Chapter 400: Purgatory
From the west of Yazhou Capital, the terrain suddenly becomes higher.
This is Wusizang, called Tubo in the Tang and Song dynasties, and called Wusizang after Ban Mi Tan returned to the Yuan court, and has been more than 200 years.
Usizang is a Tibetan language, in which Usi refers to the former Tibet, mainly referring to the Shannan region; Tibet refers to post-Tibet, mainly referring to the Kaze region; There is also Ali, which refers to the northern Tibetan region.
The Yuan court divided Wusizang into thirteen ten thousand households, and together with the Marshal Mansion of Nari Sugurusun, they were all under the jurisdiction of the Marshal Mansion of the Marshal of Wusizang Nari Sugurusun Sanlu Xuanzhi Envoy.
Marshal Xuanfu was the highest official in Wusizang and was appointed directly by the Yuan court.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was still called Wusizang, at this time, Tibetan Buddhism began to rise, and spread to the Central Plains, because the main energy of the Ming court was on the Mobei grassland, in order to stabilize the situation in the southwest, it was canonized as the supreme ruler of the region.
However, there was no change in the social system of Wusizang, and the big and small lords relied on religious power to form a feudal aristocratic class, occupying a large amount of land and property.
The people here were farmers, herders, and slaves.
They don't have any rights, they can only obey unconditionally, and they can't even ask anything.
In the Central Plains, no matter who the ruler is, how noble his status is, how many soldiers and horses he has, as a low-level people, when he can't bear it, he can at least shout, the prince and the general, rather have a kind!
When a person really can't live, even if the Jade Emperor comes, he dares to pick up bricks and resist.
However, such a situation never occurred in Uszang.
Because the Buddha will tell you that your life is not good in this life, because you did evil in your previous life, you will be a fart in this life, exploited by others, bullied by everyone, cultivate good fortune for the next life, and strive for a better identity in the next life.
Revolt?
Inexistent!
As a result, the lamas in the monasteries have great power, but the subjects who are called myths have no personal freedom, and bear a variety of taxes and forced labor, and do hard labor all year round.
With the implementation of the new policy of the Ming court, the lives of the people at the bottom have been greatly improved, but Wusizang is like a imprisoned land, and the serfdom of the lord is still practiced by the lord to exploit and rule the people.
All the money you earn is given to you by the Buddha, so you have to hand it over unconditionally.
Pay it this year, earn it again next year, and then turn it in......
What if you can't survive?
Then die!
Here, human life is like a mustard, and there is no difference between the death of a person and the death of an ant.
Today, tens of thousands of troops are stationed here.
Due to the scarcity of supplies, when the Uszang army set up camp, there was almost no protection except for a simple fence.
Because no matter how strong the camp is, it can't withstand the artillery of the Ming army.
With each engagement, the camp was devastated.
It's just simpler, and it saves you trouble when you run.
It was late at night, and most people had gone to sleep.
There were only a few soldiers on duty, and they just walked around the neighborhood casually, and then found a fire to lean on, waiting for the sunrise.
The cold style of the plateau is piercing, they don't know how long such days will last, and they don't bother to think about it, they just numbly carry out the orders of the upper echelons.
The only thing you can do at night is look up at the stars in the sky.
"Look, what's that?"
Some people were surprised to find that there seemed to be more stars tonight than before.
I don't know if it was because the night wind blew away the clouds, and above the head, there were suddenly many more stars.
These stars are sometimes large and sometimes small, and they seem to be a little different compared to other stars.
"It's a miracle, a miracle!"
Finally, someone discovered that these suddenly extra stars seemed to be somewhat similar to the flying star that suddenly traveled in the evening.
It's a little smaller, but it's a lot of it.
"The Buddha has appeared, the Buddha has appeared!"
The people knelt down and bowed, and their mouths were full of words.
The flying stars seemed to hear the prayers of the people, and flew closer and closer until they reached the sky above the camp of the Uszang garrison.
Laugh at......
The buckle on a Kong Ming lantern triggered, igniting the lead.
The rope broke, the bomb sparked, and fell.
Bang!
In the night sky, there was a sudden burst of light, accompanied by a huge explosion, which was deafening.
The bombs, which were as powerful as artillery, exploded directly in the camp, killing many people in their sleep.
Bang!
Bang!
Immediately after that, there was the second, and then the third......
The sudden explosion caught people off guard, and many people even knelt on the ground praying, not knowing what happened until they died.
Sang Du woke up so hard that he didn't even have time to put on his shoes, and ran out of the big tent barefoot.
"What's the matter, the Ming army is attacking?"
No one answered, only a succession of explosions.
"Withdraw, withdraw......"
Sandu hurriedly commanded the troops to retreat, he didn't know when the Ming army came, there was only one thought in his mind, run!
Mengdi, as if he had discovered something, slowly raised his head.
Directly above, a little starlight kept flickering, and in the faint light, something seemed to fall.
Bang!
The bomb exploded above Sandu's head, and the Chinese army's big tent instantly turned into a sea of fire.
Countless people woke up from their dreams, they picked up their weapons and rushed out of the tent, trying to fight with the Ming army, but they couldn't find the shadow of the Ming army.
Overhead, only one black bomb fell from the sky.
Every explosion was accompanied by screams, and some people didn't even have time to scream.
Tents in the camp began to burn, and some people woke up to find themselves covered in fire, crying out for their lives......
Many people are even unable to escape.
They knelt down and prayed aloud, hoping that the Buddha would come and save them.
But all this is in vain.
The horses in the stables were frightened, and they rushed out of the fence as if they were mad, and galloped wildly.
The crazy war horses rushed like headless flies, and countless people were knocked into the air and trampled......
After the first round of bombardment, the entire camp has been reduced to purgatory!
However, it's not over yet.
The second round of flying stars is already approaching......
This time, they finally understood that the flying star was not a manifestation of the Buddha, but a representation of ...... Destroy!
Kong Ming Lantern has no life and does not understand what mercy is.
They simply fly into the air mechanically, trigger the lead at a predetermined time, drop bombs, and continue to rise, submerging into the dark night sky.
Each round of attacks is fifty bombs, and only half of them need to be hit, and that's enough.
After the fourth round of Kong Ming lanterns were released, Mei Chun looked at the weather vane on the flagpole and said, "The wind direction is about to change, let's stop here tonight!" ”
Belin nodded, motioning to stop.
The two of them just stood, staring ahead, watching the fire and explosions continue to sound from the distant hills.
After a long time, Mei Chun finally couldn't help but say, "Is it ...... Too cruel? ”