Episode 179 Assassination of Emperor Guangwu (II)

The Guangwu Emperor's special train traveled north along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. The first destination was the Yanshan Defense Line Headquarters in Badaling. The second destination is the Zhangjiakou Tank Base.

Because the snow is relatively deep, there is a lot of snow on the tracks, and it is necessary to pay attention to whether there are suspicious traces next to the railway in front, so the special train is controlled very slowly, and it is only less than 30 kilometers. The pitch-black front of the car, dragging a long milky white steam, slowly crawled on the snowy ground.

This special train has two locomotives, one pulled in front and one pushed in the back. On the one hand, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway has to pass through the dangerous section of Juyong Pass, and it is necessary to pass through a zigzag railway to go up the mountain, and two locomotives need to be dragged one after the other, which is also a safety consideration. In the event of an attack on the way, one locomotive is damaged, then there is another one, which can quickly drive out of danger with a special train, so as not to stop in place as a live target. It is difficult for a roadbed bomb to blow up both locomotives at the same time.

The first section was a locomotive, and behind the locomotive was a flatbed car, on which two anti-aircraft guns were placed. Behind it was five guard cars, then a dining car, and behind the dining car was an attaché car, all of whom were sitting in Yonggui and Mu Hu. Further back was the armored carriage of Guangwu. Behind it were five more guard carriages. Behind it was a flatbed truck, and two anti-aircraft guns were also placed. At the end of the whole train was another locomotive, also like the front of the locomotive, wheezing and dragging a long white steam.

The carriage where Mu Hu was sitting was next to Guangwu's armored carriage. He pretended to be casual on the surface, but in his heart he was extremely nervous. Whether the bomb can explode accurately or not is related to one's own life. An explosion a second earlier, I blew up this section under my ass. An explosion one second later would have mistaken Guangwu's carriage.

There is also a possibility that the bomb will not be detonated. The person who arranged it by himself saw from the window that this section was an attaché carriage, and he might give up the detonation for fear of accidentally injuring himself.

Beads of sweat were already oozing from Mu Hu's forehead. He involuntarily picked up a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. But he was immediately taken aback: didn't he seem too nervous?

Yonggui, the deputy chief of the sticky pole opposite, was looking at himself with a smile.

Mu Hu smiled, unbuttoned the two buttons on the collar, pulled the collar, and complained:

"Alas, it's cold, but the heating is a little bigger......"

Yonggui smiled slightly, rubbed a clear circle on the glass, looked out the window and smiled:

"Look, what good snow. Ruixue is a good year! There was such a good snow this winter, and the next year is expected to be a bumper harvest. God willing...... Oh, and the emperor Hongfu, the people will have a good life in the coming year. ”

Mu Hu smiled and nodded, and said:

"Yes, Eiga-sama is right. In the coming year, the people will have a good life. ”

…… The people will have a good life in the coming year......

What does Yonggui mean? Seems to have something in the words? Did he want to ......

Mu Hu didn't dare to look at Yonggui anymore, so he measured his face and wiped a piece on the glass window, pretending to enjoy the snow scene outside.

He knew that he was like a frightened bird now, and other people's words and eyes were not normal to him, and they were worth pondering for a long time.

……

Now it is only a dozen kilometers away from the first bomb site.

Yonggui admired the snowy scene outside, but there was a fierce struggle in his mind:

…… For safety reasons, the carriage should be left before reaching the bomb site. In case the bomb explodes early, you will save yourself from dying in vain. So where to go? Yes, to the food truck. The food truck is just one section ahead. Although it's not lunch time, you can say that you are hungry, go and order something to eat, sit there and eat slowly, waiting for the back to explode.

But...... In case the bomb really exploded early, did not kill the emperor, but killed a carriage of attachés, and he was the only one who survived, then after the fact, he was too suspicious - he went to the dining car to eat ten minutes before the bomb exploded, and it was neither breakfast time nor lunch time! It's as if you knew in advance that you were going to explode later!

Just when Mu Hu was fighting fiercely in his thoughts, there were more houses on both sides, and the car slowed down at the same time. At this time, the train departed from Beijing, and it was only about an hour.

He looked out and knew that he had arrived in Changping.

Although there were many houses next to the railway, there was not a single common man, and instead there were Janissaries standing at intervals. As with the emperors in the past, the houses near the railway line were cleared. There was not a single "idle man" within a few kilometers on both sides of the railway, all of them were the Eight Banners Army and the Praetorian Guard.

To the south of Changping, there are many houses along the line, and there are also many "idle people", so the danger of assassination is greater. But this section of the distance is very short, only about 30 kilometers, so it is Guangwu's younger brother Prince Shun Yuyi is in charge. This paragraph Mu Hu couldn't intervene. However, to the north of Changping County, there are Ming Tombs, Badaling and Juyongguan directly, and there are fewer people from here. And after turning over the Badaling Juyong Pass, it is almost "outside the mouth", and there are fewer people. In addition, the distance from Changping to Zhangjiakou is relatively long, so it is handed over to the main force of the Praetorian Guard, and Mu Hu can also get started. Next to the three roadbed bombs north of Changping County, three of his henchmen were waiting in their houses to press the detonator.

But the train slowed down and stopped.

"Snort............ Sneer............"

There was a long jet sound in front and behind, and both locomotives released the excess pressure and switched to standby.

Many people in the carriage also looked out, but the windows were closed, and they couldn't see what was going on in front of them. Everyone has their own ghosts, and they don't dare to talk about it.

Yonggui glanced at Mu Hu with a smile, then stood up confidently, straightened his clothes and hat, and walked to Guangwu's carriage behind.

After a few moments, Yonggui reappeared in the carriage. He loudly announced to the crowd:

"A roadbed bomb has appeared north of Badaling ahead, and for the sake of the safety of the Holy Dragon's body, the advance is suspended. Your Excellency, don't be impatient, we are waiting for the emperor's will. ”

As soon as the words fell, the carriage immediately boiled. Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, and shouted angrily at the rebellious ministers and thieves, who were so rebellious, without a king and without a father, if I let them hold it, they would definitely be broken into thousands of pieces, and their flesh and skin would be eaten......

Mu Hu was sweating like rain at this time, nervously about to reveal his flaws. Suddenly, he also craned his neck, cursed loudly, and joined the ranks of the "loyal ministers" in the carriage.

In this way, the excitement on his face was also masked.

……

Everyone scolded for a while, and the carriage gradually calmed down. The eerie atmosphere in the carriage was even stronger. No one dared to speak, and their eyes dodged each other, as if they were trying to see through the thoughts in other people's heads, and at the same time prevent others from reading through their own thoughts.

Yonggui's eyes were even sharper to scan around, catching any abnormal behavior.

Mu Hu's nervous hands and feet began to numb slowly, but he still tried to maintain a normal expression, but he was thinking in his mind:

…… Finished. This time it's probably going to be over. A bomb has been spotted in front of you. But I don't know if anyone has been caught? It's better if you don't catch someone, but if you catch someone, it's a matter of time before your whole family's head hits the ground.

Thinking of this, he was sweating like rain, and his back was soaked. But he only dared to wipe his sweat lightly when Yonggui's eyes moved elsewhere.

…… Even if no one was caught, the assassination attempt was a complete failure. Although three bombs were arranged, as long as one of them appeared, it was likely that they would cancel their trips and go straight back to Beijing. Even if the trip is not canceled, then every meter of railway in front of it will be carefully inspected several times. The other two bombs will also be found.

Maybe you'll catch someone.

……

Time passed minute by minute, and there was still no news at all in front, and there was not a single order from Guangwu in the back. And so it goes.

It's noon in the blink of an eye. The attachés in the carriage all went to the dining car in front of them to eat. Muhu is certainly no exception.

Guangwu hid in the armored compartment and did not come out. His lunch was also specially delivered. As for the 800 Janissaries on the special train, they did not go to the dining car. At noon, they ate the dry food they brought with them.

In order to appear open-minded, Mu Hu specially ordered a lot of food, ordered a pot of wine, and ate and drank, looking like he had a good appetite.

Just then, the sound of a train came from behind. The sound grew closer and closer, and finally stopped.

This line is a one-way railway, which means that the train behind it stops after the back of the emperor's special train. When the emperor delineated, there were usually no other trains on the same line. Now, it is still parked at the back of the special train, which is very abnormal.

It's just that no one in the carriage is allowed to get off the train, and no one can see what's going on behind it.

Mu Hu guessed that Guangwu probably felt that someone was going to assassinate him, and thought that there were not enough guards in the car, so he specially transferred troops from nearby to escort him.

Suddenly, there was a violent vibration under his feet, and the special train seemed to have been hit by something. The vibrations are not strong, but they are scary at this time. Many people screamed in surprise and crouched down in fright.

After a while, nothing happened.

After another moment, the sound of the locomotive behind sounded again, and gradually faded away. It was probably the train behind that that returned.

Everyone understood. The vibration just now was not an explosion, but probably a car was added to the back of the train. That's supposed to be the added guards.

But the train did not continue to move. There was neither advance nor retreat. That's how I lay quietly on the railroad tracks.

Suddenly, the door to the emperor's carriage behind opened open. A female voice appeared in the doorway:

"The emperor has decreed, Prince Xuanshun Yuyi, and the left deputy head of the Imperial Family Concert Office Yonggui will meet you!"

Everyone turned around, only to see that the person standing at the door turned out to be the emperor's favorite imperial concubine Wu Yashi.

Yu Yan and Yonggui agreed, walked over quickly, entered Guangwu's carriage, and the door closed again.

Everyone was muttering in their hearts: Why did the imperial concubine appear on the special train? I didn't see her get in the car when I came out! Did you follow the train you just had?

……

After lunch, the officials in the attaché compartment had nothing to do, and they did not want to chat with each other. Coupled with the warm wind in the carriage, everyone was sleepy. Many people fell on the table and took a nap.

Mu Hu's heart has been hanging, and he has no sleep. But in order to appear calm, he also lay on the table and pretended to sleep. Maybe I was too nervous, my nerves were really tired, and after a while, I actually fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but he was awakened by the noise of talking in his ears. Mu Hu looked up suddenly, the car was brightly lit, and the windows were pitch black. It turned out that he had slept all afternoon, and it was already dark by this time.

He took out his pocket watch and saw that it was half past five. This season, it's just getting dark at half past five.

The officials around couldn't stand it anymore. I held back on the train all day, I didn't let me get off the train, and I didn't tell me what was going on. Now many people can't care so much, they are talking loudly and guessing.

At this time, a Praetorian Guard officer hurriedly ran from under the car and boarded the carriage. He ran straight to Mu Hu's side and whispered:

"My lord, there has been no light in the emperor's carriage, and now that it is so dark, we are worried about whether something is ......"

Mu Hu was stunned for a moment, thought about it for a while, and felt that in this case, he should knock on the door of the emperor's carriage to take a look. But he didn't dare to call the shots yet. He raised his head and wanted to find Prince Shun and ask him to knock on the door. But after looking around, I didn't see him. Then, Mu Hu wanted to find Yonggui again, Yonggui was a close minister of the emperor, and it was much better for him to knock on the door. But it just so happened that even Yonggui was not in the carriage.

At this moment, another Praetorian Guard ran up from under the car, and said loudly in a panic:

"My lord, no, the brothers in the five carriages behind are gone!"

"Huh?!"

Mu Hu stood up suddenly. At this time, the officials in the carriage heard it, and they also fried the pot, and asked noisily what was going on.

Mu Hu then asked:

"What about the brothers in the five chariots ahead? Still not there? ”

"My lord, the brothers in front of me are here! There are footprints behind it, as if it is going to the east of Changping County! ”

Mu Hu is a spirit, and he can't care so much. He ran to the door of Guangwu's carriage, slammed the door hard, and shouted:

"Your Majesty! Emperor! Is the emperor okay? Emperor! Emperor! ”

Suddenly, the officials of the entire carriage also swarmed over, scrambling to shout:

"Your Majesty, are you alright? The Emperor ......"

I shouted for a long time, knocked for a long time, and there was no movement at all. Many people also got out of the car, and when they looked under Guangwu's armored car, it was really dark, and it didn't look like someone at all.

"It's broken!" Mu Hu said, "If someone wants to assassinate the emperor today, maybe they will mix in the guards and kidnap the emperor!" ”

"Ah!!h

Everyone shouted, and several proposed to slam the door. But the door of the armored compartment is not something that can be smashed open casually. Mu Hu ordered the Praetorian Guards to get down two chairs and step on the chairs from the outside to look into the window of the armored compartment.

The guards did so. They stepped on their chairs and shone their flashlights into the carriage.

There was a black rumbling in the carriage, and everywhere the pillar of light went, there was no one.

- This armored car is completely empty.

……

A flash of thought flashed in Mu Hu's mind, and he immediately asked:

"Footprints to the east of Changping County? Is Jingshi Airport just in the east of Changping County? ”

Several people immediately said yes.

Mu Hu stomped his feet and shouted:

"Damn, it's broken!"

Sure enough, at this moment, a low engine sound came from far and near in the northeast sky. The engine was louder and louder, but it was invisible. Just by listening to the sound, you can know that this is definitely a big plane.

The big plane "buzzed" overhead. The people on the ground were stunned, looking up at the sky with their necks tilted.

After a while, the engine sound turned back and "buzzed" again, passing in the opposite direction.

Mu Hu raised his head, understood everything in his heart, and muttered:

"Circling...... It's circling...... He was probably reluctant to give up, and circled at the end......"

In the night, after the invisible plane circled in the sky three times, the sound of the engine gradually disappeared to the northwest. Never turned back.

Now, all that remains is a long train, officials and soldiers with their heads tilted on either side, and this snowy land.

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