Chapter 190 Cao Cao arrives in person, tomb professional, first [Subscribe]

Inside the carriage, Cao Cao was reading a book on military strategy.

Among his various talents, military strategy is his weak point, so he reads the most military books and studies frequently.

There were good generals in the late Han Dynasty, but no top commanders.

Later generations said that Cao Cao’s military ability was very strong, but that was referring to the theoretical aspect.

He annotated Sun Tzu's Art of War, which is regarded as a military classic by many scholars and studied repeatedly.

But military theory is not the practical combat capability of a military strategist that makes him invincible on the battlefield.

In history, Cao Cao was often swayed by his emotions. His passion and emotion were his strengths, but sometimes also his fatal weaknesses.

Due to his temperament, it was difficult for him to apply all the annotations he made in The Art of War.

In the historical Battle of Bianshui, the Battle of Xuzhou, and Chibi, Cao Cao made fatal mistakes.

But now with the hints from the entries and the foresight of time travel, he has overcome these shortcomings, so his understanding and application of military strategy has also improved by leaps and bounds.

Jia Xu was also in the car, with his head down, sorting out a booklet, writing quickly, as if he was calculating something.

He is a counselor and a top strategist.

He was making calculations, rehearsing the success or failure of the Battle of Xuzhou, and assessing the risks.

How to fight more safely?

The carriage was escorted by heavy cavalry and headed south.

"Prefect, where are we going?"

Jia Xu knew that he had to join up with Taishi Ci's troops.

However, when the carriage entered Yuzhou, it began to move southwest, clearly deviating from the established route.

"After we took Nanyang, the situation has stabilized, but we haven't celebrated yet. Let's come to Yuzhou to see the abundant farming conditions, and that's a celebration."

Yuzhou also began to fully implement military and civilian settlements this year.

The method of dividing the land was used to attract the deceived refugees, who were then dispersed and distributed in Yuzhou and Yanzhou.

Judging from these two states alone, the fields after the beginning of spring have seen a bit of "popularity" that is different from the troubled times, and there are many people plowing the land.

When driving on the official road, you can often see farmers working in the fields on both sides.

Cao Cao occasionally lifted the curtain of his carriage and felt slightly relieved.

The team marched for several days.

As night fell that day, they arrived at a mountainous area and stopped moving forward.

But on both sides, there are continuous mountains and lush vegetation.

But there are no high mountains or majestic peaks.

Cao Cao looked at the marching map, which was located in the no-man's land southwest of his hometown Qiao County and the border with Runan.

I have never heard of a large tomb in this area.

There is most likely a hidden tomb here that was buried secretly without a mound to prevent tomb robbery.

The entry had a specific location hint, and Cao Cao followed the map and quickly determined the approximate location.

It is backed by a mountain, the terrain is quite high, and there is a small lake in front.

It doesn't look like a good place.

Cao Cao asked Ling Jin to investigate the specific location.

This was his first time on the scene, so Ling Jin was prepared to give his all to ensure that there was no danger or omission.

He knelt on one knee and laid on the ground with his ear close to his chest, using an ancient technique that was on the verge of being lost, the method of searching the sky and listening to the earth.

In any large tomb, insecticides will be sprayed inside and outside.

It can still function for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Therefore, snakes, insects, rats and ants are almost extinct in the area where the tomb is located, and life is scarce.

With Ling Jin's ability, he could tell where a tomb was with just one ear.

At this moment, he listened with both ears, listening with the left ear and then switching to the right ear.

I didn't even hear the exact location of the tomb.

The faint sounds of snakes, insects, rats and ants underground could be heard clearly by Ling Jin, who had practiced hard.

...He listened repeatedly and concluded that this was not a dead place, but a place full of vitality.

The person who arranged this tomb was a master, and it was unconventional.

Or the tomb was buried very deep.

It doesn’t matter, Ling Jin is also a master.

He stretched out his ever-changing pair of fingers, pierced into the soil on the surface, and sensed it.

Ling Jin changed his position several times nearby and whispered:

"About seven feet underground, there is an empty room. It is very large, more than a hundred feet long and wide, like a small underground city."

"In the tombs of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the front and back rooms are connected, and there are many arrangements inside, which secretly gather feng shui and change the ground veins. It is inferred that the main tomb chamber where the coffin is placed is about nine feet in size, with a round top and a square bottom, which is the layout of flying to the sky after death..."

"If you move westward by about 81 feet and diagonally downward, you can reach the ceiling of the tomb."

"There is a fire glazed mechanism on the ceiling... There is a layer of fine sand at a depth of two to five feet from the surface, which prevents digging..."

Ling Jin muttered to himself, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, and told everyone what he had discovered one by one.

The disciples who accompanied him took notes carefully.

Cao Cao watched from the side and thought that this guy was a natural enemy of tombs.

Ling Jin brought eight disciples, plus Xu Huan, Li Feixiong, Hu Yu and other tomb-dwelling masters.

There are also some strange people who have recently been recruited to join Cao's camp.

Some of them even have skills that can rival Ling Jin.

When these people gathered together, it was like a hundred ghosts leaving a camp, in all kinds of forms.

But they are indeed strong in both men and horses.

The periphery has been under martial law by Cao Cao's personal troops, who are wearing armor and holding sharp weapons.

The surrounding mountains and fields became a military stronghold, with patrolling scouts everywhere.

Some people around Ling Jin were holding long shovels, carrying buckets, livestock and other things, all of which were used for burials.

After Ling Jin and his disciples determined their positions, they stood in a circle and shook their hands.

Cao Cao had seen Ling Jin use that kind of armor, which was similar to a pangolin, and each scale had curse patterns engraved on it.

A pair of armored beasts rolled out of Ling Jin's sleeves. The smallest one was only as big as a fist.

But the armor plates on their bodies are black with a hint of dark green, and somewhat like jade.

The eight disciples were also similar armored beasts.

However, its body size is much larger than Ling Jin's pair of armored beasts, and it is usually carried in a bamboo basket half the size of a person on its back.

These armored beasts looked more like pangolins, with their armor plates being yellowish brown to black in color and engraved with scarlet spells.

"These two armored beasts are treasures passed down from our family. They are made with Mohist craftsmanship and carved with patterns for sacrifices. They are a kind of artifact that combines life and artifacts."

Ling Jin saw Cao Cao's eyes fall on the armored beast and introduced it:
"My pair is called the Gate of Life and the Point of Death. Their food is hard soil and stone mixed with secret medicine. The rarer the jade, stone, and a small amount of metal, the greater their magical power will be and the faster they will dig the ground."

"The armored beasts of my disciples are all their descendants, from sons to grandsons."

It turned out to be a family of pangolins, who were transformed into instruments using secret techniques and have been working as laborers for generations.

Life is hard.

"These two little ones are only as big as fists, but they are at the level of great ancestors. Are those big ones descendants?"

Dian Wei wondered, "How was it born?"

"You're so young, and you gave birth to such a big grandson?"

Ling Jin was stunned for a moment. "My two can grow. They curl up to look small and are easy to carry. The armor leaves will function as armor and their size will grow."

Ling Jin waved his hand.

The pangolin great-grandfather and great-grandmother he released began to show their power, shaking their scales, raising their necks, and howling softly.

Grandchildren and children immediately started working.

But the armor plates on their bodies emitted a faint halo, and the hooks in front of their claws were like sharp divine weapons, digging suddenly.

A large pit appeared on the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye, sinking and expanding rapidly.

The dozen or so armored beasts seemed to be working together to dig a large well, extending diagonally downwards.

"With this skill, you can make a living by digging wells." Xu Chu said.

Ling Jin said in a low voice, "My great grandfather was trapped in a trap and his cultivation was completely ruined. He actually relied on digging wells to prolong his life and made a living for a while. I have lived a hard life since I was a child. Before he died, my great grandfather told me to become an official, bring honor to our family, and never dig wells again."

"..."

Xu Chu: "Does the entrance have to be so big?"

Ling Jin: "The governor is here, it's no small matter. I also plan to let the tomb owner come out to greet him, otherwise I won't be able to show my skills.

Make the entrance wider to make it easier for the governor to come in and out.”

Let the tomb owner come out to greet him... Dian Wei was very happy.

As the armored beast dug, the entrance became deeper and deeper, and people around it went down in batches.

About an hour later, the person who entered first sent a signal to ensure safety and completed the excavation of the hole into the tomb.

Cao Cao asked, "Changqing, can you reproduce this pair of armored beasts in large numbers?"

There is an eternal problem in the history of war, which is siege warfare.

It consumes huge amount of resources and takes a long time.

If these armored beasts can form a large scale, a new combat mode will emerge, relying on digging holes in the ground to secretly transport troops into the city.

Ling Jin shook his head: “Secret Armored Beasts are divided into six levels.

The first was the Earth-eating Beast, followed by the Black-armored Beast, Blood-armored Beast, Jade-armored Beast, Gold-armored Beast, and God-armored Beast. "

"I can tell at a glance that this pair of state governors are transforming into jade armor. The armor leaves have a bit of jade texture, and the pair of claws are indestructible.

But some tombs are still impossible to dig into, such as the large tomb on the main peak of the Qin Mausoleum."

"It is written in the Secret Weapon Record of our practice that if one can upgrade the armored beast to divine armor, it will be fireproof and theftproof, and any tomb can be dug up."

“As far as I know, back then, Mr. Mozi cultivated a pair of golden-armored beasts that were extremely supernatural.

But Mozi disappeared, and the pair of armored beasts may have been buried with him and are nowhere to be found. "

"Except for my pair, the armored beasts of my disciples, no matter how hard they try, are only at the black armor level. It is difficult for them to grow, and even more difficult for them to reproduce."

After a brief conversation between the few people, the armored beasts finished excavating and ran back, and were taken back by Ling Jin's disciples.

The last pair of armored beast ancestors came out and roared at Ling Jin, as if they were reporting.

Ling Jin also spoke to the armored beast, you speak and I speak.

"I have overstepped my authority and am going to walk ahead of the governor. Please follow me."

Ling Jin was the first to enter the tomb passage.

Xu Chu came second.

Cao Cao said to Jia Xu, "Wenhe, do you want to go in front or behind?"

Jia Xu coughed lightly. He had said before that he came to Yuzhou to see the farming, as a celebration after taking Nanyang. What was going on now? A one-day tour of the tomb was a celebration activity?

He followed behind Cao Cao, and behind him was Dian Wei.

A group of people entered the tomb passage one after another.

In the tomb passage, the people who came down first had already made arrangements and hung torches on both sides.

Wooden beams are used to support the building every few meters to prevent collapse.

In some places, there are animal skins with spell patterns painted on them.

Even the handle of the burning fire pole was engraved with densely packed spell patterns.

I don't know what he is guarding against.

"The torches are engraved with spells using secret techniques to prevent negative energy from blowing them out. If you keep the torches burning in the tomb, the positive fire will not go out and the governor will be safe." Ling Jin explained as he walked.

After hearing this, Jia Xu felt a little relieved.

After walking down about seven or eight feet, the group arrived at the end of the corridor.

A thick layer of bluestone like a city wall appeared in front of us.

This is the tomb wall that seals the tomb, which is the same as the city wall.

The thicker the tomb wall, the more manpower and material resources are required, and the more difficult it is to dig.

The most amazing tomb is the one that is dug directly from the mountain.

Then the stone path at the entrance was sealed, forming a tomb wall that was dozens of feet or even miles long, and no one could dig in for thousands of years.

For example, the tomb of Wu Zetian in later generations.

The group passed through the tomb wall, which was nearly three meters thick, and arrived at the end.

There is already an advance team in the tomb, go in and investigate.

Ling Jin stopped at the end of the corridor and gave way to Cao Cao.

"Please look, Governor. The main tomb chamber is below."

"In order to enter the tomb quickly this time, we opened the open door, which was opened on the top wall, and the coffin in the main tomb chamber was directly facing the bottom."

"This method of digging directly into the tomb avoids most of the tomb's mechanisms and is called martial digging. There is also a kind of civil digging, called ground-door digging, which is to dig directly under the coffin, drill a hole under the coffin, take out the contents and leave."

“But it takes time to dig into the text.”

"The most clever method is to open the tomb door, enter from the main gate, rob the tomb, and then go back out. No trace will be left, and you won't be able to tell that the tomb has been robbed, but it will take more time."

Cao Cao leaned over to look, and the scene in the tomb immediately came into view.

What he saw, however, stunned him.

This isn't right.

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