and finally was forgiven, because the civil officials in the fleet said that the Ming Dynasty should convince people with virtue and influence outsiders with benevolence and righteousness, so that virtue can last forever.
Even the natives know that this style is very silly, but Daming is just happy to do it, and the natives like it too. In the face of a giant like Daming, there is still an opportunity to provoke and make mistakes, after something goes wrong, the other party is also mainly criticizing and educating, and the consequences are not serious at all, who can not like such a neighboring country?
I have to say that the local people and the scholars, literally seem to be different, but in fact they have something in common, and it is easy to reach a consensus, and I don't know if this is the concrete embodiment of the so-called great wisdom and foolishness.
With this understanding, the natives were extremely incomprehensible to the domineering nature of the Xinbao fleet, and Binai was angry, and Gala, who was in charge of liaison with several tribes in the south, was even more confused.
"They didn't send messengers, at the beginning there were a few fast boats, and the people from the Su Si Department received the news, so they greeted them, intending to check the goods, who knew that they turned around and left...... When I came back, I was followed by a lot of boats, and then I rushed directly to the dock, killing people when I saw them, as if ......"
He glanced at Liu Laoxiang, he felt that the Ming army was more like pirates than pirates, "Anyway, it's not like the legendary Ming army at all, after landing, while repairing the dock, they divided thousands of soldiers and horses, and attacked in all directions, and Renya's surroundings have been emptied." โ
"Look, Chief Binet, I didn't lie to you, did I? The Ming army is here to retaliate, they have no intention of reconciliation at all, if they don't unite, if they plan early, maybe the tribes of Luzon will be broken by each one, and when the time comes...... "With Gala's words as a footnote, Liu Laoxiang's persuasion will be more convincing."
However, while rejoicing, he was also terrified in his heart. The Ming court was strict with its own people, but except for the Tartars, it was quite generous to the people of foreign races, otherwise there would not be such a cheating reward system.
What's going on now? Hunt yourself down? Or other pirates? It's impossible, if the other party really takes this as a goal, I'm afraid he won't have a chance to escape to Port Aparhi.
Or did those natives annoy the Ming generals? It's possible that these monkeys don't have any brains, and when they see a small number of boats, they think they are soft persimmons, and then they will go on the ship to loot in the name of inspecting the goods, and often cause deaths. However, listening to Gara, they just put on a position, and the other party's clippers didn't even go ashore, so they could also make a feud?
Now, he seems to have made a fake come true, what kind of nonsense that the Ming army is here to retaliate and want to occupy the whole of Luzon was originally made up by him to fool Binet. Judging by the actions of the Ming army, this reason is the most realistic, although he is not proud of it, but he really did not serve the prophet once.
"Yes, Dad, not all the Ming troops who came ashore in Renyain, there was also a fleet that passed directly outside the port, and the course was south......"
"Manila?" Binaho rose and was shocked.
In terms of the Philippines as a whole, Manila was north-central, but if it was confined to Luzon, Manila was already the southernmost part of the island. Further south, there are the large and small archipelagos, and the relatively large tribes of Luzon live north of Manila.
Although he is a native of the earth, Binai is the leader of a tribe after all, and he still has some knowledge, and he has lived a long time, and he also knows the geography of Luzon, so he immediately saw through Wang Hai's strategy.
Of course, this strategy is not complicated, and it is not related to the conspiracy, but belongs to the yang conspiracy. When the strength is strong enough, there is no need to use conspiracy, just crush the past in a dignified manner to win, why bother to engage in conspiracy and trickery?
Liu Laoxiang asked nervously: "Gala, you said that the Ming army that landed in Renyain was divided into troops?" โ
"Yes, it was divided, their brigade stayed in the port, almost half of the soldiers and horses were divided, the progress was not fast, they killed people first, if no one resisted, they began to arrest people, most of the captured prisoners were sent to the port to work, and some were left behind, building houses and fences in the same place of the tribal settlements......"
Liu Laoxiang's statement was fully confirmed, but this time he did not take the opportunity to persuade him, he just turned his head and looked at Binet quietly. The matter is already obvious, and it is superfluous for him to say it again, the Ming army has begun to build manors, treating the natives as slaves, if you want to live, I am afraid that there is only complete surrender, he believes that Binet will not be reconciled.
"They're going to kill them all!"
Binet's reaction was not what Liu Laoxiang expected, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes were blood-red, and hissed: "I, Binay, will not bow to such a cruel person, Gala, you hurry up and send someone to inform the tribes of the news of Apari and Renyain, and tell them that I, Binay, will hold a tribal assembly and lead them to resist the brutal Ming people!" โ
"Yes, I'll go arrange for manpower." Gara turned around and was about to go out, but was stopped by Binet again, "Wait......" The old man lowered his head and thought for a while, and said categorically: "Bayunbang, tell them to let all the tribes gather in Bayunbang!" โ
"Bayunbang?" Gala was stunned. Bayunbang is a settlement in central Luzon, located on the upper reaches of the Magath River, a tributary of the Cagayan River. It's a good place, but it's not as good as Tuguegarao, and there are already tribes settled there, so if you move there suddenly, you can't be sure that there will be no conflict.
"Yes, that's it, Tuguegarao is too close to Apari, the terrain is flat nearby, and there are many Ming soldiers, in case it is over." Binet gritted his teeth and said: "Bayunbang is densely forested, it is a good battlefield for the warriors of the tribe to exert their combat power, if the Ming army does not chase, we can find a way to fight back, if we follow the past, hum, then it will be their turn to be unlucky." โ
Although he has never experienced a large-scale war, he still knows a little bit of strategy, and knows that he can give full play to the advantages of geography and troops, so that he can hope to be outnumbered.
"Chief Binay, please allow Liu to fight side by side with the leaders, in addition, I am willing to provide your troops with five hundred steel knives and a thousand spears...... "Liu Laoxiang's original idea was to leave some weapons and let the natives attract the attention of the Ming army, and then he took the opportunity to escape, and then found a ship to go to sea in Sulu, and the remaining weapons were used as the capital to start again.
But now that the situation has changed drastically, the Ming army has put on a posture of attacking separately and attacking on three sides, and he does not dare to move. Walking by land in this mountainous place of Luzon, he can't outrun people by boat when he is tired, and if he is not careful, he may be blocked by the Ming army.
Therefore, he also made a quick decision, took out all the weapons, and tried his best to increase the weight of the natives in order to increase the victory rate.
"Well, good friend, the people of Luzon will not forget the kindness of their friends." The old natives were very moved, but neither he nor Liu Laoxiang took this seriously, the natives' surnames were not ordinarily poor, and it was a question whether this promise could be maintained for half a year.
"Good friend, handout......" Although he knew that the other party's gratitude was unreliable, Liu Laoxiang still stretched out his hand and shook it with the other party hypocritically, no matter what, the two sides have a common enemy, it is two grasshoppers on a rope, which one dies, and the other can't run.
"Bang! Boom! Rumble! Rumble! At this moment, with a few loud noises, the outside suddenly became boiling.
Exclamations, howls, cries for help, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and a strange crackling sound are mixed in, and if you listen intently, you can faintly hear the sound of oars hitting the water...... All kinds of sounds are mixed together, like a song of chaos, which clearly indicates that Tugugarao has been attacked!
didn't have time to think about it, Binai rushed out of the door like a whirlwind, Liu Laoxiang thought a little more than him, and carried a wooden stick out of nowhere to follow behind. In order to show respect, he did not bring a weapon at the meeting, and at this time, in order to defend himself, he had to do something.
"When Chang ......" is not a good thing to think too much, the result of a slow beat is that the old man suddenly stopped at the door, followed by Liu Laoxiang was caught off guard, and hit his head, the two rolled on the ground, and the wooden stick was thrown aside.
Liu Laoxiang scolded in his heart, he was not afraid of god-like enemies, but afraid of pig-like allies, these natives were really stupid.
"Heavenly ......" Binet didn't realize it, he rolled on the ground twice, and after stopping the momentum, he sat up blankly and looked around in a daze. Infected by him, Liu Laoxiang also began to observe the environment, his expression immediately remained the same as that of the old native, his mouth was wide open, and his whole body was weak, as if he was in a nightmare.
Some people use hellish scenes to describe the bad situation, Liu Laoxiang has never seen a killing field, and has always disdained this statement, often saying that he is the Yama of hell, how can he be afraid of hell? But today, he finally understood that without this statement, he really couldn't describe the scene he saw in front of him.
The crackling sound I had heard earlier was the sound of a fire, and the houses on both sides of the river had turned into fires, and from time to time there were figures shaking in the firelight, and there was a screaming sound like a lung-splitting howl.
From time to time, it can be seen that people carry buckets and hold braziers around the fire to fight fires, and it is easy to get water on the river bank, and it is also convenient to fight fires. But what is shocking is that the river seems to have turned into oil, and the more it is poured up, the more the fire burns, and after a while, the firefighters give up. If you don't give up, you can't do it, there are already a few people who have been affected by the fire and swept into the sea of fire, and they will not live when they see it.
The roar came from the explosion, and it was the warriors of the Bina Department who were not afraid of death. The culprits of the tragedy in front of them were several clippers in the middle of the river, and the tribal warriors had the intention to rush forward desperately to stop the other party's killing, but they were blown up all over the ground.
After looking at it for a while, and coming back to his senses slightly, Liu Laoxiang suddenly felt that those ships were a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized, isn't this the kind of fast boat used by the vanguard of the Ming army? As for the fire, isn't it the ghost fire that the loach said can't be extinguished?
The weather was already very hot, and there was a fire around him, but Liu Laoxiang still felt that a cool air rushed up his spine, making him unable to move.
Burglary, murder and arson? The tyranny and domineering of the imperial court, really didn't make a mistake?
(To be continued)