Chapter 760: The Game Begins
In order to continue the battle, it was necessary to obtain gunpowder, and the elders of the tribe took out half of their wealth, and the Ming people were better at talking than they thought, and sold them 100,000 catties of gunpowder, plus two hundred more powerful firearms. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The tribe rekindled hope, and the Bedouins polished their scimitars, fed their horses, and held high the green battle flag, which stood out in the yellow sand, like a precious oasis, a source of life. Singing frantic battle songs, they rushed to the enemy. Sharp firearms, happily harvesting life, piece by piece of the enemy falling, only one step away from victory.
Rumble!
With an earth-shattering bang, a cannonball fell in the middle of them, and the cannonball exploded from the middle, scattering shrapnel through the flesh and blood, one, two...... Countless cannonballs exploded, and the warriors of the tribe fell under their horses, and the smoke of gunpowder engulfed everything, and they were completely defeated.
The surrounding tribes rushed to their homes, as they had done in the past, slaughtering all the men taller than the wheels, and robbing all the women, gold, silver, and treasure, as well as food, but one thing remained, and that was the war horse.
A group of Ming people appeared leisurely and leisurely in the former station of the tribe, gathered up the war horses scattered everywhere, and became their trophies. The elegant and toned Arabian horse, like a standard statue, is full of charm, reminding people of the majestic posture of the horse stepping on the swallow, which is a divine horse that can gallop in the air!
The Bedouins were reluctant to let outsiders have their treasures, but they had no choice, because the Akito had a weapon that only the devil had.
They can support a tribe at any time, and in the same way, they can also fight back from the clouds, everything is in the minds of the Ming people, as long as they want,
The best example is in front of you, three thousand corpses scattered among the yellow sand.
Powerful firearms and cannons are a temptation that no tribe can resist, even if they know that they are wrapped in poison.
Survival and killing are the eternal themes here.
As the bard sings, "We make it our profession to plunder, to plunder our enemies and neighbors." If there is no one for us to plunder, we will plunder our own brothers......"
Trust is the cheapest thing here, and deceit is the instinct of all people. Between tribes, they will fight over trivial matters at any time, and thus become endless.
They could refuse the Ming's request, but they didn't believe that other tribes could do the same.
The deep-seated distrust makes everyone afraid to speak harshly against Akito, who can unceremoniously plunge a scimitar into their brother's body, but are afraid of pushing Akito into their opposite. As soon as the Akito took out their weapons, there would be a whole horde of tribes vying to help the Akito take out the stupid hats that offended them.
A strange scene appeared, in order to maintain the fragile balance, in order to ensure their poor safety, they had to let the Akito take what they liked, hundreds of Arab horses, in exchange for temporary peace, it was still very cost-effective.
"This is just the beginning!"
Walking on the corpses everywhere, the leader of the caravan said: "If you kill one, you will be buried with a thousand, and if you kill three, you will destroy their tribe!" Greedy and stupid people do not deserve this land, wherever the fleet goes, where the guns reach, it is our territory! Forget benevolence and righteousness, the law of the jungle eats the strong, we are not Zheng He's fleet that came to preach the power of heaven, we are powerful hunters, we conquer, kill, grab all wealth, for the sake of profit, there is nothing we can't do! ”
This passage of shamelessness, domineering, arrogance, and madness in one of the classics that later became widely circulated stimulated groups of people to leave their homes and devote themselves to the great cause of colonization......
The ship carried Arabian horses, crossed the sea, and returned to Daming.
The person responsible for escorting the war horse is Zhu Shan, as the neighbor of the Tang family's father and son, although the Zhu family has not been visible over the years, but has also accumulated amazing wealth, Zhu Shan and Zhu Hai, two brothers, one has become a guerrilla general, the other has become a naval general, and the two stupid boys can be big officials, I have to sigh that I must follow the right person!
Five warships, escorting the galleons carrying horses, came ashore in Dengzhou, where people had been waiting for a long time.
"General Zhu is finally here."
Zhu Shan's face was not very good-looking, Xu had been at sea for too long, and said in a hoarse voice: "How many days are there in the horse racing conference?" ”
"Back to the general's words, it's been two days."
"Ahh
Zhu Shan almost fell down, he had calculated the time very well, but unfortunately the sea ice area in the Bohai Sea this year was too large, and when it came to Layue, the ship could not dock. I could only go to Dengzhou and go ashore, and then rush to Tianjin by land, and if I came, it would take several more days. If you miss the horse race, you are guaranteed to die of shame!
Excitedly grabbed the little official's chest, grabbed his fingers into the flesh, grinning in pain, Zhu Shan ignored it, and roared: "What are you kidding, the horse hasn't arrived yet, how can you race?" ”
"Ahem, General Zhu rest assured, rest assured." The little official said with a smile: "Lord Tang is resourceful, the first half of the horse racing competition is a folk competition, and the official competition is placed half a month later, and you still have more than ten days of preparation time, not busy, not busy." ”
After listening to this, Zhu Shan let go of his hand and laughed: "It is worthy of Lord Tang, the brain is work, much better than me!" ”
He touched his head and shouted to his brothers: "Don't worry, big guy, rest for two days first, let the horse get familiar with the environment, and then head for Tianjin." ”
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At this time, the Tianjin station, is completely a sea of joy, under Tang Yi's arrangement, the horse racing conference has a strong temple fair color, plus the neighboring New Year, the capital and Tianjin dignitaries, gentry and businessmen, as long as they can spare effort, will rush to the small station, to watch the equestrian.
Under Yu Dayou's arrangement, the periphery of the small station was divided into two large areas, the west side was the runners participating in the horse race and their entourage, and the east side was the spectators.
The open space in the north and south is a paradise for small traders and hawkers, twist flowers, steamed buns, pancakes and fruits in Tianjin, bean juice, roast duck and belly popping in Beijing......
The stalls are one after another, and the fragrance wafts out ten miles away, no matter what the identity of the character is, they can't withstand the temptation of hundreds of famous foods, and they can't walk until they are halfway through, and their stomachs are full, and they can't walk after eating.
Don't worry, there are places to rest on the streets, and artists from the north and south gather together.
Blowing, playing, pulling, playing, speaking, learning, teasing, singing, changing, practicing -- ten kinds of juggling, many kinds of work, and the artists are all equipped with unique skills, and they are guaranteed to get the money out of their pockets.
a tall and sturdy man; His face was pale, and he scolded as he walked.
"The conscience of the Han people is broken, and it is very bad! If I meet them on the prairie, they will all be torn apart! "Looking at the way he looks, I can't wait to eat everyone.
The little boy who followed next to him covered his mouth instead, and his eyes turned into crescent moons with a smile.
It turned out that they went to see the jugglers, and according to the usual practice, the jugglers had to tell a joke first, and the big man was not interested, he preferred the martial arts performances over there. When he was about to leave, the trickster suddenly laughed, "Ladies and gentlemen, the big guys come to support the little ones, all of them are this!" He stretched out a thumbs up, and then sighed: "But, it is difficult for a big husband to ensure that his wife is not virtuous and unfilial, there is one, this is it!" ”
He gestured to a turtle again, "Who are you asking, the villain really can't say?" But don't worry, he won't stay long with this passerby, he will leave soon, and when he leaves, the little one will tell you! ”
Groov!
The big man stopped all of a sudden, his legs were like nails, and he stood until the end of the trick, both legs were numb, and he took two taels of silver before he left in embarrassment, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he was so angry that he was about to explode.
"Third sister, the Han people just like to play tricks, not only to run the rivers and lakes, but also above the court, but also a bunch of villains, hypocritical and cunning, we shouldn't have come at all, they know what horse racing!"
Zhong Jin held a hot roasted sweet potato, carefully peeled the skin, shook his head and said, "Brother, I don't see it that way, saying that people don't understand horse racing, but have you seen it?" ”
"What?"
"The rules of horse racing!" Zhong Jindao: "The above regulations are very detailed, the horse racing conference is dominated by six-year-old horses, with a weight of 140 pounds, the track is 12 miles long, a total of two races, and the shortest time wins." The regulations are so detailed, much more detailed than the Naadam of our grassland, I think the people who make the rules know how to race horses, brother, you have met an opponent! Zhong Jin solemnly reminded.
The big man didn't think so, and boasted: "Third sister, don't dare to say anything else, when it comes to playing with horses, who else is your eldest brother's opponent on the grassland, the Han people want to win against me, let's practice for another two hundred years!" ”
He slapped his chest hard, but he was whipped a few days ago, and the wound was not healed, and he bared his teeth in pain.
"The despicable Han people, knowing that they can't beat me, injured me first, hmph, even if I can't compete, there is no shortage of warriors on the grassland!" Dahan said excitedly: "Zhong Jin, I heard that our third uncle, Tiebei Taiji came on behalf of my grandfather, and there are no less than hundreds of good horses in his hands, as well as Daiqing Taiji of the Tuban Department, and Wumur Taiji of Ordos, they are not good at coming, and the Han people also want to fight with them, and the eggs touch the stones." ”
Zhong Jin opened her mouth, but she couldn't think of any words, as a Mongolian, she seemed to be looking forward to a great victory for her clansmen, not to mention that these clansmen were still her relatives and elders, but reason told her that a strong answer was not a good thing, she hoped that the Han people could win and teach the proud grandfather a hard lesson!
The thought came to him like a weed, growing rapidly, and Jong Kim was frightened by his madness. She quickly nibbled on sweet potatoes to hide her inner madness.
Suddenly, someone shouted at the top of his voice, "Go and see, the horse race has begun." ”
"Isn't there still three days left before it officially starts?"
Jong Kim and his brother were shocked, hurriedly got up, and followed the tide of the crowd, rushing towards the racecourse.
I saw that on the horse farm, dozens of horses stood side by side, accompanied by a crisp gunshot, rushing forward, there was a bit of a thousand troops and horses, it was spectacular! (To be continued.) )