Chapter 724: Chisel the entrance
In this era, if you want to talk about what kind of organ masters, you have to see how to understand it.
The traps in the mausoleum are extremely sophisticated, and it is not uncommon to hear that Xiao Miao's people have not found a way to enter for so long.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty himself knew that sometimes it was not said that the mausoleum could be entered by destroying it if it was found, especially the nobles and royal tombs, if they were really dismantled indiscriminately, it would trigger the organs in the tomb.
None of the contents can be taken out.
Xiao Miao's people haven't entered for so long, which means that this mausoleum must have this kind of mechanism that can destroy the artifacts inside.
These were nothing to him, because the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works were very professional, and who could be more familiar with the construction of mausoleums than the royal family.
Many talents can only be recruited by the royal family.
"It's just a bunch of rubbish, sending spies to keep an eye on the movements in Gangneung."
The imperial court sent troops to Jiangling, and Xiao Mo and Zhang Zhongjian, who received the news, were still thinking of a way to open the mausoleum, and they were a little panicked at this time.
"Xiao Chengshou, at this time, the imperial court must have sent troops over for the treasure, and now it seems that there is no other choice, or destroy this mausoleum."
Zhang Zhongjian didn't have much expectation for the treasure itself, and it was more important to focus on the overall situation or actively face the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.
Xiao Mo thought about it, he was really afraid that he would lose the things inside the mausoleum if he destroyed it, but now he couldn't make him make any other choice.
"Okay, someone will dig the mausoleum."
Many craftsmen began to work on the stone piers, and it took three days to chisel through an entrance the size of a wooden barrel.
"Quickly send someone in to check, I knew that there was no mechanism and there was no need to waste so many days."
Zhang Zhongjian saw that there was no danger, and he was looking forward to it at this time.
The soldiers were very reluctant to go in, but they had no choice, so a few people explored the way first.
I waited for a long time and no one came out.
Xiao Mo knew that there must be a lot of mechanisms inside, and a few people couldn't do it, so he directly asked the craftsmen to continue digging for insurance.
After a few days, the entrances and exits were expanded, and many soldiers entered directly with logs and other items, trampling on the mechanism, and injuring people with hidden arrows, but when the soldiers were equipped with shields, there was no such great threat.
It took two days to explore the entire mausoleum, and finally found some weapons and other things from the tomb, and there were no valuable things.
After complete exploration, I found that the mausoleums were newly built in recent years, and they should have been left by Chen Houzhu, but now people are still under house arrest in Luoyang, and there are no burial goods from anywhere.
The craftsmen also found that the tomb was not really completely sealed, otherwise if they did destroy it from the outside, nothing would have been left in the tomb.
Because there is a mezzanine on the roof of the shed, the most likely of which is to store a sufficient amount of fire oil in it, as soon as the air is exposed, the white phosphorus will ignite, and the result is needless to say.
Xiao Miao's whole person is not good, and he said that it is a good treasure.
"Xiao Chengshou, since there is no treasure, let's discuss how to defend it."
Zhang Zhongjian was very calm, and felt in his heart that it seemed that he also had some greed, but the result was nothing, and he almost missed the big event in vain.
Xiao Mo is really unwilling to accept it, if the news is not true, why are so many people looking for it.
"Maybe we went in the wrong direction from the beginning, Empress Chen's sister, she must know the whereabouts of the treasure."
"Xiao Chengshou, let's let go of the treasure first, we have to face the soldiers and horses of the imperial court now."
Zhang Zhongjian was very helpless, he could understand Xiao Miao's attachment, but this time was not appropriate, and it would be useless to think that the troops would be in the city in a few days.
After Zhang Zhongjian got the news, he has been preparing, strengthening his defense and preparing for a retreat.
The situation in the city was about to face a dilemma when the 200,000 soldiers and horses of the imperial court came to attack the city, so he began to stock up on grain after getting the news.
The goods of the rice and grain shops in the city can only enter and cannot leave, and when necessary, the rice and grain shops will become a supply station for the Gangneung soldiers.
provoked the businessmen to be very resentful, which is equivalent to a sheep into the mouth of the tiger, and the business will go on like this.
If you abandon the goods hoarded in the rice shop, you will be reluctant to leave.
Such a tangled wait for the appearance of the imperial court's soldiers and horses.
The good purpose of the imperial court to send troops Xiao Mo and Zhang Zhongjian already knew that they came for the treasure, and after discussion, the location of the treasure could not be said.
Thinking that the mausoleum had been opened, no matter if there was something in it, no one would believe it.
Instead, it will be seen as making excuses, and it will make people envy them for taking the treasure.
After Xiao Mo calmed down, he was very remorseful, why did greed make him lose his mind, and he found that this was a big pit.
Whoever comes in will be pitted very badly.
"General Zhang, if we can't be defeated, then let's abandon the city." Xiao Milling.
"After we leave the city, we can go south to the coastal side to occupy a force, and with our troops, the force will not be worse than that of Gangneung." Xiao Mo continued.
Zhang Zhongjian already knew Xiao Miao's plan, leaving Jiangling would have some losses, and the victory was that the losses were something they could bear.
"It's not certain whether Xiao Chengshou wins or loses, you don't know until you fight."
Zhang Zhongjian dared to say such a thing, not because he was arrogant, but because it was not a cavalry guard, but a government soldier recruited by the imperial court.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the soldiers and horses he brought out were very confident.
Drums were beating, and Changsun Sheng's soldiers and horses arrived at the foot of Gangneung City, and when he saw the towering walls of Gangneung in the distance, he would not be easy to return to this battle.
Most of the city walls are full of archers, and there are quite a few troops on the city walls, so it is a great loss to be the besieging side.
"Order to go down and let people cut down trees and build ladders."
Changsun Sheng was born in a noble family, and the art of war provided by the family, the siege of thousands of people has been fought for hundreds of years, with 200,000 people, unless there are more people on the city wall than them, otherwise the city will eventually be able to break through.
The ladders made of logging are not "light" ladders, they are all made of logging, rough and thick, and it is difficult for the people in the city to push them.
Unless the walls are particularly high, the angle of the ladder is too large.
They usually used local materials, and they were able to surround the walls to observe or negotiate while they were making ladders.
Changsun Sheng is a patient man, he asks people to make a lot of ladders, and wants to take advantage of the number of people.
The soldiers and horses under the city are preparing, and the people in the city are also preparing.
The passages on the city wall have been piled up with a large number of stones, arrows, spears, etc., and the atmosphere is serious, and it is very uncomfortable to be besieged in the city.
Zhang Zhongjian saw that there were almost no stones on the city wall to stop, and he also prepared a large number of torches outside the forest.
It's not always common to siege a city at night, but it's important to be prepared.
Zhang Zhongjian had already arranged the important troops, and the soldiers and horses in the city were sufficiently accurate, and he was very confident in the face of the attack of 200,000 soldiers and horses.