Chapter 69: Visiting Shangfang Mountain

  Zhuge Liang lived in the Moonlit Villa, which was guarded not only by Zhao Yun's troops but also by the villa's own security forces. Moreover, Sun Quan sent Han Shuang and Wang Ben to lead a hundred-man palace guard unit stationed at the Moonlit Villa to ensure Zhuge Liang's safety.

  In Zhuge's great ideal for the future, Zhuge Liang is a core figure. He wants to increase Zhuge Liang's emotional understanding, so he invites him to visit the Shangfang Mountain base.

  Zhuge Liang was about to leave, and Han Qiang and others offered to escort him personally. The training base on Shangfang Mountain was Zhuge's core secret, of course, he couldn't let Sun Quan's men know, so he declined Han Qiang's kindness with the excuse that his own strength was sufficient.

  In order to keep it a secret, Zhuge Jun and his brothers rode in a carriage, while Zhao Yun led men to escort the carriage.

  Arrived at Shangfang Mountain, first visited the glass factory.

  As for the specific production process, Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun couldn't understand it, but when they came to the finished product warehouse, seeing the glass products on the shelves, they were also shocked, thinking: "At the current price of glass, how much would these goods be worth?"

  Zhuge Liang had visited his brother's other factories before, and he really couldn't understand how he managed to produce so many products. He was also secretly amazed at his financial resources.

  Next, they visited the Research Institute. As for the various strange products inside, Zhuge Liang had already developed immunity and was no longer curious. However, he noticed that there was a heavily guarded courtyard that Zhuge Jun did not take them to visit.

  Then they visited the business school.

  The students were in class, the instructor saw Zhuge Jun and others, immediately ordered everyone to stand up and pay their respects. Zhuge Jun signaled them to continue with the lesson.

  Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun became interested in the blackboard on the wall used by the teacher. The teacher demonstrated how to use it, and the two of them tried it out personally, thinking this method was good, so they asked how it was made.

  Zhuge Jian explained the production method to them. Both of them felt that this method was simple and practical, could help the poor family children, and should be vigorously promoted.

  Zhuge Jun invited them to visit the Shangfang Mountain, with the intention of arranging for them to take a look at their business school, so that they could understand the knowledge of the business school and set up a branch in Jingzhou.

  The advantage of setting up a local branch is that students are all locals with extensive social connections, making it convenient to carry out business activities.

  They finally arrived at the instructor team.

  The setting of the courtyard inside the teaching building is once again a novelty for both of them.

  In front of the dormitory, there were rows of single and double bars, as well as horseback riding equipment. Zhuge Jun called on a student to demonstrate for them. Zhao Yun personally came forward to try it out and thought it was a good way to enhance physical fitness.

  In the center of the courtyard is a spacious playground, next to which is a training ground modeled after later generations. Various obstacles such as log bridges, wooden walls, trenches, earth platforms, and rope ladders are set up. The trainees line up in rows, crossing over the obstacles one by one, with instructors guiding them on the side.

  Zhuge Liang is now immune to everything about his brother and no longer surprised.

  Zhao Yun was very interested in such a training setting and proposed to visit their martial arts training.

  Under the guidance of Zhuge Jun, an instructor sent out four students to stand in front of a row of targets. Each student stood facing a target and practiced stabbing with long spears.

  Zhao Yun saw their training, no basic martial arts training, and no sparring, shook his head. Thought their method was too simple.

  Zhuge Jian wanted to test the training results of the students and suggested that Zhao Yun give guidance, which Zhao Yun agreed to.

  The trial is not a one-on-one duel, and there are only a few people in the world who can match Zhao Yun. Therefore, the trial is Zhao Yun against five people.

  When Zhuge Jun proposed that five students fight against Zhao Yun, he was nonchalant and thought to himself, "Not to mention five, even fifty would be useless."

  But it wasn't until the five disciples lined up in formation that Zhao Yun realized something was off.

  Four halberdiers, holding long spears that were three feet longer than ordinary ones, with thicker handles. Such long spears were much clumsier than ordinary ones, but the four halberdiers held them steadily.

  Zhoa Yun faced four gun-wielding soldiers, probing them for a fight. The four gun-wielding soldiers didn't make any fancy moves, they just stabbed their guns one by one, their movements were neat and tidy, only the direction of their stabs was slightly different. The weight of the guns was heavy, coupled with the length of the guns being longer than Zhao Yun's, he couldn't even get close to them.

  Zhao Yun changed positions several times, trying to disrupt their formation, but the few men just kept repeating the same spear thrusts, not moving with his changes, Zhao Yun was really feeling strained.

  He exerted his divine might, using the gun stock to strike the gun array, wanting to shake off the long guns in their hands. Unexpectedly, these students were all powerful warriors, and only two of them had their long guns knocked askew, while the other two still thrust their spears forward.

  At this time, the fifth scholar took the stage, holding a long bow and aiming at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun waved his hand to indicate that he would not fight anymore.

  This time, Zhuge Liang was also taken aback. When the instructors introduced these students, who were all young farmers with no martial arts background, Zhao Yun and the others did not know what to think.

  This is not all, when the instructor gathered 50 students, lined up in five rows of guns, that momentum was even more evident. They saw each row thrusting two guns forward, and then the next row came out with two more guns. Proceeding in order, maintaining physical strength.

  "Such a gun array, facing thousands of troops and horses, is really formidable."

  At night, Zhuge Liang couldn't sleep, tossing and turning, thinking about the events of the day. Huang Yueying woke up to find him still awake and asked with concern: "Brother Liang, why haven't you slept?"

  "Zhuge Liang said: 'Yueying, I have something to ask you.'"