It might have been part of the rebel commander Xiang Yu's plan from the beginning or it might have been a mere afterthought but either way, to loot the mausoleum of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, as the majestic city of Xianyang fell to ashes made good economic sense.
What Xiang Yu and his men found in that tomb was an army — though made of clay. The weapons of this Terracotta Army were real and precious. Many of those weapons appeared to have been used in battle and now, Xiang Yu plotted, many would be used again.
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