Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 667 Unloading Ridge Warriors (4000)

When Wu Liang and others arrived.

The county magistrate of Wen County had also led his people to arrive. Sima Fang asked for help. Naturally, he did not dare not do his best. Less than half of the hand.

This is no wonder the magistrate of Wen County.

The soldiers and horses of the entire Hanoi County are in the hands of Zhang Yang, the prefect, and Zhang Yang is not a person who is willing to delegate power. In addition, there is a Sima family in Wen County, so the number of people who can be controlled by the county magistrate of Wen County is really limited.

But it doesn't matter.

Because the battle had ended at this time, the sound of fighting and killing had long since disappeared in the forest.

"Patriarch Sima, this..."

Seeing that Sima Fang's face was extremely ugly, the county magistrate of Wen County was worried about being blamed for being too late, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute very nervously.

"Of the 52 tomb guards, except for 13 who were missing and one who escaped to return the letter, all the rest died."

Sima Fang said in a cold, mechanical tone, "My family's ancestral grave was dug up by thieves, and some of the valuable funeral objects were stolen, and all the coffins of our ancestors were also broken. Most of the corpses were gone. The mutilated limbs seem to have been maliciously damaged..."

"Chen county magistrate, my Sima family has a history of hundreds of years in Wen County, Hanoi. Although we don't say that we have made great contributions to the local people, we are always kind to others and have never formed a deep hatred with anyone."

"Why did someone do such evil things to my ancestors?"

From the outside.

Sima Fang was acting extremely calm at the moment, not like a person whose ancestral grave has just been dug up.

But anyone can see that under this calm appearance is suppressed a monstrous anger. If the gravedigger is right in front of him at this moment, this anger alone is enough to burn the living person to dust.

Not only him.

The rest of the Sima family were also full of uncontrollable grief and anger. They all lowered their heads with red eyes, but the knuckles of the hands holding the weapons and agricultural tools were white, as if they were about to crush the things in their hands.

"It's unbearable for someone to dare to do such an unconscionable thing. Please rest assured, Patriarch Sima. I will immediately order people to search for this group of thieves in Wen County. Even if they dig three feet, they will be found. In addition, I will immediately send someone to report the matter to Zhang Taishou, and Zhang Taishou will not sit idly by when he learns about this matter, and as long as they are still in Hanoi County, I will teach them how to fly!"

The county magistrate of Wen County knew that this was a big deal, so of course he didn't dare to play sloppy with Sima Fang, and quickly expressed his attitude with a very positive attitude, as if his family's ancestral grave had also been dug up.

"Then there will be County Magistrate Lao Chen, but if you find this group of people, County Magistrate Chen must hand them over to the Sima family for disposal. I must personally avenge the Sima family's enmity."

Sima Fang nodded slightly. Although his eyes were red, he still couldn't see any obvious expression, and even his voice was not loud, as if he was just talking normally.

"As it should be."

The county magistrate of Wen county nodded repeatedly, cupped his hands and said, "Patriarch Sima, I'm going to write down this matter with my own hands, and order someone to send it to the prefect's mansion as soon as possible!"

"Um……"

Sima Fang made a nasal sound, and after seeing the magistrate of Wen County leave, he finally turned around to look at Wu Liang and the others who came with him.

"Patriarch Sima, I'm late."

Wu Liang saluted.

"It happened so suddenly that even the Sima family couldn't cope with it. How can you blame it on Your Excellency?"

Sima Fang returned the salute, and said in a restrained tone, "I just don't know what your opinion is on this matter, and if you can give the Sima family some enlightenment, Fang is very grateful."

"Patriarch Sima, please explain the current situation in detail first, so that I can make a judgment."

Wu Liang said seriously.

"good."

Sima Fang nodded, and said as clearly and briefly as possible, "Tonight, my family's mausoleum guard was suddenly attacked by a group of about a hundred thieves. Bingzhou accent, the tomb guards of the Sima family couldn't resist, only one person waited for an opportunity to escape back to the mansion to report. When I received the news, I immediately summoned people to come to help, but when I arrived, the tomb guards had already been wiped out Well, the ancestral grave of Sima's family has turned into the mess it is now, but I haven't even seen the shadow of those thieves."

"Didn't that group of thieves ever have a single casualty, and didn't even leave a body behind?"

Wu Liang asked subconsciously.

"I have ordered people to check all the corpses. Without exception, they are all the corpses of the tomb guards. Even if the gang of thieves did suffer casualties, they must have taken all their corpses with them when they evacuated."

Sima Fang replied.

"This……"

All the small-scale encounters with zero casualties that Wu Liang knew were created by the Huan army, because the Huan army not only had the Warring States repeating crossbow, but also the invincible gunpowder at this stage.

But this group of thieves is definitely not the Huren army, so they certainly don't have these artifacts.

And no matter how bad the Sima family's mausoleum guards are, they are all human beings, so it's not impossible for them to have a little bit of resistance. It's still possible to pull a few backs.

Maybe it was just like what Sima Fang said, maybe when the gang of thieves withdrew, they took the corpse away on purpose.

If this is the case, then the gang of thieves can make up their own identities...

Thinking of this, Wu Liang suddenly looked at Sima Fang.

"What did Mr. Wu discover?"

Sima Fang asked quickly.

"Patriarch Sima, I was just thinking about a question. This group of thieves came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Assuming that they actually suffered casualties, under normal circumstances, it would be fine if they took the wounded away. There should be no need to take the corpse away. Yes, after all, dead people can't speak, so naturally we can't reveal their identities."

Wu Liang murmured and said, "Unless the owner of the Sima family or someone else can determine their identities as long as they see these corpses, if so, this gang of thieves is very likely to be someone related to the Sima family. .”

"..."

Sima Fang frowned instantly when he heard this, probably following Wu Liang's wishes to search for candidates who might be involved in this matter.

"However, there is no conclusion on this matter, this is just my speculation."

But Wu Liang said, "Next, Patriarch Sima, please allow me to investigate the scene carefully, and maybe I can find some valuable clues."

"Please."

Sima Fang naturally wouldn't stop him, so he quickly made way for Wu Liang, and said to Sima Yi who was beside him, "Zhong Da, accompany Mr. Wu to investigate the scene for me, don't miss any clues."

At this moment, Wu Liang has not completely cleared his suspicion.

Therefore, Sima Fang ordered Sima Yi to accompany him, which naturally had the meaning of supervision. Compared with Sima Lang, Sima Yi was naturally more cautious, and Wu Liang's small movements would never escape his eyes.

"only."

Sima Yi responded, and also made a gesture of invitation to Wu Liang.

……

In fact, Wu Liang also came prepared this time.

Except for Wu Liang, even the other backbones of the Huan army didn't know that Zhen Mi's fox servants had already taken action at this moment.

Before Wu Liang and others arrived at the scene, those fox servants had already come here quietly, and had already followed the scent of the gang of thieves.

I believe it won't be long before Zhen Mi will bring first-hand information to Wu Liang.

At that time, Wu Liang will not be able to hide the identity and origin of the thief, and even the current location will be under Wu Liang's control.

Then this hand of information is Wu Liang's capital waiting for a price.

After getting the exact information, Wu Liang would definitely not tell Sima Fang easily, and he would have to pretend to be a ghost again to make Sima Fang pay the corresponding price before talking about other things.

But at this moment, Wu Liang's entering the scene to investigate was not a pretense.

He wants to investigate this matter from the perspective of a professional archaeologist. In addition to paying attention to some clues about the gang of thieves that may be left at the scene, he can also take the opportunity to learn about the layout of the Sima family's ancestral tombs, so as to provide a better understanding of the funeral customs of the late Han Dynasty. , especially the funeral customs in Hanoi County, leaving first-hand information.

After entering the scene like this.

The first thing Wu Liang saw was a row of dead bodies that had been arranged by the Sima family.

There are about forty of them, and their faces are not covered with cloth at this moment.

According to what Sima Fang said before, these corpses have been carefully identified, and they are all the tomb guards of the Sima family.

However, Wu Liang did not skip it because of this, but carefully checked the injuries on these corpses.

Soon he discovered a very obvious common feature of these corpses. Almost all the wounds on their bodies were gunshot wounds. Of course, they couldn't be the "gunshot wounds" of later generations, but the wounds stabbed by long spears.

It seems that what Sima Fang said is right, this is definitely an army, not ordinary loitering soldiers, and it is also the kind of army that is well-equipped and unified, so it is not an exaggeration to call it an elite army.

Why do you say that?

Wu Liang's predecessor, "Brother Talented", has been in contact with many armies since he arrived, including the army under the command of Boss Cao, as well as the armies of other forces, and among these armies, all of them can achieve the unity of weapons Heroes from all walks of life spend a lot of money to arm the elite.

As for those armies that are not valued, or heroes with weaker strength.

The weapons in the hands of their soldiers are all varied, and sometimes they even went directly to the battlefield with agricultural tools, and it was impossible to achieve uniform weapons.

Also.

The wounds of these mausoleum guards are also relatively concentrated, most of which are in fatal positions such as the left chest, abdomen or neck, and there are very few wounds that hurt other secondary parts.

This further shows that this is a well-trained army, and their killing efficiency is extremely high, far better than the average army.

"Mr. Wu, what can you tell from these corpses?"

Sima Yi followed, seeing that Wu Liang had examined the corpses carefully, he couldn't help asking.

"?"

Wu Liang glanced back at Sima Yi, and instantly understood the probing intention in his words, so he deliberately said vaguely, "You are still young, and there are some things that I cannot tell you about, but one thing is for sure, you I'm afraid I have provoked people who shouldn't be provoked, and now I have a little confidence that this group of thieves may indeed have no casualties."

"Who do you think they are?"

After hearing this, Sima Yi seemed to have understood what Wu Liang meant, but he insisted on asking.

"Even if it's clear, your Sima family may not be able to resist."

Wu Liang said coldly.

After all, the current Sima Yi is still a little tender, asking stupid and meaningless questions, and revealing his intentions too early. This kind of Sima Yi is still far behind the Sima Yi who can lay the foundation for usurping Wei.

"..."

Sima Yi seemed to have finally realized this, so he obediently shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Then Wu Liang approached the Sima family's ancestral grave that had been dug up.

Unlike the large mausoleums that Wu Liang had visited before, the ancestral tombs of the Sima family were actually ordinary burials. There was no grand tomb chamber, just a layer of coffins and layers of outer and outer layers simply buried at the bottom.

There should be some sacrificial objects placed in the coffin, but at this moment, all the sacrificial objects have been stolen, and even the quilts placed in the coffin to wrap the corpse were torn, torn out and thrown on the ground. The traces left by some dark brown corpses when they gradually decayed.

And because the tomb was moved not long ago, there is no tomb group formed here.

In total, there are six sets of coffins buried underground, and all of them have suffered damage to varying degrees at this moment.

"Is it the method of unloading wrestlers?"

This is a tomb-robbing sect often mentioned in folklore. It is said that the ancestor of Xiling Lishi is Xiang Yu, and Lu Bu is one of the outstanding descendants of Xiling Lishi.

There is even such a jingle in the book: There is a seal on the hair mound, a talisman on the touch of gold, skill in moving mountains, and armor in unloading mountains.

This jingle has clarified the essence of Xiling Lishi. This is an illegal organization between the green forest and the tomb robbers. On weekdays, they gather in the mountains and forests to rob property. If they learn that a large tomb is hidden somewhere, they will flock to violence. When opening the mausoleum, when opening the coffin, he also disrespected the owner of the tomb, and directly destroyed it with external force.

But in fact, regarding Xiling Lishi, there is no relevant record in the history books that Qiu Zhonglang will be the same as Mojin Xiaowei, so the authenticity cannot be confirmed.

But if these folklore are credible.

This matter will no doubt be linked with Lu Bu, an excellent successor of the Xiling warrior. After all, in the official history, Dong Zhuo hijacked Emperor Xian and ordered Lu Bu to dig the tombs of emperors, ministers and ministers around Luoyang to obtain treasures. Lu Bu used similar There is nothing controversial about this matter.

But the difference is.

Lu Bu robbed the tomb only for the precious gold. Even if he sometimes used violence to damage the coffin and corpse of the owner of the tomb, he actually didn't have much interest in the corpse itself, let alone steal it away...

Just when Wu Liang was thinking so.

"Gentleman."

Zhen Mi quietly came behind Wu Liang at some point, stretched out her small hand and tugged at the corner of his clothes, as if she wanted to say something.

(End of this chapter)