The rebel army's foremost master craftsman forged a million iron pylons!

The soldiers of Wolf Head Fortress ate their meal with exceptional joy, not only because Lu Zhao'an's troops had been driven away, but also because the successive bloody battles had made them deeply believe—

The imperial army wasn't actually that scary.

As long as you follow the squad leader, you'll always win.

"Sergeant, what should we do next?"

There was no wine, but there was plenty of meat. After eating his fill, Wu Laoliu wiped the grease from his mouth and said.

"Wu Laoliu, Zhao Erbao, Chen Junshan, you guys come with me to Lu Zhaoan's camp for another round and see if we can pick up some food."

Li Tian had already made arrangements for this matter, and said calmly.

"Sun Sanqiang, Wu Tian, ​​you two search around again and bring Sun Sheng back."

The life of a soldier is so simple and unadorned; it's either fighting, searching for food, or searching for people.

Sun Sanqiang and Wu Tian left the fortress first. After they had been gone for a while, Li Tian, ​​Wu Laoliu, and the others put on their equipment and slowly strolled out of Wolf Head Fortress.

The sun was blazing.

But Li Tian, ​​Wu Laoliu, and a few others had already adapted to the scorching sun here. They walked five or six miles under the blazing sun and finally arrived at the place where Lu Zhaoan's troops were originally stationed.

The place was completely empty, except for horse manure and some broken things, strips of cloth, tattered straw sandals, and bandages.

"Search everything. Pick up ironware, food, and scraps of cloth. We are short of supplies at Wolf Head Fortress. We can't waste a single needle or thread."

Li Tian stood on this open space and announced loudly.

Everyone immediately sprang into action. Li Tian, ​​following his memory, headed toward the tent where Lu Zhao'an had stored the grain, feeling a pang of regret.

I went a bit too far last night; I should have moved a few more bags of grain.

They found the place, but it was an empty field, the grass charred black, and there wasn't a single grain of food to be found.

"That son of a bitch Lu Zhaoan didn't leave me a single grain of rice," Li Tian cursed angrily.

Not long after, Li Tian met Wu Laoliu, Zhao Yong, and the others again. Wu Laoliu was carrying a half-sack of moldy grain, saying that it was unwanted by others.

Zhao Yong was holding five or six bent and rusted spearheads in his hand. Zhao Erbao was lucky; he actually found a small bag containing some loose silver coins.

"Sergeant, that's all we have. We're unlucky; we've made a wasted trip today," Wu Laoliu said with a bitter face.

Li Tian smiled wryly, took the bag from Wu Laoliu's hand, and weighed it in his hand. "Let's go. It was my mistake. At least we got three taels of silver."

The group walked back dejectedly, with Zhao Erbao at the very back. Ahead stood an old tree with a crow cawing incessantly from it.

Zhao Erbao picked up a stone and threw it, cursing, "Damn it, what are you yelling about?"

Bang!

The stone hit the tree trunk, startling the crows away, and then they fell to the ground.

Followed by.

With a loud bang.

The ground suddenly began to collapse, revealing a dark hole.

"Sergeant, what's that?" Wu Laoliu and the others were startled and stopped in their tracks.

"There's a hole underground, not one that an animal dug for itself, so there must be a tomb underground. Let's all go take a look."

Li Tian stared at the cave entrance for a long time, made a rough judgment, and then walked towards the cave entrance, with Wu Laoliu and the others following closely behind.

It was a hole in the ground, about two meters high and one meter wide. Li Tian was the first to jump down, and after digging with his knife, another hole appeared.

It was a small hole, big enough for two people to pass side by side. I looked inside by the sunlight and saw that there were stone walls supporting it.

Since there is a stone wall, it is obviously not an animal's den.

"Zhao Yong, Zhao Erbao, you two stay outside and keep watch."

"Old Wu, come with me into this tomb and see if you dare?"

Upon seeing the tomb, Li Tian immediately became excited.

His first thought was of the tomb raiders formed by Cao Cao.

If this tomb contains any gold or silver treasures, then Li Tian is going to make a fortune this time.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Wu Laoliu chuckled and jumped from the ground into the pit.

Li Tian held a large knife, and Wu Laoliu carried a long spear. The two of them explored the cave together.

At first it was a bit narrow, and the two of them could only crouch down to move forward. The further they went in, the more spacious it became, with a height of more than three meters, almost wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through. There were also lamps hanging on both sides of the walls, bringing a glimmer of light to the darkness.

"I wonder whose tomb this is, it's built so grandly." Old Wu couldn't help but mutter.

"Let's take another look inside."

Li Tian was initially worried that there might be some traps or ambushes, but after walking for a while, he didn't encounter a single one, so he felt relieved.

The two continued on their way, and soon the view opened up before them.

What lay before Li Tian was a huge tomb, which, in his view, was as large as two train station squares.

This tomb is large enough to hold a thousand people.

At the northernmost part of the tomb, there is a stone coffin, with several large characters carved on the wall behind it—Tomb of the Marquis of Dingguo.

Marquis of Dingguo?

Li Tian frowned slightly and searched carefully, but found no memories related to the Marquis of Dingguo.

It looks like a figure from ancient times.

"Old Wu, have you ever heard of the Marquis of Dingguo?" Li Tian asked Old Wu, still unwilling to give up.

Wu Laoliu shook his head vigorously, "I'm illiterate, how could I have heard of such nonsense? Sergeant, this tomb is so grandly built, how come there isn't even a decent piece of jewelry left behind?"

Li Tian looked around and saw that apart from a coffin, there was indeed no place to hide jewelry.

"Go check the coffin."

Li Tian was also a little uneasy. He had finally found a tomb, but he hadn't even found a single tael of silver. This made him extremely unhappy.

The two arrived at the coffin. Wu Laoliu used his spear to pry open a crack in the coffin, and Li Tian, ​​being strong, pushed it open with force.

With a loud bang, the coffin lid was pushed directly to the ground.

Inside the coffin lay a skeleton, its brocade robes tattered and worn, with nothing of value except for a jade pendant at its waist.

Li Tian took off the jade pendant and looked at it. He saw that apart from the two characters "Ding Guo" (定国, meaning "stabilizing the country") carved on it, there was nothing special about it.

Li Tian then threw the jade pendant into the coffin.

Li Tian was still not giving up, so he circled the tomb again until he discovered a line of small characters carved with a knife on the stone wall—

That damned Marquis of Dingguo! Not a single piece of jewelry was found in the tomb. I lost over twenty brothers in the process. This deal was a complete rip-off.

Li Tian chuckled. He guessed that the tomb should have two entrances, a south gate and a north gate. The south gate was full of traps, while the north gate was a lifeline. The thieves went through the south gate, while he and Wu Laoliu went through the north gate.

Although I didn't get the jewelry, I survived, which is not bad.

"Sergeant, what's written on this wall?" Wu Laoliu asked as he approached.

"It was left behind by a group of thieves. They were cursing the Marquis of Dingguo because they didn't find any jewels," Li Tian explained.

Upon hearing this, Wu Laoliu was also furious and cursed, "That damned Marquis of Dingguo built such a huge tomb, yet he didn't leave behind a single piece of jewelry. He's simply harmed people terribly."

"Our Wolf Head Fortress camp isn't even as big as his passageway."

"What did you say?" Li Tian suddenly looked up and asked.

Realizing his mistake, Wu Laoliu quickly said, "I misspoke. Although our Wolf Head Fortress camp is not as big as this tomb, it is much cooler."

"Hahaha!" Li Tian burst into laughter, patting Wu Laoliu's shoulder forcefully.

"Sixth Brother, you finally gave me a heads-up. Now I know how to use this tomb."