Chapter 474 Self-examination
It is said that Chen Long led the special operations team through the tunnel and came to the underground of Qi Zhen Palace at the end of the tunnel, but they could not break the stone top trap on the stone steps. Chen Long regretted for the first time that he did not bring Huang Yueying. After careful searching, I was lucky enough to find another way and discovered the secret passage connecting the tunnel to the underground mausoleum.
More than forty people quickly passed through the mausoleum, looking for the exit of the mausoleum. Suddenly, they heard noisy footsteps in the distance. Chen Long raised his right fist high, and the entire team immediately stopped in place. Chen Long waved his hand, and the team members scattered in search of cover. In an instant, the mausoleum seemed empty.
The noisy footsteps became louder and louder. It sounded like there were at least a hundred people, and then there was a heavy hammering sound, as if someone was hitting the wall with a sledgehammer. Chen Long couldn't help but look at Lu Chang, thinking that it was such a coincidence that he met a tomb robber at this moment?
Chen Long frowned and waved his hand to retreat. He didn't want to expose his whereabouts immediately, let alone ruthlessly kill the people who robbed the tomb. Regardless of whether it was reasonable or not, we needed to see clearly what the other party was doing. The entire special operations team quickly retreated to the first dark room under the tunnel. After extinguishing the torches, everyone crouched down among the weird clay sculptures of terracotta warriors and horses to hide.
Chen Long found a secret dark place to wait for someone to break in. This location was just right enough to observe most of the central tomb. As the sound of the sledgehammer stopped, human voices gradually began to sound. It turned out that the stone wall outside the tomb had been broken, and someone had entered the tomb. As the torch light lit up, shadowy figures walked towards Chen Long.
Before anyone could see the figure, a raspy voice came over: "What a piece of shit, the tombs are all empty. No wonder it hasn't been stolen. It turns out it's just a fake grave." Another gruff voice immediately responded: " This person who has wasted people and money has gained nothing. If the commander finds out, he will chop off his head with a knife."
The two of them spoke very lively words, both with strong northwest accents. Chen Long was surprised. These two people called themselves commanders, but they didn't know which commander they were talking about. If the people who came to rob the tomb were not ordinary people, then whose army dared to station in the suburbs of Chang'an?
The north gate of Chang'an was originally the defense area of the Qinglong Army. Outside the north gate, Zhu Jun's camp was only in the far northwest direction of Jincheng, but its location was very remote. At this moment, it was time to confront or fight with Ma Chao and Ding Yi's troops. If the commander-in-chief these people refer to is Zhu Jun, then the problem is serious. Could it be that Ma Chao has been defeated and Zhu Jun's army wants to sneak attack Chang'an from the north gate?
The torch light finally entered Chen Long's field of vision. Chen Long opened his eyes desperately, trying to see clearly the color of the person's clothes. Under the torchlight, only a dozen figures were seen wandering around, all going to the deep cave to check. Although Chen Long couldn't see clearly the color of the clothing, he was sure that what he saw was the same type of clothing, which was obviously a more uniform military uniform. Chen Long felt a chill in his heart. The Chang'an War was about to end, but unexpectedly, there were more variables today. First, the emperor disappeared for no reason, and then troops appeared out of nowhere. It really turned out to be a nightmare and a long night.
The soldiers observed the crypt for a long time and heard someone sigh: "This is obviously an unused mausoleum. There is not even a coffin. How can there be valuable funerary objects! Everyone's hard work has been in vain. Let's disperse!"
The soldiers immediately started shouting and smashed the clay figures and horses around them to vent their anger. After smashing and smashing, nothing was found. The soldiers were no longer interested in staying here and exited the tomb holding torches. In an instant, the tomb that was noisy just now returned to deathly silence. When Chen Long heard that there was no one else in the tomb, he quickly went back to join everyone.
After listening to Chen Long's story, Lu Chang asked: "My lord, it seems that we have to wait until night falls before going to find out. The arrival of this unit is strange, and it must be related to people inside Chang'an."
Chen Long nodded and said: "It may also be related to the royal family or even the emperor, which would be even more troublesome. Maybe the emperor's disappearance is also related, but we are still in the dark after all. We will find a way to find out tonight, that's all. But I'm worried , but the complexity of the troops around Chang'an may have exceeded Zhuge Kongming's original idea. In addition to a few troops on the surface, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and Wang Yun may have recruited more troops and generals, forming an extremely secretive force. The power of our Qinglong Army’s Four Diamonds may suffer if we are not careful!”
What Chen Long was talking about was far beyond Lu Chang's intelligence and ability. Lu Chang couldn't think of any countermeasures except nodding. Chen Long sighed slightly in his heart, Zhou Buyi was thousands of miles away, but this little fat man was the most knowledgeable in military matters. The four Vajra troops, who were very confident at first, will be attacked from both sides if they are not careful, and Chang'an's own safety may also be threatened. The intelligence work was still not done well. Chen Long couldn't help but shook his head slightly.
Fundamentally speaking, Chen Long still underestimated the intelligence of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and had the idea of underestimating the enemy, so he easily followed Zhuge Liang's military logic and arranged the war outside Chang'an. I thought it was a simple mission that could be easily accomplished, but things happened frequently, and the goal of coercing the emperor to control the princes must have been impossible to achieve. The most likely result now is that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty suddenly appeared from another big warlord, announcing that Chen Long was a coup d'etat and calling on the people of the world to jointly crusade against him.
By that time, the Qinglong Army had become the public enemy of the whole people. Although they were supported by the Queen Mother He in name, they actually deprived the royal family of their power and had an ambiguous relationship with the Queen Mother He. Chen Long thought mockingly to himself. There was an alliance to conquer Dong in the past, and an alliance to conquer Chen in the later. His reputation in the Three Kingdoms was already going to be infamy for thousands of years, and he was probably not as good as Wang Mang who established the new dynasty.
Looking back now, my decision to completely capture Chang'an this time and kidnap Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to hand over power was actually the stupidest decision since time travel. What's even more stupid is that he didn't fully understand the situation around Chang'an in advance, and he didn't know the secret powers of Wang Yun and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. If anyone in the Four King Kongs was defeated, the lives of those who died would have to be counted on himself.
Chen Long and the special forces team members waited quietly in the darkness of the tomb, not knowing whether night had fallen outside the tomb. Chen Long was depressed, thinking wildly in his mind, reviewing his faults, feeling anxious and ashamed, wishing he could fly out of the tomb immediately and inspect the battlefield of the Four King Kongs. While he was sighing in his heart, Lu Chang, who went to the entrance of the tomb to investigate, came back and patted him on the shoulder, indicating that it was already dark outside.
Chen Long finally stood up. Although his eyes were still dark, he could barely muster up new fighting spirit in his heart. In any case, starting from the force we face tonight, I, Chen Long, vow to turn the situation around and pursue my ideals to the end.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
