Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 568 Iron Net Mountain Strikes the Emperor~
"The Tartars hid very well."

"So many people were just a hundred miles away, yet the Beijing garrison didn't notice a thing."

On Iron Net Mountain, the emperor's gaze was cold, suppressing his anger.

"Your Majesty~"

King Zhongshun cautiously replied, "It's mainly because the various northern tribes secretly colluded with them and provided them with cover."

"Of course, those rebels were also deliberately covering for it."

“These traitors deserve to die.”

He may be physically overweight, but his brain isn't all fat.

He knew the emperor very well.

Back then, he was the mastermind who framed and forced Prince Zhongyi into a deadly trap.

Once he gets angry and wants to deal with someone, he will stop at nothing.

"His Majesty."

King Chungsun then suggested, "Why don't we send troops to annihilate them?"

The emperor raised his hand, signaling for silence.

The tent was completely silent.

After a long while, the emperor finally spoke slowly, "Find someone clever to go and make contact with the Tartars."

"If you are willing to work for me, we can discuss the terms."

A mere tens of thousands of Tartars are certainly not worth mentioning.

However, their identities can be used to make a big fuss.

It's perfect for labeling your opponent.

The emperor was a qualified emperor.

This "qualification" refers to competence in political maneuvering.

Anyone can use it, and anything can be traded.

In this respect, the emperor was competent.

With a solemn expression, King Chungshun hurriedly left to attend to his business.

The emperor, sitting alone in the large tent, felt extremely uncomfortable.

He got up and turned around several times, scanning his surroundings, but found nothing.

"Strange~"

"I always feel like there are eyes watching me~"

"This is really uncomfortable!"

The emperor's tent was very large, but there was almost no place to hide a person.

In other words, it's impossible for anyone to be watching him.

The emperor assumed it was because he was under too much pressure, so he took a breath and went to rest in the back tent.

In an inconspicuous spot, a military-grade camera silently watches everything inside the tent.

At the foot of Iron Net Mountain, in a campsite.

Lin Dao, who was in the tent, turned off the monitor and shook his neck.

"Anyone who cooperates with the Tartars must die!"

Now, the three parties are locked in a fierce battle, each pursuing their own agendas.

The emperor wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, and the noble class had the same idea.

The Tartars, on the other hand, wanted to take advantage of the chaos.

The situation seemed chaotic, but in Lin Dao's view, it was just children fighting.

"Forget about alliances and schemes, let's just start fighting."

"You guys want to play, but I don't have time to play with you."

"I'll help you add fuel to the fire."

Lin Dao almost never uses any political maneuvering; he always confronts things head-on.

A direct confrontation is the only option; just fight.

In the dead of night, all was silent.

A large number of flares roared into the sky, instantly turning the night into a ghastly scene.

Electronic loudspeakers placed in multiple campsites blared deafening shouts.

'The emperor is tyrannical! The people are suffering terribly!'

'The righteous army raises its flag! Acting on behalf of Heaven!'

'Slay the tyrant! May the nation be prosperous and the people at peace!'

'Now there are Prince Shui Rong of Beijing, Prince of Nan'an, Prince of Dongping, and Prince of Xining.'

'Niu Jizong, First-Class Earl of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion; Liu Fang, First-Class Viscount of the Duke of Liguo's Mansion; Chen Ruiwen, Third-Rank General of the Duke of Qi's Mansion'

'Jiang Zining, Second-Class Baron of the Marquis of Pingyuan; Xie Kun, Second-Class Baron of the Marquis of Dingcheng; Qi Jianhui, Second-Class Baron of the Marquis of Xiangyang'

The number of nobles and dignitaries announced over the loudspeaker was far more than just dozens.

Only a portion of them explicitly participated in the anti-emperor group.

Most of them were added directly by Lin Dao.

Let us all raise the banner of righteousness, overthrow the tyrant, support the emperor, and bring peace to the world!

'Kill~~~'

The loudspeaker recordings in the forest have stopped being performed altogether.

They didn't even mention purging the court of corrupt officials; their direct aim was to eliminate the tyrant and bring out the retired emperor.

One flare after another rose into the sky.

Iron Net Mountain, which wasn't very big to begin with, was completely exposed to the light.

Undoubtedly, this earth-shattering change caused a tremendous uproar.

Those who were called out by name by the loudspeaker, which was playing the same message repeatedly, felt as if their hearts were in turmoil.

"Your Majesty!"

A guard from the Prince of Bei Jing's mansion came over carrying a large megaphone that had been hacked several times. "It is this evil thing that is making the noise!"

The large speaker, equipped with its own battery, is still playing continuously.

Prince Bei Jing, Shui Rong's expression shifted constantly under the illumination of the flares rising from the sky.

"Your Majesty!"

His trusted confidants all stared at him with knowing expressions.

This sudden change undoubtedly disrupted the previous plans.

All the foreshadowing and hidden tricks that had been laid out now seemed like a joke.

Seeing that the water solution was not reacting, the confidants shouted anxiously again.

"Your Majesty!"

"Can't wait any longer!"

"Even if we are wronged, we will not have a good ending!"

"If that's the case, why not just rebel!"

In the original novel, Shui Rong, who was secretly manipulating things, did not directly participate in the encirclement of Tiewang Mountain.

As a chess player, you manipulate the pieces to do things.

He was able to escape unscathed.

His ultimate fate is not recorded in the book.

However, at this moment, Shui Rong was forced to jump into the chessboard by Lin Dao's arrangement.

Just as my confidants said. With this commotion, even if we do nothing, there will be no explanation later.

Based on his understanding of the emperor, he would surely seize the opportunity to retaliate.

Rather than being left on the chopping block later~
"Fight!"

"You all must set off immediately and coordinate with the various departments to launch an uprising!"

"Since it's dark and we can't see the road, let's head straight for Iron Net Mountain!"

The trusted men loudly accepted the order and scattered to spread the message.

Among those who remained, someone stepped forward and pointed at the megaphone, "Your Highness, this evil thing should be splashed with black dog blood first, then hacked to pieces!"

"Do not."

Shui Rong shook his head and bent down to hug the megaphone.

“Find all of these things that make sounds and distribute them to each department to take to Iron Net Mountain.”

"It is imperative to protect it properly."

"This is destiny!"

At this time, the forest path was not in Iron Net Mountain.

He was a hundred miles away, near the Tartar camp.

"Wind direction: Southeast wind"

Wind force: Level 2

"Wind speed~"

After measuring with various instruments and determining the values, Lin Dao set off to put on protective clothing.

I carefully put on the gas mask.

After checking, it was confirmed that nothing had been overlooked or omitted.

Only then did they walk toward the truck that was not far away.

The wagon's cargo box faced directly towards the Tartar camp.

Once inside the truck bed, the valves of the individual gas cylinders placed inside were opened.

The canister is a gas cylinder, but of course it doesn't contain gas.

Battles in the forest have always been head-on confrontations.

They had never used unconventional weapons before.

This time is different.

The world in the book is different from the historical timeline described earlier.

Lin Dao's bottom line was naturally different.

With a hissing sound, the colorless creature drifted with the wind toward the Tartar camp.

After getting off the vehicle, Lin Dao dragged the corpses of several Tartar sentries back onto the vehicle.

Remove the mortar, measure the distance and angle, and set the firing parameters.

Most people sleep in tents, so they need to come out and breathe some fresh air.

Having made preparations, Lin Dao waited quietly.

When it was almost time, I glanced at the time and the hissing sound from the truck bed gradually disappeared.

Lin Dao secured the mortar and took out incendiary bombs to load them.

'Boom! '

'whoosh~'

'boom! ’

After firing off a third of the base load of shells in one go, Lin Dao packed up his things and threw them into the truck bed.

The next moment, the people and the truck bed all disappeared.

The Tartar camp was in an uproar due to the mortar bombardment.

Everyone was awakened and ran out of their tents.

Some people panicked and ran around in all directions, while others donned armor, carried weapons, and called for reinforcements.

In short, it's a mess.

"Han Chinese have invaded?"

"Did the Mongols break their alliance?"

Logically, if you are attacked in the middle of the night, the correct response is to defend your camp.

Everything should wait until dawn to assess the situation before taking any action.

In an era when many soldiers suffered from night blindness, the idea of ​​being attacked at night and then leaving the camp to fight back was basically only found in novels.

Lin Dao, with his extensive battlefield experience, understood this point, which is why he made the previous arrangements.

When he reappeared, he was still alone; no Tartars came out.

As for the Tartar camp not far away, it was a scene of bustling activity, with shouts of men and neighing of horses, and countless torches and braziers illuminating the entire camp.

Given his current physical condition, theoretically he should not need to wear protective equipment.

But Lin Dao insisted on his humanity and acted according to normal reactions.

After taking a deep look at the bustling Tartar camp, Lin Dao turned around, got into the off-road vehicle, and drove towards Tiewang Mountain.

Those who can withstand this wave of Tartars are truly amazing!
This item was certainly not provided by his powerful friends.

Lin Dao wouldn't bring it up either.

He bought this in South Africa through a middleman.

He hadn't used it before, so he'd have to wait for the Tartars of this world to use it and provide feedback before he could know how effective it was.

In the tense atmosphere of the Tatar camp, someone heard the sound of off-road vehicles.

But it was dark, and they didn't have any searchlights.

Aside from hearing the sounds getting farther and farther away, there was nothing else that could be done.

Amidst the confusion, more people exclaimed in surprise.

"What does that smell? It smells so good!"

"You smelled it too?"

"It tastes like some kind of fruit~"

"Uh~"

"Ugh~~"

"Ah~~~"

When we arrived at Tiewangshan by car, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Centered around Tiewang Mountain, a fierce and brutal battle is raging.

The rebel army besieging Iron Net Mountain was far larger than in the original story.

On the one hand, it was the money and goods provided by Lin Dao that enabled Shui Rong and others to win over more people.

More importantly, the loudspeaker set up by Lin Dao included many nobles who were not involved in the matter.

The nobles were generally not killed, at least not as foolishly as the Jia family.

The nobles who were named knew very well what it meant to have mud fall into their crotches.
Therefore, when the rebels launched their offensive and Shui Rong sent people to make contact, most of the nobles who had been named by the loudspeaker quickly joined them.

Rather than risking one's life and fortune to explain afterward, it's better to go all in and make the best of a mistake.

This shows that the emperor's suppression of the nobles had already aroused the wrath of both heaven and man.

After stopping the car, Lin Dao changed into a set of standard armor.

Carrying a large gun, he strode towards Iron Net Mountain!

(End of this chapter)