334: Chapter 334 The railway tracks ahead have been torn up!

The next day.

Nightfall.

Zhang Liang first made arrangements for the support personnel.

These people were hidden within the Reed Marshes.

They would use firelight as a signal to provide backup.

Next, Zhang Liang personally arrived at Mount Laohong, and he had the Six-Fingered Black Knight and the Mohist Disciples go and rip up the railway tracks.

"Huang Long."

He said to Huang Long, "Take two hundred men and lie in ambush on both sides with flying stones."

"One hundred men on each side."

"After the steam train is forced to a stop, launch an attack from both sides of the steam train simultaneously."

"Understood!"

Huang Long received his orders and departed.

Zhang Liang then arranged for another squad to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

To prevent their actions from being discovered by the railway patrol, he sent another team to clear out the railway patrol personnel near the Mount Laohong section.

Zhang Liang stood atop the peak of Mount Laohong, gazing into the distance.

In that far-off distance, a glimmer of light appeared.

Zhang Liang's heartbeat quickened.

"It's coming!"

His right hand involuntarily tightened around the scroll in his hand.

For some reason, he had a bad premonition in his heart.

He thought over his arrangements.

No matter how he looked at it, there were no flaws.

He didn't know why he had this bad premonition.

"Clack-clack, clack-clack, clack-clack..."

The sound of the steam train running was getting closer and closer.

There was no turning back now; Zhang Liang's gaze gradually became resolute.

"Clack-clack, clack-clack..."

While he was thinking, the steam train drew nearer and nearer.

"Choo-choo-choo-choo-choo..."

The long, distant sound of the whistle echoed continuously through the mountains.

Huang Lin was the conductor of this steam train.

Driving a train was even easier than driving a horse carriage.

The steam train traveled on fixed railway tracks.

He didn't even need to control the direction; the steam train could turn on the tracks by itself.

What he truly needed to watch out for was whether there were fallen rocks or trees on the tracks.

If fallen rocks or trees weren't discovered in time and they crashed right into them, it wouldn't just be him in danger.

The hundreds of passengers on the steam train would all be in danger.

It was now three in the morning, the time when people are most drowsy, and Huang Lin was yawning constantly.

But he didn't dare lose focus for even a second, repeatedly using a refreshing ointment to stimulate his temples and force himself to stay awake.

The headlights mounted on the front of the steam train could illuminate the path for over a hundred meters ahead.

"Wait!"

Huang Lin was suddenly startled.

He saw that there were actually no tracks a hundred meters ahead.

"What's going on!"

Huang Lin didn't dare hesitate for a moment; he hurriedly and rapidly turned the brake bolts to perform an emergency stop.

"Did something happen?"

The passengers in the passenger cars had been sleeping soundly, but the steam train's emergency braking caused their bodies to lurch forward uncontrollably, jolting them awake.

"Screech, screech..."

The iron wheels of the steam train gripped the tracks tightly, and due to the intense friction, a large amount of sparks erupted.

"Old Huang, what's going on?"

Other staff members in the steam train's power cabin asked Huang Lin; among them were several stokers.

They took turns keeping watch at night.

The emergency braking had startled them all awake.

"The tracks ahead have been ripped up!"

Huang Lin said with a grim expression.

The others walked to Huang Lin's side and saw that the tracks ahead had disappeared.

Without tracks, if they were to just rush forward like this, the steam train would derail and overturn; the consequences would be unimaginably severe!