Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 160
The new wind was fierce, and more than 3 disheveled miners gathered outside the Heishan town government office, begging to see Lin Chuan, General of the Nanchuan Army.

"We want to see General Lin!"

"We need food! We need warm clothes!"

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The miners shouted and approached the warning line set up by the thunderstorm. The Nanchuan soldiers guarding the official office drew their swords out of their sheaths and looked nervous.

With the defeat of the Black Mountain Iron Mine garrison, tens of thousands of miners regained their freedom. For these miners who were forcibly captured by the dynasty, because Lin Chuan was busy receiving the Black Mountain Iron Mine and arranging defenses, he had not had time to take care of these mines. disciples.

In the past when the dynasty army occupied this place, the miners went out to work every day to mine, and they were guaranteed a bowl of gruel and a black-faced steamed bun every day.

However, as the Nanchuan army occupied this place, although the miners were free, they ran out of food. All treasuries were occupied by the Nanchuan army, and they dared not release grain without orders.

The miners had no choice but to gather together and go to the government office to find Lin Chuan and ask for food distribution.

The voices of the miners became louder and louder. Lin Chuan, who was busy modifying the battle plan in the official office, frowned and shouted outside: "Thunderstorm, why is it so noisy outside?"

Thunderstorm opened the curtain and came in to report that the miners had gathered in large numbers, and he had sent troops to guard the official office.

"Why did the miners gather?"

Thunderstorm faltered and hawed for a long time before uttering a few words: "They want you to provide food for the general and give them clothes to keep out the cold—"

Lin Chuan slapped his head when he heard Lei Feng say this, and blamed himself: "I'm so busy that I'm dizzy, it's my negligence."

"Go, go out and have a look." Lin Chuan grabbed the cloak on the table and walked towards the door.

Outside the official office, the miners were shivering in the cold wind. Being hungry and cold, they were constantly approaching the cordon set up by the guards. Some miners kept raising their arms and shouting, wanting to attack the official office.

"The Nanchuan army won't give us food, they will starve us to death, we will grab it ourselves!" Someone fanned the flames among the crowd.

"The Nanchuan army is not a good thing—"

Seeing that the miners' petition was about to turn into a riot.

"Back! Back!" The guards outside the official office looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and their stabbing guns were already aimed at the approaching miners.

Under the instigation of thoughtful people, the miners were already on the verge of riots. The cold and hunger had made them forget that it was the Nanchuan Army who rescued them and restored them to freedom. They waved their arms angrily, and the crowd was passionate Chung.

"Break into the government office! Capture Lin Chuan alive!" Someone raised his arms and shouted.

"Who wants to capture me, Mr. Lin alive?!" Lin Chuan appeared at the gate of the official office with a sullen face, his sharp eyes swept across the miners. Under Lin Chuan's coercion, the miners did not dare to look at him.

The miners, who were still excited just now, saw Lin Chuan in black armor appearing, there was a bit of commotion, and they quieted down.

The guards breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the miners hadn't moved forward, and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

"General Lin, we are here to petition." A skinny old man stood up and said loudly, clasping his hands.

Lin Chuan sneered: "Are you a petition? You want a riot!"

The old man's face turned red, revealing a trace of embarrassment: "General Lin, I am here to accompany you, we are reckless, and if we offend you, please Haihan."

The old man bowed deeply to Lin Chuan: "General, for the sake of helping you kill the imperial soldiers, please help us. We have been starving for two days. If we continue like this, we will starve to death." It's-"

Lin Chuan's complexion softened. Seeing these yellow-faced and thin miners, he thought of the days when he was a prisoner in the imperial mausoleum.

"Thunderstorm——" Lin Chuan turned his head to look at Guard Thunderstorm: "You take someone to find Zichen immediately to get food and warm clothes."

"Follow the general." Thunderstorm responded.

"It was my negligence, Mr. Lin, that you were starved and cold. I would like to express my apologies to you all, and please wait a moment, the food and clothes will be delivered right away."

When all the miners saw Lin Chuan doing this, they immediately calmed down. The old miner who had spoken to Lin Chuan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said thanks: "Thank you, General Lin, a good man will have a safe life."

"Old man, this is what I should do. You have suffered." Lin Chuan walked down the steps, held his skinny hand, and blamed himself.

"What's the use of pretending to be hypocritical!" Someone among the miners sneered, and Lin Chuan's face turned cold.

"Clang clang——" At this moment, a large number of heavily armed Nanchuan soldiers suddenly appeared on both sides of the street. The sound of neat war boots and the friction of the floor made a clang sound. They heard that there were miners making trouble, so they hurried over.

Seeing a large number of Nanchuan soldiers appear, the miners who had just stabilized suddenly became nervous again.

Lin Chuan made a gesture to the guards behind him, and the guards rushed to both ends of the street, and the advancing Nanchuan soldiers suddenly stopped.

"Lin Chuan, what do you mean!" Someone among the miners asked loudly.

"Don't be impatient, everyone, they are not malicious." Lin Chuan explained.

"If you don't want to pay food, just say it, why send an army to drive us away—" Some people are still reluctant, and Lin Chuan's face is ugly.

Lin Chuan had already noticed that someone was fanning the flames among the miners, otherwise how could tens of thousands of miners gather all at once.

But now that Lin Chuan knew it was not time to argue with them, he had to appease them first. The destructive power of the [-] miners being instigated was astonishing.

Now the garrisons in Heishan Iron Mine and Heishan Town only have a banner battalion of Xiao Zhanbu and Lin Chuan's corps directly under the guard, and the rest of the troops have been sent out. If something unexpected happens at this time, Lin Chuan dare not imagine the consequences.

After a while, Thunderstorm arrived outside the official office with a cart, food and warm clothes.

Among the miners, several miners looked at each other, with a hint of ruthlessness in their eyes, and squeezed forward: "Take the food, take the food!"

The miners suddenly came to their senses and rushed forward, fearing that the food would be distributed if they were late. Seeing that the situation was out of control again, Lin Chuan's face darkened, and he pulled out the saber from his waist, stepped forward and shouted sharply : "Whoever dares to grab food, don't blame me, Lin, who turned his face and refused to recognize anyone!"

Facing Lin Chuan's stern shout, the miners who were rushing forward stopped in unison and looked at Lin Chuan with fear on their faces. After all, they were also miners who worked hard. Still a little scared.

"Line up! Line up! Come one by one!" Thunderstorm also shouted Lin Chuan's order.

At this moment, the reinforcement soldiers also drove over, forming a human wall to protect the food, and the miners also began to line up obediently to receive the food.

The miners who got the food left happily. Each of them got half a catty of rice, which was enough for them to have a good meal.

Lin Chuan handed over the task of distributing food to Lei Tian, ​​turned around and returned to the government office, and immediately recruited Jiang Mingyue, Director of the Intelligence Department.

Now the intelligence department is operating in the dark, so Jiang Mingyue is now in and out as Lin Chuan's guard.

(End of this chapter)