Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 954 Malice
Therefore, when Chahan and others privately expressed their dissatisfaction with the content of "Fenglangjuxu", Guilichi actually stood on the perspective of the Ming Dynasty and refuted it.

"What the Ming people said is not an exaggeration... We treated the Han people as cattle and horses, beat and killed them at will, plundered everywhere, and made the people live in misery. Isn't this what we did in the past?"

"Chahan, when you were a thousand households, didn't you also treat the Han people as two-legged sheep and kill the Han people for fun with Tuohuochi? Now that the Han people have taken over the country, they can spare our lives and only teach us to perform on the stage, without any other abuses. Do you think they are treating us harshly?"

Chahan was stunned and speechless. Before, they could criticize the Ming army for forcing them to be actors, which was a humiliation to their status... But now, they have also felt that the Ming army does not regard them as ordinary actors, and they are not treated harshly. Even when they are performing, the common people and herdsmen also respect them.

Such treatment is almost an unprecedented "courtesy".

Seeing that Chahan stopped talking, Guilichi also sat down. He was able to express his feelings in poetry in the prisoner camp because he had read a lot of Chinese poetry.

However, reading poetry and books was a trend in the capital city, a symbol of his noble status, but he didn't actually read them into his mind. He was still a playboy in the Yuan Dynasty, who regarded the Han people as inferior traitors and himself as an upper-class Mongolian noble.

On the contrary, it was the performances he had performed here day after day in the past few days, "acting out" on the stage the evil deeds he had done in the past, that made his thinking more profound.

I also have a clearer understanding of words such as "benevolence" and "righteousness" in poetry and books.

Does the Yuan Dynasty really have great righteousness? Should the Golden Family really be great forever?

For the grassland herders, was the Ming Dynasty's rule over the grassland a shame and disaster as described by Aluta, or was it a just cause and the trend of the times?
Guilichi began to feel confused.

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At the same time, Aluta in the grassland had an even deeper hatred for the Ming Dynasty.

"Grand Master." Bayanchur came to Arutai on horseback. He was a handsome young man among the Mongols. Because he served as the Khan of Tatar earlier than in history and had more hope to restore the glory of the former Mongol Empire, Bayanchur and Arutai could be considered to be in sincere cooperation at this time. There was not much grudge between the two. His face was quite worried: "In the past few days, several tribesmen have quietly left the team and gave up restoring the glory of the Yuan Dynasty."

"In recent years, the Ming Dynasty and the Xu family have increasingly consolidated their rule over the grasslands, and there are not many tribes willing to support us. Next, where should we go to gather people?"

The previous ambush had severely damaged his vitality, and his prestige as the "Great Khan of Mongolia" had been hit again. Every time they were defeated, the appeal of the "Golden Family" on the grassland became weaker. Now, the number of their troops was less than 8,000. Among them, a large number of leaders were confused and hesitated whether to continue to be loyal to Bayanchur.

This is also the reason why Alutai sent out elite troops to assassinate Guilichi and others. Once Guilichi and others died, they would be able to calmly annex the tribal forces left behind by Guilichi and others... Their core strength would be strengthened, and they would be able to better deter and unite other tribes.

"In the north, there are still many tribes that have not been invaded by the Ming people. If we go north, relying on the prestige of your Golden Family, we will definitely be able to gather an army loyal to you, Khan, again." Alutai said.

"However, relying on the army composed of those herdsmen, I am afraid that they will still not be a match for the Ming army."

Ben Ya Shi Li said with some frustration. After several years of wandering around like a bandit on the grassland, he still achieved nothing, which had greatly dampened the ambitions of this young man.

The Ming army was stronger than when they drove them out of the capital. They had made expeditions to Japan, defeated the terrible Timur the Lame, and annexed Goryeo... But they still just used the remaining power of the Golden Family to coerce the herdsmen who had nothing, in an attempt to restore the glory of Genghis Khan...

Even the ambitious Aluta and Bayanchur, who hoped to restore the glory of his ancestors, felt that there was little hope of relying on this method after experiencing this series of failures.

"Indeed, it is difficult to achieve our goal by relying on those insect-like tribes." Alutai also sighed. After the Ming Dynasty promoted the wool trade, the progress of encroaching the grassland with the pasture was very fast. And because of the strong foundation and strength of the Ming Dynasty, most of the tribes close to the south were intimidated by the reputation of the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to act rashly.

In previous years, tribes under the command of a playboy like Guilichi would have been ranked low in the Northern Yuan Dynasty court... But now, among the tribes that Ben Yasili could win over, Guilichi's tribe was already considered a relatively good one.

The two men suddenly felt frustrated, as if they were in a vast grassland, not knowing where to go... To make matters worse, another warrior came to report: "Khan, Grand Master, another group of Ming troops has caught up with us."

"... continue to retreat northwards and shake off the Ming troops." Alutai said. He had given such orders countless times along the way.

At first, they were unwilling to return north in such a hurry, so they kept hiding around Daning, looking for an opportunity to bite off a piece of Ming Dynasty meat... But now, as their whereabouts were discovered by the Ming army again and again, they had to slowly flee into the depths of the grassland.

Fortunately, although they were not as strong as the Ming Dynasty in terms of combat effectiveness, they were all people who grew up on horseback, and their horsemanship was much better than that of the Ming Dynasty cavalry. They were always able to successfully shake off these pursuers.

However, this time, they discovered that the horsemanship of the Ming army chasing them was comparable to that of their horse-riding peoples... They were unable to easily shake off these horses!
"Who are these Ming soldiers? They are so proficient in riding and shooting..." Aluta cursed angrily while galloping.

The cavalry of the Ming army were generally equipped with three-barreled guns and other firearms, but this army did not have any firearms equipment. Instead, everyone knew how to ride and shoot like them...

Suddenly, it seemed like a battle with another Mongolian army.

"These people are from the 'Duoyan Tribe'!" Someone had already identified the flags of the approaching people in the rolling dust and smoke at the back, and started shouting in panic.

(End of this chapter)