Zhu Di: My fourth son is a great emperor of all time?

Chapter 85 The Sky Reappears, What the Heck is the High-Speed ​​Rail?

"Yes!"

Those assigned tasks quickly went about their business. Zhu Di watched them leave, a sense of感慨 (gan3 kai3, a feeling of mixed emotions, often including regret or reflection).

Whether they succeed this time depends on their planning and strategy, as well as on fate.

Whether the Ming Dynasty can continue to survive depends on this battle for weapons.

Prior to this, no one but those involved in the operation could have obtained that true information.

This includes exactly how many real weapons were in those crates loaded onto the trucks.

According to Zhu Di's plan, Zhu Gaochi and his two brothers, Li Qinghe and others, each led their troops to the destination.

In the main camp, numerous soldiers lined up in long rows, collected all their weapons, and rammed them into the trucks one by one.

Once the cart was full, the person in charge drove it towards the mountain village they had agreed upon.

High up on the distant mountains, those people saw that the last army of the Ming Dynasty was indeed collecting weapons, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

Could it be that they are really going to surrender? This is quite a show of force; if they don't surrender, it seems like the situation will never end.

On the mountaintop, the man watched Zhu Di's army doing these things and sneered.

Even if he suspected Zhu Di's intentions, the fact that his men had voluntarily gathered their weapons did not seem to be Zhu Di's doing.

"What should we do?" At this moment, the man in black, who was riding on horseback and watching the distance, turned around and asked.

"The Ming Dynasty's last hope lies in these weapons. By gathering them and transporting them to our designated location, they are practically courting death. This is utterly illogical."

"It's impossible to say there was no ambush."

He said this very seriously.

However, the other man in black beside him smiled confidently.

"Can't you see now? Zhu Di hopes to negotiate peace with us in this way. Perhaps he has already given up resistance, just to get an official position from us."

The man smiled coldly. In his view, when your luck has run out, collecting weapons for yourself now is nothing more than the weak becoming subservient to the strong.

He was so pleased with what the other party had done that he had no time to doubt Zhu Di.
Besides, he had already verified his previous suspicions: the village was surrounded by roads on three sides, with only a towering cliff to the north.
Shanling Village was built against this mountain. When you walk directly in front of Shanling Village, you can see that the top of the mountain is bare and very high, almost like a natural barrier.

It's completely impossible to ambush them from there.

However, to everyone's surprise, Zhu Di's soldiers responsible for launching the Divine Arrows had arrived at the firing location two hours in advance, accurately aiming at the direction from which the enemy was attacking, without wasting a moment.

This requires them to arrive at the location well in advance and to have perfect accuracy.

At the same time, lying in ambush here can also help evade search.

That's a perfect solution.

Fortunately, by the time Zhu Di and his men had set up their ambush, the enemy was already within their firing range.

Many people held their breath, silently staring in the direction the other party had come from. There were quite a few of them, and they had brought six carriages with them, seemingly to check the goods before paying.

This frightened the crowd, but Zhu Di remained confident, showing no emotion whatsoever.

"Everyone, proceed according to the original plan," Zhu Di said softly. Soon, the news spread, and everyone remained still.

A short while later, the other person, wearing a huge black hat that covered his face, walked up to Hu Guang.

"Didn't we agree not to bring a single soldier? Look at yourself, you've ambushed so many people? You're trying to get me killed!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. Could it be that they had been exposed? But there had been no warning before. What was going on? Noticing the panic among the crowd, Zhu Di calmed them down and whispered from the ambush behind them, "Don't be nervous. The other side is testing us. Let's see how Hu Qi handles it."

He simply smiled lightly, calm and composed, showing no sign of nervousness whatsoever.

"You're joking. These are all the weapons you requested, six cartloads in total. Please take a look."

Hu Qi wore a smile on his face, but his heart was pounding with fear. He knew that all six carriages were filled with stones, but he still maintained a calm and composed demeanor.

The other person waved to the person behind them, then stepped forward and opened a box.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

With a "click," the lock opened, and behind the cover were rows upon rows of densely packed muskets, which looked brand new and still smelled of gunpowder.

After smelling the aroma, the man laughed and said, "Yes, that's the smell. I really like it. Alright, take it all."

Behind him, his men stopped opening the box and took the reins of the carriage from Hu Guang, officially handing it over.

Hu Guang breathed a sigh of relief and asked seriously, "I've delivered the goods, where's the money?"

At this moment, another subordinate led a horse up from behind. On the cart were two boxes, sealed with metal, which looked very valuable.

"It's all here."

Hu Guang was skeptical, but he opened the box. Suddenly, a cold light appeared, and just as Hu Guang stuck his head out, the tip of the knife slashed past.

At this critical moment, a divine arrow pierced the air and struck the blade in the man's hand that was aimed at Hu Guang.

The force was so great that it sent him staggering back several steps, and the arrow was planted firmly in the ground, its fletching still trembling.

"Swish, brush, brush..."

Arrows rained down, piercing the target's heart with pinpoint accuracy.

In just a few breaths, only Hu Guang remained! His knife had slipped from his hand and was accurately driven into the ground, embedded in the soil!

"do not move."

Hu Guang had given up the struggle. He didn't know how he had failed, but he knew that the knife now held to his neck was real.

"take away!"

[Times have changed everything. We today can hardly imagine that high-speed rail existed in the Ming Dynasty six hundred years ago! You're probably thinking I'm spreading rumors, but no, as your most reliable content creator, I'll show you compelling evidence!]

No one expected the sky to unfold at this moment.

Zhu Di frowned.

High-speed rail?

What it is?
[Look, this is the tomb of a local official during the reign of Emperor Zhongzu of the Ming Dynasty. This mural was discovered in his tomb!]

Enlarged murals of the tomb chamber appeared in the sky.

There are square boxes connected end to end on top, hollowed out, resembling a sedan chair, and they travel on two parallel tracks underground.

Such a thing was simply incomprehensible to Zhu Di.

But then, a video of a modern high-speed train in motion appeared on the screen!
"This...this...this thing! It's incredibly fast!"

(End of this chapter)