Episode 181 Assassination of Emperor Guangwu (Part 2)
Episode 181 Assassination of Emperor Guangwu (Part 2)
The Guangwu Emperor's Special Train travels north along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. The first destination is the Yanshan Defense Line Headquarters in Badaling. The second destination is the Zhangjiakou Tank Base.
Because the snow is relatively deep and there is a lot of snow on the rails, and you have to pay attention to whether there are any suspicious signs beside the railway ahead, the speed of the special train is controlled very slowly, only less than 30 kilometers per hour. The dark front of the train drags a long
Milky white steam slowly crawled across the ice and snow.
This special train has two locomotives, one pulling in front and one pushing in the back. On the one hand, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway must pass through the dangerous section of Juyongguan. Going up the mountain requires a zigzag railway, which requires two locomotives in tandem.
Drag and drop, in addition
This is also a safety consideration. If one locomotive is attacked on the way and one locomotive is damaged, there will be another locomotive that can take the special train out of danger quickly without being parked in place and used as a living target. It is difficult for roadbed bombs to attack both the front and rear locomotives at the same time.
All the locomotives were destroyed.
The first section is the locomotive. Behind the locomotive is a flat car with two anti-aircraft guns mounted on the flat car. Behind it are five guard carriages, then the dining car, and behind the dining car is an attaché carriage, which is occupied by Yonggui, Muhu and the like.
People. After that is Guang
Wu's armored carriage. Behind it are five more guard carriages. After that is a flat car, which is also equipped with two anti-aircraft guns. At the end of the whole train, there is another locomotive, which is also panting and dragging like the front of the train.
Long white steam.
The carriage that Mu Hu was sitting in was right next to Guangwu's armored carriage. He pretended to be calm on the surface, but in his heart he was extremely nervous. Whether the bomb could explode accurately or not was related to his life. It would have exploded a second earlier.
, it blew up the section under his butt. If it exploded a second later, it would have missed Guangwu’s carriage.
There is another possibility that the bomb will not be detonated. The person you arranged to see from the window that this section is an attaché carriage may give up detonating it for fear of accidentally hurting yourself.
There were beads of sweat on Mu Hu's forehead. He couldn't help but pick up a handkerchief to wipe the sweat. But he was immediately startled: Doesn't this look too nervous?
On the opposite side, Yonggui, the deputy director of the stick-stick department, was looking at him with a half-smile.
Mu Hu chuckled, unbuttoned the two buttons on his collar, tugged on his collar, and complained:
"Oh, it's cold, but the heater is too strong..."
Yonggui smiled slightly, wiped a clear circle on the glass, looked out the window and smiled:
"Look, what good snow there is. The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest! There has been such a good snow this winter, and there will be a bumper harvest next year. God bless... Oh, and thanks to the great blessing of the emperor, the people will have a good life in the coming year.
Passed."
Mu Hu smiled and nodded and said:
"Yes, Mr. Yong is right. The people will have a good life in the coming year."
...The people will have a good life in the coming year...
What does Yonggui mean? There seems to be something behind his words? Could it be that he also wants to...
Mu Hu didn't dare to look at Yong Gui anymore, so he looked at his face, wiped a piece of it on the glass window, and pretended to admire the snow scene outside.
He knew that he was like a frightened bird now. Other people's words and looks were not normal for him, and they were worth pondering for a long time.
…
We are now 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, you should leave this car before reaching the bomb site. If the bomb explodes early, you will save yourself from being killed in vain. So where to go? Yes, to the dining car. The dining car is just one section ahead. Although now
It's not lunch time yet, but you can say that you are hungry, go and order something to eat, sit there and eat slowly, waiting for the explosion later.
But... what if the bomb really exploded too early, and did not kill the emperor, but killed a whole carriage of attendants, and he was the only one who survived, then after checking, he would be too suspicious - ten years before the bomb exploded
It took a few minutes to go to the dining car to eat, and it was neither breakfast time nor lunch time! It was as if I knew in advance that there was going to be an explosion!
While Mu Hu was having a fierce ideological struggle, there were more residential buildings on both sides, and the speed of the train also slowed down. At this time, the train left Beijing in almost an hour.
He looked out and knew that he had arrived in Changping.
Although there are many residential buildings next to the railway, there are not a single common person in sight. Instead, there are guards standing at regular intervals. As in the past when the emperor traveled, the residential buildings near the railway line have been cleared. Within a few kilometers on both sides of the railway
There was not a single "idle person" at all, only the Eight Banners Army and the Imperial Guard.
South of Changping, there are more residential buildings and more "idlers" along the route, so the risk of assassination is greater. However, this distance is very short, only about 30 kilometers, so Guangwu's younger brother, Prince Shun Yuxuan, is in charge.
Muhu can’t get involved in this section. But directly to the north of Changping County are the Ming Tombs, Badaling and Juyongguan. From here, people start to
There is less smoke. After crossing 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 left to the main force of the Imperial Guard. Mu Hu can also
He was able to get started. Next to the three roadbed bombs north of Changping County, three of his confidants were waiting in residential buildings to press the detonators.
But the train became slower and slower, and finally stopped.
"Tsk...tsk...tsk..."
Long puffs of jet sound were heard from the front and rear, and both locomotives released excess pressure and returned to standby mode.
Many people in the carriage were looking out, but the windows were closed and they couldn't see what was going on in front of them. Everyone had their own agendas and didn't dare to discuss anything.
Yonggui glanced at Muhu with a smile, then stood up confidently, straightened his clothes, and walked to Guangwu's carriage behind him.
After a while, Yonggui reappeared in the carriage. He loudly announced to everyone:
"A roadbed bomb was discovered north of Badaling ahead. For the safety of the Holy Dragon, we are temporarily halting our advance. My lords, please be patient. We are just waiting for the Emperor's orders."
As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage immediately began to boil. Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and cursed loudly at the rebellious officials and traitors. They were so rebellious and had no king or father. If we caught him, we would cut him into pieces and eat him.
The flesh rests on its skin...
Mu Hu was sweating like rain, and he was so nervous that he almost showed his weakness. Suddenly, he raised his neck, cursed loudly, and joined the ranks of "loyal ministers" in the carriage.
In this way, the excitement on his face was also covered up.
…
Everyone cursed for a while, and the car gradually calmed down. The weird atmosphere in the car became more intense. No one dared to speak, and their eyes were dodging each other, as if they were trying to see through other people's minds, and at the same time prevent others from seeing through themselves.
Thoughts in mind.
Yonggui's eyes scanned around sharply, catching any abnormal behavior.
Mu Hu's nervous hands and feet began to numb slowly, but he still tried hard to maintain a normal expression, but he was thinking:
...It's over. It's probably going to be over this time. A bomb was discovered at the front. But I don't know if anyone has been caught? It would be better if no one was caught. If someone is caught, it will be a matter of time before my whole family's heads fall to the ground.
Thinking of this, he was sweating profusely and his back was soaked. But he only dared to quickly wipe away the sweat when Yonggui looked elsewhere.
...Even if no one was arrested, this assassination operation was a complete failure. Although three bombs were deployed, as long as one was discovered, it is likely that the trip would be canceled and returned directly to Beijing. Even if the trip was not canceled, then everyone in the front would
Every meter of railway will be inspected several times more carefully. The other two bombs will also be found.
Maybe someone will be caught.
…
Time passed minute by minute, and there was still no news from the front, and no order came from Guangwu behind. Time just dragged on.
It was noon in the blink of an eye. The entourage in the carriage all went to the dining car in front to have a meal. Mu Hu was certainly no exception.
Guangwu hid in the armored carriage and did not come out. His lunch was specially sent there. As for the eight hundred guardsmen on the special train, they did not get on the dining car. They only ate the dry food they brought with them at noon.
In order to appear magnanimous, Mu Hu specially ordered a lot of food and a bottle of wine, and ate and drank heavily, looking like he had a good appetite.
At this time, the sound of the train came from behind again. The sound got closer and closer, and finally stopped.
This line is a one-way railway, which means that the train behind it stops immediately behind the Emperor's train. When the Emperor's train leaves, there are usually no other trains on the same line. Now,
It's very unusual to park at the back of a special train.
But no one in the carriage was allowed to get out of the car, and no one could see what was going on behind.
Mu Hu guessed that Guangwu probably thought that someone was going to assassinate him and thought that there were not enough guards on the car, so he specially brought in troops from nearby to escort him.
Suddenly, there was a violent vibration under the feet, and the special train seemed to have been hit by something. The vibration was not strong, but it was very scary at this time. Many people screamed and squatted down in fear.
After a while, nothing happened.
After a while, the sound of the locomotive behind me sounded again and gradually faded away. It was probably the train behind me that was returning.
Everyone understood. The vibration just now was not an explosion, but probably an additional carriage behind the train. That should be the additional guards.
But the special train did not continue to move. It neither moved forward nor retreated. It just lay quietly on the rails.
Suddenly, the door of the emperor's carriage opened behind. A female voice appeared at the door:
"The Emperor has a decree. Prince Xuan Shun, Yu Xuan, and Yong Gui, the left deputy director of the Imperial Palace Affairs Office, have an audience!"
Everyone turned around and saw that standing at the door was the emperor's most beloved concubine, Wu Yashi.
Yuxuan and Yonggui agreed, walked over quickly, entered Guangwu's carriage, and closed the door again.
Everyone was muttering in their minds: Why did the imperial concubine appear on the special train? She was not seen getting on the train when it set off! Could it be that she came with the train just now?
…
After lunch, the officials in the attaché carriage had nothing to do, and they had their own agendas and were unwilling to chat with each other. In addition, the warm air in the carriage made everyone feel sleepy. Many people lay on the table and started fighting.
Take a nap.
Mu Hu's heart was always hanging and he was not sleepy. But in order to appear calm, he also lay down on the table and pretended to be asleep. Maybe he was too nervous and his nerves were really exhausted. After a while, he actually fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, he was awakened by the loud voices in his ears. Mu Hu suddenly raised his head and saw that the lights in the carriage were bright and the windows were dark. It turned out that he had slept all afternoon and it was already dark.
He took out his pocket watch and saw that it was half past five. In this season, it was just dark at half past five.
The officials around me really couldn't stand it anymore. They had been waiting on the train all day and were not allowed to get off or tell them what was going on. Who can stand this thing? Many people can't care about it now.
There were too many, and they were all discussing and speculating loudly.
At this time, a Guards officer hurriedly ran over from under the car and boarded the carriage. He ran straight to Mu Hu and whispered:
"Sir, the lights have not been turned on in the Emperor's carriage. Now it is so dark. We are worried that something has happened..."
Mu Hu was stunned, thought about it, and felt that in this situation, he should knock on the door of the emperor's carriage to take a look. But he didn't dare to make the decision yet. He raised his head and wanted to find Prince Shun Yuxuan and ask him to knock on the door. But.
After searching around, he didn't see him. Then, Mu Hu wanted to find Yonggui. Yonggui was a close minister of the emperor, so it would be much better for him to knock on the door. But as luck would have it, even Yonggui was not in the carriage.
At this moment, another guard ran up from under the car and shouted in a panic:
"Sir, it's bad, all the brothers in the five carriages behind are missing!"
"ah?!"
Mu Hu stood up immediately. When the officials in the carriage heard this, they were also upset and asked what was going on.
Mu Hu then asked:
"What about the brothers five cars ahead? Are they still there?"
"My lord, all the brothers in the front are here! There are footprints in the back, and they seem to be going to the east of Changping County!"
Mu Hu was so excited that he didn't care anymore. He ran to Guangwu's carriage door, slapped the door hard, and shouted:
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Is your Majesty okay? Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Suddenly, all the officials in the carriage swarmed over and shouted:
"Your Majesty, are you well? Your Majesty..."
After shouting and knocking for a long time, there was no movement at all. Many people got out of the car and looked under Guangwu's armored carriage. Sure enough, it was pitch black and did not look like anyone was there at all.
"It's broken!" Mu Hu said, "Someone wants to assassinate the emperor today. Maybe he got in among the guards and kidnapped the emperor!"
"ah!!!"
Everyone shouted, and several people suggested breaking the door. But the door of the armored carriage could not be broken open casually. Mu Hu ordered the guards to get two chairs and step on the chairs from the outside to the window of the armored carriage.
Look inside.
The guards did as they were told. They stepped on the chairs and shined flashlights into the carriage.
The carriage was dark, and wherever the beam of light touched, there was no one.
——This armored carriage is completely empty.
…
A thought flashed in Mu Hu's mind and he immediately asked:
"The footprints went to the east of Changping County? Is the Jingshi Airport just east of Changping County?"
Several people immediately said yes.
Mu Hu stamped his feet and shouted:
"Damn, it's broken!"
Sure enough, at this moment, in the northeastern sky, a low sound of an engine could be heard from far to near. The sound of the engine was getting louder and louder, but it was invisible. Just by listening to the sound, you knew that this was definitely an engine.
A big plane.
The big plane flew overhead with a buzzing sound. People on the ground were stunned, looking up at the sky with their necks raised.
After a while, the sound of the engine came back, buzzed again, and passed in the opposite direction.
Mu Hu raised his head, understood everything in his heart, and murmured:
"Hovering... This is circling... He probably was reluctant to give up and was circling at the end..."
In the night, after the invisible large plane circled the sky three times, the sound of its engine gradually disappeared in the northwest direction. It never turned back.
Now, there is only a long train, officials and soldiers with their heads raised on both sides, and this snowy land.