Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16

It was already July, the red sun was rising high, and the temperature was rising rapidly.Knowing that Zhi Zhi Zhi screamed on the tree, it was very troublesome.

One day, thousands of people flocked out of Laohugou, and the second team of the third squadron, which was in charge of guarding the canyon main road through which Tiger communicates with the outside world, rushed to report.After Qiu Tianxing learned of this situation, he also rushed to the canyon, and Qiu Tianxing was still thinking about it on the way.

"Usually, people come here in twos and threes every day, and there are only one or two hundred people at most in a month. Why are there so many people here all of a sudden? There must be something strange!"

Qiu Tianxing took the first squadron with him and hurried to the entrance of the canyon.I saw that there were densely packed people, and everyone was crowded together, like canned food.

Going closer, Qiu Tianxing discovered a strange thing.Some of the people in this group were bare-skinned, as if their hair had been shaved off, while others still had hair all over their heads, and some of them were wearing hats, and they were covering their hats tightly with their hands.

Seeing such a scene, Qiu Tianxing's heart twitched. Did something really big happen outside?The Tartars are calling again?

In the past few months, Qiu Tianxing and the others have actually lived a somewhat peaceful life.Perhaps the Tartars didn't know about it, or maybe they didn't like Laohugou's militia forces, so they didn't encircle and suppress Laohugou.Of course, this may also be due to the fact that there are too many forces in the outside world to fight against the Tartars. For a while, the Tartars did not care about Tiger Ditch.However, in the current situation, could it be that the Tartars are really coming?
Although he is a little afraid of the Tartars' fighting power, it does not mean that Qiu Tianxing is afraid of the Tartars and surrenders to the Tartars as a green battalion!
Gently touching the scar on his left face, Qiu Tianxing thought of Xiu'er, and said silently in his heart.

"Xiu'er, your Brother Tianxing is going to avenge you! Even though one day I may die at the hands of the Tartars, I will never surrender! I will fight the Tartars to the death!"

At this time, Qiu Tianxing's thoughts were already immersed in the past. He thought of Xiu'er, Mr. Song An, Zhao Erniu who followed him first but unfortunately died in Zhangjiacun, Feng Jing, Li Danian and others.

Is the day finally here?
After a hundred days of training, you will see blood in the end!

After calming down the excitement in his heart, Qiu Tianxing looked at the villagers in front of him and shouted loudly.

"Folks, don't panic, slowly, line up one by one!"

After finishing speaking, Qiu Tianxing told the guards to let the villagers outside.In addition, Qiu Tianxing sent the first squadron out to maintain order.Seeing the stern-looking militiamen with spears in their hands, the restless villagers immediately fell silent.Then, according to the requirements of the militiamen, they lined up one by one to enter.

After asking the elders among the large group of villagers, Qiu Tianxing realized that there was not a large group of Tartars killing them, but that the Tartars had already implemented an order to shave their hair!

These villagers all live within a radius of fifty miles of Laohugou.Yesterday, a few people came from their village, five or six soldiers accompanied by a barber, saying that they wanted to shave their heads.

Shaving their heads would kill them.The body, hair and skin are affected by the parents, and they dare not damage them.What's more, the Tartars don't want to cut their hair short, but they want to shave it like a money mouse tail.Looking at the ugly hairstyles of those soldiers, everyone's heart is cold!
The timid person gritted his teeth and shaved his heart.Most people are still dawdling, ready to procrastinate, and flee if they fail.You can ask him to surrender. Anyway, whoever pays food and taxes pays. What is the difference between Tartar and Zhu Ming?The Tartars came to kill, but the Ming army still wanted to kill in the past.As long as the land tax is less, it doesn't matter who pays it?But shaving your head is different. If you shave your head and go underground, your ancestors will no longer recognize you, so what should you do?

Some were so violent that they turned their faces on the spot, but the green battalion soldiers immediately showed their knives, chopped off several heads, and then everyone was safe.Everyone retreated temporarily facing the knife, but their minds became active.After the shaving team left, many villages that had their heads shaved and villages that had not shaved their heads but heard the news joined together and came to Laohugou together.

There was a team in the Tiger Ditch that killed the Tartars, and this rumor was well-known within a hundred miles of the local area.Many people even came to see the team's training in person, and then went back because they were reluctant to leave the pots and pans at home.Now, they have fallen into a situation where it is difficult to return home.Whether to leave home for hair care or shave and go home, many people choose to keep their hair.This may be something that many people could hardly imagine in Qiu Tianxing's previous life, but it just happened in this world.Countless people would rather die than keep their hair.

After learning about the hair shaving order, Qiu Tianxing felt sad.After coming to this world for a long time, he gradually realized how much people in this world care about their hair.Today, as soon as the Tartar hair-shaving order is implemented, it means that the heads of countless Han people will fall, and the ground will be soaked in blood.

Qiu Tianxing didn't want to see this kind of thing, he wanted to try his best to keep those clansmen who were generous and tragic, died calmly, and were born with pride!In order to avoid the situation where all the people with backbone were killed and those without spine survived, causing the entire Han nation to be enslaved for nearly 300 years, Qiu Tianxing decided to send troops!

After telling Chen Chen to maintain order, Qiu Tianxing hurried back to the ditch. He wanted to discuss with Mr. Zhang about sending troops.

Now, Mr. Zhang seems to be the big housekeeper in Laohugou, and Qiu Tianxing entrusts the civil affairs to him.Or, it can also be said that Qiu Tianxing and Mr. Zhang have a cooperative relationship.Qiu Tianxing is in charge of the army and education; Zhang Lao is in charge of production and life.Of course, in this troubled time, military power is greater than political power.Therefore, although Qiu Tianxing respected Mr. Zhang very much, Mr. Zhang still put on a posture of being inferior to others.

After arriving at Zhang's hometown, it happened that Zhang was resting at home, so Qiu Tianxing quickly expressed his thoughts.

After hearing Qiu Tianxing's opinion, Mr. Zhang remained silent.In fact, unlike Qiu Tianxing who only wanted to eliminate the Tartars, Mr. Zhang also wanted the villagers of Zhangjia Village to live in peace.Work every day at sunrise and rest at sunset; honor your parents and support your wife and children; play to your heart's content when you are young, and make fun of Sun Yile when you are old. This is the happy life of ordinary people.It's a pity that that kind of life may not exist in a peaceful and prosperous world, let alone in this troubled world?
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but let out a sad cry.

"I just want to farm and live honestly. Why do strong thieves keep intimidating and invading? I take a step back and the thieves force me one step. When will this be the end?"

Hearing this, Qiu Tianxing said.

"Just fighting!"

(End of this chapter)