In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 1
The north wind howls and the night is bone-chilling.

The white tents stood upside down on the wilderness like porcelain bowls, with no end in sight. Piles of bonfires were dotted among them, making the dim night as bright as daylight.

Throughout the camp, people were shouting and neighing, and the sound of drinking and drinking could be heard one after another. From time to time, they would be mixed with the piercing screams of women.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji, the leader of the Later Jin chieftains, once again personally led an army to conquer the remnants of Chahar who fled to the West Sea.

On the way back, the army suddenly knocked the pass and went south, plundering Xuan Dahuailai and other places. It was not until the end of August that they returned with more than [-] livestock and a large amount of property.

The team stretched for dozens of miles, and the further north they went, the colder the temperature became. After setting off from camp every day, the surroundings of the camp were littered with the corpses of a large number of Han slaves.

And this was already half a month after Hou Jin's army came out of seclusion.

At this moment, tens of thousands of Han slaves were crowded together in a corner of the camp, huddled on the ground to resist the cold and hunger, shivering, and fell asleep until late at night.

A young man in the crowd was looking up at the starry sky, unable to sleep. Listening to the silver laughter coming from time to time and the screams and wails of women, Lin Rui could not calm down. It was as if there was a flame burning, so much so that the nails dug deeply into the palm of the flesh.

Although he had been mentally prepared, Lin Rui found that he had still far underestimated the suffering and humiliation suffered by the Han people in the late Ming Dynasty, which could not be described in a few words in history books.

This was already the sixth day he had traveled through time. He didn't expect that he just looked at the rooster map with his comrades and joked that he wished he had been born a hundred years earlier, and then passed out.

When he woke up, he was reborn in the body of a strange young man. Fortunately, the memory of this body was integrated, so that he would not have a black eye.

However, when he realized that he was really reborn in the chaotic times of the late Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago, and was about to be captured to Liaodong to work as a slave for Hou Jin, Lin Rui couldn't get excited at all, and regretted that he shouldn't have teased him.

Misfortune comes out of your mouth!
Fortunately, the strong psychological quality and environmental adaptability he had developed in the past allowed him to quickly accept the reality.

Considering that his weak body prevented him from exerting even [-]% of his life's abilities, in the end he had no choice but to go with the flow and survive first.

Originally, he planned to wait until Liaodong and then slowly look for opportunities, but now he doesn't plan to wait another day, because every day of waiting is a kind of torture for him.

It wasn't until the camp gradually became quiet that Lin Rui suddenly turned over and sat up, poking at his companions.

After everyone woke up in a daze, Lin Rui whispered firmly: "Brother Niu, are you really not going to escape?"

"Brother Lin, why are you still trying to escape?"

"Can't you live in peace? It's freezing cold, where can you escape?"

"Yes, Brother Lin, didn't the Tatars say that? As long as we are obedient and farm honestly in Liaodong, we can be sure that we won't be hungry or frozen."

"If you perform well in the future, you can serve as a soldier and receive rewards. Look, weren't those Han soldiers captured by the Tatars before? Aren't they still eating wine and meat now? I heard that some people even divided their fields and wives. !”

Lin Rui's body is also named Lin. He is only 16 years old this year and is the youngest among the group, so everyone calls him Brother Lin, and these dozen people are all military households in the same fort with him.

At this moment, everyone was whispering to persuade Lin Rui. As they talked, envy and expectation appeared on their faces.

It seemed that good days were waiting for them when they arrived in Liaodong.

Seeing their appearance, Lin Rui was also angry and said through gritted teeth: "But that is being a traitor. A man is born in heaven and earth. His blood can be shed and his aspirations can be taken away, but he must not shave his head and become a slave of a foreign race..."

"You sound nice, but then why didn't I see you resisting and fighting the Tatars?"

"Hmph! Why don't you work for those gentlemen when you return to Ming Dynasty?"

"That's right, farming for whom is not farming? At least farming for those masters of Houjin can keep us fed."

Lin Rui wanted to arouse their bloodshed, but everyone did not take it seriously. When he talked about the masters of the Ming Dynasty, there was resentment in his eyes, no less than that of the Tatars.

Lin Rui could only sigh when he saw this, gritted his teeth and continued: "Have you forgotten how your relatives died and how your wives and daughters were ruined by the Tatars?"

He didn't want to mention it, but he was really offended by the weakness of these people.

Sure enough, everyone fell silent instantly, and finally they all lay back and stopped talking.

Lin Rui also lay down and gave up completely. He knew that these people were hopeless.

In the past few days, he had been taking the opportunity to test other people, trying to find some people to escape with him. Naturally, these dozen people from the same village were the main targets.

However, no matter whether they were acquaintances with these people or strangers, no one who came into contact with them thought about running away.Of course, he also knew that it was not that everyone was really unwilling to escape, but that in this kind of weather, even if they escaped from the camp and the vast grassland, it would be difficult to survive.

But Lin Rui was confident of surviving. As the deputy captain of the Armed Police Special Warfare Detachment, he had rich knowledge and means of survival in the wild.

So after everyone fell asleep again, Lin Rui quietly got up, bypassed the Han soldiers guarding in the distance, and walked deeper into the camp. He was not going to steal horses, but wanted to steal some food, water, clothing, and weapons.

If he had these things, his chance of survival would be greatly increased. As for the horse, although it was good, he couldn't ride it, and his goal was big, so he gave up after thinking about it.

Perhaps they were far away from the Great Wall, and the Tatars were greatly reduced in vigilance. The people responsible for guarding and patrolling the camp were all Han soldiers, and almost all the Tatars were fast asleep in their tents.

And maybe because they knew that the Han people would not escape and did not dare to escape, the traitor soldiers were not very vigilant, and there were many who were lazy and dozing off.

This allowed Lin Rui to easily reach a tent. After listening for a while, he saw that there were only three breathing sounds inside, and one of them was snoring like thunder. Then he saw the right moment and opened the tent curtain and went in.

After getting used to the dim environment, I discovered that the tent was actually divided into two rooms, the inside and outside, using cowhide.

A bow and arrow kettle is hung on the left shelf in the outer room, and an armor kettle and other items are hung on the right shelf.

Obviously the owner of this tent should have a high status. From the style of the armor, you can tell that he is a real Houjin Tatar.

Lin Rui originally planned to grab what he needed and leave, but now he took down an arrow from the shelf and touched it lightly.

The long knife is too long, and it is inconvenient to kill people quietly, so it is better to take advantage of it with an arrow.

When I came to the inner room, I saw a Tatar with a money rat tail lying on the couch, snoring and sleeping soundly. Next to him lay two women. Although their appearance was not clear, they could be seen just by their hair accessories. There is no doubt that she is a Han woman.

Seeing this, Lin Rui clenched the arrow shaft and became murderous. At this time, the two women opened their eyes at the same time, looked at Lin Rui, and opened their mouths in surprise.

Obviously, the two women noticed someone intruding when Lin Rui walked in, but they did not scream.

Lin Rui was also shocked, startled, and understood this. He secretly thought that because Tatar was snoring so loudly, he didn't realize that there were two people who were not asleep.

In fact, he also knew that it was not that he was not cautious enough, but that the quality of this body was really poor. No matter the sense of hearing or smell, it could not compare with his previous life. As for the vision, it was even worse.

Fortunately, both of them were quiet and had no intention of shouting. Lin Rui breathed a sigh of relief, then made a shushing gesture towards them, pointed to the Tatar on the bed, and raised his palm to wipe his neck. After that, he pointed at the two of them and himself, making a gesture of slipping away.

Lin Rui's original intention was that you should keep silent, and when I kill this Tatar, I will take you to escape together, but the two of them obviously only understood the first half of the meaning, but they still nodded lightly.

Seeing the two people nodding, Lin Rui stepped forward lightly, came to the couch, pointed the arrow at Tatar's fatal point, and plunged it in. As expected, Tatar didn't even make a sound, and just came to the couch. Died in his sleep.

Compared with Lin Rui's relaxation, both women trembled.

"Were you also captured by the Tatars?"

It was only then that Lin Rui breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a low voice.

"Well! Little, little brother, you were captured by the Tatars too, right? Can you help us untie the rope first?"

The two women let out a soft hum, and one of them sat up naked and took out his tied hands.

"Yes, do you want to escape with me?"

Lin Rui felt uncomfortable when he saw their hands tied while sleeping, and replied while helping them untie the ropes.

"Brother, you can't escape. We are far away from the Great Wall."

Both women shook their heads.

"You don't have to worry about this. I have my own way. You put your clothes on first and try not to make too much noise. I'll go outside to find something..."

Lin Rui waved his hand, then turned and walked out.

But after just two steps, the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh was heard in his ears. When he looked back, he saw that the woman standing outside had pulled out the arrow from Tatar's body and inserted it into her heart.

(End of this chapter)