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Chapter 240 There is also a time traveler on the other side

As soon as Su Jiahe finished speaking, several soldiers nearby gave him strange looks.

"Okay, stop talking," Wang Mang winked at Su Jiahe. "It's three thousand years ago now. People's ideas are definitely different from ours."

"Yes, I remember the historical records that when King Wu conquered King Zhou, he charged him with six crimes," Liu Ziluan said. "They were: not using noble relatives, employing villains, disrespecting spirits and gods, excessive military spending, listening to women's advice, and excessive drinking."

"That's right. In this era, slaves and civilians are not treated as human beings. Employing them will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the nobles," Daji nodded.

"I think some of King Zhou's ideas are a bit too advanced, as if he is a time traveler like Grandpa Wang." Yingying suddenly turned to look at Wang Mang.

"Ah, no way." Wang Mang was stunned.

At this time, the sound of war drums came from their ears. King Wu of Zhou waved the snow-white command flag, and the three thousand Tiger Guards shouted slogans and rushed towards the army of Shang.

King Wu of Zhou sat in the rear, dealing with the military reports that kept coming in while observing the front with the telescope brought by Su Jiahe.

"It is indeed a divine object. Even though it is a hundred feet away, I can see it clearly."

At the beginning, the army of Xiqi was unstoppable and advanced straight into the Shang Dynasty. Due to years of war, the Shang Dynasty was short of manpower, and there were many old, weak, sick and emaciated slaves in the army, so it was defeated again and again.

King Wu of Zhou looked at the situation on the front line and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"My king, can we capture the King of Shang alive?" Su Jiahe saw the posture of the Tiger Guards and was afraid that they would kill King Zhou directly, causing the mission to fail.

"Don't worry, the king has already told them."

Daji sat in the carriage, her brow furrowed, her mind heavy with worry. She knew that another version of herself was in the palace of Chaoge. According to the original course of history, King Zhou would have burned himself to death in the Deer Terrace after his defeat, and she would have become a burial object for the dynasty.

Hopefully this time it ends better.

King Wu of Zhou was still holding the telescope, but the smile on his face suddenly froze.

"No, how could this happen?"

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Jiang Taigong asked hurriedly.

"That's strange. Could it be that the merchant knows some kind of magic?" King Wu of Zhou suspected that he had just seen it wrong. He raised the telescope and looked carefully again, and he showed an expression of great shock.

"Witchcraft? Could it be that the Battle of Muye is really like in the Investiture of the Gods, a fight between gods?" Liu Ziran looked surprised.

Jiang Taigong took the telescope and took a few glances. He was as stunned as King Wu of Zhou.

"What's wrong? What did you see?" Wang Mang looked at the reactions of the two people, very curious.

"Brother Wang, take a look. Are the weapons used by the other side the weapons of your later generations?" Jiang Taigong handed the telescope to Wang Mang with trembling hands.

Wang Mang picked up the telescope and adjusted the focus. Sure enough, he saw a row of armored soldiers in the distance shooting arrows at the Xiqi army.

They used repeating crossbows, which were definitely not weapons from the Shang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is shooting thousands of arrows at us. Our army has suffered heavy casualties and is unable to attack." A soldier stumbled over to report the news, with an arrow stuck in his leg.

Su Jiahe and Wang Mang took the medicine box and went forward to check the soldiers' injuries, only to find that the arrowheads were made of iron.

Logically speaking, iron tools had not yet appeared in this era.

"Holy crap, could King Zhou really be a time traveler?!" Wang Mang exclaimed in surprise. "Brother Wang, do you mean that King Zhou, like you, came from a later era?" Jiang Taigong's back began to sweat.

If Emperor Xin was really a time traveler and brought technology from later generations, he could have easily destroyed Xiqi.

"No, no, history doesn't record King Zhou of Shang inventing the repeating crossbow or iron tools." Wang Mang shook his head. "The time traveler across from us must be someone else."

"Your Majesty, please give the order as soon as possible, whether to continue the attack or retreat." The soldier knelt on the ground, covering his wounds and speaking while enduring the pain.

"Retreat first and carry the injured soldiers back." King Wu of Zhou waved his hand helplessly.

Wounded soldiers were constantly being evacuated from the front lines. Su Jiahe brought out a large amount of medicine and bandages, and everyone treated each other's wounds. The camp was filled with the groans of the wounded. Fortunately, there was enough medicine and timely treatment, which prevented further casualties.

"It's a bad start, it's a bad start!" King Wu of Zhou sighed as he inspected the wounded.

Jiang Ziya took a telescope, climbed up to the high platform, looked into the distance, and his expression changed again.

"My lord, the enemy is pursuing us and is approaching our main camp."

"Alas, chasing the enemy north and engaging in excessive military activity—this is truly Emperor Xin's style."

King Wu of Zhou frowned and was about to order a further retreat when Su Jiahe finally dug out a few muskets from his storage ring.

"Found it, finally found it, it should still work."

Wang Mang loaded a handful of gunpowder and fired a shot at an empty place. About a hundred meters away, a cloud of dust flew up.

"Brother King, what is this? It is so powerful." King Wu of Zhou was shocked and reached out to touch the musket curiously.

"Hey, be careful of accidental discharge." Wang Mang quickly moved the gun away. "Your Majesty, this is a weapon more powerful than the enemy's. Unfortunately, we don't have many left, only a dozen or so. I don't know if it's enough."

King Wu of Zhou looked at the direction where the Shang army was rushing, clenched his fists, and seemed to have made up his mind.

"Brother Wang, could you please lend me this item? Today's incident happened suddenly, and there are many wounded. If we continue to retreat, I'm afraid the enemy will catch up and we'll lose even more soldiers."

"No problem," Wang Mang agreed readily. "Call everyone over quickly, and I'll teach you how to use them. Although there aren't many firearms, their range far exceeds that of bows and crossbows. Let's hope the enemy doesn't have more advanced weapons."

King Wu of Zhou called in several of the strongest soldiers. Wang Mang gave them a brief training and then gave each of them a musket and a warhorse.

Liu Zhun also mounted his horse and took a musket.

"What are you going to do? Charge into battle!" Wang Mang quickly grabbed Liu Zhun's sleeve.

"They're not familiar with muskets, and they're afraid something might happen on the front lines. I'll go with them and provide some support. Besides, I've been practicing horseback archery since I was young, so Grandpa Wang, don't worry."

"But you are too young and have never fought a war. Can you do it?" Su Jiahe said worriedly.

"Don't worry, Sister Su, I'm already fourteen, not a child anymore." After saying that, Liu Zhun spurred his horse and charged towards the enemy army.

"Brother, be careful." Liu Ziluan and Liu Zixun waved and shouted from behind.

Although they are Liu Zhun's elders in terms of seniority, they are younger than him and have always been taken care of by him, so they are used to calling him "brother".

King Wu of Zhou organized the uninjured soldiers, picked up their weapons, followed the musket team, and charged again. Soon, the sound of fighting and killing could be heard from the front line.

"Good, good, the enemy has retreated." King Wu of Zhou held the telescope and raised the corners of his mouth again.