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Volume 1 Chapter 116 Tomb Robbery in Mangshan

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    Sun Jian raised his whip lightly, pointed to the official road in front, and said with a smile: "Yunjie, Zixiu, march ninety miles along the official road in front, and you will reach Luoyang! Now the main force of the Allied forces is still trapped under Hulao Pass. Chi  It's too late to make any progress, let's rush into Luoyang first and we will become famous all over the world!"

    Cao Ang was very excited when he thought about rushing to Luoyang and rescuing his father Cao Cao.

    However, Bao Xin was older and more calm. He whispered: "Wentai, Zixiu, tell me, should we rush to Luoyang? Wentai has more than 20,000 people, and Zixiu has five."  Thousands of people. I have 30,000 soldiers in my hands. It looks like a large number, but most of them are newly recruited soldiers. How many real elites can there be?! The main force of the Allied forces has not yet arrived. If our three armies rush to Luoyang first, it will be very difficult.  We may encounter Dong Zhuo's main force! Thensigh!"

    Cao Ang smiled slightly: "Uncle, why should we be pessimistic? Although our army is mostly composed of new recruits and lacks training, Dong Zhuo's troops are eager to retreat and may not fight with us. As long as we concentrate the main force and cut off Dong Zhuo's troops from behind  If the men and horses are defeated in one fell swoop, then Dong Zhuo's troops will definitely not turn back to fight, but will only flee in panic!"

    Sun Jian smiled and said: "What Zixiu said makes sense. We can also send a small force with more flags and drums and rush along the road to the back of Hulao Pass. On the one hand, it can deter the rebels in Hulao Pass.  It will prevent them from holding on and create conditions for our army to break through; on the other hand, it will make the Luoyang bandit army feel the threat from Hulao Pass and not dare to fight to the death with our army."

    "This is a wonderful plan!" Cao Ang and Bao Xin nodded repeatedly. It's no wonder that Sun Jian was able to win the title of Marquis of Wucheng based on his military exploits. He really had a strategy in mind.

    So Sun Jian dispatched more than a thousand soldiers, led by Huang Gai, and ordered them to go behind Hulao Pass to harass, wave flags and shouts, and shake the morale of the soldiers guarding the pass.  The main force of the three armies went straight north and attacked Luoyang.

    At this time, Luoyang City was already empty of all ten rooms.  All the merchants with some reputation were captured by Dong Zhuo's orders and beheaded in the name of colluding with the Guandong rebels, and all their property was confiscated.  Millions of Luoyang residents were violently evicted from their homes and driven toward Chang'an.  As for the wealth they left behind, they were unceremoniously taken into their pockets by the Xiliang soldiers.

    As for Prime Minister Dong Zhuo, he did not immediately evacuate to Chang'an. Instead, he set up a Chinese military tent in Biguiyuan, Luoyang, and continued business as usual.  In order to prevent the people from returning to Luoyang privately, Dong Zhuo had ordered that all the poor people's residences outside the city be set on fire.  As for the palaces and temples in the city, they were also piled with wood, poured with kerosene, and ready to be set on fire at any time.

    In fact, Li Ru and others suggested that Dong Zhuo burn Luoyang immediately. However, the thick smoke produced by burning houses not long ago had made Dong Zhuo cough repeatedly, which also exposed the order that Luoyang was abandoned, causing signs of instability among the frontline soldiers.  If Luoyang was completely burned, Dong Zhuo's lungs would not be able to bear it, and the frontline soldiers would also have thoughts of being abandoned.  So Dong Zhuo ordered that Luoyang be set on fire after he rushed to Chang'an.

    On this day, Li Ru and others had rushed to Chang'an to arrange defense. Dong Zhuo was frowning at the logistics report sent up and asked angrily: "How could it be possible to spend so much money?! I, Dong Zhuo, also worked my way up from the bottom.  You can¡¯t hide anything from me. During this period of time, everyone is eating and fishing in Luoyang City, how can it be possible to spend so much extra?!"

    Dong Huang, who submitted the report, said in a low voice: "Uncle, you also know that the troops never turn over the money they make. All the money is shared privately by the subordinates, and each general sends people to nail us in front of us every month, clamoring for money.  Pay. Now that the army is constantly expanding, these are the results of our careful budgeting."

    "So I'm going bankrupt?" Dong Zhuo asked angrily: "Didn't I just plunder the emperor's inner treasury and get so much money!"

    Dong Huang scratched his head and whispered: "Uncle, didn't you transport all the money to Chang'an Xiwu?"

    Dong Zhuo angrily stated several cases, "I am also thinking about future generations. Besides, I raise so many soldiers and horses for the imperial court, why do I have to pay for it myself? I have no money! Let's do this, Ahuang, you go and pass the order  Ask all the generals to hand over thousands of taels of gold to me!"

    Dong Huang was shocked. If he went to deliver this order, wouldn't it make everyone's teeth ache with hatred? He could not do such an offending job.  He rolled his eyes, the plan came to mind, and he whispered: "Uncle, I have a plan that can raise a lot of military resources, but the reputation is a bit unpleasant!"

    "Seriously?" Dong Zhuo asked in surprise: "Tell me, what's the use of fame to us? It's just Ahuang, please don't come up with some sneaky and crooked ideas!"

    Dong Huang took a step forward, lowered his voice and said aggrievedly: "Uncle, I have grown up, why do you still treat me as a child! I heard that there are manyThere are a large number of funerary objects in the tombs of kings, generals and ministers!  Anyway, all the people in Luoyang were moved away by my uncle, and the surrounding troops are all direct descendants of my uncle. We can find the tombs of a few traitorous officials, dig them up and take out the burial objects. This can be regarded as promoting righteousness and punishing evil!  "

    Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and praised: "Ahuang, I didn't expect you to be so witty. It's a good idea. Since there's no one around, let's dig up and dig through all the tombs in Mang Mountain. It's said that there are no burials there.  There must be many emperors buried with them, but no one is around anyway, so let¡¯s uncover them all!¡±

    "Ah?!" Dong Huang couldn't help but exclaimed. He just wanted to send people to secretly dig a few tombs, but he didn't expect that Dong Zhuo actually wanted to dig up the emperor's tomb.

    Seeing Dong Huang's surprised expression, Dong Zhuo sighed, "Ahuang, as my nephew, you must have a plan in mind! Don't be a petty person every day. Digging a grave is still digging, and digging a hundred graves is still digging; dig.  To rob the tomb of a minister is to rob a tomb, and to dig up the tomb of an emperor is also tomb robbing. Since we have to do this, we might as well get it done once and for all to save trouble! The Han Dynasty has established its capital here for hundreds of years, and I don¡¯t know how many good things were buried with it in Mang Mountain. We also  We have to let them out for air! It¡¯s settled, we¡¯ll set off this afternoon, bring more carriages, and try to finish it in one day!¡±

    So that afternoon, Dong Zhuo came to Mang Mountain with more than 20,000 close soldiers.  We had informed the soldiers beforehand that they all left their armor in the camp and wore only civilian clothes.  As for weapons, everyone brought them, and they could at least be used as pestles and shovels.

    More than 20,000 people went into battle to dig. The scale was too great. Soon more than ten graves were dug up by the soldiers, and a large number of burial objects were found.  The soldiers didn't know much about the market, so they broke a lot of porcelain and damaged lacquerware, which made Dong Huang who was accompanying him very distressed.

    Because they were excavated from the foot of the mountain, most of them were ministers with lower status, and the burial money was not too much. This made Dong Zhuo very dissatisfied and immediately asked the soldiers to start construction on the emperor's tomb.

    "Compared to ministers, the emperor's tomb is majestic and tall, and the stone sealing the tomb is also very solid.  However, no matter how strong the stone was, it could not hold up the large number of people. Soon, it was dug up by the soldiers, and then a large number of funerary objects were exposed to the sun, especially the golden gold and bronze wares, which Dong Zhuo and others couldn't put down.  .

    Dong Zhuo shouted cheerfully: "Send the order and speed up. Even if we dig up the ground in Mang Mountain this afternoon, we can't let go of these money and jewels. If everyone does a good job, when we return to camp tonight, everyone will  Reward with hardware!¡±

    Hearing Dong Zhuo's order, the soldiers became more energetic and saw the dust flying in Mang Mountain. They unknowingly thought there was a sandstorm.

    Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Cao Ang led the vanguard and looked at the dusty Mang Mountain not far away in surprise.  Sun Jian frowned and asked in a low voice: "I remember that there are many trees on Mang Mountain, and the flying dust will be blocked by the trees. Why is this dust so powerful?!"

    Among the three, Bao Xin had the sharpest eyes. He pointed in the distance in surprise and shouted in a low voice: "Look, it's Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou soldiers. They seem to be writhing on the ground. Maybe they are building fortifications."  ! I didn¡¯t expect that the news of Dagu¡¯s capture would spread so quickly. It¡¯s a pity that the Dong thief was prepared in advance! Otherwise, the more than 10,000 elites we selected would definitely be able to annihilate the Dong thief¡¯s headquarters!¡±

    When the two said this, Cao Ang suddenly remembered the historical records about Dong Zhuo's tomb robbery in Mang Mountain. He put up a pergola and looked carefully. He could vaguely see soldiers coming in and out of the low place in the distance, as if they were coming from the tomb chamber.  Move things out!

    Cao Ang whispered: "Two uncles, there are many princes, ministers, emperors and generals buried in Mang Mountain. Now that Dong Zhuo is in control of the government, it is said that he is forcing the residents of Luoyang to leave. Did he take the opportunity to steal the tombs?!"

    When Cao Ang said this, Sun Jian and Bao Xin hurried to Mang Mountain to take a closer look. Sure enough, they could vaguely see the bones of corpses discarded by the soldiers!

    Bao Xin was furious and said: "Thief Dong is really inhumane. How dare he do such a treasonous thing? He is an important senior minister and the keel of the Han Dynasty!"

    Sun Jian also roared angrily: "Dong Zhuo, this thief, really deserves to be cut into pieces! I was lucky enough to let him escape back then, but I didn't expect that he would become a scourge for the Han Dynasty today!"

    Looking at Bao Xin and Sun Jian who were very angry, Cao Ang also hurriedly said angrily: "Two uncles, I think we should immediately send an order for the entire army to attack and fight Dong Zhuo to the death! We must not let the Dong thief tarnish our great Han sages, and we must not let them  Dong Zhuo dug up the graves of my ancestors of the Han Dynasty!"

    Bao Xin and Sun Jian nodded repeatedly and immediately sent orders to march.  When more than ten thousand soldiers heard that Dong Zhuo was digging a grave in Mang Mountain, they were also very angry and rushed over with Sun Jian and others.

    "It's a pity that Dong Zhuo was secretly happy looking at the dazzling array of funerary objects when he suddenly saw someone coming from a distance to kill him.The soldiers and horses quickly ordered the entire army to gather and prepare for the battle.  But at this time, Dong Zhuo's soldiers all left their armor at the Luoyang barracks for convenience and wore only commoners. After digging graves for a long time, they were all exhausted and had no energy to fight!

    With just one face-to-face encounter, Dong Zhuo's fragile defense line was defeated by Sun Jian, Cao Ang and the others!  Dong Zhuo fled in embarrassment and managed to escape by chance; Dong Huang even fell off his horse and was helplessly captured!

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